Clachaig Whisky and Scottish Spirits Menu A Whisky for every day of the year and then some. Page 1 Whisky Regions of Scotland Highlands Whisky Region The Highlands is by far the largest of all the whisky producing regions and offers you the greatest variations of style. You will find some of the best known distilleries in this region. On the mainland in the Western Highlands there are only a few distilleries. The malts from these West Highland distilleries are much less peaty than the malts which are found in the Islay region, although you can detect a slight whiff of smokiness. If there was a common character shared by West Highland whiskies it is they tend to have a sweet start and dryish finish. The character of the far North Highland malts are greatly influenced by the local soil and the coastal location of the distilleries. They tend to be light bodied whiskies with a spicy character and a dryish finish, sometimes with a trace of saltiness. Malt whiskies from the Central, Southern and Eastern Highlands are quite a mixed bunch. They are generally fruity and sweet but not as sweet as the malts found in Speyside. They are lighter bodied and sweet and just like other Highland malts they tend to have a dry finish. Speyside Whisky Region Speyside is not officially a whisky region but it is generally accepted as a subdivision of the Highlands Region. Over half of all Scotland's distilleries are located in Speyside. Speyside malts are typically the sweetest of all Scotch Whisky Malts and many of the most popular single malts are produced in Speyside. The huge selection of Speyside malts offer a variety of strengths and can generally be broken down into two categories, the heavy, rich sherry flavoured malts and the more complex light floral flavoured malts. Speyside malts are essentially sweet whiskies, although some can have a little peaty character with just a slight whiff of smoke. The list of malts produced in this region of Scotland is pretty overwhelming, but some of the better known names include Glenfiddich, The MacAllan, Balvenie, Glenlivet, Glenfarclas, Glen Moray and Aberlour. Islands Whisky Region Like Speyside the Islands are not officially a whisky region, the Islands is another subdivision of the Highlands Region. The Islands are a geographical region rather than a characteristic one. The Islands region includes all of the whisky producing Isles of Scotland namely Mull, Skye, Orkney, Arran, Jura and Lewis. The Isle of Islay is considered a region on its own. Due to the location of the Islands distilleries their whiskies tend to have a coastal feel to them. They are slightly peatier in character than most highland malts but not to the extent of peatiness that you will find in Islay malts. The peatiness is generally softer and sweeter than there stronger cousins from Islay.
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Clachaig Whisky and Scottish Spirits Menu
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Whisky Regions of Scotland
Highlands Whisky Region The Highlands is by far the largest of all the whisky producing regions and offers
you the greatest variations of style. You will find some of the best known distilleries
in this region.
On the mainland in the Western Highlands there are only a few distilleries. The
malts from these West Highland distilleries are much less peaty than the malts which
are found in the Islay region, although you can detect a slight whiff of smokiness. If
there was a common character shared by West Highland whiskies it is they tend to
have a sweet start and dryish finish.
The character of the far North Highland malts are greatly influenced by the local soil
and the coastal location of the distilleries. They tend to be light bodied whiskies with
a spicy character and a dryish finish, sometimes with a trace of saltiness.
Malt whiskies from the Central, Southern and Eastern Highlands are quite a mixed
bunch. They are generally fruity and sweet but not as sweet as the malts found in
Speyside. They are lighter bodied and sweet and just like other Highland malts they
tend to have a dry finish.
Speyside Whisky Region
Speyside is not officially a whisky region but it is generally accepted as a subdivision
of the Highlands Region. Over half of all Scotland's distilleries are located in
Speyside. Speyside malts are typically the sweetest of all Scotch Whisky Malts and
many of the most popular single malts are produced in Speyside.
The huge selection of Speyside malts offer a variety of strengths and can generally
be broken down into two categories, the heavy, rich sherry flavoured malts and the
more complex light floral flavoured malts. Speyside malts are essentially sweet
whiskies, although some can have a little peaty character with just a slight whiff of
smoke.
The list of malts produced in this region of Scotland is pretty overwhelming, but
some of the better known names include Glenfiddich, The MacAllan, Balvenie,
Glenlivet, Glenfarclas, Glen Moray and Aberlour.
