The Glenrothes is bringing out their oldest release yet, a 50 year old single malt. This ultra-aged whisky was distilled in 1968, spent five decades aging in ex-Sherry and -bourbon casks, before being bottled at a rather strong 48% ABV in just the last couple of years. As if that wasn’t enough, only 50 bottles of this Scotch will be ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Independent bottler Cask 88 has done some pretty fine work in the past, and anything Islay and well-aged coming out of such a bottler is guaranteed to grab a certain amount of attention. So it is with Cailleach Beira, a Laphroaig distilled in 2001 and aged for 19 years. Building on that is a finish ...

By Richard Thomas An often heard complain from American whiskey enthusiasts is that their good stuff keeps getting scarcer and pricier, and that complaint isn’t without justification. Although the recommended retail prices often remain reasonable, low or (in the case of certain Buffalo Trace offerings; $40 for W.L. Weller 12 Year Old?) absurdly low, the market value for buying most ...

By Douglas Fraser Rating:  A+ Glenfarclas (“Valley of the Green Grass”) Distillery stands out as an esteemed producer of Speyside style Scotch Whisky. Officially founded in 1836, there has been evidence found that supports theories that whisky-making on the site could have started around 1791. Bought in 1865 by John Grant and his son, the distillery continues to this day ...

Orkney based distillery, Highland Park, has introduced a cask strength edition to its award-winning single malt Scotch whisky range. Highland Park Cask Strength Release No.1 will be available globally from September 2020. The ‘straight from the cask’ whisky, is whisky in its purest form, with no water added after maturation which gives the whisky a robust and intense flavor with ...