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- 1992 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Cameronbridge 30 Year Old Cask Strength Single Grain & Kilchoman Small Batch 2023 Edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bundle Buy (2 x 700ml)SCOTLAND$299. 00Bottle$3588.00 Dozen
This limited bundle buy equates to getting a FREE Kilchoman Small Batch when purchasing a 30YO Cask Strength Cameronbridge! That's $160 of FREE whisky!
Notes on 1992 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Cameronbridge 30 Year Old Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch Whisky (700ml)
Of all of Scotland's grain whiskies, we do find that Cameronbridge often surpasses expectations. Even at middle age it's capable of delivering a whisky that's slightly richer and more malt-like than its peers. Thanks to independents, we're occasionally getting access to some great values from what remains an under-appreciated category. Distilled in September of 1992 and matured in a second-fill barrel, this Douglas Laing edition arrives without chill filtration or dilution, at a natural cask strength of 48.2%. The colour looks reasonably deep for a grain, suggesting that they didn't use a completely inactive cask. With good wood and three decades behind it, this promises to be a text-book example.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Shows some early barley sugar sweetness, with dry grains amongst an old book library ambience. Palate: Wonderfully dulcet with a mixed spin of vanilla and citrus, topped by florals... Finish: Catch some warm cocoa ahead of subtle spices, serial cereal and more late vanilla fudge.
Notes on Kilchoman Small Batch 2023 Edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)
A Kilchoman matured in specially selected shaved, toasted & re-charred (STR) red wine casks, bottled non-chill filtered at high strength. The combination of 75% Bourbon, 20% red wine and 5% sherry casks results in a classic Kilchoman profile of citrus and peat smoke with layers of red fruits, cinnamon sweetness, and fresh vanilla. Founder, Anthony Wills adds, "...Rather than dominating, Loch Gorm’s oloroso maturation works in harmony with the natural character of Kilchoman. The 2023 release has a fantastic spectrum of flavour, from rich spices and macerated peaches to fresh citrus, ginger, orange zest and waves of salty peat smoke." 2520 bottles are available at 48.7% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered.
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2019 Nicks Secret PE EOS Coonawarra Shiraz Cabernet SauvignonCoonawarra, South Australia, AUSTRALIAReduced from $95.00$24. 99Bottle$299.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2026-2031)ABV: 14%Closure: CorkWax sealed and packaged in a large scaled, premium bottle with a velvet like label, the presentation alone almost justifies the $95 normal retail price. Made from a blend of 65% Shiraz and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon with maturation taking place in French oak for 18 months, this back vintage release is a total no brainer at just $24.99. One parcel only.
A rich, polished Coonawarra blend that finishes long and elegant.
Dense midnight black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Intense blackcurrant, blackberry and liquorice aromas sail through the olfactory senses with some dark chocolate, spicy vanillin cedar, earth and subtle pepper notes joining in along the way. Rich and generously textured in its flow, the mid weighted palate is decorated with blackberry, blackcurrant and liquorice fruits. Vanillin cedar, earthy dark chocolate, leather and spice characters linger across the back half. Fine grained, polished tannins finishing long and elegant.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
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Gorgeously fruited and seductively complex on the nose with blackberry, sweet plum, tapenade and roasted almond notes, it's concentrated and wonderfully generous on the palate offering richness as well as silky flow. Fine chalky tannins provide awesome structure to this stunning red. At its best: 2025 to 2042.
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Sam Kim – Wine OrbitMatured for 18 months in French oak (40% new). Like all the Penley reds submitted this year, this is vibrant and bright on the nose. Brambly blackberries, mulberries and fresh garden mint adorn the aromas, while in the mouth, the acidity swooshes in and out of each of the flavours, enlivening them and making way for the fine tannins: the carriage upon which the experience rides across the mouth. A modern, concentrated take on the classical Australian blend. Drink by 2037.
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2022 Peter Lehmann 8 Songs ShirazBarossa, South Australia, AUSTRALIAReduced from $49.99$44. 99Bottle$539.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2026-2034)ABV: 14.5%Closure: StelvinRich and opulent with a long, seductive finish.
First produced in 1996, Peter Lehmann’s Eight Songs is sourced from old, low yielding vineyards in the Barossa with maturation taking place in French oak hogsheads (40% new) for a period of 14 months.
Dense inky black heart with a very deep dark red black hue. Liquorice, blackberry and dark plum scents waft through the nostrils with impressive intensity complimented by vanillin oak, earthy fennel, subtle dark chocolate and pepper notes. Rich, concentrated and opulent in its texture the palate is engulfed with sumptuous ripe blackberry, liquorice and dark plum fruits. Earthy fennel, dark chocolate, vanillin cedar and pepper elements lurk underneath. Velvety yet underlyingly sturdy tannin structure. Outstanding depth and power with a long, seductive finish.
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2025 Saracco Moscato d’Asti (375ml) – Half BottlePiedmont, AUSTRALIA$22. 99Bottle$275.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2026-2029)ABV: 5.5%Closure: Glass StopperLusciously fruited and spritzy with a light, airy feel.
Described by Vinous Media wine critic Ian D'Agata as the 'DRC of Moscato d'Asti', this is a captivating example of Moscato.
Pours with a delicate fizzy mousse. A gentle spritz flows through the very pale coloured base. Freshly squeezed grape juice, mango, pineapple and subtle floral musk like notes fill the nostrils. Light, refreshingly sweet and frisky, the palate is decorated with flavours of grape juice, tropical fruits, mango and musk. Finishes long, fruity and effervescent.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
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White peaches kissed with fresh mint flowing through jasmine petals and wild thyme, each aromatic layer floating like summer memories. The palate dances with perfect balance, where ripe nectarines and elegant sweetness ride waves of vibrant acidity. This is Moscato d'Asti showing its truest self, where delicate bubbles and pristine fruit linger. Pour it with spicy Vietnamese spring rolls now, save some for fresh peach tart later, this wine knows no boundaries.
