EXCEPTIONAL SINGLE CASKS NEW RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2020 NEW RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2020
SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALTS FROM THE HIGHLANDS
PRV1533 – Orkney’s Finest 5 Years Old PRV1539 - Arran 7 Years Old PRV1518 - Blair Athol - Sherry Matured 10 Years Old
SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALTS FROM SPEYSIDE
PRV1540 - Benriach 7 Years Old PRV1543 - Glenburgie 10 Years Old PRV1498 - Auchroisk 10 Years Old Provenance – Orkney’s Finest 5 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Single Cask – Re-Charged Butt - Ref: DL14112 46% alc. Strength – No colouring – No chill-filtration 458 Bottles: Distilled January 2015, Bottled July 2020 700ml/70cl Nose: Zesty citrus fruits give way to a gentle smokiness with a real maritime, salty style
Palate: Green melon initially developing quickly to charred wood, spiced oak and salted caramel
Finish: Surprisingly sweet, lingering with gentle puffs of smoke and a mineral quality (CSL)
HIGHLAND REGION PRV1533 Provenance – Arran 7 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Single Cask – Ex-Bourbon Barrel - Ref: DL14165 46% alc. Strength – No colouring – No chill-filtration 348 Bottles: Distilled June 2013 - Bottled July 2020 700ml/70cl Nose: Vanilla ice cream, brandy baskets, crème brûlée and runny Arran honey
Palate: Perfectly balanced with Seville orange and lemon twists with a hint of milk chocolate
Finish: Medium – long with coca, Malted barley, ginger and key lime pie quality (CGL)
HIGHLAND REGION PRV1539 Provenance – Blair Athol 10 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Single Cask - Sherry Butt - Ref: DL13953 46% alc. Strength – No colouring – No chill-filtration 257 Bottles: Distilled March 2009, Bottled February 2020 700ml/70cl
Nose: Burnt sugar, toasted almond and walnuts, with red apples and Malted barley
Palate: Stewed fruits, pepper covered strawberries, blackcurrants and pistachio nuts
Finish: Rosemary and blueberry with warm chocolate brownies and sultanas (CGL)
HIGHLAND REGION PRV1518 Provenance – Benriach 7 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Single Cask - Refill Barrel - Ref: DL14186 46% alc. Strength – No colouring – No chill-filtration 306 Bottles - Distilled September 2012 – Bottled July 2020 700ml/70cl
Nose: Opens sugary sweet with a backdrop of ginger and cinnamon and breakfast cereal
Palate: Catch some early honey, more gently warming spice with a late juicy barley quality
Finish: All those flavours and character are wrapped up in its now toffee’d, medium-long finale (FHL)
SPEYSIDE REGION PRV1540 Provenance – Glenburgie 10 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Single Cask - Refill Butt - Ref: DL14189 46% alc. Strength – No colouring – No chill-filtration 324 Bottles: Distilled February 2010 - Bottled July 2020 700ml/70cl
Nose: Shows early toffee and a buttery rum backdrop - really sweet, mellow and gristy
Palate: As dulcet as anticipated - distinctly caramel, with a mix of burnt sugar and Malt
Finish: Has created an arresting amalgam of caramel, barley, sugar and later spices (FHL)
SPEYSIDE REGION PRV1543 Provenance – Auchroisk 10 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Single Cask - Refill Hogshead - Ref: DL14018 46% alc. Strength - No colouring – No chill-filtration 146 Bottles: Distilled April 2009, Bottled March 2020
Nose: Honeyed barley then comes creamy cereal with a woody / toffee style
Palate: Custard creams alongside a vanilla’d oak character with green apples
Finish: Lingers nicely - freshly baked scones, a touch of cinnamon and caramel (CSL)
SPEYSIDE REGION PRV1498 NEW RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2020
SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALTS FROM THE HIGHLANDS OLD0908 - Glengoyne 12 Years Old (50CL) OLD0890 – Jura 12 Years Old SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALTS FROM SPEYSIDE
OLD0892 - Tamdhu 12 Years Old OLD0881 - Aberlour 14 Years Old OLD0886 - Dailuaine - Sherry Matured 12 Years Old SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALTS FROM ISLAY
OLD0905 - Caol Ila 10 Years Old (50CL) OLD0885 - Bunnahabhain 12 Years Old OLD0897 – Laphroaig 21 Years Old
SINGLE CASK SINGLE GRAINS
OLD0901 - Loch Lomond 24 Years Old Old Particular – Highland Single Malt Glengoyne – 12 Years Old (50cl)
Refill Butt – Ref: DL13954 48.4% alc. strength – no colouring and no chill-filtration Distilled May 2007– Bottled April 2020 531 bottles produced
Nose: Golden syrup on warm, buttery pancakes developing to a zesty citrus style
Palate: Wonderfully thick and creamy... vanilla’d oak, tangy marmalade and thick caramel
Finish: Long... orange peel with a hint of gentle spice and creamy porridge (CSL)
HIGHLAND REGION OLD0908 Old Particular – Highland Single Malt Jura – 12 Years Old
Refill Hogshead – Ref: DL13902 48.4% alc. strength – no colouring – no chill-filtration Distilled February 2008 – Bottled April 2020 348 bottles produced.
