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This “workhorse” distillery produces a medium bodied spirit with a balance of fruity & spice notes. Finished for over 2 years in an ex-Tawny Port barrique, adding notes of red fruit and chocolate.

The cask yielded only 259 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 56.30%

DISTILLED 26th Jan 2004 AND BOTTLED 23th Aug 2021

Nose

Very sweet and nutty on the initial nose with notes of sugared almonds, lemon lozenges and a touch of chocolate orange. Warming spice notes develop with ginger, nutmeg and flaky pastry.

Palate

A well-structured entry with the delivery of sweet and spice notes perfectly balanced. A toasted baguette with Nutella spread character moves along to reveal blueberry and blackberry crumble.

Finish

A chocolate mint note emerges followed by butter toffee, vanilla and floral honey notes. This sweetness fades leaving a drier herbal character of tobacco, fennel and roasted peanuts.

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This lightly peated distillate from the Northern Isles is famous for its heather honey and light citrus character. This sweet and smoky style is enhanced by full maturation in an ex-bourbon barrel.

The cask yielded only 214 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 54.30%

DISTILLED 17th Oct 2007 AND BOTTLED 25th Aug 2021

Nose

Sweet, vibrant and very fresh on the confectionary style nose. Vanilla, honey and toffee initially from the bourbon cask leaving its mark before a wave of citrus zest and light smoke notes take over.

Palate

The sweetness translates to the palate but this time it is more oak and peat laden. Also, now more sophisticated with a honeycomb and chocolate character. late spice notes of cinnamon and allspice tone down the sweetness a little.

Finish

Long, with the smoke and peaty notes coming to the fore. A touch buttery and a mocha character remain along notes of oak char, pineapple and honey on toast.

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Distilled on Islay and matured in a HHD before being finished in a 40 litre Ex Pedro Ximenez Octave.

The cask yielded only 54 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 58.80%

DISTILLED 30th Jan 2015 AND BOTTLED 18th Aug 2021

Nose

Fresh and very vibrant sweet and smoky nose. Immediately costal with great maritime salinity balancing the stewed fruit sweetness, treacle toffee tart and smoked bacon character.

Palate

Starts oily and very sweet. Strawberry ice cream and caramel notes but this leads to a more dried fruit style of figs, sultanas and lapsang souchong tea, all with peat and a salty tang.

Finish

Sweetness relaxes but smoke & peat and dried fruit remain in spades. Also, now more of a dry roasted peanut character with notes of liquorice, dry sherry and treacle toffee.

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The rare use of worm tub condensers contributes a medium bodied and fruity distillate. Matured for 10 years in a HHD before being finished in an ex-Madeira cask from J. Dias invoking notes of dried fruit.

The cask yielded only 277 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 55.20%

DISTILLED 9th Jan 1998 AND BOTTLED 15th Sept 2021

Nose

Fairly dry initially with notes of toasted oak, dark chocolate and roasted nuts. However, with time, sweetness emerges in the form of milk chocolate, candied orange peel and waxy honey.

Palate

In the mouth there is an explosion of fruity sweetness in the form of baked apples, blackcurrants and juicy raisins & sultanas. Balance is provided in the form of festive spices, cinnamon and a touch of fennel.

Finish

The spice and herbal notes dominate here with a blackcurrant lozenge and a hint of dark mint chocolate. The honey notes from before are now like manuka honey on toast.

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A light bodied distillate with floral and fruity notes. After seven years in the traditional Hogshead this spirit was reracked into a first fill Ruby Port barrique for further maturation drawing red fruit sweetness.

The cask yielded only 301 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 53.90%

DISTILLED 8th Oct 2010 AND BOTTLED 25th Aug 2021

Nose

Very comforting and warming with notes of chocolate raisins, praline and sherry trifle. Fruitiness emerges in the form of juicy oranges, apple turnovers and a touch of chamomile.

Palate

Very rounded and the comforting feelings continue in the mouth. Slightly oily texture carrying notes of toffee, caramel and gingersnaps, all held together by a wrapping of spiced mixed peel.

Finish

The citrus character returns and evolves to be more floral than before. Notes of vanilla, lychee and orange curd eventually fade to leave a sweet spice and an oak char impression.

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Recognized for a sweet medium bodied distillate with distinct grassy and floral notes. Matured for 12 years in a Hogshead then finished in first fill Oloroso Sherry quarter cask.

The cask yielded only 178 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 53.10%

DISTILLED 4th Mar 2008 AND BOTTLED 10th Sept 2021

Nose

A deep and rich start with sticky malt loaf, Pedro Ximinez sherry and antique furniture. Under the sweetness there’s layers of spice with a focus on Xmas baking and mulled fruit.

Palate

A mouthcoating oily texture on the characterful palate carries the weight and the many layers of spice and sweetness. Notes of red apple, black cherry and cough candy make way to a chocolate and mocha character.

Finish

Long, complex and dry tannins now lead with notes of black coffee and high-quality dark chocolate. A peppery warmth and oak style linger with a very late hit of vanilla and liquorice.

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Closed in 1993, this increasingly rare single grain spirit once highly prized by blenders was matured in a single Hogshead for well over 32 years.

The cask yielded only 296 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 44.60%

DISTILLED 21st Sept 1988 AND BOTTLED 13th Aug 2021

Nose

A complex mixture of creamy vanilla, chocolate powder, red fruits and paraffin wax develop to a marmalade on toast and freshly baked pastry character. All of this contained within a fruit orchard.

Palate

Smooth and subtle entry with more body and mouthfeel than expected with grain whisky. Juicy raisins and sultanas in vanilla ice cream balanced with notes of honied spice and desiccated coconut.

Finish

Fairly short but very moreish and refreshing. Now more spice led with hints of cinnamon & nutmeg dusted custard, dried banana and peppered oatcakes.

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Built at the Highland and Speyside border, the distillery produces a lightly peated spirit that is rare for this region. The distillate has notes of woodsmoke, apple and a slightly floral character.

The cask yielded only 216 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 57.60%

DISTILLED 24th Nov 2009 AND BOTTLED 6th Sept 2021

Nose

almost costal with a mineral rich, oak and smoke quality. A touch of orange bitters and fresh ginger give a spicy impression but balanced with sweetness from vanilla and honeycomb.

Palate

The costal notes are now more like salted almonds and peanuts with the smoke and peat in the background. This is replaced with vanilla, tropical fruit and peppered spice qualities. 

Finish

Long and now more citrus led with notes of zesty lemon, dried apricots and orange barley sugar sweets. The smoke is consistently present but fades to leave a barbequed lime quality.

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DISTILLED 4th Mar 2004 AND BOTTLED 15th Mar 2021

The cask yielded only 240 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 55.7%

A medium bodied floral and fruity distillate. Matured in a HHD for 16 years and finished in a 2nd fill Ruby Port barrique from Josafer Tanoaria adding sweet and fruit notes

The tasting revealed,Stewed fruit, Salted caramel and Bitter chocolate

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