Single Cask

• 2006 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $425. 00

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  $5100.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 58.9%

  Distilled in 2006 and drawn from single sherry butt #2526 before being bottled in 2022, this Summer 2022 edition had a fairly large outturn of 612 bottles. The deep colour anticipates a sherry bomb. 58.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 2005 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $450. 00

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  $5400.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 61.3%

  Distilled in 2005 and drawn from refill butt #1030 before being bottled in 2022, this Summer edition had an outturn of 504 bottles. 61.3% Alc./Vol.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 2004 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $475. 00

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  $5700.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 58.8%

  Another middle-ager, well sherried with stunning colour and this time distilled in 2004. Drawn from single Sherry butt #2384 before being bottled in 2022, this edition had an outturn of 624 bottles. 58.8% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1999 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $699. 00

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  $8388.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 55.3%

  Distilled in 1999 and drawn from single Sherry butt #5212 before being bottled in 2022, this Summer edition had an outturn of 585 bottles. 55.3% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1997 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $725. 00

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  $8700.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 56%

  A 1997 distillation drawn from a sherry cask and bottled in the Summer of 2022 with an outturn of 549 bottles at 56% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1995 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $950. 00

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  $11400.00 Dozen

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  Sherry butt no.6651 had an outturn of 568 bottles at 50.2% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1991 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1299. 00

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  $15588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 55.6%

  The big sherried hits continue with this 1991 distillation, drawn from butt #5679 in Summer 2022. 567 bottles are on offer. 55.6% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1990 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1399. 00

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  $16788.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 51.3%

  A significant age statement in the series arrives with a spectacular colour to match. Distilled in 1990 and drawn from single Sherry butt #5125 before being bottled in 2022, the outturn was 543 bottles. 51.3% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1989 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1399. 00

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  ABV: 52.3%

  A double decader, distilled in 1989 and drawn from single Sherry butt #13031 before being bottled in 2022. Released in Summer, the edition had an outturn of 602 bottles. 52.3% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1985 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Summer 2022 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1599. 00

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  $19188.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 41.9%

  266 bottles from a refill sherry hogshead make up this Summer 2022 release, weighing in at a surprisingly low ABV of just 41.9% - then again, this is very old whisky, even by Glenfarclas standards. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1983 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Winter 2018 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $2499. 00

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  $29988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 48.8%

  One of the oldest expressions in the latest shipment, matured in refill hogshead #28 with a tiny outturn of 272 bottles. 48.8% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  While many distilleries offer single casks, allowing an opportunity to taste a more distinctive and 'natural' version of an otherwise familiar spirit, Glenfarclas’ Family Casks go one step further: If your wallet permits, you can pick across vintages spanning five decades. At the time of writing, the Grant family has offered hundreds of vintage malts from the early 1950s up to 2014. No one year is quite like the next, and cask aging varies from release to release. You never quite know what you’re going to get. Our latest shipment concentrates on sherry matured malts, which, in our opinion, traditionally work best with the distillery's heavy, pungent and fruity new-make. Direct-fired stills contribute further character, while traditional dunnage warehouses keep a constant temperature so the whiskies are geared towards long, slow maturation. That doesn't mean these selections don't sometimes peak relatively young. Expect the unexpected!

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• 1966 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Spring 2017 Release

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $11999. 00

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  $143988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 41.7%

  The Grandfather release in this consignment breaks the fifty year barrier and is one of the earliest (and oldest) Family Cask bottlings we've been able to secure to date (a 1954 is currently listed at $20K if '66 isn't your year). Almost certainly nearing the distillery's final warehouse stocks from the era, it is investment grade whisky, obviously desirable for any collection or premium bar as single malts of this rarity continue to defy the odds, increasing in value and becoming the 'assets' of a decreasing few. Purists who insist on opening a bottle may expect a punchy and slightly wilder ride than many contemporary Glenfarclas' while also delivering an amazingly, deep sherry infused experience that should set a benchmark for well-aged Speyside malts. We have two only from a measly outturn of 146 bottles. Distilled in 1966 and bottled from a sherry butt in Spring 2017. 41.7% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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  2014 Glenfarclas Single Cask #51 for Nicks Wine Merchants 8 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $325. 00

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  ABV: 59.8%

  160 bottles available exclusively via Nicks Wine Merchants.

