Rare Find Unveils Investigatory Summer Releases

 Gleann Mòr Spirits the well-regarded whisky maker continues its 10th anniversary year with the unveiling of its summer collection of Rare Find single malt Scotch whiskies, which consist of several investigatory cask maturations.

Established in Leith, Edinburgh, Rare Find has built its reputation on curating limited-edition bottlings sourced from Scotland’s most sought-after distilleries. With a focus on meticulous selection, guided maturation, and exceptional cask finishing, the whisky maker is known for crafting whiskies that are rare by design.

The anticipated new expressions showcase five exceptional Scotch single malt whiskies. Included in the summer releases are: Rare Find’s first release from Annandale Distillery – a preview of an ongoing experiment into sherry barrique finishing and the utilisation of a rarely seen white port cask together with single malt from Wick’s Pulteney distillery as an exploration of the balance that is possible between sweetness and salinity.

The 2025 Summer Rare Find releases consist of:

• Craigellachie 11 year old (1st Fill Oloroso Finish): Produced as an online exclusive for www.rarefindwhisky.co.uk, Craigellachie’s weighty and characterful distillate has been amplified further with a 9-month finish in a 1st fill oloroso hogshead resulting in a substantial whisky packed full of sweet intensity.

• Annandale Peated 6 year old (Oloroso Barrique Finish): In an ongoing exploration of cask influence, this peated Annandale single malt has been re-racked from an oloroso butt into a oloroso-seasoned barrique to examine the continued maturation effects of smaller sherry casks. This first Annandale release marks the beginning of an evolving series, with future bottlings set to showcase extended maturation within the high-impact 225 litre casks.

• Glenglassaugh 11 year old (Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Finish): Rare Find’s second release from Glenglassaugh and a rare use of a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru wine cask. After nearly two-years in a red wine barrique, this coastal style distillate has been perfectly balanced with the addition of expressive, vibrant red fruits.

• Pulteney 17 year old (1st Fill White Port Finish): A pioneering release, and Rare Find’s first use of rarely seen white port casks. The coastal, salinity-forward character of Pulteney’s spirit has been perfectly preserved through a measured and monitored 6-month finish that serendipitously has resulted in an age statement identical to the beloved, but departed Old Pulteney 17 year old.

• Braeval 16 year old (1st Fill Ex-bourbon Cask Finish): Rare Find’s first release from Braeval for several years is the result of a 12-month finish in a 1st fill ex-bourbon cask. This has produced a truly expressive single malt that speaks to the distillery’s spirit character. This release was recently awarded an IWSC Gold Medal at 95 points.

“These upcoming summer releases reflect our unwavering commitment to quality and flavour,” said Greg Urquhart, Spirits Manager for Rare Find. “Each bottle captures a distinct narrative – not only of the whisky’s maturation journey but also of Rare Find’s evolution over the past ten years. We’re excited for whisky enthusiasts to explore these new expressions and uncover a new favourite.”

The Rare Find Summer 2025 releases will be available in select retailers from 7th July 2025. Further details of Rare Find stockists can be found at www.rarefindwhisky.co.uk/stockists. The five Summer Releases are joined by an online exclusive tasting pack of 2025 World Whisky Awards winning Rare Find Releases.

Rare Find 2025 Summer Releases + Award-Winning Tasting Pack

Craigellachie 11 year old

1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Finish

54.1%, 145 bottles

£75.00

Exclusively available from www.rarefindwhisky.co.uk

Aromas of baking spices, raisins, cigar leaf, and toffee. A complex palate with flavours of dark chocolate, prunes, caramel, and breakfast tea. A hint of nutmeg is present in the warm and long finish.

Annandale (peated) 6 year old

Oloroso Barrique Finish
60.4%, 334 bottles

£75.00

A smoky and sweet nose with some salinity and candied ginger. The palate is filled with aniseed sweetness and ashy smoke, which leads to fruity orange flavours and a hint of lime at the end. 

