Scotch Whisky

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age:  14 years (Distilled in 2011)

ABV: 55%

Cask: Ex-Sherry

Size: 700 ml

Kilchoman 14 Year Old Ex-Sherry “20th Anniversary Cask Series” is a limited-edition, one of two 14-year expressions celebrating 20 years of Kilchoman distillery operations. It was distilled in 2011 and fully matured for 14 years in five first-fill ex-sherry butts (cask nos. 145, 146, 148, 149, and 150), imparting intense notes of dates, spices, and chocolate alongside Kilchoman’s signature coastal, peaty style. A total of 3,145 bottles were released worldwide, with approximately 20 ppm phenols.

Tasting Note: Nose: Fresh and spicy with bold BBQ smoke, black pepper, and rich dried fruits. Palate: Intense, with warming spices and dried dates on the palate. A touch dark chocolate and herbal liquorice balancing the spice. Finish: Long and full of flavour, with lingering sweet spices, rich BBQ meats and subtle integrated peat smoke. (From the Distillery)

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: 15 years

ABV: 52.7%

Cask: Ex-sherry (Distilled in 2008 or 2009)

Size: 700 ml

Kilchoman 15 Year Old Ex-Sherry from the 20th Anniversary Cask Series showcases the distillery’s sherry-matured mastery. This limited edition distilled in 2008 or 2009 and matured in five first-fill ex-sherry casks (Casks Nos. 644 & 670/2008, 16,444 & 513/2009). A total of 3,153 bottles were released worldwide.

Tasting Note: Nose: Soft with a peppery spice, rich sherry sweetness, and a hint of salty, briny notes. Palate: Rounded and rich in character, with a peppery kick, sherry soaked dark fruits, and a gentle smokiness bringing a savoury, briny character. Finish: Viscous and warming, with rich fruits, salty dark chocolate, and a lasting balance of sweetness and smoke. (From the Distillery)

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: 11 years

ABV: 50%

Cask: Ex-Oloroso Sherry cask

Size: 700 ml

Kilchoman 11 Year Old Sherry Cask Matured 100% Islay single malt Scotch whisky draws from barley harvests of 2011, 2012, and 2013, matured for at least 11 years in 16 ex-Oloroso sherry butts. Layers of dried fruits and rich spices infuse the whisky, balancing beautifully with Kilchoman’s signature citrus sweetness and peat smoke. This release showcases the distillery’s fully Islay-grown, malted, and bottled philosophy with sherry-driven depth.

Tasting Note: Nose: Orange peel, dried fruits, light peat smoke and sweet spices. Palate: Rich smoke, and dark chocolate with honey, cooked apples, and malty sweetness. Finish: Grilled fruits, plums, currants and lasting wood smoke. (From the Distillery)

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: 13 years

ABV: 50%

Cask: Bourbon barrels, Octaves and Calvados casks

Size: 700 ml

This limited release has been matured for 13 years in a combination of bourbon barrels, octaves and calvados casks. It exudes an abundance of juicy fresh fruits, intense sweetness and waves of Islay maritime peat smoke.

According to the founder of Kilchoman, Anthony Wills “..... I’m excited to announce the release of another age statement Kilchoman: the 13-year-old.

The ex-Bourbon casks make up a large part of the vatting, lending that unmistakable Kilchoman character, while the addition of Calvados casks, which may surprise a few people, infuses vibrant green apple and fresh fruit notes into the mix."

Tasting Note: Nose: Fragrant and delicate with bursting notes of fresh pineapple, hibiscus and lemon sherbets. Palate: Herbaceous with undertones of dried apple granola, caramelised puffed wheat and buttered popcorn. Finish: Light and graceful with reminiscence of orchard fruits and zesty freshness. (From the Distillery)

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: minimum 6 years

ABV: 50%

CASK: Ruby Port Casks

Size: 700 ml

Kilchoman Port Cask Matured 2024 Edition is the third edition of the Port Cask Matured series. This limited release fully matured in refill Ruby Port hogsheads, which draws from casks of the two previous editions—nearly 10 year old stocks from 2014  and 6 year old stocks from 2018.

“The time spent in port casks has added layers of red berries and smoked meat to the natural maritime peat smoke and citrus sweetness of the Kilchoman spirit.”, from Anthony Wills, Kilchoman's Founder.

Tasting Note: Nose: Red berries and figs with citrus, cinnamon and smoked paprika. Palate: Cooked strawberries, smoked meats, sweet tobacco and charcoal smoke. Finish: Warming with waves of fruity sweetness and ashy smoke. (From the Distillery)

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age:  6 years (Distilled in 2018)

ABV: 57.1%

Cask: fresh STR (shaved, toasted, re-charred) red wine hogshead, Carpathian New Oak cask

Size: 700 ml

Kilchoman 6 Year Old New Oak Finished Single Cask 18/233 is an exclusive Small Markets bottling with a heavily peated style (50PPM). Matured over 5 years in a fresh STR red wine hogshead, it was finished for more than a year in a Carpathian oak cask. Total of 291 bottles released. 

Tasting Note: Nose: Ripe summer fruits, peach, lemon zest with a toffee-like sweetness. Palate: Butterscotch, hints of fresh oak, black pepper and a touch of brine. Finish: Delicate citrus fruits and gentle layers of coastal peat smoke. (From the Distillery)

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: NAS

ABV: 46%

Cask: Oloroso sherry cask

Size: 700 ml

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: NAS

ABV: 46%

Cask: Oloroso sherry cask

Size: 700 ml

Limited to 18,000 bottles worldwide.

Join James & Peter down by Loch Gorm as they taste the 2024 edition. 