  If you ever wondered what the fuss over Glenfarclas' Family casks was all about but couldn't afford to find out, don't hesitate to start here. As much as we'd like to imagine that this whisky will be enjoyed amongst friends, it has all the hallmarks of a collectable: a tiny outturn from a distillery with pedigree, first-rate liquid and a bespoke label. You might drink one and try to keep the other, but our bet is the second bottle is going to prove too tempting. In fact, you could not do much better from any of the distillery's neighbours at this age: Cask #51 buries young Macallan or Glendronach and is almost dripping with sherry, kicking off with juicy dried apricots, dried prunes, raisin cake and cinnamon over hints of chocolate oranges in a caramel setting, wrapped up in a mid palate succulence that's pure and sustained while showing extraordinary balance and mouthfeel. The malt and sherry sweetness gently bitters as the sugars wear off and spices enter. Add water, and the entire profile remains beautifully defined. It's young Speyside malt showing off in an audacious fashion that sets it apart from Glenfarclas' official releases. Distilled in 2014 and filled into a first-fill Sherry hogshead before decanting in November 2022, 160 bottles are available for those fortunate enough to get their hands on one. Anybody who knows about 'AREA 51' from UFO folklore will understand the cryptic label reference - an alien is jealously guarding a cask (word has got around, Glenfarclas make some of the best whisky in the galaxy!) 59.8% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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  1972 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $5999. 00

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  $71988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 44.7%

  The Family Cask prices have been steadily increasing over the last few years, especially in emerging Asian markets. Word has it that demand has been so strong that Glenfarclas have even stopped issuing tasting notes for the various casks. Instead, they literally reserve every last drop for the whisky trade. Several vintages are increasingly rare even in the distillery’s warehouses and may represent their final stocks.

  Distilled in 1972 and drawn from a single cask #3551 before being bottled in 2011, this 39 year old edition had an outturn of 565 bottles. Note: 750ml bottle, so there's an added bonus! 44.7% Alc./Vol.

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  1964 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $9999. 00

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  $119988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 48.3%

  A massive age statement arrives as part of the lengendary Family Casks series. Distilled in 1964 and drawn from single cask #4730 before being bottled in 2014, this edition had a miserly outturn of just 165 bottles. It goes without saying that this is an investment option: You are looking at a fifty year old malt that will only increase in value. Like the rest of the Family Casks, this is bottled at cask strength diluted only by the angels. 48.3% Alc./Vol.

  The Family Cask prices have been steadily increasing over the last few years, especially in emerging Asian markets. Word has it that demand has been so strong that Glenfarclas have even stopped issuing tasting notes for the various casks. Instead, they literally reserve every last drop for the whisky trade. Several vintages are increasingly rare even in the distillery’s warehouses and may represent their final stocks. Note: 750ml bottle, so there's an added bonus!

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  1987 Glenfarclas The Family Casks Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1399. 00

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  ABV: 52.6%

  Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some light creasing/scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product not pictured.
  
  If you are a collector or simply looking for that something special in the world of Scotch whisky, this will be for you. Commencing in 2007 as 43 single casks spanning five decades, George Grant speaks candidly about his Family Casks that came about after a high profile rival (Macallan) released a similar range circa 2005, boasting only they had the inventory to pull it off. With six generations of family pride at stake, Grant launched his own liquid genealogy. An exercise in one-upmanship became an ongoing concern after a single bar in Japan purchased 178 bottles. 380 bottlings later, more than one collector has followed suit securing complete sets.

  Grant remains emphatic that these are for people who buy and drink whisky but concedes, “Whisky is now deemed as a safe investment. Look at the past 10 years and it outstrips everything – property, oil, you name it.”

  The Family Cask prices have been steadily increasing over the last few years, especially in emerging Asian markets. Word has it that demand has been so strong that Glenfarclas have even stopped issuing tasting notes. Instead, they literally reserve every last drop for the whisky trade. Several vintages are increasingly rare even in the distillery’s warehouses and represent their final stocks (Grant admits this project isn’t sustainable). Put it all together and you realise how fortunate we are to have secured an edition like this: Distilled in 1987 and bottled in January 2017 at 52.6% Alc./Vol. from a refill butt (no.1851) with an outturn of just 568 bottles.

  Tasting note: Deep amber gold. Another example of a sherried whisky that needs decent airing. Restrained at first, gradually yielding a nutty, mildly salty aroma that’s more Amontillado than Oloroso or PX, which also means it’s a drier nose-feel; It's peppery too. 10-15 minutes air contact draws out subtle fruity undertones. Some found this Fino-like on the palate – again, there’s a delightful salty-nutty interplay with light dried fruits, pepper and finally, fine tannins, balsa wood and hints of liquorice root through the aftertaste. As an intense and alternative expression of Glenfarclas, this is fascinating; flavour-wise, perhaps drawing comparisons with the slightly leaner style of the official 17 year old? It handles minimal water and will make for a great aperitif. 52.6% Alc./Vol.