Glenglassaugh 11 year old

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Finish

55.9%, 302 bottles

£79.00

A fruity nose comprising of cranberry jelly, strawberry and key lime pie. A creamy palate with more red fruit, rhubarb, wine gums, and Chinese five spice. A finish that is both long and fruity.

Pulteney 17 year old

1st Fill White Port Finish

56.7%, 164 bottles

£115.00

The nose is scented with white fruit, spices, and pear drops. Cantaloupe melon, sour sweets, sea salt, and oatcakes create a rich palate that finishes intensely with a hint of menthol.

Braeval 16 year old

1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Cask Finish

62%, 195 bottles

£139

On the nose, there is buttered popcorn, pencil shavings, and mandarin. A mouthfeel that is both juicy and oily, with flavours of toffee, vanilla, cherry, and flapjack. Orange and white pepper lend a bold finish.

Award-Winning Tasting Pack
Bunnahabhain 40 year old | Blended Scotch Whisky 34 year old | Glenlossie 30 year old | Mortlach 10 year old
£49.00

Exclusively available from www.rarefindwhisky.co.uk

About Rare Find

Each Rare Find release is an unrepeatable, limited-edition whisky sourced from sought-after distilleries. With every bottle, we celebrate liquid excellence – meticulously selecting, maturing, and finishing in the highest quality casks to deliver whisky that’s rare by design.

From the millions of casks maturing in Scotland, only a small percentage are destined for single malt bottlings, and from those, only the best become a Rare Find.

Scallywag Golf Edition Whisky

With 3 x Lucky Scallywag Golf Balls on Us!

Attention, whisky lovers and golfers: this is the crossover you’ve been waiting for. Scallywag The Golf Edition is a premium Speyside Malt (48% ABV) that brings a dash of mischief and a whole lot of flavour to your post-game celebrations.

Exclusively at douglaslaing.com, this Scallywag isn’t just a shelf trophy – it’s made to be savoured at the 19th hole after a day on the links. And because every golfer can use a bit of luck, each bottle comes with a FREE Scallywag Golf Ball 3-Pack (worth £8) – built for performance and packed with a touch of Scallywag luck on the course.

Grab your limited edition bottle today – and toast your next round in true Scallywag style.

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Only 600 bottles globally

Our second outrun of 2025 is here!

The sun is out and so is our Q2 outrun! We have a very exciting 26 year old Ben Nevis with a soft, complex and classic flavour profile from a refill hogshead. For the sherry cask fans we have a Glen Elgin finished for over half its life in an ex Amontillado cask. There’s also a single cask from Pulteney distillery, which is not often seen as an independent bottling

Our new small batch of St Bridget’s Kirk is a 29 year old blend of one now closed grain distillery, one famous Speysider and an unpeated island distillery. With a natural strength of 44.1% it is a real mellow classic.

Ben Nevis 1998, 26 year old
Glen Elgin 2014 11 year old
Glenrothes 2006 14 year old
MacDuff 2008 16 year old
North British 1993 31 year old
Orkney 2013, 11 year old 
Pulteney 2012, 13 year old
St Bridget’s Kirk Blended Scotch 1995

Please note that in order to better support our retail partners this outrun and future outruns are not being sold through our website. Links to stockists can be found via the tab on our homepage. All releases were bottled at our site in Dalgety Bay by hand.

A new era for whisky begins with Johnnie Walker Black Ruby

Johnnie Walker is opening a bold new chapter in Scotch following the global launch of Johnnie Walker Black Ruby — a vibrant, fruit-forward Scotch that’s designed to open the doors of whisky to a new generation of drinkers.

Inspired by the iconic Johnnie Walker Black Label, Johnnie Walker Black Ruby builds on the classic foundation but with a rich depth of berry sweetness, complemented by a light, delicate green grass character. Bursting with bold red fruit notes and a smooth finish, it’s a modern, approachable whisky that reimagines how Scotch can look, taste, and be enjoyed.