Islands Whisky Region
Like Speyside the Islands are not officially a whisky region, the Islands is another subdivision of the Highlands Region. The Islands are a geographical region rather than a characteristic one. The Islands region includes all of the whisky producing Isles of Scotland namely Mull, Skye, Orkney, Arran, Jura and Lewis. The Isle of Islay is considered a region on its own. Due to the location of the Islands distilleries their whiskies tend to have a coastal feel to them. They are slightly peatier in character than most highland malts but not to the extent of peatiness that you will find in Islay malts. The peatiness is generally softer and sweeter than there stronger cousins from Islay.
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Islay Whisky Region There are eight distilleries on the island of Islay (pronounced Eye-luh). Islay is located in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island is often lashed by sea winds and rain, these elements certainly have a say in the whisky produced there. Islay’s surface is very flat and consists largely of peat, which has a huge influence on the flavour of the whiskies produced here. Islay whiskies are the strongest flavoured of all Scotch whiskies and tend to be dry and peaty. They are renowned for their strong peaty smokiness which comes from the peat fuel which they use for malting the barley. The character of Islay malt whiskies are very often described as being very smoky and medicinal, salty and sea weedy with a dry finish and sometimes with quite a bite. The smoky flavour of Islay malts can be an acquired taste, but if you have a taste for a smoky dry malt then Islay malts are the malts for you.
Lowlands Whisky Region
The Lowland region lies South of an imaginary line that runs from Greenock on the West coast of Scotland to Dundee in the East. Most of the Lowland malts produced in this region end up in blends, but there are a still a few single malts available to try from this region. Malts from this region are light in colour and have quite a dry finish. The dryness comes from the malt itself, not from peat as Lowland malts tend to be produced with unpeated malt. You may also find a certain sweet fruitiness to the flavour. Lowland malts are regarded as an excellent aperitif. Generally speaking, Lowland region whiskies are mellower than whiskies from the neighbouring Highlands, and are very much appreciated by those new to malt Whisky and experienced malt drinkers alike.
Campbeltown Whisky Region
Campbeltown lies towards the end of the Mull of Kintyre peninsula on
the West Coast of Scotland. Today there are only three distilleries
producing whisky here, but in days gone by there were over 30 distilleries
here.
The Campbeltown single malts are very distinctive, tending to be full
bodied, renowned for their depth of flavour and also for their slightly
salty finish. With peat adding a hint of flavour similar to that found in an
Islay malt.
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Index Campbeltown
❖ Glen Gyle – Page 5
❖ Glen Scotia – Page 5
❖ Springbank – Page 5
❖ Hazelburn – Page 5
❖ Longrow – Page 5
Highland
❖ Aberfeldy – Page 6
❖ anCnoc – Page 6
❖ Ardmore – Page 6
❖ As We Get It – Page 6
