Speyside Malts
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Speyside Malts
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ABERLOUR: Charleston of Aberlour,
Banffshire. [The Centre]
Comment: pronounced “aber-lower”, the Aberlour-Glenlivet distillery
is built on the site of a kirk which was sanctified by the early Christian missionary,
the Pictish St. Dristan [St. Dunstan - later the Archbishop of Canterbury],
who used the Lour water popular in France - vive l’Auld Alliance.
Notes: est. 1826 [renovated 1879]; water - a Ben Rinnes spring. Best: after
eating.
Name |
Age/Dist. Date
|
Alc.
Vol |
Bottlers |
£
Dram |
£ Nip |
| ABERLOUR | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
“rich with whiffs of warm tablet”
| Double Cask | 12yo |
43.0% |
OB |
9.75 |
5.75 |
| ALLT-A-BAINNE Connoisseurs Choice | 1991 |
43.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Old Malt Cask | 16yo 1985 |
50.0% |
DL |
13.50 |
8.00 |
| An CNOC | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| ARDMORE | 1987 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
1977 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.75 |
* |
AUCHROISK: Mulben, Banffshire
[The Centre]
Comment: Auchroisk [pronounced “othroysk”, and means “ford
across the red stream”] is a modern designer distillery [it gained a Saltire
Award for outstanding architectural achievement in a traditional Scottish style].
It uses mainly sherry casks.
Notes: est. 1974; water - soft, from Dorie’s Well, The Mulben Burn. Best:
after nouvelle cuisine.
| AUCHROISK Flora & Fauna | 10yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
| The Singleton | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
6.75 |
4.00 |
AULTMORE: Kieth, Banffshire.
[Isla]
Comment: Aultmore-Glenlivet’s name derives from the Gaelic “big
burn”, and this isolated distillery is situated in an area where to outwit
the “wretches, hired by those to whom excise is paid” [Dr. Johnson]
covered peat stacks with large white cloths as a warning when danger approached
the “sma’ stills”.
Notes: est. 1895; water - The Auchinderran Burn, peat from Foggie Moss. Best:
before eating/with seafood.
| AULTMORE | 8yo 1989 |
59.9% |
Adel. |
9.25 |
5.50 |
| BALMENACH Connoisseurs Choice | 1988 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
1973 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.75 |
* |
|
| Connoisseurs Choice | 20yo 1979 |
58.0% |
Scott |
12.25 |
* |
THE BALVENIE: Dufftown, Banffshire.
[Dufftown]
Comment: built next to Glenfiddich by the same owners, William Grant; though
now run by the 5th generation it still proudly retains all the proper, traditional
methods of production - growing its own barley, floor malting, employing coopers
for the casks and a coppersmith for the stills.
Notes: est. 1892; water - The Robbie Dhu or Dubh springs [pronounced “doo”].
Best: after Xmas Eve dinner.
| The BALVENIE Doublewood | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
“rich, spicy marmalade
nose of Christmas - chocolate, oranges,
sherry, spices and walnuts with a long, warm tingling finish”
| Single Barrel | 15yo |
50.4% |
OB |
7.50 |
4.50 |
“still Christmas but decked with honeysuckle”
15yo |
50.4% |
? |
7.00 |
* |
|
| BANFF Connoisseurs Choice | 1976 |
40.0% |
G&M |
8.50 |
5.00 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1974 |
40.0% |
G&M |
10.00 |
* |
BENRIACH: Longmorn, Elgin, Moray.
[Lossie]
Comment: the ill-fated Benriach-Glenlivet distillery opened just as the whisky
market bubble burst and so it was soon, sadly, mothballed, only re-opening in
1965.
Notes: est. 1898; water - local springs. Best: with an afternoon coffee
| BENRIACH | 10yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1982 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.75 |
* |
| Cask | 13yo 1982 |
62.4% |
G&M |
6.25 |
3.75 |
11yo 1986 |
63.7% |
Adel. |
10.00 |
6.00 |
|
| BENRINNES Connoisseurs Choice | 1989 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1972 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.75 |
* |
20yo 1979 |
57.6% |
Scott |
12.50 |
* |
BENROMACH: Forres, Moray.
[Findhorn]
Comment: a small distillery designed by the Elgin architect Charles Doig and
bought by Gordon & MacPhail in 1992.