The Willett Family Estate 12 Year Old Pack (6x750ml) Various Willetts included please read the description $750.00 View

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Buyer |Review Date: 06/2025

“If you’re a serious collector of bourbon, there are few heights greater than the hunt for a purple top. These whiskies are so rare and coveted that they now command on unprecedented premium within the market place. The Willett Family, not being the slightest bit naive, have taken to capturing part of that upside by raising price throughout the years considerably, yet their releases regularly trade for triple or quadruple retail. Each year we get one barrel and try to find a reasonable way to support the distilleries other brands, while not taking over the top margins on their most coveted product. Now we’re reached the upper echelon of what the distillery can release in terms of age, but the limited quantities have not changed whatsoever. We may be the only retailer in California to get our own barrel of Willett this year. At 12 years old this incredible single barrel absolutely sings. The high corn recipe once seemed like a crazy move on the part of a distillery that was just starting out, but it’s turned out to be an incredible addition to the market offering whiskies that are both deep and wide. The color is mahogany (1.5). The nose is a huge honey and caramel bomb with hints of earthy herbs and sweet spices. There’s something of an apricot preserve note with caramel sauce drizzled and a fresh steeped french press on its way. The palate is so rich and easy up front, it’s cask strength isn’t immediately perceptible, but the broad mid is much denser. Dense stone fruit and roasted vanilla, with a chocolate dipped caramel ice cream finish. An absolutely bonkers little barrel here. We might charge $900-1000 for these 6 whiskies individually, but you can have 5 great bottles -enough to gift the whole crew this holiday- plus this legendary barrel – the oldest modern Willett we’ve ever bottled- for a much lower price. Grab it before someone else does.”

********THIS IS A PRE-SALE SKU, ORDERS WILL BE READY FOR PICK UP AFTER JUNE 30th******This year’s single barrel of Willett is the oldest and most delicious we’ve ever seen. Distilled way back in 2013, this is some of the oldest bourbon to come out of the Willett distillery to date. Distilled from the high corn mashbill, barrel number 2004 was bottled at cask strength of 124.2. K&L bottled a cask from the same series six years ago (barrel #2048) and the lot of barrels has continued to improve and devope incredibly over the last half decade. Along with your bottle of Willett Family Estate 12 Year Old “K&L’s Perfidia” Purple Top Kentucky Straight Bourbon, you’ll also receive a bottle each of Willett 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye, Noah’s Mill Small Batch Bourbon, Kentucky Vintage Bourbon, Speakeasy Bourbon and Bardstown Estate 101 Proof bourbon. A Willett Family Estate Purple Top 12 year old alone trades from multiples of the cost of this bundle and together these 6 bottles represent some of the greatest value for your dollar on collectible whisky anywhere.

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

Ledaig 2007 – Aged 17 Years

£85.00

Single Cask Bottling | First Fill Sherry Butt | Cask Strength – 50.7% | Natural Colour | Cask no. 7000030 – 583 Bottles | Distillation Date – 19/02/2007 | 70cl

Ledaig (pronounced “Leh-chig”) is the peated variant produced by the Tobermory Distillery, located on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. This magnificent 17-year-old Ledaig is a single cask masterpiece matured in a first-fill sherry butt. Bottled at cask strength (50.7% ABV), it delivers a harmonious balance of bold peat smoke and rich, sherry-infused sweetness. A rare treat for whisky enthusiasts and collectors alike.

