18's 18 year old whiskies are often a distillery's flagship release and can provide a softer, more nuanced experience when compared to their younger siblings	Corks II As you progress through your whisky journey, you'll amass quite a collection of corks. They're always useful to replace broken corks along the way	Tastings IV There's nothing quite like a multidimensional whisky tasting, one with a bit of everything...peat, sherry, rum, quarter casks, virgin oak, the list goes on...
Laphroaig I love a distillery putting their unique signature onto their corks. Laphroaig is one of the best	Life Goals Imagine a tasting lineup that looks a little something like this, just amazing!	Glen Moray 12 This Glen Moray 12 could easily be mistaken for apple juice. For real, it tastes just like it. A fruit bomb of note
Balblair 16 This 16 year old Balblair from the early 2000's is a superb sherry bomb. Elegant and delicious	Dailuaine Dailuaine is not a distillery you hear much about and releases are mostly from Independent Bottlers. Tasting notes usually include porridge, butterscotch, bread, chocolate, nuts, and sulphur. This is a 16 year old bottled by Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice	Caol Ila 15 This is a 15 year old Caol Ila bottled by Murray McDavid. It was finished in Syrah casks and provides for a delicious, sweet, vinous, and peaty experience
Fettercairn Fettercairn is one of those distilleries that not too many know about. It is a highland distillery owned by Whyte & Mackay (Dalmore/Jura) and have released 40 & 50 year old whiskies. This one is a 13 year old by Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask	Caol Ila Range Caol Ila is one of the most underrated distilleries on Islay. They produce consistently good whisky including 18 year old peated and unpeated variants, and a Distiller's Edition finished in moscatel wine casks	Rarity Good whisky is what we all want and when it's in limited production, getting hold of it can be a little tricky. These 18 year old BenRiach's, released from 2009-2015, are superb and by no means easy to come by
Generations Here we have 3 generations of BenRiach 10 year old whisky, from 1994, 2015, and 2019	Tomatin Legacy Legacy is the entry level whisky in the Tomatin range. It is matured in a combination of Bourbon Barrels and Virgin Oak Casks	BenRiach 10 The 2018 iteration of BenRiach 10 year old is matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, imparting wonderful notes of orchard fruit, honey, pastry, and oak
Collectors' Bottles Older expressions of Three Ships whisky are becoming very difficult to find. Examples are the original, 2003 10 year old, the PX Cask Master's Collection, and this old-style Bourbon Cask Finish	Tamdhu 15 The Tamdhu 12 year old and the Batch Strengths are wonderful, monstrous sherry bombs, loaded with sherried goodness but this 15 year old elevates the experience to be more refined and elegant. An excellent whisky	Highland Park 12 This older expression of HP12 was a consistently good, no nonsense, lightly peated dram. Always one in the whisky cabinet
Jack Daniel's Rye Rye whiskey has become very popular and some of the best examples are from Sazerac, Templeton, Rittenhouse, Whistlepig, and Michter's. This JD Rye provides a good experience for the price	Caol Ila DE A number of Diageo products have a Distillers Edition released as a variation to their standard range. This is the Caol Ila Distillers Edition, matured in Ex-Bourbon Casks and finished in Moscatel Casks	Heart of Speyside The 'Heart of Speyside' is the entry level, non-peated whisky from the BenRiach distillery. It is a good example of a young Speysider with tons of fruit and spice
Templeton Rye Templeton Rye was first introduced in 2006. It is produced by MGP (Midwest Grain Products of Indiana) and has a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% barley. A delicious rye whiskey	Cocktails Whisky is a fantastic cocktail ingredient and makes some of my favourites, including the Penicillin. Both peated and unpeated whisky is used along with lemon juice, ginger syrup, and honey syrup to make this fantastic drink	PX Single Cask This 2007 peated single cask from BenRiach distillery was bottled exclusively for Whisky Brother in South Africa. Matured for a full 12 years in a PX sherry cask, it is one of 636 bottles and has an abv of 56.4%. Expect notes of dark fruits, chocolate, leather, pepper, wood, and citrus. Delicious
Three Ships PX This is the first independent bottling of a Three Ships whisky by a non-South African bottler. The Three Ships 6 year old PX cask, bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company, is a stupendous dram and shows just how good South African whisky is, even at just 6 years old	Irish Whiskey The Jameson 18 year old Limited Reserve is an Irish Blended Whiskey made up of two pot-still whiskies and a single grain whiskey, matured in Oloroso Sherry Casks and finished in Bourbon Casks for six months. A real easy drinker	Horizons BenRiach 12 year old Horizons is a unique whisky. It was a limited release, bottled in 2010 after being matured in Bourbon Barrels and then finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks. It's Triple Distilled (very unusual for a Speysider and even Scotch whisky in general) and bottled at a fantastic 50% abv
