The latest expressions and releases

Peruse our new releases to whet your palate and wet your glass. Our buyers’ top picks include Glenallachie 21 Year Old – Batch 7 Speyside Single Malt Whisky – which uses superior Pedro Ximenez and oloroso sherry casks – and Glen Scotia 2013 12 Year Old from the esteemed Thompson Bros.

Islay Mist is an icon in blended whisky and has a limited release of their 17 Year Old with light peat smoke and orchard fruits. But these are just tasters, find whatever suits your taste.

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Festivals and tastings let you explore whiskies a bit more experimentally, often with insights from our ambassadors. Today, we’re getting into those insights with a few whiskies we can’t believe are still available online. Not only are these excellent sips, but they’re also a great example of the kinds of whiskies you’ll only find at the Society.

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

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THE DALMORE UNVEILS 2026 RELEASE FROM DISTILLERY SELECT SERIES

Highland Single Malt, The Dalmore has unveiled the latest release in their Distillery Select Series, which offers truly limited-edition, hand-selected whiskies from its famed Highland home.

First launched in 2024, The Dalmore Distillery Select Series offers whisky fans hidden gems from The Dalmore’s dunnage warehouses. Intentionally chosen from small parcels of stock, each whisky is selected for its quality and uniqueness of character.

The Dalmore whisky makers intently review their storied stocks and identify expressions of spirit that reveal a different dimension of The Dalmore’s flavour profile. For 2026, the ambition was to select a whisky that showed The Dalmore in a distinctive light, while remaining clearly rooted in the signature house style. The resulting sumptuous whisky from this release, achieves that and more.

True to the ethos of the Series which focuses solely on small batch stocks, the 2026 release is exceptionally limited. Just one whisky has been hand-selected for the 2026 release, of which just 1,110 bottles will be available, non-chill filtered and of natural colour.

Distillery Select 2026 is a Semisecco Marsala finish, Aged 14 Years at 53.7% ABV. It has enjoyed an initial maturation in American white oak ex-Bourbon barrels, before a precise finish of one year and nine months in Semisecco Marsala casks.

Semisecco Marsala barriques add a distinctive layer of complexity to this special whisky. The medium sweet style of this Sicilian fortified wine brings sweetness, warmth, and depth, adding notes of candied citrus, honeyed fruit, roasted nuts, and gentle spice.

Together, these casks shape a whisky with depth of spirit, layered complexity, and a distinctive Semisecco Marsala finish, whilst maintaining the clear signature style of The Dalmore.

You are first welcomed with an aroma of floral overtones with sweet clementine, stoned fruits, honeyed malt, and a hint of grape must, and spiced vanilla. To taste, flavours of candied orange peel, sweet pear, toffee, brioche, with subtle hints of walnuts, clove, and cinnamon to be enjoyed. A sweet citrus and rich oak finish await, evoking a fading memory of festive spice.

This series was created to offer whisky enthusiasts a closer view of The Dalmore’s longstanding whisky making credentials. It provides a deeper understanding of The Dalmore, from the depth of New Make Spirit, through to the complexity built through meticulous cask curation, and the judgement and care exercised by The Dalmore whisky makers to produce this rare and extremely limited release.

The Dalmore Distillery Select Series has initially only been available to purchase via The Dalmore’s boutiques, either online or in selected countries. With the reopening of The Dalmore’s Highland home earlier this year, those who book to experience The Dalmore’s reimagined brand home, will have the opportunity to purchase this special series in person from the distillery boutique, exclusive to guests.

The Dalmore Distillery Select 2026 is priced at £350 and will be available on general release  from 31^st August 2026. Members of The Dalmore Guild will have the opportunity for advanced purchase and will be notified via email.

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The Dalmore Distillery Select Series 2026: Semisecco Marsala Finish:

Aged 14 Years                ABV: 53.7%                     Price: £350                            Quantity: 1,110 bottles

Aroma: Floral overtones with sweet clementine, stoned fruits, honeyed malt, and a hint of grape must and spiced vanilla

Palate: Candied orange peel, sweet pear, toffee, brioche, with subtle hunts of walnuts, clove, and cinnamon

Finish: Sweet citrus and rich oak, and a fading memory of festive spice

About The Dalmore:

Founded in 1839 on the shores of the Cromarty Firth in the Scottish Highlands, The Dalmore creates Single Malt Whisky of rare depth and complexity, with each sip a testament to time better spent.

The 12-point silver stag which proudly adorns each bottle was bestowed upon the first chieftain of Clan Mackenzie in 1263 by King Alexander III of Scotland, as a reward for a moment of exceptional bravery, a moment that truly mattered. The stag became the whisky’s emblem when descendants of the clan took over the distillery in 1867.

The Dalmore whisky makers are a chain of visionary artists, pushing the boundaries of excellence, for nearly two centuries. The distillery’s collection of unique stills produce a remarkably rich depth of spirit, that is particularly well-suited to longer and more complex maturation, offering a house style of chocolate, orange and warming spice.

This decadent spirit is laid to rest in the rarest, most exclusive casks from the finest winemakers in the world, with their casks specially curated to offer the most exquisite whiskies. The Dalmore is a whisky not merely made, it is created to enrich.

In 2026, The Dalmore’s brand home reopened to visitors, with a reimagined and immersive guest experience that offers an exceptional reward for The Dalmore consumer. Guests will be hosted entirely private in groups of up to eight. Bookings available via www.thedalmore.com

The Dalmore Guild is free to join and is a way for members to be the first to hear about news, products, events, and experiences from The Dalmore. Join via www.thedalmore.com

For the first time ever at The Whisky Shop, we’re really excited announce our Whisky Windfall mystery drop, where everyone is a winner! And tickets are only £45!

