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Scapa 16yo 40% – RRP £48.99 – Offer £43.99 SAVE £5.00
To the North of mainland Scotland, marking the point where North Sea and Atlantic converge, lie the islands of Orkney. At the heart of these lies Scapa Flow, an expanse of calm water which has acted as a sanctuary for weary seafarers through the ages.
The Scapa distillery has overlooked these waters since 1885. Here, a surprisingly subtle malt whisky is created, a malt reminiscent of an Orcadian summer’s day. With its warm golden embrace, traces of honey and wild heather, and the merest hint of the sea, this delicious whisky is an expression of the life of the islands, where community and friendship are still valued above all else.
Aged in Orkney for 16 years, this golden malt delivers a sweet and silky-smooth, heather-honey taste perfectly balanced with delicate spice.
Ardmore Traditional Cask £26.99 Offer £22.99 SAVE £4.00
Founded in 1898 by one of Scotland’s most famous whisky families, Ardmore single malt has a long commitment to quality. William Teacher was a believer in traditional distilling methods and insisted that Ardmore only used the aromatic smoke from natural, Highland peat fires to dry their malted barley. Sadly, today the high cost has meant that only one Highland Distillery still routinely fully “peats” its standard malt. Ardmore is rightly proud to be that distillery. Ardmore Traditional Cask is double matured, first in the more unusual oak barrels, and then in much smaller “quarter casks”. These were common in the 19th century, but are too costly for most distillers to use today. Finally, bottled at 46% abv, Ardmore is only barrier rather than chill filtered thus preserving the natural flavours. These methods ensure we maintain the quality of our uniquely complex and rewarding malt whisky. Taste: Full, smooth, peat-smoke and earthy richness, tempered by subtle sweetness.
Limited Release
Ardbeg 1993 15yo 58.9% cask 1724 – Duncan Taylor & Co. RRP £99.99
A single cask bottling from the Icons of Whisky “Independent Bottler of the Year 2009”. Colour: Pale gold. Nose: Creamy, oily with a little warm grass note. Smoke and dry ash giving way to a touch of liquorice. Taste: More dry ash. Hints of olive oil, some bread like notes. Quite creamy with a faint hint of treacle toffee all wrapped in smoke. Finish: Obvious lingering smokiness, quite oily and chewy. Wet wood smoke and dry moss and a touch of pepper.
New Products
Glendronach 12 Year Old 43% – £25.99 was 27.99 save 2.00
Knockando 14 Year Old Old Malt Cask 50% – 47.99
Macallan 1990 19 Year Old Rare Auld Cask 8099 50.1% – 75.99
Balvenie 1978 30 Year Old Vintage Cask 2705 *Limited Edition* 53.8% – 459.00
Introducing
Loch Ness Single Highland Malt – RRP £30.99
A mature and singular malt distilled just a few miles, as the eagle flies from the shores of Loch Ness. A “Monstrously Good Malt”. Loch Ness is an enchanted place set in the ancient Highlands of the historic North of Scotland. Generation after generation has grown up with the legend of the monster thought to inhabit the cold depths of the loch. There are said to have been several sightings during the last hundred years and there has, from time to time been inconclusive photographic evidence. The first sighting of the monster to be recorded in the local press was reported by the Inverness courier in 1868 – which described it as a huge fish! Today Nessie, as she is affectionately known, continues to be the subject of many different theories and much scientific research. Of only one thing can we be certain – we shall toast with The Loch Ness Single Malt Whisky, the first people to prove beyond doubt her existence!
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