Longrow Sherry The Longrow 14 year old Sherry Cask is an excellent whisky. It was limited to 9000 units, bottled in 2018 and was matured in refill Oloroso Sherry Casks. It's a dark, full-bodied, dirty, sulphury, farmy dram...classic Longrow	Maker's Mark Maker's Mark has a mash bill made up of 70% corn, 14% malted barley, and 16% red winter wheat. It comes in a distinctive square bottle with red, wax seal and is bottled at 45% abv. It is also one of the few Bourbon producers who call their product whisky, with no 'e'	Variety Variety is the spice of life and the best tastings are those that display a good length and breadth of flavours. Here we have whiskies matured in Fino Sherry, Rioja Wine, Moscatel Wine & Oloroso Sherry Casks
Fino Cask The 4th and latest installment in the Three Ships Masters Collection is a blended, Fino sherry cask finish. A scrumptious whisky which pairs beautifully with chocolate and nuts	Single Casks IV One of the best single cask whiskies I've had in a long time, the Ballechin (Peated Edradour) 2008, 10 year old matured in refill sherry casks	Pairings IV Chocolate, in general, pairs very well with whisky but that can be taken to the next level with foods like these chocolate and nut brownies. It's next level stuff and this Springbank 12 year old Cask Strength was a superb accompaniment
Private Barrel Co The Private Barrel Co. is a South African independent bottler and they have bottled many different single cask whiskies from Scotland and South Africa. Here, is a 2014 release of BenRiach 17 year old, a stunning whisky	Bain's 15 The standard Bain's single grain South African whisky is a great dram but this 15 year old is even better. It's matured in first fill bourbon barrels for three years, followed by a second set of first fill bourbon casks for another 2 years. After that, it spends an additional 10 years in refill casks and voila! Bottled at 52.5% abv, it's a beast	Tastings III Here's a recent whisky tasting with a good mix of new & old, bourbon & sherry casks and peated & unpeated whisky. For a good whisky comparison, book a tasting with us
Three Ships 10 This 10 year old bottling of Three Ships was released in 3 stages from 2010-2012. Although the whisky is exactly the same, they were each released in a different tin representing 3 different explorers who set foot in the Cape namely, Bartholomew Diaz, Vasco da Gama, and Jan van Riebeeck with images of their different ships on the tins	Caol Ila 18 An excellent 18 year old from the Caol Ila distillery on Islay. It is not a big, peaty bruiser but rather a tremendously elegant, refined and well-balanced whisky with a medium peat level. One for a special occasion	Collection There's nothing better than a large, vertical whisky tasting. Here, we have 14 bottles of BenRiach whisky to be tasted side-by-side
Boplaas A South African whisky, Boplaas 6 year old is a single grain whisky from the Boplaas Wine Estate near Oudtshoorn and is finished in Cape Tawny Port Casks. There are a number of smaller whisky producers emerging in South Africa	Vertical Tasting A vertical tasting is one involving different expressions from the same distillery. Here we have five different 17 year old whiskies, all from The BenRiach distillery. What a fine tasting this would make	Old Glendronach These really old bottles are super rare and can command very high prices. This 12 year old Glendronach was bottled in the 1970's and almost certainly has 1960's distillate in it. Very exciting
Gun Fighter Bourbon is on the rise in many countries outside of the US, even in South Africa, and this 13 year old Gun Fighter, from the Golden Moon Distillery in Colorado, is a great example of the good quality spirits coming from America. To arrange a Bourbon whiskey tasting, drop us a message today	PX Cask Five years after it's release, the Three Ships 10 PX cask finish is one of the most sought-after South African whiskies,. With only 800 bottles produced, it's certainly a rare one	Jameson 18 This Jameson 18 year old is a blend of 2 pot-still whiskeys and a single grain whiskey which are then matured in Oloroso sherry casks and finished in Bourbon casks for 6 months. One of the best in their range. To taste a range of Irish Whiskey, contact us today for a tasting
