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DISTILLED on 7th January 2014 and BOTTLED on 6th November 2024.

Our Christmas release for 2024. Matured in a hogshead and finished in an ex-Pedro Ximenez Octave for 6 months adding sweetness and a distinctly festive character.

Best Wishes to you and your family and we hope you share a dram with us to celebrate Christmas in style.

Tasting revealed - candied ginger, gingerbread with icing and cherry tart.

Samhain Pronounced "SOW - IN" The origins of Samhain are rooted in ancient. The series tells a tale steeped in local legend, with evocative labels designed by Edinburgh-based artist and designer Steven Shand, who has over 13 years of experience in the Scottish whisky industry. Shand's intricate artwork and storytelling complement the atmospheric whiskies, capturing a haunting essence of Scotland's past.

●      ‘The Each Uisge of the River Spey’

Almost every large body of water in Scotland has tales of water horses, demons or spirits, and the River Spey is no different.

The Each Uisge is said to be far more malevolent than the Kelpie.

Witnesses describe a horse-like creature with a scaly body and long, thin neck that vanishes as they approach. Legend claims The Each Uisge is a shape-shifter that can appear as a human or a black horse.

It can control the weather and create disorienting mirages, luring victims into the water to drown them.

These stories have been passed down as cautionary tales for those who venture too close to the water's edge.

Samhain Pronounced "SOW - IN" The origins of Samhain are rooted in ancient. Each whisky in the Samhain Series tells a tale steeped in local legend, with evocative labels designed by Edinburgh-based artist and designer Steven Shand, who has over 13 years of experience in the Scottish whisky industry. Shand's intricate artwork and storytelling complement the atmospheric whiskies, capturing a haunting essence of Scotland's past.

●      ‘The Witch of Beinne A’Ghlo’

Legend has it that in the mountains overlooking Blair Atholl Castle, an infamous witch hid amongst the corries and hills. Using their powers, they would shape-shift to take the form of an eagle, a deer or even a raven and terrify local people driving their cattle into mires, riding their horses till they collapsed with exhaustion - and it's claimed it even destroyed a bridge!

"She heard him on her mount of stone: Where on snakes alive she was feeding alone." - Local poem, by unkown author.

The Scottish witchcraft panic of 1597 was a year that saw large-scale witch hunting around Scotland in a time of political and religious instability, with famine blamed on innocents accused of witchcraft.

Samhain Pronounced "SOW - IN" The origins of Samhain are rooted in ancient. Each whisky in the Samhain Series tells a tale steeped in local legend, with evocative labels designed by Edinburgh-based artist and designer Steven Shand, who has over 13 years of experience in the Scottish whisky industry. Shand's intricate artwork and storytelling complement the atmospheric whiskies, capturing a haunting essence of Scotland's past.

●      ‘The Ritual of Oak & Mistletoe’

Roman historian Pliny the Elder wrote in the 1st Century AD:

"Druids - that is what they call their magicians - hold nothing more sacred than the mistletoe and a tree on which it is growing, provided it is a hard-timbered oak. Mistletoe is rare and when found it is gathered with great ceremony, and particularly on the sixth day of the moon. They prepare a ritual sacrifice and banquet beneath a tree and bring up two white bulls, whose horns are bound. A priest arrayed in white vestments climbs the tree and, with a golden sickle, cuts down the mistletoe, which is caught in a white cloak. Then finally they kill the victims, praying to a god to render his gift propitious to those on whom he has bestowed it. They believe that mistletoe given in drink is an antidote to all poisons."

DISTILLED on 2nd March 1998 and BOTTLED on 8th October 2024.

Fully matured in its original Oloroso cask for all of its 26 years, this old single grain whisky has been rescued from blended whisky obscurity and bottled by us right at its peak. This is our charity bottling this year where all profit from the bottles will go to our charity partner Big Hearts Community Trust who are based out of Tynecastle Park, conveniently next door to the North British distillery.

Tasting revealed - sticky raisins, new leather and sour cherry.

DISTILLED on 6th May 2013 and BOTTLED on 10th October 2024.

Our latest ‘Myosotis’ bottling - the Latin name for the ’Forget-Me-Not’ flower. This is the perfect name for this bottling as it is a result of the remnants of a cask previously bottled to meet an exact yield. On this occasion, we have a whisky that has spent 4 years in an ex-peated whisky cask that has added layers of smoke and peat to the fruity spirit.

Tasting revealed - smoked honey, white chocolate and charred lime.

DISTILLED on 20th May 2009 and BOTTLED on 16th October 2024.

Founded in Banff on the mouth of the river Deveron. A medium bodied sweet distillate with nutty and spice notes. Matured in a hogshead and finished for 20 months in a 1st fill ex-Pedro Ximenez cask.

Another rarely seen make in the independent bottler scene in recent years. This typically dry and nutty distillate has been matured in a PX cask that offered the spirit a lovely sweetness but without the strong tannins normally associated with type of cask.

Tasting revealed - Dried fruit, dark chocolate and muscovado sugar.

DISTILLED on 24th April 2014 and BOTTLED on 11th October 2024.

Founded in 1971 during the 'Whisky Boom'. The spirit is light with a distinctly fruity, floral and malty character. Fully matured in a hogshead recoopered with 1st fill bourbon barrel ends.

Located on the same site as Glenlossie, this not well known unassuming Speysider produces a rich fruit character that pairs perfectly with a cask with a strong ex-bourbon influence. that's exactly what we have here with a full maturation in a regular hogshead which had been coopered with very active fresh bourbon barrel cask ends.

Tasting revealed - marmalade, Bakewell tart and golden syrup.

DISTILLED on 22nd September 2011 and BOTTLED on 9th October 2024.

A light bodied distillate produced at high strength in Loch Lomond's straight neck pot stills. Aged in a hogshead and finished in a first fill ex-Madeira cask for layers of caramel, walnut and citrus.

This distillery is famous for its ability to consistently produce many different styles of spirit including grain spirit too. Inchmurrin is one of their lighter styles distilled in straight neck still with a higher cut point producing a light fruity style. This combined with well over a year finish in a Madeira cask has produced a lovely toffee and caramel character.

Tasting revealed - banoffee, tinned peaches and cake mix.