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Milroy’s of Soho ‘Dirt Turf Peated Islay Blended Malt Curious Whiskies’ – Scotch Whisky News

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 News

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.

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Velvet Fig 12-Year-Old | Now available in the EU – Wemyss Whisky News

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.

Tomatin, Fettercairn & Auchroisk Old Malt Cask at K&L California – Scotch Whisky News

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

Milroy’s of Soho ‘Philharmonia Macduff 16 Year Old 2008’ – Scotch Whisky News


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.

New Linkwood & Blair Athol Old Malt Cask Bottlings at K&L California – Scotch Whisky News

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

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Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
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San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

2009 Royal Brackla 15 Year Old “Hunter Laing’s Old & Rare” Single Manzanilla Sherry Butt Cask Strength Highland Single Malt ~ Scotch Whisky News

2009 Royal Brackla 15 Year Old “Hunter Laing’s Old & Rare” Single Manzanilla Sherry Butt Cask Strength Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

$150.00

Royal Brackla is a historic Highland distillery founded in 1812 near Cawdor Castle by William Fraser. Its enduring legacy was cemented in 1835, when it became the first Scotch distillery to receive a Royal Warrant, granted by King William IV, a distinction that permanently shaped its identity and name. From that point forward, Royal Brackla was recognized as a whisky of exceptional standing, long associated with quality and consistency. For much of its history, Royal Brackla’s spirit was prized primarily for blending, and today it remains a key component of Dewar’s, reflecting its importance within the Bacardi portfolio. While the distillery has experienced periods of closure and modernization over the years, its elegant, structured Highland style has remained intact. Official single malt releases have historically been limited, making independent and single cask bottlings especially compelling opportunities to experience one of Scotland’s most historically significant and quietly distinguished distilleries. This is the first Royal Brackla we’ve ever come across aged in a Manzanilla sherry butt. This beautiful, unique butt is truly special. Bottled at a natural cask strength of 57.7% in July of 2024, it was filled in March of 2009. One of the youngest malts we’ve ever seen in the Old & Rare collection, it absolutely deserves the moniker. An exceptional cask by any measure.

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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

Rare Character 8 Year 3 Month Old K&L Liquors Exclusive Single Barrel #HF13-3482 Cask Strength ~ Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey News

Rare Character 8 Year 3 Month Old K&L Liquors Exclusive Single Barrel #HF13-3482 Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

$129.99

Rare Character has consistently offered K&L some of the most exciting and intriguing barrel picks over the last several years. The small blender and bottler has expanded its reputation exponentially by offering a huge array of extremely high quality offerings to stores, bars, and clubs through the country. Each lot of barrels is hand selected for its quality and unique character. This could be the very best we’ve had yet. Drawn from the top floors of the undiclosed distillery from where it came, this lot as been dubbed “High Floors” or HF, each aged for over 8 years in the hottest most intense part of the warehouse. The mashbill is a classic 13% rye with 78% corn and 9% malted barley and while the distiller isn’t disclosed, many will try to guess the profile based on the mashbill and be very wrong. Dense charred sugar and raisinated fruit, with huge leather-y savory notes to balance the intense sweetness. This is some of the biggest juice in the bottle right now and the custom art was made by an actual artist – not a computer.

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

The Whisky Lounge 20 Years Anniversary Book – Whisky News

TWL 20 Years Anniversary Book
£16.99

including delivery

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Islay Storm Single Malt Whisky at Tyndrum Whisky – Scotch Whisky News

Islay Storm Single Malt Whisky

£29.90

Tasting Notes

Nose / Pungent peat smoke, phenolic with a little coastal breeze.
Palate / Lovely sweet peatiness. Some iodine and sea salt balanced with vanilla notes and some spice.
Finish / Waves of Smoke. Fantastic length.

Distilled and Bottled in Scotland, again, much like The Ileach Malt Whisky – an unknown distillery bottling. Bottle style is that of Bruichladdich Distillery – but again – we are not told! C.S. James and Sons Ltd

TyndrumWhisky.com
The Green Welly Stop
Tyndrumwhisky, Tyndrum
Crianlarich, Perthshire FK20 8RY
United Kingdom


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