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• 1974 Glenglassaugh Single Cask #1473 PX Hogshead 48 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $8299. 00

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  $99588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 40.8%

  One of Glenglassaugh's oldest releases to date. Distilled on the 20th March 1974, cask no. 1473 has been nurtured for 48 years in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask hand-selected by Master Blender, Dr Rachel Barrie. Each of the 139 bottles have been individually hand-numbered to reflect their rarity. Inspired by the distillery’s coastal location on the white sandy beach of Sandend Bay on the Highland coast, it is a whisky shaped by land and sea, presenting seductive notes of tropical and summer fruit on an ocean breeze. “It’s impossible to separate Glenglassaugh the whisky from Glenglassaugh the place,” said Master Blender Dr Rachel Barrie. “The lush sweetness of this coastal single malt is a complete distillation of its natural surroundings. Its whole essence is created by both the visible and invisible influences of land, sea, air and spring water.” Sealed with wax, housed in a custom-made wooden box, the whisky was decanted at a natural strength of 40.8%. Collectable.

  Notes from the producers... Colour: Copper, with a ruby hue. Nose: Toasted coconut and baked pineapple with dark chocolate-coated cherry cake on soft supple oak. Palate: Rolling waves of tropical fruit and cocoa with intense cherry liqueur and mocha cream, laced with mentholic sea air.

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• 1972 Glenglassaugh Rare Cask Release Cask #1721 Massandra Sherry Cask 44 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $3499. 00

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  $41988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 42.4%

  Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product not pictured.
  
  This release in the distillery's rare cask series offer a lush, ripe Highland single malt Scotch whisky experience, evoking notes of tropical fruit and the sea, while each cask type offers a unique taste influence. This edition was matured for forty-four long years and finished in a single Massandra Sherry Cask, hand selected by GlenGlassaugh's Master Distiller Billy Walker. Cask No - 1721 was filled on the 25/10/1972 and bottled in November 2016 with an outturn of 479 bottles globally.  42.4% Alc./Vol.

  Notes from the producers... On the nose, you’ll experience rich prunes and ripe figs, brittle toffee, white pepper and mixed peel. On the palate, dark Mediterranean fruits, gentle vanilla pod, a dusting of nutmeg, dark chocolate and caramelised orange.

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• 1968 Glenrothes Exceptional Cask #13507 Cask Strength Single Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $8999. 00

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  ABV: 41.9%

  Berry Bros. & Rudd has released the third in a series of single cask bottlings of Glenrothes from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

  Ronnie Cox, brands heritage director has for the last two decades undertaken the assessment and identification of a small reserve of casks worthy of inclusion in the collection: “This cask follows our initial Extraordinary releases: a Single Cask from 1970 and a Single Cask from 1969, both of which have all sold out. The latest bottling, a venerable cask from 1968, in keeping with Glenrothes’ philosophy to bottle at peak maturity, is now ready to be unveiled.”

  The ultra rare spirit has been drawn from a second-fill hogshead cask, filled on 19th November 1968 and bottled in 2013. The cask yielded 145 bottles at a natural strength of 41.9% alcohol by volume. This expression is unchillfiltered and, like all Glenrothes' bottlings, of completely natural colour.

  Presented in hand-blown lead crystal, each individual bottle features an exclusive plaque engraved with the bottle number and year of distillation, while the head of the stopper is made from the wood of the cask in which the whisky matured.

  The label has been hand-signed by the malt master Gordon Motion, and each bottle comes with its own Scottish oak display plinth and a book about The Glenrothes, detailing its history and the whisky.

  No tasting notes available.

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• 1991 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Linkwood 30 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1199. 00

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  ABV: 53.1%

  Distilled in 1991, this expression spent three decades in a first fill sherry butt until Gordon & MacPhail deemed it worthy of bottling up for their Connoisseurs Choice collection, releasing a total of 549 cask strength bottles. Their notes describe sherry aromas giving way to lemon peel and a hint blueberry while sweet citrus flavours intertwine with stewed raisins and autumnal spices. 53.1% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. Very limited stocks.

