2006 Craigellachie 15 Year Old “Old Particular” K&L Exclusive Cask Strength Single Sherry Butt Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml)

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Another stupendous sherried Craigellachie from Old Particular. Like last year’s 16 Year Old, this butt retains significant distillery character while not forgetting that sherry aged in it for decades. The fabulous distillery just across the river from the famous Macallan distillery was once one of Speyside’s most undervalued. Now, due to repositioning and tariffs, even the entry level distillery offerings seem out of reach in value terms, let alone their extremely well regarded “Exceptional Cask” bottlings, which have gone up in price 30-40% over the last year. We’ve managed, on the other hand, to lower the price of this exceptional malt by over $20 for something of equal or greater quality and just one year younger than the former offering. The bold sometimes funky malt character of Craighellachie does wonders when married with Sherry and the resulting malt won’t disappoint sherry lovers, although it’s not the sweet raisin-y style some drinkers have come to associate with modern sherry-matured single malt. Instead, it’s deeply complex and slightly esoteric style that will appeal to drinkers looking for something more classical and contemplative.

Girvan 42 Years Old 1979 Sovereign

Single cask filled in May 1979 and bottled November 2021 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 268 numbered bottles from the Lowland Ayrshire Scotch distillery. These spectacular old grains are becomingly increasingly rare…. this one won’t hang around! Girvan 42 Year Old 1979 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single refill hogshead #18972 bottled November 2021 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 268 numbered bottles. This light gold whisky has a nose of blackcurrants, raspberries, and apples. The palate is sweet with fruits and of the forest, mint, and a hint of vanilla. The finish is long, with lingering sweet oak.

Girvan Distillery is a Scottish Lowland grain whisky distillery situated on the Ayrshire coast. It looks out to the island of Ailsa Craig the source of granite from which curling stones are shaped. William Grant and Sons Ltd opened this distillery in 1963 to supply grain whisky to their blends of scotch but with careful maturation in quality casks Girvan is also able to produce excellent single grain whiskies.

Buy – Girvan 42 Year Old 1979 – £230.20 / $240* / €224*

Glen Grant 70 Year Old 1952

Glen Grant 70 Year Old 1952 Private Collection

Commemorating Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Only Gordon & MacPhail could have selected a single first fill sherry butt spanning the seven decades of Queen Elizabeth II.

Scooping a whopping 93-points on WhiskyFun.

Buy – Glen Grant 70 Year Old 1952 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Nose: Notes of beeswax polish give way to ripe fig aromas. Toffee and orange zest. Aged leather tempers rum and raisin.

Taste: Stewed blackberry compote, sweet clementine and milk chocolate flavours are followed by a menthol undertone/

Finish: A long finish with a touch of smoke and hint of pepper.

GLEN GRANT 

Established in 1840 by brothers James and John Grant, the business prospered and in 1897 Glen Grant No. 2 Distillery was established across the road in order to meet the high demand for Glen Grant whiskey. During the late nineteenth century a Victorian garden was laid out in the valley behind the distillery and is now open to distillery visitors. Glen Grant is a Speyside malt whiskey distillery situated in Rothes equipped with eight stills and an on-site bottling plant. Gordon & MacPhail has released some rare vintage single malts dating back to the 1950s.

ONE FANCIES A SHERRY
IN CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE

Cak No. 108.58

Casks: First Fill PX Barrique

Age: 13 years

On the nose we discovered “two sides of a coin”. One being dark chocolate cherry liqueurs while, flipping it over, there was a funky scent of roasted beetroot and goat cheese tart. Massive on the palate, a creamy spicy jalapeno jam next to toasted, flaked almonds and a coffee bitterness in the finish. Diluted, an apple and cinnamon turnover, prune juice and on the other side, mushroom pie and tar. While to taste, hoisin sauce, ginger cake and glace cherries. After 11 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill barrique from a privately owned small bodegas, now in its 9th generation, that focuses exclusively on the Pedro Ximenez grape.

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IRISH SINGLE MALT WHISKEY

70cl | 47% ABV

Introducing the first Irish Whiskey to be distilled in County Mayo in over 150 years.

Connacht Batch 1 is a small batch, double distilled Single Malt, made from 100% malted Irish barley. It has been patiently matured for four years in ex-bourbon casks, before a final finishing in Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain.

Aromas

Plenty of raisins and dried fruits followed by a honeyed sweetness, with notes of fudge, butterscotch, an almond nuttiness and hints of star anise.

On The Palate

Vanilla and spices compliment notes of dried fruits and malt.

The Finish

Warming and full bodied with lingering walnuts and honey.

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Tamdhu 2006 15 Year Old #2165
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Our latest single cask collaboration is a first-fill sherry cask limited to 336 bottles!

A fabulous sherry bomb from Tamdhu. This release is an exclusive to The Whisky Shop, with just 336 bottles available. This expression was distilled in 2006 and was laid to rest in an American oak first-fill sherry cask. This single malt is bursting with spicy and fruity flavours. A simply outstanding dram.

On the nose, there are aromas of Christmas cake and chocolate coated brazil nuts. The palate is well-balanced and full of flavours of dried fruits and gentle baking spices. This spicy fruitness continues in the long finish.

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Jura Whisky Celebrates return of Fèis Ìle Festival

with a Toast to the Community and the Launch of a New

2022 Distillery Exclusive

Mark Bruce, Jura Distillery Brand Home Manager in the Jura Cooperage Bar

Jura Single Malt whisky is celebrating the return of the popular Fèis Ìle festival with a very special community gathering and the launch of a limited-edition 14 Year Old Distillery Exclusive, crafted inside a specially selected cask waiting patiently in one of the island distillery’s warehouses.

The new whisky will be available from the 3^rd June, the date that Jura Distillery marks its official day as part of the Fèis Ìle celebrations, which this year will see the whisky community at the distillery come together with islanders for a gathering.

The 2007 limited Jura Distillery release was matured in Cask No.1892, a hand-selected Sherry butt from Jerez in Southern Spain, for 14 years. Just 700 bottles will be available of this exquisite liquid which boasts a golden orange colour and a cask strength of 57.2% ABV.

Joe Ricketts, Lead Whisky Maker for Jura, explains: “The distillery team had earmarked this cask as a potential island exclusive and it was easy to see why. The fruity, aromatic qualities we’ve found around the 2007 vintage, combined with the rich, warming notes from its time in a single Sherry butt make for a compelling expression of Jura’s distinct character. Trying it with Mark and the team on the island, we quickly realised it would be the ideal candidate for 2022’s Fèis Ìle Distillery Cask, celebrating the return of this great festival.”

With an inviting nose expressing warm sweet spice, prunes soaked in Armagnac, crystal malt, dried peach, green banana and bitter orange, this 14 Year Old single cask malt delivers dried stone fruit and sweet citrus on the palate, together with notes of chocolate mint, medium roasted coffee and pistachio, before finishing with a lovely citrus blossom lift.

Mark Bruce adds: “We knew this was a special cask destined for great things. Our distillery team had shortlisted it as a potential future distillery exclusive and Joe agreed. We’ve worked harder than ever to ensure this celebratory bottling is ready for Jura Day, filling, wax dipping and completing every single bottle with hand-written labels all on island. A fitting tribute to the great community here.”

The 700 bottles will be available to purchase exclusively from the distillery visitor centre on the 3^rd of June before the remaining allocation of bottles is made available for pre-sale to select international markets via the Jura Whisky website, with an RRP of £120.

There will be no tours or tastings in the distillery this year, however the visitor centre will be open to all and distillery staff look forward to greeting everyone keen to get their hands on a bottle of Jura 2022 Fèis Ìle Distillery Exclusive. Deer Island Rum, Jura Brewery, Lussa Gin and The Island Bakehouse will also be running activities throughout the day and, for the islanders themselves, along with anybody lucky enough to be staying overnight, there will be live music from Glaswegian sensation Trail West supported by local band Pete Smoke and the Roaches, from 8pm in the local community hall.

About Jura:

Jura is a remote island nestled off the West Coast of Scotland. With only one road, one pub, one whisky distillery and 212(ish) people, Jura is as beautiful as it is remote.

The distillery was established in 1810 and reborn in 1963 to revive the community.

Inspired by our history and our island home, we create single malt with a true passion for the craft of whisky making.  Each bottle of Jura Whisky is a celebration of our island home and embodies the passion of those who make it. This remote Scottish island provides the canvas from which these dedicated islanders take their inspiration, and our distillery provides the means by which to bring this to life through whisky making.

Product information:

Distillery Exclusive Fèis Ìle Edition 2022 (14 Year Old, 2007 Vintage)

ABV: 57.2%

Available in 70cl

Colour:           Orange gold

Nose:              Cocoa dusting, warming sweet spice, prunes soaked in Armagnac, crystal malt, dried peach, green banana and bitter orange

Taste:              Dried stone fruit, sweet citrus, chocolate mint, medium roasted coffee and pistachio

Finish:            Finishes with a citrus blossom lift 

Whyte and Mackay – home to a collection of multi-award-winning Single Malt Whiskies The Dalmore, Jura, Fettercairn and Tamnavulin.

2021’s Distiller of the Year (Scotland) at the Icon of Whisky awards, Whyte and Mackay toasted a remarkable start to the year in 2022, achieving 38 awards at the IWSC.

The award-winning whisky makers’ collection now features three Single Malt Scotch brands ranked in the top twenty worldwide, by industry authority The IWSR. Worldwide, Tamnavulin and Jura become the #1 and # 2 Fastest Growing Single Malt Scotch brands. In the UK – the home of Scotch Whisky – Jura became the Number 1 Single Malt Brand.

The Dalmore continues to enjoy exceptional performance, at the pinnacle of the category. The Dalmore Decades featured a once-in-a-lifetime collection of whiskies celebrating whisky making artistry across six decades. The campaign broke records for Sotheby’s Asia, achieving $1.1MM at auction. The collection secured prestigious feature in Paris, Los Angeles, London, Taipei, and Shanghai. The Dalmore Decades set a new standard in luxury spirits marketing, with a boutique in Hainan, elite performance on Tmall and Whyte & Mackay’s first NFT partnership.

The Dalmore’s Richard Paterson was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II celebrate his visionary contribution to the industry over the past five decades. Whisky Making is led by Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass, who celebrates six years at Whyte and Mackay, leading the creation of Woodsman and Whisky Works. Glass championed the rejuvenation of Jura and Fettercairn, respected for the enlightened approach taken by Glass, alongside Stewart Walker and the team at the Aberdeenshire distillery.

Whyte and Mackay operate eight sites across Scotland including Dalmore Distillery in the Highlands, and Jura an island off the west coast of Scotland, home to a tiny island community of 212.

Glen Grant 1952 to mark the Platinum Jubilee

£20,000

With only 256 bottles this gem from the private collection of Gordon & MacPhail has been bottled to commemorate the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.  Bottled on 6th February 1952 to mark the coronation, this first fill sherry cask has matured for 7 decades.  This is not due to go on sale until 6th June, but Whisky Shop customers can secure a bottle of history before then by pre-ordering today for £20,000

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This single cask has been bottled as part of Gordon and MacPhail’s Private Collection to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. Distilled at Glen Grant on Saturday 26th January 1952 and matured for seven decades in a first fill sherry butt before being bottled on Sunday 6th February 2022. Just 256 bottles have been filled at a  strength of 52.3% abv.

Orange peel, honey, and dried fruits on the nose; the palate brings hints of mint, juicy clementine, and dark berries, before a long and gently smoky finish.

The Hearach single malt whisky will be our first historic dram. Every drop is being made, matured, and eventual bottled here in Harris. We’re filling a variety of high quality casks and hand-pick all our first fill ex-bourbon barrels from just three distillers, in an expensive but worthwhile approach.

The first of these cask sources is Buffalo Trace, a distillery in the city of Frankfort, Kentucky and the oldest continuously-operating distillery in the United States. The name “Buffalo Trace” refers to an ancient buffalo crossing on the banks of the 260-mile long Kentucky River which winds through Franklin County.

Ex-Bourbon casks have long played a role in the story of whisky maturation helping to bring a little vanilla sweetness and rich spice to the proceedings. We’ll share more about our cask choices soon, meantime if you’d like to learn more about our whisky then please click the button below.

LEARN ABOUT OUR WHISKY

In our on-site cask warehouse we have hundreds of private casks stored, and a wall made of oak staves bearing the names of thousands of people. This is a special place, holding as it does the investment, efforts, and enthusiasm of men and women across there world who have placed their faith in our endeavour. They’ve each chosen to support our work from the earliest days and with their help we’re bringing a historic single malt into being. We look forward to learning your individual stories and sharing them over a dram very soon.

“Ceud mìle fàilte.”   

    Old Scottish Gaelic Proverb: “A hundred thousand welcomes.” 

Once one of Scotland’s largest producers during the 1970s, Tomatin distillery, just south of Inverness in the Highlands, is well-versed in producing quality single malt Scotch whisky. Relatively quiet for the past few decades, the distillery has now expanded its core range of single malts to showcase its classic style: mellow, soft, fruity, unpeated Highland whisky.

These single malts take you on a journey of maturation and cask. From the limited-edition French Collection of Tomatin 2008 finished in Monbazillac, Sauternes, Rivesaltes and Cognac casks, to the tawny-port-finished Tomatin 14 Year Old and Decades II, a marriage of 21 bourbon, sherry and recharred French-oak casks from the last 50 years.

For one week every winter, Tomatin breaks away from its traditionally unpeated expressions to produce a lightly peated Highland single malt – Cù Bòcan – with maturation in an array of experimental casks, such as Japanese Shochu and Moroccan Cabernet Sauvignon. Why not try a dram for yourself?

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