Authenticus The BenRiach 25 year old Authenticus is a delicious, peated whisky from the Speyside distillery. It follows on from another Authenticus release, the 21 year old and has been succeeded by the latest release, a 30 year old	Ben Nevis I've never tasted a Ben Nevis I don't like from the official 10 year old to various independent bottlings so I have high hopes for this one...a 12 year old Provenance bottled by Douglas McGibbon	Springbank The Springbank distillery makes 3 different malts; Hazelburn which is triple distilled, Springbank which is lightly peated, and Longrow which is heavily peated. All fantastic! To taste these and compare them, book a tasting with us now
Pagoda This is the pagoda at the James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington, South Africa. The distillery is the home of Three Ships and Bain's whiskies	GlenDronach GlenDronach make some of the most heavily sherried whiskies in Scotland. They have a large standard range of whiskies as well as many special releases and annual batches of Single Casks too. Join us for a tasting and taste some amazing sherry cask matured whiskies	Moscato Cask The last Three Ships release of 2019 is the Moscato Cask Finish which is a 7 year old single cask bottled for South African retailer, Whisky Brother. Contact us in order to taste South African and other international whiskies
BenRiach Logo I love the various colours on different BenRiach expressions, including the capsules. Here we have 2 different BenRiach logos, one pre-2004 and one post-2004	BenRiach 15 BenRiach bottles a large number of cask finished whiskies at older age statements. Here we have a range of 15 year old BenRiach's, all long discontinued and pretty collectible	Age Statements Here we have six very different Three Ships whiskies, ranging in age from 5 to 10 years old. It's fantastic to see such innovation and variety coming from a small distillery like the James Sedgwick Distillery, South Africa
Collectors Bottles I hold my BenRiach 35 year old close to my heart but it was made even more special recently when I was able to get it signed by BenRiach's world brand ambassador, Stewart Buchanan, a man with great knowledge of the industry. Explore our website to learn more about the world of whisky	Whisky Fabric The Whisky Fabric is the term for the friendships that develop between people with an interest in whisky whether it be personal or via social media. Here, I met a legend, South African master distiller, Andy Watts who has brought the Three Ships and Bain's South African whiskies into the spotlight	Pairings III I love pairing whisky and food, particularly desserts, and here's a great example. The rich, dark fruits and spices in the Hazelburn 14 year old Oloroso sherry cask pair perfectly with the fruit, nuts, and buttery pastry in an almond and pear tart
The General Compass Box: The General was released in 2013 and has become extraordinarily hard to find. It has grown in value nearly 10 fold	Christmas Whisky Christmas whiskies are those that evoke memories of Christmas, i.e. the flavours of Christmas like baking spices, nuts, orange and dark fruits. This BenRiach 12 year old sherry cask is a great example	Ledaig If you like Islay whiskies, you'll probably love Ledaig. It is produced at the Tobermory Distillery on the Isle of Mull, who also produce the unpeated, Tobermory whisky
Indi Bottlers Independent bottlers purchase whisky from distilleries and then bottle and/or age the whisky under their own name. They can provide a great idea of a distillery's profile as they often bottle whisky in it's purest form, free of colouring or chill-filtration, and at cask strength	Bourbons Five of the best Bourbon Whiskies available. Bourbon can be produced anywhere in the United States but has the strongest association with the state of Kentucky. For Bourbon or other world whisky tastings, contact us to arrange your bespoke tasting	Three Ships Fino The 2019 release of the Three Ships Master's Collection is the 9 year old Fino Cask Finished Blended Whisky. It's a fine-tasting whisky and shows off the world-class liquid coming out of South Africa
Oban Game of Thrones took the world by storm and Diageo pounced on the opportunity to use GoT to market their whiskies. This is the Oban Bay Reserve, representing The Night's Watch and it sits alongside whiskies from, among others, Lagavulin, Talisker, and Clynelish	Macallan Amber When whiskies started moving away from age statements, some of the biggest criticism was leveled at Macallan for the release of a range of whiskies based on their colour. Many people believed that brands were hiding inferior quality whisky behind a name with no age statement. The Amber, above, sat alongside the Gold, Sienna, and Ruby in the range	Aged Whisky Just 10 years ago, you could purchase older whiskies, such as these 30 year olds, for a relatively low price. In 2018, the price of aged whisky is skyrocketing and the starting point for a 30 year old official bottling is around R6000