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There’s a lot of terrible Moscato about, especially some of the gross sickly local examples, but when Moscato is good, it’s very much a refreshing treat.Juicy white peach, mint, perfume. There’s a tickle of fine bubbles, acidity balances sweetness, and that tussle between those two things is the hallmark of good Moscato. There’s a feathering of grip and the finish is juicy and long. Bloody yum. This is a banger. Drink 2026-2027.
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Glenmorangie The Nectar 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Highlands, SCOTLAND$149. 99Bottle$1799.88 DozenABV: 46%"Big whisky with a delivery to die for." - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2025/26
Other reviews... Now finished for 2 years in a combination of sauternes, monbazillac, muscatel, and tokaji casks, this has mouthwatering aromas of peach syrup, warm brioche, orange cake, fruit pastries, and ripe apricot. The palate is drenched in baked fruit flavors, with apricot, orange Jell-O, and orange honey, plus pepper. The mouthfeel is succulent and unctuous, revealing baked pastries, flaked almond, brioche, cinnamon toast, bananas Foster, and creamy toffee to finish. No. 8 in our Top 20 of 2024. 94 points - whiskyadvocate.com
...This is ridiculously salivating, both those fizzing spices and those firm, fruity elements kicking in. Despite all this, the malt not only gathers, but multiplies to form the inner core... Big whisky with a delivery to die for. Glenmorangie has no idea how not to do complex and here they don't even bother trying. 95 points - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2025/26
- Kilchoman Feis Ile 2023 Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Islay, SCOTLAND$299. 00Bottle$3588.00 DozenABV: 55.3%
For the Fèis Ìle special bottling of 2023, proprietor Anthony Wills selected three casks: two ten-year-old bourbon barrels and an eleven-year-old sherry butt. The chosen casks were filled with spirit created from Publican barley grown in Kilchoman's own fields in 2011 and 2012. First sold to visitors on Kilchoman Open Day and available at the distillery’s visitor centre for a few weeks afterwards, what was left was distributed to select global markets. Wills commented, “Selecting casks for our annual Fèis Ìle release is the highlight of my year. I’ve always enjoyed the balance of character achieved by combining both bourbon and sherry casks, the bourbon barrels enhance and exhibit the character of the Kilchoman spirit whilst the sherry butt adds layers of richness and complexity. The result is a beautifully balanced example of Kilchoman Single Farm Single Malt, a credit to the hard work of all the team, both on the farm and in the distillery.” The whisky lands at 55.3% Alc./Vol. with a relatively small outturn of 1159 bottles. Non-chill filtered.
- 2013 Kilchoman Single Cask #728 Mezcal Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Bottled for AWASIslay, SCOTLAND$199. 99Bottle$2399.88 DozenABV: 54%
In 2019, the Scotch Whisky Association updated the regulations on cask maturation. It was a response to an industry trend of ageing whisky in increasingly exotic casks in order to offer consumers new taste experiences. Kilchoman was one of the earliest to take advantage of the change. Here's just one example: Cask #728 was exclusively bottled for AWAS (the Australian Whisky Appreciation Society), peated to 50ppm, and matured for over 7 years in a bourbon barrel before being finished in a Mezcal cask for 11 months. In our experience, peat smoke and mezcal combine surprisingly well. Of sister cask #828, whiskyfun.com commented "I'm not hundred percent sure I found the mezcal, to be honest, but it is an excellent Scottish-Mexican drop." We're confident it's an Islay that's worth exploring. 54% Alc./Vol. Non-chill-filtered.
- Morris Rutherglen Smoked Sherry Single Malt Australian Whisky (700ml)Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$169. 99Bottle$2039.88 DozenABV: 50%
The smoked Australian whisky category continues to challenge and expand. This addition was initially matured in STR ex-wine casks from wineries in the Barossa and Coonawarra, then finished in Morris Mia Aged Amber Apera casks that have undergone a heavy char method developed by Copper & Grain coopers. Weighing in at a solid 50% Alc./Vol., the aim has been to create “a marriage of impressive dried citrus sherry notes with a lingering smoky finish.”
Other reviews... By super heavy charring casks that previously held Morris Mia Aged Amber Apera – a wine I love, and which sits between a fino and amontillado sherry – the team have created a much drier and nuttier experience, altogether different from a peated sherry or port cask Scottish malt. (I’m fascinating to see how peated whisky fans take to this.) It’s another bold release from a brand that has quickly developed a large following on the back of sharply-priced, well-balanced whiskies. Despite their immediate success, the Morris folks have still got an appetite for pushing boundaries and striving for distinctly Rutherglen-style whiskies. The more of that kind of thinking we see in Australian whisky, the better... Bigger here than the Morris Smoked Muscat release, and palpably drier. The smoke drives down the palate on the higher ABV, but the creamier, fruitier elements from the apera casks provide much needed balance. Rewards multiple passes. At points, you find juicy citrus and walnut flavours from the apera, in other moments, nutmeg, wood spice and campfire. Doesn't take well to a drop of water, though, gets a bit wobbly and disjointed... Unlike any sherry cask whisky you've come across before, and as a uniquely Australian rendition of an old world style, this is a real achievement. It's a seriously adult whisky. Compared to the richer and stickier Morris Smoked Muscat, this is tightly balanced between something spry and nutty and something fresh out of a fire pit. And if you're not put off by the smoke, there's balance and finesse to be found here. It will definitely polarise, but absolutely worth trying. - Luke McCarthy, ozwhiskyreview.com.au
"...a great choice for single malt drinkers and for anyone curious about “peat-adjacent” whiskies — those that offer smoky complexity without the full Islay-style peat punch." - thewhiskyscribe.com
- Kilchoman Feis Ile 2022 Release 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Islay, SCOTLAND$399. 00Bottle$4788.00 DozenABV: 52.1%
A combination of five first-fill bourbon barrels filled in 2006 and seven casks filled in 2005, which at the time of bottling for Feis Isle in 2022 represented some of the earliest casks ever filled at Kilchoman. 865 bottles were produced at a strength of 52.1% Alc./Vol. Non-chill-filtered.
