Single Malt

Lindores Abbey plays an important role in the history of Scotch whisky: the earliest written mention of whisky (or aqua vitae) dates from 1494, in the Exchequer Roll of the same year. Brother John Cor, a Lindores monk, was commissioned by King James IV to make aqua vitae from malt. Today, 500 years later, whisky is again being produced directly opposite Lindores Abbey. The Lowlander is partly matured in wine and sherry casks.

The Glen Grant distillery has long stood for first-class malts with a fair price/performance ratio. After the 16-year-old is no longer available, a 12-year-old bottling has now been released.

The first bottling of the new Ardbeg series Smoketrails is the Manzanilla Edition. The Single Malt was partly matured in Manzanilla sherry casks and then blended with whisky from classic American white oak casks. Manzanilla, in its original form, is a dry, white wine made from grapes of the Palomino vine, which is mainly grown in the so-called sherry triangle (Jerez de la Frontera - Puerto de Santa Maria - Sanlúcar de Barrameda). The Ardbeg Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition convinces with notes of dark chocolate, salty accents and Brazil nuts in the flavour profile.

The limited Ardbeg Auriverdes of 2014 got its name from the golden colour (Auri) and the distillery's typical green bottle (Verde). This year's host country of the World Cup, Brazil, is also called Auriverdes because of its national colours.

Auriverdes is distinguished by the barrels used for maturation. The refill barrels received new, specially toasted lids before the second filling.

This Dalwhinnie bottling is one of the best-selling Classic Malts of Scotland. The aroma of this Single Malt shows hints of heather and peat smoke. The mild, fruity-sweet Taste leads to an excellent long finish.

The name Glenlivet 'Code' already says everything about the bottle. As mysterious as the bottle looks, so are its contents. The Glenlivet Code was brought to market without any indication of the cask and the flavour profile. The Glenlivet distillery wanted to take you on a voyage of discovery and test your personal knowledge of Single Malt whiskies. Inspired by the famous British 'code breakers', this limited edition is a labyrinth of flavours that will test the senses of the most discerning whisky drinkers. Meanwhile, the exact tasting notes of the Glenlivet Code have been revealed.

With the Wood Finish Series, Glencadam introduces an impressive edition of cask finishes that are neither coloured nor chill-filtered and bottled at drinking strength. The PX Sherry Cask Finish was first matured in American oak bourbon casks and then refined in sweet Pedro Ximénez sherry butts.

This Longmorn from the Secret Speyside Collection was aged for 18 years in selected American oak casks. The Longmorn distillery is located on the outskirts of Elgin. It is one of the few distilleries that has never closed down.

The Highland distillery Nc'nean is committed to ecological quality and sustainability. It is produced with 100% renewable energies. Owner Annabel Thomas and team combine innovative ideas with experimental approaches. With the Single Malt 'Huntress' in a dark recycled bottle, the distillery presents the result of its study with yeast - the ingredient for quite unusual flavours. For the first time, four yeast varieties were used in the production of the 2023 edition of the bottling, including red wine and white wine yeasts, which elicit notes of forest fruits and herbs from the Highlander, which is also where the nickname for the bottling comes from. For the maturation of the distillate, 35% first-fill bourbon casks and 65% STR red wine casks were used.

Ardbeg Traigh Bhan (pronounced Träi Wan) is the name of a well-known beach on the island of Islay. The locals also call it 'The Singing Sand' because the sand seems to sing under your feet when you walk on it. The 2nd batch of the bottling matured for 19 years in American oak casks and Oloroso sherry casks.

The Caperdonich distillery has been closed since 2002 and has been demolished in the meantime. The 21-year-old was distilled shortly before the closure of Caperdonich. This Single Malt is one of the last whiskies from this Speyside distillery.

Under this label, the independent bottler G&M has been bottling this Single Malt for the distillery for decades.

Among collectors, it is considered an original because of the authentic label.