With the return of an iconic Islay distillery we haven’t released for a while, and our first 40 year old release, we’ve got you covered for the holidays! Feast your eyes on the treats below and to purchase please contact one of our exclusive retailers:

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Cask No. 35.85 Vivacious, voluptuous and luxurious
17 years old; 1st fill barrel; 56.7%
The nose has floral perfumes, lots of vanilla, toffee, syrup sponge, leather and a sunny basket of fruits. The palate – a treat of total contentment – rose petals on iced honey cake, vanilla cookies, lemon boiled sweets and blood oranges.

Cask No. G3.2 Walnut spelt bread with sunflower seeds
34 years old; refill hogshead; 58.3%
After opening up, the nose has dried fruits, walnut spelt bread with sunflower seeds and iced buns with strawberry jam filling. To taste, hot and fizzy then sweet, golden corn syrup, lychees and apricots.

Cask No. 35.71 Like a hug from your mum
40 years old; refill hogshead; 47.7%
The nose offers maple syrup, heather honey and jaffa cakes, plus menthol cigarettes and After Eights in a wooden box. The chewy-textured palate has flavours of aniseed, tobacco, coconut, orange zest and mint choc-chip ice-cream – a time-stopping, happy, huggy whisky.

Cask No. 76.98 Big and tingly
17 years old; refill sherry butt; 57.2%
Orange dominates the nose (chocolate oranges, orange blossoms, marmalade) – also figs, dried banana and pineapple, coconut and tobacco. The palate, big and tingly, has orange zest, clove, nutmeg, brown sugar, apple, chocolate and oak.

Cask No. 3.198 Smoker’s tooth powder & dentist’s chairs
14 years old; refill sherry butt; 57%
The nose suggests coal, slate and gravel, driftwood bonfires, barbecued ribs, perfumed smoke, toffee and sherry. The palate has big toffee, decent smoke, honeyed chicken wings, balsamic, hot leather, ash and minty notes.

Cask No. 53.172 Unmistakeable Islay
21 years old; refill hogshead; 52.2%
Unmistakeable Islay nose – sea-spray, peat-reek, coal, burnt pork crackling, leather, tobacco and tar. The palate is sweet and peaty, with honey, talcum, pencil erasers, barbecued prawns, ash and soot.

Cask No. 33.124 An engineer’s lunch-box
7 years old; 1st fill sherry butt; 59.7%
The nose combines toffee popcorn, fudge, pecan pie, raisins and molasses with creosote, old wood and compost. The palate encompasses over-done crackling, spiced sausages, chipotle chillies, orange, treacle toffee and walnut whips.