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A world unto itself, as if it were suspend- A hard, mineral, vibrant nose. Like a soldier 2009 GLENALLACHIE ed in time, isolated in its own dimension hardened by days of marching, this whisky Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky and seemingly detached from the worldly has developed a clean character and iron Distilled in 2009 context of this planet. Like a sort of imagi- personality. In the mouth, the immediate 3

nary island…. manifestation is metallic. But, unlike its very From Glenallachie Distillery 3 Indians and cowboys, sheriffs and clean bouquet, on the palate it expands its Bottled in Scotland in 2021 outlaws, the good, the bad… and the bad. breadth and length with a lingering, dusty Just 470 bottles have been produced. Missionaries and businessmen, churches grip. ALas, we taste the dusty air of the wind and saloons, the litany of oxymorons that blows as we arrive in the train station, Alc. 43% Vol. continues ad infinitum. Though tamed by and take our first steps into the west. Selected Cask 900332 the railways, it must be said: the WEST is 1 still the WEST. While the “old west” Can you just play or can you also shoot? 1 departed, there is something that Once Upon A Time In The West 1968 remains. In fact, perhaps the railways didn’t tame the west at all but instead AWB 2 immersed us all within it.

For who has never dreamed of living in those days, with a star on their chest, and a handkerchief to cover their face? So, let’s allow this whisky to be our time machine, as we ﬁnd ourselves siing at the window of the ﬁrst train that brings us into the sunset….

4 2011 GLEN GARIOCH 4 HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLED IN 2011 FROM GLEN GARIOCH DISTILLERY 3 3 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 SELECTED CASK 1537

We are faced with a spirit of harmonious On the nose it reveals itself only modestly. This 2011 GLEN GARIOCH complexity--it satisﬁes us, inebriates us, spirit reserves itself for those who possess Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky involves us. It strikes a nostalgic note, as it patience and have the need to wait. It is Distilled in 2011 makes us want to return to a time when we suggestive… yes. That is, of course, because 3

were unafraid--a time when we were waiting is oen needed. From Glen Garioch Distillery 3 unafraid of time itself. Our delayed satisfaction begins to pay off, for Bottled in Scotland in 2021 The golden ages always seem too short, the its aromas begin to unfold. The wood of the Just 328 bottles have been produced. dark years far too long…. handmade bar, the ceilings impregnated with A painting thrown in like a drawing of a child tobacco smoke emerge in full force. But, as we Alc. 45% Vol. who transports us, young and in the fervor of peek behind the curtain, the delicate passage- Selected Cask 1537 strength -1920s New York. Adorned in way to mentholated and almost-metallic tones 1 elegant clothes, riding in a beautiful car support the structure of this malt. 1 driven by a chauffeur, we come to a stop. His In the mouth, the spirit unfolds, for we are cuffs emerge just-so, as everything in this behind the curtain now, and away from the world seems tailor-fit. We step out into the more-raucous parlor entrance. Notes of cumin, 3 lively streets, walking in lockstep, as if gliding cinnamon and cardamom begin to almost between the notes from the hi-hats. Enter- cuddle us with their enticing offerings. Then ing a parlour, we spy a mysterious door in opens the juicy heart of cedar and sandal- the corner that leads… who knows where? wood, but as they emerge, they close with Time seems a non-factor, as it slips away more precious woody notes that remind us of quickly, imparting us all with lasting memo- our earlier entrance. We hear the hi-hats, and ries--for this evening could be our entire the music continues…. lifetime for all that we care. The night is full, What have you been doing all these years? and behind every door a mystery that I've been going to bed early. beckons us. Sensations, feelings, passions Once Upon a Time in America1984 that, years later, now fill our eyes when we AWB whisper the phrase “once upon a time…” 5 2008 CAOL ILA 4 ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLED IN 2008 FROM CAOL ILA DISTILLERY 2 4 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 SELECTED CASK 301632A SELECTED CASK 301633 2008 CAOL ILA What is art? The very high quality of aging gives us Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Any form of activity of man as proof or an elegant “peaty": it expresses itself Distilled in 2008 exaltation of his inventive talent and in silence without making noise, slips

