Discover Our Red Wine Cask Collection

Introducing the Old Particular Red Wine Cask Collection, a hand-picked selection finished in exceptional Merlot, Sangiovese, and Rioja wine casks from France, Italy, and Spain. Expect elegance, intrigue, and flavour layering unlike anything you’ve tasted before.

From the far corners of Scotland come the Single Malts and Single Grains of Old Particular — a collection defined by rarity, character, and authenticity. Each cask is individually selected, chosen for the distinct story it tells through aroma, texture, and flavour.

Bottled exactly as the Distiller intended — without colouring, without chill-filtration, and at natural high strength — every expression preserves the rich oils and enzymes that shape a whisky’s true soul. Limited by nature and unrepeatable by design, these single casks offer a glimpse into the purest form of Scotch Whisky artistry.

As the QE2 was being launched in Clydebank in 1967 the American Oak barrels at Moffat Distillery were being filled with Killyloch Single Malt Scotch Whisky, to be warehoused until at their best for bottling. Killyloch was originally intended to be named Lillyloch which was the source of the water. The cask stencil received however, contained a misspelling that was never corrected. Killyloch is a single malt of great complexity. A Lowland malt, light on peat, heave on aromas, with a complex yet soft character, smooth with a citrus spicy finish.

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The Tasting Notes

Nose Complex aroma with sweet oranges and traces of honey, slightly smoky undertones.

Palate Sweet honey and pears, full-bodied with hints of spice.

This bottle is part of a Private Collection and is not kept on the premises. If you wish to view this bottle in person, please contact a member of the team by emailing internet@thegreenwellystop.co.uk at least 24 hours in advance so that we can arrange for it to be brought into the business. This bottle is viewable by appointment only.

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WHAT IS INDIAN WHISKY?

India’s vibrant food culture has reached every corner of the world – it’s about time its whisky did too. Much like its cuisine, Indian single malts tend towards bold flavours. Open a bottle and you’ll likely find big, concentrated aromas with sweet tropical fruit and complex spice notes, thanks in part to the accelerated maturation gleaned from the hot and often humid climate.

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Hibiki 21 Year Old Japanese Whiskey (750ml) $899.99 View

Incredibly floral on the nose, with citrus peel, sliced apple, burning incense, sandalwood, peach pit, aged oak, and spices so fine you could count them by the grain. It’s weighty and honeyed, driven forward by the mizunara oak character, with waxiness and smoke progressing to lime zest, green apple, kumquat, cocoa, cinnamon, and vanilla extract, with a creamy elegance to the finish.” (JM)

96 Points Whisky Advocate Review Date: 12/2023

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Suntory Global Spirits Appoints Industry Veteran Bruce Song to Lead New Asia Pacific Commercial Excellence Team

Singapore, April 29, 2025 – Suntory Global Spirits, a world leader in premium spirits, has announced the appointment of Bruce Song as Vice President, Commercial Excellence for Asia Pacific (APAC). Based in South Korea, Song will oversee the newly established Commercial Excellence team in APAC, with a focus on enhancing consumer engagement and accelerating business growth across seven markets – Oceania, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The Commercial Excellence function will collaborate with local commercial and marketing teams to drive strategic growth, working closely with counterparts in North America and Europe to execute against a globally aligned strategy grounded in data and insights.

“The establishment of our Commercial Excellence team in APAC is a critical step to strengthening our regional capabilities and accelerating growth,” said Masato Hayashi, President, APAC and Global Commercial Excellence, Suntory Global Spirits.

“Bruce’s experience, strategic mindset and people-first leadership will help strengthen our ability to build iconic premium brands and consistently create incredible experiences for customers across the region.”

A results-driven leader with over 25 years of global experience across commercial, marketing and management roles, Song brings strategic foresight and a collaborative leadership style to the team.

“We want Suntory Global Spirits to be the Most Admired premium commercial organisation, and the preferred spirits partner for our customers,” said Song. “The Commercial Excellence agenda is essential to reaching this ambition and delivering sustainable growth – providing a shared set of global standards, as well as the tools, insight and commercial capabilities we need to support executional excellence and best-in-class customer engagement across our key markets.