Nose: Maritime character, hints of smoke, and seaweed.
Palate: Peaty and bold, with a creamy mouthfeel. Unfolding dark chocolate and caramel flavours.
Finish: Long, warming finish with lingering smoke.
Tasting notes by Bartels Whisky

Longmorn 18 year old Speyside Single Malt Whisky (750ml) (Elsewhere $250) $169.99 View

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Buyer |Review Date: 06/2025

“I’m totally in love with Longmorn, but the distillery has been sadly absent from our shelves for many years. We used to do exceptionally well with the well-priced 16-year, which was creamy and delicious, but eventually the price went crazy—and then it was discontinued. When the owners relaunched the brand, they did so much right: a limited-release 18-year-old whisky, non-chillfiltered, cask strength, small batch. But for one mistake—the price was absolutely wild. Almost $300! Now, at nearly half off, we’re getting serious about this one. Let’s have a go. The color is burnished (1.1). An absolutely classic nose of rich roasted vanilla, a huge pan of roasted fruits—persimmon, pear, and pineapple—dense, zingy barrel spice—galangal, cinnamon, more vanilla, and clove. Seville orange peel and fresh-baked biscuits with some water, but generally very much focused on roasted fruits and earthy spice. The texture is full-bodied and almost thick. Wildflower honey, wax fruit, roasted malt, dark chocolate, buttercream. It absolutely loves a splash of water, softening and broadening in a wonderful way. It’s still a special luxury whisky at this price, but it feels extremely fair now rather than sort of silly.IF you love Longmorn or Speyside whisky in general, it would be very weird to see this again at this price, so don’t hold your horses here.”

Longmorn’s 18-Year-Old Single Batch release is a standout expression from one of Speyside’s most quietly respected distilleries. Matured in a combination of American oak ex bourbon barrels and hogsheads, this unfiltered, cask-strength single malt shows the polish and complexity that comes from nearly two decades of aging. On the nose, there’s an immediate impression of richness—layers of golden orchard fruit, honeyed malt, and soft vanilla weave into deeper notes of citrus oil and toasted coconut. The palate delivers a plush, full-bodied texture balanced by a bright, structured core. Stone fruit, baked apples, and tropical hints meet creamy toffee, spice, and a touch of charred oak. The higher proof gives it power without sacrificing finesse, and a splash of water teases out even more fruit and floral nuance. This release perfectly captures Longmorn’s style—elegant yet substantial, with a long, refined finish that hints at dark chocolate, ginger, and dried fruit. While the brand keeps a relatively low profile, this bottling makes a strong case for Longmorn’s place among Speyside’s elite. A must-have for fans of mature Scotch that doesn’t chase trends, just delivers on quality.

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

Friar John Cor Chapter III

We’re delighted to say that our newest release, Friar John Cor Chapter III, is now available to purchase on our website and is stocked in our visitor centre shop. As you will hear in the clip below, an incredible amount of passion has gone into the creation of this dram. We may be bias, but we think this passion is palpable with every sip.

The marriage of ex-Bourbon barrels, plus Amontillado and Pedro Ximénez Sherry butts, has created a rich and indulgent dram that captivates from the first nose. With layers of sweet vanilla, honey, and dried fruits drawing you in, the palate then bursts with dark syrup, figs, and warming spices, wrapped in a velvety texture. The long, lingering finish of chocolate fudge and cinnamon leaves a lasting impression — elegant, bold, and deeply satisfying.

As always, we thank all the Lindores fans for your incredible, ongoing support. It is your enthusiasm for all things Lindores that ensures we are able to continue following our passion for making delicious whisky, whilst honouring our rich history. This couldn’t be embodied more perfectly by this release.

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PRAKAAN: THE TRIBURA SERIES

Prakaan is Thailand’s first single malt whisky, bringing together the vibrant culture of its home and the global traditions of whisky making. Prakaan is based in Kamphaeng Phet in northern Thailand, and its name means ‘fort’ in Thai – commemorating the defensive wall that once surrounded its town. The first UK releases are all part of The Tribura series, three whiskies paying tribute to the three layers of that wall. They are exclusive to The Whisky Exchange in the UK. Thailand’s first single malt whisky. The brand gets its name from the Thai word for ‘fort’ and commemorates the defensive wall that once surrounded its town.

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