Jura Single Malt Whisky -Special Island Edition- 59.98%

Founded in 1810 by the Laird Archibald Campbell.
Location Island Region whisky from Jura
Water Source Loch a Bhaille Mhargaidh

Jura Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the Isle of Jura.
The Delme-Evans Select.
Europa Oloroso Sherry. Cask No 1796.
Distilled 1st Nov. 1988. Second Edition 1st May 2007.
Individually numbered bottles of 586.



Jura Single Malt Scotch Whisky The Delme-Evans Select.
Tasting note..

COLOUR – Deep mahogany gold.

NOSE – Rich and nutty. Silky notes of intense marzipan and ripe Seville oranges followed by crushed almonds, sweet bananas and mangos, with whispers of treacle toffee.

PALATE –Melodies of citrus fruits, rich caramel and dark Colombian coffee releasing more distinguished notes of aged Oloroso sherry and marmalade treasures.

This sensational single malt from the Island of Jura is a fitting tribute to the memory of a great man – Delme Evans.

Warmly remembered – his spirit still lives on.

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Tobermory Single Malt Whisky 10 year old 40%

Founded in 1797 by John Sinclair
Location Island region on the Isle of Mull, Tobermory
Water Source Local private loch

Tobermory 10 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Note...

Colour: - Golden

Nose: - Fine unpeated malt, yeast and water drawn from the dark aromatic Isle of Mull's peat lochans, combines with the unique climatic characteristics from Tobermory Bay to ensure a fresh, lightly peated, smoky nose.

Palate:- The pleasantly surprising taste profile is medium dry with a smooth and fruity tang.

Finish:- Well rounded and reassuringly rich.

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Suntory "Hakushu" 12 year old Single Malt Whisky 43.5%

Single Malt Whisky from Suntory's Hakushu Distillery, surrounded by forest at the foot of the Southern Japan Alps.
Suntory Hakushu 12year old Japanese Single Malt Whisky tasting Notes..
Hakushu means "white sand banks" named after the mineral depoists in the streams that feed the distillery.

The Distillery is the highest in Japan.

Matured in American Oak puncheon.

Colour:- Golden

Aroma:- Fragrant forest leaves and citrus

Body:- Medium

Taste:- Creamy, fruity and rounded palate.

Finish:- Long, dry and slightly smoky

Awards:- IWSC 2006 Silver best in Class

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Scapa Single Malt Whisky 15 year old 50% Old Malt Cask

Founded in 1885 by Macfarlane and Townsend
Location Island region, Orkney Islands
Water source Lingro Burn

Douglas Laing & Co.Ltd.
One of only 334 bottles from a Refill Hogshead DL REF: 4713.
Un-chillfiltered - No Colouring. Dist. September 1993. Bottled October 2008.


Scapa Single Malt Whisky Tasting notes:-

Nose; Sweet, freshly baked shortbread quality + Vanilla.


Palate; Still sweet, spicy reminiscent of a warm rhubarb crumble.


Finish; Long and attractive with a fresh leathery quality. (J)

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Clynelish Single Malt Scotch Whisky 23yr old Rare Malts 59.1%,

Marquis of Stafford established the original Clynelish distillery in 1819, the distillery operated until 1968 when a new modern Distillery was built.

Most of the history to the Clynelish distillery belongs to the original distillery, which was renamed Brora, when the new Distillery was built alongside it and took over the Clynelish name
Highland region. Northern district.


Rare Malt Selection Bottling at cask strength In a presentation box.


Clynelish Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting notes...



Colour: Pale Gold

Unmistakable sea-smoky grassy aromas and a soft palate swelling to sweet earthiness, reveals a smooth bodied, Northern Highland Malt with a mustard dry finish.

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Glen Keith Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 year old 1990 50%

Founded by Chivas Brothers in 1957
Location Speyside Region Straithisla district, Keith
Water source The Balloch Hill springs.

Glen Keith Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
Old Malt Cask bottled by Douglas Laing & Co.
Single Cask 259 bottles in total.
Distilled in March 1990.
Bottled in December 2008.


Glen Keith Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting notes:-

Nose: Fragrant with wheat chaff plus coffee plus warm macerated fruit.

Palate: Sweet citrus with ginger and mocha flavours mingling.

Finish: Chocolate with sweet spices and light oak. (F)

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Miltonduff Single Malt Whisky 10 year old Gordon & MacPhail

Founded in 1824 by Andrew Peary & Robert Bain
Location Speyside region Central district South west of Elgin
Water source The Black Burn.
Presentation box.

Miltonduff Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes...

Colour: Light gold.