“We have a great opportunity in APAC to tailor our approach, while ensuring consumers experience our brands with the consistent quality and craftsmanship they expect.”

Song joined Suntory Global Spirits in 2017 as Managing Director of Korea, establishing the Korea route to market and business entity. More recently, he served as Managing Director of Emerging Asia, leading a team of more than 200 across Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

Song will report to Hayashi and serve on the APAC and Global Commercial Excellence leadership teams.

About Suntory Global Spirits

As a world leader in premium spirits, Suntory Global Spirits inspires the brilliance of life, by creating rich experiences for people, in harmony with nature. Known for its craftsmanship of premium whiskies, including Jim Beam® and Maker’s Mark®; Japanese whiskies, including Yamazaki®, Hakushu®, Hibiki®, Toki™ and Suntory Kakubin®; and leading Scotch brands including Laphroaig® and Bowmore®, Suntory Global Spirits also produces leading brands such as Tres Generaciones® and El Tesoro® tequila, Roku™ and Sipsmith® gin, and is a world leader in Ready-To-Drink cocktails, with brands like -196™ (minus one-nine-six) and On The Rocks™ Premium Cocktails.

A global company with approximately 6,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, Suntory Global Spirits is driven by its core values of Growing for Good, Yatte Minahare and Giving Back to Society. The company’s Proof Positive sustainability strategy includes ambitious goals and investments to drive sustainable change and have a positive impact on the planet, consumers and communities. Headquartered in New York City, Suntory Global Spirits is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. For more information, visit www.suntoryglobalspirits.com

WHAT IS RYE WHISKEY?

Rye whiskey is experiencing an exciting renaissance, so we’re diving into its fascinating history and modern resurgence.

Once America’s first homegrown spirit, rye whiskey has travelled far from its East Coast origins. Learn how rye whiskey survived Prohibition, fell out of fashion in the ’60s and now thrives thanks to craft distillers and cocktail bars revitalising classic recipes.

Explore the innovative approaches European distillers bring to this historic grain.

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PRODUCTION TEAM’S DISTILLERY UPDATE

by Findlay Ross, Director of Production

It’s a recurring theme from myself when writing these updates, but the first six months of this year have flown in! We restarted in January, as usual, by firing up the Maltings and the Still House at Springbank – both with minimal issues, thankfully, after being silent since late December for our Christmas and New Year break!

Our three stills will be sent for refurbishment at the end of this production period, so we are hoping that they all last until September before receiving their new lease of life when they are trucked up to Forsyths in Elgin for some much needed tender loving care.

Our Maltings received a bit of an ‘upgrade’ this year too, with a fine-tuned modulating burner being installed, which will be powered by Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). This will give our team far greater temperature control and the ability to produce more consistent and high yielding malt as a result.

Another area of improvement this year is changing the style of malt turners we use to ones that are lighter, quieter, and less prone to breakdowns – a project our Technical Support Coordinator, Ben Huysamer, has been working on with Assistant Production Manager, Robert McGarrie and the rest of the Malting Team.

We have experienced a far milder year so far, with late spring/early summer temperatures already exceeding the peaks of 2024, and this has presented a challenge to our Malt Team as they aim to keep germination temperatures between 16-20 degrees – this has been achieved by stretching out the malt floors and introducing some bigger floor fans to ensure a higher flow through of air.

We remain on track to hit our production target of 34 weeks of distillation at Springbank Distillery, having already made 181,400 litres of alcohol split between Springbank, Longrow, Hazelburn, and two separate types of Local Barley spirit from varieties grown at two different farms in Kintyre.

Our major capital expenditure project, the construction of a purpose-built Bottling and Dispatch Facility next to Glengyle Distillery, has progressed massively this year to the point where we now have something that resembles a building! We remain on track to move from our current Bottling Hall to the new building in March 2026, but there is still a lot of work to be done in the background with local contractors, McFadyens, to achieve this.

Overall, it’s been a very busy and successful first half of 2025, and we’re hoping for more of the same in part two!

Discover Our Red Wine Cask Collection

Introducing the Old Particular Red Wine Cask Collection, a hand-picked selection finished in exceptional Merlot, Sangiovese, and Rioja wine casks from France, Italy, and Spain. Expect elegance, intrigue, and flavour layering unlike anything you’ve tasted before.

