Boisdale of Canary Wharf Whisky Bible
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BOISDALE Boisdale of Canary Wharf Whisky Bible 1 All spirits are sold in measures of 25ml or multiples thereof. All prices listed are for a large measure of 50ml. Should you require a 25ml measure, please ask. All whiskies are subject to availability. MEM = Member’s Price 1. Springbank 10yr 19. Old Pulteney 12yr 55. Longmorn 16yr 37. Ardbeg Corryvreckan 2. Highland Park 12yr 20. Aberfeldy 12yr 56. Glenrothes Select Reserve 38. Smokehead 3. Bowmore 12yr 21. Blair Athol 12yr 57. Glenfiddich 15yr Solera 39. Lagavulin 16yr 4. Oban 14yr 22. Royal Lochnagar 12yr 58. Glenfarclas 10yr 40. Laphroaig Quarter Cask 5. Cragganmore 12yr 23. Talisker 10yr 59. Ben Nevis 12yr 41. Laphroaig 10yr 6. Fettercairn (Old) 10yr 24. Laphroaig 15yr 60. Highland Park 18yr 42. Octomore 7.1 7. Benromach 10yr 25. Benriach Curiositas 10yr 61. Glenfarclas 40yr 105 43. Tomintoul 16yr 8. Ardmore Traditional 26. Caol Ila 12yr 62. Macallan 10yr Sherry Oak 44. Glengoyne 10yr 9. Connemara Peated 27. Port Charlotte 2008 63. Glendronach 12yr 45. Cardhu 12yr 10. St. George’s Chapter 9 28. Loch Lomond 12yr 64. Balvenie 12yr DoubleWood 46. An Cnoc 16yr 11. Isle of Jura 10yr 29. Speyburn 10yr 65. Aberlour 10yr 47. Glenkinchie 12yr 12. Glen Garioch 21yr 30. Balblair 1997 66. Glengoyne 12yr 48. Macallan 12yr Fine Oak 13. Tobermory 10yr 31. Bruichladdie Classic Laddie 67. Penderyn Madeira 49. Glenfiddich 12yr 14. Dalwhinnie 15yr 32. Tullibardine 223 68. Glen Moray 12yr 50. Bushmills Black Bush 15. Glenmorangie Original 33. Tomatin 18yr 69. Glen Grant 10yr 51. Tomatin 12yr 16. Bunnahabhain 12yr 34. Scapa 16yr 70. Auchentoshan American Oak 52. Glenlivet 12yr 2 17. Glen Garioch Founders Reserve 35. Dalmore 12yr 71. Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta 53. Strathisla 12yr 18. Deanston 18yr All spirits are36. Glenfarclassold in measures 40yr of 25ml or multiples thereof.72. Macallan Rare Cask 54. Edradour 10yr All prices listed are for a large measure of 50ml. Should you require a 73.25ml Aberlour measure, A’Bunadh please ask. All whiskies are subject to availability. MEM = Member ’s Price CONTENTS LOWLANDS 4 CAMPBELTOWN 53 Ailsa Bay, Auchentoshan 5 Glengyle, Glen Scotia, Springbank 54-55 Bladnoch, Glenkinchie, Inverleven 6 ISLAY 56 Ladyburn, Littlemill, Rosebank 7 St. Magdalene 8 Ardbeg 57 Bowmore 58 HIGHLANDS 9 Bruichladdich 59-60 Bunnahabhain 61 Aberfeldy, Ardmore, Balblair, Ben Nevis 10 Blair Athol, Brora, Clynelish 11 Caol Ila, Finlaggan 62 Dalmore 12 Kilchoman, Lagavulin 63 Dalwhinnie, Deanston 13 Laphroaig 64 Edradour, Fettercairn, Glen Albyn 14 Port Askaig, Port Ellen 65 Glencadam, Glendronach Smokehead 66 15 Glenesk, Glen Garioch, Glenglassaugh 16 BLENDED SCOTCH 67 Glengoyne, Glenlochy, Glen Mhor 17 Antiquary, Ballantine’s 67 Glenmorangie 18 Bell’s, Black & White, Celtic, Chivas Regal 68 Glen Ord, Glenugie, Glenury 19 Compass Box, Cutty Sark 69 Knockdhu, Loch Lomond, Lochnagar 20 Dewar’s, Dimple, Grant’s, Hankey Bannister 70 Lochside, Oban, Pulteney 21 Islay Mist, Johnnie Walker 71 Royal Brackla, Teaninich, Tomatin, 22 Tullibardine The Tweeddale, TBWC, The Famous Grouse, 72 Wolfburn 23 White Horse, Whyte & Mackay BLENDED MALT 73-74 SPEYSIDE 24 