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Johnnie Walker Blender's Batch Bourbon Cask & Rye Finish Blended Scotch Whisky (1000ml)SCOTLAND$99. 99Bottle$1199.88 DozenABV: 40%Number two in Johnnie Walker's collectable "Blender's Batch" series comes with an American twist: Composed from five distilleries including grain whisky from the now-closed Port Dundas, this was aged in first-fill Bourbon barrels before a six month finishing in former American rye whiskey casks. Its inspiration stems from Jim Beveridge's time spent blending Bourbons and ryes in Kentucky in the 1990s. Normally a travel retail exclusive, we've sneaked a small volume into out latest shipment! Other reviews... Try this in your next Manhattan. Heather honey sweetness, Belgian waffles, cinnamon, rye spices, creamy vanilla, peppercorn, and dried porcini emerge after the 6-month rye cask finishing period. Sweet caramel oozes over the tongue, Highland toffee and Orkney fudge hold the spices in check. Banana candy and deep citrus acknowledge the Dufftown single malt component. The most accomplished Blender’s Batch to date. Emma Walker has nailed it.
92 points - whiskyadvocate.com, reviewed by: Jonny McCormick (Fall 2017) Other reviews... great to see someone have the good sense to try to make the most of rye...If they can tame the caramels the results will be better still.
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Johnnie Walker Double Black Limited Edition Shadow (1000ml)Edinburgh, SCOTLAND$99. 99Bottle$1199.88 DozenABV: 40%Note: Minor creasing and denting to the box.
A limited edition blend with packaging design commissioned from Mattia Biagi.
Expect extra peat combined with Black's signature smoothness. 40% Alc./Vol.
No tasting notes available.
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Lauders Blended Scotch Whisky (700ml)SCOTLAND$39. 99Bottle$479.88 DozenABV: 40%An inexpensive blend originally launched around 1835 and composed of Highland, Speyside and Lowland Malts as well as grain whiskies. Expect a light, easy-going style. 40% Alc./Vol.![123510613510_1.jpg]()
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McGibbon's The Premium Reserve Ceramic Golf Bag Decanter Blended Scotch Whisky (500ml)SCOTLAND$79. 99Bottle$959.88 DozenABV: 43%A product that won Douglas Laing the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement in 1990. Aimed at the gift market and golf enthusiasts, the "Premium Reserve" ceramic Golf Bag decanter sports the new revamped packaging for McGibbon’s Golf range. Fred Laing has made sure there's substance behind the packaging too, employing a high proportion of old malts and Oloroso sherry cask matured whiskies. Expect aromas and flavours of burnt sugar, vanilla and citrus on the nose, layers of runny honey, sweet malt and dark fruits on the palate, running to a long finish that displays a milk chocolate and coconut character. 43% Alc./Vol.-
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Naked Scot Blended Scotch Whisky (700ml)SCOTLAND$39. 99Bottle$479.88 DozenABV: 37.5%A new whisky from Australian spirits company ASM Liquor, made without the use of residual herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides which the company suggests contribute to hangovers.
Light gold colour with pale straw hue. The fresh, clean grainy nose, offers honeyed aromas with a faint smokiness and a touch of vanilla and clove. Very smooth entry leads into a medium dry palate offering flavours of cereal, manuka honey and the softest trace of smoke. Short aftertaste of cereals and spice. A decent youthful blend. 37.5% Alc./Vol.
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2016 North Star The Fool 6 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky (700ml)SCOTLANDReduced from $94.99$84. 99Bottle$1019.88 DozenABV: 57.3%North Star's Tarot Blend 'The Fool' has been crafted from single malts and grains matured for six years. The parcel of casks came from Edrington Group (owners of Macallan, Highland Park et al.), the malts reportedly held in refill Macallan/Glenlivet butts, with the majority of the grain component coming from North British (80%). Breaking the trend of mediocre blends at 40% with caramel colouring and filtration, this is not shy on intensity at 57.3%. It's our understanding nothing has been added - which is all the more unusual for the category. Fingal Crayton at Dramface.com commented, "...this blend offers a no-nonsense yet intriguing profile. It's a solid choice for those who appreciate the simple pleasures of a well-crafted whisky. I’m really hopeful that North Star Spirits continue this series with the rest of the tarot deck. Whether the rest are blends like this one or not, this is a fantastic start to this series. The value on offer here is unreal."
Our tasting found a delicious blend leaning more towards malt whisky, despite the mash bill being grain heavy (that's probably due to a preference for maize rather than wheat at North British). A rich, oily cereal character fills the mouth before nuances of dried apple and cinnamon enter at the finish. Dangerously easy to drink uncut, the charming reproduction Tarot card-inspired label features a young man without a care in the world as he sets out on a new adventure. He's gazing upwards toward the sky (and the Universe) and is seemingly unaware that he's about to skip off a precipice into the unknown. Over his shoulder rests a modest knapsack containing everything he needs – which isn’t much (in this case a large Glencairn filled with whisky)! At his feet runs a small dog, representing loyalty and protection while encouraging him to charge forward and learn the lessons he came to learn. In short, the card speaks of new beginnings, opportunity and potential.
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Pigs Nose 5 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky (700ml)Fife, SCOTLAND$59. 99Bottle$719.88 DozenABV: 40%Pig's Nose is a five year old blended whisky, created by Richard Patterson, Scotland’s only third generation master blender. It forms a companion brand to 'Sheep Dip'. The whisky's name comes from the farming expression “soft as a pig’s nose” and the blend contains a high percentage (40%) of malt whiskies, principally from Speyside imbuing the product with their characteristic softness. 40% Alc./Vol.
Described in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2008 as “A big, sweet, chunky, gawky, grainlashed but hugely enjoyable blend.'
