Q1 Outrun 2025
Our Q1 outrun kicks off the year with an exciting array of whiskies. We have something for the purists with a Benrinnes matured in a first fill ex Bourbon barrel. We also have a very limited Caol Ila that has been softened by unusually high evaporation. Rounding out our current releases there is a Craigellachie with a heavy oloroso influence and a Teaninch from a Maderia quarter cask bursting with flavours of fruit and spice. The popular St Bridget’s Kirk Solera series continues with batch 4, our most cask influenced batch so far!
All releases are available through our stockists and importers.
Founded in 1826, known for producing a robust and complex distillate with nutty, malty, floral and fruity notes. Matured in a first fill ex Bourbon barrel for layers of vanilla and oak.
This highly sought after full bodied Speysider is a joy to work with. Following a few great recent releases finished in oloroso and port casks respectively, we have decided to look at this spirit fully matured in a fresh Bourbon barrel as a great alternative. The result is a delightfully sweet and spicy dram that is dangerously easy to drink.
A peaty distillate matured in a refill hogshead that leaked during maturation, softening the whisky while reducing the yield.
In his poem, Robert Burns wrote “Such fate to suffering worth is giv’n”, meaning that it can be possible to accomplish great things after suffering. This classic Islay malt is certainly an example of this as it was bottled from a leaking cask unfortunately yielding only 123 bottles. However the unique and special flavours produced due to the amount of air inside the cask are truly great.
A heavy bodied distillate with fruit, spice and floral notes. Matured in a refill oloroso butt and then finished in a refill oloroso hogshead for layers of dried fruit.
One of Speyside’s heavier distillates due to its fast fermentation, little reflux on the large stills and the use of ‘worm tub’ condensers is combined perfectly here in a combination of 2 different ex-oloroso casks. The first 11 years in a very active refill oloroso butt before finishing for over 18 months in our warehouse in an ex-oloroso hogshead turbo charging the sherry influence.
A medium bodied spirit with a strong balance of fruity, floral and spice notes. Matured in a Hogshead and finished in a first fill ex-Madeira wine barrel from Josafer Bodega for layers of walnut and caramel.
Here we have one of Scotland’s largest malt whisky distilleries and known for producing a light and dry spirit that we see as a ‘blank canvas’ to offer additional cask flavours. This spirit spent 6 months final maturation in an ex-Madeira quarter cask where the small size of the barrel allowed for a faster influence of the walnut and caramel flavours.