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Glen Scotia Unpeated 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Campbeltown, SCOTLAND$99. 99Bottle$1199.88 DozenABV: 40%Other reviews... Matured in first-fill bourbon barrels, the nose has toffee, vanilla, heather honey, and salty maritime qualities. Add in ground cumin, pencil shavings, green apple, and a spritz of lemon peel, and it’s rather appealing. A sweet hit of vanilla, honey, and spice on the palate, then layers of marmalade, gingerbread, spiced apple, and dry oak, with a lasting finish of fudge sweetness, cinnamon cookies, and ground ginger. 90 points - whiskyadvocate.com
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2022 Nicks Secret OF McLaren Vale ShirazMcLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIAReduced from $69.99$19. 99Bottle$239.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)ABV: 14.5%Closure: Diam CorkFrom a producer who specialises in sourcing Shiraz and Grenache from old vine single vineyards, this Shiraz comes from two old vine sites in McLaren Flat and Blewitt Springs. Maturation took place in 50% French oak and 50% American oak hogsheads (20% new) for a period of 28 months with only the best barrels selected for the final wine.
Lush, velvety and power packed, this is a superb expression of old vine McLaren Vale Shiraz.
Impenetrable inky black colour with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Alluring scents of dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate captivate the olfactory senses followed by vanillin oak, subtle mocha and spicy earth notes. Lush and velvety, the weighty palate is engulfed with rich dark plum, liquorice and blackberry fruits. Subtlety toasted vanillin oak, earthy fennel, mocha and spice elements sit in the background. Concentrated and power packed it has very polished yet underlying sturdy tannins and a long, sumptuous conclusion that has a plump feel to it.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%Other Reviews….
Gorgeously complex and inviting, the bouquet showcases dark fruit intensity, cake spice, toasty oak, and dark chocolate notes, followed by a wonderfully weighted palate that delivers a plump mouthfeel, backed by layers of fine tannins, finishing plush and flavoursome. At its best: now to 2037.
95 Points
Sam Kim – Wine OrbitTwo old-vine plantings of shiraz, open fermented, finishing in barrel, both French and American, an undisclosed though not intrusive portion new. There’s an old-vine gravitas here, a hard-won intensity, borne from vine roots digging deep over decades, suffusing the fruit with deeply moody dark-fruited intensity. There’s no excess, just depth and intensity, with spice notes, coffee, cacao, a tasteful nip of Captain Morgan and some woody herbs detailing. A milk chocolate feel to the palate, supple, slightly creamy, the tannins fine and the length sustained. Drink by 2032.
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Marcus Ellis - James Halliday’s Australian Wine CompanionA marriage of fluorescent red berries, redcurrants, raspberries and black cherries. Some soft bay leaf and tobacco pouch. Acidity is measured for flow and even grace across the palate, granular tannins but carry the intensity right to the finish. There are undercurrents of granitic earth and brown soil, some olive fleck savouriness too. French oak rounds out the finish. This will age beautiful over another 5–8 years. Drink now–2033
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2026 RieslingFreak No. 5 Off Dry RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$24. 99Bottle$299.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)ABV: 10.5%Closure: StelvinA fruity, off dry Riesling with a mineral zing to the finish.
Brilliant water like colour with green tinged edges. Red apple, lime and orange blossom scents drift from the glass intermingling with whiffs of honeysuckle and mandarin along the way. Crunchy red apple, mandarin and lime fruits lead the way on the palate with gentle notions of honeysuckle and flinty mineral characters extending across the back half. Crisp acidity with a mineral zing to the fruity, off dry finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
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Some of the most charming, easy-to-drink, fun wines on the planet are made from riesling in an off-dry style. This doesn't miss a trick. It has the skittish crimps and crackles of saline minerality found in bone-dry riesling, but offers up the gentle lip-plumping of honeyed citrus and red apple fruitiness that are the tells of residual sugar. There's no sense of 'sweet wine' here, just a textural nod and a fruitiness. The balance is sublime. Wildly drinkable and charming. Drink by 2030.
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2015 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Isle of Skye, SCOTLAND$199. 99Bottle$2399.88 DozenABV: 48.4%Independent bottlings of Talisker are almost unheard of. Hence, this Old Particular may even have some appeal to collectors. It's just ten years old, but Diageo's annual 'Special Releases' have highlighted just how good young Talisker can be. The style here should be like a stripped back and souped-up official 10 year old. Expect a whisky with a mouth-coating, oily texture, layered with coastal brine, damp ash, orange rind and peppery peat. In short, West Highland single malt at its most expressive. A decade maturing in a single refill hogshead yielded 356 bottles. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non-chill-filtered.
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2012 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Glenallachie 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$139. 99Bottle$1679.88 DozenABV: 48.4%A second darker-coloured release from our Old Particular shipment is this high strength Glenallachie. Judging by the beautiful auburn hue, it looks to be from a single re-fill sherry butt. 415 bottles were filled. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Vanilla'd oak and baking spice give way to butterscotch and ginger. Palate: Layers of chocolate and mocha alongside honey'd barley and cinnamon. Finish: Dark berries, dried fruits, juicy plums and more spice linger on and on.
