Classification

Scotch Whisky

Style

Single Malt

Size

12x3cl

The Glasgow distillery opened its doors in 2012 and is the first new independent single malt whisky distillery in Glasgow city to do so since 1902. With the knowledge that first impressions last, the distillery has taken the greatest care when crafting this fine malt. Using only the finest Scottish barley and the purest water taken from Loch Katrine to create the spirit before maturing it in a first fill ex-bourbon cask and finishing it in a virgin oak cask to create a wonderfully complex whisky.

With notes of dark fruits and toffee filling the nose and eventually mellowing into delicate floral notes, dark chocolate and pepper. The palate is sweet and smooth with strong flavours of butterscotch, freshly sliced pear that transform into a woody and citrus filled finish.

Aberlour 10 years old is an award winning whisky, ideal for beginners, with some sherried spiciness. A traditional offering from Speyside, it has been matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and sherry casks. An easy drinking single malt whisky, it is so popular that this bottling has been exported to over fifty countries.

Quite full-bodied and sweet, with spicy fruitcake, and a creamy malty-feel. Sherried raisins are present in the taste, as well as a whisper of toffee. The finish contains notes of caramel and honey, with lingering sweet spices. Beautiful and rich.

This 14-year-old Speyside single malt from Aberlour Distillery has been matured in a combination of Oloroso sherry casks and first-fill American oak casks. Released in 2020, this expression has been bottled at 40% abv. 

Expect a balance of sweet vanilla and dark cherries on the nose. The palate is well-rounded, with blackcurrant, caramel, blackberries and a touch of ginger spice. The finish is sweet and creamy.

Please note: This expression is Batch 0002.

With each batch carefully made by hand, Aberlour A’bunadh is a unique cask strength single malt whisky that has achieved cult status among whisky connoisseurs. Meaning ‘the original’ in Gaelic, A’bunadh is made in homage to Aberlour’s founder, James Fleming, using only traditional methods without chill filtration or other modern processes. The result is a heavier, creamier single malt than most have ever experienced – memorably flavoursome, with an intense raisin character.

Please note: image is for illustration purposes and may be of a different batch to the item sold. Strength varies by batch.

It has a deep rich amber colour and on the nose there are terrific aromas of allspice, praline and spiced orange, in harmony with notes of Oloroso Sherry. On the palate it carries flavours of black cherries, dried fruit and ginger with dark bitter chocolate. Always there is a lingering sherry and oak tone. It is superlatively full bodied and creamy. The finish is robust and long lasting, with bittersweet notes

Aberlour’s A’bunadh Alba is a Scottish expression from the heart of Speyside that pays homage to the necessity of American produce in whisky making. This exciting release goes against the grain of Aberlour’s usual produce – famed for their sherry cask matured whiskies, Alba has spent its maturation period in first fill American oak ex-bourbon barrels. These casks have created a sweet and fruity expression, a far cry from the spicy cocoa flavours the original sherry cask matured A’bunadh boasts.

The expression has been bottled at cask strength 62.7% abv and is free from chill filtration and artificial colouring. Sunlight gold in colour, this whisky has notes of sweet, juicy fruits on the nose with hints of heather honey and warm vanilla. Zesty on the palate, flavours of grapefruit and apple dance across the tongue, complemented by notes of marzipan and shortbread which melts into a delectably smooth finish.

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Smouldering with smokiness, perfectly balanced with oaky sweetness, Ailsa Bay is sheer pride and precision in a bottle, making it the ideal gift for any occasion.

With exacting precision, Ailsa Bay takes distilled whisky craft and innovation to a whole new level. perfectly balancing smoke and sweet flavours through a new-age maturation process known as ‘micro maturation’ or ‘cask starting’.

In this unique process, perfected by experimental Master Blender Brian Kinsman, the single malt is first aged in small traditional bourbon casks (sourced from Tuthilltown Spirits in New York) for six to nine months, to rapidly and intensely mature. The liquid then spends several years in virgin, first-fill and refill American oak casks to develop its multi-layered flavours.

Nose: Fresh wood smoke with notes of smouldering damp heather and an extinguished bonfire. Following the smoke is a wave of oaky sweetness and hot buttered toast with an intriguing hint of caramelised apple.

Taste: An immediate punch of peat is quickly balanced by a burst of vanilla oakiness. The flavour meanders between smoke, fruit, creamy toffee and back again.

Finish: With every sip the complexity of the whisky deepens as layer upon layer of flavour is revealed.

anCnoc 18 Year Old has spent its 18 year long life in a combination of Spanish oak ex-sherry casks and American oak ex-bourbon barrels creating a dram bursting with the best of both casks – honeyed vanilla sweetness with rich, full bodied dried fruits and spice. Bottled in its natural form, the whisky is left at 46% abv and free from chill filtration or added colouring.

The nose opens with chocolate orange, rich dried fruits, leather and warming spice. The palate showcases bold notes of caramel covered fruit loaf with candied citrus peel moving to a peppery warmth and finishing smooth and sweet.