Glen Grant Aged 72  Years

1948 Vintage Single Cask #44052.6% ABV1 of 290 Decanters

Normally unavailable to UK customers, this rare Single Malt Scotch Whisky can now be purchased from HTFW. This 72 Year Old Whisky was bottled from an exceptional old Sherry cask that was laid down in 1948, and matured for decades by Gordon & Macphail.

This rare Whisky is presented in a stunning cut glass decanter and housed in an American black walnut presentation box. Despite its extraordinary age, this Single Cask Single Malt Whisky is bottled at a robust cask strength of 56.2% ABV.

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£40,000.00

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Tasting Notes By Charles Maclean

Master Of The Quaich, Edinburgh

I can honestly say this is one of the finest malts it has been my pleasure to taste in forty years of professional exploration. It is outstanding – rarely, if ever, have I been able to write so fulsome a testimonial!

Appearance: Very deep amber, Oloroso Sherry; American oak ex-Sherry cask, in spite of its deep colour, probably first fill. Viscous, with exceptionally good beading.

Aroma: A mellow but lively nose-feel, astonishing that the Whisky has remained high strength after all this time. The top notes are of Christmas cake moistened with Oloroso Sherry, with a slightly burnt base. These are supported by prune juice and baked apple skin, but the overall impression is dry. The base notes derive from oak (shavings, coconut, a suggestion of treacle toffee) and coffee grounds (chocolate and liquorice). Taste: The texture is mouth-filling and lightly waxy (teeth-coating); the taste is sweetish to start and tannic dry to finish, with a surprising amount of spice. The aftertaste whispers of espresso coffee and very dark chocolate. Like the nose, the taste is lively and full of vitality. The whole palate is in perfect harmony.

Final Comments: This is a hugely complex and rewarding Malt Whisky by any standards. Obviously, its great age adds value to the experience of tasting it, conjuring images of what the world was like in 1948, but – more important from a connoisseur’s perspective – its flavour opens a sensory door into another era, when Whisky was different.

The fact that it has retained a high ABV after all these years means that the aroma and taste are still vital and lively. Too often very old Whiskies lack vitality, owing to low strength; they become fragile ghosts of their former selves. Not in this case!

Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Chinese New Year Edition 2022

This limited edition single malt will keep you toasty warm during any celebrations moving into the cold months of the new year. This is a Reserve Rum Cask Finish, perfected by Glenfiddich’s experience Malt Master Brian Kinsman. From the Caribbean, to Speyside, with a splash of China, now that’s a dram with depth of character!

£165.00
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Yellowstone bourbon debuts Landmark Edition Bottles in celebration of its 150^th anniversary

For a limited time, bottles of Yellowstone Select Bourbon will feature one of six different scenes from the park that first inspired the brand in 1872

St. LOUIS (Jan. 6, 2022) – Limestone Branch Distillery is celebrating the 150^th anniversary of the Yellowstone bourbon brand by debuting the Yellowstone Select Landmark Edition Bottle series, featuring six different scenes from the national park that inspired the brand.

Available now at retail, bottles of Yellowstone Select Bourbon feature one of six famous park landmarks:

• Lower Yellowstone Falls (original image)
• Old Faithful
• Grand Prismatic Spring
• Minerva Terrace
• Roosevelt Arch
• Lamar Valley

Named after the country’s very first national park, Yellowstone bourbon was introduced in 1872 to honor the park’s remarkable beauty and pioneering spirit. Limestone Branch Distillery has continued the tradition of supporting the park through its ongoing partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), an independent organization working to strengthen and protect our national parks. To date, Limestone Branch has donated nearly $210,000 to the organization, and from Jan. 1 – Nov 30, 2022, Limestone Branch will donate $1.50 to NPCA for each bottle of Yellowstone Whiskey sold, representing a guaranteed donation up to $30,000.