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• 1988 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Glenlossie 32 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1499. 00

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  $17988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 49.6%

  Established in 1876, Glenlossie sits adjacent to Mannochmore, built in 1971. It's traditionally been highly regarded by blenders. Older Glenlossies have had Jim Murray in raptures, exclaiming, "If you've ever wondered why I consider this a great distillery, grab a glass of this!" The house style is quintessentially Speyside with honey and ripe orchard fruits galore. This single cask, refill sherry matured expression from G&M promises to up the ante with aromas and flavours of baked apple pie, stewed plums and orange zest. 224 bottles are on offer. 49.6% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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• 1989 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Miltonduff 31 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1499. 00

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  $17988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 52.9%

  Purchased in 2005, Miltonduff is another distillery in Pernod Ricard's growing portfolio. Located seven kilometres south west of Elgin in barley-growing country, known as 'Pluscarden'. The style tends towards a fresh, citrusy distillate that goes into the Ballantine's blends. As virtually no official bottlings are released, anything from independents is welcome, especially when they carry a serious age statement. This is one of the oldest to ever land on our shores, surpassed only by the odd Adelphi. Matured in a single refill sherry hogshead, cask #10224 promises aromas and flavours of stewed fruits, cloves, clementine zest as well as baked apples, dates and orange marmalade. Exactly 200 bottles are available worldwide with a handful imported into Australia. 52.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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• 1988 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Scapa 32 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Orkney Islands, SCOTLAND

  $1599. 00

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  $19188.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 50.6%

  This is the second Scapa in G&M's latest outturn with a significant age statement, the other being a 29 year old.
  Owned by Pernod Ricard, Scapa is another distillery that's almost disappeared from the market place, with just two NAS expressions making up the core range: Glansa and Skiren. A selection of single casks were launched in 2020, and there are about a dozen cask strength bottlings but you have to visit one of Chivas' visitor centres to find them. Part of the scarcity has been attributed to the intermittent supply of aged stocks, with the distillery being mothballed for refurbishments from 1994 until 2006 (production did take place from 1997 using staff from Highland Park, but it was only for a few months of the year). Needless to say, this is highly unusual, even for indies. Cask #310 was a refill Bourbon barrel yielding just 146 bottles. Distilled in 1988, the Australian stocks are next to nothing. G&M describe aromas and flavours of dark honey, toasted malt, pepper, ripe pear, tangerine and charred oak. Non chill filtered. 50.6% Alc./Vol.

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• 1957 Gordon & Macphail Private Collection Glen Grant 61 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $15999. 00

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  $191988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 42.5%

  These extremely old Glen Grants are becoming a regular feature of G&M's Private Collection, proof that they're one of the very few whisky companies that have always been thinking long term. No doubt there's more to come. The new range harks back to G&M's old white label 40% bottlings from a decade ago, only now they're cask strength and come with a significant packaging upgrade. Laid to sleep on the 2nd November 1957 and bottled on the 14th January 2019, cask 3911 was a refill Sherry hogshead yielding just 87 bottles at a natural strength of 42.5% ABV. It promises to be elegance and luxury, from the inside out.

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• 1987 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Mortlach 33 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $1699. 00

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  ABV: 55.6%

  Mortlach was the first distillery in Dufftown, sometimes called the Whisky Capital of the World. In terms of popularity and global presence, it's dwarfed by neighbouring giants like Glenfiddich and Balvenie, and so has always attracted whisky boffins who prefer the road less travelled. The style is robust and suits sherry maturation, like this one from G&M drawn from a refill Sherry Hogshead (Cask No. 426) yielding 182 bottles at 55.6%. Non chill filtered.

  Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Spice and fruitcake aromas. Taste: Citrus and red berry flavours accompany orange and nutmeg. Finish: A light to medium finish with lingering roasted nuts.

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• 1976 Gordon & Macphail Private Collection Glenlivet 44 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $3999. 00

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  ABV: 51.3%

  The 1976 is the second highly collectable Glenlivet G&M offered in league with the late 2021 release Generations 80 year old which sold in Australia for $160,000. Also a refill sherry hogshead, cask No.5648 was filled on the 29th of March 1976 and bottled on the 10th of March 2021. The 1976 had a marginally higher outturn than the '75, though still measly at just 83 bottles. Deeply coloured by a lengthy maturation in sherry wood, this old glory promises to unfold slowly in the glass and keep on giving. Also beautifully presented, the packaging is part of the Gordon & MacPhail ‘Private Collection’ series that features a truly exceptional and unique range of greatly aged single malts personally selected by members of the Urquhart family.

