Allocated & Rare Spirits

A nice golden colour and a whaft of smoke make for a promising whisky. In the mouth, this whisky is soft, oily, and gentle. No harshness whatsoever. It's friendly character is demonstrated by less smoke and more vinous characteristics.... Read More

"This Ardbeg Day bottling is named in tribute to World Cup host Brazil’s national colors: Auri (Gold) and Verdes (Green). Very restrained to start: grassy, sweet with vanilla pod, shoreline, and smoke wrapped in a woolen blanket.... Read More

Whisky Advocate 92 Points Bottled to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee. Woodsmoke on the nose, with coal fires, cedar, canned fruit cocktail, and mild antiseptic. Supple and sweet on the palate, with orchard... Read More

Wine Enthusiast 90 Points This limited-edition whisky—just over 12,000 bottles were produced—has more subtlety than the standard smoky brute Ardbeg. Honeyed and floral aromas dominate the nose, with just a whiff of peat following.... Read More

Something weird has been going down at the Distillery. The legendary purifier on the still – responsible for Ardbeg’s exalted balance – is nowhere to be seen. And this whisky – Ardbeg Heavy Vapours – is the consequence.... Read More

Whisky Advocate 90 Points “Ardbeg in Perpetuum” would mean “Ardbeg forever.” It’s made up of a melange of different casks: American oak, refill, French oak…and others. Intense, marine, with pineapple, wet moss, tar,... Read More

"Identifiably richer, fuller, and smokier on the nose when compared to other young Ardbegs. While still prominent, there's slightly less brine and seaweed, more earthiness, tar, soot, espresso, tobacco, grass, and chocolate... Read More

"In theory, Supernova is one of the peatiest whiskies on Earth. Yet to taste, it is also intensely spicy and unfathomably sweet. Truly a mystery of the universe. This final, fleeting, Committee bottling of Supernova heralds the... Read More

Ardbeg Twenty One, as the story goes, is a 21-year-old bottling which was distilled back in the mid-1990s. It is said a then-young Mickey Heads, now distillery manager, “set aside a small number of casks for Ardbeg’s future... Read More

Whisky Advocate 91 Points This is an earthy, in-your-face Ardbeg with a hint of box-fresh sneakers indicating some youthfulness. The mouth is thick and chewy: wild mint, oily depths, and the slightly manic energy typical of Ardbeg’s... Read More

This Bowmore was distilled in 1984 and matured in sherry wood. The whisky has a smooth and round bouquet with traces of vanilla and cacao beans. The taste is well-balanced with fruity and floral flavours and notes of seaweed,... Read More

Crafted with an enigmatic blend of aged spirits, its contents remain a closely guarded secret, known only to the master distiller. Each sip reveals layers of dried fruits, honeyed caramel, rich oak, and gentle spice, harmoniously... Read More

Whisky Advocate 92 Points The nose reveals blackcurrant, damsons, black pepper, dark sherry, coconut, and nougat. Very smooth on the palate, quite full, with early oak, then leather, tropical fruits, honey, and resin notes from... Read More

Depth, complexity, knowledge and balance. The confidence and intuition used to guide this spirit is handed from one generation of distillers to the next. The choices made through years of maturation with casks of unrivalled provenance... Read More

The fifth release in Bruichladdich's Legacy series, this is a mix of sherry and bourbon cask whisky, including some from as far back as 1968. The spirit has an exclusive elegance that only comes from slow distillation and... Read More

Bere is Britain’s oldest strain of cultivated cereal and would have been used by Scotland’s early distillers through distant centuries. A beautiful expression that shows the classic depth and complexity of Bere Barley. Notes... Read More

Wine Enthusiast 90-95 Point The first nosing passes find surprising floral notes; following aeration, scents of kippers, brine, seaweed and asphalt emerge. Entry flavors include spirit, bacon, pork roast and smoke; the midpalate... Read More

The second edition of the Infinity bottling from Bruichladdich, this one boasts a slightly higher peating level and has been matured in Bourbon casks before being finished in Rioja casks. A superb vatting of three different vintages... Read More

Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2013 is the fourth edition of heavily peated Islay-grown single malt released from the distillery. Bottled at 100 proof. The nose opens with delicate floral notes of lily and geranium before warm orange... Read More

Distilled from 100% Scottish mainland barley and peated to 128.9 PPM, Octomore 14.1 is as youthful and dynamic as its predecessors. Matured for five years in first-fill ex-American whiskey casks, the 14.1 shows the power and potential... Read More

Octomore 14.2 uses the same barley varietal and is malted to the same PPM as the 14.1, but the liquids diverge profoundly with the influence of wine and sherry casks on the 14.2 spirit. Hailing from the renowned wine regions of... Read More

Octomore 14.3 demonstrates the extraordinary pursuit of flavour when combining super-heavy peat with the variable local harvests from its island home. Matured in a combination of first-fill ex-American whiskey casks and second-fill... Read More

Combining this distillery’s two greatest obsessions, Port Charlotte SC:01 marries impeccable provenance with high-quality French oak. For the first time in their cask exploration series, this release contains 100% Islay grown... Read More

These hand filled bottlings are available exclusively to visitors to the distillery. Valinchs are by definition only ever at cask strength, from a single barrel, and selected for their individuality. Each Valinch released has... Read More

Leathery sweetness with hints of cedar on the nose. The peat is simply fragrant with earthy tones, bitter herbs and musty wood. Perfect balance. Sweet and elegant.

Refill Sherry Hogshead cask #1161. Distilled 8/11/2002 and bottled... Read More