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Ardmore is an active distillery located within the Highland region near Huntly in Aberdeenshire. Founded in 1898 its name translates from Gaelic as ‘big promontory’. 

The distillery was created to provide a good-quality smoky spirit for blends and so for a long time it was very rare to find an Ardmore single malt.

The distillate produced is of a medium peat level, with a medium-body and sweetness, expressing malty and sherry notes with hints of honey and spice. 

This release of Ardmore was matured for 8 years in a first-fill bourbon barrel #2615b. Distilled on the 13th of October 2007 and bottled 4th of May 2018 at cask strength with no artificial colouring. 

The yield was relatively low at 173 bottles because around 50 litres were taken to be finished in an octave for a separate release.

Our tasting revealed sweet smoked bacon on the nose, with a maple syrup sweetness and cornflakes with added toasted grain notes on the palate and a lingering smoky aftertaste.

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Single Malt Islay Whisky

Octave 170000006B yielded 59 bottles

50 litres of eight year old Single Malt was taken from a secret distillery on North Islay and carefully matured in a 2nd fill Pedro Ximenez Octave for 4 months. Marrying the intense flavours of Islay with the dark sweet fruits of Pedro Ximenez Sherry.

Tasting notes

Leather, brine and salted caramel

About the release

Pedro Ximenez has a reputation as one of the finest styles of Sherry being naturally sweet and intense. An Octave can only fit approximately 50 litres of spirit and the greater wood to spirit contact, compared to a traditional hogshead, encourages more flavour extraction from the oak but evaperation increases meaning the yield is further reduced. We can't reveal the distillery where the single malt was distilled, only that the distillery is located on North Islay and that it is peated but it is very recognizable upon taste...

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Single Malt Speyside whisky

Barrel #13209 yielded 243 bottles

Distilled on the 10th of September 2007 and bottled 22nd January 2018 at cask strength with no artificial colouring. 

The light bodied sweet spirit has soaked in the lavish bourbon flavours from the first fill barrel.

This is a great example of a bourbon barrel Whisky and one for traditional bourbon lovers

Tasting notes

Buttery walnut, drippy honey, apricot

About the Distillery.

Mannochmore was founded in 1971 in the heart of Speyside, south of Elgin in Morayshire. The distillery's water source is the Bardon Burn which it shares with Glenlossie distillery.

The majority of the distillery's output is used in Diageos finest blends, making single malt releases and in particular single cask releases very rare. Despite it's lack of public exposure the distillery has produced cult releases such as the 'Cu Dhub' and the 'Black Whisky'.

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Single Grain Lowland Whisky

We acquired just 63 bottles from the Bourbon Hogshead #54459

Distilled on the 22nd of April 1991 and bottled 22nd January 2018 at cask strength with no artificial colouring.

The cask was acquired through a private seller looking for urgent bottling due to the ABV dropping quicker than anticipated. However, what made this Whisky of particular interest was it's heavier body for a grain Whisky and yet it still retained a light sweet taste on the palate,

Tasting notes

Ripe banana, sweet toffee and coffee

About the release

Only our 2nd Single grain release since we started in 2012 and so it had to be a good one! 

Founded in 1963, the distillery has since produced a vast amount of essential stock for blending. Due to the workhorse nature of the distilley single casks have been relatively rare despite them releasing a great batch of releases in the mid 1990s for exclusive release in Europe under the name Black Barrel.

Our old cask has been bottled as a matter of urgency as the ABV was dropping due to the low volume in the cask but the aromas are a grain delight, typical of older well matured grains ideal for sipping.

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Silent Single Grain Lowland Whisky

Butt #61981 yielded 55 bottles

Distilled on the August 1991 and bottled November 2017 at cask strength with no artificial colouring.

A lowland distillery with origins from 1806 but ceasing distillation in 1993

Matured fully in an Oloroso Butt, 50 litres were taken to be finished in a first fill sherry octave for a prolonged period resulting in these 55 bottles.

Tasting notes

Cherries, dates and leather

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Single Malt Island Whisky

Butt #900154 yielded 353 bottles

Distilled on the 2nd of October 2008 and bottled July 2017 at cask strength with no artificial colouring.

We described this as a mighty Sherry bomb from the Inner Hebrides because of it's intense colour and strength. The spirit managed an incredible amount of extraction during the relatively short maturation period which was likely due to the high alcohol original fill. This Tobermory could have enjoyed further maturation but we felt it was suitable for consumption now based on the deep flavours already obtained.

Tasting notes

Molasses, cocoa and raisin

ABOUT THE DISTILLERY

Founded in 1798 on the largest Island on the Inner Hebrides, the unspoiled Isle of Mull. The water source remains the Mishnish Lochs.

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Single Malt Island Whisky

Cask #2162 yielded 230 bottles

Distilled on the 28th of September 1998 and bottled November 2017 at cask strength with no artificial colouring.

This being the first Isle of Jura released by Lady of the Glen, we were very excited to release this single cask as they are typically very challenging to source.

Tasting notes

Shortbread, lemon and caramel

ABOUT THE DISTILLERY

Jura was founded in 1810 and can be found on the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland. Famously, George Orwell wrote '1984' in 1948 on Jura .

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Single Malt Islay Whisky

Barrel #136 yielded 180 bottles

Distilled on the 11th of September 2002 and bottled November 2017 at cask strength with no artificial colouring.

Barrels typically benefit from enhanced maturation due to the spirits greater level of exposure to wood compared to a much bigger Hogshead or butt, this Bowmore being a example of maturation beyond it's years.

Post bottling, the barrel used to mature this Bowmore was filled with Caol ila due to the high quality of the barrel and the delightful character found in this Bowmore. 

Tasting notes

Cheesecake, smoked bacon and butterscotch

ABOUT THE DISTILLERY

In 1779 the Bowmore distillery became the first licensed distillery on Islay of the Inner Hebrides, making it one of the oldest legitimate Whisky distilleries in Scotland. 

A host of owners have controlled this distillery since its inception including John Simpson, William & James Mutter, Sherriff's Bowmore Distillery Ltd, William Grigor & Sons Ltd. In 1963 Stanley P. Morrison ltd bought the distillery and increased the number of stills to four and provided further investment. However, it was in 1994 that the Suntory buyout took place which brought the distillery under Japanese ownership.

The distillery's iconic white buildings sit facing the Atlantic Ocean while the water source is from the winding Laggan River that meanders through peat bog and moss of Islay. The traditional methods of Whisky making still maintained by the distillery have ensured a consistent high quality of liquid that has gifted Bowmore among the finest reputations for Whisky.

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Single Malt Speyside Whisky distilled at the Macallan distillery.

Cask #17/04033

Distilled January 1990 and bottled April 2017 at cask strength with no colourings or flavourings.

Finished in a carefully selected Oloroso sherry octave for a sublime finish providing for a limited 20 bottle release. 

The small batch release is only available through Lady of the Glen directly.

Tasting notes
Orange, ginger and cocoa

Presented in an Oak case

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