  Gordon & MacPhail’s relationship with Glenlivet goes back over a century when the company began sourcing spirit from its eight copper stills to mature in their own bespoke casks. Says Operations Director, Stuart Urquhart, “Glenlivet’s style of spirit is often highlighted as a classic example from Speyside – smooth, light, fruity and slightly floral. Spirit from Glenlivet can withstand long term ageing, managing to retain its delicate character. It is imperative for us to select quality casks, made to our exacting specifications, to ensure the spirit is not overpowered. Typically, we use Sherry casks for spirit earmarked for long-term maturation, with bourbon casks deployed for shorter term expressions although there are always exceptions to the rule.” 

  Notes from the bottlers... AROMA Rich sherry aromas combine with sweet Morello cherry and a hint of beeswax polish. Soft aniseed develops alongside ginger and cinnamon with subtle notes of candied orange peel. TASTE Flavours of stewed red berries give way to toasted almonds and light cocoa powder.  Baked apples accompany clove spice and a delicate herbal character. FINISH A full finish with raspberries, blackcurrants and lingering liquorice. 51.3% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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  2011 Hart Brothers Single Cask Balmenach 10 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - 58.8%

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $179. 99

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  ABV: 58.8%

  This gorgeous little Balmenach is a bit of a novelty having been matured in a fresh port pipe (most arrive from Sherry or Bourbon casks). It's high strength, but the port input will make it more approachable, likely delivering lots of cherry and chocolate flavours. Only a handful have made it to our shores. 58.8% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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  2011 Hart Brothers Balmenach 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $149. 99

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  ABV: 50%

  An unusual single cask, bottled at a high ABV but not cask strength. Situated on the River Spey in the very heart of Speyside, the Balmenach distillery was an illicit operation when it started producing in 1801. It wasn't until 1824 that James MacGregor, the original founder and local farmer decided to licence his “peat shed” as a distillery. It was closed in 1993, and was bought by Inverhouse Distillers Ltd in December 1997. Production restarted in March 1998. This edition from Hart Brothers promises a lightly coloured malt, suggesting it was matured in a Bourbon cask. Expect something a little citrusy with a hint of ginger and green apples. More than likely this is not chill filtered, however it's not stated on the label. 50% Alc./Vol.

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  2004 Highland Park Single Cask Series 14 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Korea Duty Free Exclusive

  Orkney Islands, SCOTLAND

  $350. 00

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  ABV: 63.3%

  Brawny, rustic and intense. One of the most challenging HPs we've tasted to date.

  Regardless of what you think of Highland Park's recent marketing makeover, it remains one of Scotland's great distillates. Owners, Edrington Group continue an ongoing project that exports 'ambassador' casks around the globe. Aimed at connoisseurs and collectors, most are bottled as deeply coloured, middle-aged expressions from active sherry casks. They've established Highland Park's reputation as a top-class malt for a new generation. Whiskyfun conducted several verticals, and the scores have been consistently high. Says Scottish correspondent, Angus MacRaild, "Even the most boisterous and assertive of sherry casks can’t quite mask [Highland Park's] idiosyncrasies and that is something that will eternally gladden my heart."

  We have secured a small volume of this spectacular Korean Duty Free Exclusive, distilled in 2004 and bottled in 2019 from first-fill European oak sherry cask #6529. While there's been at least one equivalent Australian bottling, Korea clearly has more than a few thrill-seekers satisfied with nothing less than the most explosive malts Scotland has to offer. On multiple levels, this is no whisky for beginners. Blowing off the whiffs of alcohol, you’ll need to get past notes of matchbox, pickled onion, brackish water and white pepper to break through to sweeter, richer sensations of oloroso, pipe tobacco, dried fruits and nut infused dark chocolate. The palate packs a punch; the entry is big on wood spice, climaxing in a spike of spirit heat, a rush of nutty malt, dark chocolate, ginger bread and trace sulphur, while the aftertaste lingers with bitter peels, Asian spices, match box and distant wood smoke. It's the kind of whisky that reveals itself gradually, picking up sherry definition with each pass. Uncut, it will take you multiple tastings to adjust to the extreme ABV and get to the bottom of what is one of the most rustic, intense and challenging HPs we've ever tasted. Experiment with ample water to tame the peppers and draw out the honeyed tones, and allow plenty of air time to show its best. Emptied from cask at a whopping 63.3%, we have a fraction of the original 584 bottles on offer. One shipment only. Non chill filtered.