Old Whisky It's always interesting to taste whiskies from the 70's, 80's & 90's and if a contemporary bottle exists, it's great to taste the difference between them	Peat & Port Certain combinations of spirit and cask type just hit the right notes to make a whisky irresistible. For me, it's a combination of a peated malt, matured in a port pipe. Two examples of this are the BenRiach 15 & 17 year old Solstice	Pairings II Whisky and food pairings are delicious and it's great to discover pairs that are heavenly when combined. The Three Ships 8 year old Oloroso pairs amazingly well with a chocolate ganache tart
BenRiach 25 The BenRiach 25 year old is a great aged whisky from that distillery, matured in a combination of Bourbon, Sherry, and Virgin Oak Casks. For more information on different casks and maturation, explore our website	Logos Brand logos can be some of the most widely recognisable items on earth, like the Johnnie walker striding Man or the Glenfiddich stag. Others, although not as well known, are intricate and beautiful, just like this one from Tamdhu distillery	Nikka Japanese whiskies have become very sought after in recent times and are thus pretty scarce. Naturally, prices increase when demand goes up and production can't keep up leading to many of these whiskies becoming overpriced and not very good value for money
Campbeltown The Springbank distillery is home to 3 different whiskies with different styles, including the unpeated and triple distilled Hazelburn, the heavily peated Longrow and the lighlty peated Springbank. These are all small batch and very sought after releases. For a taste of Campbeltown, arrange a tasting with us today	Three Ships III Here we have the full range of Three Ships independent bottlings, Master's Collection bottlings, and the newly released Bain's 15 year old single grain whisky. They're all super limited releases and highly sought-after. To taste South African and other world whisky, book a tasting with us	Auchentoshan The Auchentoshan distillery is one of the last remaining (if not the only) Scottish whisky distillery that triple distills every drop of their whisky. This 12 year old sits alongside the American Oak, Three Wood and 18 year old in the distillery's standard range. For a taste of the different Scottish whisky regions, give us a call today
Peat and Age This BenRiach Temporis 21 year old is one of the best new releases from the distillery and showcases the effect of time on peat levels. Instead of the in-your-face peat attack of a 10 year old, older peated expressions have a gentler nature where the peat is well integrated with the whisky. To find out these differences for yourself, book a tasting with us	Tamdhu Tamdhu is a Speyside distillery that is well known for its use of sherry casks for maturation. Here we have a Batch Strength Batch No.3, released in 2018 and bottled at a huge 58.3% abv. A true sherry bomb. To taste sherry matured and various other cask matured whiskies, give us a call	Sherry Cask Oloroso and PX Sherry Casks impart specific flavours into a whisky, mainly those of baking spices, dried fruit, orange, honey, and toffee. Here are 2 generations of BenRiach 12 sherry wood finish, both matured in a combination of these cask types
Corks The sound of a whisky cork popping can evoke great emotion. They're great for collecting too and come in many different sizes, shapes, colours and materials	Tastings II Whisky tastings are a great way to expand your horizons. This tasting has a great mix of peated and unpeated, different cask types, and different whisky regions. For tastings like these, give us a call	Speyside Peat Islay whisky is synonymous with peat but there are many distilleries in Speyside that make excellent peated whisky such as The BenRaich. Here are a handful of different peated expressions which include maturation in quarter casks, madeira casks, port casks, as well as the 21 year old Temporis, matured in 4 different cask types. Give us a call and experience the differences in peated whisky
Older is better Most people believe that the older a whisky is, the better it tastes. This is true in many instances, but not always. I recently tasted this Macallan 30 year old and I was disappointed. Instead of the expected myriad of well-defined, intense flavours, I found an overbearing woodiness and way too much sherry influence	Ardbeg You get certain whiskies that are always good, from one batch to the next, year after year, and this Ardbeg 10 year old is one of them. A peat lovers paradise. Taste Ardbeg and other peated whiskies by booking a tasting with us	Whisky Idols It's always great to meet your whisky heroes. I was fortunate enough to attend a tasting presented by Stewart Buchanan, former distillery manager and current world brand ambassador for BenRiach, Glendronach, and Glenglassaugh distilleries. What a great guy and his whisky knowledge is beyond belief. Find out more about whisky by exploring our website
