White Heather 15 Year Old

Fifty years ago, GlenAllachie Master distiller, Billy Walker, began his whisky journey as a blender. he joined a team creating Iconic Blended Scotch Whiskies to be enjoyed across the globe.

In 2021, Billy honoured his roots in the industry with the relaunch of White Heather blended scotch whisky, and is now proudly showcasing his latest creation; a limited release fifteen year old.

Capitalising on his half century of experience, he has sourced the finest single Malt and grain whiskies from across the Highlands, Islay and Speyside to craft a recipe with a particularly high single malt content.

Using a combination of premium American and Spanish oak casks, the blend was laid to rest for an additional 3 years for the flavours to marry and the wood to impart additional depth and complexity.

White heather 15 year old delivers exceptional balance between honeyed sweetness and subtle peat smoke. Undertaking a complex dual maturation system in American and Spanish oak, experienced master blender billy walker frequently monitored the spirit development to ensure optimal flavour experience was achieved.

£54.90

Tasting notes:

Colour: Golden bronze
Nose: Waves of heather honey and butterscotch, followed by orange peel, pineapple, mint and a hint of peat.
Taste: Layers of treacle, heather honey and butterscotch, followed by orange peel, grapefruit and almonds, with mocha, ginger and a light whisp of peaty smoke on the finish.

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Imperial (silent)Old And Rare – Single Malt Whisky23 Year Old·1998Vintage

70cl · 49.8% ABV

This 1998 Imperial single malt, bottled by independent bottler Hunter Laing, was matured for 23 years before being released in May 2022 as part of the Old & Rare series, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Expect a refined whisky with notes of ripe orchard fruits, honeyed vanilla, and a touch of oak spice. The long maturation adds complexity, with hints of soft malt and a delicate floral finish.

£649.95

Islay

Big Peat Hameldaeme

ABV: 48% | Vol: 70cl

As part of Big Peat’s Private Cask Series, this specialist release of no more than 420 bottles has been created exclusively for Douglas Laing & Co. We have finished this rare marriage of Islay Single Malt in specially selected White Port Casks. The resulting Big Peat Blended Malt delivers a defined Islay peat smoke combined with spiced fruit, toffee, and honey, fused with waves of almond and vanilla. Sip, savour and enjoy this unique taste of Islay.

£54.54

Big Peat is a marriage of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies only from the island of Islay. With Caol Ila spirit bringing sweetness, Bowmore the perfect balance, Ardbeg a medicinal, earthy quality and Port Ellen, a degree of elegance, Big Peat represents all that is Islay in a bottle. Part of the Remarkable Regional Malts range, the ultimate distillation of Scotland’s Malt Whisky Regions.

SPEYSIDE WHISKIES UNDER £50

For those looking for a taste of Speyside at a great price, try our Speyside whiskies under £50.

Classic drams like Glenfarclas 10 Year Old and Cardhu Gold Reserve offer a quintessential Speyside profile, while Benriach counts two distinct 12-year-old expressions, one unpeated and one with a delicious lick of smoke.

We’ve also have £7 off Cragganmore’s excellent 12 Year Old, full of biscuit and sweet citrus notes.

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Our exclusive release.
Last few bottles remaining.

AWS team had the enormous pleasure of meeting with Morrison Distillers at their new Aberargie Distillery; during that visit, we came across a parcel of Bowmore single malt, which was distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2019 after maturing for 22 years in a single hogshead. After trying this incredible malt with light smoke and tropical fruit notes, we jumped at the chance to buy the remaining stock and relabel it for our store.

Bowmore 22 Years Old 1996 

Cask 901271

NOW £195.00

WAS £220.00

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Bowmore is proudly the oldest distillery on the Isle of Islay. Officially established in 1779 by John P. Simson, though local archivists suggest distilling began in Bowmore almost ten years earlier.

John passed the ownership to William and James Mutter in 1837 before his passing. The Mutter family transformed the distillery’s small artisan operation to a thriving commercial distillery. Many production techniques they produced are still used today.

In 1887 the distillery ownership was sold to John Bell Sherriff of Campbeltown. It became Bowmore Distillery Company. Unfortunately, in an unexpected turn of events, it entered admission just 3 years later. Due to hard economic times Bowmore distillery served as a soup kitchen for the next 30 years under the eclectic group of four investors.

The Sherriff family re-purchased the distillery in 1925, and ran a successful business for 15 years before production was halted in 1940 due to the war. For the next 3 years the distillery was used for three squadrons operation.

JAPANESE WHISKY OFFERS

TRY SOMETHING NEW THIS FEBRUARY

Since we first brought a Japanese single malt to the UK two decades ago, we at The Whisky Exchange are passionate about the exquisite and diverse whiskies of Japan. And in February, we’re delighted to bring you some truly incredible Japanese single malts and blends for exceptional prices, as part of our February offers.

Our offers include customer favourites like Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve to great drams from exciting newer distilleries like Chichibu Red Wine Cask 2023 and Kanosuke’s limited-edition Single Malt 2023, with discounts of up to £300.

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Complex, elegant, and full of character, our inaugural expression is a delicious dram which unfolds in your glass, revealing itself over time, just like the island itself. Made to our carefully refined blenders’ recipe, we combine spirits which have been matured by the coastal village of Ardhasaig in selected first fill Ex-Bourbon casks, first fill Ex-Oloroso and Fino sherry butts.

We then marry these spirits in batches for a minimum of 12 weeks to bring additional harmony to the final dram. The result is an Outer Hebridean single malt of distinction we’re proud to bottle and bear our elemental island’s name.

Enjoy neat, with a small drop of water, or simply any way you like it…

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Islay Big Peat The Thropaigeach Edition

ABV: 48% | Vol: 70cl

In celebration of Fèis Ìle 2024, Big Peat has finished his classic Islay Malt recipe in specially selected Rum casks to create a big, sweet Buccaneer of an Islay Malt!

£65.45

Big Peat is a marriage of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies only from the island of Islay. With Caol Ila spirit bringing sweetness, Bowmore the perfect balance, Ardbeg a medicinal, earthy quality and Port Ellen, a degree of elegance, Big Peat represents all that is Islay in a bottle. Part of the Remarkable Regional Malts range, the ultimate distillation of Scotland’s Malt Whisky Regions.