The Whisky Shop Uncorked – Single Malt Scotch

You’ve heard of Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay, and YouTube Year in Review, now get ready for The Whisky Shop Uncorked! The best selling Single Malt of 2025 was The Macallan 12 Year Old 110 Proof European Exclusive. Moving into the next year, our team of brilliant managers, industry experts, and whisky connoisseurs have put their heads together to make predictions for the rising stars of 2026. The below bottles began their ascent up the charts last year but we think that they’ll prove even more popular this year!

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Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
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San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

Dirt Turf Peated Islay Blended Malt Curious Whiskies 46% 70cl

£45.83 GBP

Blended malts offer the best of all worlds: the complexity that comes with multiple distilleries, and the bold intensity of malt whisky. Dirt Turf is one from independent bottler Curious Spirits that adds an extra wave of interest: all the malts were distilled on Islay. It’s a smoky powerhouse, with charred peat and maritime air notes giving way to a honeyed sweetness. It’s as evocative as it is intense – and delicious, too.

Tasting notes:

Nose: Sea spray, peat smoke, honey, citrus
Palate: Smoky warmth, brine, sweet malt
Finish: Long and exceptionally peaty.

2008 Craigellachie 15 Year “The First Editions” Cask Strength Single Bourbon Barrell Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700 ML) $100.00 View

The wonderful Craigellachie distillery remains underappreciated outside of core group of diehard fans. It’s oily rich character can be exceptional both in sherry and when aged in fresh bourbon barrel like this one. The old home of Dewar’s, this distillery isn’t Speyside’s prettiest but it is one of its best. Just across the river from the Macallan on the road to Dufftown, the old plant continues to produce full flavored rich malt of the highest quality. This little barrel was distilled in 2008 and filled into a fresh bourbon barrel for 15 years before being bottled at full cask strength without chillfiltration or coloring of any kind. Expect a fruity fragrant side of Craigellachie -Peaches, apple, and fresh fragrant floral aromas. The palate is full of spice, pears and fudge.

Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
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Velvet Fig 12 Year Old is now available across selected EU markets. This limited release marks the return of Velvet Fig with a 12 year age statement, offering greater depth and concentration to the established fruit-forward, sherry-led style. Crafted exclusively from single malts matured in ex Oloroso sherry casks, it reflects the rich character that defines the series.

Velvet Fig 12 Year Old is created from a careful selection of single malts chosen for their natural richness and structure. Extended maturation in ex Oloroso sherry casks develops layers of ripe fig, dark berries, chocolate and warm spice, all brought together in a naturally rich, velvety texture.

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Tasting notes

• Colour: Deep mahogany
• Nose: Red berries, blackberry, fig, milk chocolate, marzipan and walnut
• Palate: Ripe fig, date and apricot, with nutmeg, ginger and chestnut
• Finish: Lingering warmth with cinnamon, soft oak and gentle sweetness
• Character: Velvety, fruit forward and sherried, with elegant oak spice

Key details

• Composition of 100 percent single malts
• Matured in ex Oloroso sherry casks
• Natural colour and non chill filtered
• Blended and bottled in Scotland by Wemyss Family Spirits
• Each cask is nosed and selected by Isabella Wemyss

This is a small batch release, with limited availability across EU markets. Once these bottles have sold, they will not be reissued.

1994 Tomatin 28 Year Old “Old Malt Cask” Single Hogshead Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $324.99 View

1996 Fettercairn 26 Year “Old Malt Cask 25th Anniversary” Single Hogshead Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $325.00 View

1997 Auchroisk 26 Year Old “Old Malt Cask 25th Anniversary” Single Bourbon Barrel Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $325.00 View

Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

Philharmonia Macduff 16 Year Old 2008 51.5% 70cl

£74.96 GBP

A very special bottling to mark the 80th anniversary of the world-renowned Philharmonia Orchestra, this sumptuous, single malt Macduff has been aged for 16 long years in a third-fill sherry butt. The result? An exactingly balanced yet elegantly expressive dessert-like Highland Scotch. A celebration of the harmony shared by music and whisky, it’s a decadent, satisfyingly full-bodied bottling perfect for the convivialities. We’re proud to partner with the Philharmonia on this release, which, with 80 years celebrated as an oak anniversary, feels especially fitting.

Tasting note:

Nose: Initially quite light and bright, with fruity cereal notes soon emerging. Raisins, fig rolls, toffee apples and pastries bring richness, while lemon sherbet sweets and cut grass contribute a more aromatic quality.

Palate: A bold, round palate sees milk chocolate combine with fresh fruit, pain au chocolat pastries, Eccles cake, butterscotch, toasted hazelnuts, milk chocolate and cumin.

Finish: Long and lingering, with drying oak spices, cocoa nibs and earthy tones.

2002 Linkwood 22 Year Old “Old Malt Cask” Single Sherry Butt Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $174.99 View

1997 Blair Athol 26 Year “Old Malt Cask 25th Anniversary” Single Sherry Butt Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $325.00 View

Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA