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Edradour 10 Year Old 2010 TWB Exclusive
A festive coloured label for this beautiful heavily sherried Christmas sipper. A TWB exclusive and a lovely gift. dradour 10 Year Old 2010 vintage Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask first fill sherry butt #160 bottled 2020 by Signatory Vintage for the Un-Chillfiltered series. This is a specially selected release exclusive to The Whisky Barrel. 333 bottles.
Edradour Distillery was formed in 1825 by a group of eight local farmers. Situated at Milton of Edradour near Pitlochry and still just a farm sized distillery equipped with a Morton refrigerator to cool the worts and two wee stills with their spirit cooled in a single worm tub. Whilst ranked amongst the small working distilleries in Scotland its owners Signatory Vintage have plans to increase its size and output. Official distillery releases include the Edradour 10 Year Old, Barolo Cask and Sherry Cask Ibisco decanters.
£65.00 / €72.46* / $71.61*
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We have a whole host of whiskies available over on our website, offering every flavour you can imagine. But with so much choice on offer, it can sometimes be difficult to pick the right one! And where do you start when you are buying for someone else?
That’s where our whisky concierge comes in. Whether you are purchasing on our website, on the phone with our Member Services team or in person, we’re here to help you pick the perfect bottle.
If you’re searching for something a little special this week, look no further that these five sparkling gems. All from rare, characterful or member-favourite distilleries, these drams are perfect to share around the fire this festive season.
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WHISKY GALORE! RARE WHISKY FROM ACROSS SCOTLAND UP FOR AUCTION
A fantastic range of whisky, with over 200 examples from nearly every major distillery across Scotland, is on offer in Tennants Auctioneer’s Fine Wine and Whisky Sale on 12th December. Incorporating several good Private Collections, the sale offers high-end bottles for investors, rare mid-range collectors’ bottles and interesting, good value bottles for drinking or those looking to start collecting.
Macallan once again dominates the top end of the sale, with the like of The Macallan 18 Years Old. Examples in the sale include a bottle distilled in 1970 and bottled in 1988 (estimate: £2,000-2,500 plus buyer’s premium), and a bottle distilled in 1966 and bottled in 1984 (estimate: £1,600-2,000).
One of the rarer bottles in the sale is a Macallan-Glenlivet 1937 35 Years Old Pure Highland Malt Scotch Whisky (estimate: £3,000-4,000). Not only is this a desirable Pre-War distillation with a good age, but it is also an Italian import bottle by Pinerolo. There was a boom in whisky drinking in Italy after the Second World War, and a large number of bottles were imported by Italian retailers. Indeed, the country was the biggest consumer of single malt in the 1970s. In recent years, they have become a strong niche area of collecting.
A good selection of Dalmore is also on offer. The highland distillery is currently performing well at auction, being highly sought after. Highlights to look out for include the Dalmore Directors’ Cut 21 Years Old, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2011 by Douglas Laing & Co. One of 297 bottles, it is sold with original wooden box with an estimate of £300-500. Also of note is a Dalmore 1981 Matusalem Sherry Finesse Highland Single Malt Whisky (estimate: £600-800). The whisky was matured in American white oak bourbon barrels for 22 years, followed by a prolonged maturation in Matusalem sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass.
Port Ellen, an Islay silent distillery, is also well represented in the sale. On offer is a Port Ellen 30 Years Old, Old Malt Cask 60th Anniversary Commemorative Bottling. Number one of 234, the bottle was released in 2009 and is entered with an estimate of £700-1,000. A Port Ellen 35 Year Old Platinum Selection Distilled in 1977 and bottled by Douglas Laing & Co. Ltd. is offered with an estimate of £1,000-1,500.
With provenance from the distillery is a Bowmore Bicentenary 1979 Single Malt Whisky in original wooden presentation case with certificate (estimate of £2,000-4,000). The vendor received the bottle from Bowmore in exchange for a drawing he did of the distillery whilst he was visiting Islay.
Further interesting lots to look out for include a Rosebank 12 Years Old Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Flora and Fauna release (estimate: £200-300), a Springbank 27 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Chieftain’s bottling distilled in 1974 (estimate: £400-600), and a selection of limited edition releases from That Boutique-Y Whisky Company.
A fully illustrated catalogue will be available at www.tennants.co.uk.
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NB: All hammer prices are correct at time of publication; however, they can be subject to change. Prices quoted are an estimated hammer price, which is subject to 24% buyer’s premium incl. of VAT.
FINE WINE AND WHISKY SALE
Auction: 12th December
Tennants Auctioneers is a fourth-generation family business and is one of the UK’s largest international Antiques and Fine Art auctioneers. Situated in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, Tennants holds over 80 sales a year.
