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Distilled at an undisclosed distillery in Tennessee, this release is a rare example of significanly matured whiskey from America. The team at Cadenhead describe this whiskey as being very sweet to start, with vanilla pods, salted caramel and honeysuckle, building to a character of honeycomb and milk chocolate. Caramel latte notes linger through to root ginger, sweetened butter and more layered sweetness.

This release from Laws uses a heirloom strain of barley that has been revived. It has been maturing for 5 years in 53-gallon charred oak barrels. It has aromas of apple blossom, honey and toasted oats. The palate offers fresh apple, sugar biscuits, seagrass and sweet pipe tobacco.

A rare indpendently bottled Aberfeldy, this 7 year old comes from ex-Oloroso sherry Hogshead. The nose is rather warm and funky, with warm rubbery notes, colliding with sweet strawberry confection. To taste, it is reminisent of rich hot chocolate on a cold winter's evening , rich vanilla ice cream and soft fruits. The finish is long and mellow, warming and sweet.

A classic Speyside dram, Aberlour 12 is a vatting of ex-Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks. It carries notes of dried fruit (juicy raisins and sultanas) and vanilla toffee, leading into a slightly spicy and lingering finish. A very worthwhile replacement to the 10 years old.

The Sändebud is a pioneerring fusion of single cask whiskies from Scotland and Sweden, created in honour of Scottish Lawyer turned merchant, Colin Campbell who moved to Sweden in 1731, where he co-founded the Swedish East India Trading Company. A world first, bottled at cask strength, this whisky is a fusion of peated and unpeated malt, creating a wonderfully balanced, characterful dram.

The initial notes on the nose from Ailsa Bay is of fresh wood smoke, which develops into damp heather and a smouldering bonfire. Sweet and vanilla notes are also found with uplifting orange peel. These notes follow through to the palate, fruit and creamy toffee also found. To finish there is an oaky sweetness and a drying smoke.

This multi award winning expession from Amrut Distillery gets its name from the fact it uses barley from two locations - India and Scotland. The Scottish barley is peated, which combines with the local barley to produce a dram with gentle peat characteristics, rich oak flavours with a long and lingering finish.

This Amrut has interestingly spent the first part of its life maturing in new American oak and ex-bourbon barrels, before moving it to refill port pipes and then back into ex-bourbon. 'Essentially a port pipe sandwich' is how they describe it.

The result is a rich and fruity dram with notes of jammy fruits, cocoa and oaky caramel.

anCnoc, from the Knockdhu distillery remains one of our favourite single malts from Scotland. It is light and smooth with a surprising depth of flavour. On the nose you get fruity floral notes with some lemon, honey and vanilla creme brulee. The palate is full and sweet, with a good body (mouthfeel) and lingering on a delicate spice and vanilla/fruity flavour.

anCnoc, from the Knockdhu distillery remains one of our favourite single malts from Scotland. It is light and smooth with a surprising depth of flavour. On the nose you get fruity floral notes with some lemon, honey and vanilla creme brulee. The palate is full and sweet, with a good body (mouthfeel) and lingering on a delicate spice and vanilla/fruity flavour.

This bundle includes two Glencairn Whisky Glasses, the most widely used speciality whisky glass in the world.

A rare sight to see, this unknown Highland Distillery has been slumbering in an ex-bourbon barrel for a full 37 Years in the Cadenhead vaults. The flavours have all come straight from the Belgium Christmas markets with aromas of brandy snaps, gingerbread with thick butter and baked apples. The palate is oily and rich with a heavy dusting of allspice over apple crumble. Finally, this dram is rounded off with warm hoppy notes that remind us of a final stein by the fire, followed by juicy prunes and roasted hazelnuts. 

Just one drop of water can change the composition of your whisky, so if you like a wee drop in your dram, this is the perfect tool for you.

The hand crafted whisky diluting dropper allows finer control releasing one drop of water at a time.

This glass pipette is approximately 200mm length, and is presented in a luxurious velvet lined box.

The first independently bottled expression of Annandale we have seen since its rebirth in 2014, This seven year old example was bottled by Glasgow based bottlers North Star Spirits.  Distilled in 2015, before being laid down to mature in a single Oloroso Sherry Butt. The result is a soft mellow and rather sweet dram with elements of spun sugar, boozy fruit cake and gentle spice on the nose, followed along by notes of sticky date pudding, spicy gingerbread and wafts of freshly cracked black pepper on the palate.  The spices linger on the finish with wafts of sweet Christmas spices accompanied by sweet chewy caramel.

Made with malted barley and malted rye, this malted rye has been matured in American oak casks that have air dried for 36 months. There are notes of ginger, stone fruit and baked apple pie with a fresh herbal finish that lingers on the palate.

Made from a combination of apera (sherry) cask, ex-bourbon casks and Archie Rose’s own 36-month air-dried ex-rye casks. There are notes of herbs, shortbread biscuits, raisins, toffee and dark chocolate on the nose. The palate offers notes of sticky date pudding and amaretto with a final note of espresso.

Ardbeg 'An Oa' is the latest release from the iconic Ardbeg distillery on Islay, named after the southern point of the island known as the Mull of Oa (pronounced 'oh'). A creation of three different cask types that are married in a new 'gathering' vat which allows these flavours to mellow and mingle. The aroma is classic Ardbeg - sooty, ashy peat smoke wrapped in a lush sweetness, joined by spices and sea-spray. The palate is sweet and heavy with an oily mouthfeel, followed by rich peat smoke and hints of dark chocolate bitterness in the finish. A welcome new addition to the permanent Ardbeg range - gather 'round and get to know An Oa.

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.

2023's Ardbeg Day release sees the first time the distillery has made whisky without their purifier on their spirit still - creating what Ardbeg are refering to as their 'heaviest' whisky. With smoky surges of bittersweetness and clouds of dark chocolate and eucalyptus, this is still unmistakably Ardbeg, with a heavier twist of earthy, herbal tones and cinnamon spice.

Ardbeg's latest addition to their lineup has finally arrived, the appropriately named 'Wee Beastie'. Selected from both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, this is Ardbeg at it's best - punchy, intense and smoky. The flavour carries an immediate kick of peppery, tarry and ashy peat smoke, along with smoked and salty meats. The surge of smoke gives way to a full mouthfeel and taste of chocolate, with hints of pine resin and herbal/medicinal notes that becomes sea-side salty dry and again the sweet, savoury & smoky contrast.