Rarities

The 10-year-old Knockdhu single malt is part of The Maltman series from Meadowside Blending. Matured in a single sherry hogshead, the whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured in the slim bottles with the iconic black labels. The independent bottler Meadowside Blending is based in Glasgow and fills special single casks from Scotland's renowned distilleries and has already won several awards for its creations.

This Kilchoman single malt single cask bottling was matured for 15 years in a refill Oloroso sherry cask and bottled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft. Three sets of sister casks were released for The Sister Casks series. The casks in The Sister Cask series were distilled and bottled on the same day, hence the name of the series. Six unique and previously unreleased Kilchoman single casks have been carefully selected and released exclusively to mark the retailer's anniversary. This selection of single malt whiskies includes single casks from the early years of distillation, of which Kilchoman only has a limited number available. These include, for the first time, Oloroso sherry single cask maturations and a 100% Islay malt with an age statement.

The 17-year-old Linkwood single malt is part of The Maltman series from Meadowside Blending. Matured in a single refill hogshead, the whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured in the slim bottles with the iconic black labels. The independent bottler Meadowside Blending is based in Glasgow and fills special single casks from Scotland's renowned distilleries and has already received several awards for its creations.

This 14-year-old Dailuaine single malt is part of The Maltman series from Meadowside Blending. Matured in a single refill sherry butt, the whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured in the slim bottles with the iconic black labels. The independent bottler Meadowside Blending is based in Glasgow and fills special single casks from Scotland's renowned distilleries and has already won several awards for its creations.

This Port Dundas is part of Signatory's Cask Strength Collection, in which the whiskies are bottled directly at cask strength. They are particularly recommended for advanced connoisseurs. The single grain matured for 28 long years in a single bourbon hogshead. The Port Dundas grain distillery has been closed since 2010. The time-honoured single grain whisky was bottled at cask strength without chill-filtering and without the addition of colour.

The Inchmurrin In the Deep is also part of the WhiskyHeroes series from independent bottler Brave New Spirits, which also acts as a blender and distiller. The Glasgow-based company has created three of its superhero-themed editions exclusively for the German market. The single malt from the Loch Lomond distillery matured for 10 years in a single first fill bourbon barrel. The limited edition whisky from the single cask is neither chill-filtered nor coloured and is bottled directly at cask strength.

The Jura Sanctum of the Deer is part of the WhiskyHeroes series from independent bottler Brave New Spirits, which also acts as a blender and distiller. The Glasgow-based company created three of its editions in superhero format exclusively for the German market. The Jura single malt matured for 13 years in a single first fill Oloroso sherry cask. The limited edition whisky from the single cask is neither chill-filtered nor coloured and is bottled directly at cask strength.

This Kilchoman single malt single cask bottling was matured for over 13 years in a fresh bourbon cask and bottled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hanseatic Wine Trading Company. The casks in The Sister Cask series were distilled and bottled on the same day, hence the name of the series. Six unique and previously unreleased Kilchoman single casks have been carefully selected and released exclusively for the anniversary. This selection includes single casks from the early years of distillation, of which Kilchoman only has a limited number available. These include Oloroso sherry single cask maturations for the first time as well as a 100% Islay malt with an age statement.

The Maltman A Blend of Caol Ila & North British bottling is, as the name suggests, a combination of Caol Ila single malt and North British single grain whisky. The blended whisky was matured for 22 long years before being bottled at 45.9% vol. without chill-filtering and without the addition of colour. The independent bottler Meadowside Blending is based in Glasgow and fills special single casks from Scotland's renowned distilleries and has already won several awards for its creations.

The Kilchoman 100% Islay Single Malt single cask bottling was matured for over 9 years in a bourbon cask and bottled to mark the 50th anniversary of the Hanseatic Wine Trading Company. All casks in The Sister Casks series were distilled and bottled on the same day, which is how the series got its name. Six unique and previously unreleased Kilchoman single casks were used, which were carefully selected. The selection includes single casks from the early years of distillation, of which Kilchoman only has a limited number available.

The Old School Malt from Signatory was carefully blended from 104 single malt Scotch whiskies from different vintages and then matured to perfection in sherry butts. The youngest components of the outstanding blended malt whisky spent a total of at least 31 years in oak casks. Some of the single malts included come from rare casks from the distilleries Banff, Brora, Coleburn, Dallas Dhu, Glen Mhor, Killyloch and Littlemill as well as Lochside and Port Ellen. The blended malt was bottled at natural cask strength.

This Bunnahabhain single malt special edition was created exclusively for the 'Fèis Ìle 2024' whisky festival. The characterful whisky matured for 23 years in three different sherry casks. The Amontillado sherry casks were filled on 4 November 2009, Oloroso sherry casks on 20 June 2011 and finally Manzanilla casks were added, which were filled on 12 September 2016. Master blender Julieann Fernandez blended the casks with the utmost precision and bottled the final result at 53.3% natural cask strength. The distillation process, in which only lightly peated and malted barley is blended, and the remote location, with very pure spring water from the Margadale spring, set this whisky apart from the 8 other distilleries on the island in terms of flavour. The Fèis Ìle Festival takes place annually at the end of May on the island of Islay, where numerous creations from the smoky single malt world are presented, bands and musicians perform and a dram or two is savoured.