“We’re proud of our brand’s long history honoring its namesake national park, and we are thrilled to pay further tribute through our Yellowstone Select Bourbon Landmark Edition Bottle series,” said Limestone Branch Brand Manager Caitlin Palmieri Jackson. “Our iconic label featuring the Lower Yellowstone Falls has created a connection with fans of both our brand and the park. The Landmark Edition Bottle series was created to expand upon that connection, as the different landmarks are likely to inspire different memories among consumers of the brand, who are now able to choose the bottle/label that is most special to them.”

Limestone Branch Distillery has produced a limited number of cases featuring a random assortment of all six Landmark Edition Bottle labels. Yellowstone Select Landmark Edition bottles will be available nationwide at a suggested retail price of $39.99 until supplies last.

About Limestone Branch Distillery

Stephen Beam and his brother Paul Beam opened Limestone Branch Distillery in 2011, with the goal of crafting the finest spirits in small batches. With a history of distilling on both sides of their family – Beam and Dant – the brothers are seventh-generation distillers. In 2015, they brought the Yellowstone brand back to the family. The distillery is now home to Yellowstone Select, Yellowstone Limited Edition, and Minor Case Rye Whiskey, as well as the newest addition, Bowling & Burch Gin. For more information on Limestone Branch Distillery and Yellowstone, please visit www.limestonebranch.com, www.yellowstonebourbon.com or www.facebook.com/limestone-branch-distillery.

Dare to be different this new year and embrace a bold new explosion into flavour.

AN EXHILERATING ESCAPADE

CASK NO. 108.35

CASK TYPE:  1st fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  14 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Juicy, oak & vanilla

MOTION CAPTURE FRUIT TREE

CASK NO. 7.258

CASK TYPE:  1st fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  17 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Sweet, fruity & mellow

PINK WAFERS IN A LADIES’ HAT SHOP

CASK NO. 48.41

CASK TYPE:  Refill ex-bourbon hogshead

AGE:  25 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Spicy & dry

A DARK ABYSS OF BLISS

CASK NO. 107.22

INITIAL CASK:  Ex-Oloroso butt

FINAL CASK:  2nd fill toasted oak butt

AGE:  9 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Deep, rich & dried fruits

EXOTIC MISO-GLAZED OCTOPUS

CASK NO. 3.318

CASK TYPE:  2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  16 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Lightly peated

PREPARATION FOR SKINNY DIPPING

CASK NO. 53.270

INITIAL CASK:  Ex-bourbon hogshead

FINAL CASK:  2nd fill HTMC hogshead

AGE:  7 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Peated

BREAKFAST BUFFET AT A BONFIRE

CASK NO. 108.40

CASK TYPE:  2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  11 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Peated

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BUNNAHABHAIN DISTILLERY

27 Year Old 1989 Old & Rare

£365.20

Bunnahabhain 27 Year Old 1989 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead bottled March 2017 by Hunter Laing and Co. for the Old & Rare Platinum collection. 198 bottles. A beautifully colour whisky with a delicious nose of home baking and creamy caramel followed by a delicate floral note and ahint of seaweed. On the palate it is smooth and creamy with vanilla the primary taste, then bananas and pears adding fruitiness and body. Ths leads to a late salty note at the end, leaving a dry, long lasting finish.

Bunnahabhain Distillery was established in 1881 on the north eastern tip of the Isle of Islay by the shore of Bunnahabhain Bay and overlooking the Sound of Islay. All the building materials were transported by puffer and unloaded at the distillery pier. Now tucked away at the end of the single track ‘main’ road with spectacular scenery all the way. Bunnahabhain Distillery is equipped with four huge pear shaped stills and produces Scottish malt whisky which is released in blends and in single malt and single cask bottlings. A participant in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Core editions include Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old and 18 Year Old.