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  1992 House of MacDuff The Golden Cask Girvan 29 Year Old Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Lowlands, SCOTLAND

  $275. 00

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  ABV: 52.9%

  A Girvan approaching peak maturity. All the usual suspects are present - heady vanillas, caramels, hints of bourbon and gold rum, but the sugars are checked by herbal teas (chamomile) and hints of green apples. Tasted after ample air contact, the palate softens and richens up like a fat, buttery Chardonnay. If sweet grains are your thing, this turns out to be a classically lush and well-rounded expression, right through to the fine-tuned sweet/dry ending that finishes like a great wine. 52.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 107 bottles from an ex-Bourbon hogshead.

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  2011 House of MacDuff The Golden Cask Glen Garioch 10 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $124. 99

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  ABV: 57.9%

  Glen Garioch can be challenging and unconventional. Here the opening aromas are feisty, unripe and butyric then richer, nuttier with green cardamon and hints of lemon balm. More approachable on the palate in a mouthfilling, oily-yet-crisp, refreshing Summer style that comes with persistent spices matched by alcohol flare. May require dilution for some, which significantly amplifies the mouthfeel. 57.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 219 bottles from a Bourbon cask.

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  1988 House of MacDuff The Golden Cask Invergordon 34 Year Old Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Lowlands, SCOTLAND

  $299. 00

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  ABV: 51.9%

  This well-aged Invergordon suggests water crackers and white pepper before budding sweetness brings forward notes of toasted marshmallow, ripe peach and gold rum. Deeper on the palate, but remains a linear, sleek style of grain with surprising vibrancy. The later stages build complexity and body adding dried coconut, milk chocolate and hints of green wood. Late oily richness brings back the sugars. Add water to broaden the mouthfeel and accent Bounty bar and an old Bourbon character. 51.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. One of 266 bottles from an x Bourbon hogshead.

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  2007 House of MacDuff The Golden Cask Croftengea 15 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $180. 00

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  ABV: 58.9%

  'Croftengea' is produced by Loch Lomond and equates to a classification for a spirit type. The distillery says this is its most heavily peated whisky. We find it to be similar to Caol Ila, sans the really strong maritime character - in other words, variations on a smokey theme that's predictably good. The nose and palate are engagingly sweet and sooty with Anzac biscuits, butter menthol lozenges, dried grass and chocolatey peat. Creamy, full bodied and jam-packed with salty peet-reek, the co-mingling of tangy fruit and sweet oily smoke with wood spices is in controlled tension. Add it all up and you have style that is nothing less than dangerously drinkable. 58.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 270 bottles from a Bourbon cask.

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  2010 House of MacDuff The Golden Cask Tullibardine 11 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $130. 00

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  ABV: 55.9%

  A feminine, middle-weight Highlander with a slightly floral edge. The aromas include poached orchard fruits (apples, pears), whipped cream, cinnamon and oak shavings, all echoed in the mouth. Biscuity malt runs into a lightly honeyed, waxy, warming finish with late fruity dark chocolate. A crowd pleaser, though none the worse for that. Can take a dash of water to further soften the edges, but it's not essential. 55.9% Alc./Vol. 233 bottles from a Bourbon barrel. Non chill filtered.

  John McDougall is something of an industry legend, consulting to famous names like Aultmore, Glenfiddich, Kilchoman and Springbank. He has been instrumental in the MacDuff family securing whiskies to bottle under their own brand name, ‘Golden Casks'. Previous to that, The House of MacDuff  were primarily dealing with miniatures and ‘micro’ bottles, earning them a place in the Guinness Book of Records for "The Smallest Bottle of Whisky in the World”.  With a customs approved duty free warehouse, they now market their own casks - which is how they met McDougall.  Since then, he's continued to consult, helping to choose stand-out barrels and deciding when to bottle. MacDuff now concentrate on building their own brands rather than working for clients. We were so enamoured with many of their selections, we decided shipping these was obligatory. Like several other indies, they focus on x-Bourbon maturations giving the whiskies a full showing with no interference from secondary finishings. Instead, each distillery’s character is presented in high definition giving you a fabulous range of grains and malts to choose from at direct import prices.

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  2007 House of MacDuff The Golden Cask Auchentoshan 14 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Lowlands, SCOTLAND

  $170. 00

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  ABV: 56%

  Vivacious when young though often variable, some of these 'less ripe' Auchentoshans come with a minerally, white pepper edge that's also grassy. Here the sweetness is teased out as green apples and green grapes before turning herbal-tea like with hints of bergamot. Otherwise, a remarkably easygoing Auchentoshan, graceful, building with a creamy, malty crescendo complexed by hints of granny smiths peels, lemon zest, cocoa and rolling tobacco. Round, crisp, well balanced and one of the tastiest Auchentoshans to date. 56% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 297 bottles. Bourbon cask matured.

