Hope you are all sitting down for this newsletter!

As you might know, every month I say how important this release is, not just to get your attention, but to point out that every release has something special in it. By special we can mean one of the highly sought after big names or less known young and bold ones.

Indeed, today is a very important release with Macallan 30, Littlemill 27, Small concern 23, and Fettercairn 10 just to name a few. I guess we lose you all here, as you go click for the big names and vintages… Ok, are you back? Let’s start with a few of the more boring and obligatory points for the newsletter! Monday 27th we are closed for the Bank Holiday, so shipping will take a little longer this weekend due to the shipping agents not working over the holiday, as they take a well-deserved rest as we hope you will as well.

TASTING ROOM EVENTS.

Get your bookings done for the summer events soon, since we have been releasing a lot of new products so the chances of any two events in a day being the same are getting rather remote. August sees a few days removed from the calendar, as we in the shop have a few days off now and again. Evening tastings will be 1 day a week until early September, when we go back to the normal timetable.

Aultmore-Glenlivet 12yo (2006) 56.6%: HHD

Nose: Creamy and sweet with bananas and coconut flakes and touches of sauvignon blanc.
Taste: Buttery and creamy with hints of lime, with pepper and honeycomb. Watercress and hints of pears and peaches in syrup.

Finish: Lingering creamy notes with flashes of Pineapple and soft spice.

Benrinnes 18yo (2000) 57.3%: Brl Single Malt Whisky from Speyside

Nose: Softly medicinal, dry woody notes with caramel and rock salt. Faint fruitiness in the background.
Taste: Juicy fruits with praline and sultanas and orange peel.
Finish: A real fruit bomb with faint medicinal notes and soft wood spice.

Cradle Mountain from The Small Concern 23yo (1996) 53.2%: Ex Cabernet Sauvignon Single Malt Whisky from The World Whiskies range

Nose: Peanut butter and raspberry jam. Mint chocolate, green tea and satsumas.
Taste: Big and chewy with more peanut butter with faint soft wood smoke. Honeycomb, cinnamon and dried fruits.

Finish: Long and chewy, dark chocolate, smoked peanuts and brown sugar.

Fettercairn 10yo (2009) 55.8%: Sherry HHD (since August 2017) Single Malt Whisky from the Highlands

Nose: Very chocolatey, caramel and ginger biscuits. red apple skins and dates.
Taste: Soft spice, candied ginger, more chocolate and some gooseberries and pine nuts.

Finish: Rich and chocolatey with growing warming spice.

Inchgower 10yo (2009) 56.6%: HHD Single Malt Whisky from Speyside

Nose: Light, fresh and creamy. Lemon peel, honey and golden syrup.
Taste: Pecan nuts, pancakes and very creamy with blueberries, pine needles and hints of rosemary and thyme.
Finish: Almonds, coconut soft buttery notes and a touch of allspice.

Littlemill 27yo (1992) 49.8%: HHD Single Malt Whisky from the Lowlands (Closed Distilleries

Nose: Old School tropical fruits with hints of dunnage warehouse. Also becomes quite creamy.
Taste: Rich and chewy, bright citrus fruits with waxy mouthfeel.
Finish: Long and lingering syrupy fruit notes with a slight oiliness and faint damp earth.

Loch Lomond 12yo (2007) 55.8%: HHD Single Malt Whisky from the Highlands

Nose: Creamy and oily, oily rags with a trace of smoke. Quite herbal also. Taste: Oily smoke comes through, green apple skins, kiwi and lime notes along with a grassy element.
Finish: Balanced smoke, lemon olive oil, white pepper – dried cranberries and flint 

Macallan-Glenlivet 30yo (1989) 42.8%: Brl. Single Malt Whisky from Speyside

Nose: Rich and orangey, with soft boiled sweets, peaches and passion fruit with orange bitters and hints of sweet vermouth.

Taste: Hints of sauternes, orange peel, grapefruit and pineapple juice. Loads of tropical fruits.
Finish: Initially soft but then becoming creamier and richer with more satsuma and growing nuttiness.

Miltonduff-Glenlivet 11yo (2007) 56.6%: HHD Single Malt Whisky from Speyside

Nose: Dried apricots, orange peel, lemon drizzle cake with golden syrup and peaches.
Taste: Caramel shortbread, walnuts and hints of chocolate and coffee beans. Finish: Lemon meringue pie with a side of butterscotch.

(Paul) John 7yo (2011) 55.4%: HHD Single Malt Whisky from The World Whiskies Range

Nose: Rich and spicy and quite herbal. Faint meaty notes with soft peat aromas.
Taste: Peat is bigger on the palate, forest fruits, golden syrup and raisin butter.

Finish: Honey, soft peat and more dry spices. Two years in Campbeltown has mellowed this dram

Pulteney 13yo (2006) 54.7%: HHD Single Malt Whisky from The Highlands

Nose: Huge toffee notes, caramel sponge cake with cream and icing sugar.
 Taste: White chocolate Cheesecake, lime marmalade and and gingersnap biscuits. Lemongrass and honey.
Finish: Lemon and honey with pineapple and marshmallows.

Strathclyde 29yo (1989) 50.8%: Brl Single Grain Whisky

Nose: Dry spices, caramel and salted toffee. Ginger, spiced apple notes and pears.
Taste: Rich and spicy, toffee shortbread, white chocolate and quite fruity, apricots, mandarins and grapefrurt

Finish: Candy floss, sugared almonds and dry roasted peanuts. Followed by thick butterscotch sauce.

Tomintoul-Glenlivet 12yo (2006) 54.3%: Single Malt Whisky from Speyside

Nose: Light and creamy with salted popcorn, faint rhubarb, creme brulee and icing sugar.
Taste: Apple sauce, gooseberry jam with notes of fennel and green bananas. Buttered gingerbread.

Finish: Warming ginger spice and long creamy buttery notes.

I think you will find that was a rather good list for the first release of the new summer 2019 season. We have a lot of great whiskies and rums on the site, with a few special releases that you might have missed in the newsletters in the past few months.

Ok folks, that’s it from the team in London

Have a great Bank Holiday!

Cadenhead’s London