This limited-edition release has been matured in air dried Virgin Oak barrels. This results in sweet vanilla fudge aromas with toasted cereal and citrus blossom. Smooth yet peppery notes follow, with vanilla, fresh peppermint and oak flavours. Subtle smoke lingers on the finish.
This is a limited edition release so when it’s gone, it’s gone!
The seventh release in The Macallan Archival Series explores one of our legendary advertising campaigns from 1986, ‘The Boffins Baffled’, which tells the story of a party of scientists who were left positively baffled when asked why The Macallan was so special.
Colheita (Col-yate-a) means “harvest”, referring to the exclusive use of grapes from a single crop to create a vintage port.
The singular blend of The Lakes Single Malt and select grain and malt Scotch whiskies from the Highlands, Speyside and Islay is then finished in rare Colheita casks to create this rich and warming expression of The One.
Peach cobbler, fresh apricot, and a whiff of autumnal smoke on the nose lead to a palate of ripe plums, vanilla custard and warming cinnamon with a rich and comforting finish.
Non-chill filtered for a richer mouthfeel and fuller flavour, with only the natural colours derived from our oak casks in every bottle.
Enjoy as you please. Sip neat, or add a few drops of water to open up the flavour profile.
The Benromach Peat Smoke Sherry Cask is only ever produced in very limited batches, using the finest Scottish malted with high levels of peat smoke at 57ppm. The whisky is aged for eight years in oak casks, including a mouth watering finish in first-fill Sherry hogshead casks.
Nose: Sweet vanilla bean and stewed fruits
Palate: Zesty citrus peel and lush summer berry flavours
Finish: Peat smoke and hints of spicy ginger
Creating a complex whisky with the perfect balance of jammy sweetness and peat. A sweet, smoky symphony of burnt toffee, stewed berries and maritime smoke. The influence of PX Sherry Casks bring a rich, fruity sweetness, as well as structure and depth to this smoky Islay malt.”
Taste: The influence of PX Sherry Casks brings a rich. fruity sweetness and added structure to this smoky Islay malt. Expect notes of bonfire, rum and raisin and marmalade.
Iris reveals the world in a different light, where everything is turned up to the max. This dram is intensely fruity and floral at comes in at a lovely 56%. It’s bursting with crisp red apple and juicy pear with a fragrant honeysuckle counter melody. Trust us, this is not a dram you will want to miss out on!
This extremely limited edition Glaswegin has been rested in a reposado tequila cask for a complex, earthy gin like no other. Delicately balanced to allow both spirits to shine, light juniper and citrus top notes lead to deep, sultry spice aromas.
Tasting Notes
Cracked black pepper, sandalwood, nutmeg and fennel lead to a herbaceous finish of pine, dill and coriander.
Serve
Serve with equal parts gin to tonic and a slice of lime.
Only 250 bottles have been made available.
This extra special Single Cask edition of King’s Inch Single Malt Whisky marks the brand’s first anniversary since launch.
Their King’s Inch Sherry Edition has spent 7 years maturing in a single Oloroso Sherry Butt. Only 586 bottles were produced. Bottled at high alcohol strength (58%) and presented without colouring or chill-filtration.
– Distilled Oct 2015
– Bottled Nov 2022
– Just 586 bottles available from a single Sherry Butt (ex-Oloroso)
– Cask Number 53
– Bottled at high alcohol strength – 58% ABV
– No colouring or chill filtration
– Hand numbered bottle and box label
Tasting Notes:
Anticipate macerated dark fruits with cream on the nose and warm wintery spices with crunchy Demerara sugar on the palate. A long finish carries the same rich sweetness.
King’s Inch Glasgow Single Malt Whisky has been painstakingly distilled for an exceptionally characterful and smooth Lowland Single Malt.
Named after the old imperial measurement of an inch, and a forgotten island in the Clyde, their first bottling is an approachable contemporary single malt with exceptional character.
Distilled with West-Coast malt, innovative distillation methods and water drawn from Loch Katrine – it has spent just the right amount of time in hand-selected Bourbon and Oloroso casks before making its way in the world.
Bottled at 46% ABV and non-chill filtered, it is a whisky of exceptional length and character.
Nose: Fresh green apple, softening to verdant barley, sweet vanilla and caramelised sugar.
Palate: On a first taste, subtle citrus, green apple and hints of pineapple are quickly joined by rich espresso coffee, molasses and notes of chocolate powder.
Finish: Long and warming, with rich buttered toffee, black pepper and sweet spice notes of clove, cinnamon and ginger.
Awards:
IWSC Gold 95 points, 2022
London Spirits Competition, Gold 2022
London Spirits Competition, Best in Show 2022
San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Gold 2022
The original Whiskymaker’s Project, Elements is a library of whisky learning.
Offering a rare glimpse into the mind of a whiskymaker as they set out to create a new single malt whisky, this project originates before The Lakes ever released a single malt.
Remarkably rare and individually numbered, this collection of whisky is the result of a forensic examination of what a sherry cask could be. One of only 1,368 whisky libraries, it explores the flavour, aroma and texture derived from different sherry-seasoned oak casks, presenting a snapshot in time of seven different types of sherry wine: Fino, Manzanillia, Amontadillo, Palo Cortado, Cream, PX and Oloroso.
From dozens of casks and specifications used in the original project, seven core elements were identified for Elements, whereby all parameters remained identical; the oak type (American Oak), cask size (500-litre butts), maturing spirit, warehousing conditions and ABV (54%).
The result? Each Element isn’t a one-off, a special release, or an intriguing diversion from the main business, but one of the infinite fundamental building blocks that make up the Lakes’ maturation philosophy. It offers a whisky enthusiast the rare opportunity to experience, with the aid of a reference library, the specific characters, aroma, texture and flavour that each element has to play when used as a blending component in the creation of a sherry-led single malt whisky.
Each set contains:
The fourth and final in an annual series of limited edition bottlings, the ‘Ploughing Edition’ reflects the season of Winter on the farm, when Lochlea start to plough the fields in preparation for sowing the barley seed in Spring. This is the first smoky whisky that Lochlea’s Production Director John Campbell has created outside of Laphroaig!
Lochlea have created a warming, smoky version of their signature whisky by using a combination of ex-Islay barrels and peated quarter casks and have chosen an icy blue label to reflect the bitterly cold and frosty Aryshire winters.
Cotswolds Founder’s Choice Single Malt Whisky is their first cask strength release, made with 100% locally grown, floor-malted barley and aged exclusively in their founder Dan’s favourite casks: shaved, toasted and re-charred American oak red wine barriques. These uniquely active casks give a rich and intense maturation to our fruity new make spirit, offering toffee, oak and red fruits, and a beautiful, deep colour.
NOSE: Dry hay and cut wood, with dark chocolate and dried figs, and plums in sweet syrup.
PALATE: Warming cereal and toast notes, with lots of fresh red fruits and butterscotch.
FINISH: Hints of spicy oak, lots of dried fruit and a lingering nutty, dry note.
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