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Ben Nevis 17-year-old
It’s always a treat when a new Nevis appears. Never a dull moment with Hector McDram…
The nose has butter candy, ripe fruits (apple, peach, banana), lemon sherbets, fior di latte ice cream, shoe polish and soot. The palate is fab, and very Ben Nevis – fruity, funky, oily and mineralic. I find orange, plum, honeycomb and beeswax, chalk, chartreuse and spearmint. The development feels super-precise and surprisingly coastal, with green lemons, liquorice and salt.
I’ve bottled a few Ben Nevises now, and they’ve all been quite different. This one’s certainly the most fruity and elegant of the bunch, and while the low-ish cask strength makes it an easy dram, it’s full of nuance and interest.
This bourbon barrel produced 285 bottles at a cask strength of 48.8% and they are available for £95 each.
Peallach 8-year-old
This is heavily-peated single malt from Tobermory. Basically Ledaig under a different name, and fully-matured in a rioja cask.
Think of this as the boisterous younger sibling of the refined and elegant 18yo Ledaig to be found below!
The nose has ashes and smouldering tarmac, buttery pain aux raisins, bandages, salt and vinegar crisps, seawater, orange peel with toasted black spices (peppercorns, liquorice, cloves) in the background. The palate is big, oily and really smoky – with charred lemons, dried Williams pears, morello cherries, black cardomom and black treacle. The finish is fantastically salty, ashy and very, very long.
A little water makes everything softer and cleaner, with citrus, smoke and brine. Pure elemental Ledaig in other words.
This rioja barrique produced 293 bottles at a cask strength of 58.2% and they are available for £65 each.
Speyside 17-year-old
This is undisclosed single malt from a well-known family-owned distillery *taps side of nose*. Super-darkly sherried and perfect for the season!
The nose has chocolate ganache, walnut cake, chestnuts roasting over coals, old metal toolboxes, oranges, rum and a drop of Worcestershire sauce. The palate is huge – with Dundee cake, ristretto, parsley oil, black cherry, treacle toffee and chocolate orange.
A little dilution makes the whisky surprisingly clean and fruity, with apple pie, orange oil, toffee pennies, hazelnuts and menthol popping up.
This oloroso hogshead produced 321 bottles at a cask strength of 55.8% and they are available for £75 each.
Ledaig 18-year-old
Ledaig is one of my all-time favourites, and I’m delighted to have another one to offer!
The nose has tarry peat smoke, vats of sea water, black treacle, barbecued lemons, BBQ sauce, waxed jackets and smoked almonds. The palate feels weighty and lively at the same time – salty and peaty, with lemon and lime syrup, shellfish stock, miso caramel, Fisherman’s Friends and langoustines on the barby. The finish is long, clean and very coastal.
These noughties Ledaig batches are just impeccable spirit, and here it’s been matured for a decent time in a cask that’s done nothing more than add a thread of sweetness and allow some complexity to develop.
This bourbon hogshead produced only 239 bottles at a cask strength of 56.3% and they are available for £145 each.
Jura 15-year-old
I must admit to being a bit of a Jura-sceptic, but this one won me over!
The nose is waxy and oily, with custard creams, sea air, a little smoky grist, weissbier, mango chutney and orange boiled sweets. The palate is sweet, citrussy and oily, with spiced orange, herbs, rye and a touch of eucalyptus. The finish is really salty, with sweet citrus and Ricola sweets lingering.
There’s masses of character here, with a real maritime feeling, but packed into a dram that feels easy-going and fun.
This bourbon barrel produced only 201 bottles at a cask strength of 52.8% and they are available for £82.50 each.
Knockdhu 18-year-old
A rare treat: well-aged peated Knockdhu!
The nose has nectarine, tinned mandarin segments, custard creams, and honey granola, backed up by smouldering charcoal, tinctures, and an elusively savoury smoke. The palate is sweet, creamy and really quite peaty, with malted vanilla shake, lemon meringue pie and big clouds of peat smoke. The finish is long and chewy, with touches of herbs, liquorice, honey, and medicinal notes.
This is fabulous stuff – very much in the same vein as things in the Ledaig or Laphroaig area, but with its own distinct smoky/creamy thing going on.
This hogshead produced only 179 bottles at a cask strength of 58.9% and they are available for £115 each. Last one.
Mannochmore 16-year-old
After bottling a couple of excellent ex-bourbon Mannochmores it feels like time for one fully matured in oloroso!
