The Speyside (Strathspey) region stretches from the west of the Spey River near Kingussie to Buckie and back north up to near Forres. There are around 50 producing single malt distilleries together with a few that are now sadly closed. Strathspey is the heart of the Scotch whisky business, producing the vast majority of whisky used in blends and also sold as a single malt, and some of these whiskies are the backbone of Scotland's most famous blends.
There is great diversity of styles in the area, from soft and delicate through to rich and robust, and even some traditional peated whiskies too - this is the region that has it all, and is for many the quintessential example of the Scotch whisky style.
Speyside Region — Speyside
Aberlour 12 years old 40%
Aberlour 12 years old 40%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$84.30
Replacing the 10 year old Aberlour, the all-new 12 years old is as you would expect, more mature and rounded than its younger brother. With 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.
Aberlour a'bunadh 60.8%
Aberlour a'bunadh 60.8%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 60.8%
Volume: 700ml
$133.00
Aberlour a'bunadh is a natural single cask strength malt whisky. Taken directly from specially selected sherry casks it is bottled as simply as possible without the use of modern filtering methods or the addition of water. This is a dark, strong mega-sherried Aberlour a'bunadh, matured exclusively in Spanish casks that formerly were home to Olor...
Allt A'Bhaine 'Gordon and MacPhail' 1996 / 2016 43%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$147.00
This is a delicious Speyside matured in a refill sherry hogshead resulting in a light body with a delicate flavour. Official bottlings are rare and has been bottled for Gordon & MacPhail. It has a fruity fresh nose with hints of pear and apple peel. The palate is sweet, fruity with zesty citrus followed by a long spiced finish. Allt a'Bhainn...
An Cnoc 'Peatheart' 46%
An Cnoc 'Peatheart' 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$100.00
Made from barley that has been heavily peated, Peatheart is the newest expression from the Knockdhu distillery. Though once the primary fuel source for drying barley, in the Highland's of Scotland few distilleries remain who produce whisky in this style. Initially very smoky on the nose, the peat gives way to a surge of ripe fruity aromas classi...
An Cnoc 12 years old 40%
An Cnoc 12 years old 40%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$77.00
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/...
An Cnoc 18 years old 46%
An Cnoc 18 years old 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$162.50
This latest release from the Knockdhu distillery has been selected from American oak and sherry casks after 18 years of maturation. This is a heavier dram, with the sherry casks bringing a dried fruit, chocolate and ripe orange flavour and aroma to the classic notes of vanilla, honey and summer fruits. The aftertaste is full of spices and is dis...
An Cnoc 24 years old 46%
An Cnoc 24 years old 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$214.00
Another exciting release from the Knockdhu Distillery, after 24 long years maturing in a combination of ex American sherry oak and first fill ex Spanish sherry casks. of maturation this dram has developed a sweet and spicy Christmas cake note with a whiff of vanilla toffee and zesty lemon. On the palate the spiciness continues with hints of cand...
An Cnoc 35 years old 41%
An Cnoc 35 years old 41%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 41%
Volume: 700ml
$810.00
Matured for 35 years from a combination of sherry and bourbon cask matured whiskies at the Knockdhu distillery in Speyside and offers an extremely elegant and sophisticated experience. Sublime honeyed notes, fresh baking shortbread with a delicate floral (honeysuckle) character. Vanilla pods and vanilla ice-cream on the palate along with a hint ...
Auchroisk 'Cadenhead' 2006 / 12 years old 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$89.00
Distilled at the little known Auchroisk distillery in Speyside, this independent bottling by Wm. Cadenhead has been maturing in two bourbon hogshead casks for 12 years. Fresh and sweet on the nose with delicate lemongrass and barley water aromas. Grapefruit and pineapple are joined on the palate by rich salted caramel lingering into a vanilla t...
Auchroisk 'Cadenhead' 2006 / 12 years old 55.3%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 55.3%
Volume: 700ml
$109.00
This Cadenhead bottling from the little know Auchroisk distillery in Speyside is 12 years old and bottled at a robust 55.3%. Lemon cake, gentle floral notes and fresh mint leaves offer up a delicious nose. Notes of milk chocolate, marzipan and coconut give the palate a rich and rounded feel. The finish is uplifting with cherries, orange peel and...
Auchroisk 'Gordon & MacPhail' 1996 / 2014 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$149.80
Originally Auchroisk Distillery was started to supply the famous J&B blend and to this day is seldom seen bottled as a single malt. This particular expression, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, is fresh & fruity with herbal notes and a toasted malt character leading to flavours of stewed plums and citrus.
