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Islay Whisky

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Islay whiskies are the most pungent on nose and palate of all whiskies. They are noted for peaty, medicinal, briny and seaweedy character, due mainly to the peating process and the water used.

Ardbeg 10 Year Old 70cl Distillery Bottle 29.99 46% Ardbeg 10 Year Old 70cl Distillery Bottle 29.99 46%

Ardbeg distillery produces one of the heaviest, peatiest malts likely to be encountered

TASTE - An initial moderate and clean sweetness of deep peat notes, with tobacco smoke and strong espresso coffee, which then gives way to treacle sweetness and liquorice.The mouthfeel is firstly lightly spiced, then chewing, and mouthwatering and full, finally drying.
FINISH - Long and smoky. A smoky sweetness is left on the palate, with a crushed peat and sweet-malted cereal character. (DISTILLER'S TASTING NOTES)

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Ardbeg Uigeadail 70cl  54.2% Ardbeg Uigeadail 70cl 54.2%

This premium expression has been created from specially selected casks from 1990, 1993 plus much older, sherry cask-matured Ardbeg. The resulting malt is true to the 'house style' but with an additional luscious richness.

Price: £65.00 Quantity: 
Ardbeg 15 year old rum finish Old Malt Cask 70cl 50% Ardbeg 15 year old rum finish Old Malt Cask 70cl 50%

One of 312 bottles.
Nose: Initially soft, before the anticipated tar and leather.
Palate: Soft, aromatic and fruity - runs to phenolics.
Finish: Tar,creosote,Leather,Runs long and dry.

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Ardbeg 1975 Laing platinum selection 58.3% Ardbeg 1975 Laing platinum selection 58.3%

1 of 145 bottles filled from Cask.
Bottled at 29 years old.
Only 1 bottle left.

Price: £950.00 Quantity: 
Bowmore 12 Year Old 70cl ( Distillery) 40%

Bowmore Distillery has been nestled on the shoreline of Loch Indaal for over 200 years in the village by the same name.
Slightly sweet with some heather, smoke and spice.
Finish Quite long with some smoke and a trace of salt.

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Bowmore 1999 70cl 50% Bowmore 1999 70cl 50%

Douglas Laing & Co
Old malt Cask 'cigar malt'
9 Years old Sherry Cask
Tasting notes
Nose Dark, round,sweet and peaty. Palate full,phenolic and smoked.

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Bowmore 1983 Old and rare 70cl 47.8%

Douglas Laing & Co
Bottled at 25 years old

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Bowmore 15 year old Darkest 70cl 43%

Bowmore Distillery has been nestled on the shoreline of Loch Indaal for over 200 years in the village by the same name.
Big and chewy with the sherry and the peat in perfect harmony the balance is quite stunning.

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Bowmore Cask Strength 70cl 56%

Bowmore Distillery has been nestled on the shoreline of Loch Indaal for over 200 years in the village by the same name.
Nose Atlantic beaches subtle malt sweetness, Palate: Peat marine notes, oak, burnt sugar BIG AND BOLD! Are you

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Bruichladdich 12 Year Old 70cl (Distillery Bottle) 46%

(Brook-laddie)Bruichladdich Distillery was constructed in 1881
Light and fresh best enjoyed with a little spring water to help release the full depth and flavour.

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Bruichladdich 3D moine mhor 50% 70cl Bruichladdich 3D moine mhor 50% 70cl

Jim McEwans Moine Mhor ('moyn-iar-vore' the Gaelic for 'The Big Peat') is the second edition of 3D "The Peat Proposal" - but with more peat and a higher strength.

Price: £42.00 Quantity: 
Bunnahabhain 1997  70cl (MacPhail Bottle) 40% Bunnahabhain 1997 70cl (MacPhail Bottle) 40%

MacPhails Collection
This very light (for an Islay) whisky owes its character to the fact that the spring water is drawn before it runs "over and through" the well-known Islay malt.

Price: £37.00 Quantity: 
Bunnahabhain 12 year old 40%

The abnormally light (for an Islay) whisky owes its character to the fact that the spring water is drawn before it runs "over and through" the well-known Islay malt.
Tasting notes
Deep shiny gold, fragrant sea air, polished wood. Light to medium firm, very full flavour.

