Alexander Murray & Co presents a fine expression of single malt from the Speyside region in Scotland.

In the interest of our respect for, and friendship with, the distillers who produced this whisky, we agree not to list distillery of origin; a single malt of exceptional quality from one of the distilleries in the Speyside region of Scotland.

Aware as we are that region is not entirely indicative of style of flavor, we include the distillery’s spirit profile and characteristics below.

Committed to quality and trust, our word is our bond.

Speyside single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies, distilled in Strathspey, the area around the River Spey in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey, in northeastern Scotland. Although generalized, known as a region that produces delicate and fruity whisky, many styles are produced here. Almost half of Scotland's distilleries are situated here, on the banks of the United Kingdom's fastest flowing river.

Notes: Oaky, cereal and grainy, peaty and smoky, fruity, floral, winey, feinty, sulfury

Inspired by the old ancient Blackpitts area just behind the new Teeling Whiskey Distillery based in Newmarket in the old Liberties area of Dublin City, this area was synonymous with many industries and in particular malting houses. Blackpitts was traditionally home to some of the largest barley malting houses in Ireland. By using smoke from peat to dry the barley during the malting process, the resulting peated malt produces a distinctive smoky taste profile which is the signature of a Peated Single Malt.

However, what makes Teeling Blackpitts so unique is the triple distillation process, which reduces some of the medicinal character you would get from a traditional Scottish Peated Single Malt and allows the more barbeque smoke characteristic to shine. This is then combined with signature Teeling innovative cask maturation using both ex-bourbon and ex-Sauternes white wine casks, which is bottled at 46% with no chill filtration to produce a truly different and unique expression of Teeling and Irish Whiskey. The inspiration for the use of these casks came from a previous bottling of Teeling 24-Year-Old Single Malt which was honoured as the “World’s Best Single Malt” in 2019 at the World Whiskies Awards

Tasting Notes

An inviting nose where barbeque smoke and cloves are intermingled with fresh notes of butterscotch and orange peel.

On the pallet a fascinating blend of Applewood smoke, honey and all spice are married with stewed pears and fresh grilled pineapple. This whiskey finishes with the return of a savoury smoke over a lingering wood undertone, which combines delightfully with notes of salted caramel.

AN INTENSE AND VIBRANT JURA WHISKY, AGED FOR 12 YEARS FOR A REASSURINGLY RICH FLAVOUR

This is Jura at its most intense and muscular, yet it remains an approachable whisky that makes the perfect accompaniment to a gathering. That’s how our tiny island community enjoys it.

Bourbon cask maturation and an aged oloroso sherry finish produce a honeyed sweetness that offer notes of warm spice, banana, soft citrus and a finish of freshly ground coffee and dark chocolate.

TASTING NOTES

COLOUR: Golden-hued

NOSE: Dark chocolate, honey, walnut and soft citrus

TASTE: Coffee, salted bananas, liquorice, brown sugar

CASK FINISH: Matured in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels for 12 years and finished in Oloroso Sherry casks from Jerez, Spain

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BRAND STORY

"Distilling in Wales was a lost art..."

Penderyn produces award-winning single malt whiskies and spirits at their distillery on the foothills of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK.

Distilling in Wales was a lost art, but in the late 1990s, in a pub in Hirwaun in the Welsh valleys, a group of friends chatted about establishing the first whisky distillery in Wales in over a century. They dreamt of creating a whisky as pure and precious as Welsh gold, represented today by Penderyn’s ‘gold seam’.

The village of Penderyn was chosen because of the site’s own supply of fresh natural spring water. A unique copper single-pot still designed by Dr. David Faraday, a relative of the great 19th-century scientist Michael Faraday, was installed, which produces a spirit at an industry high of 92%. On St David’s Day 2004 Penderyn whisky was launched in the presence of HRH Prince Charles. An expansion in 2013/14 included a replica of the Faraday Still, and two lantern stills being installed.

With investment, inspiration, hard work, attention to detail, the finest barley, expert female distillers, and the best American oak bourbon casks, Penderyn Whisky has quickly gained a worldwide reputation for its range of whiskies, winning over 70 Double Gold/Gold/Masters awards en route. Today Penderyn is now very much part of the world's whisky conversation and is available in over 45 countries.

As a result of the company's progress, a new distillery opened in Llandudno North Wales in May 2021, and a further distillery is planned for Swansea, in South Wales, in 2022.

This Portwood-finish whisky is a firm favorite among our customers in France and is a full-bodied whisky. 

Tasting Notes

Nose: Aromas of rich dried fruits with dark chocolate and cranberries; a hint of toasty oak mingles with a baked nutty dryness

Palate: A creamy richness with some honey and spiced notes emerging

Finish: Smooth with a soft oak and honey sweetness lingering gently on the tongue

Balance: Rich wood/chocolate & dry fruits

Stauning Smoke tastes like a hot summer's day on the moor; a mildly smoked single malt whisky made from pure West Jutland malt barley smoked over locally harvested peat and heather. A thoroughbred terroir whisky that gently will blow you away.

Stauning Smoke is the quintessence of the distillery's innovative New Nordic-whisky philosophy: Made from pure local ingredients, malted on open floors, smoked over peat and heather found in the landscape surrounding Stauning, double-distilled in small flame-heated pot stills and finally aged on 1st Fill wine and spirits casks.

