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The Ardbeg Day 2022 Release is now available. In a first for the distillery, this whisky is produced from 'black' roasted barley, a process designed to bring out dark and deep flavours from the malt. Spicy, savoury and?grippy?, with an explosion of savoury marmite burnt toast and charcoal and chicory (camp coffee) infused coffee grounds. The classic Ardbeg herbal fennel top note is present but very much in  the background of all the swirling, smoky bonfire and molasses notes.

The palate is anastonishing spicy, leading to an explosion of rich powerful flavours? cocoa powder, rich dark chocolate, peanut brittle toffee, smoked lime and a suggestion of soot and bonfire embers.

There is lots of liquorice along with some altogether sweeter malty biscuit flavours, and a long lingering treacle toffee aftertaste

Available while stocks last.

Legendary to those who have come to crave Scotland's big peat-flavoured drams, Ardbeg achieves a balance between surging smoke and peat, with notes of fresh tar, medicinal carbolic soap, wood smoke and a distant coastal element. The palate has a surprising sweetness and an oilyness that is offset by a fruity, citrus hint. One of our most popular Islay malts.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan is one of two constantly available Ardbegs bottled at high strength. It is made up of a combination of Ardbeg matured in standard Ex Bourbon casks and in French oak casks. This maturation gives the Corryvreckan great balance of sweetness and spiciness backed up by a huge punch of drying, ashy smoke.

A fine drop of Ardbeg bottled at high strength. A marriage of Ardbeg from bourbon barrels and sherry butts which gives a sweet and smokey finish to this malt. Uigeadail is the loch from which all Ardbeg's water flows. This year's batch of Uigeadail has more sherry influence and is an absolutely stunning whisky. Nose: the nose is deep and rounded chocolate caramels and barley sugar combine with dates, raisins and smooth sherry notes. The sweetness gives way to malted honeycomb, with flowering currants emerging through the smoky sweetness of a well-fired fruit pudding. Taste: Sweet, chewy and oily with a silky mouthfeel. Initially sweet, revealing fruit cake and treacle. This is followed by barbecued or honey roast food with the slightest hint of olives. Finish: Again long, both sweet and dry with honey, treacle and a trace of lint.

This 2003 vintage from the Ardmore distillery bears the famous 'Distillery Label' style from Gordon & MacPhail. A vibrant blackcurrant, stewed raspberry and baked apple flavour comes through from the wood, joining the distillery's sweet smoky profile. A full and rich smoky-sweet-fruity style classic to Ardmore.

Made with 80% peated and 20% unpeated malt, this is an example of the distinctive style of whisky made at the Ardmore distillery. Amongst the peatiest and smokiest whiskies made on the mainland, it carries aromas of creamy toasted oak, caramel and sooty peat smoke which carries onto the palate with malt-cereal flavours, vanilla and spice.

Produced by independent bottlers Elixir Distillers, this series forms part of a mutli-year release inspired by Shakespear's iconic play, Macbeth. Each bottling is named and inspired by one of the iconic characters of the play, and includes a label bearing the work of internationally renowned artist Sir Quentin Blake.

Chosen from the Ardmore distillery in the north east of Scotland, this expression shows off the earthy and inviting peat smoke of the make, shifting between notes of herbal pine, mint and a dusting of cocoa powder. A clean and salty mineral note can be felt on the edge of the palate, with an intriguing touch of smoky mezcal and bandages.

Distilled at the Ardmore distillery in 1998, this single cask expression shows a bright and zesty character of the make, with lime zest and white pepper notes leading, moving to a dusty chocolate and heathery, smoky quality. A kick of chili pepper heat (not related to alcohol strength) comes along with more lime juice and light peat smoke again.

Produced at one of the most remote distilleries in Scotland, this is the core release from Ardnamurchan. Once again, the talented team have kept the distilleries signature lightly peated style with a combination of casks. The nose reminds us of enjoying a quiet picnic on the beach. Starting with apricots and zesty oranges, there?s a touch of chocolate and a handful of Brazil nuts. The palate sees salty taffy, lemonade and Christmas cake being passed around the rug. Finally, a warming bonfire has been lit on the palate to round off this classic West Coast single malt.

An exciting new limited edition release from the Ardnamurchan distillery sees their peated and unpeated whisky matured in a medley of ex-sherry casks. The reddish, mahogany colour shows the woods influence, offering up both sweet and savoury tones with flavours of salted peanut brittle, sticky spare ribs and rich raisin slice. A complex and gentle coastal peat smoke pokes through at times, with notes reminiscent of old fireplaces and sea-side tarry rope.