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Pure Scot Virgin Oak Blended Scotch Whisky (500ml)SCOTLAND$44. 99Bottle$539.88 DozenABV: 43%A second arrangement from Lowland single malt producer, Bladnoch, combines their own malt at a minimum age of eight years with malt whiskies from Islay, Speyside and the Highlands, along with grain whiskies. As the name suggests, the final blend is finished in new (unused or virgin) American oak casks.
Other reviews... Bladnoch master distiller Ian MacMillan’s blend is worth seeking out for its appealing freshness; green apple, caramel, shaved oak, toasted whole-grain bread, warm pastries, and dried peels. The palate is awash with bright flavors of honey, walnut, barley sugar, gingerbread in custard, orange taffy candy, and a little spice. It squeezes out more juicy peel oils the more you taste. The conclusion has sweet honey, gingerbread crumbs, and a citrus intensity. 92 points - whiskyadvocate.com
...Pure Scot's Virgin Oak expression is surprisingly full-bodied and peaty for a blended Scotch. An assertive smokiness comes through on the first sip, backed by vanilla, oak, and a touch of baking spice. That peat smoke comes through again on the finish with meaty, barbecue note. This is the kind of blended Scotch that could appeal to fans of American whiskeys, and it's a solid value too. 87 points - distiller.com
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Scottish Cream Blended Scotch Whisky (1 Pt. 6 Fl. Ozs.)SCOTLAND$99. 99Bottle$1199.88 DozenA very old bottling of Scottish Cream blended by the Kinloch Distillery Company, whose Campbeltown distillery closed circa 1940. It was bottled by The Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co.![St Bridget's Kirk Cask #1 6 Year Old Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)]()
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St Bridget's Kirk Cask #1 6 Year Old Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)SCOTLAND$110. 00Bottle$1320.00 DozenABV: 48.5%Whisky Magazine's Independent Bottler of the Year for 2022
Another first for this celebrated indie bottler is 'St Bridget's Kirk', created by blending malt whiskies from different distilleries and differing spirit styles. Components in 'Cask #1' include Caol Ila single malts, one part from a hogshead, the other from an ex-Sherry barrel. The youngest component is six years old. No chill-filtration takes place. 48.5% Alc./Vol. 552 bottles.
Notes from the bottlers.... Wood Smoke, Chocolate orange, espresso coffee and brown sugar.
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The Arran Robert Burns Blended Scotch Whisky (700ml)SCOTLAND$44. 99Bottle$539.88 DozenABV: 40%Boasting the acclaimed Arran Single Malt at its heart, this blend is refreshingly dry in character with a smooth finish and the subtlest hint of peat-smoke - the perfect dram to be enjoyed on any occasion and a fitting tribute to Scotland’s greatest poet. Expect aromas and flavours of raspberry and almond tart, hints of toasted oak, toffee, sweet apple and liquorice. In the words of Robert Burns, “Here’s a bottle and an honest friend!” 40% Alc./Vol.![8901681011_1.jpg]()
The Perth Royal Blended Scotch Whisky (750ml)SCOTLAND$199. 00Bottle$2388.00 DozenThis antique is from the 1960s. Originally blended in the 1890s for an executive Scottish club, Perth Royal was created by the same company responsible for Famous Grouse. Note: some ware and deterioration to the box.![1004462_1.jpg]()
Vat 69 Blended Scotch Whisky (700ml)Edinburgh, SCOTLAND$44. 99Bottle$539.88 DozenABV: 40%No serious bar is complete without an inexpensive mixing scotch like Vat 69. This is a simple, unpretentious whisky, with hints of smoke and malt in the background. Hardy enough to withstand the most heavy handed mixing.
Originally blended in 1882 by one William Sanderson, a young Wine & Spirit Merchant based in Edinburgh. Intent on launching a new brand, Sanderson commissioned 100 different blends from noted blenders and carried out his own market research. After tasting the samples with a group of asscosciates, it was blend number 69 that was chosen. The label still emulates the original which was inspired by Portugese port labels of the time. Vat 69 is distilled in Scotland, imported and bottled in Australia. 40% alc./vol.
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White Horse Cellar Blended Scotch Whisky (1 Pt. 6 Fl. Ozs.) - 50s/60s Bottling$699. 00Bottle$8388.00 DozenA very rare White Horse from the middle of the 20th century and bottled in Australia by Dalgety and Co. in Sydney, from a period when it was common for Scotch Whisky to be imported in bulk then bottled in Australia. White Horse was first introduced to the world in 1890 by Peter Mackie and takes its name from the White Horse Cellar Inn in Edinburgh, near where the Mackie family lived. The composition included Lagavulin and whiskies from the Glenlivet district in Speyside. Replete with a little white horse figurine dangling from the neck tag. Some damage to the labels, otherwise very good condition. One only to sell.![3789279878279_1.jpg]()
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Whyte & Mackay Blended Scotch Whisky (1000ml)SCOTLAND$69. 99Bottle$839.88 DozenABV: 40%Tasting note: Composed from 41 different whiskies and "Triple Matured" for extra character with a finishing in Sherry casks, this deep amber coloured blend suggests a good proportion of malt is in the mix. Medium bodied and with enough substance to enjoy on its own, it finishes on a sherried note with flavours of spiced raisin cake and stewed plum. Sweet grains play second fiddle. 40% Alc./Vol. Other reviews... If you're looking for a big flavoured dram and with something approaching a vicious left uppercut, this might be a useful bottle to have on hand. ..a veritable orgy of big, oily, juicy, murky flavours...You cannot but like it, in the same way you might occasionally like rough sex.
84.5 points - Jim Murrays Whisky Bible 2017 Gold 2014 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