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2011 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Braeval 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$119. 99Bottle$1439.88 DozenABV: 48.4%It could be argued that some of Scotland's distilleries produce spirit that's best reserved for blends, and not particularly suited to showcasing as single malts. But then there are others that do produce large amounts of "blend filler" that can also deliver noteworthy malts. Little-known Braevel is one, offering a whisky that can be both rewarding and surprisingly complex. The first official release only debuted in 2017, so it remains novel, even for seasoned drinkers. Independents continue to seek it out. This expressions consists of 395 bottles from a refill hogshead. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Opens replete with rich, sweet home-baking - develops to warm damp sugar and mocha. Palate: Big and tannic with citrus, spices, the juiciest of barley, lightly burnt cake and late Bourbon. Finish: The citrus has been flamed and sugar added creme brulee style with a cereal backdrop.
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2009 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Mortlach 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$159. 99Bottle$1919.88 DozenABV: 48.4%Since the 1920s and to this day, a significant amount of Mortlach's output has been dedicated to the Johnnie Walker blends. In 2014, owner Diageo launched four 'luxury' Mortlachs, resuming a line of offerings as the distillery did so many years ago. Releases remain relatively rare, with more recent bottlings focussed on super premium age statements. Laing's edition sits in between the official 12 and 20 year olds. The outturn was 282 bottles from a refill hogshead, presumably sherry, but it's not stated on the label. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Instantly aromatic, so fragrant, showing the gentlest spices with a cedar wood and gristy aspect. Palate: Still piquant, now giving way to butter cream, a range of cereal based flavours and a syrupy backdrop. Finish: The same spices are now cool and minty; running to a later sugar toffee, crushed sugar style.
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2008 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Aberlour 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$169. 99Bottle$2039.88 DozenABV: 48.4%Many entry-level bottlings from this distillery can feel a bit mild to seasoned drinkers, so higher ABV Aberlours are always welcome. We're not quite at A'bunadh strengths, but we're getting close! As with the A'bunadh Alba, maturation in ex-bourbon barrels should bring a different side to the profile (fruitier notes like apples, honey and vanilla), as opposed to the more typical, sherry influenced flavours. 319 bottles were drawn from a refill hogshead. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Barley and soft spices give way to moreish caramel and vanilla richness. Palate: Thick and creamy with buttery biscuits, charred oak, candied peel and pastry. Finish: Lingers with much of what has gone before plus apricot conserve and butterscotch.
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2008 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Tobermory 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Isle of Mull, SCOTLAND$179. 99Bottle$2159.88 DozenABV: 48.4%As one of Scotland's older distilleries (est.1798), Tobermory should be better known by now. Its notoriety is slowly gathering steam. New management and quality releases are making this Hebridean stalwart a go-to island whisky experience. The distillery produces both peated an unpeated whisky for use in the Black Bottle and Scottish Leader blends, as well as the super peaty Ledaig and Tobermory single malts. This indie release totals 243 bottles decanted from a Bourbon barrel. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: A sweet candied character with fruit salad and vanilla/spicy tang. Palate: Detect brown sugar and cinnamon with sweet Malt and stone fruits. Finish: a freshly baked pastry style lingers on alongside toffee and pear drops.
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2008 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Glenburgie 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$159. 99Bottle$1919.88 DozenABV: 48.4%Glenburgie debuts in the Old Particular range! The Pernod Ricard distillery remains a critical component in the mega-conglomerate Ballantine’s blend. Unfortunately very, very little gets released under the Glenburgie label, so it's not a name widely recognised here or overseas. The spirit has the potential to deliver a fruit bomb, loaded with notes like peach, pear, apple, and mandarin. Laing's outturn is 317 bottles from a refill hogshead. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Orange rind is immediately apparent developing to a gristy, sugary sweetness. Palate: Gentle spiced oak gives way to creamy cereal, toffee apples and hard candy. Finish: Baking spice linger with more of that earlier fresh fruit sweetness.
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2008 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Royal Brackla 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Highlands, SCOTLAND$139. 99Bottle$1679.88 DozenABV: 48.4%Chosen by King William IV in 1835 to be known as the King’s own whisky, Brackla was given a Royal Warrant, the first of its kind, and from then on was called "Royal Brackla". Today, the distillery’s range has been revamped, re-entering the market in 2015. Known for employing an unusually long fermentation combined with tall stills to create an ester-rich spirit, the malt is typically fruity and fairly robust, working well with sherry casks. This one sees 269 bottles filled from a refill hogshead (x-Bourbon, we'd expect). 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Creamy cereal with just a hint of spice, polished wood and apricot jam. Palate: Barley-rich with some nutmeg and brown sugar apparent alongside vanilla'd oak. Finish: Lingers with a citric tang plus buttery pastry and more of that earlier barley depth.
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2008 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Speyburn 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$139. 99Bottle$1679.88 DozenABV: 48.4%Speyburn's distillers take a wide spirit cut, aiming for a fruity character that still retains some body. 'Apples' are one note that's often repeated by tasters. For this middle-aged independent expression, 357 bottles were charged from a refill hogshead. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Opens crisp, clean and attractively spiced, with a sweet cereal based, gristy content. Palate: Carries a barley sugar based and honey'd style, warming gently amongst intriguing spices. Finish: Still as absolutely sweet, now with a nutty content - those earlier spices still apparent.
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2011 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Balmenach 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$119. 99Bottle$1439.88 DozenABV: 48.4%Unlike relatively light or floral Speysiders, Balmenach uses traditional worm tub condensers and fast distillation in small stills, producing an oily, weighty, meaty new-make that's sought after for blending or independent casks. Aficionados often give the malt high marks, an opinion that coincides with the blended whisky community. This edition from Laing & Co. sees 348 bottles drawn from a refill hogshead. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Buttery pastry, warm croissants alongside dried apricots and polished wood. Palate: A thick, syrupy sweetness mingles with cinnamon and buttered toast. Finish: A charred oak style lingers with caramelised nuts and orchard fruits.
