Tomatin unveils UK exclusive 2011 Pedro Ximénez sherry matured single cask for specialist whisky retailers

Highland distiller Tomatin has released a remarkable 2011 single cask whisky, matured in a first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry butt and bottled exclusively for UK specialist whisky retailers.

Sherry has played a key part in Tomatin whisky for over 100 years with the distillery maturing its spirit in casks sourced from Jerez throughout its history, and the 2011 single cask expression offers whisky aficionados a unique chance to discover decades of experience in sherry maturation.

Carefully selected by Tomatin’s expert team, Cask No.37316 presents a 15-year-old whisky that has gently matured to develop a complex flavour profile. The brand’s quintessential soft, fruit-led spirit deepens with layers of dark chocolate and warm spice, creating an elegant balance of distillery character and rich sherried style.

The single malt opens with notes of candied orange peel, berry compote and honey and vanilla sweetness on the nose, while the fruity spirit develops on the palate with flavours of rich dark chocolate, sultanas and tarte tatin, with a long, lingering finish of baking spices.

Tomatin’s first-class wood policy sees the team continuously invest in high-quality casks from across the world, from the US to Jerez, ensuring quality and consistency across its range.

The Highland distillery is one of only four in Scotland to have an in-house cooperage, a key component in upholding its high standard wood practices. Tomatin’s cooper Allan Bartlett was recognised for his expertise in managing and maintaining the supply of the distillery’s cask stock at the Icons of Whisky Awards 2025, being named ‘Cooper of the Year’.

Jamie Muir, distillery manager at Tomatin, said: “Sherry casks are woven into the Tomatin story, and the flavours created in this whisky show exactly why we return to them time and time again. A first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry butt is a bold cask to work with, and the lengthy maturation has drawn out real richness and depth in our spirit without masking the soft, fruit-led Highland character Tomatin is known for.  

“Our first-class wood policy means every cask is looked after with genuine care, and having our own cooperage on site led by Allan is a big part of that.” 

Gordon Hynd, UK sales director at Tomatin, said: “Specialist whisky retailers are where enthusiasts go to find something they won’t see anywhere else, and we wanted to give them a release that lives up to that. This single cask whisky has been created with their customers in mind, offering a limited Tomatin expression unlike anything else in our range. 

“Specialist wine and spirit retailers in the UK carry real expertise and a passion for choosing the right bottle for every customer. At Tomatin, we have built up trusted relationships with UK merchants over decades and value them enormously, so this 2011 single cask is our way of offering them something special.” 

Bottled at 58.8% ABV and limited to only 608 bottles, the Tomatin 2011 single cask release is presented in a premium 70cl bottle, encased in elegant dark green-hued packaging with subtle detailing nodding to the rolling hills of the distillery’s Highland setting. It has an RRP of £105 and will be available to consumers from 29 September 2026 in specialist whisky retailers throughout the UK.

For more information, visit https://tomatin.com.

Tomatin 2011 single cask tasting notes

Nose: Candied orange peel, berry compote, honey and vanilla sugar.

Palate: Rich dark chocolate, sultanas and tarte tatin.

Finish: Long, lingering finish with baking spices.

About Tomatin Distillery

Tomatin is located in the Scottish Highlands, 16 miles south of Inverness, and is famous for its refined and elegant whiskies. The distillery has a proud heritage stretching back to the 15th century when illicit production was likely to be taking place, but it wasn’t until 1897 that the first formal distillery was established by John MacDougall as the Tomatin Spey Distillery Company.

In 2022, Tomatin was awarded ’Scotch Whisky Producer of the Year’ and ’Outstanding Spirits Producer of the Year’ at the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC). Later that year, it was recognised as ’Sustainable Distillery of the Year’ at Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky 2023, in recognition of its continued contribution to sustainability at the distillery.

In 2023, Tomatin took home seven awards at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, while Cù Bòcan, took home three. Tomatin’s 36 Year Old was crowned the ultimate winner at SFWSC for malts, being named ’Best in Show’, officially making it one of the best whiskies in the world. 2024 saw Tomatin’s 18 Year Old secure Double Gold for the third consecutive year at the SFWSC, elevating it to Platinum status.

Tomatin has a first-class wood policy and a commitment to knowing the history of each cask that passes through its warehouses. It is one of only a handful of Scotch whisky distilleries to have its own cooperage on-site, with cooper Allan Bartlett being named ’Cooper of the Year’ at the 2025 Icons of Whisky Awards.

’To What Matters’ lies at the heart of the brand’s ethos and is a belief in savouring what is truly important.

Tomatin is owned by the Japanese company Takara Shuzo International: www.takara-intl.co.jp/en/

Rare Character 11 Year “Untitled by Chris King” K&L Liquors Exclusive Single Barrel #HRC-5018 Cask Strength Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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$109.99

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Rare Character has quickly built a reputation as one of the most compelling independent bottlers in American whiskey, with a particular talent for uncovering unusual parcels and bottling them in a way that preserves their individual character. Barrel #5018 comes from one of their more distinctive finds, the HRC series, short for High Rye Canton. Distilled and aged in Indiana from a mashbill of 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% malted barley, these barrels already stand apart from more familiar Indiana bourbon recipes.