Neat
Nose: Soft esters with fruity aromas - red apples, followed
by sweet fudge notes.
Palate: Cereal flavours with spicy and treacle notes.
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With Water
Nose: Fruity aromas - raisins, with fragrant heather and
cereal notes
Palate: Sweet, fruity cereal flavours with a spicy edge, and
floral/freshly cut grass notes.
Body: Light and delicate.
Finish: Balanced sweet and round.
Cask Type: First Fill and Refill Sherry Casks.
Whisky Style: Easy drinking - soft flavours and a rounding sweetness.

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Suntory "Yamazaki" 18 year old Single Malt Whisky 43%,

Yamazaki Distillery was the first whisky distillery built in Japan (1923). The first domestic whisky "Suntory Shirofuda" (blended) went on sale in 1929.

The distillery is situated at the foot of Mt. Tenzan on west-east of Kyoto where three rivers meet to form the River Yodo just south of the distillery. The well water in this district is famous for its good character despite its location between the two big cities of Osaka and Kyoto.

Yamazaki 18 year old Japanese single Malt Whisky Tasting Notes..



Colour: Copper Gold

Nose: At first the richness of the sherry and raisins fill the nose then it’s the rich dark maraschino cherries and finally coffee cream chocolate.

Palate: Dark chocolate, rum and raisin toffee with dark coffee beans.

Finish: Long and rich.

Awards

International Wine & Spirits Competition Trophy Winner 2008

International Spirits Challenge 2007. Gold Medal Winner.2007

San Francisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold Medal Winner 2005

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Tamdhu Single Malt Whisky 14 years old Cask Strength 58.5% 70cl

Founded in 1896 by William Grant and partners
Location Speyside region, central district west of Aberlour
Water Source Tamdhu springs.
Single Cask bottling from cask no: 14085.
580 bottles in total.
Bottled in January 2006 at Cask Strength by Harris Whisky Co.


Tamdhu Single Malt Whisky Tasting Note...
The aroma of hay barns in the summer and a hint of the earth come through very pleasantly.

New wood shavings and a hint of peat make for an interesting sweet nose.

There is a natural soapy aroma that creates an exciting complexity and oily notes make this whisky almost Jekyll and Hyde like. There is a dark toffee feel on the palate and the general feel is rich and drying.

The finish lingers and any sweetness soon disappears to leave a peaty dryness. Very much an after dinner dram.

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Ardmore 30 year old Scotch Whisky 50% Old Malt Cask

Founded 1898 by Adam Teacher
Location Speyside Region, Southeast district
Water Source Local Springs
Ardmore Scotch Whisky. Old Malt Cask. Bottled by Douglas Laing.
Distilled April 1977.Bottled April 2007.


Ardmore Scotch Whisky Tasting notes


Nose: Lightly spiced, Brylcream? Rich and Malty.

Palate;: sweet Chewy Finely oaked and vanilla'd

Finish: Buttery, Smokey and Oaky (more than ok) (F)

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BenRiach 12 year old Pedro Ximinez Sherry Wood Finish 46%

Founded in 1898 by the Grant Family
Location Speyside Lossie region
Water source Burnside springs

Matured in American bourbon barrels, then 'finished' in Pedro Ximinez Sherry butts,


BenRiach Singe Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes -

Released in May 2007, BenRiach 'Heredotus Fumosus' is part of a range of three 12 year old heavily peated BenRiachs, originally matured in American oak and then finished either in sherry, port or dark rum wood.

Matured in American bourbon barrels, then 'finished' in Pedro Ximinez Sherry butts, from the bodegas of Jerez de la Frontera. During this second period of maturation the whisky derives interesting characteristics specific to the Pedro Ximinez butt..


Colour: Golden.


Nose: Sweet peat and smoke, clean citrus and vanilla notes with a rich backdrop of Pedro Ximinez Sherry.


Taste: Sweet peat and smoky kippers, bog myrtle, lavender and sultanas, with a sublime Pedro Ximinez Sherry finish.

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North Port Single Malt Whisky 20 year 1979 61.2% Rare Malts

Founded in 1820 by the brothers David, John & Alexander Guthrie
Location Highlands Eastern district.
Water source Loch Lee

North Port was one of the distilleries that didn't survive the 1983-85 period, the market at the time was suffering from over capacity and around a dozen single malt distilleries were closed. North Port was mothballed in 1983

In 1990 the site of the distillery was sold for property development, which now hosts a Safeways supermarket

The whisky produced was a contributor to the vatted malt Glen Dew and the Heather Dew blends.



Rare malts selection bottling. Presentation Box
North Port Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes...



Colour: Pale Gold

The dry grassy nose, light medium body, hints of tropical fruit on the toasty palate and brisk, dry finish.

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Macduff Single Malt Whisky 15 years old Cask Strength 59.9% 70cl

Founded in 1962 by a business consortium
Location Speyside region, Northeast district south of Banff
Water source The Gelly Burn.


