Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve is a whisky that plays nicely with others but always holds its own. This award-winning Scotch is made from whiskies chosen for their sweet, honeyed qualities. We select them when they're at their most vibrant for vivid flavor in every mouthful.

Tasting Notes

SMELL: Heather honey aromas and woody notes.

TASTE: Vibrant and tropical fruit with smooth, creamy vanilla.

FINISH: A lingering sweet, smoky finish.

Caribbean Cask has been matured in traditional oak whisky casks for 14 years, and then finished in casks that previously held Caribbean rum. To create the ideal finish, Malt Master David Stewart filled American oak casks with his own blend of select West Indian rums. When he judged the casks to be ready, the rum was replaced with the 14 year old spirit and the wood was put to work adding the final touches. The result is an exceptional single malt whisky with the traditional smooth, honeyed character of The Balvenie, married with notes of toffee and a hint of fruit, with a warm, lingering finish.

TASTING NOTES
Nose: Rich, sweet and creamy toffee on the nose combines with fresh fruit notes
Taste: Rounded with vanilla and sweet oak notes, with a fruity character that develops with time
Finish: Soft and lingering

Bottle Size: 750ml

To create Batch One of only 150 bottles of The Balvenie Forty, Malt Master David Stewart has skilfully married together small amounts of The Balvenie matured in 4 refill hogsheads and 3 sherry butts that have lain in our warehouses for at least forty years.

TASTING NOTES
Nose: Rich oak notes overlaid with baked apple, stewed fruits and soft leather. The addition of a little water releases sweet fruit notes and hints of vanilla.
Taste: Silky texture delivers a beautifully mouth-coating sweetness and a spicy sensation of cloves, cinnamon and ginger. The flavor develops into a gentle oakiness with hints of dark chocolate, roasted almonds and sherried fruitiness.
Finish: Rich, warming and slightly dry.

Bottle Size: 750ml

This Single Barrel expression from The Balvenie has been aged for 12 years in a first fill Bourbon cask of a single distillation. While each cask is subtly different, The Balvenie Malt Master hand selects only those casks characterized by sweetness and subtle vanilla oak to be bottled as The Balvenie Single Barrel. Each bottling forms a limited edition of no more than 300 hand-numbered bottles drawn from a single cask, making each bottle unique and unrepeatable. The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year old is bottled at the higher strength of 47.8% ABV.

TASTING NOTES
Nose: Honey notes are overlaid with sweet fruits and subtle spices.
Taste: Rich and complex with a deep vanilla oakiness.
Finish: Lingeringly sweet.

Bottle Size: 750ml

This Chivas Extra 13 blended Scotch whisky selectively matured* in Oloroso Sherry Casks is inspired by the Chivas brothers’ 13 King Street Emporium in Aberdeen, where they imported different spirits, exotic spices, and luxury food items from across the globe. Imparting its own unique combination of characteristics onto the Chivas blend, this finish brings new and contrasting flavour notes to the spirit for the first time.

THE BLEND

Discover new flavours with Chivas Extra 13 Oloroso Sherry Cask. Selectively ageing classic Chivas whisky for 13 years in Oloroso sherry casks results in an incomparable taste experience. The end result is marvellously rich, as sherry casks draw out the full-bodied flavours of our whisky. 

After being selectively matured in the Oloroso sherry casks, the sweet and rich notes of our Scotch blend are magnified – delivering intense flavours with every sip.

TASTING NOTES

CASK FINISH: A portion of this whisky is selectively matured in Oloroso sherry casks for a rich finish.

NOSE: Vanilla caramel notes appear on the nose.

PALATE: Sweet ripe pears in syrup, cinnamon sweets and crisp almonds.

FINISH: Rich and intense.

DISCOVER THE DISTINCTIVE TASTE OF LAPHROAIG SCOTCH WHISKY.

It’s aged for ten years, and distilled following the traditions laid down over the last 200 years by a succession of passionate and skilled master distillers. This is a truly classic single malt Scotch, made from malted barley which is first cold-smoked and then dried over a peat fire.