The latest release of Ardnamurchan's cask strength expression has arrived, seeing a vatting of primarily peated whisky from American oak barrels, and a smattering of ex-sherry unpeated casks too. The aroma starts with orchard fruits and eucapytus, moving to a savoury - smoked cheese, oyster shells and fish n' chips at the seaside. To taste, a rich butterscotch note covers wooded tones of cigar boxes, with a hay-like earthyness and briney character. A lingering tangy spice of galangal (ginger-like) and soft peat smoke embers round out the finish.

Selected and bottled exlusively for the 2023 Hororata Highland Games, this single cask expression comes from the remote Ardnamurchan distillery on the West Coast of Scotland. Cask #372 was an ex -bourbon barrel filled with unpeated spirit, producing 258 bottles at a natural strength of 57.8%.

We are proud to bring this very special dram to New Zealand, and thank those who support the games through the sale of this whisky.

Tasting notes from Michael Fraser Milne, Whisky Galore:

Nose: Coastal/ozone, vanilla/oak/toffee, overlays of lime.

Palate: notes of poached pear, sponge, creamy oatmeal, digestive biscuit, oak, with gentle spices.

Finish: The coastal tang lingers, with gentle seaweed salinity, full autumn fruits and cereal notes, long.

This release from Ardnamurchan is a first of its kind for the distillery, with specially selected ex-Jamaican rum barrels used to impart a delicate tropical fruit and vanilla character to the whisky. The distillery's citric quality comes through first, with candied grapefruit and Italian lemons joining guava and dried banana. Fruit-forward and rich in style overall, there is a earthy quality that remains uniquely West Coast of Scotland in character, via Jamaica!

After initially maturing in traditional oak casks over a number of years, this expression of Arran has been finished in a selection of Amarone wine casks sourced from an artisan producer of this iconic Italian red wine. The finish introduces bigger and richer flavours to Arran, with dark chocolate, cherry and Turkish delights are evident as are stewed fruits and toffee. Arran's light and delicate distillery character remains present, James MacTaggart has cleverly allowed for the wood influence to compliment, rather than dominate.

The Arran Barrel Reserve is a new expression from this West-coast Scottish distillery, carefully selected from a small number of barrels that show its classic style - wonderfully fruity, honeyed and with a lush vanilla scent and flavour.

After an initial maturation in first fill ex Bourbon barrels, this unpeated spirit from Lochranza has been re racked into what are known as ?quarter casks? which are just 125 litres in volume. This increases the contact the spirit has with the oak and resulting in a more robust and intense maturation. Inviting aromas of rich vanilla, full bodied cinnamon and peppery spice combine with an initially fruit forward tropical palette and an abundance of sweet oaky spice result in this cask strength expression being intensely full bodied and perfectly balanced.

After initially maturing in traditional oak casks for approximately 8 years, The Arran Single Malt in this bottling was finished in a selection of Sauternes wine casks sourced from an artisan producer of this iconic Bordeaux sweet white wine. There are notes of honeysuckle, melon and marzipan on the nose, which continues to develop on the palate with rich honey and vanilla flavours.

A real hidden gem from Arran?s Lochranza distillery, the ?Bodega? Sherry Cask has been matured exclusively in first fill ex-Sherry Hogsheads hailing from Jerez, Spain. Bottled at the cask?s natural strength at 55.8%, the ?Bodega? is incredibly well layered with intense aromas of crystalised ginger, sun ripened figs and stewed cherries, reminiscent of Christmas mince pies. The figs make a return on the palate, alongside lashings of dark chocolate, sweet baking spices and hints of mandarin.

A superb example of all that is good about Arran. A vanilla sweetness gives way to kiwi, banana and melon, with a hint of cocoa powder. A very mellow dram with a delicate nose but a weighty and oily palate, sweetness softened by gentle woody tones.

Matured in first fill American oak casks, this all new Auchentoshan is true to the Lowland, triple distilled style - vanilla, coconut and layers of citrus fruit lead the nose and palate, with a sweetness that develops into a drying grapefruit and spice finish.

This Auchentoshan Lowland Single Malt Whisky has been matured in three different cask types. Moving from American Bourbon to Spanish Oloroso Sherry - and finally Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks - Three Wood is a rich whisky with toffee and sherry oak flavours.

One of the few remaining distilleries in the Lowlands of Scotland, Auchentoshan is tripple distilled which contributes to its light yet complex nose and palate, offering up toasted almonds, hints of citrus (mandarin) and fresh grass and a rounded caramalised toffee mouthfeel. An excellent dram to get the evening started.

Matured for 15 years from the Auchroisk distillery, this new release sees the use of flavourful ex-Tawny Port casks from Porto to add layers of plum, blackcurrant and blood orange to the whisky. There is a quality of fruit pastels, and in the words of the bottler Alistair Walker, it is a 'fruit explosion', with a hint of spice creeping in.