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Bunnahabhain 8 Year Old Provenance 70cl 46%

Distilled Autumn 1998
Bottled Winter 2010
DMG Ref: 5812

The nose is elegant and fresh with fragrant strawberries and fruit candy. It's slightly ily body carries the same fresh fruity palate with a sweet creamy "dulce de leche" character. The finish is soft, delicately spiced and runs to an orange-tang.

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Caol Ila 12 year old Distillery Bottling 70cl 43%

(pronounced "cull-eela")It is an excellent Islay malt coveted by single malt connoisseurs everywhere. As a single malt, Caol Ila is very rare. It could be found only in independent bottlings until as recently as 1988.
Nose, aromatic fragrant peat smoke. Palate, peaty, spicy. Finish, long and warming.

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Caol Ila 1995 70cl (MacPhail Bottle) 40%

An excellent Islay malt coveted by single malt connoisseurs everywhere. As a single malt, Caol Ila is very rare. It could be found only in independent bottlings until as recently as 1988.

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Caol Ila 21 year old Rare Malt Collection 70cl Cask Strength

Clinging to Islay's remote shores in a cove near Port Askaig, Caol Ila has benefited since 1846 from the finest mountain water supply on the island.
This white gold 21 year old has all the powerful aromas, smooth body, roasted pepper flavour and intensely fragrant, dry finish of what some say is Islay's most appetising malt.

This product is currently out of stock
Price: £89.99
Old and Rare Caol Ila 1979 28 Years Old 70cl 54.6%

Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2008
93 points
What he says
One of the rare un oily versions and worth investigating for it's delicate but unrestricted beauty. A recent Caol Ila Classic.

Price: £160.00 Quantity: 
Lagavulin 16 year old 70cl 43%

Lagavulin Distillery claims to have had its beginning as far back as 1742. The modern version was built about 1816-24 on, or near, the site of several illicit stills.
Extraordinarily perfumed peaty aromas reveal a viscous mouth feel with a sweet sherry note on entry and complex dry island flavours lingering on the finish.

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Lagavulin Distillers Edition 70cl 43%

1991
Pedro Ximenex Finish
distillery history
Lagavulin Distillery claims to have had its beginning as far back as 1742. The modern version was built about 1816-24 on, or near, the site of several illicit stills.

Tasting notes
Extraordinarily perfumed peaty aromas reveal a viscous mouth feel with a sweet sherry note on entry and complex dry island flavors lingering on the finish all this reinfoced by the fruity richness of pedro ximenez

Price: £58.00 Quantity: 
Laphroaig 10 Year Old 70cl (Distillery Bottle) 40% Laphroaig 10 Year Old 70cl (Distillery Bottle) 40%

The distillery is located on the coast of Islay, about a mile from Port Ellen. It has always been, and probably always will remain, a most controversial single malt.
COLOUR: Full - refractive - gold
NOSE: Phenolic - seaweedy - very peaty with a hint of sweetness.
BODY: Medium and oily.
PALATE: Richly smoky, fully peated with a hint of salty-sweetness.
FINISH : Lingering and unique. (Distillers tasting notes)

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Laphroaig Cask Strength 70cl 57.3% Laphroaig Cask Strength 70cl 57.3%

Awarded Best Single Malt in the World in 2005 by Whisky Magazine, Original Cask Strength Laphroaig is bottled at natural distillery strength with all the depth of genuine taste and texture normally associated with sampling whisky at source.

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Port Ellen  1983 Old Malt Cask 70cl  50% Port Ellen 1983 Old Malt Cask 70cl 50%

Douglais Laing & co
One of 525 bottles.
Matured in Sherry cask.
Nose: Seaweed, salt, malt and oak.
Palate: Immediate peat, followed by salt, pepper and smoke.
Finish: Long, smoky and salty.

Price: £165.00 Quantity: 
Port Ellen 1982 Old Malt Cask 70cl 50% Port Ellen 1982 Old Malt Cask 70cl 50%

A douglas Laing Old Malt Cask bottling.
Bottled at 25 years old (new style bottle).

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