Scotland

This 13-year-old Auchroisk belongs to Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice series, which has been bottled by the independent bottler since the 1960s. In 2018, the complete range was restructured. Each Single Malt is created as a single cask or from a small number of casks. Detailed information about the vintage and cask type can be found on the bottle label. The Auchroisk was matured in refilled Bourbon Hogsheads.

The 13-year-old Old Pulteney was matured in hand-selected American oak casks and finally matured in Spanish oak casks. The result is a successful travel retail bottling that combines notes of warming spices and accents of honey with the maritime Old Pulteney character. For even more enjoyment, the Single Malt was bottled in beautifully shaped 1 litre bottles.

Bruichladdich Islay Barley is only distilled from local grain. Barley from seven different farms on the island was used for the 2014 bottling: Cruach, Craigens, Island, Dunlossit Estate, Coull, Rockside, Mulindry and Sunderland. 75% of the distillate matured in barrels that previously contained American whiskey, while a quarter matured in second-fill wine barrels that previously held Ribera des Duero, Syrah and Pauillac wine.

The Lochlea distillery comes from the Lowlands. The Harvest Edition (Third Crop) is inspired by the late summer harvest season and is this year's last bottling in the Seasonal Release series. The Single Malt represents what happens between the seasons on the Lochlea farm. Traceable production from field to bottle is part of Lochlea's 'dare to be honest' concept. This whisky creation matured in refill Bourbon barrels, port hogsheads and Oloroso sherry butts. This gourmet whisky impresses with sweet and fruity facets and accents of black pepper.

The Aon Single Cask White Port Finish comes from the sustainable and women-run Nc'nean Distillery in the Scottish Highlands. Organic barley, excellent casks and Scottish whisky tradition come together in Nc'nean's bottlings and ensure characteristic bottlings that are presented in beautifully decorated recycled glass bottles. As far as the Nc'nean Aon bottled exclusively for the German market is concerned, a first-fill bourbon cask was used for maturation. The whisky was then refined in a rare white port cask, which gave the Single Malt fruity accents with nutty components and fine roasted flavours. Bottled at natural cask strength at 61.1% in just 250 bottles!

The GlenAllachie Koval Bourbon Barrel is a limited edition single cask and a rare bottling from mastermind Billy Walker's famous Speyside distillery. The whisky matured for 14 years exclusively in a bourbon cask from the largest independent distillery in the USA, the Koval Distillery. The cask was personally selected by Billy Walker and the strong whisky was bottled at 62.4% vol. at natural cask strength.

Only Scottish barley was used for the Deanston First Fill Ruby Port Barrique, distilled and matured in a Ruby Port Barrique. A barrique holds 225 litres. This type of cask was originally used as a transport cask for wine exports. Michel Reick released the Single Malt from the Highlands as an independent bottler in his Best Dram series at natural cask strength. Reick is also known for his other series Scotch Universe, The Whisky Druid, The Old Friend series and is a true great in the whisky industry. The Deanston distillery was built on the premises of an old cotton factory. The 19th century flair prevails throughout the premises. After closing in the mid-1980s, production was resumed in 1991.

The Williamson First Fill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead is another single malt whisky in the Best Dram series from Michel Reick, Kirsch Import's Whisky Ambassador. As an independent bottler, Reick selects his best drams personally and locally in Scotland's whisky regions and bottles them as single casks at natural cask strength, neither chill-filtered nor coloured. Williamson was distilled at the Islay distillery in 2014 and matured in a single first fill Oloroso sherry hogshead before being bottled in 2024. Williamson Whisky was named after Bessie Williamson, who is closely associated with the history of the Laphroaig distillery and was the only woman to own a distillery in the 20th century. Michel Reick, on the other hand, is also known for his other series Scotch Universe, The Whisky Druid and The Old Friend series and is a true great in the whisky industry.