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  2006 House of MacDuff The Golden Cask Cameronbridge 15 Year Old Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Lowlands, SCOTLAND

  $150. 00

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  ABV: 59.7%

  A teenager grain with a richness beyond its years. Sweetly scented woods, ginger, pine chips and vanilla develop on the nose, followed by a wave of vanilla wafers, dried peach, dates and caramel fudge on the palate. Bold and Bourbony, the juicy finish is long and textural, climaxing with lively spices and a succulent oily-grain character. Hints of pineapple pudding too. Precocious, with the personality of a corn-heavy Kentuckian or Irish pot still. 59.7% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered. 283 bottles from an ex-Bourbon barrel.

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  2007 House of MacDuff The Golden Cask Invergordon 15 Year Old Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Lowlands, SCOTLAND

  Reduced from $149.99

  $129. 99

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  ABV: 63.8%

  Relatively young, assertive, but not aggressive and just starting to pick up sweetness. Light vanillas, creamy soda, cereals, cinnamon and white pepper come through on the nose. More mature in the mouth. Plump and rounded. Borderline buttery through the middle with oils adding an unctuous texture, balanced against the oak and late spices. Buxom and out of the ordinary for grain at this age. 63.8% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered. 258 bottles from an x-Bourbon hogshead.

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• 2004 Hunter Laing & Co. Old Malt Cask Single Cask Blair Athol 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $199. 00

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  $2388.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 50%

  Douglas Laing are offering 660 bottles of this middle-aged Blair Athol under their 'Old Malt Cask' label. Matured in a single sherry butt (HL17601) and bottled in 2020, it promises aromas and flavours of strawberries, plums, rhubarb crumble, pepper and spice with a lingering fruit finish. 50% Alc./Vol.

  Located in Perthshire, on the road to the flock of distilleries that's located further north, Blair Athol was first bought to the attention of malt lovers via Diageo's Flora & Fauna series. Founded in 1798 and known for its floral and fruity spirit, an ancient source of water called the Allt Dour (Gaelic for “the burn of the otter”) flows through the grounds of the distillery from the slopes of Ben Vrackie in the foothills of the Grampian mountains. The house style is typically rich, spiced, gingery and nutty.

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• 2010 Infrequent Flyers Aultmore Single Cask No.6350 11 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $199. 00

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  ABV: 59.4%

  Cask #6350 offers a ruby port finished Aultmore that yielded 307 bottles as part of Infrequent Flyers outturn No.73. 59.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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• 2008 Infrequent Flyers Glen Elgin Single Cask No.805647 13 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $199. 00

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  Filled into a single re-charred hogshead and bottled at a natural strength of 56.7% Alc./Vol. 269 bottles of this teenaged Elgin are on offer. Non chill filtered.

  Notes from the bottlers... Colour: Light gold. Nose: Fruity - stewed apples. Walnuts and boiled sweets. Palate: A real bakery store feel to it - creamy and buttery, shortbread, custard creams and honey. A spicy, chilli note comes through towards the end.

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• 1997 Infrequent Flyers Bowmore Single Cask No.2690 24 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Islay, SCOTLAND

  $699. 00

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  $8388.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 47.4%

  We have a very small number of well-aged Bowmores on offer as part of release No.60 from Infrequent Flyers. Indie expressions from this distillery are not common. This one sounds like a nice balance of fruit and gentle maritime notes. Distilled in 1997, it was finished in virgin oak barrel #2690 yielding 252 bottles at 48.4%. Non chill filtered.

  Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Herbal, peaty notes and sweet tobacco. Tangy cranberries and balsamic vinegar. Palate: Classic Bowmore style. Soft peat and exotic smoke flavours combine seamlessly with butterscotch black pepper, poached orchard fruits and ground mixed spice.

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• 2006 Infrequent Flyers Auchroisk Single Cask No.5751 15 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $250. 00

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  $3000.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 59.1%

  An unusual Auchroisk, finished in a single Sauternes hogshead (sweet white wine from Bordeaux). Cask #5751 yielded 286 bottles at 59.1%. Non chill filtered.

  Notes from the bottlers... Nose: A big nose - dried figs, treacle toffee and peanut brittle. Palate: Rich, viscous and oily. Multi-layered. Apple strudel and stewed raisins. Rum baba and dark chocolate. A slightly spicy edge.

