Time is running out to avoid a cold, dark, Smokehead-less Christmas.
Nobody wants that. Get your finger out.
To get yours in time for Christmas…
International Smokeheads order by 17th December
Northern Ireland & remote UK Smokeheads order by 19th December
(Channel Islands, Scottish Highlands, Offshore Islands)
Mainland UK Smokeheads order by 20th December
Hibiki Japanese Harmony, 43%
An incredibly sought after whisky, Hibiki Harmony is made with malt whiskies from the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries, as well as grain whisky from the Chita distillery. The whiskies are drawn from 5 different types of cask, including American white oak casks, Sherry casks and Mizunara oak casks.
Just Whisky is live with their December Auction and what a cracker it is! Highlights include a large selection of very desirable bottles from Bowmore Distillery, think Black Bowmore, Gold Bowmore, 50 Year Old & Sherriff’s. It’s well worth checking out and placing a bid.
They are also celebrating their 5th Anniversary and to celebrate this milestone, they’re reducing their commission to 0% for next month (January Auction).
The auction runs until Sunday 16th December at 8pm UK Time
Happy Bidding!
In celebration of the 10-year milestone of independent bottling of single malt whiskies from some of Scotland’s finest distilleries, Brian and Andrew Symington (Managing Director) selected six outstanding and very rare whiskies to bottle as a special commemorative presentation which are all single cask bottlings bottled at natural cask strength.
This Littlemill single malt is beautifully presented with two branded glasses. Distilled: 25.10.1965 and bottled: 08.06.1998.
An extremely rare bottle of Ardbeg, released in 2015 to celebrate their 200 year anniversary. The whisky is a result of spirit distilled in 1974 and 1975 and aged for 33 years. The resulting whisky was married in 2008 into glass containers where it spent a further 8 years until the release just a few years ago in 2015. Only 400 bottles were produced.
We’re extremely excited to bring to auction what has got to be the most collectable and sought-after set from Springbank ever. Featuring a fabulous selection of well-aged malts from the back catalogue of the Campbeltown distillery.
The set includes:
Distilled on the 14th January 1949 in Spanish Oak Sherry Casks, this is an incredibly well aged Macallan which has attained near legendary status. Bottled for the Millennium celebrations; the highly coveted Whisky was decanted into a specially commissioned Caithness glass decanter, complete in an oak presentation box. It features a copper ingot stopper cast from No. 9 spirit still from the Macallan distillery. This example even comes with an uncompleted form to have a personalised Macallan Millennium key made as well as the original key provided with the set.
Naturally with copper there may be a slight tarnishing to the metal of the stopper but should polish out.
The whisky itself is an incredibly scarce 50 year old malt which is highly rated by Jim Murray, author of the whisky bible and the late whisky connoisseur and author Michael Jackson.
This is a fabulous Lot, and one which we’d love to keep ourselves! The lucky new owner will become the keeper of what is quite simply one of the most sought after bottles in the world.
Bowmore 1955 – 1974 Visitor Centre Opening Ceramic Decanter
From the legendary Bowmore distillery of Islay a truly rare gem. Specially bottled for the opening of the distillery’s visitor centre on September 12th 1974. This vintage ceramic flagon was mainly handed out to staff to celebrate the opening, most of which decided to open but lucky for us we have here one of the few remaining unopened bottles. We are led to believe it is 37.5cl size flagon but no size is stated.
Distilled on 5th November 1964, this first instalment of the Bowmore 1964 Trilogy was carefully filled into Oloroso sherry casks where it spent the next four decades and more perfecting its
On the 5th of November 1964 The Bowmore Spirit was filled into Five Oloroso Sherry Casks and left to quietly mature in the deep, dark Bowmore vaults. After forty-two years, the casks produced only 827 bottle of this extremely rare malt whisky.
The result is a stunning aroma and palate, and the rich, deep, dark, almost ebony colour reflected in its name.
This release of Black Bowmore has had whisky reviewers heads in a spin about how good it is. Not many bottles can be described as Legendary, but fortunately, this is one of them.
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We are delighted to announce that our Highland Laird ‘The Lairds Choice’ Bunnahabhain 1991 has been awarded a silver medal. This is in the Islay category of this years Independent Bottlers Challenge run by The Whisky Magazine. We were very proud of this bottling so to win an award for it really does mean a lot to us.
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Friday, December 21st 5-7 PM:
Scotch Tasting:
The Macallan & Highland Park
Treat yourself to some of the most popular whisky names in the world! We’ll be pouring a variety of new releases and highly-rated favorites from both distilleries at this expert presented tasting. RSVPs are highly recommended for this tasting!
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KIRBY, WY (December 10, 2018)— Wyoming Whiskey is slowly releasing its second-ever batch of Barrel Strength Bourbon on beginning in Wyoming on December 17. Only 50 bottles of this very rare bourbon will be made available in select markets. As bourbon enthusiasts may recall, the last release of Wyoming Whiskey Barrel Strength sold out before it even hit shelves in November of 2015 and was named one of the top ten whiskies in the World by Whisky Advocate in the Spring of 2016.