❖ Balblair – Page 6
❖ Ben Nevis – Page 7
❖ Blair Athol – Page 7
❖ Clynelish – Page 7
❖ Dalmore – Page 7
❖ Dalwhinnie – Page 7
❖ Deanston – Page 7
❖ Edradour – Page 7
❖ Fettercairn – Page 8
❖ Glencadam – Page 8
❖ Glen Dronach – Page 8
❖ Glen Garioch – Page 8
❖ Glenglassaugh – Page 8-9
❖ Glen Goyne – Page 9
❖ Glen Lochy – Page 9
❖ Glenmorangie – Page 9
❖ Glenturret – Page 9
❖ Loch Lomond – Page 10
❖ Inchmoan – Page 10
❖ Inchmurrin – Page 10
❖ MacDuff – Page 10
❖ The Deveron – Page 10
❖ Millburn – Page 10
❖ Oban – Page 10
❖ Old Pulteney – Page 10
❖ Royal Brackla – Page 10
❖ Royal Lochnagar – Page 11
❖ Stronachie – Page 11
❖ Teaninich – Page 11
❖ Tomatin – Page 11
❖ Cù Bòcan – Page 11
❖ Tullibardine – Page 11-12
❖ Wolfburn – Page 12
Island
❖ Secret Stills – Page 12
Isle of Arran
❖ Arran – Page 12
Isle of Islay
❖ Ardbeg – Page 13
❖ As We Get It – Page 13
❖ Bowmore – Page 13
❖ Bruichladdich – Pages 13-14
❖ Bunnahabhain – Page 14
❖ Caol Ila – Page 14-15
❖ Finlaggan – Page 15
❖ The Ileach – Page 15
❖ Kilchoman – Page 15
❖ Lagavulin – Page 15
❖ Laphroaig – Page 16
❖ Smokehead – Page 16
Isle of Jura
❖ Jura – Page 16
Isle of Mull
❖ Tobermory – Page 17
❖ Ledaig – Page 17
Orkney Isles
❖ Highland Park – Page 17
❖ Scapa – Page 18
Isle of Raasay
❖ Raasay – Page 18
Isle of Skye
❖ Talisker – Page 18
Lowland
❖ Ailsa Bay – Page 19
❖ Auchentoshan – Page 19
❖ Bladnoch – Page 19
❖ Crabbie – Page 19
❖ Glenkinchie – Page 19
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Speyside
❖ Aberlour – Page 20
❖ Auchroisk – Page 20
❖ Aultmore – Page 20
❖ The Balvenie – Page 20
❖ Ben Riach – Page 20
❖ Benrinnes – Page 21
❖ Benromach – Page 21
❖ Braeval – Page 21
❖ Caperdonich – Page 21
❖ Cardhu – Page 22
❖ Coleburn – Page 22
❖ Cragganmore – Page 22
❖ Craigellachie – Page 22
❖ Dailuaine – Page 22
❖ Dallas Dhu – Page 22
❖ Dufftown – Page 22
❖ Glenallachie – Page 23
❖ Glenburgie – Page 23
❖ Glendullan – Page 23
❖ Glen Elgin – Page 23
❖ Glenfarclas – Page 23
❖ Glenfiddich – Page 23
❖ Glen Grant – Page 24
❖ Glen Keith – Page 24
❖ Glenlivet – Page 24
❖ Glenlossie – Page 24
❖ Glen Moray – Page 24
❖ Glenrothes – Page 25
❖ Glen Spey – Page 25
❖ Glentauchers – Page 25
❖ Inchgower – Page 25
❖ Knockando – Page 25
❖ Linkwood – Page 25
❖ Longmorn – Page 26
❖ MacAllan – Page 26
❖ MacPhails – Page 26
❖ Mannochmore – Page 26
❖ Miltonduff – Page 26
❖ Mortlach – Page 26
❖ Mosstowie – Page 26
❖ Muckle Flugga – Page 26
❖ Pittyvaich – Page 27
❖ Speyburn – Page 27
❖ Speyside – Page 27
❖ Spey – Page 27
❖ Cú Dhub – Page 27
❖ Spey Tenne – Page 27
❖ Strathisla – Page 27
❖ Strathmill – Page 27
❖ Tamdhu – Page 27
❖ Tamnavulin – Page 27
❖ Tomintoul – Page 28
❖ Tormore – Page 28
Blended Malts – Page 29
❖ Ben Nevis
❖ Glencoe
❖ MacKinlay & Co. Rare Old Highland
❖ Monkey Shoulder
❖ Peat Reekers
❖ Poit Dhubh
❖ Scallywag
❖ Sheep Dip
❖ Te Bheag
Single Grain – Page 29
❖ Cameron Brig
Blended Grain – Page 29
❖ Compass Box
Scottish Gins – Page 30 - 37
Scottish Vodkas – Page 38
Scottish Rum – Page 39
Scottish Liqueurs & Other Spirits – Page 40
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Campbeltown Glen Gyle ❖ Kilkerran 12 - Initially fruity with citrus notes and orange peel, after this:
vanilla, butterscotch, honeycomb and digestive biscuits.
