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Our range of exclusive 2022 Special Release Whisky has arrived and with limited bottles available, we wanted you to be the first in-the-know.
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The lineup includes natural cask strength bottlings of Talisker’s 11 Year Old Single Malt, Mortlach, Clynelish’s 12 Year Old and more. This selection features some of the most exclusive whiskies all in one place. Don’t miss out
MORTLACH
"SPECIAL RELEASE 2022"
Mortlach Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a deliciously rich expression of Mortlach’s dark, meaty character that draws sweetness, darkness, and depth together in a mystical, intensely fruity union.
TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
Gleaming gold with ruby highlights.
BODY
Medium to full.
PALATE
Robust savoury, rich notes evoke a hearty cassoulet with haricots, tomatoes, spicy sausage, and crisp pork belly. Intriguing aromas of grape and red wine entwine with this meatiness then, as the nose develops, become more mineral.
FINISH
Long and deeply impressive, with power, fruit and black pepper in perfect harmony, a spicy kick as it goes down and a warming glow spreading across the palate. Finally, the palate is left dry, bathed in a glorious afterglow. A drop of water adds a dash of acidity.
NOSE
Red berries and grapes, stewed apples and plums. Then cinnamon, pepper and herbal notes. Hints of tobacco leaves in the background, with fresh oak shavings.
TALISKER 11 YEAR OLD
"SPECIAL RELEASE 2022"
Created from first-fill ex-bourbon casks to gift layers of flavour, this whisky offers a luminous spiced sweetness, bathed in storm-tossed notes of smoke and sea in its irresistible glow.
TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
Deep, glowing gold.
BODY
Medium.
PALATE
Smoothly oily in texture, while the taste is gloriously sweet throughout and smoky-spicy, with a distinct fruity hint, all of which evokes an orchard seen through smoke and sea mist. A fine salty balance in the middle leads the spiciness on into a powerful chili pepper catch as you swallow. With a drop of water, the sweet fruitiness and saltiness come into their own.
FINISH
Long, sustained and lightly smoky, with lingering warming spice.
NOSE
Maritime in feel, with light spice-prickle, the first impression suggests a beach bonfire of dry seaweed, then deep-seated notes of maritime saltiness and marine engines take over, on a base of drying fresh linen. All these scents hold together well at reduced strength.
CLYNELISH 12 YEAR OLD
"SPECIAL RELEASE 2022"
Bright, sweet fruitiness that combines with intense oakiness to create a Clynelish of radiant sweet-spicy intensity.
TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
Liquid sunlight. Bright gold.
BODY
Medium.
PALATE
A very smooth, mouth-filling texture introduces a lively taste that is rich and wine-sweet overall, the palate well-balanced by snarling peppery, oaky spice. A little water enhances the sweetness, steers the smoothness of the texture towards waxiness and rounds the flavours, which soon give way again to spicy heat.
FINISH
Quite long, chili-spiced, and appetisingly drying, with lingering pepper. A little water enhances the creamy- smooth texture and adds a little more spice.
NOSE
Creamy top notes soon give way to light yet complex fruity and herbal aromas; subtle, understated suggestions of fruity mincemeat, tinned pears, even heather honey. Deeper still, spicy scents of oak preview a soaring intensity on the palate. A drop of water increases the herbal note, while also introducing a familiar waxy hint.
OBAN 10 YEAR OLD
"SPECIAL RELEASE 2022"
A whisky that captures the essence of Scotland's rugged coastline and the age-old mastery of distillation. With a striking balance of maritime notes, delicate fruitiness, and a gentle smoky warmth, this special release is a delightful expression of Oban's unique character.
TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
Pale, ethereal gold.
BODY
Medium.
PALATE
The texture is soft and creamy-smooth, while the taste shines brightly with wine-fruit notes that carry hints of sweet violet and spiced plum. The fruit is balanced by a lively spiciness first met as saltiness mid- palate, then in a blazing dash of chili pepper. A little water softens the taste, taming the spiciness without altering the balance overall.
FINISH
Quite long and surprisingly peppery, leaving a smooth memory of chili pepper in the maritime aftertaste.
NOSE
Gentle in feel, with no prickle. The top notes are faint at first yet grow easier to make out, studded with maritime hints of salt crystal, edible seaweed, and ozone-fresh sea air. As the senses adjust a very faint smokiness appears, infused with mere suggestions of lint and light olive oil, and a light note of lemon citrus fruit.
THE SINGLETON OF GLEN ORD
"SPECIAL RELEASE 2022"
Chasing the river’s edge beside The Singleton of Glen Ord, the story of singular enchantment carries weight. The only remaining Single Malt distillery on the Black Isle, this whisky’s magic lies in its decadently layered flavours.
TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
Deep, lustrous amber.
BODY
Medium to full.
PALATE
An ultra-smooth, mouth-filling texture prefaces a lively, intense taste; barley-sugar sweet, with a pinch of salt. That sweetness becomes pleasantly tart, with suggestions of gooseberry and crisp grape. At reduced strength, it is not as tart, but still spicy; the sweetness is highlighted yet the appetising spicy heat remains.
FINISH
Lengthy and palate-drying, as pepper-heat lingers in a last kiss of silken spice. With water sweeter, now with a trace of fondant in the aftertaste.
NOSE
Dry overall, the gentle nose gives a vinous first impression, backed by spicy, woody notes of oak shavings and beech. Alluring aromas of tart red berry fruit and creamy vanilla spread among them, and a hint of wax appears in the development. A little water softens the nose and relaxes the aroma, without great alteration.