Those of us who collect rare whiskies look forward to the annual Diageo Special Releases the way some people view Christmas morning. In April, the world’s biggest whisky producer announced nine of the ten bottles in the 2018 collection—as it did last year. Of course there was great intrigue about what the tenth bottle would be. Now we know. […]
Single Malt Whisky
GLENDRONACH DEBUTS NEW GRANDEUR BATCH 10
GlenDronach has launched the 10th expression in its limited edition Grandeur range, a 27-year-old single malt matured in some of the distillery’s ‘oldest and most unique’ Sherry casks. ‘Intense Sherry’: GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 10 has been matured in ex-PX and oloroso Sherry casks Grandeur Batch 10 is described as an ‘intense Sherry expression’ containing notes […]
Glendronach Revival 15 Year Old is back for limited release!
Glendronach Revival 15 Year Old is a single malt has been matured in a combination of ex-oloroso and PX Spanish oak casks from Andalucía for 15 years, before being bottled at 46% abv. It’s described as having notes of ‘ripe dark fruits and manuka honey’ with an ‘elegant silk-velvet chocolate finish’. The expression will be […]
NEW Macallan Edition 4 Limited Edition Scotch Whisky
MACALLAN EDITION NO 4 ABV: 48.4% PRODUCTION TYPE: Single malt whisky REGION: Speyside FLAVOUR CAMP: Rich & Round NOSE Reassuringly complex, with lots of oak and wood spice at the fore, surrounded by sweet acacia honey and toffee. This alluring, zesty, citrus baked sweetness, like a lemon drizzle cake or key lime pie, is captivating. […]
Kilchoman Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Kilchoman is the first distillery to be established on Islay in over 124 years. The distillery was built in 2005, with the first run of new spirit coming off the stills later that year. Kilchoman is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland with an annual production of approximately 225,000 litres of alcohol. Kilchoman is […]
Diageo Special Rare Malts 2018 Released
The annual rare malts whisky collection is a selection of limited edition whiskies from distilleries within the Diageo portfolio, often comprising rare and old liquid from lesser-known and closed sites. However for the first time since the collection launched in 2001, Port Ellen and Brora will not appear in the range, instead rare expressions from both distilleries will be available for purchase […]
GlenDronach launches 15 single cask malt whiskies
Highland distillery GlenDronach is releasing 15 Sherry and Port cask-matured single malt whiskies as part of Batch 16 of its annual cask release programme. Single casks: GlenDronach’s latest cask releases feature 14 Sherry-matured malts, plus one aged in a Port pipe The whiskies, distilled between 1989 and 2006, range from 11 to 28 years old […]
Glendronach, A Whisky Fit for a Kingsman
A measure of skepticism about a $1400 whisky pegged to the release of a big-budget action film is to be expected. But no matter how one feels about the marketing ploy (or price tag), there’s no denying that the GlenDronach Kingsman Edition 1991 is an impressive scotch. Matthew Vaughn, director of the new Kingsman: The […]