TOP 10 WHISKIES £100-£200

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 46.8%

Released late in 2022, remarkably Fettercairn 18-year-old Scottish Oak is the first ever official 18-year-old single malt from Fettercairn distillery and will be an annual release going forward. Fettercairn 18-year-old Scottish Oak has been bottled at the tasty drinking strength of 46.8% without colouring or chill filtration.

This 18-year-old Fettercairn has been matured in first fill and refill American oak casks before being finished in locally sourced Scottish Oak wood and is the first release in Fettercairn's new Scottish Oak programme, masterminded by Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass to create a symbiotic relationship with the distillery's eastern Highlands location while supporting the future of the local Highland Scottish oak forests.  

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Natural Colour: Golden amber.

Nose: Sugared almonds, baking spices, passion fruit and guava tropical fruits.

Palate: Exotic syruped fruits, patisserie sugars, brioche and spices with soft hints of berry fruits flow through to cacao and natural vanilla finish.

Highland Single Grain Scotch Whisky 
Bottled by: Douglas Laing 70cl / 51.5%

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A 26-year-old Loch Lomond 1995 single grain whisky bottled in 2022 without colouring or chill filtration by Douglas Laing for their Old Particular series.

This Old Particular Loch Lomond 1995 26-year-old grain whisky came from cask DL15894, a refill hogshead that yielded 235 bottles at 51.5%, a higher than normal bottling strength for the Old Particular range, whose standard strength is 48.4%. Loch Lomond is enjoying unprecedented (and well deserved) popularity at the moment, so this will be fascinating stuff.

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Nose: Fragrantly sweet with a floral hue amongst the cereal, vanilla, honey and gentle spice.

Palate: As mellow and syrupy as the nose suggests, plus citrus, molasses and caramel biscuits.

Finish: All those flavours coalesce wonderfully – nothing dominates except for its smoothness.

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl / 56.2%

A single cask Glenlivet 2002, bottled as a 20-year-old in 2023 without colouring or chill filtration by Gordon & MacPhail for their Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength range.

This UK Exclusive 14-year-old Glenlivet 2002 came from a first fill bourbon cask that yielded 172 bottles at its natural cask strength of 56.2%. Indie Glenlivet is still pretty rare, so full strength indie casks like these are highly sought-after.

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Nose: Vanilla custard aromas complement tropical fruits and floral notes.

Palate: Creamy white chocolate lead to pineapple and nectarine, balance by black pepper.

Finish: A medium finish with mixed nuts and lemon zest.

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 52.7%

A delicious single cask peated Benriach bottled in 2016 as a UK exclusive. This smoky Benriach was distilled in 1994 and aged in a bourbon barrel before being bottled as a 22-year-old in November 2016.

Benriach 1994 Cask 2859 yielded an impressive 271 bottles at a natural cask strength of 52.7%, pretty much a perfect strength for a whisky of this age. This unusually smoky peated Benriach ticks all the boxes.

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Colour: Summer Gold.

Nose: Burning heather smoke flows over green pears and ripe apricots, with a crisp citrus twist and a barley grist back note.

Palate: A delicious campfire peat reek engulfs green apples and yellow plums, spiced with ground white pepper. Fresh barley and brittle toffee appear in the long, unique finish.

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 46.8% 

An official Tamdhu 18-year-old, which returned to the distillery's core range after a long absence in 2022. This is the 2023 edition, and was bottled at 46.8% without colouring or chill filtration.

Just like its stablemate Glengoyne, Tamdhu flourishes in sherry casks. This Tamdhu 18-year-old is comprised entirely of Oloroso sherry casks and is bottled without colouring or chill filtration at a hearty 46.8%. A cracking dram from a distillery that deserves far greater recognition.

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Nose: Dry nutty sherry, cherry, milk chocolate, rum raisin, citrus, baked oats and plum.

Palate: Sherry notes are rich, complex and mouthcoating with vanilla, brown sugar, red apple and dried fruits.

Finish: Long and warming, dried apricot and dates, soft spice and stewed apple.

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 
Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl / 56.2%

A single cask Dalmore 2005 17-year-old bottled in 2023 without colouring or chill filtration by Gordon & MacPhail as a UK Exclusive for their Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength series.

Dalmore isn't often seen at full strength without colour adjustment and independent bottlings are thin on the ground, so this is a rare treat. This all-natural 17-year-old Dalmore 2005 came from a single refill bourbon barrel that yielded 225 bottles at its natural cask strength of 56.2%, and we don't expect it to be gracing our shelves for long.

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Nose: Vanilla custard aromas complement lemon sorbet and orchard blossom.

Palate: Tart grapefruit flavours give way to soft vanilla pod and sweet honeycombe.

Finish: A medium-bodied finish with tropical fruits and spice.

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 53.5%

A 17-year-old 2005 vintage bottling of Ballechin, the heavily-peated single malt from Edradour, the tiny independent Highland distillery in Pitlochry owned by Signatory Vintage.

This Edradour Ballechin 2005 17-year-old is a micro batch of two Burgundy wine casks and, unusually, was a full term maturation rather than a finish.  An edition of just over two thousand bottles, this 2005 Ballechin 17-year-old was bottled without colouring or chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 53.5%.

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Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 46%

A great all-rounder, Old Pulteney 18-year-old has been double matured in a selection of ex-bourbon and Spanish oak casks at 46% without colouring or chill filtration. 

Old Pulteney 18-year-old replaced the much-loved 17-year-old in the Pulteney core range in 2018 - a tough act to follow, but the 18-year-old has really stepped up to the plate and is pound-for-pound one of the best value official 18-year-old Highland whiskies on the market.

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Colour: Deep amber.

Nose: Intense and warming. Indulgent chocolate and creamy vanilla, with rich honey sweetness tempered by vibrant spices. A whisper of flowery fruitiness yields to crisp bursts of citrus and apple.

Palate: Chocolaty indulgence layered with honeyed spices and Christmas cake. Floral notes lend a dash of finesse.

Finish: Zesty hints of citrus and green apple enliven a lovely long finish.

Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bottled At: Blanton's Distilling Company 70cl / 51.5 - 103 Proof

An old edition of Blanton's Gold Edition single barrel Kentucky bourbon - this is from Single Barrel 149, which was released in 2021 at the Blanton's Gold standard strength of 51.5% (103 US Proof).

Blanton's is an institution in American whiskey, introduced in the mid-1980s by Elmer T. Lee and with a strong claim to be the first luxury single barrel bourbon brand. Today the whiskey is still sourced from Buffalo Trace, while the Blanton's brand has been owned by Japanese company Takara Shuzo since 1992.

Please note presentation boxes may have creases and/or some wear. We have limited stock and therefore can not be replaced or returned for this reason. Please bear this in mind when purchasing.

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