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We would like to re-introduce an old friend. Friar John is back, with a new label and a shorter name, though our dedication to the liquid remains exactly the same. Friar John ’26 is our annual single malt, released each year in tribute to the man at the heart of Lindores’ whisky legacy.

The name commemorates Friar John, the Lindores Abbey monk who, in 1494, was commissioned by King James IV to distil Aqua Vitae, creating the earliest written record of Scotch whisky. Every 1st June, our whiskymakers gather to mark the day he received that royal commission, selecting the finest casks in the warehouse to create an exceptional single malt in his name. It is both a celebration and a ritual: a yearly act of remembrance for the friar whose work over five centuries ago laid the foundation for everything we distil today.

THE CASKS
The recipe will continue to evolve every year, with a different cask selection chosen to mark the occasion. This year, Friar John ’26 is fully matured in Ruby Port casks and bottled at 52.5% ABV.

THE LIQUID
Mahogany in colour, with a rich, inviting nose of dark fruits, chocolate-wrapped raisins and warming cinnamon. On the palate, soft and beautifully textured, with caramelised dates, dark sugar syrup, and vibrant spice, balanced by oaky vanilla and roasted almonds. The finish is long, sweet and warming.

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Speyside · 10 Year Old

Glen Spey 2016

£69

50% · 70cl · 456 bottles

A collaboration with Wasted Degrees, spending more than two years in casks that previously held Ancient Amber Imperial Rye Beer. Stone fruits, gentle spice and orange marmalade with a rich, coating texture. This Glen Spey 2016 vintage was created as a collaboration with Wasted Degrees, with the light Speyside spirit spending more than two years in casks that previously held Ancient Amber Imperial Rye Beer. The beer cask maturation has given the whisky a new character, bringing together the delicate Glen Spey spirit with richer fruit and spice notes. Expect stone fruits, gentle spice and orange marmalade, alongside a coating texture. This collaboration bottling is limited to 456 bottles and is presented at 50% ABV.

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Douglas Laing XOP Carsebridge 40 Years Old

A remarkably rare 40 Year Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky from the legendary Carsebridge Distillery – bottled in Douglas Laing’s prestigious XOP (Xtra Old Particular) range. Distilled in December 1982 and matured for four decades in a Refill Hogshead, this exceptional whisky has developed extraordinary depth, elegance and refinement. Bottled at natural cask strength (40.6% ABV), with no chill-filtration and no added colouring, it offers a pure expression of time, cask and spirit. With just 194 bottles produced worldwide, this is a true collector’s release from a long-closed distillery — increasingly scarce and highly sought after.

Our Xtra Old Particular range carries only aged and rare Single Cask Scotch Whiskies from some of Scotland’s most acclaimed and celebrated Distilleries, including those that are long-closed. Each one a marvel in its own right, XOP is bottled at Natural Cask Strength, exceptionally old and truly spectacular. Packed with extraordinary flavour, our Exceptional Single Cask Whiskies exemplify our ‘As Natural As It Gets’ Philosophy by serving a rich reward for those looking to savour a dram straight from the cask.

£237.50

We’re delighted to announce that our Isle of Harris Single Malt Whisky is now available in the USA. Crafted here in the Outer Hebrides and shaped by the people and place we call home, our new single malt can now be found in selected liquor stores across the United States.

So, keep an eye out for the Isle of Harris Single Malt Whisky on shelves near you, or visit our USA online shop to order a bottle and discover our island whisky for yourself.  From the Isle of Harris to America, sent with craft and care from the team here in Tarbert.

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The forecast for Thurso this week is roughly what you would expect. By midwinter we will be down to about six hours of daylight and we all agree not to mention it. Madeira, meanwhile, gets called the island of eternal spring, largely because it is one. That is where these casks spent their working life, holding fortified wine under a sun we see perhaps four times a year. They came north last autumn. We filled them with whisky that had already spent eleven years in first-fill bourbon casks on the Caithness coast, and gave it a final twelve months in the Madeira wood. You can taste where that wood has been. Dried fruit, sultana, orange marmalade and soft toffee over the orchard fruit of the house style, with a long warming finish and dark caramel at the end of it. We are not going to pretend it makes October any brighter. It is simply what we want in the glass once the nights draw in.

Whisky With Us Launches New 12 Day Whisky Advent Calendars, Alongside Two 25 Day Calendars with a Whisky-Filled Christmas Bauble

London, UK. Whisky With Us, the home of the whisky Advent calendar, has launched its 2026 collection: a brand new range of three 12 Day Whisky Advent Calendars, alongside two 25 Day calendars that save their best dram for Christmas Day. Every calendar comes with its own online tasting. Each bottle carries a QR code linking to a dedicated tasting page on WhiskyWithUs.com, with an expert-led tasting video and notes on the nose, palate and finish. It’s like having a whisky expert at your side every day of December.

