DISCOVER OUR NEW LIMITED RELEASES

Our first release of 2023 has both UK and EU exclusives!

Our latest Single Cask Limited Releases exhibit the mastery of both Speyside and Highland single malts. With notes ranging from green grass and sweet fruits, to warm spices and marzipan there is a bottle for every nose. With very limited stock make sure you’re one of the first to pick up a bottle today!

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About the Single Cask Collection

Hand-selected from some of Scotland’s finest distilleries, each expression in our Single Cask Collection reflects the one-of a kind nuances of production, season and cask influence in Scotch single malt whisky. Evocatively named and beautifully presented, our Single Cask releases are extremely rare and highly-covetable.

Unlock the Mystery of Whisky!

Last year we announced our newly revitalised W Club. Since then, our membership has grown by over 135 per cent! We are always working hard to improve and enhance to make sure your £30 goes further than ever. If you’re not yet a member, it’s never a bad time to sign up!

Over the last year, fifty different in-demand releases were offered to W Club members via 24-hour Priority access, and more than 500 of the world’s most sought-after whiskies went out exclusively to W Clubbers across over twenty exciting ballots.

For the year ahead we are looking to increase the number, frequency and transparency of these releases, which are all designed to ensure W Club members get as fair as possible a chance of acquiring some of the finest whiskies released throughout the year.

After the lifting of restrictions in early 2022, we ran nearly one hundred in-person tasting events —from members-only tastings to brand-led nights and roadshows—across fourteen stores up and down the United Kingdom. All of these events are either discounted for members or are hosted exclusively for the W Club. We’ll be running even more throughout 2023, and we will have tastings return to TWS venues who didn’t host them in 2022 – including our new Cardiff store.

Once the tastings are confirmed, the information can be viewed on our events page on the W Club Members Hub (accessible via the QR Code) and each one is communicated via email. To ensure you’re not missing out, make sure you’ve selected your nearest store on the “My Account” section of www.whiskyshop.com

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K&L Exclusive from an American Single Malt Icon
Westland 7 Year “Madeira Cask” K&L Exclusive Single ex-Madeira Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (700ml) ($109.99)
“I think it’s safe to say that the Westland Distillery deserves its spot atop the craft distilling pyramid.” — David Othenin-Girard, K&L Spirits Buyer

Arguably the finest exclusive cask we’ve ever seen from one of the country’s most compelling distilleries, the Westland 7 Year “Madeira Cask” is further evidence that the American single malt category is one of the most exciting in the spirits market right now. This top-notch operation in downtown Seattle has distinguished itself from the herd by focusing on doing one thing in extraordinary fashion—making some of the very best single malt whiskies in the world.

Westland 7 Year “Madeira Cask” K&L Exclusive Single ex-Madeira Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (700ml) ($109.99)

K&L Notes: This exceptional cask of Westland is one of the finest we’ve ever tasted. Made from the distillery’s signature five-malt mash, it spent seven full years in freshly dumped Madeira cask before being bottled at cask strength exclusively for K&L Wine Merchants. This is the oldest cask of single malt from the exceptional distillery in urban Seattle. Westland has successfully proven that the American Single Malt category can hang with the big boys in Scotland, and these single casks are the most interesting offerings that we’ve seen.

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Spirits Buyer | Review Date: March 15, 2023

This was a wild selection. Westland has consistently offered us really exciting barrels over the years, but this is the first time we’ve seen a malt fully matured in Madeira. Seven years makes this the oldest single cask we’ve bought from them and one of the oldest malts they’ve put on the market. In any case, let’s taste! A gorgeous tawny color. On the nose, an outrageous mixture of dried red fruits, hibiscus, roasted arabica, freshly cut mahogany, sandalwood, and sweet red candies. It’s very ROUGE! On the palate, it’s an absolute juice bomb! Fresh red raspberry, syrupy caramel sauce, pure almond butter, and dried rose petals. This is an absolutely wild cask! With water it becomes sweeter and more floral, but not perfumed. I love the hibiscus character, but it remains balanced behind the sweet fruit and sticky, nutty malt. A truly fabulous cask that will certainly turn any Scotch lover into a Westland fan.

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The Rarest Midleton Very Rare In The World?

Four fantastic new bottles are available to buy now on the Mark Littler Shop, including a Midleton Very Rare 1988. 

The Mark Littler Shop is infamous for listing incredibly rare and collectable whiskies such as the Balvenie 1937 50 YO (sold in 2021) and the Springbank 1919 50 YO (sold in 2022). Now another spectacularly rare bottling is available for one lucky purchaser, the Midleton Very Rare 1988.

The Midleton Very Rare 1988 is perhaps the rarest release in the series, the first of which was the 1984 release. It is said that only one cask was bottled for the 1988 version, hence the fact that this bottle has only appeared at auction 16 times since 2009. When the bottle does appear at auction, it sells almost exclusively in Ireland, making this UK-based opportunity one that shouldn’t be missed.

This particular bottle was purchased by Mark Littler Ltd’s client in Dublin in 1991 for just £32 whilst the family were in Dublin celebrating a birthday and is available to buy now on the Mark Littler Shop. 

Also available to buy on the Mark Littler Shop are two Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary bottles. These bottlings were released via ballot on the Macallan website in September 2022 to great fanfare, and prices on the secondary market skyrocketed within days. Is there a gap in your collection?

The Macallan James Bond Decade IV and Decade V are now available to buy on the Mark Littler Shop.

