Macallan Private Eye with Miniature

This Macallan Private Eye with Miniature is a very rare and collectible distillery bottling of Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Bottled in 1996 for the 35th Anniversary of Private Eye magazine with a screen printed label by the illustrator Ralph Steadman famous for his gonzo art.
A vatting of casks including one from 1961 produced only 5000 bottles.

This is bottle 3351 of 5000 and comes complete with the original miniature.

As a result quickly becoming one of the most sort after bottles of whisky from the Macallan Distillery. Furthermore very rare to find one being sold with the miniature!

This is a Rich and Fruity Whisky. See what other tipples we have that may take your fancy try our whisky by taste selection.

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In conclusion a very good investment Whisky, maybe take a look at some of our other Investment Whiskies?

Strathisla Distillery Page

Finished up dating the Strathisla distillery page with a new distillery and product slide show new pop up photo album of bottlings both distillery and independent. added some new Tasting notes.


Strathisla Scotch Whisky
Distillery Style Tasting Notes

Nose: Malty with spice and fruit, and a whiff of smoke.

Palate: Medium bodied. Creamy, rich, dried fruit, malty, and a subtle background smokiness.
                                                                                                                 

Finish: Long, smooth and warming.


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Knockando Distillery Page

Just finished the Knockando Distillery page with a new slide show and brands album with some tasting notes.


Knockando Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Style Tasting Notes
Nose: Very light and delicate. Fresh, grassy, heather.
Palate: Light and creamy. Gentle fruit, honey, salty!
Finish: Delicate fruit and nutty

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Glenlivet Distillery Page Updated

Old Milling machine from the original  Distillery

Just completed The Glenlivet pages Improvements They now include three new photo albums of the:  original distillery, the 2010 distillery expansion with its new stills and a range of bottle shots showing the Glenlivet range bottlings

Glenlivet 2010 Expansion New stillhouse

                              

Special Limited Edition to celebrate the new distillery extension
opened in 2010

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Cardhu Distillery Page Updated

Just completed reworking the Cardhu whisky Distillery Page.

New images of the distillery, bottle shots and tasting notes including some old distillery editions.

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Dram of the day: Cardhu 1973 Rare Malts Selection

Speyside region Aberlour district.
Water Source springs from the Mannoch hill.
Cardhu 1973 Rare Malts Selection Single Malt Scotch Whisky at Cask Strength 60.2% ABV.
bottled 2000 limited edition.

Colour: Gold with a green tinge to it.

On the nose there is notes of  peat and smoke which introduce a malty body and toasted marshmallow and citrus flavours.

This is an unusually mature release of this Classic Speysider with its dry and lingering finish.

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Dram of the Day: Glen Spey 9 year old Provenance Single Malt Whisky 46%

Distilled at Glen-Spey Speyside  Distillery and bottled by Douglas Laing under the McGibbons Provenance Range.

A single barrel Bottling from one Refill Hogshead DMG Ref : 8468
Distilled : Summer 2002
Bottled  :  Spring 2012

Tasting notes :-

This single malt is fresh and clean on the nose gently running to a buttery vanilla'd quality in traditional home baked style.
The palate has a gristy sweet character and develops to a sweetly spiced fruit tart.
All this concludes in a drier finish with an orange pith tang.

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Dram of The Day: Tamdhu 11 year old Provenance Single Malt Whisky 46% 70cl

Distilled at Tamdhu Distillery  and bottled by Douglas Laing under the McGibbons Provenance Range.

Un-chilled filtered single barrel Bottling from one Refill Hogshead DMG Ref : 8825
Distilled : Autumn 2000
Bottled  :  Summer 2012

Tasting notes :-

On the nose  it is clean and fresh, developing to a sweet, candy floss character with a ripe fruit quality.
The palate is sweet and carries a poached pear, macerated fruit style with late honey.
The finish is medium long, still fruity sweet plus a real vanilla quality. (J)

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Dram of the day; Glendronach Scotch Whisky 21 year old Parliament 48%

Whisky by taste: Rich Fruity Whisky

This whisky is matured in a combination of the finest  Pedro Ximenez  and Oloroso sherry casks for a minimum of 21 years, the 'Parliament' continues the Glendronach tradition of offering fruit-laden intensity in its single malts. Bottled at 48%, the 'Parliament' is non chill filtered and of natural colour.

Colour A Deep amber with a rich cherry wood sheen.

On the nose there is a delicate mix of ripe autumnal fruits - blackberries and red plums. the rich Oloroso sherry and candied orange segments. Spiced oatmeal biscuits and toasted oak fragrances bring excellent weight and balance to this fine dram.

The palate has resolute flavours of fine Oloroso sherry and bitter chocolate sauce, which has been spread liberally over plum pudding. This is all infused with fabulous spicy notes - cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Full bodied with smooth tannins.

The finish is long and lingering.

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Dram of The day: Ardmore Scotch Whisky "Traditional" 46% 70cl

A Smokey & Phenolic Whisky.

The Ardmore distillery is located in the far southeast of the Speyside region, founded by Wm Teachers & Sons in 1898; the distillery was constructed during one of the industry booms at the end of the 19th century.

It was of modern design at the time; the entire distillery powered by a single steam engine. The Inverness Aberdeen railway ran alongside the buildings making it convenient for the transport of supplies of barley and coal. Until 2002 the stills were heated by the traditional coal fired furnaces, but like most other distilleries they use internal heating now.

Ardmore Scotch Whisky "Traditional" 46% Scotch Whisky.

The whisky is "finished" in the much smaller 19th century style "Quarter Casks" .

Although the label states lightly peated this whisky is full smoke.

Nose: Creamy, oily, gently peaty, smokey.

Palate: Firm smooth body, creamy mouth-coating quality, oily with peat and smoke tempered by subtle sweetness.

Finish: Malty, smokey.

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Dram Of The Day: Strathisla 1960 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 43%

A rich fruity whisky

This 50 year old Strathisla Single Malt Whisky distilled in 1960 and bottled in 2010 was matured and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin.

The bottle is presented in a hardwood box with a perspex sliding front and a certificate signed by David Urqhart the Director of Gordon & MacPhail.

Tasting notes by Gordon & MacPhail :-

Colour  : Dark Amber
Nose    : Sweet with a sherried edge. Delicate fruity aromas linger.
body     : Rich.
Palate  : Rich fruitcake influences with a subtle smoky edge.
Finish  : Smooth and fruity.

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Dram of the Day; The Singleton of Dufftown 12 year old 40%Single Malt Whisky

The Singleton of Dufftown is Diadgeo's current marketing for this distillery. Previously bottled under the now defunct Flora & Fauna as 15 year old. They now offer this 12 year old

Located on the south side of Dufftown it draws its waters from Jock’s Well in the Conval Hills.

Being named after the town itself it could be assumed that it was also the first distillery to be set up in Dufftown. However Mortlach (1824), Glenfiddich (1887), Balvenie (1892) and Convalmore (1894) were all established earlier with Glendullan following in 1898.The last distillery to be built was Pittyvaich in 1975

The sweet and fruity notes in this fine malt from Dufftown are the product of traditional slow distilling, using pure water from Highlandman John's well, long maturation in a unique balance of European and American oak gives

The colour is a deep gold with polished mahogany highlights. with a light medium body,

On the nose there is rich fruit aromas with toasted nut in the background, by adding a touch of water releases  the classic distilleries Speyside style fruit-sweet aromas.
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The palate has a distinct sweetness with nuts, then smooth fruity richness. hints of blackcurrant, brown sugar and espresso coffee. Warming and pleasant.

The whisky has a medium to long, elegantly drying and crisp with a delayed, lingering warmth.

The Singleton of Dufftown its rich and satisfying taste.

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Drams of the Day: Scotch Malt Whisky By Taste

Light Delicate Whisky

These whiskies can have Delicate floral grassy notes,  Gentle Malt, Delicate Fruits, Honey Notes with no Noticeable Peat Content 
For example:-  
Deanston Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 years old Distillery edition Tasting Notes.
Breathe deep into the fresh floral, citrus fruit aroma, laden with a honeycomb maltiness.
Delve into layers of barley sugar,  creamy toffee and orange with hints of ginger.
Enjoy the long, balanced finale as spiced honey flavours dance on the tongue.

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Soft, Fruity Creamy Whisky 

These whiskies can have Dried Fruits, Citric Fruits a Sherry Influence Honey and Malty Faintly Peated Whisky with a trace of Peat or and Smoke
For Example:- “Tomintoul” Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 14 Years
Colour: Pale gold
Nose: Delicate, soft and creamy with light floral malt and some sweetness
Palate: Elegant, round, soft and gentle. Clean malt with some creamy sweetness
Finish: Long and creamy, tending to dry with slight peppery tones.

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Rich & Fruity Whiskies.