Lagavulin Lagavulin make some of the peatiest whisky in Scotland and have a variety of age statements from the standard 16 year old to the cask strength 12 year old and the young and lively 8 year old. To taste Lagavulin and other peaty whiskies, come join us for a tasting	U.S. Whiskey There are many great whiskies coming out of American at the moment, from Bourbon and Rye, to Tennessee Whiskey and even American Single Malts. Here are a few new releases displaying a great breadth of variation in the category. For American and other world whisky tastings, give us a call	Findlater's It's always great being able to explore older whiskies and discover the difference between it and contemporary bottlings. One such discovery is this 8 year old Findlater's Mar Lodge from the 70's/80's. If you're interested in some comparative tastings, give us a call today
Sazerac Rye whiskey is made from a minimum of 51% rye with the remainder of the mashbill made up of any other grain, mainly corn, wheat or barley. This Sazerac Rye, aged from 4-6 years, is a great example with vanilla and caramel sweetness, wood, and a fruity and spicy finish. To taste rye's and other U.S. Whiskies, give us a call	Longrow Red Every year, Longrow releases a new whisky in their 'Red' range with the 2019 release being an 11 year old, matured in bourbon casks for 8 years followed by a 3 year finishing period in ex-pinot noir casks. It's limited to 9000 bottles so they get snapped up very quickly. Try a tasting of different cask finished whiskies by contacting us now	Amrut Amrut is an Indian whisky that has grown in leaps and bounds over the past decade. Here, we have an early example of one of their single malts (2007) and at just 3 years of age, will provide some interesting insight into what very young Amrut tastes like. Join us for a tasting of an array of world whiskies
Wood Finishes Glenmorangie were one of the first distilleries to experiment with different wood finishes i.e. maturing a whisky in a Bourbon Cask followed by a shorter time in another cask type such as sherry or port. Included here, are Glenmorangie's Port, Madeira and Sherry finished whiskies bottled in the 1990's. Join us for a tasting and learn more about cask finishing in whisky	Other Spirits Whisky is the most varied and interesting spirit on earth but there's no denying that there are very well made rums, brandies, gins, and tequilas. To find out more about distilling and maturation, explore our website	Jack Daniel's Jack Daniel's is best known for their Old No.7 Black Label whiskey but they produce a variety of other whiskies including this Single Barrel Rye, with a 70% rye mashbill. For the review of this and other whiskies, follow the link below
Triple Cask Balvenie Triple Cask bottlings are Travel Retail exclusives and are made up of whiskies from three different cask types namely, Oloroso Sherry Butts, First-fill Bourbon Barrels and Refill Bourbon Barrels. For a full review of this 12 year old version, follow the link below	Triple Distilled Not many Scotch Whiskies are Triple Distilled with Auchentoshan being one of, if not the only distillery, to Triple Distill their whisky. This is an example of an experiment by The BenRiach distillery, showcasing Triple Distillation and then being aged for 10 years. For more information on distillation and other whisky terms, click on the link	Laphroaig Laphroaig is well known as one of the peatiest and most intense tasting whiskies around. Like its neighbour, Ardbeg, it has a cult following and there's huge discussion about who makes the better whisky. Try our 'Peat, Glorious Peat' tasting and make up your own mind
Meet Peat There are many different nuances when it comes to peated whisky and it's a fantastic experience to taste these differences, side by side. Contact us to enjoy a tasting of peated whiskies	Whyte & Mackay Whyte & Mackay is a whisky company that owns the Jura and Dalmore distilleries and uses these distillates in their blends, such as this 22 year old Supreme. For a tastings of different styles of whisky, send us a message	Whisky Experience It's great to enjoy whisky on its own or even paired with foods but it can also be a great experience enjoying a dram whilst reading a good book. If you'd like to try a whisky pairing, drop us a mail
Tastings I Whisky tastings are a great way to broaden ones palate. Whether it's a vertical tasting (tasting different expressions from the same distillery) or a horizontal tasting (tasting whiskies of the same age/cask type from different distilleries), it's always interesting to compare and contrast. This is an example of a vertical tasting which includes unpeated, peated and sherry cask matured whiskies from the same distillery. Call on us now to book a tasting of your choice	Langatun Whisky is becoming more popular the world over with not just more people consuming it but also more distilleries producing it. Many countries you wouldn't even think make whisky, actually make excellent spirit and one of these is the Langatun distillery in Switzerland. This 6-7 year old 'Jacob's Dram' matured in red wine casks is terrific. To taste this and many other world whiskies, join us for a tasting	25 year old After whisky has spent 25 years ageing in oak casks, much of it has been lost to evaporation (known as the angel's share). No wonder not many whiskies of this age are bottled and when they are, they come with a hefty price tag
