Future Classics

Our 10 favourite Future Classics of the month

Chosen by Whisky Exchange co-founder Sukhinder Singh and head buyer Dawn Davies MW

  • Frapin 1993 / 22 Year Old Cognac / Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange

    70cl / 43.2%

    5 (2 Reviews)

    Frapin 1993 / 22 Year Old Cognac / Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange

    We are proud to announce our first-ever TWE exclusive Cognac: a single-vintage bottling from the highly regarded house of Frapin. It's quite rare to see a single-vintage bottling of Cognac, but this takes thing a step further – it's a single cask. Aged for more than two decades, this really shows off the character of Grande Champagne, the most highly rated area in Cognac. Expect elegant notes of orchard fruit, intense spices and a rich, smooth mouthfeel; a Cognac we are proud to put our name to.

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    Character

    • Leaves Leaves
    • Orange Orange
    • Cinnamon Cinnamon
    • Apple Apple
    • Pineapple Pineapple
    • Almond Almond

    £160

    £228.57 per litre

  • Thomson Manuka Wood Smoke Single Malt

    New Zealand Single Malt Whisky

    70cl / 46%

    4 (2 Reviews)

    Thomson Manuka Wood Smoke Single Malt

    A smoky, spicy New Zealand single malt from Thomson distillery, made with malted barley that has been smoked with Manuka wood, creating aromatic smoky notes, alongside cinnamon, clove, honey and oaky spice.

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    Style

    • Body
    • Richness
    • Smoke
    • Sweetness

    Character

    • Cinnamon Cinnamon
    • Clove Clove
    • Smoke Smoke
    • Oak Oak
    • Honey Honey

    £56.75

    £81.07 per litre

  • Benromach 15 Year Old

    Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

    70cl / 43%

    4.5 (32 Reviews)

    Benromach 15 Year Old

    Introduced to the Benromach line-up in 2015, this lusciously rich Speyside single malt is a fruity, chocolatey and lightly smoky dram that will delight fans of traditional styles. Matured in a mixture of ex-sherry casks and ex-bourbon casks, with a greater emphasis on sherry than the Benromach 10 Year Old, this is a charming reflection of Speyside both past and present.

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    Style

    • Body
    • Richness
    • Smoke
    • Sweetness

    Character

    • Milk Chocolate Milk Chocolate
    • Fruit Cake Fruit Cake
    • Ginger Ginger
    • Apple Apple
    • Mint Mint
    • Honey Honey

    £71.50

    £102.14 per litre

  • Diplomatico Mantuano

    Single Modernist Rum

    70cl / 40%

    5 (5 Reviews)

    Diplomatico Mantuano

    Mantuano is a replacement for Diplomatico's Reserva Rum. A rich and rounded Venezuelan rum, this is delicious stuff, with smooth sweet fruitiness and a silky-smooth mouthfeel.

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    £31.75

    £45.36 per litre

  • Michter's US*1 Original Sour Mash Whiskey

    70cl / 43%

    4 (8 Reviews)

    Michter's US*1 Original Sour Mash Whiskey

    Beautifully rich and spicy, this sour-mash whiskey from Michter's has an abundance of cinnamon, butter and nutty notes, along with a hint of black pepper to freshen things up. Delicious.

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    Style

    • Body
    • Richness
    • Smoke
    • Sweetness

    Character

    • Black Pepper Black Pepper
    • Almond Almond
    • Butter Butter
    • Cinnamon Cinnamon

    £59.75

    £85.36 per litre

  • McKenzie Straight Bourbon

    American Straight Bourbon Whiskey

    75cl / 45.5%

    McKenzie Straight Bourbon

    A core release from The Finger Lakes distillery, this is a rich bourbon with well-integrated rye spice. Aromas of grilled peach, buttered popcorn, toasted oak and vanilla fill the nose, complemented by notes of cinnamon, allspice, clove and menthol on the palate.

