Glen Grant 1966 45 Year Old
Gordon & MacPhail
£780.00
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GORDON & MACPHAIL GLEN GRANT 1966 45 YEAR OLD

We recently sent out the invitations for the relaxed weekend 10-12 September.

Invitations?

The normal edition of Maltstock will unfortunately not be possible this year. But, from 10 until 12 September 2021, there will be a private gathering at the Maltstock venue. It will not be possible to buy tickets for this weekend, without invitation you cannot enter the venue, it will be strictly by invitation only.

If you think you should have been on our list of invitations but haven’t yet received yours, please contact us so we can make you relaxed again. Click here to contact us about this.

For a regular edition of Maltstock you will have to wait until next year. Tickets for that will go on sale next month.

Private, safe and relaxed

We have written permission from local authorities that we are allowed to have a private meeting at the Maltstock venue and a private meeting is allowed by the venue and Recron. For more information click here. We can meet safe and relaxed! Everyone will have to show proof of being fully vaccinated or a PCR test result not older than 24 hours when they arrive at Maltstock under the Dutch “Testen voor toegang” -program. No one, and we do mean absolutely no one, will be allowed on the premises without being able to show us valid proof! For more information about this program, please got to this website: https://www.testenvoortoegang.org/

With everyone either being fully vaccinated or tested, we are then allowed to come together privately without social distancing. Which is of course very relaxed. However, we will still try to create as much space as possible during the weekend. There will be far fewer people present than on a regular Maltstock weekend. Guests will, as always, spend a lot of time outdoors. When indoors, we will try to create a s much space as we can. We will therefor, or instance, not be having a quiz with a room packed with people on the Friday evening. We will however still have good food, relaxed whiskies, interesting “Drinks with…” sessions, the campfire, a healthy morning walk, Inge’s delicious treats, and of course you all, the best reason to come together!

Hope to see you soon.
Stay healthy stay relaxed

Annette, Bob, Klaas, Stan, Teun

The latest Bere Barley magic from Bruichladdich!

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2011

Bere barley is Britains oldest strain of cultivated cereal and would have been the grain used by Scotland’s earliest distillers. A tough nut to crack, Bruichladdich have taken it upon themselves to get this grain back in production – it’s hardiness even broke their mill upon first use!

Grown in Orkney, the low yield, short season crop needs a lot of daylight yet provides a spirit bursting with fruit character – apple, pear and peach over cinder toffee and apricot jam. Doesn’t this sound delish? Un-peated, aged 10 years in first-fill ex-bourbon casks, 50% abv, natural colour and free from chill filtration. Ideal! Take a step back in farming and distillation history.

£70.00
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The Sazerac 18YO. A whisky that deserves a title, some sort of American knighthood, something that involves a cape.

Older rye is hard to come across, not something that works well from every distillery. But when it comes to Buffalo Trace…well, they’ve still not accepted my marriage proposal.

A whisky with a sweeter, older, alluring nose: tobacco leaf, spearmint and lemon skin. But as the stuff drowns you in luxurious texture, tastes of turmeric, gara marsala, cigar smoke, more gentle lemon and a bright finish of fresh mint julep cocktails.

True luxury and exuberance from the folks at Buffalo Trace. A whisky that truly elevates the blue collar comeradary of rye whisky.

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Brand New Whisky Advent Calendars Launched & Shipping Now!

The Really Good Whisky Company are excited to launch their 2021 Whisky Advent Calendar alongside a new upscaled ‘Premium Version’. After last years resounding success, both calendars will once again contain 25 drams and include whisky from a range of distilleries with an emphasis on single malt Scotch. There’s a large range of whisky ranging from NAS, peated, cask strength, sherry cask, wine casks, bourbon, single grain and going all the way up to 29-year-old liquid in both versions.

Each day of December, The Really Good Whisky team will go live on Facebook and YouTube with a tasting of the days drams and these will be available on the website along with written tasting notes and information in case you miss it live.

Managing Director, Shelley Kelaty said, “We are very excited to release two new calendars this year! We love introducing people to new whiskies and believe that the Advents are a great way to sample lots of different drams in an affordable way. We can’t wait for December to start and look forward to broadcasting live everyday and hearing everyones feedback and comments on the drams – it’s what makes it so enjoyable for us!

This will be the fourth consecutive year we are bringing out a calendar and after a tough year of lock downs and then a severe flood in our warehouse, we absolutely cannot wait to share our latest creation with our whisky friends. ”

The calendars are available from reallygoodwhisky.com for £149.50 and £239.99 respectively and shipping is available all over the world.

Reviews of previous RGW Advent Calendar:

The range and quality of these whiskies is exceptional… There genuinely isn’t a dull of duff product among them.

H – Two Thirsty Gardeners

The Really Good Whisky Company is a specialist online retailer for rare, collectable and drinkable whiskies. Along with its vast selection of bottles, it also carries its own line of miniature tasting packs and products, under its brand ‘Malt Teasers.’ The Really Good Whisky Company is based in London and ships product worldwide.

Check out our updated auction calendar for the remainder of the year  – including our extended auction for December!

0% Sellers Commission and Low Fixed Fees.

FREE UK COLLECTIONS

We continue to offer free doorstep collections for over 10 bottles or collectively worth a minimum of £1000. Contact us to find out more and check availability. Collection requests can be made here.

