The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Ish. Availability: Limited (specialty retail only) ABV: 56.5% (cask strength) Presentation: Unspecified General information: Ex-bourbon and refill casks Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Light, orchard fruit, cereal. Score: 86/100 The details: When Roseisle came fully online in 2010, a collective shiver ran down the spines of Scotch enthusiasts. Here was …
Category: Limited and Discontinued Bottlings
Lochside 1991 (Gordon & MacPhail/Connoisseur’s Choice)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Only to serious Scotch enthusiasts and completionists Availability: Auction ABV: 43% Presentation: Unspecified General information: Distilled 1991, bottled 2008, ~17 years old, matured in refill bourbon barrels Bottling type: Independent Character: Cereal, light fruit and herbal Score: 77/100 The details: Located in the East-Central Highland town of Montrose, Lochside …
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Teaninich 14 (Alistair Walker Whisky/Infrequent Flyers)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes Availability: UK-based specialty retail ABV: 55.6% abv (cask strength) Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: Rye cask finish Bottling type: Independent Character: Honeyed, spicy, herbal and nutty Score: 92/100 The details: Diageo’s workhorse distillery in the northern highlands, Teaninich (pronounced chee-nin-nick), churns out over 10 million liters …
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Glen Spey 1996 (Murray McDavid)
Long gone Meh For the details… Built in 1878 in the Speyside town of Rothes by a local grain merchant named James Stuart, Glen Spey was originally known as "Mill of Rothes." It was built in the same year as its better-known neighbor, Glenrothes, part of the early stages of the huge late 19th century …
Mortlach 16 year old (Flora and Fauna)
Discontinued, but still available from select retailers and auction Highly recommended for those who enjoy a sulphurous sherry bomb For the details… Although distilleries are popping up all over Scotland these days, Speyside, a subsection of the Highlands wedged in between Aberdeen in the southeast and Inverness in the northwest, remains the country’s most populous …
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