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expressive ability. Any complex of away passing through our nostrils and 3 techniques and methods relating to a palate asking for forgiveness. Bottled in Scotland in 2021 construction or stand-alone practical Medicinal and iodine are the predomi- Just 190 bottles have been produced. application in the field of work and part nant scents that fit well into the whole of a profession or of a cra: the poetic aromatic structure that supports and Alc. 45% Vol. art; military art; medical art; the art of a accompanies it. Fragrant like toasted Selected Cask 301632A blacksmith; to get to an art, to exercise grains like the noise of hands caressing Selected Cask 301633 an art, to do a specific job; be the ears on a summer aernoon. 1 4 of-the-art, expert, or authority, within Tones of medicinal herbs, vanilla, the framework of a trade or a profes- leather in the background and licorice sion; proverb: learn art and put it aside, complete it and make it complex 4 in life any experience or knowledge enough to let us fly with imagination. can always come in handy. So also make whiskey, malting, ageing, "The supreme touch of the artist is boling can be considered art! What a knowing when to stop" Arthur Conan beautiful art! Doyle Let's enjoy a barrel that aer 13 years with great strength and character AWB reminds us of an Islay that is no longer there.

6 2011 ARDMORE 4 HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLED IN 2011 FROM ARDMORE DISTILLERY 3 3 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 SELECTED CASK 801901 2011 ARDMORE SELECTED CASK 801902 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Funny, rid a high school boy still I needed to believe and I believed; but Distilled in 2011 undecided whether to continue the my faith has been jammed since I began From Ardmore Distillery age of games or take that road to to reason; and this happened to me 3 3 fight and discover the world. We very early, at thirteen. " Bottled in Scotland in 2021 have all experienced that moment in Just 204 bottles have been produced. which we stop believing and begin to NAPOLEONE BONAPARTE Just 191 bottles have been produced. reason and so, in an unconscious way, we have that struggle entirely within AWB Alc. 45% Vol. ourselves to decide when to take Selected Cask 801901 flight. How nice we would all like to Selected Cask 801902 1 go back to that period where nothing 2 seems impossible, but nothing you want to undertake. So and mellow 3 with intense and very long notes of cocoa, vanilla, straw, pear, cherry, grapefruit and caffeine. Aromatic and sharp taste, slightly smoky and rightly peaty with a finish of licorice, yogurt and barley soup.

7 1998 SAMAROLI IRISH 3 SINGLE MALT IRISH WHISKEY DISTILLED IN 1998 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 4 5 SELECTED CASK 10049

We warmly welcome a new addition to But we urge you to use this experience to our range with open arms. build your taste, your concept of quality, 1998 SAMAROLI IRISH A child who comes from Ireland and we your path as aﬁcionados and drinkers. Single Malt Irish Whiskey dedicate this boling to all those who Immediately an important background of Distilled in 1998 have le their home to seek their fortune structure with tones of ripe fruit and humid 3 .... meadows opens the range of other drier Bottled in Scotland in 2021 3 Without prejudice we are proud to and more mineral sensations. In the mouth it Just 282 bottles have been produced. present this selection envelops surprising us with a complex The marriage between Irish malt and evolution of olfactory shades. Everything Alc. 40% Vol. ex-bourbon barrel recalls the crossings of develops in a calm way with a Jazz orchestra Selected Cask 10049 hearts and passions that from old Europe rhythm chased dreams into the new world 1 Freud said that the Irish are the only people 2 We love to teach our concept of quality impenetrable to psychoanalysis. without imposing notions and therefore we urge you to understand what is special AWB 4 and diﬀerent about this bole; criticize us aack us if we were good congratulate us.