Aberlour, Allt-A-Bhainne, Auchroisk 25 GRAIN WHISKY 75-76 Aultmore, Balmenach, Balvenie 26 Balvenie cont., Benriach 27 WORLD WHISK(E)Y 77-86 Benrinnes, Benromach, Braevel, Cardhu 28 72 Convalmore, Cragganmore, Craigellachie 29 WHISKY FLIGHTS 87-88 Dailuaine, Dufftown, Glenallachie 30 72 Glenburgie, Glendullan, Glen Elgin 31 GLOSSARY 89-91 Glenfarclas 32 72 Glenfiddich 33 ARMAGNAC, CALVADOS 92 Glen Grant 34 72 Glen Keith, Glenlivet 35 LIQUEURS 92-95 Glenlossie, Glen Moray 36 72 Glenrothes 37 PISCO 96 Glen Spey, Glentauchers, Imperial, Inchgower 38 72 Kininvie, Knockando Linkwood 39 COGNAC 96-97 Longmorn, Macallan 40 72 Macallan cont. 41-43 CACHACA 98 Macduff, Mannochmore 43 72 Miltonduff, Mortlach, Pittyvaich 44 RUM 98-99 Speyburn, Strathisla, Strathmill Tamdhu 45 72 Tamnavulin, Tomintoul, Tormore 46 VERMOUTH, AROMATICS 101 72 ISLANDS 47 VODKA 102 Arran, Highland Park 48-49 2 GIN 103-104 John Crabbie, Jura 50 Raasay, Scapa, Talisker 51 AGAVE SPIRITS 104 Tobermory 52 94-95 3 All spirits are sold in measures of 25ml or multiples thereof. All prices listed are for a large measure of 50ml. Should you require a 25ml measure, please ask. All whiskies are subject to availability. MEM = Member’s Price There’s more distillation in the Lowlands than any other Scottish region, but its days as a significant single malt player are consigned to history. This is the home of the blend, and of the large quantities of grain whisky which form its foundation – but a few producers keep up the trademark light and grassy Lowland malt style. 4 All spirits are sold in measures of 25ml or multiples thereof. All prices listed are for a large measure of 50ml. Should you require a 25ml measure, please ask. All whiskies are subject to availability. MEM = Member’s Price AILSA BAY (ALE-sah Bay) Ailsa Bay was built within Girvan grain distillery in 2007 to produce malt whisky for William Grant's range of blends. The first single malt, a heavily peated no-age-statement release, was launched in February 2016, after eight years of operation. 1154 Ailsa Bay 48.9% £17.55 Creamy with sherried fruit, a touch of honey and spice on the nose. A sweet, malty, marmalade-like taste with a mellow malty and citrusy finish. AUCHENTOSHAN (OCHun–TOShun) Founded by Irish refugees in 1825 on the outskirts of Glasgow, Auchentoshan is one of the last active distilleries in the Lowlands. In common with other Lowland (and Irish) whiskies, Auchentoshan malt whisky is distilled three times (as opposed to most Scottish malt whisky, which is distilled twice). This triple-distillation has the effect of softening the flavour and body of the end product. 3259 Auchentoshan American Oak 40% £13.30 Auchentoshan American Oak was introduced in 2014 to replace the MEM £12.00 Classic. Matured exclusively in first-fill bourbon casks, this is a vanilla- rich and fruity whisky. 3679 Auchentoshan Bartender’s Malt Annual Edition 01 47% £14.15 The first edition of Auchentoshan Bartenders Malt was created by 12 competition-winning bartenders. Comprised of whiskies distilled between the 1970s and the early-2010s, this has notes of brioche, milk chocolate and dark apricots. 622 Auchentoshan 12yr 40% £14.80 Cereals and exotic fruits on the nose with sherried tannins, a little MEM £13.35 sweet barley and vanilla in the mouth. Dry and very long finish, with a little sweetness from the barley. 