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2008 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Mannochmore 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$139. 99Bottle$1679.88 DozenABV: 48.4%Mannochmore is another Diageo blend filler, being the signature component in Haig. The general style falls under the fruity' category, with a texture that's often creamy or waxy with a crisp, dry finish. Laing & Co. have charged 325 bottles from a refill hogshead. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Aniseed and orange rind give way to caramel and honey'd malt. Palate: Golden syrup and double cream with freshly backed buttery biscuits. Finish: Long with hard candy, spiced oak and a raspberry conserve sweetness.
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2009 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Bruichladdich 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Islay, SCOTLAND$350. 00Bottle$4200.00 DozenABV: 48.4%One of the few Islay malts on offer from Douglas Laing, this Bruichladdich saw 15 years in an x-Bourbon barrel resulting in an outturn of 286 bottles. Tasting notes suggests it's a very gently peated expression. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: A barley, malty sweetness develops to fresh vanilla pods and home baking. Palate: Creamy and wonderfully thick - custard cream biscuits with just the perfect hint of earth/smoke. Finish: Lingers on and on - salted caramel with buttery popcorn and a dried fruit style.
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2026 RieslingFreak No. 3 Clare Valley RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$24. 99Bottle$299.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2026-2034)ABV: 10.5%Closure: StelvinZippy and racy with a tight line of crisp acidity.
Since it’s establishment in 2009, winemaker John Hughes has in a very short period of time established RieslingFreak as one of the country's preeminent producers of the variety. Wine critic Mike Bennie describing it as ‘the definitive Riesling project in Australia.’
Brilliant water like core with a faint greenish tinge to the surrounding edges. Leaping out of the glass are lime and lemon scents trailed by some orange rind, chalky talc and steely mineral notes. Zippy lime and lemon fruits have a racy feel across the palate underscored by a tight line of crisp acidity. Granny Smith apple, wet steel and flinty mineral elements linger on. Great tension with a long, lip-smacking, bone-dry finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 10.5%
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The No.3 comes mostly from the family vineyard in White Hutt, Clare Valley. This is the wickedly fresh, go-to riesling from Rieslingfreak's suite of '26 releases. It marries superb balance, lively acidity and minerality, strict, citrusy freshness and a genial suppleness to texture that shouts loud in its inherent drinkability, accessibility and charm. Concentration is notable and warrants higher merit in the conversation around quality. A very good riesling, and brilliant at the price. Drink by 2035.
95 points
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2014 Signatory Vintage Mortlach 11 Year Old 100 Proof Edition #73 Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$119. 99Bottle$1439.88 DozenABV: 57.1%"Mortlach is always a good choice. This one also offers excellent value for money." - whiskybase.com
Our last Mortlach 100 Proof was a bright gold coloured whisky and showed unusual restraint in the sherried department. Edition #73 is set to take you to the opposite extreme. Deep, dark and brooding, first-fill oloroso butts bring heavy sherry sweetness to a big spirit backbone. Some found Mortlach's 'meatiness' secondary to the sherry. Others found it emerging just at the finish. This was selling for around $160 in Australia. Via direct importing, we can offer the same whisky for significantly less. Strong recommendations from multiple sources include Dramface.com who declared it "Very good indeed... Not the Mortlach I hoped to find, but one I came to really love". 57.1% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.
Other reviews... This isn’t the old-school, savoury, sulphuric Mortlach that I was hoping it might be, but it’s still very good. It definitely needs a bit of water, but once you get past that slightly vinegary note and tame a little of the sourness, it’s really very engaging. As I write this it’s June and I’m still getting a lot of enjoyment from this bottle. Give me a cold, Autumnal evening and a nice log fire, and I’m pretty sure that this would be the perfect companion. If, like me, you’re a Mortlach fan, then this one is definitely worth your time and money. - dramface.com
"Mortlach is always a good choice. This one also offers excellent value for money. Nicely meaty, oily, and with the typical Mortlach gooseberry notes, plus a delicate sherry influence – not too much, as the color might suggest. A delight on its own". - whiskybase.com
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1998 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask North British 25 Year Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky (700ml)Lowlands, SCOTLAND$179. 99Bottle$2159.88 DozenABV: 51.5%Just outside of Edinburgh sits North British, busy since 1887 distilling unmalted grains like corn and wheat via column stills. The plant's focus is to supply grain whisky for use in blends such as Cutty Sark, Famous Grouse, Chivas Regal, J&B, Isle of Skye and Johnnie Walker. Their standalone whiskies are generally considered very good, especially when given decades to mature, allowing creamy textures, deep notes of vanilla, caramel and sometimes, tropical fruit to develop. We think the price/age ratio speaks for itself in this value 25-year-old direct import from Laing & Co. 190 bottles at 51.5% ABV make up the outturn. Non-chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Anticipate a big, dulcet, indulgent and interestingly spiced, gently oaked, gristy quality. Palate: Shows a peppered, warmly piquant style with late cereal, fruit, and crystallised honey. Finish: Carries all the aforementioned, tailing attractively to subsequent toffee and mocha.
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2023 Woodstock Deep Sands ShirazMcLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$19. 99Bottle$239.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2026-2029)ABV: 14.9%Closure: StelvinRich, lush and full bodied with a long opulent conclusion.
Pitch black in colour with a dark red hue. Elevated ripe dark plum and liquorice scents mix with vanillin spice, black cherry and subtle peppered earth notes. Rich and lush, the full bodied palate is swamped with dark plum, liquorice and black cherry fruits. Vanillin spice, scorched earth and blackpepper elements lurk beneath. Ripe, gently chewy tannins with a long opulent conclusion.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
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2020 Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road ShirazBarossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$299. 99Bottle$3599.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2026-2034)ABV: 16%Closure: CorkAn ultra rich, monumentally sized Barossa Shiraz.