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11 CARIBBEAN SOUL

BLENDED RUM 2 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 2 2 Dear fans, here we are at a new boling of it alternates as the winds and strings of an our blend that has now become a classic. orchestra alternate. 3 The diﬀerent souls of the Caribbean On the palate spicy and marine tones, so 3 come together in a fast-paced painting. sustained that it seems to take a walk in a CARIBBEAN SOUL Curious like a child who discovers the forest from Mediterranean bush. Touches world, restless elusive ... like the kids of custard, peanut buer and hazelnut. Blended Rum running aer a ball on the street ... All punctuated in an overwhelming rhythm Bottled in Scotland in 2021 The champion we dream of being as like the repeating of the notes between the 2 2 children… a very Latin Rum that we piano and the brass of an old-time Boca Just 900 bottles have been produced. dedicate to the dies orchestra. Alc. 45% Vol. Intriguing already from the color. Tantaliz- ing on the nose with hints of mushrooms, On the pitch you don't ﬁght with weapons,

of those to make a sauce when Christmas but with the ball 3 comes. DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA 1

Shades of hummus, undergrowth, and AWB damp foliage. In a second time, shades of 4 3 cream stand out, ground coﬀee and nutmeg. On the palate 4

12 2007 BARBADOS

RUM 3 DISTILLED IN 2007 3 3 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 FROM SELECTED CASK 11

3 New Edition and boling of our most minerality, explore all descriptive catego- 2 mystical Rum Clear, severe, powerful and ries; Fruity: banana, pineapple; Spicy: star 2007 BARBADOS mysterious. Perhaps gathered almost in anise, cinnamon. Floral: lime, honey. prayer. Mineral: salt. Mysterious, enigmatic, Rum indecipherable, magnetic, serious and Distilled in 2007 Rich sweet nose: almond paste, southern 3 powerful. A monk struggling with his Bottled in Scotland in 2021 3 sweets, Mediterranean biscuits, marzipan spiritual exercises ...... "'nu babbà! From Selected Cask 11 Tones of citrus, of fresh limoncello on an You may not believe in anything, but Just 352 bottles have been produced. Amalfi terrace contemplating the gulf ... there are times in life when we pray to Alc. 45% Vol. I'm sorry gone off topic. In the mouth it the god of the first temple who stands 4 gives us a shot forward, it squares up in before us. 1 the Dantesque way, a universe for each Notre Dame De Paris V. Hugo molecule. A wide and persistent range of sensations which, originating from a AWB 4 4 savory and intense one 2

13 2009 PACIFIC OBLIVION

RUM 5 SECOND EDITION 2 4 DISTILLED IN 2009 FROM FIJI ISLANDS 2009 PACIFIC OBLIVION BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 SELECTED CASK 23 Rum 2 3 SELECTED CASK 24 Second Edition Distilled in 2009 First love is never forgoen ... confused. In the mouth we are comforted it is truly impressive by the fact that it ... it was just like there From Fiji Islands

It was 2009 when our ﬁrst 2001 Fiji was we imagined. 2

Bottled in Scotland in 2021 4 boled Provocative nose with classic tones that Selected Cask 23 A lifetime seems to have passed ... How we are now used to recognizing. Waxy many different, changed, mature things with touches of lacquer. Selected Cask 24 and how many memories The medicinal and dried fruit notes can Just 340 bottles have been produced. Beautiful ... Seductive ... This rum define it as the peaty of our rums. The Just 342 bottles have been produced. 4 knocks with grace and kindness and palate comes poked like the gushing river 1 reminds us how quality is always a water being rubbed by the oars a sensa- Alc. 45% Vol. subjective concept. Fiji is either loved tion of fire which turns to vanilla, licorice, or hated. mint and spices such as pink pepper and 5 nutmeg. 3 Like any passion like the love of our life, 2 we risk becoming either dependent or Loving is so short, and forgeing so long. obsessed. We let ourselves be lost in Pablo Neruda the glass that with each rotation emanates bursting aromas and scents AWB and yes we are lost, disoriented and

