2015 arrivals at Miner’s Delight Inn

Atlantic City, Wyo.  The snow’s still flying, the temperatures are still below zero (F), and the whisky’s still flowing. Here’s a recap of the year’s newly arrived single malts from Scotland.

Arran 12 year old Cask Strength Batch 4. 15,000 bottles at 53.2%. $65

Arran Machrie Moor Fifth Edition. The distillery’s lightly peated malt. 12,000 bottles. 46%. $70

Benromach Hermitage. A nine year old whisky: more than six years in bourbon barrels and then transferred to casks from the Hermitage Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée, in the Rhone region of northern France for 27 months. 4,200 bottles (420 for the USA) at 45%. (Our first whisky picked as a result of tasting it at the Victoria Whisky Festival in January.) $90

Bunnahabhain Ceòbanach. A limited edition, ten year old, made with peated barley. 46.3%. $85

Blair Athol 18 year old from Editions Spirits. A single sherry cask produced 563 bottles at 54.7%. $150

Hazelburn Rundlets & Kilderkins from Springbank Distillery. The small casks (rundlets & kilderkins) held 18 Imperial gallons (68 liters), according to the label. 12,000 bottles at 50.1%. $120

Kilchoman Original Cask Strength. 35 bourbon barrels netted 9,200 bottles at 59.2%. $105

Springbank 17 year old from a single Fresh Sherry Cask. 252 bottles at 51.4%. $175

Tomatin Dualchas. (This used to be Legacy in the USA). 43%. $30

To see our selection of 86 single malts from Scotland visit us at http://www.minersdelightinn.com/

Slàinte,

Bob