And finally, a stunning Dalmore 1973 33 Year Old is also available to purchase. Dalmore distillery is often credited with being the first distillery in Scotland to perform a luxury rebrand in the year 2005. As such, the twelve-point stag has become synonymous with the brand. This beautifully presented vintage whisky sold just 5 times in 2022 and is now available to buy.

The Mark Littler Shop carries rare and collectable Scotch, Irish, Canadian, and Japanese whiskies with free UK delivery and 1-3 day shipping.

About Mark Littler Limited

Mark Littler is an independent whisky broker, market analyst and consultant with over a decade of experience in the industry. Each week he publishes new videos on his YouTube channel about topics such as cask investment fraud (and how to avoid it), the history of distilleries and bottles, debunking whisky investment myths and much more. For more information visit www.marklittler.com

If you are interested in the Macallan James Bond Series or would like to chat to one of the team about our other services, please get in touch.

Email: whisky@marklittler.com

Telephone: 01260 218 718

Melbourne-based whisky website, Skull and Barrel, has launched its own retail site offering a comprehensive selection of rare, old, and collectible whiskies and spirits. With over 15 years of experience, the company’s team is passionate about connecting these rare bottles with those who share their enthusiasm, and actively supports customers in their aims, whether that be consuming, collecting, or investing.

Skull and Barrel’s range includes The Macallan, Ardbeg, Springbank, and Glenfiddich, with an emphasis on limited edition and rare bottles. They offer a range of services, including valuations, selling collections of bottles, and queries about buying.

A spokesperson for Skull and Barrel said, “We are excited to launch our own retail site and bring our passion for old, rare, and collectible whiskies to a wider audience. Our aim is to make the market more accessible to buyers and sellers of any background and geography, and to connect these rare bottles with those who share our passion.”

Skull and Barrel’s range of Macallan whiskies is particularly noteworthy, with a wide variety of vintages and expressions available, including rare and limited editions.

Springbank, another of the company’s featured distilleries, is known for its small-batch, handcrafted approach, producing some of the most highly regarded whiskies in Scotland. Skull and Barrel’s selection of Springbank whiskies includes rare and hard-to-find bottles, making it a must-visit destination for whisky enthusiasts.

Skull and Barrel’s expertise, knowledge, and commitment to quality make it a go-to destination for rare and collectible whiskies and spirits. For more information about Skull and Barrel and their range of whiskies and spirits, please visit their website or contact the team directly.

www.skullandbarrel.com.au
2/31 Makland Drive
Derrimut, 3026, Victoria,
Australia
sales@skullandbarrel.com.au

Five New UK Exclusives!

Today, excellent independent Scotch whisky bottler, Murray McDavid has launched five new UK Exclusives! Using a variety of exciting casks for these new expressions, this really is cask maturation at its best.

Explore these new UK exclusives via the link below.

Some great news also just in regarding our Lindores Single Cask! (see below)

As ever, if you have any questions or queries, please just get in touch.

Slàinte

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SPEYSIDE CLASSICS

MACALLAN DOUBLE CASK

Founded in 1824, Macallan has grown over almost two centuries to become one of the most respected names in whisky. Famed for its generously sherried style, this old Speysider sets the standard for luxury single malts.

Macallan grew from humble beginnings as a small farm distillery by the River Spey. From those early days, one of the things that distinguished this pioneer of single malt was its sourcing of excellent casks – originally from Spain and later from the United States. The Double Cask range is a continuation of that legacy, each one a perfect marriage of Macallan’s heavyweight spirit and finest quality oak.

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Heaven’s Door 14 Year Old “Caribbean Rum Finished” K&L Exclusive Cask Strength Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

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This wild offering is listed as 14 years old, but it was distilled on January 5th, 2005 from a mashbill of 84% Corn, 8% Malt, 8% Rye. It aged undisturbed for over 15 years before being transferred to a freshly dumped Venezuelan rum cask, likely Diplomatico, and aged for an additional two years before bottling at cask strength without chill-filtration of any kind. The whisky is almost certainly coming from the Cascade Hollow distillery in Tennessee, but has such a distinct character, it would be hard to pick it out as such without prior knowledge of the mashbill. Perhaps it’s the exceptionally high proof, which is rarely achieved with single cask offerings from the famous old distillery outside of Tullahoma. In fact, we’ve never offered a single cask from this distillery anywhere close to this age and proof range, a true oddity in that respect. Add the high-quality finish, the dense dark flavors of the rum have been fully integrated after the long finish at Heaven’s Door’s Nashville warehousing facility, and you’ve got a recipe for a legendary pour. Similarly aged products have sold for significantly more — Heaven’s Door’s own 17 year and the George Dickel 17 year, which went for $500 & $280 respectively — we’re actually very grateful they didn’t change the age statement and raise our price! We’d much rather tell this story and save you the $200-300 a bottle than insist on an accurate age statement! Lovers of Angel’s Envy bourbon will appreciate the opulence here.

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Port Ellen 1982 40YO

This is the second release in the Eidolon Trilogy, bottled by Hunter Laing in anticipation of the distillery being brought back to life. Matured for 40 years and one of only 403 bottles produced. Bottled at 56.5% abv.

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£4,600.00

Port Ellen Distillery closed in 1983, making this some of the last stock they produced before closing their doors. Unfortunately Port Ellen’s original stills and some of the buildings are gone but the maltings remain and continue to supply Islay’s many distilleries. Due to its closure, little of this single malt whisky remains.

This is the second release in the Eidolon Trilogy, bottled by Hunter Laing in anticipation of the distillery being brought back to life. Matured for 40 years and one of only 403 bottles produced. Bottled at 56.5% abv.