Arran 1995 Single Cask #217
The Whisky Shop Exclusive

The latest Whisky Shop Exclusive Single Cask is here. This single cask expression from Arran’s eponymous distillery has been specially selected and bottled exclusively for The Whisky Shop as part of The 1995 Collection, celebrating the distillery’s founding.

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Distilled in November 1995 and matured in a single cask (#1995/217) for almost a quarter of a century, this expression was bottled in January 2020 at a strength of 51.7% abv. Just 294 bottles have been produced, each one presented in a beautiful trapezoidal bottle.

£179.00

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JJ Corry Bonders Blend:

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The second and final drop of the Milroys exclusive Bonder’s Blend is now online!

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Mackmyra Exclusives

At the end of last year, the Milroys team went to Sweden to sample some of the delicious whiskies made by Mackmyra, and stumbled into a room full of 30 litre casks that had been seasoned carefully with a multitude of wines, beers and different oaks. After much deliberation, we decided that these three were our favourites.

1) Grande Cuvée

2) Pedro Ximinez

3) Cloudberry Wine

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Double Cask Batch DC105

Our latest batch of Double Cask Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky is finally ready for release to our mailing list members.

Batch number DC105 is a marriage of portions of eight different casks, ranging in age from 10 to 14 years. As well as portions of American oak ex-Bourbon casks, this batch also contains a high proportion of ex-tawny casks and portions of two French oak casks previously used to mature Australian white wine for a complex, lively and fruit-driven character.

TASTING NOTES

NOSE: Dried apple and ripe pear, custard with nutmeg on top and homemade apricot jam cooking on the stove. Vanilla bean, gingerbread, and a deep, floral toffee fill the nose, with notes of lemon verbena and mint offering brightness.

PALATE: Initially, a big wave of toffee and candied orange with lots of berry jam. Warm, ripe citrus flavours and a medley of dark, sweet notes like preserved plums, honey straight from the comb, burnt sugar and molasses with a huge, dreamy texture.

FINISH: Vanilla sponge with blackcurrant jam, liquorice, coriander seed and ginger. Lingering, ripe, tropical fruits like mango, who sits and watches the warm citrus notes sink into the sea like a sunset.

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We have also made an update to our shipping system and rates: All domestic parcels will now be shipped via Australia Post Express, and charges will be based on actual shipping costs plus a small handling fee. This change has been made to improve shipping times and to decrease the incidents of lost and damaged packages. If you have any questions about this change, please don’t hesitate to email us!

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Pre-order Macallan Exceptional Cask 
2019/ESB – 14/03

A very limited amount of bottles are available to pre-order now. Don’t miss out. Distilled in 1997 before maturing for 22 years, experience the Whisky Makers’ bench at the heart of The Macallan Estate. A small number of casks will be identified by The Macallan Whisky Makers to add to the Exceptional Single Cask range each year. Bottled at a cask strength of 56.7% abv this single cask whisky has been matured in European Oak Sherry Butt. Stock is very limited, order now to avoid disappointment.

£2,995.00

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BLACK GOLD 1989 BOWMORE SINGLE CASK SHERRY HOGSHEAD

Black Gold is one of the most exceptional single cask whiskies to have ever been released by Wemyss Malts. This unique cask, selected from the oldest distillery on Islay; Bowmore Distillery, has a deep rich colour of polished rosewood.

As one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, said to trace its distillation roots back to 1779, it keeps with its over 200 years of heritage by being one of the few remaining Scottish distilleries that still traditionally malts and kilns its own barley.

The once pungent local Islay peat aroma has evolved into complexity and subtlety thanks to the 30 years of maturation and has developed an earthy character like freshly kilned clay or walking into a old humidor.

Rich notes of burnt toffee, stewed dates and raisins coated in dark chocolate have developed due to the intense maturation in a sherry hogshead. The oak tannins, however are not overwhelming but instead they provide wood spice and the aroma of vintage leather.

The sherry and smoke combine to evoke flavours of sweet balsamic glazed bacon and the mouthfeel is thick, oily and heavy bodied.

Black Gold is single sherry hogshead cask of 1989 Bowmore that has matured for 30 years and been bottled at a cask strength of exactly 50.0%ABV.

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This month, as a global community, we’ve all been facing uncertain times which have left many of us confused and a bit anxious. So, for our mid-month release, we’re simply bringing you five new casks, all from distilleries much-loved by members, in the hope that they can bring you a moment of calm and lift your spirits.

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A brand new edition to the Benromach family for 2020. Aged 40 years, it is a  marriage of American hogsheads and ex Sherry casks. Crisp aromatic fruits, mellow spice, white chocolate, pepper, ginger and a long spicy finish.

Benromach 40 Years Old has a golden amber hue with sweet sherry, red apple and butterscotch aromas leading to mellow spices and a hint of creamy white chocolate. Aromatic pear and ripe banana provide a sweet backdrop to a spicy ginger note. Smooth on the palate, cracked black pepper is initially followed by dried tobacco, Seville orange and soft oak tannins, mingling with subtle liquorice before a long, dry and spicy finish.

Benromach Distillery was designed by Charles C. Diog and constructed at Forres in the Speyside whiskey region for D. McCallum and F.W. Burickman in 1898. Following numerus periods of closure, it was purchased in 1993 by < b>Gordon & MacPhail who charged up its single pair of stills in 1998 and have nurtured Benromach ever since. Striking new labelling combined with an increasing range of single malts is forging a very popular brand of single malt whiskies which includes Benromach Organic, Benromach Peatsmoke and Benromach 10 Year Old.

Shop – Benromach 40 Year Old – £530

2003 Glen Scotia “Malts Festival 2019 Limited Edition” Rum Cask Finish Peated Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) (Elsewhere $100) $69.99 View

93 points Whisky Advocate

 The nose has sweet smoke and more prominent aromas of banana, vanilla, guava, papaya, jasmine, hibiscus, and citrus oil, with some salinity and chalky minerality. The palate is consistent: intense tropical fruit—guava, mango, coconut—plus hazelnut, smoked almonds, milk chocolate, and salty kelp. It finishes with smoked nuts, toasted tobacco, chalky minerality, dry oak, and persistent fruitiness. Lots to unpack here, and it develops beautifully with water—take your time. (SSB, Fall 2019) 

K&L Notes

Once hailed as the whisky capital of the world, Campbeltown has seen its number of distilleries reduced to just three. All three make peated and unpeated whisky in a unique style that gives credence to Campbeltown’s designation as a unique whisky producing region in Scotland. This 2019 limited release for Campbeltown’s Malts Festival spent 15 years in American oak hogsheads and then an additional eight months in demerara Guyana rum barrels. The results are stupendous—sweet peat jives with malty goodness loaded with orange peel and sweet baking spices. The mellow smoke goes perfectly with the caramel and brown sugar notes of the American hoggies. Bottled at cask strength and unchillfiltered with no coloration, this is a pure celebration of Campbeltown from Glen Scotia.