CAOL ILA 2001
19 YEAR OLD

While we love the feisty punch of youthful Caol Ila, this whisky blew us away with its grown-up fruitiness that was perfectly balanced by a big and smoky backbone – honey-glazed hams, poached pears and bonfire embers. A 2001 Caol Ila single malt from indie bottler Gordon & MacPhail, matured in a single first-fill bourbon barrel for 19 years, before being bottled in March 2021 exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. Aromas of honey-glazed ham, aniseed and poached pears fill the nose, complemented by notes of black pepper, green apples and smoking bonfire embers throughout the palate.

£175

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1997 Hector Macbeth 23 Year Old “Hepburn’s Choice” K&L Exclusive Single Barrel Cask Strength Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml)

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We’ve had a consistent run of excellent casks under the Hector Macbeth brand over the last few years. This lot of ’97 teaspooned hogsheads from the G*******h distillery have been consistently exceptional. Many people loved last years expression which had spent over three years in an old sherry barrel, but others missed the purity and malty complexity of the unadulterated Wardhead that we’d bottled each of the previous two campaigns. Those whiskies, sold to our bottler under the Wardhead brand, were all distilled in February of 1997 and declassified by the distiller to be sold off to blenders. The Scotch industry is full of these unusual quirks and part of the industry’s charm arm the complicated relationships between various distillers, blenders and bottlers. In the end, even a great brand like G*******h, the world’s best selling single malt, needs occasionally to generate cash flow in the moment. That’s why they’re willing to sell off tankers of their prized spirit under a different name, but we don’t really care what it’s called or that it’s listed as Blended Malt. All that matters to us is that it’s absolutely delicious. Expect a similar profile to previous casks in this lot, but here with more depth and richness. Expect orchard fruit, sweet malt, honeysuckle and pink peppercorn. Delicious and complex with a vivid delineated fruit that seems to be a hallmark of these gorgeous old ‘G*******hs.

GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 6

New full bodied release from the Speyside distillery. Matured in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry puncheons along with a small quantity of Virgin Oak and Rioja wine casks.

MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER

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Whisky broker Mark Littler sells largest rare whisky collection yet – a unique 66-bottle
vertical collection of Aberlour A’bunadh 

The collection which took 10 years to create is on sale for £15,884 

 Leading whisky broker Mark Littler Ltd is selling its largest rare whisky collection yet – a unique vertical collection of 66 bottles of Aberlour A’bunadh whisky.

The collection, which is on sale for £15,884, was built up over 10 years by Jon O’Connell from York who first discovered the renowned Speyside single malt whisky after a chance encounter on a fishing trip in Scotland.

O’Connell, a biologist, first fell in love with the Aberlour A’bunadh whisky, which was introduced in 2000 and released in limited-run batches, after enjoying a dram with a fellow fishing enthusiast on the banks of Rothiemurchus Lochs near Aviemore. He then spent 10 years collecting a bottle from every batch ever made from auctions and whisky shops across Europe.

The 66-bottle vertical collection is now on sale at £15,884 on the online marketplace of leading whisky broker, Mark Littler Ltd. Littler specialises in helping people sell rare whisky bottles and collections – in 2020, he helped Matthew Robson from Taunton sell his 28-bottle collection of Macallan single malt for over £40,000.

Aberlour’s A’bunadh range owes its origins to a bottle buried in the foundation of its still room dating back to 1898. The bottle was found in 1973 by workers who were said to have drunk half the bottle before its remaining contents were sent to the Aberlour laboratory for analysis. The A’bunadh whisky is a loving recreation of this lost single malt.

The collection of A’bunadh – which means ‘the original’ in Gaelic – contains two highly sought-after special edition batch bottlings; the A’bunadh Silver Label Millennium Edition, bottled in 1999 in preparation for the millennium celebrations, and the Silver A’bunadh, an extremely limited collection consisting of only 37 bottles.

Mark Littler, whisky broker and founder of Mark Littler Ltd, said of the collection: “This vertical collection of A’bunadh whisky is the largest whisky collection that we have ever sold – having a bottle from every batch ever produced makes this truly unique. Jon’s decision to start collecting bottles of whisky was a great one and we are seeing more people invest in whisky the way that Jon has. If you can amass a collection like his then it can be extremely rewarding indeed.”

In 2020, Mark Littler launched its online marktplace as a place for individuals passionate about whisky to buy and sell it at a fair price. He said: “We have seen many occasions where rare whisky collections and bottles sell at auctions for far less than they are actually worth, so in a bid to offer our clients auction beating prices, we launched the Mark Littler Ltd marketplace to enable individuals with whisky collections to earn more for their bottles – and their hard work.”

Mark Littler will soon be launching an in-depth Whisky Bottle Investment Guide, which will provide an introduction into the world of whisky investment, while offering practical advice to readers to help them understand the market and industry.

O’Connell said: “What a day it was meeting that fisherman and sharing a dram of Aberlour A’bunadh. I’d never seen anything like it before so I decided to buy myself a bottle and from there, I set myself a challenge to collect a bottle from every batch ever produced.”

“It took 10 years to track all the bottles down, with batch 15 being undoubtedly the most difficult. When I finally got my hands on the last bottle to complete my collection, I felt a real sense of achievement. I’ve decided to put them up for sale because I think they would make for a wonderful present for someone – certainly for that fisherman that inspired me all those years ago!” 

About Mark Littler Ltd 

Mark Littler Ltd uses its extensive industry knowledge to sell rare whisky bottles, collections and casks strategically in a private sale or auction. Dedicated to helping individuals achieve the best price for their whisky, Mark Littler Ltd launched its own online marketplace in 2020 as a place for individuals to buy and sell rare whisky online.

https://www.marklittler.com/