Vintage Cask Collection
Our Vintage Cask Collection represents the most exquisite and rare whiskies in our portfolio. These casks have been selected from some of Scotland’s most respected distilleries, bottled at vintages rarely found.
While sourcing and monitoring our individual casks over the years, truly exceptional casks come to light. When we judge that cask has reached its prime, we bottle it as part of our Vintage Cask Collection. We bottle is in its purest and most natural form, so the fullest flavours and true characteristics are retained for your enjoyment. We simply rough filter the spirit and bottle it at cask strength and natural colour, and without chill-filtering.
As is the nature of single cask whiskies, and in particular older whiskies, these expressions are extremely limited in number.
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Auchroisk 1993
- Distillery Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Bourbon
- Cask Number
- 2788
- Date Distilled
- 19.02.1993
- Date Bottled
- 09.09.2019
- No. of Bottles
- 243
- Age
- 26 Years Old
- Strength
- 49.5% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Golden amber.
- Nose
- White jasmine, heather honey, dandelion and lime.
- Palate
- Cinnamon toast, blood orange and liquorice.
- Finish
- Citrus zest and nutmeg as the oak begins to stamp its authority.
Further Information
Hard to find (a mile north-west of the tiny hamlet of Mulben), difficult to pronounce (“Orth-rusk”), and mainly bottled under a different name (Singleton), you’d be forgiven for thinking Diageo want to keep Auchroisk a secret. With beautiful floral top-notes, we’d happily shout about this bourbon hogshead from the rooftops.
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Tamnavulin 1988
- Distillery Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Bourbon
- Cask Number
- 10026 (part)
- Date Distilled
- 03.06.1988
- Date Bottled
- 24.06.2019
- No. of Bottles
- 132
- Age
- 31 Years Old
- Strength
- 46.9% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Rich amber.
- Nose
- Earl Grey tea, marzipan, leather saddle and rose petal.
- Palate
- Seville orange, truffle, liquorice and black pepper.
- Finish
- An elegant and refined conclusion of gentle oak spices, mixed nuts and mild clove.
Further Information
Spice & Oak - Speyside’s “Mill on the Hill” has enjoyed something of a renaissance recently. Sadly however, Tamnavulin’s closure between 1995 – 2007 means mature casks like this, displaying bergamot tea, almonds and spice, are in short supply.
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Glen Grant 1988
- Distillery Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Sherry
- Cask Number
- 9173 (part)
- Date Distilled
- 08.04.1988
- Date Bottled
- 15.03.2019
- No. of Bottles
- 202
- Age
- 30 Years Old
- Strength
- 54.8% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Dundee orange marmalade.
- Nose
- Walnuts, hazelnuts, gooseberry and banana chips.
- Palate
- Almond butter, gentian and vanilla.
- Finish
- Exceptionally nutty, with cacao nibs and Seville orange.
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Miltonduff 1983
- Distillery Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Bourbon
- Cask Number
- 7449
- Date Distilled
- 15.12.1983
- Date Bottled
- 12.11.2018
- No. of Bottles
- 150
- Age
- 34 Years Old
- Strength
- 47.3% alc./vol
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Polished brass.
- Nose
- Jackfruit, chamomile, pistachio and violet.
- Palate
- Nectarine, baked apple and cinnamon.
- Finish
- Delicate rose water and spearmint.
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Highland Park 1995
- Distillery Region
- Island
- Cask Type
- Bourbon
- Cask Number
- 136090
- Date Distilled
- 20.06.1995
- Date Bottled
- 17.08.2018
- No. of Bottles
- 290
- Age
- 23 Years Old
- Strength
- 53.9% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Buffed brass.
- Nose
- Hickory smoke, wax candles and traditional dunnage warehouse.
- Palate
- Full and oily with seared ham and a rich honey glaze.
- Finish
- An Orkney gem that’s equal parts salt, sweet and savoury.
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Bowmore 1990
- Distillery Region
- Islay
- Cask Type
- Bourbon
- Cask Number
- 4165
- Date Distilled
- 04.12.1990
- Date Bottled
- 06.03.2018
- No. of Bottles
- 194
- Age
- 27 Years Old
- Strength
- 50.6% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Burnt orange.