Tennants connects more than 200,000 buyers and sellers a year.
As a family business, Tennants stays true to its Yorkshire heritage and offers its clients unrivalled service, expertise and value.
In 2014 Tennants expanded the Auction Centre to 80,000sq ft with the development of The Garden Rooms – a dedicated venue for events, weddings, conferences and exhibitions. The venue is one of the region’s largest event spaces with a capacity of over 600 people.
Skene Scotch Whisky has released a trio of affordable, no age statement single malt whiskies in time for Christmas. Two are in Skene’s “aged in a sherry cask” range and one is a peated Islay malt.
The first is a single cask Blair Athol fully matured in Oloroso. Just 246 bottles were filled at an ABV of 48% with natural colour and no chill filtration. The price is only £34 for a 70cl bottle.
The second is a single cask Tomatin fully matured in Oloroso. Only 186 bottles were filled at a punchy ABV of 50%, again with natural colour and no chill filtration. The price is just £34 a 70cl bottle.
The third and final bottling is a peated Bunnahabhain single malt (aka “Staoisha) from two casks. Just 504 bottles were filled at an ABV of 48%, yet again with natural colour and no chill filtration. The price is a very modest £42 a bottle.
These three new releases (together with earlier Skene bottlings and some aged Macallans) are now available from Skene Scotch Whisky’s online shop at https://www.skenewhisky.com/shop/
Notes about Skene Whisky – After a few years away from bottle sales, Skene Whisky plans to release a number of new ranges over the next few months. “Skene Reserve” will be single cask premium bottlings of vintage malt whisky (eg Macallan 30yo). “Skene Sherry Editions” will be sherry-matured single malts ( normally at 48% ABV) aimed squarely at drinkers. “Skene American Oak “Editions” will be ex-bourbon single malt bottlings (again normally at 48% ABV). “Skene Peated Malt Editions” will be peated single malt expressions (yet again normally at 48% ABV).
GEAR UP FOR BLACK FRIDAY WITH THIS SMALL BATCH RELEASE
We have been hard at work at The Distillery! Not only have we bottled a new Limited Release RICE BOURBON that hit the shelves last week, but we are excited to announce ANOTHER Small Batch Release hitting the shelves this week.
WHISKEY DETAILS
COLOR: Medium-dark amber
AROMA: Grassy, hay malty with rich toffee undertone, roasted marshmallows, baking spice, nutmeg
TASTE: Mocha praline, toasted almond, semi-sweet bakers’ chocolate, chocolate rice crispies
FINISH: Long and sweet, with espresso
LIMITED RELEASE
Just like our Arkansas Rice Whiskey, we only made ONE BATCH of this Special Release, Arkansas Single Malt Whiskey. If there is a Whiskey lover on your Holiday shopping list, we are pretty sure this would make the perfect gift! Only available at The Distillery, while supplies last.
Arkansas Single Malt Whiskey was double distilled from a mashbill of 100% Irish Malt and blended with a malt mashbill of 75.1% Brewers Malt. We then aged it for 2 years in 15 & 25 gallon used Bourbon barrels.
What makes this Single Malt EXTRA SPECIAL is that we finished aging it for an additional 2 years in EXCLUSIVE TOASTED FRENCH OAK BARRELS. Often used for Bourdeaux wines, aging whiskey in these types of barrels is not the typical aging process for a whiskey, which has created an amazing flavor profile for this spirit.
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Springbank
A true whisky world legend, Campbeltown distillery Springbank boasts a legacy of amazing single malts dating back to 1828. We’ll talk whisky history, current day distilling practices, and explore three Springbank whiskies together, followed by an audience Q&A with our whisky expert presenter. Join us on zoom and bring your home whisky collections – sharing is highly encouraged!
Featured Whiskies
Springbank 10 Year Old
Springbank 15 Year Old
Springbank 18 Year Old
Tasting Sets are available for $25 and include
a small bottle of each featured whisky
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Additionally, all Springbank single malts are 10% off with the coupon code ‘VIRTUAL’ at checkout.
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This is Alasdair Anderson, industry stalwart and Distillery Manager here at The Glenrothes. 2020 marks Alasdair’s 40th year in the whisky world, and yet you might never have heard of him. That’s because, much like the whisky he helps produce, Alasdair is understated and incredibly humble. He believes it’s not about him; what matters most is the whisky and the people making it.
Alasdair has seen and done it all, working his way to the top through hard work and a desire to learn that’s never wavered. We sat down with him to discuss the past, the future, and all the barrels and barley in between.
