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One of the most peaty and pungent malts produced on Islay, this has matured to reveal a fruitier and softer side of the make.

The cask yielded only 46 bottles in total and it was bottled at natural cask strength 42.80%. 

Distilled 7th April 2004 and bottled on the 2nd November 2020.

Bottled especially to celebrate the opening of Hannah Whisky Merchants’ ware house and bottling hall in 2020.

A full bodied, dry and peaty distillate was matured for 16 years in a refill barrel but due to a leak in the cask the ABV and yield both dropped. 

The Lady of the Glen acquired the cask and were incredibly impressed with spirit, noting the below tasting notes,

Nose - ocean breeze, air dried linen and hints of peppered smoked mackerel 

Taste - BBQ honey coated nuts, chocolate limes and charred pineapple slices

Finish - long and lingering smokey sweetness, like honey on burnt toast.

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Big Hearts Community Trust is the charity of Heart of Midlothian Football Club. 

Through the power of football, Big Hearts aims to improve the lives of the most vulnerable families across Edinburgh.

The charity runs free programmes of support to address the main challenges in the community, including men's mental health, families in kinship care, older people at risk of dementia and children living in poverty.

This charity is of particular importance to Gregor as it supports the community where he grew up in Edinburgh.

The release was carefully selected with Big Hearts and Gregor from his portfolio of Lady of the Glen casks.

Around fifty litres of 14 year old Tomintoul that was matured in a hogshead was then finished in a Pedro Ximenez Sherry, sourced from the Josafer Bodgea in Portgual.

The yield was only 58 bottles which were bottled at cask strength.

The small size of the cask allows for a very heavy cask influence on the spirit. In addition, the octave was first fill meaning that this was the first time it contained Whisky so there would be additional sherry character added from the oak.

Tomintoul's Speyside distilate is usually light bodied, sweet with fruity, spice and honey notes. With the benefit a traditional maturation in a Hogshead these characteristics will have been mellowed and added to with vanilla, while the finish in an Ex-PX octave has added a concentration of dried fruits such as raisins, figs and dates which are typical of Pedro Ximenez. 

The bottles are exclusively available on the Lady of the Glen website and all of the proceeds will go to the Big Hearts Charity

A dry, lightly smoky and rich distillate with notes of honey and spices. Laid down for over 29 years in a single refill Refill Hogshead.

The cask yielded only 214 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 42.00%

DISTILLED 2nd Apr 1991 AND BOTTLED 6th Oct 2020

The tasting revealed Chocolate pralinem vanilla and spice

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A light and floral distillate. Matured in a HHD for 8 years and finished in Profiler Barrique for the remaining 2 years. Sourced from J.Dias cooperage in Portugal to bring additional fruit and vanilla notes.

The cask yielded only 305 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 56.20%

DISTILLED 8th Oct 2010 AND BOTTLED 2nd Nov 2020

The tasting revealed Bruised red apple, cider orchard cinnamon.

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A fresh and fruity light distillate has matured for over two decades in a 500 litre refill butt, adding depth and complexity.

The cask yielded only 444 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 55.10%

DISTILLED 28th Jan 1998 AND BOTTLED 12th Oct 2020

The tasting revealed - Orange barley sugars, exotic spices and wood shavings

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A medium bodied floral and fruity distillate. Matured in a HHD for 15 years and finished in a Rivesalts cask, from Giraud in Segonzac, that brings natural sweetness of orange, tangerine and fruit jam.

The cask yielded only 180 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 51.30%

DISTILLED 4th Mar 2004 AND BOTTLED 2nd Nov 2020

The tasting revealed an intense finish with flavours of fruit compote, treacle toffee liquorice

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A full bodied peaty distillate was matured in a Bourbon cask for over 7 years before being finished in a first fill Ex-Amarone French Oak wine cask from Veneta Botti.

The cask yielded only 301 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 57.40%

DISTILLED 31st May 2011 AND BOTTLED 14th Oct 2020

Our tasting revealed

Nose - tropical beach BBQ in a hospital waiting room character - grilled pineapple, figs, pears and smoked pork loin with cranberry sauce.  The aroma of beach pebbles drying in the hot sun.

Taste - notes of crunchy toffee honeycomb, cherry liqueur, toasted oak and warm Bakewell tarts.  All this sweetness sitting above a layer of brunt twigs and smoked ham with a balsamic glaze.

Finish - caramelised onions, figs and walnut notes.  Long with a chocolate covered pork crackling character. 

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Distilled on Islay and matured in a HHD for 7 years. Fifty litres were then taken and finished in an Ex Pedro Ximenez Octave from Josafer Tanoaria for 3 months.

he cask yielded only 58 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 55.20%

DISTILLED 20th Mar 2013 AND BOTTLED 29th Oct 2020

The tasting revealed Sea shells, ginger and apricot

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A medium bodied, sweet like honey and malty distillate was matured in a Bourbon cask for over 10 years before being finished in a first fill Ex-Pedro Ximenez hogshead from Josafer Tanoaria.

The cask yielded only 265 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength 56.30%

DISTILLED 10th Feb 1998 AND BOTTLED 12th Oct 2020

The tasting revealed,

Nose - a shy nose initially opening up with chocolate caramels, fruit compote and a savoury spice edge.

Taste - dry and oaky with notes of baking spices, apple skins and desiccated coconut.  Move towards a sweeter character with a cooked bananas and candied orange.

Finish - full long finish with great balance of sweet and dryness.  Notes of high quality hot chocolate, lingering warm oak and winter spices.

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