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DISTILLED on 10th March 2011 and BOTTLED on 26th January 2024

A robust and complex distillate with nutty, malty, floral and fruity notes. Matured in a refill cask and finished in a 1st fill Oloroso cask from Hidalgo cooperage for over 3 years for intense notes of dried fruit.

Located at the foot of the famous mountain with the same name in the heart of Speyside, the vast majority of this spirit is destined for blends. We offered this cask a 3 year finish in one of our famous bodega oloroso casks sourced from Hidalgo cooperage in Spain. This has offered the spirit a softer side of ex-sherry with more of a toffee and caramel character rather than just the expected Christmas cake and dried fruit notes.

Tasting revealed - medjool dates, wine gums, chocolate caramel chews, old oak furniture, cherry Bakewell, apple turnover, winter spices, honey glazed ham, sherry trifle.

DISTILLED on 26th November 2013 and BOTTLED on 29th January 2024

Built at the Highland and Speyside border near Huntly. The Distillate is lightly peated which is rare for the region with notes of woodsmoke, lemon and a slightly floral character. Matured in an ex-Islay Barrel.

The only Highland distillery producing peated whisky consistently from the start and even in this modern age, this is unusual for the region. Fully matured in an ex-Laphroaig barrel offering the spirit a very apparent Islay like character testing the senses.

Tasting revealed - wet beach stones, Turkish delight and BBQ'd lemon, smouldering peat, blackcurrant liquorice, salted caramel, lapsang soughing tea, dried pineapple and toasted coconut.

This exceptional whisky is created in our unique own special way by blending malt whiskies from different distilleries and differing spirit styles. Each batch is Small, bespoke and distinctively different from the last; blended, married, bottled and hand labelled in our own warehouse where you’ll be glad to know, no artificial colouring of chill-filtration takes place.

We have now installed a custom built solera system in our warehouse. 

Originating in the sherry and port industries, a solera system involves multiple connected barrels. As whisky is drawn from the last barrel the first barrel is topped up. Our solera is made up of an ex-Fino sherry quarter cask and two ex-Oloroso quarter casks. Whisky flowing through the system will pick up new, deeper, flavours from these casks.

This exciting first batch carries the heaviest influence as this is the first use of the casks creating a bit of a sherry bomb, however this is tempered by the peated element of the blend adding vibrancy and freshness.

The tasting revealed - Toasted orange peel, fudge, leather, coffee grounds and subtle smoke.

DISTILLED on 18th January and BOTTLED on 20th September 2023.

This whisky pays tribute to Dalgety Bay, the home of Hannah Whisky Merchants.

Director Gregor Hannah and Brand Ambassador Paul Mckendrick carefully hand select casks from their extensive portfolio to create this unique and harmonious small batch single malt whisky.

Back to Elgin for the final edition from this Dalgety release and to another classic Speyside style adored by blenders. This time the spirit is finished in ex-oloroso casks where balance is the key to us once again. To accomplish this balance we have paired a couple of ex-oloroso hogsheads, one first fill and one refill cask allowing the floral/fruity distillery character to shine through but with the addition on some wonderful dried fruit, nut and spice notes to compliment.

Tasting revealed - maple pecan, dried fruit, dates, ginger biscuit with star anise.

DISTILLED on 4th April 2013 and BOTTLED on 3rd October 2023

This whisky pays tribute to Dalgety Bay, the home of Hannah Whisky Merchants.

Director Gregor Hannah and Brand Ambassador Paul Mckendrick carefully hand select casks from their extensive portfolio to create this unique and harmonious small batch single malt whisky.

One of Diageo’s smaller distilleries but equally as important to their blends as any of their others. This site quietly distills a nutty and oily new make, perfect when paired with the right finishing casks and for this edition, we have selected a pair ex-port casks. One of the casks is a refill ex-ruby cask but the other is barrique which has been seasoned with a premium ’Super Porto’ wine from the Douro River Valley. Combined and married for a suitable time, these casks balance out beautifully the fruit and spice notes from distillery character and the secondary cask influence.

Tasting revealed - red berry compote, spiced biscuits, cloves, cinnamon, Turkish delight and black forrest gateau.

DISTILLED on 5th July 2011 and BOTTLED on 25th September 2023

This whisky pays tribute to Dalgety Bay, the home of Hannah Whisky Merchants.

Director Gregor Hannah and Brand Ambassador Paul Mckendrick carefully hand select casks from their extensive portfolio to create this unique and harmonious small batch single malt whisky.

A classic example of this Elgin classic and one of the most underrated whiskies on the market (in our opinion). Fully matured in a pair of refill hogsheads for 12 years allowing the soft and gentle, vanilla and honeyed nature of this make to shine through. These were combined and married in a butt for a couple of months before bottling at 52.5%. 

Tasting revealed - pecan, honey, caramel wafer, white grape, black pepper and walnut.

DISTILLED on 8th January 2010 and BOTTLED on 12th September 2023

A medium bodied spirit with a strong balance of fruity, floral and spice notes. Matured in a hogshead and re-racked in 2018 into a profiler ex-wine barrique, sourced from J Dias Cooperage for the remaining years.

This distillery produces a light and dry spirit that we see as a blank canvas to offer additional cask flavours. In this case, the whisky has spent over 5 years finish in a profiler wine barrique produced by the J.Dias cooperage in Portugal. The process of producing these casks, unique to J.Dias, is similar to an STR cask however, the toasting and re-charring is more gentle. This retains more of the residual wine flavours opposed to the intense oak from traditional STR casks.

Tasting revealed - black cherry, hazelnut chocolate and juicy citrus fruits.

DISTILLED on 17th November 2014 and BOTTLED on 29th September 2023

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. We rescued the nearly forgotten last drops to create a special edition of only 49 bottles. Fully matured in an ex-oloroso butt, this classic sherry bomb is surprisingly fresh and lively despite it’s rich and deep colour.

Tasting revealed - Black treacle, old leather and dark chocolate orange.

DISTILLED on 13th February 2013 and BOTTLED on 13th September 2023

Founded in 1852 in central Speyside and recognised for producing a full bodied spirit with malty and smoky hints. Repacked into a fresh first fill ex-tawny port cask cask for rich dried fruit and caramel notes.

This full bodied malt is rarely seen out-with the world of independent bottlers. The extra weight of this spirit allows us to be more adventurous with our finishing cask and in this case, it stood up well to over 2 years finish in a tawny port cask that added luscious dried fruit, toffee and caramel notes to the whisky.

Tasting revealed - medjool dates, creme brûlée and new leather.