Region: Highlands, Scotland

Distillery: Ardmore

Age: 9 Years

ABV: 56.7% (Natural Cask Strength)

Cask: Bourbon Cask

Size: 700 ml

"Tamashii" is Soul  or Spirit in Japanese. Bottled by Mizunara for its 4th anniversary, matured in refill bourbon barrel. Subtle peat smoke, charcoal ash & earthy notes combined with sweet vanilla, honey, citrus and fresh tropical fruits like banana. Vanilla sweetness combined with a saltiness that finally gives way to peppery notes and spices such as cloves and hints of dark chocolate. Nice long and complex finish.

A limited release of 251 bottles worldwide with the label designed by a Japanese artist Kenro Shinchi. WhiskyFun rated 85 points (SGP 564) Extract "Mouth (neat): it’s really good, I’d almost call this ‘good thin peat’. Limoncello, oysters, ashes, riesling, mercurochrome ...With water: same, while the body got bigger rather than thinner once water’s been added. Comments: very good for sure, just rather ‘hesitating’."

Region: Speyside (Scotland)

Distillery: Mortlach

Age: 16 Years

ABV: 43.4%

Size: 750 ml

Matured for 16 years entirely only in ex-sherry casks, this 16 year bottling is called the "Distiller's Dram". Mortlach's unique and precise 2.81 times distillation technique which is 0.81 more than the usual Scotch standard has also given it the reputation as the "Beast of Dufftown". Intense, rich and spicy with hints of clove, nutmeg and dark berries leading to a lingering, surprisingly sweet yet dry finish (Tasting Notes from the Producer). 

Region: Highlands, Scotland

Distillery: Oban

Age: NAS (2007-2021; About 14 Years Old)

ABV: 43%

Cask: Ex-Bourbon Casks and Montilla Fino Sherry Casks

Size: 700 ml

Distilled in 2007 this Oban is double-matured in Montilla Fino Sherry Casks after an initial maturation in ex-bourbon casks. Nose: Fruity with sea salt, grapes, orange, hints of smoke and sourness Palate: Soft cereal maltiness, with delicate fruits and salt Finish: Sweetened Jamaican coffee and oak, with malt-biscuits (Producer Tasting Notes)

Oban Distillers Edition releases have won Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2008 and 2011. It also won International Wine and Spirit Competition Gold in 2002 and 2010 (Best in Class). In 2020, it won a third Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Region: Speyside (Scotland)

Distillery: Balvenie

Age: 12 Years

ABV: 47.8%

Cask: First Fill Ex-Bourbon

Size: 700 ml

Matured exclusively in a first fill ex-bourbon barrel (American White Oak), cask number #22153, this is a single cask bottling from Balvenie and has a distinctively rich and complex palate with honey, vanilla, sweet fruits and subtle spices (Tasting Notes from Producer). 

Please note that the Cask No/Bottle No in the image is for reference only.

Region: Campbeltown (Scotland)

Distillery: Springbank

Age: NAS

ABV: 46%

Cask: various

Size: 700 ml

First distilled in Campbeltown 1973, Longrow is the double distilled Islay style, heavily peated style Single Malt from the Springbank Distillery.  This is the core expression of Longrow. Nose: Salt and seaweed, smoky, apricot and fine peated. Palate: Subtle sweetness and light, clear smoky and peaty. Finish: Medium long, some salty somky and warm.

Region: Campbeltown (Scotland)

Distillery: Glengyle

Age: 12 Years Old

ABV: 46%

Cask: Bourbon/Sherry

Size: 700 ml

This whisky is a 2022 release single malt whisky from Mitchell’s Glengyle distillery. A lightly peated malt which has been aged in a combination of bourbon casks (about 70%) and sherry casks (about 30%). Re-opened in 2004 after being closed for almost 80 years, the Glengyle distillery finally came back to the Mitchell family (owners of Springbank) in 2000. Nose: oak notes are dominant, followed by toasted marshmallows and dried fruit pudding, as well as cherries, marzipan and a hint of peat Palate: initially fruity with citrus notes and orange peel, after this: vanilla, butterscotch, honeycomb and digestive biscuits can all be tasted and enjoyed Finish: velvet and smooth with lemon meringue, to conclude, there’s an oiliness and a saltiness that you’d expect from a Campbeltown dram (Tasting Notes from the Distillery) 

Region: Islay, Scotland

Distillery: Bruichladdich

Age: NAS

ABV: 50%

Cask: Unknown

Size: 700 ml

Released as a part of the Bruichladdich Barley Provenance Series, this bottling has been distilled from a Single Estate Bere Barley variety from the Dunlossit Estate on Islay.

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: NAS

ABV: 50%

Cask: Sherry Cask

Size: 700 ml

Following on the hugely popular Fino 1st release in 2020, this is the 2nd Fino Release of Kilchoman. From a total of 20 select Fino Sherry Butts, the Sherry butts were selected from Bodega Jose y Miguel Martin (Spain).

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: NAS (over 5 years)

ABV: 50%

Cask: PX sherry cask

Size: 700 ml

2023 Kilchoman PX sherry casks is fully matured in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks for 5 years. The first limited edition to be fully-matured in this cask type.

Nose: Sweet sultanas and raisins with rounded peat smoke and layers of liquorice and hints of citrus sweetness. Palate: Brown sugar and malty sweetness then orange peel, citrus, dark chocolate and waves of sherry sweetness. Finish: Chocolate coated raisins, oak smoke, mixed spices and lasting PX sweetness. (Tasting notes from distillery)

Region: Islay (Scotland)

Distillery: Kilchoman

Age: NAS

ABV: 50%

CASK: First Fill & Re-fill Sauternes

Size: 700 ml