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  2012 Lady of the Glen Glen Spey Single Cask #807700 10 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $160. 00

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  Matured in a hogshead and finished for a year in an x-Banyuls cask (heavy sweet wine). Lots of winey pick up on the nose; honey, fruit pastries, rock lollies and hints of cinnamon. Quite an attack; intense yet well-rounded with sweetened ristretto, dark chocolate and late dried fruit flavours - a profile comparable to some cask strength cognacs. The bittersweet, tongue-tingling finish carries through to the aftertaste. 58.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 295 bottles.

  Notes from the bottlers... Dark chocolate, figs and strawberry hazelnut.

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  2009 Lady of the Glen Ardmore Single Cask #90708852 13 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $160. 00

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  ABV: 58.2%

  Built at the Highland and Speyside border near Huntly, Ardmore produces a lightly peated spirit that's rare for the region. Here, the expected smoke is more like a thick, oily glaze, gaining definition after dilution. At natural strength the malt has a mouthfilling, lipsmacking quality with suggestions of grilled pineapple and cream-tea-biscuits capped off by white pepper, wood smoke and lanolin. The persistence and balance are noteworthy. Matured in a refill bourbon barrel. 58.2% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered. 229 bottles.

  Notes from the bottlers... lemon curd, salted crackers and smoked tea.

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  2013 Lady of the Glen Glentauchers Single Cask #800466 10 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $160. 00

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  ABV: 58.9%

  A bit of everything happening in this bottling with the early stages driven by well-defined PX as date cake, orange zest and baking spices build before an oily Islay-esque rush of bittersweet peat reek. Highland and Island in one. The distillery character is lost, instead, you get something akin to a muscular blended malt. Finished in a refill ex-Islay Pedro Ximenez cask. 58.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 265 bottles.

  Notes from the bottlers... Herbaceous, candied orange peel, ginger and spice.

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  2008 Lady of the Glen Glen Elgin Single Cask #800179 15 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $199. 00

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  ABV: 58.5%

  One of the oldest bottlings in the current outturn. A fruity, floral and honeyed distillate, Glen Elgin is one of LOGT's favourite malts to work with due to its natural fruitiness and waxiness. Historically, Gregor Hannah has preferenced dessert wine casks, but this one's finished in a 'profiler barrique' for five years. That's a type of red wine cask J.Dias cooperage in Portugal make using a proprietary process - similar to an STR cask but the toasting and re-charring is more gentle. More of the residual wine flavours are retained as opposed to the intense oak from traditional STR casks. It resembles a Port finish with its soft, rounded aromas of berry yoghurt and cocoa that turn to dried peach - perhaps a little like a fruity bourbon, too. Silky and viscous on entry, then sweet with toasty oak, vanilla and Ovaltine flavours followed by more chocolate and sweet biscuity malt to finish, apart from a slightly bitter edge to the aftertaste, the fruit-oak balance works to positive effect. 58.5% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered. 270 bottles.

  Notes from the bottlers... honeydew melon, drizzly honey and lemon wafer.

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  2013 Lady of the Glen Benrinnes Single Cask #300746 10 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $160. 00

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  ABV: 57.8%

  Refill cask matured then re-racked, this full-bodied distillate has stood up well to what was described as "a very aggressive tawny port cask". There is nice weight to both the nose and palate which comes off medium sweet, malty, spicy but relatively short. Fruit chocolates add a glycerous consistency to the aftertaste mixed with trace sulphur. The combination of nutty, fruity distillery character pairs with the wine to create an interesting melange of flavours. 282 bottles. 57.8% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

  Notes from the bottlers... dark chocolate caramel, sticky toffee pudding and dried fruit.

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  2011 Lady of the Glen Tormore Single Cask #1 12 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

  Highlands, SCOTLAND

  $160. 00

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  $1920.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 55.1%

  A natural strength example of what's otherwise bottled as a light and gentle Speysider. Finished in an x-Sauternes barrique, it is expectedly sweet on the nose with dense dried apricot, fruit'n'nut chocolate and whiffs of white pepper and cinnamon all following onto a nicely weighted palate. Hints of Grand Marnier and bittersweet fruit'n'nut chocolate carry the medium finish. Dessert style malt, but with a poise that PX finishes too often lack. 55.1% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 214 bottles.

  Notes from the bottlers... hazelnut croissant, bitter orange and blossom honey.

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