The smoke from the unique Islay peat gives Laphroaig its particular rich flavor. This peated whisky is renowned for its bold, smoky taste, followed by a hint of seaweed and a surprising sweetness. Full-bodied with a long finish, it truly embodies the quintessential Laphroaig character.

The quintessential Islay malt with flavors of peat smoke and salt

Distilled the same way today as it was at creation over 75 years ago

Full-bodied and smoky with hints of seaweed and sweetness

A truly distinctive whisky, it embodies the Laphroaig house style

2019 San Francisco World Spirits Awards Gold

As part of your purchase, you will receive your bottles in an exquisite well-protected carboard where your favorite expressions of Laphroaig will be safe. You will only find this exclusively packaging in Laphroaig.com.

LAPHROAIG THAT LASTS A LIFETIME

We would never expect a bottle of Laphroaig to last a long time. It’s a wee bit too tasty. But with our new bottle engraving, you can add a message that lasts forever. From important dates to inside jokes, a special message on your bottle is as meaningful as the spirit itself. So even after the good stuff is gone, you’ll have a sentiment that outlasts the Scotch.  

TASTING NOTES

COLOUR: Full sparkling gold

NOSE: Huge smoke, seaweedy, "medicinal", with a hint of sweetness.

BODY: Full bodied.

FINISH: Lingering.

PALATE: Surprising sweetness with hints of salt and layers of peatiness.

MATURATION: Ex-bourbon

SERVE SUGGESTION: Neat or with ice

UNIQUELY AGED

Experience the quintessential flavor of Laphroiag 10. Crafted to a generations-old method on the Scottish island of Islay, is an excellent introduction to peated whisky.

A classic dram, this full-bodied single malt has a surprising sweetness which leads into a long, warming finish. Each sip brings complicated notes of smoke, seaweed, peat and a hint of salt – like a bracing fall day on Scotland's rugged coast.

The rich flavour of this Laphroaig Scotch makes it a staple choice, ideal for novices and connoisseurs alike. It's best-served neat or poured over ice.

ONE OF A KIND TASTE

Laphroaig 10 gets its distinctive taste from the natural features of Islay, the remote and rugged island off the West Coast of Scotland where the whisky is made. Local water is sourced from the legendary Kilbride Stream, and the malted barley is cold-smoked then dried over a fire fuelled by the Islay peat. This lends a distinctive flavour that speaks of the land where it was forged.

It also has a distilling process which has been developed and refined over the course of 200 years by a succession of passionate master distillers. One of whom was Ian Hunter, who laid down the process for Laphroaig 10 more than 75 years ago: and these methods are still followed today.

Founded on Islay in 1815, the Laphroaig distillery has been creating distinctive Scotch whisky for over two centuries. Laphroaig 10 is the quintessential expression of Laphroaig and its character can be found in nearly every whisky that the distillery produces.

Laphroaig 10 has won multiple awards, including a Gold medal at the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. It was also named in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible as 2019's Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Years & Under.

Maker Notes

Triple distilled and matured solely in American bourbon casks. The result: a Lowland Single Malt Whisky with the sweet aromas of vanilla and coconut – along with the signature smooth, delicate, Auchentoshan taste.
Like all Auchentoshan whisky, American Oak is a really versatile Single Malt. It works wonders as an Auchentoshan & Ale, is happy to stand on its own neat or over ice but also shakes up some classic cocktails that you might not think work with Single Malt whisky.

TASTING NOTES

TO THE EYE: Look for the vivid, bright gold colour when selecting your Auchentoshan American Oak. Wondering what gives whisky its colour? The delicate maturing process. As the single malt matures in the quality bourbon barrels, a new and complex colour and flavour profile is created over time.

TO THE NOSE: A vibrant bourbon infused vanilla and coconut with layers of zesty citrus fruit, making this Scotch Single Malt from Auchentoshan stand out from the crowd. 

TO THE TONGUE: A refreshingly smooth whisky taste. Lively, with vanilla cream, coconut and white peach. 

