Archive for March, 2011

Mackinlay’s Shackleton Blend

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

• Special commemorative bottling of a truly unique blended whisky liquid.

• Faithful reproduction of the actual Mackinlay’s whisky taken on the ill-fated Shackleton Antarctic expedition to the South pole in 1907.

• Presented in a replica bottle and wooden case – just as Shackleton left it

 Full details here…

Arran Westie

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Third in the Icons of Arran series: The Westie

Full info here…

Kilchoman Spring 2011 Release

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Due end of March:

The ‘Spring 2011 Release’ of Kilchoman will be released 28th March.
This bottling is a vatting of 70% 3 year old in first fill bourbon barrels and 30% 4 year old in first fill bourbon barrels.
The 4 year old has been finished in oloroso sherry butts for five weeks.

Other Releases in 2011

100% Islay – from barley grown, malted, distilled, matured and bottled at the distillery.
A limited release will be available in June at 50%alc/vol

Sherry Cask Matured – 4.5 years old with full maturation in oloroso sherry butts.
A limited release will be available in September.

5 years old – matured in first and refill bourbon barrels.
A limited release will be available in November.

G&M Private Collection: “Glenlivet Decades”

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Companions to the Gordon & Macphail 1940 Glenlivet 70 years old.

Full info here…

Glenlivet 1940 70yo

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

The second bottling in G&M’s Generations range is a Glenlivet distilled in February 1940 and matured for 70 years in a first fill Sherry butt.

Expected to be available late March 2011 with a RRP £13000 for the 70cl and £3200 for the 20cl version. 

When we list it we will have Richard’s tasting notes from the launch.

More info here…

Ardbeg Alligator

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Due for retail release September 2011 as a new edition to their standard range. A Committee bottling is also expected prior to this presumably in different packaging as per previous releases.

Matured in heavily re-charred casks.

Glenmorangie Pride

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

A new extremely limited 1981 vintage Glenmorangie Pride in a 1 litre decanter due in April.

Matured for 18 years in bourbon cask then a further 10 years in an Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes cask.

RRP £2500.00