❖ Kilkerran Heavily Peated - Orchard fruits with a citrus hint developing. Green olive, biscuit dough and cinnamon sweeties.
❖ Glen Scotia 18 - Lemon curd and marmalade. Gingerbread, Manuka honey, peach nectar and caramel.
❖ Glen Scotia 1992 - Dried herbs, tannic oak and cereal sweetness.
❖ Glen Scotia 2006 57.9% - Heavy vanilla notes take the lead, followed by red berries and cinnamon.
❖ Glen Scotia Double Cask - Powerful, oily with a touch herbs.
❖ Glen Scotia Ruby Port - Sea spray, some rich redcurrants and brambles. Sweet with some salty aspects, a lingering spicy smoke.
❖ Glen Scotia Rum Cask - Finished in Guyana rum casks for eight months bringing a melted brown sugar character which balances wonderfully with the smoky peat and citrus fruits.
❖ Glen Scotia Victoriana - Crème brûlée notes leading to generous caramelised fruits and finally polished oak.
Springbank ❖ Hazelburn 10 - A lovely and rich whisky with vanilla and honey flavours,
liquorice follows with a refreshing zestiness.
❖ Longrow 10 100% - Marmalade, orange peel, hints of cut flowers and a vague iodine note.
❖ Glen Garioch 1797 Founders Reserve - Chocolate lime sweets and brandy butter, allspice and cured ham.
Glenglassaugh ❖ Glenglassaugh Evolution - White peppery oak, crisp green apple. Salted
caramel and ripe banana.
❖ Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic - Apple and caramel notes developing into massive waves of vanilla.
❖ Glenglassaugh Octaves Peated - Smoke begins to come to the fore on the palate, though the sherried sweetness balances it well.
❖ Glenglassaugh Revival - Sweet, rounded and creamy. Oranges, plums, cherry and walnuts and chocolate.
❖ Glenglassaugh Torfa Heavily Peated - Sweet peat smoke engulfs candied peel over melon, pineapple and roasted red apples.
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❖ Glenglassaugh The Spirit Drink That Dare Not Speak its Name - This is Glenglassaugh’s malt spirit after six months of ageing in ex-wine casks. A great little experiment.
Glengoyne ❖ Glengoyne 10 - Slightly herbal, big bourbon influence. White milk bottle
sweets, more creamy than fruity.
❖ Glengoyne 12 - Over-ripe grapes, honeyed with hints of vanilla, coconut milk and oak spice. Light touches of chocolate ice-cream.
❖ Glengoyne 15 - Oily, rich palate entry with notes of toffee popcorn, salted butter and hints of ground walnuts. Allspice and lemon rinds.
❖ Glengoyne 18 - Creamy custard and dried peels. Allspice, Manuka honey and hints of butterscotch.
❖ Arran Amarone Cask Finish - Notes of dark plum wrestle with bitter-sweet apricots and a hint of cinnamon.
❖ Arran Côte-Rôtie - Bucketful’s of dark chocolate balanced by a dash of citrus, with lots of dried fruit alongside fresh fig and plum, with a hint of charred oak.
❖ Arran Loch Ranza - Beautifully balanced citrus fruit and light vanilla sweetness with a burst of apple and delicate marine notes.
❖ Arran Marsala - Very dry spice from cloves and nutmeg fizzes through chocolate-y hazelnut, bitter orange and grapefruit and a touch of toasted oak.
❖ Arran Port Cask Finish - Layered fruits and spice combine, with cinnamon baked apple wrestling with raisin and plum pudding.
❖ Arran 2009 - Sweet and creamy with banana, lime, and toasted cereal flavours.
❖ Arran 1996 - Sweet and creamy, with notes of vanilla and rhubarb.
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Isle of Islay
Ardbeg ❖ Ardbeg 10 - Sweet vanilla counterbalanced with lemon and lime followed by
that surging Ardbeg smoke that we all know and love.
❖ Ardbeg An Oa - Notes of cigars and golden syrup flapjacks with sweet
black tea on the tail and hints of chocolate limes.
❖ Ledaig 1999 - A creamy note of vanilla and butterscotch arrives first. Notes of clove and smoky peat.
