The Vanguard collection represents Fettercairn’s exploratory and adventurous outlook on the world of whisky – a distillery of imagination and boundary-pushing inventiveness. The first release in the series. 

One of two first releases in the three-part series, The Fettercairn Vanguard Collectible has undergone a long journey of maturation, which builds upon Fettercairn’s exploration of Scottish Oak. The liquid has slumbered in a combination of first fill ex-bourbon casks and in bespoke Scottish hybrid casks, before being transferred to hybrid casks made from American Oak staves and heavily toasted Scottish Oak heads. Finally it was bottled at 46.3% abv, non-chill filtered and at natural colour.

On the nose, expect warm floral honey, ripe pineapple, Alphonso mangos, subtle fresh raspberries and soft pâtisserie spices. The palate contains fresh and exotic tropical fruit notes including grilled pineapple, mangos and dried apricots.

This release completes their Warehouse Collection of drams as their fifth instalment, crafted from casks within their Warehouse 14 for the first time in the series. Pioneering Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass has used ex-bourbon casks here, featuring an unusual finish in three types of local ex-beer barrels: stout, dark ale, and pale ale, which enhances their signature tropical house style.

The nose opens with vanilla, honey and floral charm, with a palate of toasted malt, tropical fruits, crème caramel, apricot and cacao, finishing up with soft wood spice and a warm nuttiness.

This impressive release from Fettercairn expertly marries together whisky that has been matured in a combination of ex-bourbon barrels, French red wine barriques, and rum barrels. These casks have created an expression full of sweet, tropical flavours, typical of Fettercairn’s exceptional produce.

The expression has been bottled at 50.6% abv and is free from chill filtration. An inviting amber gold in colour, this whisky has notes of sweet cocoa and juicy mango on the nose. Fruity on the palate, flavours of grape, passionfruit, and heather honey burst on the tongue before melting into a fabulously sweet and satisfying finish.

The fourth release in The Collection from the stand-out Highland distillery, Fettercairn. Hailing from Warehouse 2, the expression matured in a combination of first and second fill bourbon barrels and Hungarian wine casks. Bottled at 48.8% abv, this single malt is bursting with the classic tropical flavours Fettercairn is renowned for.

The nose has stewed pears, rich vanilla, and cracked black pepper. Citrus peel, toasted nuts, and refreshing notes of passionfruit and melon appear on the palate before leading into the sweet and satisfying finish.