Super dense inky black heart with a very deep dark red black hue. Potent aromas of dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate waft through the nostrils followed by vanillin oak, mocha, subtle earth and spice notes. Ultra rich, thick and voluptuous, the monumentally sized palate is coated with dark plum, liquorice, dark chocolate and vanillin oak flavours. Exceptional concentration, density and power with earthy mocha, faint leather and spice elements the undercard. Sturdy in their structure yet velvet like in their feel, the tannins are seamlessly interwoven through the long decadent yet slightly chewy finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 16%Other Reviews……
An incredibly proportioned shiraz sourced from 120-year-old vines on the Greenock Creek estate in western Barossa. I'm always amazed at the balance Greenock Creek achieve in these wines. Now, this is full-bodied to be sure, but the line and flow shows a distinct elegance and grace, tannins fine and chewy, the fruit pure and a mix of red and dark tones studded with spice, floral facets and roasting meats. Jeez Louise ... very nicely done. Drink by 2044.
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2018 Barossa Boy Lifeblood ShirazBarossa, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$79. 99Bottle$959.88 DozenMinimum 6 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)ABV: 14.5%Closure: CorkRich, full in body and opulently textured with a long, sumptuous yet gently chewy conclusion.
Aged for 22 months in French oak hogsheads. Dense pitch black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Potent dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate aromas waft out of the glass complimented by some vanillin oak, earthy mocha and spice notes. Rich, full in body and opulently textured, the palate is drenched in a tidal wave of plush dark plum, blackberry, dark chocolate and liquorice fruits. Earthy mocha, spicy vanillin oak and subtle leather elements sit in the background. Velvety yet sturdy tannin structure with a long, sumptuous yet gently chewy conclusion.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
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2023 Sons of Eden Romulus Old Vine ShirazBarossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$69. 99Bottle$839.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2026-2036)ABV: 14.5%Closure: StelvinRich, exceptionally concentrated and opulent with a long, sumptuous finish.
Sons of Eden is a partnership between winemaker Corey Ryan and viticulturist Simon Cowham who both learnt their trades in the vineyards and cellars of Eden Valley. Their labels Romulus and Remus come from the fable of the legendary founders of Ancient Rome. These twins were abandoned at birth and reared by a she-wolf. Romulus murdered his twin Remus in a fit of rage over the naming of Rome, the city which both had built. Legend presents Romulus (Barossa Valley) as the stronger, more powerful of the brothers, while Remus (Eden Valley) was more refined, focused and elegant.
Fruit was sourced from the Nuriootpa and Light Pass sub regions of the Barossa Valley with vines aged between 60- 80 plus years old. Maturation took place in French oak hogsheads of which 45% were new for a period of 18 months.
Magnificent super dense inky black heart with an equally deep dark red black hue. Potent dark plum, liquorice, blackberry and black cherry scents waft out of the glass trailed by some smoky vanillin oak, dark chocolate and peppered earth notes. Rich, exceptionally concentrated and opulent, the full bodied palate is doused in lavish blackberry, dark plum, liquorice and black cherry fruits. Subtlety smoked vanillin oak, earthy dark chocolate and pepper elements extend across the back half. Boasting outstanding power and depth it has velvety yet underlyingly sturdy tannins and a long, sumptuous finish.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
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2023 Yamanashi de GraceYamanashi, JAPAN$64. 99Bottle$779.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2026-2030)ABV: 13%Closure: StelvinLight and elegant with a supple feel and a fresh, eloquent finish.
A blend of 54% Muscat Bailey A, 23% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot aged in neutral French oak barrels. Dark red core with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Aromas of red currant, plum, blueberry and red liquorice intermingle with dried herb, subtle earthy leather and spice notes. Light and elegant, supple red plum, cherry, blueberry and red liquorice fruits flow across the palate. Earthy dried herb and subtle spicy leather elements linger underneath. Fine grained tannins with a fresh, eloquent finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
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2011 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Blair Athol 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND$99. 99Bottle$1199.88 DozenABV: 48.4%A key source for Bell's blended whiskies, Blair Athol is another Diageo-owned distillery with very few official releases. What is marketed as a single malt is usually out of sherry barrels, however the tasting note for this edition read like Laing's have opted for x-Bourbon wood. 285 bottles from a refill barrel. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Carries some Bourbon cask heritage ahead of its dulcet and rich Highland Malt. Palate: Catch a little peppery zing before some later toffee, imbued with muscovado sugar. Finish: Clove studded orange zest opens, followed by that "All American" sweet flavour.
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2025 Catlin Lorna Starr Pinot GrisAdelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$32. 99Bottle$395.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2026-2027)ABV: 12.5%Closure: StelvinRipe and fleshy with a long, shapely finish.
Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Pear and ripe apple aromas mix with whiffs of honeysuckle and spicy quince. Ripe and fleshy, the palate is filled with juicy apple and pear skin flavours which meld into a quince and subtle honeysuckle back drop. Balanced acidity with a long, shapely finish.
Drink over the next year.
Alc. 12.5%Other Reviews……
Fruit is sourced from a single site in Oakbank. This is serious gris. Wild ferment, a touch of skin contact and barrel-rolling lees in French oak. The texture reverberates flavours of green apple, grapefruit, pear and crystalline ginger, with just a waft of lychee over the top. And then, within, it has a deeply saline and savoury backbone – umami notes of herbal salts and almonds. Mouthwatering. Drink by 2029.
94 Points
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2025 Allegrini Corte Giara Pinot GrigioVeneto, ITALY$22. 99Bottle$275.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2026-2028)ABV: 12.5%Closure: StelvinSlippery textured with impressive concentration and a long, moreish finish.
The Corte Giara range is an offspring of the famous Allegrini family in the Valpolicella region. Together with a few select winegrowers, they created a concept centred around modern and eclectic wines, representing great value for money, with international varietals through to Amarone, Recioto and other classic wines of the Veneto region.
Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Aromas of pear and red apple drift out of the glass with ample intensity mixing with some honeysuckle, musk, delicate quince and wet stone notes along the way. The slippery textured palate shows impressive concentration with delicious pear and red apple fruits overlaying a dried honey, lime and stony mineral back drop. Refreshing acidity with a long, slinky finish that’s highly moreish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
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2024 Collector Marked Tree Red ShirazCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, AUSTRALIA$37. 99Bottle$455.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)ABV: 13%Closure: StelvinA juicy mid weighted Shiraz with a savoury, pepper laced finish of ample length.
The Marked Tree Red comprises hand-worked parcels of shiraz from vineyards in and around Murrumbateman. The mix of granite and shale soils produce fruit which is both perfumed and elegantly structured as well as savoury, textured and rich.
Pitch black core with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Up front liquorice, black cherry and clove scents display good aromatic lift trailed by some smoky vanillin cedar and peppered meat notes. On the mid weighted palate juicy black cherry and liquorice fruits combine with infusions of clove, spicy vanillin cedar, dried meats and peppered earth characters. Fine grained tannins with a savoury pepper laced finish of ample length.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%Other Reviews…..
What a beautiful shiraz. Everything just so; it’s perfectly poised and immediately appealing, although it will age gracefully if you can wait. It’ll be hard though, because of the gorgeous aromatics of exotic spices and florals, with a little meaty reduction alongside the ripe, fleshy fruit doused in a touch of pepper. Silky tannins sashay across the medium-bodied palate and, with the lithe acidity, the finish is long and lingering. Drink by 2036.
95+ Points
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2022 Cape Mentelle Cabernet SauvignonMargaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA$59. 99Bottle$719.88 DozenMinimum 6 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2026-2034)ABV: 14.4%Closure: StelvinRich and fleshy upfront with firm, chalky tannins imparting a dry, grippy feel across the mid length finish.
Matured for 18 months in fine grained French oak. Midnight black core with a dark red hue. Expressive blackcurrant, mulberry and red liquorice aromas evolve out of the glass followed by some dusty vanillin cedar, tobacco, black olive and spicy bay leaf notes. Rich, fleshy textured blackcurrant and liquorice fruits are to the fore with notions of mulberry, earthy black olive, cedary tobacco and spicy dried herb characters lining the back half. Firm, chalky tannins impart a dry, grippy feel across the mid length finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
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2024 Whipbird ChardonnayPemberton, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA$22. 99Bottle$275.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2026-2028)ABV: 13%Closure: StelvinRich, full and creamy textured.
Bright straw colour with subtle flashes of green around the edges and a watery hue. Elevated peach and honeycomb aromas mix with bacon fat, nougat and spice. Rich, full and creamy textured, the palate is decorated with mouth filling peach, honeycomb, bacon fat, nougat and spice flavours. Nicely balanced acidity with a long, well rounded conclusion.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
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2002 Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular Single Cask Girvan 21 Year Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky (700ml)Lowlands, SCOTLAND$169. 99Bottle$2039.88 DozenABV: 51.5%From one of the largest alcohol producing facilities in the world: Girvan routinely proves how good a single grain can be. If you like bourbon or sweeter-styled American oak-influenced malts, this is worth consideration. At 21 years, it straddles the line for single grain - is it young or old? Only taste will tell! 190 bottles were charged from a refill hogshead at 51.5% Alc./Vol. Non-chill-filtered.
Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Wood shavings with brown sugar and candied peels alongside cinnamon. Palate: Creamy and thick with home baking, honeyed cereal and suagry candy floss. Finish: Butterscotch and fudge linger on with more that earlier cereal richness.
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2022 Mollydooker Carnival of Love ShirazMcLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$95. 00Bottle$1140.00 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2026-2034)ABV: 16%Closure: StelvinA Shiraz of pure opulence and prodigious power.
Super saturated pitch black colour with an equally deep black dark red hue. Potent blackberry and liquorice aromas flood the olfactory senses followed by black cherry, vanillin cedar, fennel and peppered earth notes. Boasting monumental size and concentration, the densely textured palate is overwhelmed by a tidal wave of rich black cherry, liquorice and blackberry fruit. Subtlety smoked spicy vanillin cedar, fennel and peppered earth elements fan out across the back half. Prodigious power with velvety yet underlyingly sturdy tannins and an exceptionally long, blackpepper laced finish that’s pure opulence.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
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2024 Turkey Flat Butcher’s Block Grenache Shiraz MataroBarossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$27. 99Bottle$335.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2026-2031)ABV: 14.5%Closure: StelvinRich and juicy with a long, generously fruited finish.
Matured for 12 months in French oak hogsheads and puncheons. Deep dark red black tinged core with a red to dark red hue. Dark raspberry, ripe dark cherry and liquorice scents jump out of the glass followed by some vanillin spice notes. Rich and juicy, the mid weighted palate features dark raspberry, cherry, liquorice and dark plum fruits over a subtle earth and vanillin spice back drop. Nicely fleshed it has polished tannins and ample underlying freshness. Long, generously fruited finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%Other Reviews……
This is a hit. This is a buy. This is $27 well spent.
Raspberries and rust, florals and aromatic herbs, a slip of chocolate and dives into deeper, darker berry flavours. This is lively, pretty and solid at once; it has a bit of a negroni-Campari-orange aspect to it; it’s easy-going but it has substance. Drink 2026-2030+
92 Points
Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front - Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)Islay, SCOTLAND$119. 99Bottle$1439.88 DozenABV: 50%
First offered as a Tenner back in 2011, but at a lower ABV, the distillery's signature bottling returns, now bottled at 50%. Its predecessor was a favourite ‘entry-level’ Islayer , dangerously drinkable and not particularly expensive. Expect the same here. Showcasing the classic, floral and elegant Bruichladdich house style, it's made from 100% Scottish barley, trickle distilled, non-chill filtered and colouring free.