Retailing for $199 in a minimalist bottle with enamel labeling, this iteration of Barrel Strength Bourbon comes from barrel #3242 and was selected for its excellence by Wyoming Whiskey Distiller Sam Mead, with the support of industry specialist Nancy Fraley. It is bottled at 124.7 proof and offers a profile that matches, if not surpasses, previous Barrel Strength selections.
“The bar was set very high after receiving 97 points from Mark Gillespie at Whisky Cast and a ‘Liquid Gold’ award in Jim Murray’s Whiskey Bible,” said Wyoming Whiskey Founder David DeFazio. “But when we found #3242, we knew we had something exceptional.”
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ARTFUL DODGER WHISKY COLLECTIVE LAUNCHED NEW INDEPENDENT BOTTLER
Fine wine and spirits merchant Woolf Sung Ltd are proud to announce the launch of the Artful Dodger Whisky Collective; a range of independently bottled, single malt Scotch whisky.
The Artful Dodger declare they are:
“A collective of professional whisky thieves, dedicated to liberating the world’s finest casks, freeing them from the lips of the few and releasing to the appreciative. The rarest, most special whiskies do not belong in a dusty distiller’s secret vault, locked away from the deserving. We are sworn to save them, one cask at a time, and deliver to a select group of like-minded, ethically-challenged individuals.”
The first batch of releases are as follows:
Clynelish 20 Year Old – distilled in 1997 and matured in an ex-bourbon hogshead, bottled at 55.9%abv with an RRP of £119.95. The Clynelish won a silver medal at the Spirits Masters 2018 and was awarded 90 points from Serge Valentin at Whisky Fun.
Strathclyde 27 Year Old – distilled in 1990 and matured in an ex-bourbon barrel, bottled at 51.8%abv with an RRP of £81.95.
Glenturret 23 Year Old – distilled in1994 and matured in an ex-Pedro Ximinez octave, bottled at 50.7%abv with an RRP of £94.95. The Glenturret won a gold medal at the Spirits Masters 2018.
Port Charlotte 8 Year Old – distilled in 2009 and matured in an ex-Sauternes cask, bottled at 64.2%abv with an RRP of £64.95.
Bimber London New Make Spirit – made from 100% English barley and bottled at 63.5%abv with an RRP of £44.95.
Each release is bottled in 50cl apothecary bottles with conical cork stoppers and a torn label design. The gift box is made entirely from black foam with gold typography. The foam perfectly protects the bottle when in transit whilst retaining a striking presence on the shelf. The whisky has been left at natural cask-strength and has not been chill-filtered or had any artificial colouring added to it. The Artful Dodger Whisky Collective is available from select retailers.
W O O L F / S U N G Ltd was established in 2012 with the aim to source the very finest wine for their international client base. Notably acquiring the agency for the world’s most expensive Champagne, Boërl & Kroff. In recent years, W O O L F / S U N G has proactively worked to highlight the superb whisk(e)y emerging from Scotland, the United States of America and the rest of the world, which has seen tremendous growth for the company. This has included gaining the agency for several American whiskey
brands and releasing a 40 year old Glenglassaugh, the first in a series of ultra-premium Scotch bottlings named The Woolf Sung Collection.
Spotlight on Glenfiddich
Glenfiddich is one of the most renowned whisky brands in the world – and with good cause! The Speyside distillery was one of the first whiskies to be marketed as a single malt outside of Scotland, helping build a truly global brand and picking up a plethora of awards along the way, becoming the most awarded single malt whisky in the world.
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This is the fourth release in the Experimental Series from Speyside’s Glenfiddich distillery. A bold fusion of campfire smokiness and toffee sweetness, Fire & Cane began life as a combination of bourbon cask matured smoky whisky and unpeated malts, before being married together and finished in Latin rum casks.
The nose has soft peat and rich toffee with zesty fruits and a touch of spice. The palate explodes with Highland peat smoke, with green fruits and toffee emerging. The finish is long lasting and sweet with a lingering smokiness.
Glenfiddich Winter Storm 21 Year Old Batch 2
The third release in the Glenfiddich Experimental Series from Malt Master Brian Kinsman, this Speyside single malt has been finished for six months in French oak icewine casks from the renowned Peller Estate winery in Niagara, Canada. First released in October 2017, the long-awaited second batch of this 21-year-old is bottled at 43% abv.
The nose has tropical fruit notes and candied sweets with an underlying wine character. The palate has soft candied fruits, Turkish Delight, lychee and a rich drying sensation, before a short and crisp finish.
Glenfiddich 21 Year Old with free luggage tag
The award winning Glenfiddich 21 Year Old has been aged in casks that once contained premium Caribbean rum. The whisky spends four months resting in selected Gran Reserva rum barrels, producing a finish that releases layers of intensity and sets this 21-year-old apart from the crowd.
This dark gold single malt has a sweet vanilla aroma. On the palate it offers a complex mix of citrus and spice flavours and even a touch of smoke. Its finish is very long, dry and spicy.
Was £135
Now £125
Highland Park 2002 Single Cask Exclusive
Awarded Liquid Gold in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2019 with a score of 96 points!
This release from Highland Park’s Single Cask Series is exclusive to Loch Fyne Whiskies. Distilled on Orkney in 2002 and matured in a single refill butt (number 3374) for 15 years before being chosen for bottling for our customers in 2018. Only 458 bottles have been filled, each one at a natural cask strength of 58.4% abv.
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