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Aberfeldy is located in the raspberry-growing region of Scotland and overlooks the Tay Valley.
Palate, very full. Well-rounded with some sweetness, peat, and oakiness.
Finish Full with some sweetness and fruit

Aberlour Distillery was founded in 1879 on the site of an earlier distillery built in 1826.
Palate Very full, rich and tantalizing in flavour development. Sherry sweetness, cereal grain, malt, and a fruitiness are readily evident.
Finish Very rich, long and lingering. Some smoke is evident near the end.

The distillery known as Knockdhu (not Knockando) was founded in 1894 and is located about seven miles north of Huntly.
Palate Quite sweet, smooth, with some sweetness and fruity notes.
Finish Lingering, with some oiliness, smoke and sweetness.

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)

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.

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.

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

Palate Rich, with considerable sweetness, maltiness and hint of oak.
Finish Long, with the oakiness and a trace of sweetness in evidence.

Single Cask Bottling
A pleasant palate with a light peat character followed by a clean aftertaste of finished malt.

Lochranza Distillery on Isle-of-Arran.
Palate - A pleasant palate with a light peat character followed by a clean aftertaste of finished malt.

This is one of the rare, triple-distilled single malts--Benrinnes, Springbank and Rosebank being the only others. Auchentoshan is a very light-bodied malt.
Light gold. Very smooth. Hints of aniseed and raisins with a lime freshness. Tangerine and fruit flavours with a definite sweetness in the aftertaste. Light, fresh and clean.

Flora and fauna range.
pronounced ‘Ah-thrusk’). Built originaly to produce blendingwhisky for the J&B brand, It was discovered that it was also an excellent single malt, thus Singleton was born.
Very soft and sweet. Straight down the middle.

Aultmore (meaning "big burn" in Gaelic) gets its name from a nearby stream. It was built in 1896 by Alexander Edward, who also owned Benrinnes.
Palate Mellow and well-balanced. Some light fruitiness.

The original Balblair Distillery was built in 1790 and claims to be the second oldest distillery in Scotland. The air in Edderton where Balblair Distillery is situated, is considered to be the purest in Scotland.
Slightly sweet to start with a hint of peat, overall a beautifully complex well balanced whisky.

The original Balblair Distillery was built in 1790 and claims to be the second oldest distillery in Scotland. The air in Edderton where Balblair Distillery is situated, is considered to be the purest in Scotland.
Sweet and lightly fruity with a toffee character. Superbly balanced with a round finish.

A full-bodied malt with aromas of raisin, green apple and hints of banana and lemon. The American oak barrels, used in the distillate’s maturation, lend a warm toffee, vanilla fragrance.

Situated in the village of Cromdale, one of the crossing points of the River Spey.
Palate Ample sherry, with honey and some spicy notes.
Finish Long, round and some sweetness

Built next to William Grant's Glenfiddich distillery in 1892. The stills came second-hand from Lagavulin and Glen Albyn.
Honeyed sweetness drying to lightly spicy notes. Very lively. Just a hint of sherry

The distillery was closed in 1983 and since then the buildings have been demolished.
A clean, elegant whisky with subtle peaty notes.

The founders of Benriach Distillery could not have selected a worse time to build a distillery. Established in 1897 or 1898, the whisky recession was but a couple of years away. It closed operations in 1900, not to open again until 1965.
Palate Medium dry, with cereal notes and a hint of spice.
Finish Medium in length. The floral notes come through again.

Taking its name from the predominant peak among the mountains overlooking the heart of speyside.
Palate Well-rounded, with some sweetness, smoke and vanilla.
Finish Medium in length. Some honey sweetness and smoke.

MacPhail Wooden Box
Benromach Distillery sits on the outskirts of the Royal Burgh and ancient market town of Forres.
Nose: Soft fruits – strawberries/blueberries, sweet creamy notes and a slight phenolic hint.
Palate: Cedar wood initially turning smoky – burnt toffee fruitcake.

Bladnoch Distillery was founded in 1817 by the McClelland brothers, John and Thomas. It is the southernmost of all Scotland distilleries.
A dry and oily malt with hints of liquorice on the finish

Bladnoch Distillery was founded in 1817 by the McClelland brothers, John and Thomas. It is the southernmost of all Scotland distilleries.
Dry. Oily, distinct violet (Parfait d'amour) and some liquorice.

Single Cask Bottling
Bladnoch Distillery was founded in 1817 by the McClelland brothers, John and Thomas. It is the southernmost of all Scotland distilleries.
Subtle and delicate but surprisingly full-flavoured for a Lowland .Butterscotch, nuts, vanilla and a hint of citrus adding a pleasant sharpness to the sweet flavour.