Rare Find Autumn 2026 Collection celebrates four of Scotland’s most distinctive heavyweight spirits – Scotch Whisky News
Worth the weight
Rare Find Autumn 2026 Collection celebrates four of Scotland’s most distinctive heavyweight spirits
Rare Find, the award-winning Edinburgh-based independent bottler, announces the launch of its latest Collection of single cask whiskies, bringing together four exceptional expressions from distilleries renowned for their rich, full-bodied spirit styles.
The Rare Find Autumn 2026 Collection explores the relationship between spirit weight, texture and cask influence – showcasing how carefully chosen maturation can enhance the qualities that make each distillery distinctive. Some spirits are defined by lightness and elegance. Others are celebrated for their depth, texture and presence. This collection brings together four whiskies where weight is central to their identity: the waxy complexity of Clynelish, the muscular fruit character of Mortlach, the oily robustness of Ben Nevis and the unmistakable coastal power of Laphroaig.
The Rare Find team has used carefully considered cask maturation to enhance texture, amplify character and reveal new layers of complexity within each spirit. 1st fill oloroso sherry casks introduce richness, dried fruit and spice, strengthening the natural weight of these whiskies without overwhelming their individuality, whilst refill sherry maturation allows the underlying distillery character to remain firmly at the forefront.
The result is a collection that offers fresh perspectives on familiar distilleries – where every cask has been selected to elevate, not eclipse, the spirit within.
As with all Rare Find releases, each whisky is bottled without compromise – at natural cask strength, natural colour and without chill filtration.
RARE FIND AUTUMN COLLECTION
Clynelish 8-Year-Old
Fully matured in a refill sherry hogshead
61.0% ABV | 305 bottles
Ben Nevis 12-Year-Old
Finished for 26 months in a 1st fill oloroso sherry quarter cask
56.6% ABV | 167 bottles
Laphroaig 14-Year-Old
Finished for 15 months in a 1st fill oloroso sherry hogshead from Bodegas Barbadillo
56.2% ABV | 217 bottles
Mortlach 16-Year-Old
Finished for 28 months in a 1st fill European oak oloroso sherry hogshead
54.6% ABV | 268 bottles
Speaking on the new collection, James Zorab for Rare Find, commented: ” These are four distilleries that naturally produce whiskies with weight, texture and unmistakable character, so our role was not to overpower those qualities, but to find casks that could further enhance them. From the gentle influence of refill sherry maturation through to the richness brought by first-fill oloroso, each cask has been selected because it complements what makes the spirit distinctive. Together, they represent what Rare Find is all about – discovering exceptional single casks and utilising thoughtful maturation to reveal new dimensions of already remarkable spirits.”
The Rare Find Autumn 2026 Collection will be available via selected Rare Find stockists from 17th September 2026.
Rare Find Autumn 2026 Collection
| Clynelish 8-year-old
Fully matured in a refill sherry hogshead 61.%, 305 bottles £69.00
NOSE Victoria sponge cake with thick buttercream sits alongside a bright berry compote. Bourbon biscuits and burnt toffee bring additional tempting sweetness. PALATE A textural delivery of sugar-dusted red and black berries sits with chocolate-dipped strawberries and a sprinkle of white pepper. FINISH Lingering on mouth-coating sweet fruitiness and delicate cask spice. |
Ben Nevis 12-year-old
Finished for 26 months in a 1st fill sherry quarter cask 56.6%, 167 bottles £79.00
NOSE Bright, leafy sherry with ripe hedgerow berries, plump sultanas, shortbread, buttery popcorn and bourbon biscuits. PALATE Rich, oily and mouth-coating, unfolding with chocolate digestives, red and black berries, butterscotch and building cinnamon and pepper spice. FINISH Long and lingering with ripe berry fruit and dark chocolate.
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| Laphroaig 14-year-old
Finished for 15 months in a 1st fill sherry hogshead 56.2 %, 217 bottles £155.00
NOSE Immediately medicinal, led by iodine, brine and driftwood, with camphor, rock pools, preserved lemon and sea spray. PALATE Perfectly rounded, with medicinal peat smoke, sea spray, layered iodine and coastal rock pool salinity alongside dried berries and beach bonfire embers. FINISH Long and evolving, fading from medicinal smoke into sweet fruit and coastal stone. |
Mortlach 16-year-old
Finished for 28 months in a 1st fill sherry hogshead 54.6%, 268 bottles £115.00
NOSE Vanilla buttercream and toffee cups sit alongside redcurrant jelly, whilst cracked walnuts and gingerbread men join milk chocolate. PALATE A mouth-coating arrival of cinnamon and ginger spiced plums leads into balsamic strawberries and notes of polished oak. The texture persists throughout the development, revealing orange oils, biscuit crumb and dusty oak. FINISH Lingering with perfectly balanced fruit oils and rich chocolate.
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About Rare Find
Each Rare Find release is an unrepeatable, limited-edition whisky sourced from sought-after distilleries. With every bottle, we celebrate liquid excellence – meticulously selecting, maturing, and finishing in the highest quality casks to deliver whisky that’s rare by design.
From the millions of casks maturing in Scotland, only a small percentage are destined for single malt bottlings, and from those, only the best become a Rare Find.