14 2000 PANAMA

RUM 5 DISTILLED IN 2000 4 3 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 FROM SELECTED CASK 7

The patience of a mosaic builder who 4 powder, chlorophyll dried in the Caribbean 2 finds the exact pieces, the matching sun. In the mouth it presses us first overlaps colors and leaves part of his life on an and then relaxes finding balance. Spicy I 2000 PANAMA eternal work. Only the grandeur that would dare to say sparkling and then open- Rum reaches future generations aer centu- ing in hints of cocoa and freshly baked cake

ries can give an idea of the inﬁnite meas- Distilled in 2000 4 5 ure of man's work. Happiness is not a large diamond; it is a Bottled in Scotland in 2021 Work of chiseling, we monitored the mosaic of harmoniously aligned small From Selected Cask 7 evolution of this barrel constantly and stones. decided that early 2021 would be the (Alphonse Karr) Just 260 bottles have been produced. perfect time to bole it. Alc. 45% Vol. 4 With a perfect alcohol-metric loss we AWB 2 found it awfully close to 45 degrees aer only 22 years of aging Grand nose a great spirit. Absent alcohol 5 completely engulfed by time and wood. 3 Hints of just worn fabric and alum are the 2 prelude to the primary aromas of cocoa

15 2004 JAMAICA

RUM 5 DISTILLED IN 2004 4 3 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 FROM SELECTED CASK 19

4 Second version of our Rock Rum freshly broken pistachio. Sunny, radiant, it 2 ﬂoods our palate with its imperfections, The years of adolescence are perhaps the which break our taste buds with the help of 2004 JAMAICA years that we most regret, the moment the highest degree, leaving us astonished, Rum we cross the bridge that leads us to the exclaiming "is it over already? Yeah, like

real world, to competitive and increasing- adolescence, by the way... Distilled in 2004 4 5 ly stressful life. Bottled in Scotland in 2021 It's usually the moment when you discov- I love teenagers because everything they do From Selected Cask 19 er Rock: its myths, the Gods of the is for the ﬁrst time. modern age. You always listen to them, Jim Morrison Just 312 bottles have been produced.

you get ready for the summer and for the Alc. 50% Vol. 5 beach... AWB 2 That's what this rum reminds us of. A barely 14-year-old boy in the middle of a hormonal storm. In his mind, he doesn't 5 3 dream, but he starts building his dreams... 2 His nose twitches touches and leaves. It's a bit of a chase aer the perfumes, identi- fying them using imagination, heart and fantasy. And then here's almond, marzipan, sesame and Mediterranean spices. On the palate tones of yeast, vanilla and

16 2007 DEMERARA

RUM 4 DISTILLED IN 2007 5 2 BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2021 FROM SELECTED CASK 5872

4 Sinuous, rounded shapes the discovery of like the colors of the Seine at sunset. Rich 2 beauty in a certain sense, opulence within high opulent tones 2007 DEMERARA everyone's reach. pastry, meringue, peanut buer and toast. A Rum from Le belle Époque A really good job. We are proud of ourselves Rum

A Rum that accompanies us on walks and above all of Scotland who helps us, Distilled in 2007 3 through the Boulevard of an unrepeatable as always, to extract the most from the spirits 3 Paris. of the Caribbean. Bottled in Scotland in 2021 A sensual Rum that loves to be contemplat- From Selected Cask 5872 ed. The artist is nothing without talent, but talent Just 372 bottles have been produced. Undulating rhythm, round, opulent, “spar- is nothing without work Alc. 45% Vol. 3 kling” perfumes like the lights of the Eiﬀel 1 Tower. AWB Cuddly nose with hints of thyme, toasted juniper. Aention let it interact it will surprise you 4 4 with hilarious variations on the theme. 3 Complex in the mouth, rich in nuances ...