Balvenie Founders Reserve 1980sSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 75cl 40% One of the early Founder's Reserves from the late 1980s when Balvenie were still dabbling with brandy style presentation. An early example of mass market NAS whisky but also a terrific dram very much in the same style as the great Balvenie Classic which preceded it. Attributes Distillery Balvenie Series Founders Reserve Bottler Distillery Country Scotland Region Speyside Bottled Year

this Malts of Scotland Ardbeg 1991 20-year-old is a brilliant and rather unique snapshot of an all-too-shortlived era of style and character at this truly great distillery

handmade in oak by Scottish craftsman Sam Chinnery and hand-engraved by Sam’s father

This one is bottled at 56

On the nose

mouth-filling whisky that really evokes it's place of origin

Series Old Particular

thick spirit so this should be the perfect wood type to let the wonderful distillery characteristics sing

5% and non-chilled filtered to preserve maximum intensity of flavour

Cask Number 2859

Ardbeg Traigh Bhan is something of throwback to the glory days of Ardbeg 17-year-old

Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19-year-old appeared in 2019 as the distillery's first core range age statement whisky in almost two decades since Ardbeg 10-year-old launched in the year 2000

and this Benriach 10-year-old is a small batch of four ex-bourbon barrels filled in the first week of the new regime