Whiskies

The next instalment in JP Wiser's limited release – and aptly-named – Rare Cask series. A rye-forward profile and a 46.1% ABV provide this whisky a thick, punchy profile full of sweet cereal flavours, rich toffee, plenty of oak spice and big clouds of airy vanilla floating overhead.

American Oak is Seattle-based distillery Westland's flagship release. Made with barley from Washington, this is rich and creamy with notes of chocolate custard, almond and bananas.

A fruity, lively unpeated single malt from Indian distillery Paul John. Aromas of fruitcake, honeycomb and caramel fill the nose, and the palate offers notes of apricots, raisins, honey, apples and salted caramel.

A seven-year-old Australian single malt from Starward distillery, bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange's 20th anniversary. Made in 2012, this whisky was matured in a single refill Apera cask – an Australian fortified wine, similar to Spanish sherry – before being bottled in 2019. Aromas of toffee, peach, pineapple, pear, sandalwood and vanilla custard fill the nose, with sharp lemon and golden sugar. The palate offers notes of caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, stewed apples and raisins, developing black pepper, toffee, pineapple and milk chocolate.

A three-year-old single malt from New Zealand's Cardrona distillery, Just Hatched is a marriage of whiskies matured in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. The palate offers notes of borage flower, vanilla, oak spice and honey.

Ichiro Akuto, founder of Japan's Chichibu distillery, is not only one of the most respected distillers in the country, but he's also a master whisky blender. His Wine Wood Reserve is a blended malt containing Japanese whiskies from Chichibu that have been finished in red wine casks and Scottish whisky. The result is a rich and jammy dram with lots of complexity.

A 2019 release of Cotswolds Distillery’s Founder’s Choice single malt has been matured exclusively in shaved, toasted and recharred Americal oak red wine barriques. A rich, fruity whisky, it has notes of butterscotch, raspberries and red apples, before rich oak spices build into a lingering, nutty finish.

Timmer – meaning 'timber' in Swedish – is a heavily peated Swedish single malt, made using malted barley from Belgium. Matured in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and refill ex-bourbon quarter casks, Timmer has smoky, herbal aromas of fennel, basil and lemon grass. The palate offers notes of freshly-cut grass, garden herbs and lively citrus, balanced by rich smoke, fresh ginger and black pepper, and just a hint of salty sea air.

The flagship single malt from Taiwan's Kavalan. Only operating since 2005 they have wowed the world with their young but full flavoured whisky, concentrating on their signature flavours of tropical fruit.

The eighth release of Kyrö's sweet and spicy Finnish single malt rye whisky, made exclusively with malted wholegrain rye from Finland and matured in virgin American white oak or ex-Bourbon barrels. Aromas of rich malt, green rye and beeswax mingle with caramel, apricot vanilla and raspberry on the nose. The palate offers notes of honey, sweet rye bread, black pepper, wild berries, vanilla and oak spice that lingers in the finish.