New for 2026: 12 Day Whisky Advent Calendars

The new 12 Day calendars bring Whisky With Us’s tasting-led experience to a more affordable price point. They’re designed to work two ways. You can use one for a countdown to Christmas, or give it as a present and start on Christmas Day, with a new dram for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas. That makes it a whisky gift nobody has to open early. The range includes three editions:

• 12 Day Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar: 12 Scotch whiskies from GlenAllachie, Aberfeldy, Deanston, Glen Garioch & Spey, taking in single malts, single grains and blends. The selection includes two 15 year olds, a 17 year old & an 18 year old.
• 12 Day Whiskey Advent Calendar: Scotch, Irish and American whiskey in one box, featuring Bunnahabhain 14 Year Old Fèis Ìle, Eagle Rare 10 Year Old, Heaven Hill 6 Year Old and Glen Elgin 17 Year Old.
• 12 Day American Whiskey Advent Calendar: a handpicked mix of bourbon, rye and other American whiskey styles.

The Full Countdown: Two 25 Day Advent Calendars

This year there are two 25 Day calendars, each with 25 whiskies to discover. The first 24 are 3cl miniature drams, one behind each door. Then on Christmas Day, the final door reveals the 25th whisky, presented in a glass Christmas bauble, ready to hang on the tree or pour for a Christmas toast.

25 Day Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar

A journey through Scotland’s whisky regions, from Speyside and the Highlands to Islay, with single malts, single grains, blends and peated whiskies. It includes some seriously well-aged drams, such as Deanston 20 Year Old, Royal Cabinet 20 Year Old, North British 18 Year Old and Mossburn Royal Brackla 16 Year Old. There are also favourites from Bunnahabhain, Aberfeldy, Craigellachie, Glen Scotia, GlenAllachie and Balblair.

25 Day Whiskey Advent Calendar, Whisky From Around the World

Whiskies from Scotland, Ireland, the USA, Japan, India, Thailand, Canada, Sweden and Australia. Highlights include E.H. Taylor, Weller, Michter’s, Ichiro’s Malt & Grain and the brand new Triple Cask release from Hatozaki.

“I’ve been putting together whisky Advent calendars for years, and every Christmas I want to make the next one better. This year we’ve created a collection of two 25 Day calendars and three new 12 Day calendars, so whether you love Scotch, bourbon or whisky from around the world, and whether you want the full countdown or a gift to open on Christmas Day, there’s one for you. And on Christmas Day, the 25 Day calendars have one last surprise waiting in a glass bauble. For me, though, it’s the tasting videos that make it special. Whisky is so much more enjoyable when you know the story behind what’s in your glass.”

Shelley Kelaty, Founder of Whisky With Us

Availability and Delivery

All calendars are available to pre-order now at WhiskyWithUs.com, with dispatch from 1 October 2026. Whisky With Us ships worldwide, including across Europe, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. For UK and US customers, all duty and tax is included in the price, and US orders are delivered via UPS.

About Whisky With Us

Whisky With Us creates tasting-led whisky gifts that make discovering whisky easy and enjoyable. Its range includes Advent calendars, The Book of Scotch, and Japanese and Premium Scotch whisky tasting sets. Founded by Shelley Kelaty, formerly Founder and MD of Really Good Whisky, the brand blends industry expertise with creative design for a new generation of whisky gifts.

Scotch & Smoke: A Flavour Odyssey Part II is the Society’s latest feature-length documentary. It’s an immersive journey into one of whisky’s most distinctive and divisive flavour profiles – peat. And from October, you can see it for yourself at one of our six screenings.

The documentary follows whisky experts Richard and Calum as they travel from The Vaults in Leith to the legendary island of Islay, uncovering the story of peat, how it is formed, harvested and used in whisky production. Along the way, discover the art of peat cutting, traditional maltings and the process through which smoky phenols find their way into the final spirit.

The documentary also explores the future of peat through conversations with industry experts, scientists and whisky makers, examining peat’s role in flavour, culture and sustainability.

Join us this October at the premiere or at our other screenings in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and London, complete with whisky and movie snacks.

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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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Our 2026 Private Cask Offer has a limited number of freshly filled Kentucky ex-bourbon casks available for purchase. Each cask includes ten years of storage and insurance, with owners receiving samples at 4, 7 and 10 years of maturation before deciding when the whisky is ready to bottle.

When that time comes, your whisky will be bottled at the distillery with a personalised label unique to your cask. Each cask is priced at £6,000, with a £3,000 deposit securing your allocation before filling.  It’s a rare opportunity to own and shape a part of the Isle of Harris story in a very personal way.

For the full offer brochure and all the details, please email yourprivatecask@harrisdistillery.com