625 Auchentoshan Three Wood 43% £15.55 The ever-popular Auchentoshan 3 Wood is matured initially in bourbon casks before being finished in Oloroso then Pedro Ximénez casks for an extra layer of rich, sweet fruitiness. 1198 Auchentoshan 18yr 43% £23.40 Rife with toasty oak and vanilla spice. Chocolate cake and a lovely grassiness. Toasty vanilla, dark nuttiness on the palate, with a malty finish, little custard and fresh flowers. 623 Auchentoshan 18yr 1980’s 43% £88.90 An old rectangular bottling of triple distilled Auchentoshan 18 year old, bottled at 43% for the French market. We estimate this bottle dates from the 1980s. 624 Auchentoshan 1965 31yr Cask 2510 45.5% £255.15 An old 1990s single cask bottling of cask strength Auchentoshan 1965, MEM £229.65 bottled at 31 years old. Lowland whiskies at this age are fairly rare and take on complexity, but keeping their lighter style, making an elegant malt. 5 All spirits are sold in measures of 25ml or multiples thereof. All prices listed are for a large measure of 50ml. Should you require a 25ml measure, please ask. All whiskies are subject to availability. MEM = Member’s Price BLADNOCH (BLADnoch) Scotland's most southerly working distillery has an echoing connection with Northern Ireland. Built in 1817, the distillery as sold in 1911 by the founding McLelland family to the Belfast based whisky merchant Dunville & Co., who made their own whiskey in Ireland but were in need of stocks of Scotch to fulfil customer demand. As of July 2016, Bladnoch was scheduled to resume production by spring of 2017, with much new equipment, including four 5 tonne mash tuns, six Douglas Fir wooden washbacks, two 12,500 litre capacity wash stills, two 9,500 litre capacity low wines stills, and a steam boiler that will be fuelled with LPG. In late 2016, Prior officially relaunched Bladnoch, and announced three new expressions, created from aged stocks by master distiller Ian MacMillan: the no age statement Samsara, the 15-year-old Adela and the 25-year-old Talia. 3878 Bladnoch Adela 15 Yr Sherry Cask 46.7% £29.90 Adela is the 15-year-old offering from the revitalised Bladnoch distillery in the Lowlands. Matured in oloroso-sherry casks, this is rich and sweet with notes of dark chocolate, dried fruit, coffee and liquorice. GLENKINCHIE (glen KINsee) Founded in 1825 in the outlying farmland around Edinburgh as Milton distillery (before being renamed in 1837), Glenkinchie languished in obscurity for over 150 years before becoming an international brand almost overnight at the end of the 1980s. Prior to this time, the distillery's main claims to fame were as one of the five original Lowland distillers to found Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd; and as one of very few distilleries to continue production throughout the Second World War. 833 Glenkinchie 12yr 43% £14.30 The nose is quite light, yet fragrant, fresh cereal and grist, some barley MEM £12.90 sweetness and a nutty note. The palate is very fruity with notes of Madeira and sweet stewed fruits. A hint of calvados and tannic oak lining the mouth. The finish is of medium length with notes of cereal and a fresh greenness.