❖ Ledaig 2000 - Black cracked pepper with grapefruit, banana, and toasted oat flavours.
❖ Ledaig Private Collection 2005 - Juicy blueberries and smoked meat. Salted caramel, ham, and a touch of tart gooseberry.
❖ Tobermory 10 - Smoke and black pepper notes rise gently with a touch of dried fruit and peels.
❖ Tobermory 12 - Rounded malt notes once again, now a touch oily. Still packs a hearty helping of stone fruit sweetness.
Orkney Isles
Highland Park ❖ Highland Park 8 - A creamy dram, rich with red apples, nuts and a whiff
of smoke.
❖ Highland Park 12 - Rather full with a pleasant subtlety to the depths. Lurking somewhere in the substratum a grilled orange lies.
❖ Highland Park 17 The Dark - Plump raisins and roasted coffee beans, with light wisps of heather-y smoke appearing later on.
❖ Highland Park 18 - Creamy and full with fruit conserves and espresso. A creaminess with cinnamon and allspice.
❖ Highland Park 21 - Well-structured sweetness; aniseed balls and muscovado sugar with some smoke and apple crumble.
❖ Highland Park Dark Origins - Sweet, fragrant peat emerges with nutty melted milk chocolate and a little orange.
❖ Highland Park 1988 - Peppery initially with sweet strawberry and raspberry flavours. Creamy in texture with a milk chocolate edge.
❖ Highland Park 2007 58.8% - A peppery palate with pineapple, banana and mango. Smooth with bonfire embers.
❖ Highland Park Valknut - Toasted barley and fennel seed, with a kick of cinnamon underneath.
❖ Highland Park Valkyrie - Plump dried fruits are complimented by vanilla, dried apple and waves of smoke and wood spice.
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Scapa
❖ Scapa 2005 - Juicy mango and clementine, a prickle of black pepper spice,
barrel char.
❖ Scapa Glansa - Peach and ripe flavours, creamy caramel toffee and vanilla
balanced perfectly with soft smoke.
❖ Scapa Skiren - Continued honey warmth and richness. Sparks of juicy pear
and lemon peel. Touches of oak develop further on, bringing some
balancing spice.
Isle of Raasay
Raasay ❖ While We Wait - Peat smoke and spice, this is balanced with the dry fruit
from the Tuscan red wine casks
Isle of Skye
Talisker ❖ Talisker 10 - Full bodied with huge plumes of smoke and volcanic, peppery
peat. Intense.
❖ Talisker 57 Degrees North - Notes of sour citrus develop with rich peat smoke. Creamy Manuka honey and lemon juice.
❖ Talisker Distillers Edition - The balance of sweetness and smoke tips in favour of dark chocolate, vanilla and intense fruit (though the coastal qualities Talisker is known for still impress).
❖ Talisker Port Ruighe - Chilli and a little chocolate orange. Increasingly smoky - much smokier than the nose suggests.
❖ Talisker Skye - Honeyed toasted oak, sappy wood, only a little pepper and smoke, apple turnovers and hints of lemon and lime Opal Fruits. Fennel seeds.
❖ Talisker Storm - Thick and mouth-coating with wood smoke, brine, some tin and chilli heat too.
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Lowland Ailsa Bay
❖ Ailsa Bay - Custard and phenolic ash with cinnamon. Becomes chalky and
cereal driven with golden syrup.
Auchentoshan
❖ Auchentoshan 12 - Cereals, exotic fruits. Tannins, a little sweet barley,
vanilla.
❖ Auchentoshan American Oak - Bounty bars, more citrus peels and peaches. A little bit buttery, with golden barley and oak spice.
❖ Auchentoshan 14 Coopers Reserve - Raisins, figs and juicy orange. Well balanced with thick vanilla, nuts and a hint of oak.
❖ Auchentoshan Three Wood - Liqueur cherries in dark chocolate with ripe dark forest fruits.
Bladnoch ❖ Bladnoch 1993 - Black cracked pepper initially with peach and kiwi
flavours. A sweet fudge edge lingers.