Glen Scotia gifts bespoke 25 Year Old whisky to King Charles during royal visit to Campbeltown

In celebration of King Charles’ III visit to Campbeltown today (3 July 2025), multi award-winning distillery Glen Scotia presented The King with a bespoke bottling of its prized 25 Year Old single malt whisky.

Featuring a unique engraving which reads ‘To celebrate the royal visit of King Charles to Campbeltown 3rd July 2025’, the coveted expression, has received Platinum recognition six times in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition since 2018 and was specially created by Glen Scotia to mark the occasion of the royal visit to Scotland’s smallest whisky-producing region.

Once known as the whisky capital of the world, Campbeltown has seen a resurgence in recent years, with Glen Scotia at the heart of its whisky revival.

Iain McAlister, Glen Scotia distillery manager, said: “It’s a tremendous honour to welcome His Majesty to Campbeltown. His visit not only recognises the town’s historical significance, but also its vibrant whisky-making community.  

“We are proud to gift The King a bespoke bottling of our 25 Year Old to celebrate this special moment, a whisky that reflects the depth of character and craftsmanship which define Glen Scotia and Campbeltown.” 

The 25-year-old whisky presented to The King showcases Glen Scotia’s distinct coastal flavours. Gently matured in the finest American oak casks and finished in first-fill bourbon barrels, the exceptional single malt is a true reflection of the distillery’s traditional character and signature Campbeltown style.

For more information on Glen Scotia, visit: www.glenscotia.com

About Glen Scotia 

Distiller Glen Scotia has been producing single malt whisky in Campbeltown since 1832 and is one of three surviving distilleries in Campbeltown.

Producing peated and non-peated whiskies, the distillery still maintains much of its original design, including the stillroom and the dunnage warehouse dating from the 1830s. To this day, the distillery team follow in the footsteps of their founders, using traditional methods, carefully creating the subtly maritime Campbeltown style the brand has become world-famous for.

Recognition of Glen Scotia’s style and craftsmanship continues to be acknowledged globally.

• In 2021, Glen Scotia’s 25-Year-Old single malt was awarded ‘Best In Show Whisky’ at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Over 3,800 entries across thirty-one categories were judged with Glen Scotia being awarded the overall winner across all countries and styles. Only seven months later, Glen Scotia was also named Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year at the Scottish Whisky Awards 2021.
• In 2022, Glen Scotia’s Victoriana won ‘Best In Class’ in the Distillers’ Single Malt Scotch – No Age Statement category at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
• In 2023, Glen Scotia won ‘Best Single Cask Single Malt’ at the World Whiskies Awards for a single cask bottling distilled in 2009 and aged for 13 years exclusively in a first-fill bourbon barrel.
• Later that same year, Glen Scotia’s 25-Year-Old won a coveted Platinum award at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023, which is awarded to the very few entries that receive a Double Gold medal for three consecutive years at the prestigious global event.
• In 2024, Glen Scotia received a number of prestigious awards across its range of single malt whiskies, including Platinum titles at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 for both Glen Scotia Victoriana and Glen Scotia 25 Year Old.

The Hearach single malt isn’t just for sipping in the colder seasons, it’s a cracking serve even in the heights of summer.

Whisky writer Dave Broom agrees, as he recalls a recent visit to our island…

“I can’t forget those days on its west coast where sunshine can make the beaches seem Caribbean (Harribean?) before rain sweeps in and turns the green turquoise and yellow, into purple and black and then, equally suddenly, back again. There is that interplay in this glass, the brightness of the nose, the yellow fruits, the scent of machair, hot sand, a hint of almond. It’s there is the light smoke carried on a fresh sea breeze. The smoke in this batch seems more integrated, commenting, nudging, accenting. It’s an outdoor dram to be taken, ideally, while sheltering on the dunes beside a slow, lazy sea. It’s sweet yet with enough spice to tingle the end. It is Harris’ west coast.”

So, feel free to break with convention if the mood and temperature takes you, from adding a single ice cube to your dram like they do in Kentucky to a Japanese-style highball, some rules are made to be broken…

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