Auchroisk 'Old Malt Cask' 2000 / 15 years old 50%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 50%
Volume: 700ml
$132.00
Auchroisk (pronounced othrusk) is a key component of the Johnnie Walker blend, and is not frequently released as a single malt. This single cask release for the 'Old Malt Cask' series has an old-fashioned quality to it, with a green mossy note and old books in a library leading the nose. A citric, orange aroma leads to a palate of malty notes do...
Aultmore 'BBR' 2006 / 10 years old #308088 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$115.00
Filled into a cask in 2006 at Aultmore, this bottling by Berry Bros. & Rudd of London is a classic example of the style made at this Speyside distillery. The aroma is distinctly malty and sweet, which also carries an orange zest and toffee fudge note with a hint of liquorice. The palate is quite forward and fizzing with fruitiness and a pepp...
Aultmore 'Gordon & MacPhail' 2005 / 2016 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$96.00
The Aultmore distillery lies north of the town of Keith and produces a light, floral and sweet Speyside style of whisky. This bottling is from a selection of Refill bourbon barrels, offering aromas of delicate coconut and elderflower, with toasted malt and ripe banana. The palate is sweet and rounded, complimented by a zesty orange twang and a s...
Balmenach 'Gordon & MacPhail' 2008 / 2016 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$79.00
This is a vintage 2008 Balmenach from a refill Sherry Butt & refill Bourbon Barrels, bottled in 2016. On the nose is Lemongrass and apple with a subtle sherry aroma. The taste is a mixture of apple, light sherry and toffee notes. Slightly peppery with zesty citrus fruity.
Balmenach 'Provenance' 2007 / 10 years old 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$77.00
Distilled at the Balmenach single malt distillery in 2007, this bottling comes from famed independent bottlers Douglas Laing & Co. who have selected this single cask to be bottled by itself - a mark of its quality and taste. Balmenach is a great example of the Scottish Speyside style, sweet and fruity with hints of orange, fresh pears and ha...
Balvenie 'Caribbean Cask' 14 years old 43%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$179.00
Classic Balvenie characterised by notes of toffee, vanilla and hints of fruit with enhanced flavours of sweet oak and spicy aromatics from a finishing maturation in rum casks from the Caribbean.
Balvenie 'Triple Cask' 16 years old 43%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$212.00
This expression from Balvenie is a marriage of their famous malt matured in three different cask types for no less than 16 years. Olorosso Sherry Butts impart deep, rich fruit and subtle spice, 1st fill Bourbon Barrels add subtle, sweet vanilla oak characteristics and traditional Scottish Hogsheads create delicate honey flavours. This all comes ...
Balvenie Port Wood Finish 21 years old 40%
Volume: 700ml
Region: Speyside
Strength: 40%
$398.00
The much-lauded Balvenie 21 year old Port Wood Finish has finally arrived. Matured for 21 years and finished in the finest Port pipes which gives the whisky a rich yet delicate perfumed edge with raisins and other fruits coming through. A drying nuttiness comes through in the finish that makes this slightly sweeter than usual Balvenie dangerousl...
Balvenie Single Barrel 12 years old 47.8%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 47.80%
Volume: 700ml
$154.00
This 12 year old Balvenie has been drawn from a single, first fill, ex Bourbon barrel and has a rich and complex character with a deep vanilla oakiness. Flavours of honey are overlayed with hints of sweet fruit, sublte spices and lingering creaminess.
BenRiach 'Curiositas' 10 years old peated 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$94.00
This rare peated single malt from the Heartland of Speyside has wonderful overtones of peat reek, combined cleverly with a background of fruity, floral, heathery notes and an appealing presence of oak wood in the finish. Traditionalists believe that peated malts achieve optimum balance of peat-bittersweet and oak infusion, after 10 years of matu...
BenRiach 'Heart of Speyside' 40%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$68.00
The BenRiach single malt whisky distillery is situated just south of Elgin, in an area that is described as being the 'heart' of Speyside, and their whisky is very much that of a traditional Spey whisky. Sweet, light and velvety smooth, it tastes and smells of of honey, vanilla, peaches and a hint of nutty, mellow oak spice. An award winning mal...
BenRiach 'Pedro Ximenez Finish' 17 years old 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$136.00
Matured for a total of 17 years in oak, this new BenRiach spent the latter part of its life in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks from Andalucia, Southern Spain. Creamy and spiced to start, the rich cask influence comes through immediately with sweet sultana and dark treacle fruit cake flavours. There is a chocolatey, coffee'd flavour on the palate with...
BenRiach 'Tawny Port Finish' 21 years old 46%
Region: Speyside
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$225.00
Matured in traditional American oak casks for most of its life, this 21 year old BenRiach spent the latter part of its maturation in old Port casks from Portugal. These Port casks (known as pipes) impart very specific flavours into the whisky, notably berries, like tart raspberry jam, cranberries and cherries. The sweet and smooth BenRiach chara...