Notes: est. 1898; water - Chapeltown springs. Best: after dinner.
| BENROMACH Traditional | 40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
“fruit trees in full bloom”
12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
|
| Organic | 43.0% |
OB |
6.25 |
3.75 |
|
| Tokaji Wine Cask | 21yo 9/2004 |
45.0% |
OB |
8.00 |
4.75 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1968 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.75 |
* |
| Cask | 1982 |
63.0% |
G&M |
10.50 |
* |
21yo 1978 |
56.0% |
Scott |
12.25 |
* |
|
| BRAES of GLENLIVET Connoisseurs Choice | 1975 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.75 |
4.00 |
| CAPERDONICH Connoisseurs Choice | 1980 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.25 |
3.75 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1968 |
40.0% |
G&M |
7.50 |
* |
| CARDHU | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
| COLEBURN Connoisseurs Choice | 1972 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.25 |
* |
| CONVALMORE Connoisseurs Choice | 1981 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
|
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1969 |
40.0% |
G&M |
8.50 |
|
| CRAGGANMORE | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1978 |
40.0% |
G&M |
8.50 |
* |
| Cask | 18yo 1978 |
60.1% |
G&M |
10.50 |
* |
| CRAIGELLACHIE Connoisseurs Choice | 1988 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.75 |
4.00 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1974 |
40.0% |
G&M |
7.00 |
* |
17yo 1982 |
61.9% |
Scott |
12.25 |
* |
|
| DAILUAINE Manager’s Dram | 17yo |
59.5% |
OB |
25.50 |
15.00 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1974 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.75 |
* |
| DALLAS DHU | 1980 |
40.0% |
G&M |
7.50 |
4.50 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1971 |
40.0% |
G&M |
7.50 |
* |
| DRUMGUISH | 40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
| DUFFTOWN Flora & Fauna | 15yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.75 |
3.50 |
| GLEN ALBYN Rare Malts | 26yo 1975 |
54.8% |
OB |
16.00 |
9.50 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1968 |
40.0% |
G&M |
8.50 |
* |
| GLENALLACHIE Connoisseurs Choice | 1992 |
43.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Cask | 1969 |
56.8% |
G&M |
14.00 |
8.25 |
| GLENBURGIE | 8yo |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.75 |
* |
| Cask | 26yo 1966 |
57.6% |
G&M |
16.75 |
* |
| GLENCRAIG Connoisseurs Choice | 1970 |
40.0% |
OB |
8.50 |
* |
| GLEN DEVERON | 10yo 1992 |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| GLENDRONACH Sherry Cask | 15yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.75 |
3.50 |
| GLENDULLAN | 8yo |
40.0% |
OB |
4.50 |
2.75 |
| Flora & Fauna | 12yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
18yo 1981 |
55.5% |
Scott |
12.25 |
* |
|
| GLEN ELGIN Connoisseurs Choice | 1968 |
40.0% |
G&M |
8.50 |
5.00 |
| GLENFARCLAS | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| “105” | 60.0% |
OB |
6.25 |
3.75 |
|
30yo |
43.0% |
OB |
13.50 |
8.00 |
|
| GLENFIDDICH Special Old Reserve | 40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
| Special Reserve | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Caoran Reserve | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
15yo |
51.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
|
| Solera Reserve | 15yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.75 |
3.50 |
| GLENGLASSAUGH Macphail’s Collection | 1986 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.25 |
6.25 |
| Sherrywood | 22yo 1978 |
48.8% |
Caden |
11.75 |
7.00 |
| GLEN GRANT | 5yo 1987 |
40.0% |
OB |
4.50 |
2.75 |
5yo 1980 |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
5yo 1981 |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
5yo 1982 |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
5yo 1983 |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
25yo 1974 |
50.5% |
Scott |
12.25 |
* |
|
15yo |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.75 |
* |
|
| Old Malt Cask | 27yo |
50.0% |
DL |
16.50 |
* |
1963 |
40.0% |
G&M |
16.75 |
9.75 |
|
1960 |
40.0% |
G&M |
17.00 |
10.00 |
|
| GLEN KEITH | 10yo |
43.0% |
OB |
8.00 |
4.75 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1967 |
40.0% |
G&M |
10.00 |
6.00 |
| The GLENLIVET | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| The Archive | 43.0% |
OB |
5.75 |
3.50 |
|
| French Oak Reserve | 15yo |
40.0% |
OB |
7.50 |
4.50 |
18yo |
43.0% |
OB |
8.50 |
5.00 |
|
| Archive | 21yo |
43.0% |
OB |
9.25 |
5.50 |
20yo |
60.2% |
? |
7.00 |
* |
|
12yo |