These whiskies are full bodied and can have. Rich Fruit cake Heavily Sherried with Oaky Spicy notes with  maybe more peat and smoke.For Example:-

Glendronach Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 year old Allardice 46%  Tasting Notes
Appearance: Bright deep gold with a tawny centre.
Nose: Sweet aromatics of fudge and muscovado sugar. Fruit compote and glacier morello cherries provide added complexity. 
Palate: Rich dark and seductive. Remarkable flavours of stewed fruits and all-spice marry together with classical aged Oloroso and toasted walnut bread and chocolate orange. 
Conclusions: Tremendously complex and long.
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Maritime Scotch Whisky

These maritime whiskies are harder to define they can give differing levels of fruit, malt,  oaky, spicy and peat and smoke but is the  Coastal, Salty, Sea Breeze notes that can be detected that sets them apart.

Bunnahabhain Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery lslay region, North shore.
The nose offers a fresh and aromatic experience with a subtle whiff of smoke floating through the air.
The taste starts with a light fruit and nut appeal that leads to a spectacular malty sweetness,
finishing into a beautifully rich full-bodied, lingering experience.

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Gentle Medium Peated Whiskies

The main attributes to Gentle medium peated Whisky is the Fresh Peat Gentle Smoke Earthiness some can have Peppery, Dried Fruits Citric Fruits or and Sherry Influence
Honey and Malty but it is mainly the introduction of peat For Example :- 
Tomintoul Single Malt Whisky with a Peaty Tang 40% notes

Distilled in the traditional manner, and unusually for this district, it is made with a peated malted barley to impart a distictive smoky and heathery flavour.
Colour: Rich gold
Nose: Heathery smoke balanced with subtle floral tones
Palate: Gentle ‘Peat-reek’ flavours with a hint of malty nuttiness
Finish: Lingering smoke and peat with a touch of sweetness.

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Peaty Smokey Phenolic Whisky.

Of course Heavily Peated Whisky with Iodine, Coal Tar
Seaweed Bonfire, Smoke Earthy. James May once referered to these whiskies as drinking through a Growbag- However some of our customers love them:-  For Example:-

Peats Beast
 35 ppm Intensley peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a mystery distillery
Tasting Notes of  RICHARD PATERSON from Whyte & Mackay
Colour :Straw yellow with glittering highlights.
Nose:  A rugged fusion of sea spray, bonfire smoke, damp earth and spicy cinnamon immediately arouses the senses. These powerful aromas of peat moss and wet grass must be fully respected before seductive notes of crushed pear, apple and freshly baked bread provide the perfect finish to this memorable melody.
Taste: Strong and bold with plenty of backbone and structure as this great monster unfolds its fiery fangs on your palate. This is not for the faint hearted. Take a generous mouthful with a biting wind blowing furiously in your face. Hold it long in your mouth allow the thick tar, peat smoke and creamy liquorice to penetrate every part of your tongue. Time will tame it.
There is indeed unashamed beauty in this beast

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Dram of the day:Tomintoul” Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 14 Years

Founded in 1964 by the Tomintoul Distillery Ltd
Location Speyside region, Western district towards Grantown on Spey
Water source The Ballantruan Spring.

The village of Tomintoul first licensed distillery was called Delnabo built shortly after the Excise Act of 1823 This un-named distiller went bust and the distillery was taken over by George Smith of Glenlivit fame. The distillery was used as an addition to his distilling activities until he moved to the present Glenlivit site in 1858.








Tomintoul” Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 14 Years

Colour: Pale gold

Nose: Delicate, soft and creamy with light floral malt and some sweetness

Palate: Elegant, round, soft and gentle. Clean malt with some creamy sweetness


Finish: Long and creamy, tending to dry with slight peppery tones

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Dram of the day; The Balvenie Rum Cask Single Malt-Whisky

The Balvenie Distillery lies at the very heart of Scotch whisky distillation in Speyside, in the Scottish Highlands.

The 1890’s were boom years for the Scotch whisky industry and in early 1892 work began to convert an eighteenth century mansion, Balvenie New House, into a distillery. The basement was to become a bonded store for maturing whisky, the first storey a malt floor, whilst the upper two floors were to be used as grain lofts.  The building took fifteen months to complete and on 1st May 1893, the first distillation took place at the new distillery,


The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky extra matured in Caribbean Rum Casks.

From the distillery comes Cuban Selection characterised by toffee, vanilla, and a hint of fruit.

The delicate fresh taste of Caribbean rum enhances The Balvinnie's vanilla notes in the finishing ~ whilst adding spicy aromatic qualities to the whisky.

Tasting notes :-

Nose  : Rich, sweet and creamy toffee on the nose combines with fresh fruit notes.

Palate : Rounded with vanilla and sweet oak notes, with a fruity character that develops with time.

Finish : Soft and lingering.