- Nose
- Islay sea breeze, tobacco and gunpowder tea.
- Palate
- Sherbet lemon, salted butter and liquorice root.
- Finish
- Fading smoke with a horseradish twist.
Further Information
One of our original cask stock purchased by Tim Morrison for the company in 1991. An extremely rare barrel from our warehouse stock at Bowmore, Islay. A must for purist Bowmore lovers.
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Longmorn 1985
- Distillery Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Bourbon
- Cask Number
- 8897
- Date Distilled
- 24.09.1985
- Date Bottled
- 06.03.2018
- No. of Bottles
- 167
- Age
- 32 Years Old
- Strength
- 51.2% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Bronze glimmer.
- Nose
- Sliced apple, toasted coconut, strawberries and cream.
- Palate
- Soft peach, white chocolate and gooseberry.
- Finish
- Kola nut, spiced vanilla glaze, oregano and thyme.
Further Information
One of our favourite casks of all time. Aged for a LONG time in a bourbon hogshead but we don’t MOURN the bottling! The result is a sublimely smooth and perfectly balanced malt. As good as a 32 year old cask gets. An aged malt to savour.
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Bunnahabhain 1987
- Cask Type
- Bourbon Hogshead
- Cask Number
- 1298
- Date Distilled
- June 1987
- Date Bottled
- June 2017
- No. of Bottles
- 243
- Age
- 30 Years Old
- Strength
- 48.3% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Radiant amber.
- Nose
- Mandarin, nectarine, kiwi and walnut, new leather and Aloe vera.
- Palate
- Lime, mango and coconut with toasted whole grain oats.
- Finish
- Fresh, fruity and opulent with bright green notes. A true nectar of the Gods.
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Bowmore 1989
- Cask Type
- Sherry Hogshead
- Cask Number
- 1098
- Date Distilled
- February 1989
- Date Bottled
- February 2017
- No. of Bottles
- 182
- Age
- 28 Years Old
- Strength
- 47.1% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Gleaming copper.
- Nose
- Strawberry jam, raisins, crispy duck and smoke.
- Palate
- Crêpes Suzette, fruit cake, earthiness.
- Finish
- Dry wood smoke with a perfect balance of sweet and savoury.
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Cragganmore 1986
- Cask Type
- Bourbon Hogshead
- Cask Number
- 1492
- Date Distilled
- June 1986
- Date Bottled
- February 2017
- No. of Bottles
- 161
- Age
- 33 Years Old
- Strength
- 56.8% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Lemon gold lustre.
- Nose
- Yellow peach, pear, Fino sherry and lush grass.
- Palate
- Soft orchard fruits and a hint of tobacco.
- Finish
- Dry, herbal and lightly fruity. A premium distillate with the subtle complexity of three decades maturation.
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Dufftown 1982
- Cask Type
- Bourbon hogshead
- Cask Number
- 18583
- Date Distilled
- November 1982
- Date Bottled
- March 2016
- No. of Bottles
- 198
- Age
- 33 Years Old
- Strength
- 53.6% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Rich gold
- Nose
- Deep, rounded, juicy barley aromas, honey and syrup.
- Palate
- Exquisitely smooth with sweet vanilla, more honey and chocolate.
- Finish
- A silky-smooth aged Dufftown single cask.
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Girvan Grain 1964
- Cask Type
- Bourbon Barrel
- Date Distilled
- September 1964
- Date Bottled
- March 2015.
- No. of Bottles
- 255
- Age
- 50 Years Old
- Strength
- 46.8% alc./vol.
Tasting Notes
- Colour
- Amber.
- Nose
- Deep and exquisite aromas of orange peel, dark chocolate truffles, Brazil nuts, nutmeg, rich honey and coconut.
- Palate
- Silky. Luscious vanilla, sweet oranges, banana bread, some liquorice and spicy notes. Gorgeous…
- Finish
- Whisky from a bygone age, in an extraordinary fresh cask.