Other reviews... Nose: It’s fresh and bright with waxy orchard fruits of apples and pears in abundance along with peach, honey, floral meadows, dry grass and light oak. Palate: It’s those orchard fruits again, but more sweet juicy red apples this time and there’s lemon citrus bringing the sour too. There’s a peppery spice, but it’s never too assertive and is joined by honey, creamy vanilla and salt. The finish is creamy, with oak and green apple skins. The green apple note lingers for an age on the palate...This is undoubtedly good, spirit-forward whisky with plenty of flavour. There’s a really nice light and fruity profile and I love that we get 50% ABV here rather than the integrity base of 46%. - dramface.com
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2025 De Iuliis SemillonHunter Valley, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA$19. 99Bottle$239.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)ABV: 10.5%Closure: StelvinTense and focused with steely acidity and a dry, snappy finish.
Brilliant almost water like core with distinct green tinted edges. Elevated lime and green apple aromas laced with flinty mineral and fresh herb accents are trailed by whiffs of lemon butter and wet steel. Tense and focused, lemon, lime and green apple fruits are framed by a line of steely like acidity. Some mineral flint and fresh herb elements linger across the back half. Bracing and snappy it finishes dry and tightly wound, carrying with it a steely feel.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 10.5%Other Reviews……
One of the great bargains of the '25 vintage. Extremely well made, with lemon blossom aromas and a beautiful core of soft citrus fruit. Gentle breadth, purity, freshness and weight. Essential drinking, whatever the season. Drink by 2029.
93 Points
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2024 Rainoldi Alpi Retiche IGT NebbioloLombardia, ITALY$49. 99Bottle$599.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2026-2031)ABV: 12.5%Closure: Diam CorkLight, fresh and gently chewy with an elegant red fruited conclusion.
Semi translucent red colour with black toned edges and a light red hue. Aromas of red currant, subtle rose petal and red liquorice are intertwined with earth, dried herbs and spicy tobacco notes. Light, fresh and gently chewy, the palate is lined with red currant and red liquorice fruits which meld into earthy crushed rock like characters, dried herbs and faint spicy tobacco accents. Slightly muscular tannins and bright acidity with an elegant and savoury conclusion.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
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2025 De Bortoli The Estate Vineyard Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$21. 99Bottle$263.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2026-2029)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinSupple and juicy with medium length to the ripe, fleshy conclusion.
Dark red in colour with black toned edges and a vibrant red hue. Fragrant violet, red plum, dark cherry and anise aromas drift through the nostrils trailed by some dried herb and spice notes. Supple and juicy, flavours of dark plum, cherry and anise greet the palate with some subtle rhubarb and spicy dried herb elements sitting in the background. Polished tannins with medium length to the ripe, fleshy conclusion.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
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2024 Warrabilla Reserve DurifRutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$32. 99Bottle$395.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)ABV: 15.5%Closure: StelvinIncredibly rich, concentrated and powerful yet also showing plenty of tension and a muscular feel.
Features Warrabilla Durif’s trademark colour saturation with an impenetrable inky black core and an equally deep dark purple black hue. Ripe morello cherry, liquorice and black plum scents waft from the glass complimented by some vanillin oak and spicy earth notes. Incredibly rich, concentrated and powerful yet also showing plenty of tension and a muscular tannin structure, the full bodied palate is overwhelmed with ripe morello cherry, liquorice, black cherry and black plum fruits. Chiselled feel with bright acidity. Vanillin oak, earth and spice elements sit in the background. Concludes long and dense with a vibrant chewiness.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
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2021 Zema Estate Coonawarra ShirazCoonawarra, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$27. 99Bottle$335.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2026-2031)ABV: 14.5%Closure: StelvinA rich, mouth filling Coonawarra Shiraz.
Matured for 15 months in a combination of French and American oak. Pitch black in colour with a dark red black tinged hue. Nosing offers up dark plum, blackberry and liquorice aromas which are interwoven with vanillin cedar, earth and subtle leather overtones. Rich, mouth filling liquorice and blackberry fruits drive the palate with notions of dark plum, spicy vanillin cedar, scorched earth, subtle leather and pepper characters extending across the back half. Sturdy yet polished tannin structure with a long, opulently fruited finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%Other Reviews…..
Blood plums, Bing cherries and staining mulberries. Cracked black peppercorns and cassia bark. Dried pine cone and caraway seed. A shower of natural acidity that shows the brightness of fruit to its full potential. Oak tones are complementary and woven into the wine. This is light on its feet but not on flavour. Pillowy tannins; a wine that dances with enthusiasm. Drink by 2029.
92 Points
Shanteh Wale - James Halliday’s Australian Wine CompanionThe latest collection from the Zema winery in Coonawarra is from the exceptional 2021 vintage. That alone should have people racing to the store. If your cellar is not overflowing with wines from this stunning vintage, then you are doing yourself a disservice. You won’t get many more opportunities. The wine spent fifteen months maturing in a mix of French and American oak. The colour is an opaque maroon. The wine exhibits deftly handled oak with notes of chocolate, blackberries, mint, mulberries, tobacco leaves and coffee beans. There are some sappy and briary notes along with vibrant acidity, good focus and excellent length. Showing a lingering finish with sleek tannins, this is an excellent Coonawarra Shiraz, which should be terrific drinking over the next ten to twelve years. Good buying. Drink 2025-2037.
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2026 Lobethal Road Pinot GrisAdelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$24. 99Bottle$299.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2026-2028)ABV: 12.5%Closure: StelvinFresh fruits with a river stone like feel and vibrant acidity.
Brilliant pale straw colour with a faint greenish tinge around the edges and a watery hue. Lifted pear and Jonathan apple aromas intermingle with quince and delicate musk notes. Fresh pear and Jonathan apple fruits drive the palate with notions of quince, subtle musk and spice sitting in the background. Carrying a river stone like feel, it has vibrant acidity and a refreshingly dry finish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
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