To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ range, family-owned whisky creator Gordon & MacPhail is expanding the range with a series of single malts aged 30 years and above. George Urquhart pioneered the ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ range in 1968, at a time when few whiskies were bottled as single malts. Presenting these new releases as a range effectively invented ...

Kingsbarns Distillery has unveiled its very first single malt Scotch whisky release; The Founders’ Reserve Inaugural Release. Bottled solely for the members of the Kingsbarns Founders’ Club, this is the first ever single malt to be released by the fledgling, family owned, Lowland distillery. It is the first in a series of five, exclusive, annual bottlings and will be delivered ...

Every year, the Islay distillery Laphroaig releases a new spin on its Cairdeas single malt line, and this year is no exception. The distillery manager, John Campbell, is expressing his spirit of “Cairdeas” (Greek for friendship), with an expression finished in Fino Sherry casks. Primary maturation was in first-fill bourbon barrels for this no age statement whisky. In keeping with ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A This bottling from Exclusive Malts follows a vintage from 1991, and should not be confused with it. Both are 25 year olds, but because we’re looking at two different (albeit similar) bottlings of single cask, cask strength whiskies, they are cousins and should be seen as such. Another potential source of confusion is that this ...

For one week each year, the stills at the Glenmorangie’s Distillery are dedicated to the creation of spirit for their Glenmorangie Signet, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Created by Dr. Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s Director of Distilling, Whisky Creation & Whisky Stocks, Glenmorangie Signet was the first single malt to use a specialized, high roast ‘chocolate malt’ barley in ...