🥃 New: Johnnie Walker 48 Year Old Masters of Flavour

A stunning new expression from Johnnie Walker

Limited to just 288 bottles worldwide, this is the third and final release in the Masters of Flavour series from the global icon that is Johnnie Walker. Crafted from the finest maturing whiskies in their reserves, including rare liquid from famous ghost distilleries, this 48-year-old masterpiece is presented in a luxury Baccarat crystal decanter and elegant hand-crafted wooden presentation case. Discover more and register your interest below.

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Johnnie Walker
Masters of Flavour 48 Year Old

Master Blender Jim Beverage states: “This incredible blend showcases how masters of the art of whisky making combine generations of Scotch knowledge and craftmanship with their own expertise of malting, distillation, cask maturation and, of course, blending, to create a truly exceptional Scotch.”

Johnnie Walker
Masters of Flavour 48 Year Old

On the nose there is a gentle smoke, coastal notes of salty seaweed, dried fruits and molasses. The palate bursts with more rich fruit and growing spice notes. Cinnamon and star anise combine with peppercorn and oak, all immersed in baked caramel and rich butterscotch.

£20,000.00
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Exclusive whisky

CAOL ILA 2011

10 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland Reserve Casks Parcel 7

Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Elixir Distillers

This new Single Malts of Scotland Reserve Casks release comes from a batch of four ex-sherry butts from Caol Ila distillery, all aged for more than ten years. On the nose, there are plenty of bright, nostalgia-filled aromas including candyfloss by the seaside, fresh lavender and spun sugar. The palate delivers notes of indulgent caramel sauce, saltwater taffy and sugar coated hazelnuts, with a background of ashy smoke. A 2011 Caol Ila from independent bottler Elixir Distillers, matured in a batch of four ex-sherry butts and matured for a decade, before being bottled in 2021. Aromas of candyfloss on a seaside pier, fresh lavender, toasted crumpets, maple syrup and fresh basil fill the nose, complemented on the palate by notes of sticky caramel sauce, saltwater taffy, sugar-coated hazelnuts, ashy smoke, peppermint tea, blossom honey and plum jam throughout the palate.

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£53.95

National Hot Toddy Day

Old Pulteney Hot Toddy Recipe

Ingredients:

▪️ 50ml Old Pulteney 12 Years Old

▪️ 20ml Salty Hot Toddy Syrup*

▪️ 15ml lemon juice

▪️ 100ml black breakfast tea⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

*Salted honey, ginger, lemon zest, pepper corns, black breakfast tea

Method:

To make the syrup, add 100g of honey to a pot and heat it up. Watch for it to bubble away and eventually it’ll start to go dark in colour as the sugars caramelise. While you wait, make a cup of black tea and when the honey is nice and dark, add the tea along with some slices of ginger, lemon peel and a tbsp of peppercorns.

Simmer for about 20 minutes to allow it to infuse and take it off the heat and strain out. When it’s cooling, add in a good pinch of salt to taste. Enjoy!

About Old Pulteney:

Old Pulteney is the only brand whose story, distillery, and whisky are shaped by the sea itself. The unique combination of brisk sea air and meticulous cask selection makes its flavour unlike other single malt Scotch whiskies.

The award-winning core collection, revitalised for the modern market in 2018, includes: 12 Years Old, Huddart, 15 Years Old, 18 Years Old, and 25 Years Old.

As the man behind the town’s 19th Century fishing boom, Sir William Pulteney put northerly Scottish coastal town Wick on the map, but today the Pulteney name is better known for its unique, single malt whisky. Distilled and matured by the sea, the award-winning whisky in our casks is cocooned by salty air swept ashore on Arctic winds.

Since 1826, Pulteney Distillery has navigated changeable seas and conditions, including 25 years of prohibition. Old Pulteney is inseparable from the spirit of the harbour town it calls home which is why it will always be The Maritime Malt.

BUNNAHABHAIN DISTILLERY

24 Year Old 1997 The Golden Cask Exclusive

Cask #CM280

£135.00

TOMATIN DISTILLERY

25 Year Old 1994 Old & Rare