Kilchoman Kilchoman distillery is sitauted in the North-West of the Isle of Islay and is only around 15 years old, opening for business in 2005. They make a heavily peated, meaty style of whisky which has captured the hearts of many peat-heads. To taste this and many other peated whiskies, try one of our tastings	Single Casks III Single Cask whiskies are those that come from one cask and are not mixed with other casks before bottling. Here, we have a 2008 vintage, 9 year old BenRiach peated port cask bottled at a whopping 61.7% abv. To find out about single casks, abv and other whisky terms, browse our glossary	Glen Grant 18 A light and fruity speysider as smooth as a baby's bottom is Glen Grant 18 year old. Read our review of this terrific whisky
Commemoration Distilleries often release commemorative whiskies to celebrate a particular event and these are often very limited in number and depending on the distillery, may grow in value fairly quickly. Here, we have a BenRiach 2004 vintage, 10 year old bottled in 2014 to celebrate 10 years since the re-opening of the distillery in 2004. Find out more about whisky by exploring our website	Older Bottlings It can be very difficult to find older expressions. The main place to get hold of these is via auction sites but sometimes you're lucky enough to find dusty bottles lying on store shelves. These are great to track the spirit's character over time. Here, we have a Dalmore 12 year old from the 1990's. Please explore our whisky tastings and reviews	Aged Whisky Well aged whisky, although still readily available, has become very expensive. This BenRiach 30 year old was replaced around 2014 by the 35 year old and it is now worth more than the 35 due to its rarity. Find out more about whisky by exploring our site
Collectible Some people buy whisky just to drink while others for investment. While I enjoy drinking whisky, I also have a number of collections. This means years of patience in trying to collect every last bottle you're looking for. This BenRiach 17 year old Rioja Wood Finish was a limited release in 2009 and it will take some doing to get hold of one now. Contact us for a personalized whisky tasting experience	Moscatel While most whiskies are matured in bourbon casks, many are matured in a variety of other cask types from rum to beer and various wine casks. A popular choice for cask finishing of whisky, is sherry casks such as Oloroso, Pedro Ximenez or Moscatel. For more information on whisky maturation and cask finishing, explore our website	Grain Whisky Grain whisky is whisky that is generally made using grains other than malted barley and distilled in a column still. South Africa's James Sedgwick Distillery produces Bain's single grain whisky, which was recently voted the best grain whisky in the world. Here is their latest creation, a 15 year old single grain whisky produced in very limited quantities and certainly one for any fan of South African whisky. Book a tasting with us to taste Bain's and many other world whiskies
Pairings II Food and whisky pairings are delicious but did you know that whisky can also be paired with beer? Whisky is distilled beer after all, so why not give our pairings a try	BenRiach 18 These Three BenRiach 18's are now discontinued but may be purchased occasionally at auction. They are all peated and are finished in Sherry (Albariza), Madeira (Latada) and Rum (Dunder) casks. Join us for a tasting to taste a range of peated whiskies	anCnoc Pronounced a-knock, anCnoc is a Speyside whisky distilled at the Knockdhu distillery. They are best known for their light and fruity style but also produce excellent peated whiskies like this Whisky Brother exclusive. Go to our review page to read our full review of this whisky
Murray McDavid Independent bottlers buy casks of whisky directly from distilleries and then either bottle them straight away or mature them for longer, before bottling under their own name. One such independent bottler is Murray McDavid, who bottle a vast array of whiskies from different distilleries. To taste spirit bottled by independent bottlers, contact us for a tasting	Talisker 8 Every year, drinks giant, Diageo, releases a set of whiskies as 'Special Releases'. These are whiskies that come from closed distilleries or are unique whiskies from one of their distilleries. The Talisker 8 year old was a 2018 special release and provides great insight into what younger Talisker spirit tastes like. It's also bottled at cask strength, which doesn't hurt. To taste Talisker and other Island whiskies, join us for a tasting	Glen Elgin 12 Glen Elgin 12 year old is a solid Speysider. It has beautiful nutty and earthy notes with light smoke, coffee and wood. These flavours are enhanced by the fact that the distillery uses Worm Tubs in the distilling process. Worm Tubs will increase the heavier, darker notes of the spirit. To learn more about Worm Tubs and other distilling processes, follow the link