❖ Bladnoch 10 - Orange and chocolate chip cookie, with hints of clove and pepper underneath.
❖ Bladnoch 15 Adela - Sherry flavours with some dark chocolate, coffee and dried black fruit and a hint of liquorice and pepper.
❖ Bladnoch Pure Scot Blended - Raisin, date, and gingersnaps, with an ample malt presence and very slight peat.
❖ Bladnoch Samsara - A sweet winey start, then drying slightly before more plums and vanilla flavours.
Crabbie ❖ Crabbie 8 - Buttered scones, waxy orange peel and a touch of cassia.
❖ Crabbie 12 - A fabulous butter-sweet balance, followed by a touch of sweet honey and notes of grilled orange and green tea.
❖ Crabbie Yardhead - Mint leaf, toffee apple, white grape, slightly toasty.
Glenkinchie ❖ Glenkinchie 12 - Very fruity with notes of Madeira and sweet stewed fruits.
A hint of calvados and tannic oak lining the mouth.
❖ Glenkinchie Distillers Edition Amontillado Cask - A gamut of gorgeous, spicy aromas and a depth of dark fruit on the palate.
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Speyside Aberlour
❖ Aberlour 10 - Spicy rich fruitcake, toffee notes and a creamy malty-feel.
❖ Aberlour 12 Double Cask - A fine sherried character, balanced with rich chocolate, toffee, cinnamon and ginger spiciness.
❖ Aberlour 16 Double Cask - A smooth blend of floral and spicy flavours, paired with a sweet plum fruitiness and gentle oakiness.
❖ Aberlour A’Bunadh - Orange, black cherries, dried fruit and ginger, spiked with dark bitter chocolate.
Auchroisk ❖ Auchroisk 10 - Light, with a playful zestiness. Crème anglaise, cut grass and
delectable nuttiness creep in.
Aultmore ❖ Aultmore 12 - Plenty of vanilla, honey and citrus, with a touch of grassiness.
The Balvenie ❖ The Balvenie 12 Double Wood - Smooth and mellow with nutty
sweetness, cinnamon spiciness and a delicate layer of sherry.
❖ The Balvenie 12 The Sweet Toast of American Oak - Candied orange peel, vanilla toffee and butterscotch with layers of blossom honey.
❖ The Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask - Sweet vanilla forms a creamy palate with notes of apples and mangos with a hint of orange.
❖ The Balvenie 14 Peat Week - Citrus-led vanilla, peach and honey, with a gentle, almost floral peat smoke.
❖ The Balvenie 15 Single Sherry Cask - Big old-fashioned Sherry matured character, bread-like fruitcake, malt loaf and nutty.
❖ The Balvenie 16 Triple Cask - Delicate fruits play with toffee, oak tannin and mellow spice
❖ The Balvenie 17 Double Wood - Sweet with dried fruits, sherbet spice, toasted almonds and cinnamon.
❖ The Balvenie 21 Portwood - Surprisingly delicate. Red fruit, raisins, an edge of white grape and a very floral honey.
Ben Riach ❖ Ben Riach 10 Classic - Warm toasted oak spices, green apple and dried
apricots, ripening to hints of peach and soft banana.
❖ Ben Riach 10 Curiositas - At once sweet and heavily smoked. Peppery spice tingles, iodine, a warm nuttiness.
❖ Ben Riach 12 Sherry Wood - Fig, blackcurrant jam, apricot, slowly building Christmas spice and continued vanilla.
❖ Ben Riach Heart of Speyside - Rounded smoothness. Marmalade. Gentle smoke, earthy peat somewhere in the substrata.
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Benrinnes ❖ Benrinnes 15 - Rounded, good sweetness. A whiff of peat.
Benromach ❖ Benromach 10 - Barley, slightly herbal, a little fruit, grassy. Big on malt,
ground ginger.
❖ Benromach 10 100% proof - A rather big palate with dark fruits and smoky embers. Oak-y hints give it yet more character.
❖ Benromach 15 - Rich fruit cake with stewed plum, red apple skin and the sharp edge of kiwi fruit.