We’ve teamed up with Islay-based distillery Laphroaig to bring you 638 bottles full of island character. The top prize is an ultra-rare 38 Year Old Laphroaig from the acclaimed Archive Collection – there are only 400 bottles in existence, making this super exciting and exclusive.

We have every bottle wrapped up, shrouded in mystery, and ready to be shipped. Every order placed is a complete mystery to both you and our Dispatch Team. Entry costs only £45, 26 bottles are worth over £1,000, 188 are worth over £100, and the minimum bottle price is £50. Today we’re inviting you to register your interest, and when the tickets go live on September 10th you’ll be first to know.

Fancy your chances? Are you due a stroke of good luck?

This limited release from Daftmill, Fife’s family-owned farm distillery, was distilled during the summer of 2013 and matured for 13 years before being bottled in June 2026. Just 3,775 bottles were produced. The whisky draws on a selection of fourteen first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels, all matured on the upper level of the distillery’s dunnage warehouse. The Concerto barley was grown in Daftmill’s South fields and harvested on 2nd and 3rd September 2011. It was then dried and stored on the farm before being malted in Alloa during the spring of 2012.

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

LATEST EDITION

This latest issue of Whisky Magazine includes the story of a new release from Laphroaig in collaboration with Hollywood actor and cover star Willem Dafoe. Dafoe was heavily involved in the decision-making for Willem by Willem, and the result is an incredibly exciting and tasty whisky!

This issue also explores two themes — bourbon, and industry leaders. Our bourbon content includes assessing the current landscape in Kentucky ahead of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival in September, and learning about the many releases and updates for many of its distilleries. Our industry leaders features includes interviews with the co-founder of White Peak Distillery Max Vaughan, and one of the whisky world’s most influential educators, Dawn Maskell.

There’s so much to enjoy this issue and throughout the whisky world – enjoy!

Bradley Weir, Whisky Magazine editor

New: Strathearn Batch #03

To honour Strathearn’s distinctive flavour profile and the time invested in crafting its rich spirit, Batch 03 has been created with the same careful cask selection as its predecessor – ex – Bourbon, Virgin Oak, and ex – Sherry Oak.

However, with a greater emphasis on Sherry cask influence, you can expect a richly sherried nose of toasted Malt and barley sugar, laced with dark honey and warming spices. A palate that reveals buttery biscuit sweetness, layered with chocolate and toffee, and a long finish of oak, cocoa and soft leather.

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Located in Highland Perthshire, an area with a rich Whisky distilling heritage owing to its spectacular landscape and freshwater lochs, Strathearn Distillery is sited on the outskirts of Perth, the first capital of Scotland, close to where Scottish kings were traditionally crowned on the legendary stone of destiny. A fitting location for a distillery producing a Single Malt Scotch Whisky of the utmost quality, refinement and character.

Batch 34: Smouldering mojo offers a mesmerising marriage of Mexican and Scottish flavours featuring peated Islay whisky matured in casks previously used for smoky, fruity mezcal. In the spirit of getting into the experimental stuff this month enjoy Smouldering mojo for the special price of £54. If sticky-sweet, smoky and tarry notes are your thing, then this 10-year-old small-batch blended malt whisky is for you.

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

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As we count down to the launch of our next release from Aberargie Distillery, we’re pleased to offer you a first look at the bottles that will soon join our range. Launching on 15th September, these two new whiskies mark the beginning of our Expressions Range.

Every whisky at Aberargie begins in the fields that surround our distillery. From the barley we grow to the casks we carefully select, each decision is made to better understand how every element influences the character of the spirit.

The Expressions Range explores the individuality of two remarkable barley varietals: Golden Promise and Laureate. Rather than bringing them together, each whisky has been crafted to let a single barley variety speak for itself, revealing the distinctive character and flavour profile it brings to the glass.

This is the next chapter in our journey to showcase the true influence of barley, bottled with purpose and shaped from field to bottle.

GOLDEN PROMISE

The Golden Promise Edition celebrates a barley variety renowned for its rich flavour and historic importance in Scotch whisky. Matured with a 68% influence from first-fill bourbon casks, alongside carefully selected first-fill sherry casks which make up the remaining 32%. This cask make-up highlights Golden Promise’s naturally structured and indulgent character, revealing layers of buttery pastry, baked orchard fruits and gentle spice.

LAUREATE

The Laureate Edition showcases a newer generation of barley, selected for its resilience and exceptional flavour potential. With a 68% influence from first-fill sherry casks, balanced with 32% first-fill bourbon maturation, this whisky brings forward Laureate’s vibrant and elegant profile, with notes of candied orange peel, dried fruits, ripe orchard fruits and a lasting honeyed finish.

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A Piece of History

Our 46 Year Old Single Cask at The Balmoral

Distilled in 1979 and matured for 46 years in refill Bourbon Barrel #1729, this remarkable one-of-one Glengoyne Single Cask is a whisky that can never be recreated.

Selected in partnership with SCOTCH at The Balmoral and now available by the dram at SCOTCH bar, it brings together two Scottish icons and a story more than four decades in the making.

In this film, Robbie Hughes and Ross Barr revisit the journey behind this extraordinary release, from its beginnings in 1979 to its new home in Edinburgh. Along the way, they explore what makes this whisky so special: its rarity, its character and the fact that no one could ever have predicted where its journey would end.

An iconic hotel and a world-class Highland distillery.

Slàinte Mhath,

Team Glengoyne