New Distilleries For a few years now, there has been a huge increase in interest in whisky, so much so that many new distilleries have opened in Scotland and elsewhere and dozens more are being planned. Here we have Raasay While We Wait from the Isle of Raasay. Opened in 2017, this is sourced whisky, meant to taste just like the whisky which will come from the distillery itself in 2020	Holiday Whisky What better way to celebrate a holiday, birthday or any special day than with a fantastic bottle of whisky. This Longrow 18 year old was the perfect Christmas day dram	BenRiach 35 BenRiach 35 year old was released in 2014 to replace the 30 year old. It is the second oldest official bottling by the distillery (non single cask) after their 40 year old
Rare Whisky Some whiskies are hugely collectible. This could be due to it being very good, it's rarity or many other factors. Here are two very rare ones, the BenRiach 12 and 16 year old Cape of Storms which were bottled exclusively for the South African market and were limited to just 225 and 195 bottles respectively. This, together with a fantastic backstory and superb packaging make them a BenRiach collector's dream	Brown-Forman In 2016, Brown-Forman Corporation purchased the BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh Distilleries from The BenRiach Distillery Company Limited for £285 million. Three of their top whiskies are GlenDronach 18, BenRiach 18 Latada and Glenglassaugh 30. Taste some of these brands by booking a tasting with us	Peat Pairings Whisky and food pairings are great and it's fun to try out new and exciting combinations like this Kilchoman Sanaig which is peated and has a high proportion of sherry cask maturation which pairs beautifully with the sweet, buttery shortbread. Like to try a whisky and food pairing? Contact us
Single Casks Single Cask whiskies are those bottled from one particular cask. By their nature, they are limited to how much whisky is in that cask and if good, are highly sought after. Here's an Arran Single Cask bottled for South African whisky retailer, Whisky Brother. Join us for one of our tastings and experience the joys of whisky	Arran 18 This Arran 18 year old is produced at the Arran Distillery on the Isle of Arran, South-West of the Scottish mainland. It's a fantastic non-peated whisky and it's also excellent value for money from a distillery which only began production in 1995. Taste Arran and many other whisky brands by joining us for a tasting	Glenfarclas Glenfarclas is one of a handful of Scottish distilleries that are still family owned and it is located in the Speyside region of Scotland. Their style is mostly sherry matured whiskies and they also have a huge range, from an 8 year old right through to a 60 year old, bottled in 2014
Single Casks II Single Cask whiskies are quite sought after as they are seen as whisky in it's purest form. They are from one cask, generally bottled at cask strength, have no added colour and are not chill-filtered. To taste whiskies with these attributes, contact us and we'll arrange a tasting for you	Colours Not all whiskies have drab, black and white labels. Most whisky producers today, understand that consumers 'drink' with their eyes first and therefore whisky packaging is generally more sophisticated now than it used to be. Some, like BenRiach, really amp it up with the use of vibrant colours on their whiskies. Contact us to taste some BenRiach and other whiskies	Blended Malt A Blended Malt Whisky is one that is produced using only malted barely but unlike a Single Malt, contains whiskies produced at more than one distillery. Scallywag is made using whisky from among others, Macallan, Mortlach and Glenrothes. Contact us to taste blended malts and other types of whisky
GlenDronach 16 The GlenDronach 16 Platinum was bottled from 2012-2014 for a select number of markets worldwide. It is bottled at 48% abv and spent its full 16 years in Oloroso Sherry Casks. To taste sherry and other cask matured whiskies, contact us	Warehouse This is a maturation warehouse at the James Sedgwick Distillery, South Africa's only commercial whisky distillery. Many thousands of casks are left to mature for a decade or more and the smell in this warehouse is out of this world	Infinity Bottle An infinity bottle is one that never empties. You start by adding the last bit of whisky from each bottle you open, to your infinity bottle. Before long, you have an ever-evolving whisky and one which you can alter to suit your taste