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    Style

    • Body
    • Richness
    • Smoke
    • Sweetness

    Character

    • Vanilla Vanilla
    • Oak Oak
    • Clove Clove
    • Cinnamon Cinnamon
    • Mint Mint

    £57.95

    £77.27 per litre

  • New Riff Single Barrel Proof Rye (51.3%)

    Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

    75cl / 51.3%

    5 (1 Review)

    New Riff Single Barrel Proof Rye (51.3%)

    A single barrel Rye whiskey from New Riff distilling, matured for four years before being bottled in 2020 at barrel proof. The result is notes of clove, nutmeg, toasted rye bread, oak and peppery spice throughout the palate.

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    Style

    • Body
    • Richness
    • Smoke
    • Sweetness

    Character

    • Clove Clove
    • Nutmeg Nutmeg
    • Oak Oak
    • Toast Toast

    £72.95

    £97.27 per litre

  • Laphroaig 10 Year Old / Cask Strength / Batch 014 / Bot.2021

    Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

    70cl / 58.6%

    4.5 (3 Reviews)

    Laphroaig 10 Year Old / Cask Strength / Batch 014 / Bot.2021

    A full-bodied, rugged whisky from Laphroaig, this is the 14th edition of the Islay distillery's ever-popular Cask Strength 10 Year Old single malt. Bottled in 2021, aromas of sweet biscuits, smoked cedar and Manuka honey mingle with pipe tobacco, old leather, candle wax and hints on vanilla on the nose. The palate offers notes of burnt oak, barbecued marshmallow, toffee, sea salt and Belgian caramel waffles, as well as roasted coffee beans, sticky toffee pudding and white pepper, wrapped in waves of peat smoke.

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    Style

    • Body
    • Richness
    • Smoke
    • Sweetness

    Character

    • Smoke Smoke
    • Salt (powder) Salt (powder)
    • Caramel Caramel
    • Tobacco Tobacco
    • Toffee Toffee
    • Leather Leather

    £75.95

    £108.50 per litre

  • A Speyside Whisky 2001 / 20 Year Old / Sherry Cask / The Whisky Show 2021

    Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

    70cl / 57.6%

    A Speyside Whisky 2001 / 20 Year Old / Sherry Cask / The Whisky Show 2021

    A 2001 Speyside whisky from the 2021 Whisky Show bottlings, made at a mystery distillery and matured for two decades before being bottled. Full of character and flavour, this single malt's label celebrates the congeners – a blanket term for flavour compounds – that give whiskies like this one their complex characters and depth of flavour. Aromas of raisins, leafy bracken, cherries, buttery almond and cherry Bakewells, stewed apples and caramel fill the nose. The palate offers notes of vanilla sponge, candied orange, baking spices, vanilla cream, blackcurrant, pears and buttered malt loaf that linger in the finish. Inspired by the so-called silver age of comic books, a period that ran from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, The Whisky Exchange creative director Raj 'Mr C' Chavda created the colourful labels for the 2021 Whisky Show bottlings.

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    Style

    • Body
    • Richness
    • Smoke
    • Sweetness

    Character

    • Blackcurrant Blackcurrant
    • Pear Pear
    • Malt Malt
    • Butter Butter
    • Cinnamon Cinnamon
    • Orange Orange

    £135

    £192.86 per litre

  • Fettercairn 16 Year Old / 3rd Release: 2022

    Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

    70cl / 46.4%

    Fettercairn 16 Year Old / 3rd Release: 2022

    The 2022-release of Fettercairn 16 Year Old is a fruity, spicy Highland single malt that has been matured in a combination of Pedro Ximenez, oloroso and bourbon casks. Aromas of dried fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg, crystallised ginger, peppery oak and vanilla fill the nose, complemented by notes of raisins, baked apples, milk chocolate, caramel, orange zest and baking spices throughout the palate.

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    Style

    • Body
    • Richness
    • Smoke
    • Sweetness

    Character

    • Cinnamon Cinnamon
    • Nutmeg Nutmeg
    • Dried Fruit Dried Fruit
    • Orange Orange
    • Caramel Caramel
    • Oak Oak

    £69.95

    £99.93 per litre