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The Glenlivet Founder's Reserve was matured in a high proportion of American first-fill casks and is dedicated to the early days of the distillery. The Glenlivet was the first distillery in Speyside to be granted a licence to distil. The distillery has been producing since 1824 and is now one of the largest producers of malt whisky.

The village of Port Askaig is located on the north-east coast of the Isle of Islay. It is the village that has been considered the gateway to the island for hundreds of years. The distillery behind this 17-year-old single malt is a well-kept secret, as this is part of the concept behind the brand, which was created by Elixir Distillers. Although the casks for each Port Askaig bottling are always selected from one distillery, the respective Islay distillery can vary depending on the bottling. As the distillery, which is also known as the 'Sound of Islay', did not allocate any casks elsewhere in the production year of this bottling, another distillery, which was heavily involved in maritime trade in its early days, is probably responsible for the contents. The pleasantly smoky single malt matured for 17 years in American oak casks.

The Age of Aries belongs to the Zodiac Line of the Swiss brand Seven Seals, in which each bottling is dedicated to a sign of the zodiac. Aries is the Latin term for the sign of the zodiac "Aries", as can easily be seen from the silhouette on the label. After a pre-maturation in a Bourbon Hogshead, the bottling received a double finish in a port wine cask. The Seven Seals - The Age of Aries is delivered in a visually appealing wooden box.

Unlike the younger standard bottlings, the 18-year-old AnCnoc also matured in sherry casks. The Highland single malt Scotch whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured and comes in a slim tube.

The 12-year-old Bunnahabhain with its powerful 46.3% vol. offers enough reserves to dilute with some still water. Bunnahabhain comes from the Gaelic and means 'river mouth', a direct reference to the Margadale River. The bottle is adorned with a sailor. Bunnahabhain was the first distillery the sailors saw when they returned to their home island of Islay!

Meikle Tòir (pronounced "Mee-kuhl Tor") translates as "Great Mission" which Billy Walker and the team at Glenallachie are pursuing with these heavy and smoky Single Malts. The Speyside region from which the whiskies originate is not necessarily known for smoky Single Malts, but this series aims to change that to some extent. The malt for these special bottlings is kilned over mainland peat from St Fergus, which provides sweet smoky notes with oak flavours. The Sherry One is matured for 5 years in First Fill Bourbon Barrels, Pedro Ximénez & Oloroso Sherry Puncheons and is bottled with a PPM content of 35 PPM, no chill filtering and no artificial colouring.

For 21 long years, this Aberfeldy Single Malt Whisky rested deep in the Highlands, breathing in the aromas of sweet heather, wild flowers, noble woods and fine fruits to become one with the soul of Scottish nature.

The bottles are individually numbered.

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Laphroaig Elements 1.0 is the first bottling of a new series in which the distillery shows its experimental and unexpected side. For the first in the series, Laphroaig's Master Blender experimented with the fermentation process to give the typical characteristics of the malt more depth and detail, but also fruity, soft and sweet nuances. Elements is made in mash tuns of two sizes and with two types of word, cloudy and semi-turbid. The strong Single Malt was bottled without chill filtration and at cask strength.

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This is the strong Three Wood Whisky from Auchentoshan. After about 10 years of maturation in ex-bourbon casks, the whisky is matured for 2 years in an oloroso sherry cask before being matured for a further 6 months in a sweet Pedro Ximénez sherry cask.

The 25-year-old Tobermory is a tribute to the crofting history of the Isle of Mull. Crofters are farmers who work leased land that falls under the Crofters' Holdings Act 1886. This Tobermory is part of the island distillery's Hebridean series and is the successor to the 23 year old and 24 year old bottlings. The whisky first matured in Oloroso sherry casks and was then finished in casks from the Gonzales Byass bodega.

The Aberfeldy distillery is known for its sweet and mild whiskies. In addition to the 12- and 21-year-old Single Malts, it has now also launched a 16-year-old standard bottling.

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