TO THE END: Crisp, with sugared grapefruit and a lingering hint of spice.

This award-winning Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky has been matured in three different cask types.From American Bourbon to Spanish Oloroso Sherry – and then, finally, Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks – this a rich, complex whisky with toffee and sherry flavours. Three Wood makes a cracking Auchentoshan & Ale, a mean Old Fashioned and a damn fine dram in its own right. Consider an Auchentoshan whisky that’s Distilled Different and choose our Three Wood Scotch.

TASTING NOTES

TO THE EYE: Expect a rich, golden brown colour in your bottle of Three Wood. What gives whisky its colour? As the Single Malt matures in the quality bourbon and sherry barrels, a new and complex colour and flavour profile is created over time.

TO THE NOSE: Blackcurrant, brown sugar, orange, plum and raisin notes are present in our Three Wood.

TO THE TONGUE: Fruit and syrup. Hazelnut with hints of cinnamon and lemon.  A butterscotch sweetness adds to the overall complexity.

TO THE END: A fresh and fruity, smooth whisky with long lasting oaky sweetness.

THE DARKEST DISTINCTION

Matured first in bourbon barrels then Oloroso casks, there's no finer example of a sherry cask finish than our 15 Year Old. It's the final three years spent in Oloroso sherry casks that gives Bowmore 15 Year Old the rich, deep colour and robust warming finish.

TASTING NOTES

On The Eye: Burnt Sienna

Breathe In: Dark chocolate and raisin aromas compliment the classic Bowmore smokiness

Sip: Wonderful cedar wood and rich treacle toffee flavours

Savour: Spicy, toffee, sherry and barley

Awards

International Wine & Spirit Competition - Gold award 2018

San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double Gold award 2018

International Spirits Challenge - Gold award 2017

The Macallan Sherry Oak expressions are characterized by their rich color and hints of dried fruit and spice, a result of being exclusively aged in 100% sherry-seasoned oak casks. Exclusively aged for a minimum of 12 years in sherry-seasoned oak casks, this marque exudes a beautiful, rich gold hue and an exquisite flavorful finish. The ideal dram for cocktail hour, after-dinner or even to be paired with a meal, each Sherry Oak expression is an iconic, timeless single malt experience.

Aultmore distillery was founded in 1897 by Alexander Edward, one of Scotland’s best-known distillers, during the peak of the late-Victorian whisky boom. Supplied to the big blending houses of the day, AULTMORE single malt's popularity with them gave rise to the distillery's success, having drawn great admiration for the smoothness of its spirit. In fact, its qualities are so fine and well-balanced that it was soon one of just a few single malts rated ‘Top Class’ by industry experts. Aultmore 12 Years is part of Dewar's Last Great Malts collection and originates from a distillery in the central Speyside region of Scotland that has been producing whisky for over a century. This particular release, introduced in 1896 by Alexander Edward, who also owned Benrinnes and later acquired Oban, marks a notable addition to the lineup. Traditionally, Aultmore has mainly contributed single malt whisky for blends and hasn't had many regular official bottlings. Therefore, Dewar's decision to release a new age-stated range from Aultmore is intriguing, and its positioning in the single malt market will be an exciting development to observe over the coming years.

TASTING NOTES

NOSE: Notes of malt, banana, dried fruit, vanilla, a touch of tartness, and waxy citrus peel. A buttery undertone adds depth to the overall aroma.

PALATE: Grassy hay, malt, dried fruit, subtle hints of chocolate and banana bread, tartness, with underlying notes of citric acid and honey.

FINISH: A medium finish with flavors of banana bread, slight sweetness, and a touch of hay.

The Macallan Sherry Oak 25 years old forms part of our Sherry Oak range which features a series of single malt whiskies matured exclusively in hand-picked sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez for richness and complexity. This special single malt delivers an intensely rich and full flavor character, citrus, dried fruits and wood smoke.

THE EXPERIENCE

COLOUR: Rich mahogany.

NOSE: Citrus, balanced with cinnamon, sherry and wood smoke.