❖ Benromach 25 - Barley, a little vanilla sweetness and spice. Gentle tannins,
trace of smoke. Vanilla and toasted spice.
❖ Benromach 30 - Rich Christmas cake covered in marzipan and icing with a sprinkling of winter spice on top!
❖ Benromach 2008 57.9% - Cracked black pepper with juicy fresh strawberry and raspberry, hints of orange peel and milk chocolate combine with a delicate smoky edge.
❖ Benromach 2009 59.8% - Melted dark chocolate, orange peel, mint leaves and vanilla custard, veiled by a whisper of smoke.
❖ Cragganmore 2000 Distillers Edition - Initially sweet with some deep smoky undertones and a rather off-beat fruitiness.
Craigellachie ❖ Craigellachie 13 - Aromas of oozing toasted marshmallows, and baked
apples studded with cloves.
❖ Craigellachie 1997 - Chilli spice initially on the palate, raspberries and dark chocolate flavours develop.
Dailuaine ❖ Dailuaine 1998 - A full and sweet nose of pineapple and vanilla cream.
Spicy palate of chocolate truffles, tropical fruit and ginger.
❖ Dailuaine 2006 - Creamy yet spicy with cinnamon and apple flavours combining with juicy summer berries.
Dallas Dhu ❖ Dallas Dhu 1979 - Initially peppery with soft fruit influences, ripe bananas
and pears. Subtle hints of vanilla and white chocolate.
Dufftown ❖ Dufftown 2008 - Sweet and creamy with baked apple and cinnamon.
❖ Singleton of Dufftown 12 - Orange zest spiciness perks up a malty core of nuts, oak and toffee, hints of cut grass.
❖ Singleton of Dufftown 15 - Toffee apples and hints of honeycomb balanced by linseed oil and hints of the sea. Pears and digestive biscuits, then delicately spiced with notes of aniseed.
❖ Singleton of Dufftown Sunray - Grassy honey then dehydrated apple with cinnamon moving into strudel with some dark, syrupy blackcurrant.
❖ Singleton of Dufftown Tailfire - Crisp apple, red grape, raspberry and candied orange peel all jump out.
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Glenallachie ❖ Glenallachie 10 Cask Strength - Big nose of heather honey and toffee.
Vanilla, toffee with a layer of rosehip, marmalade.
❖ Glenallachie 12 - Stem ginger and sultana, oily barley and buttery vanilla.
❖ Glenallachie 14 Cask Strength - Creamy and sweet with nectar honey flavours intermingled with a subtle nuttiness and fruitiness.
Glenburgie ❖ Glenburgie 10 - Rich fruit with sweet, oaky notes, some pepperiness with
floral hints.
❖ Glen Burgie 20 Cask Strength - Aromas of soft red apples and sweet pears which are enhanced with enticing floral notes.
Glendullan ❖ Glendullan 2001 - Cracked black pepper with lime, ripe banana and orange
❖ MacKinlay & Co. Rare Old Highland - Orange syrup sings through with that gorgeous peated Dalmore.
❖ Monkey Shoulder - Very malty, creamy delivery with a suggestion of berry fruit. Juicy toasted barley, cloves and butterscotch. Manuka honey, hot-buttered-toast and dried apricot develop.
❖ Peat Reekers - Fresh wood shavings and dried apricots. Salty peat smoke, vanilla, milk chocolate. Spicy, smoky and warming with a creamy mouthfeel.
❖ Poit Dhubh 12 (pronounced 'potch ghoo') - Quite full-bodied, medium sweet and rich with a good backbone of peatiness.
❖ Scallywag 13 - The sweetness surprisingly retreats, revealing nutmeg and cereal. Vanilla comes in near the end. Cinnamon too.
❖ Sheep Dip - Fragrant with notes of the coast, tangy, malty, honey, toffee. Youthful. Rich, warming, malty.
❖ Té Bheag (pronounced 'chey vek') - Coffee and salt are very present
with a hint of peat and some sweeter notes of caramel in the background.