Nose: Fascinating and unusual rum, sugar and butter early – hard candy later
Palate: Macerated sweet autumnal fruits, spices, mint and barley
Finish: A gentle cough drop style precedes sugar, spice and Malt (FHL)
HIGHLAND REGION OLD0890 Old Particular – Speyside Single Malt Tamdhu – 12 Years Old Refill Hogshead – Ref: DL13984 48.4% alc. strength – no colouring and no chill-filtration Distilled June 2007 – Bottled April 2020 415 bottles produced
Nose: Barley rich with sweet cereals, puff candy and lashings of chantilly cream
Palate: Spicy ginger, cinnamon, toasted barley, mixed nuts and orange peel
Finish: Medium-long with more spice, dry oak, coconut and heather (CGL)
SPEYSIDE REGION OLD0892 Old Particular – Speyside Single Malt Aberlour – 14 Years Old Refill Hogshead – Ref: DL14009 48.4% alc. Strength - No colouring – No chill-filtration Distilled November 2005 - Bottled April 2020 351 bottles produced Nose: Citric fruits and key lime pie, baked bread, pear drops and barley
Palate: Runny honey, almond and pecan nuts with hints of gingerbread
Finish: Gently spiced, sweet tangerine, creamy sugar and chocolate gingers (CGL)
SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT OLD0881 Old Particular – Speyside Single Malt Dailuaine – 12 Years Old
Sherry Butt – Ref: DL14007 48.4% alc. strength – no colouring – no chill-filtration Distilled January 2008 – Bottled April 2020 350 bottles produced.
Nose: Burnt wood, peanuts, almonds, spring flowers, and shortbread
Palate: Surprisingly fruity and perfectly drying with glazed ginger and raisins
Finish: More wood, toasted barley, blackcurrants and pepper covered strawberries (CGL)
SPEYSIDE REGION OLD0886 Old Particular – Islay Single Malt Caol Ila – 10 Years Old (50cl)
Single Cask - Refill Hogshead – Ref: DL13907 48.4% alc. strength – no colouring – no chill-filtration Distilled August 2009 – Bottled March 2020 508 bottles produced.
Nose: Phenolic (even at 2 feet away), sweet and ashy with typical peated barley
Palate: Shows early sweetness running to tongue tingling spice and summer tar
Finish: Detect all the anticipated chimney soot, bonfire smoke and phenols (FHL)
ISLAY REGION OLD0905 Old Particular – Islay Single Malt Bunnahabhain – 12 Years Old
Refill Hogshead – Ref: DL13985 48.4% alc. strength – no colouring – no chill-filtration Distilled October 2007 – Bottled April 2020 329 bottles produced.
Nose: Shows early red fruit, vanilla fudge and a light gristiness
Palate: Sweet and sugary with a syrupy, spiced and Malted backdrop
Finish: Attractively citric, then warmingly spiced and moreish (FHL)
ISLAY REGION OLD0885 Old Particular – Islay Single Malt Laphroaig – 21 Years Old
Refill Butt – Ref: DL14020 59.9% alc. strength – no colouring – no chill-filtration Distilled December 1998 – Bottled April 2020 228 bottles produced. Nose: Sweet phenols, stewed dark fruits, damp bonfire ash and new leather
Palate: Tropical fruits, pineapple, sea salt, smoked meat and obvious Islay peat
Finish: Long with more dark fruits, sugary Big Peat smoke with maritime qualities (CGL)
ISLAY REGION OLD0897 Old Particular – Single Grain Loch Lomond – 24 Years Old
Refill Hogshead – Ref: DL14015 51.7% alc. strength – no colouring – no chill-filtration Distilled November 1995 – Bottled April 2020 314 bottles produced.