The nose is proper old-school sherry, with leather jacket, golden syrup, black cherry, armagnac prunes, rose petals and coal tar. The palate is thick and creamy, with cherry cola, nutmeg, hazelnut and orange cake, sultanas, liquorice and stem ginger.
Lovely deep sherried goodness here, with the distillery character shining through, and the dark fruits a particular delight.
This first-fill oloroso butt produced 424 bottles at a cask strength of 54.7% and they are available for £105 each.
Highland 18-year-old
This is a mystery peated Highland single malt, rumoured to be from a rather well-known distillery…
The nose has a complex aromatic fruitiness (orange, fig leaf, mango, Juicy Fruit) with savoury smoke (soy sauce, liquorice and sage, BBQ) drifting beneath. The palate is sweet, lightly syrupy in texture, and smokier than the nose, with papaya, lemon, salty green olives, black treacle bacon and a lingering and slightly medicinal peat smoke.
It’s the balance of a rather lush fruitiness with a sweet/savoury smoke that really makes this one. It made me think of old Caol Ila and Laphroaig at points, which can’t be a bad thing!
This refill barrel produced 267 bottles at a cask strength of 54.0% and they are available for £120 each. Last few.
TDL Trinidad Rum 13-year-old
This is a particularly fruity single cask Trinidad rum!
The nose has peaches, bananas, honeysuckle, guava and pineapple jam, with some rather funkier notes of green olives, liquorice comfits, petrol and dark chocolate in the background. The palate has huge mangos and grapefruits, liquorice and peppermint oil. The finish is wonderfully chunky, with marmalade, mango jam, herbal pastilles, tar and dark chocolate.
This is exuberantly fruity, but with a hint of herbal bitterness that keeps it feeling like a “grown-up” treat. (Angostura Bitters are made at the same distillery, coincidentally.) It’s also incredibly easy to drink at full strength – be careful!
This rum was aged for ten years in the tropics, and the rest in the UK. The barrel produced 275 bottles at a cask strength of 64.2% and they are available for £65 each.
Epris 11-year-old
A joint bottling of Brazilian Rum with Hop/Scotch Liverpool! This is a cask that we stumbled across and decided we had to have.
The nose has pineapple tarte tatin, banana and custard, then herbal liqueurs and cough candy. The palate has lime, peach, demarara sugar, a light tarriness and all the herbs from the nose. The finish has juicy red cherry fruits and pandan leaf. It’s the unusual herbal/fruity balance that really stands out with this one – it’s easy drinking without being even slightly boring.
This rum was matured for six years in amburana wood in Brazil, and the remainder in ex-bourbon in Europe. 80% cane juice and 20% molasses. The cask produced 265 bottles at 53.6% and they are available for £59.50 each. Last few.
Glentauchers 14-year-old
The first of two very different sherry-matured Glentauchers for you!
This one noses as very “yellow”, with brioche, good panettone, soft marzipan, peaches and yellow plums. The palate has honey, crème pât, stone fruits, yellow flowers, and a malty development with flapjacks, chocolate brownie, and golden sultanas in the aftertaste.
Very elegant and cakey, with the refill sherry adding a gentle richness to the underlying fruity spirit.
This refill sherry butt produced 610 bottles at a cask strength of 61.1% and they are available for £79.50 each.
Orkney 19-year-old
A lovely cask from the Orkney distillery that isn’t Scapa for you! The nose is beautifully soft, coastal and lightly honeyed, with lime leaves, tangerine, banana and a little thread of smoke and brine. The palate has sea water, butterscotch, candied lemon and eucalyptus, with a clean, citrussy finish with traces of smoke and honeydew melon.
A great example of the make, possessing a sort of crystal-clear purity that almost makes it feel like it’s doing you some good!
This ex-bourbon hogshead produced 324 bottles at a cask strength of 54.3% and they are available for £115 each.
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Matt Ellis April 4, 2021
Hi,
Do you ship to the U.S.? I’d love to get a hold of some. Thanks!
admin April 5, 2021 — Post Author
Hi Matt. I can’t send to the US directly I’m afraid, but some of my stockists (Whiskybase, Tyndrum, Nickolls & Perks, Milroy’s) should be able to ship to you.
Rick June 24, 2021
I have just bought and tried the Cataibh 10-year-old here in Hong Kong. What a fantastic whisky this is (Clynelish) immediately impressed with the initial power and flavour and adding a few drops of water made this explode with aroma and hidden flavours. Right up there as one of my favorite expressions.