PALATE: Full and rich, with dried fruits and a hint of wood smoke.

FINISH: Long, with dried fruit, wood smoke and spice.

RICH DRIED FRUITS. GINGER SPICE. WOOD SMOKE.
This distinguished single malt is matured exclusively for twenty-five years in Oloroso sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez, Spain. Laying undisturbed in the same casks for a quarter of a century, the maturing spirit transforms to create this luxurious single malt whisky characterized by its rich flavors of vanilla, dried fruits and ginger spice with a long finish and rich mahogany color.

Marks of Distinction - FROM THE CASK

Every Macallan single malt reveals the unrivalled commitment to the mastery of wood and spirit for which The Macallan has been known since it was established in 1824. It is an expression of our enduring desire to go beyond ordinary, to seek out the extraordinary, and create peerless single malts.

With an unflinching commitment to put sherry casks at the heart of The Macallan single malt, our reputation for the extraordinary is testament to the exceptional oak casks in which we mature our spirit. Sourced, crafted, toasted and seasoned under the watchful eye of The Macallan Master of Wood, these hand-picked casks are delivered to the demanding specifications of The Macallan Master Distiller and his team.

Once filled, the maturing spirit remains undisturbed in the same casks for the necessary number of years it needs to be worthy of its destined Macallan expression. It is these oak casks that make the greatest contribution to the quality, natural color and distinctive aromas and flavors which lie at the heart of The Macallan single malt.

Aberfeldy Distillery is nestled within a lush valley in the foothills of the Central Highlands of Scotland. Known as the ‘Golden Dram’, the distillery’s water source is the famous Pitilie Burn, renowned locally for its water quality and famed for its deposits of alluvial gold. Time-honoured techniques, such as longer fermentation, conjure rare honeyed notes – key to the signature sweetness of Aberfeldy’s malts.

The "Aberfeldy 12 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey" is Scented with spices and honeyed plump fruits. Syrupy, with lots of vanilla and fudge, with a whisper of smoke on the finish.

An evolution of The Dalmore house style, this 18 year old expression takes on bolder notes becoming a robust and formidable whisky. The Dalmore 18 showcases the result of extended maturation. Matured initially for 14 years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, the spirit is then transferred to 30 year old Matusalem oloroso sherry butts for a further four years. These sherry butts from the world renowned sherry house Gonzalez Byass are selected exclusively for The Dalmore.

This specially crafted whisky has been expertly made to be the perfect accompaniment to a fine cigar. Matured initially in American white oak ex-bourbon casks and 30 year old Matusalem oloroso sherry butts, it is then finessed in Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques.

The Dalmore 15 year old is smooth, rich and well rounded; the epitome of The Dalmore house style. This delicate and approachable vintage is initially matured for 12 years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, then split equally between three different sherry woods Amoroso, Apostoles and Matusalem oloroso for a further three years. The character and complexity of The Dalmore 15 are acquired during this unique cask journey. The spirit is finally reunited in an upstanding sherry butt, allowing the flavours to marry.

Bottle Size: 750ml

An outstanding Highland Single Malt matured in American white oak ex-Bourbon casks, finished in rare and aged Oloroso Sherry casks.

The Dalmore 12 year old, with its intricate aromas and flavours, is recognised as a whisky with character far beyond its age. This was Andrew Mackenzie's original masterpiece. At a time when it was standard to mature whisky for six years, Andrew Mackenzie demonstrated his pioneering character by being one of the first to double the maturation period. His boldness truly paid off, The Dalmore 12 year stands apart as an exceptional whisky, as much today as it did in the 19th century.

Matured for an initial nine years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, the spirit is then divided for its final flourish. One half remains in the bourbon barrels, while the other is transferred to 30-year-old Gonzalez Byass Matusalem oloroso sherry butts before they are reunited to create this phenomenal whisky.

TASTING NOTES

The AROMA: Citrus fruits, chocolate, aromatic spices

The PALATE: Seville oranges, dried fruits, and hints of vanilla pods

The FINISH: Roasted coffee and dark chocolate