40.0% |
G&M |
8.00 |
* |
|
| Cask | 18yo 1978 |
60.2% |
G&M |
11.75 |
* |
| Pure Malt | 7yo |
75.0% |
PT[P] |
10.50 |
6.25 |
50yo 1946 |
40.0% |
G&M |
68.75 |
* |
|
50yo 1940 |
40.0% |
G&M |
76.00 |
* |
|
| GLENLOSSIE Flora & Fauna | 10yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1974 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.25 |
* |
16yo 1980 |
63.5% |
Adel. |
11.75 |
7.00 |
|
| GLEN MHOR | 8yo |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Cask | 14yo 1979 |
66.7% |
G&M |
13.00 |
* |
21yo 1976 |
43.0% |
Hart |
17.00 |
10.00 |
|
| GLEN MORAY | 40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
| Chardonnay | 40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
| Chenin Blanc | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Chenin Blanc | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.75 |
3.50 |
| Manager’s Choice | 1974 |
53.4% |
OB |
13.50 |
8.00 |
| The GLENROTHES | 16yo 1982 |
43.0% |
OB |
6.75 |
4.00 |
16yo |
43.0% |
? |
6.25 |
* |
|
8yo |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.75 |
* |
|
25yo 1974 |
50.5% |
Scott |
12.25 |
* |
|
| GLEN SPEY Flora & Fauna | 12yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
| GLENTAUCHERS | 1990 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
1979 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.75 |
* |
|
| IMPERIAL | 1990 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.50 |
3.25 |
1979 |
40.0% |
G&M |
7.00 |
* |
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| INCHGOWER Flora & Fauna | 14yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.75 |
3.50 |
| Rare Malts | 22yo 1974 |
55.7% |
OB |
16.50 |
9.50 |
| KNOCKANDO | 1990 |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
14yo |
40.0% |
? |
5.00 |
* |
|
| LINKWOOD Manager’s Dram | 12yo |
59.5% |
OB |
34.00 |
20.00 |
15yo |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.50 |
3.25 |
|
| LOCH DHU | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
21.00 |
12.50 |
| LONGMORN | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
* |
15yo |
45.0% |
OB |
5.75 |
3.50 |
|
15yo |
45.0% |
? |
5.50 |
* |
|
29yo 1970 |
57.2% |
Scott |
13.25 |
* |
|
| The MACALLAN | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Fine Oak | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
1979 |
43.0% |
OB |
9.75 |
* |
|
18yo 1983 |
43.0% |
OB |
10.00 |
6.00 |
|
| Anniversary Malt | 25yo 1971 |
43.0% |
OB |
20.25 |
12.00 |
8yo 1989 |
43.0% |
Bl.Int. |
5.50 |
3.25 |
|
1989 |
51.4% |
MF |
5.75 |
3.50 |
|
8yo 1989 |
60.8% |
Bl.Int. |
6.25 |
3.75 |
|
10yo |
57.0% |
? |
6.75 |
* |
|
| MACDUFF Connoisseurs Choice | 1988 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| MANNOCHMORE Connoisseurs Choice | 1984 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
21yo 1978 |
55.8% |
Scott |
12.25 |
* |
|
| MILLBURN Cask | 18yo |
65.6% |
G&M |
9.25 |
* |
| MILTONDUFF | 12yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Milton Duff | 12yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
12yo |
43.0% |
? |
5.00 |
||
10yo |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
| MORTLACH Manager’s Dram | 19yo |
55.8% |
OB |
25.50 |
15.00 |
15yo |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
|
18yo |
63.1% |
? |
7.00 |
* |
|
50yo 1936 |
40.0% |
G&M |
119.00 |
* |
|
| MOSSTOWIE Connoisseurs Choice | 1979 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.25 |
3.75 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1975 |
40.0% |
G&M |
8.50 |
* |
| PITTYVAICH Flora & Fauna | 12yo |
43.0% |
OB |
5.50 |
3.25 |
| ROYAL BRACKLA Connoisseurs Choice | 1974 |
40.0% |
G&M |
7.00 |
4.25 |
| SPEYBURN | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1971 |
40.0% |
G&M |
6.25 |
* |
| The SPEYSIDE | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| STRATHISLA | 1980 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.75 |
* |
| Cask | 24yo 1972 |
62.6% |
G&M |
15.50 |
* |
26yo |
62.6% |
? |
8.75 |
* |
|
| STRATHMILL Manager’s Choice | 15yo |
53.5% |
OB |
34.00 |
20.00 |
| Connoisseurs Choice | 1991 |
40.0% |
G&M |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| First Cask | 26yo 1974 |
46.0% |
DIR |
8.75 |
5.25 |
| TAMDHU | 40.0% |
OB |
4.25 |
2.50 |
|
| Cask | 8yo 1988 |
60.8% |
G&M |
9.25 |
* |
13yo |
61.5% |
Adel. |
9.75 |
5.75 |
|
| TAMNAVULIN | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
16yo 1984 |
60.2% |
Bl.Int. |
7.50 |
4.50 |
|
| Cask | 8yo 1988 |
58.9% |
G&M |
9.25 |
* |
| TOMINTOUL | 10yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| TORMORE | 12yo |
40.0% |
OB |
5.00 |
3.00 |
| Provenance | 10yo |
43.0% |
DMcG |
8.75 |
5.25 |