Bottled in August 2006 at Cask Strength by Harris Whisky Co.
Single Cask bottling from cask no: 1375.
205 bottles in total.

Macduff scotch whisky Tasting notes.

Polished beech colour.

Fresh and fruity on the nose reminding me of boiled citrus sweets.

On the palate this Macduff is oily, creamy and has a pleasant syrupy sweetness. Eventually drying out with gentle tannins.

An impressive, warming and intense dram.

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Arran Single Malt Whisky 11 year old Provenance 46%

Arran Scotch Malt Whisky from the Isle of Arran.

Founded in 1995 by Harold Currie
Location Isle of Arran Region Lochranza
Water Source Loch na Davie

Provenance Bottling By Douglas Laing & Co. Ltd.
from one Refill Hogshead DMG REF: 4932.
Un-chillfiltered. No colouring.
Arran Single Malt Whisky Tasting notes :-

Clean & fresh on the nose with a fruity, creamy sweetness - Cranachan style.On the palate distinguish a grassy and herbal character with more fruity sweetness. The finish is light, still sweet. (J)


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Bulleit Bourbon

The Bulleit family arrived in New Orleans from France in the early 1800s

At some point in the early 1830s Augustus Bulleit brought his brandy making skills to Louisville, where he set up a tavern and started producing small batches of bourbon.

Augustus was a perfectionist, as his constant experimenting with different bourbon recipes has shown.

However by creating these bourbons of many different types and tastes, he came upon a bourbon with the character he had been seeking.

In 1860 While transporting barrels of his bourbon from Kentucky to New Orleans, Augustus Bulleit vanished. What happened to him is still unknown, and his creation could have passed into history as well.

However after more than a century, his great-great -grandson Tom Bulleit resurrected the bourbon. A lawyer by profession, Tom's lifelong dream had been to revive the family’s bourbon legacy, started more than 150 years ago.

Bulleit Bourbon Tasting Notes

Russet Hue with a rich oaky aroma

Dry, clean character is mellow and smooth.

Complex taste with hints of vanilla and honey, yielding to a long, smoky finish.

In 2008, the Annual International Review of Spirits labelled Bulleit Bourbon as "Exceptional" and gave it the Gold Medal.


Judges described Bulleit in these words:

"Deep amber colour.

Highly polished aromas of creamy vanilla, pickling spices, and buttery pralines.

A delicate, silky entry leads to a dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body of honeyed grain, sweet baking spice, vanilla bean, and pralines.

Finishes with a long, rich fruity caramel, peppery spice and mineral accented fade. An elegant sipping or mixing bourbon."

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Balmenach Single Malt Whisky 8 year old Provenance

Founded in 1824 by James McGregor
Location Speyside Cromdale region
Water Source Rasmudin Burn


Douglas Laing & Co. Ltd.
A bottling from two Refill Hogsheads DMG REF: 4573 & 4574.
Un-chillfiltered. No colouring.
Balmenach Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting notes :-


The nose is fresh and carries a distinct malty sweetness plus some light vanilla and fruit blossom.

The palate is initially sweet and fruity and develops into a creamy, white chocolate character.

The finish replicates the taste, still sweet, herbal with a tangy character reminiscent of an orange liqueur. (J)

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Glen Scotia Single Malt Whisky 16 year old 50% 70cl

Founded in 1832 by Stewart Galbraith

Location Campbeltown.

Water Source from wells below the distillery

Glen Scotia Scotch Whisky, Old Malt Cask bottled by Douglas Laing & Co Ltd.

257 bottles in total charged from a refill Hogshead Cask Ref; 4436.

Distilled in March 1992 and bottled in June 2008.

Glen Scotia Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes :
Nose; Clean with autumnal fruit, gristiness and light peat.

Palate; Carries dried hay, herbal sweetness and a salty dryness.

Finish; The sweetness of green malt, short but pleasant. (F&J)

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Glenfiddich 21 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

This exceptional 21 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky has been finished for four months in barrels that once contained rum from the Caribbean, infusing the whisky with a rich and indulgent toffee sweetness.

At this age, Glenfiddich whisky develops into an exquisitely rich and creamy single malt with a luxurious vibrancy.

Glenfiddich 21 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes

This rich and indulgent single malt balances vanilla, toffee with hints of new leather...

Nose:- Intense and sweet, floral hints of banana, figs and rich toffee.

Taste:- Initially soft, then brisk and vibrant, peppery, a touch of smoke, vanilla, ginger, lime, spices and new leather.

Finish:- Very long, warming and spicy.

Recent AwardsMaster Award 2008 Scotch Whisky Masters
Gold Medal 2008 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC)Best in Class.

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