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Dram of the Day: Tomintoul 10 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

" The Gentle Dram" from Speyside.

Built in 1964 by the Glaswiegn firms of Hay & Macleod & Co and W. S. Strong. At the time there was a shortage of malt whiskies for blending,

The Ballantruan Spring was chosen for its plentiful pure quality,  five miles north of Tomintoul, 2nd highest village in Scotland, close to the famous whisky producing Glenlivit area.


The Tomintoul 10 year old is Gold with hints of citrus, toffee with raisins on the nose.


This is a creamy clean whisky with a sweetness balanced with oaky spice.


The finish is smooth and mellow,  endured sweetness with a reassuring spice.






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Dram of the day: Glenglassaugh “Revival” Single Malt Scotch Whisky

The Glenglassaugh “Revival” is the first Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the re-furbished (and New Owners) Glenglassaugh Distillery for general release.

It is from a combination of first and refill cask styles, finally finished in 1st fill Oloroso sherry butts for the last 6 months before bottling.

Glenglassaugh “Revival” Review Non-chill filtered and natural colour, a Highland Single Malt with a coastal charm. Volume: 700 ml.
Strength: 46% abv.

 The whisky is a rich Copper colour.

On the nose there are sweet caramel and toffee with notes of nutty sherry, milk chocolate and honey. Ripe plums, red berries and oranges are apparent. Caramelised sugar and earthy, charred oak.

The palate matches the nose: Sweet, rounded and creamy. Oranges, plums, cherry and walnuts, chocolate, honey-mead, sherry and soft, spiced oak.

 The Finish can be considered medium with warming mulled-wine spices, sherry and caramel.

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Dram Of The Day: BenRiach Single Malt Scotch Whisky Peated Curiositas 10 year old

Speyside region. Lossie district.

A notable departure from the usual "Safe" appeal of mid range tasting style , this rare peated Single Malt from the Heartland of Speyside has wonderful overtones of peat reek which combine cleverly with the background of fruity, floral heathery notes that are normally associated with the region. In fact peated BenRiach is a return of the original Speyside character and flavour of malts that are typical of the nineteenth century.

Whisky traditionalists believe that peated malts achieve optimum balance of peat-bittersweet and oak fusion after 10 years of maturation which is achieved in this whisky.

BenRiach Single Malt Scotch Whisky Peated Curiositas 10 year old  40%70cl Tasting Notes...

Colour:-Rich amber

On the Nose:- there is an explosion of aromatic peat reek, with fragrant hints of honey, fruit and mellow oak.

Palate:- Starts with an avalanche of peat, followed by extravagant and complex mix of fruit, heather, nuts, oak wood and spices.

If you like peated whiskies this is one to try.

In a presentation Tube and an appealing present for fathers day


AWARDS
Silver Medal / Best In Class International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008
Silver Medal  International Wine & Spirits Competition 2007
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2006
Silver Medal, International Spirits Challenge 2005.


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Tomatin 1967, 40 year old single malt Scotch whisky.

Speyside Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes

Distilled 1967 bottled 2008 aged 40 years in oak casks.

Jim McEwans Celtic Heartlands:

70cl limited edition of 523 bottles.

Decanter shape bottle, Presented in a Black Leather case with silver writing

Jim McEwan's Celtic Heartlands deliberately stands out from the crowd; these are not standard bottlings, These stimulate the mind with their amazing complexity and originality.

With over 40 years in the whisky industry, starting as an apprentice cooper at the age of 15 means that there is very little that Jim McEwan does not know about single malt scotch whisky.

He has been recognised three times as Distiller of the Year, amongst a myriad of other accolades including Industry Leader of the Year (Malt Advocate) and Personality of the Year (Whisky Magazine).

Tomatin Whisky Tasting Notes Distillery Style

Nose : Rich and malty. Honey, vanilla, Kendal mintcake!

Palate : Smooth and rich. Malty, spicy, cream fudge.

Finish : Gentle and spicy.

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Dram of the Day: Linkwood 1972 Scotch Malt Whisky

Cask type; Refill Sherry & Bourbon casks.

A dark amber in colour with a medium body

On the Nose there is a defined sweetness with sherry influences, rum and raisin notes with hints of festive mixed spices linger.

The palate brings a creamy with a dark chocolate edge. Some chilli spices emerge. With hints of stewed winter fruits.

With water added the nose is fresh and sweet with defined Sherry notes and a subtle hint of menthol lingering in the background.

The palate remains sweet and creamy with a delicate spicy edge (cinammon). Mouth warming and smooth.

The finish is Long and warming.

Delicious with a slice of fruit cake.

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