Travel Retail Travel Retail (Duty Free) has become a huge market for whisky brands. They even have releases that are exclusively available to buy through Travel Retail outlets such as these BenRiach's, the Quarter Casks and Peated Quarter Casks, special releases matured in small casks which increase the surface area for the whisky to interact with and which gives a greater depth of flavour in a shorter time	Three Ships II Three Ships Whisky, produced at the James Sedgwick Distillery in South Africa, released it's first 10 year old single malt in 2003. It was limited to just 6000 bottles and today, these are highly valued by whisky collectors and enthusiasts. Contact us to book a tasting including Three Ships and other world whiskies	Bottlekill 'Bottlekill' is a word used to describe the drinking of the last sip of a bottle of whisky or other spirit and the subsequent 'death' thereof. A picture of the bottlekill is taken for reference purposes later on. Let's kill some bottles...join us for a whisky tasting
Connemara Connemara 12 year old is a peated, Irish Single Malt whisky. It is produced at the Cooley distillery along with brands like Kilbeggan and Greenore and unusually for Irish whisky, it is double distilled instead of the usual triple distillation	Single Grain Single Grain whiskies are grain whiskies produced at a single distillery. Unlike Single Malt whisky, which can only be produced using malted barley, single grain whisky can be made using a combination of grains, usually corn and/or wheat	Santis Whisky is no longer just Scotch. Many dozens of countries now produce whisky and excellent whisky at that. Santis is from the Appenzell region of Switzerland and this particlular whisky is matured in beer casks (now how different is that?) If you would like to taste some world whiskies, contact us to arrange a tasting
Side by Side It's always very interesting tasting the same whisky from different eras. Here, we have the BenRiach 10 year old. One from the 1990's and the other, a contemporary bottling. It's amazing how different they are. Which is better?... come and try a comparative tasting with us and you can decide	Glenmorangie Glenmorangie use some of the most elegant bottles in whisky. The 18 and 25 year old have beautiful curves, thick glass and big, heavy stoppers for a really stunning and sturdy look	Pairings Whisky pairings are a great way to combine whisky and food. These delicious chocolate macarons are fantastic when paired with a rich, smoky Islay whisky like Ardbeg Uigeadail. If you'd like to try a whisky and food pairing, contact us for details
Japan Japanese whiskies have become extremely popular in recent years. Here are a selection of whiskies from Suntory Brewing and Distilling Company...Hibiki Japanese Harmony, Hibiki 17 year old and The Chita Single Grain Whisky	GlenDronach Glendronach produce a style of whisky that is heavily sherried. Whiskies such as this 1990's bottling of a 12 year old Traditional are extremely rare nowadays and can fetch a pretty penny at auction	Classic Malts Diageo is a multinational drinks company that owns 29 distilleries, including the 6 which form part of their Classic Malts range. They are Lagavulin, Talisker, Cragganmore, Oban, Dalwhinniea and Glenkinchie
Jura Jura whisky, from the Isle of Jura in the Inner Hebrides, is owned by Whyte & Mackay who also own The Dalmore distillery. This 16 year old vintage collection was bottled around 2006	Hibiki The Hibiki Japanese Harmony: Master's Select followed in the footsteps of the original Harmony and the now discontinued 12 year old. It's a tasty Japanese blended whisky and is presented in a beautiful decanter style bottle	Jura 21 Jura 21 year old is from the Jura distillery on the Isle of Jura, north-west of Islay. This is the 2016 bottling of their 21 year old, matured in both Bourbon and Sherry casks
Three Ships Here are three generations of the Three Ships 10 year old whisky, first released in 2003, then again in 2010 and again in 2015 as a 2005 vintage bottling	Glenglassaugh 30 This Glenglassaugh 30 year old is the 44.8% abv bottling released in 2015 and matured in Oloroso Sherry butts. It's great value for its age and certainly one for special occasions	Three Ships 8 The Three Ships 8 year Old Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish was released in 2018 as the third Master's Collection Bottling. It is a vatting of only 2 casks and is was limited to just 1440 bottles
BenRiach 15 This BenRiach 15 year old was first released in 2006 and was finished in Jamaican Rum barrels after the initial Bourbon cask maturation. There were a limited number produced along with the others in the Wood Finish series such as the PX, Madeira and Tawny Port finishes. To taste there and other cask finished whiskies, contact us and see what's available	Balblair Balblair are known for attaching vintages to their bottles in place of age statements. Here we have 4 different vintages ranging in age from 10 to 24 years old and matured in either Bourbon or Sherry casks