Nose: Very sweet with vanilla, crème brûlée, butterscotch and Scottish tablet
Palate: More chewy toffee with sugar-glazed red apple, cream soda and marshmallow
Finish: Long and buttery with caramel, coconut shavings and hard-boiled sweets (CGL)
SINGLE GRAIN OLD0901 NEW RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2020
SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALTS FROM THE HIGHLANDS
XOP0243 - Macduff - Sherry Matured 30 Years Old XOP0244 - Tomintoul 30 Years Old
SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALTS FROM SPEYSIDE
XOP0245 - Glenallachie 25 Years Old
SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALTS FROM ISLAY
XOP0228 - Caol Ila 40 Years Old
SINGLE CASK SINGLE GRAINS
XOP0182 - Cameronbridge 40 Years Old XOP0226 - Carsebridge (Now Closed) 43 Years Old XOP0242 - Garnheath (Now Closed) 46 Years Old XOP – Macduff 30 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Sherry Butt - Ref: DL13918 - Natural Cask Strength 48.7% alc. Strength - No colouring - No chill-filtration Distilled February 1990 - Bottled April 2020 146 bottles produced
TASTING NOTES:
The nose is wonderfully spiced with nutmeg developing to toffee and brown sugar. The palate reveals ripe, juicy plums, treacle with allspice and sweet Malt. The finish lingers long - anticipate mocha, raspberry conserve and cinnamon (CSL)
HIGHLAND REGION XOP0243 XOP – Tomintoul 30 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Ex Bourbon Barrel - Ref: DL13917 - Natural Cask Strength 52.8% alc. Strength - No colouring - No chill-filtration Distilled August 1989 - Bottled April 2020 280 bottles produced
TASTING NOTES:
Rich, darkly Malted, intriguingly spiced and fruity on its typically Speyside nose. Warmingly and gingery spiced as the big palate opens showing later muscular sugar and the gentlest oak – all running to a stewed fruit and vanilla custard finish (FHL)
HIGHLAND REGION XOP0244 XOP – Glenallachie 25 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Refill Hogshead - Ref: DL13922 - Natural Cask Strength 58.5% alc. Strength - No colouring - No chill-filtration Distilled March 1995 - Bottled April 2020 254 bottles produced
TASTING NOTES: The nose is big, fragrant and immediately Malted, honeyed and redolent of sweetie shops and ice cream parlours. The palate is feisty with warming spices, gingery with a cinnamon twist ahead of its typical Speyside Malt flair, with a finish that neatly reflects the qualities of its palate (FHL)
SPEYSIDE REGION XOP0245 XOP – Caol Ila 40 Years Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Refill Hogshead - Ref: DL13741 - Natural Cask Strength 50.1% alc. Strength - No colouring - No chill-filtration Distilled June 1979 - Bottled November 2019 232 bottles produced
TASTING NOTES:
Redolent of the archetypal littoral, beachy and sea-faring Islay style, with seaweed and damp driftwood to the fore. Mouth- puckeringly salted ahead of iodine, chimney soot and peated barley on its palate……. all leading to a warmingly spiced, gently smoked finish (FHL)
ISLAY REGION XOP0228 XOP – Cameronbridge 40 Years Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Refill Barrel - Ref: DL12987 - Natural Cask Strength 55.6% alc. Strength - No colouring - No chill-filtration Distilled January 1978 - Bottled December 2018 200 bottles produced
TASTING NOTES: The nose shows its USA barrel heritage with vanilla, corn oil and Bourbon. The palate is so dulcet, sugared and gently spiced, plus a later mocha quality. Catch early oak on the finish, ahead of more spices, barley sugar and custard (FHL)
SINGLE GRAIN XOP0182 XOP – Carsebridge 43 Years Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Refill Hogshead - Ref: DL13717 - Natural Cask Strength 50.7% alc. Strength - No colouring - No chill-filtration Distilled October 1976 - Bottled November 2019 210 bottles produced
TASTING NOTES:
Sweetly waxed immediately on the nose with cedar wood, rose water and hard candy. Palatewise there is early ginger biscuit and burnt orange followed by treacle toffee and toasted marshmallow – all neatly replicated on the rather “home-baked” finish (FHL)
SINGLE GRAIN XOP0226 XOP Garnheath (Closed Distillery) 46 Years Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Refill Barrel - Cask Reference: DL13924 45.9% alc. Strength – Natural Cask Strength No colouring - No chill-filtration 139 Bottles: Distilled February 1974 - Bottled April 2020
TASTING NOTES:
The nose reflects its rich gold colour being full of richly sweet, syrupy and cereal based character. The palate is mellow, fudgy, vanilla’d and syrupy, running to a finish replete with a mellifluous waffles-and-maple-syrup style (FHL)
SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY XOP0242