The result is an elegant and refined whisky with a gentle smoky taste and a complex character that oozes of the dunes, the heath and the wind by the North Sea.

TASTING NOTES

NOSE: rich, heavy aromas of earth, oak, caramel combine with spicier notes of incense and burnt cedar strips evoking summer grilling of cedar-planked salmon and charred teriyaki skewers

TASTE: round and creamy impression of brown sugar and cinnamon infused Lapsang Souchong tea

FINISH: the smoky tea flavors builds to dry, spicy notes of allspice, cardamom and hints of grilled chilies on the long, revealing finish

BARLEY AND A PEAT MOSS FIRE

Peated Malt Whisky is made entirely with malted barley that has been dried over a peat moss fire before making the journey from Scotland to Texas.

AWARDS

World Wine & Spirits Competition 2016 - New York - Double Gold 

Whiskies of the world 2016/2017 - Gold

Basically, everything Stauning does, in one bottle. A bit of smoke, a bit of spice, and a lot of complexity in a versatile Nordic whisky.

An extremely versatile whisky: For the full undiluted experience, drink it neat like a scotch, add ice for a bourbon/rye feel or spice up your classic whisky-based cocktail with a Nordic chaotic twist.

Two premium glasses and five bottles of single malts. The Singleton 12-Year-Old, Oban Little Bay, Mortlach 12 Year Old, Talisker 10-Year-Old, and Lagavulin 8 Year Old

The perfect introduction to our portfolio, our Discovery range has been created to provide an introduction to single malt whiskies from some of Scotland’s most admired distilleries. Each expression sits within one of the bold flavour profiles of ‘Sherry’, ‘Smoky’ or ‘Bourbon’, making these single malts ideal for the whisky-lover who enjoys exploration through flavour and character.

The Atlantic meets the Mediterranean. This whisky matured in Barrels from Islay, soaked with smoky aromas and salted flavors, then blended with ex-bourbon barrel-aged single malt that was left to mature under the hot Tel Aviv sun. The Elements Peated integrates the fruity notes of the new make into the barrel’s typical Islay Peaty notes; the result is delicate, rather mellow, and lightly peated whisky.

TASTING NOTES

AROMA: Delightfully fresh. A distinct smoky, earthy scent opens to a unique balance of vanilla and oak notes, with a final hint of lemon.

PALATE: Medium bodied. Vanilla sweetness is followed by a delicate peat touch. A light spiciness accompanies ginger and lemon flavors.

FINISH: Long. The peat coats the mouth, with delicate oak and lemon flavors lingering on the tongue.

The flavor of Single malt whisky (Sherry type) shows floral, a hint of sulfury at the first, following by ripen banana, biscuit, plum, jam, woody and dark chocolate falvors. It has heavy, full, and sweet tastes like the flavor of caramel on the toast. Dired fruit, citrus cake flavor can be found in the after taste. It give the typical sherry cask whisky flavor performance. A hint of sulfury flavor change to smoky flavor rich the body and complexity of this whisky.

In order for a spirit to be called Scotch Whisky it must be a product of Scotland. Although Santa Fe Spirits’ Colkegan Single Malt Whiskey is proud to pay homage to its heritage, this whiskey is much more than just another peat-smoked whiskey from across the pond and wouldn’t want to be called Scotch even if it could be.

Like its Scottish single malt cousins, Santa Fe Spirits’ Colkegan Single Malt Whiskey is made entirely from malted barley, carefully distilled, aged and finished in various oak casks to enhance the complex flavors inherent to true single malt whiskey. But there are key differences that set this remarkable spirit apart from its Scottish relatives.

While peat-smoked malt has always been a key ingredient in many well known Scotch whiskies, Santa Fe Spirits’ Colkegan Single Malt Whiskey’s wonderfully complex flavor profile benefits from a very different type of smoked malt : mesquite. The result is a smooth, mellow, mysteriously balanced hint of smoky complexity unique to Santa Fe Spirits.

Santa Fe Spirits’ Colkegan Single Malt Whiskey’s unique barrel aging process also separates it from its low-altitude relatives. Santa Fe Spirits is located 7,000 feet above sea level in the high desert and utilizes a climate-controlled barrel warehouse to maintain a more even temperature, as local temperatures range from freezing cold to swelteringly hot, with very low humidity. 

Santa Fe Spirits’ Colkegan Single Malt Whiskey is the deliciously unique result of an Englishman moving to the desert of the Southwest, building a distillery, and hybridizing time-honored Scottish distilling techniques with the unique flavors and climate of his new home.

Hall of Champions (Brand) Single Malt Whiskey in a Golf Decanter

 Made from 100% American malted barley, this single malt whiskey ages a minimum of two years in new American oak barrels and is enhanced with Cooperstown Distillery’s own proprietary oak and barrel finishing process. Bursting with rich notes of praline, candied apple, and burnt almond it is a true expression of an American single malt. This uniquely detailed  golf club decanter pays homage to the Scottish birthright of the game of golf.

 AWARDS

John Barleycorn Awards 2022 - Double Gold

Made from 100% local New York malted barley, our single malt ages a minimum of two years in new American oak barrels before finishing in ex-sherry casks for six months. With rich notes of praline, candied apple, and burnt almond on the finish, this exceptional single malt rivals some of the finest Scotch whiskeys. 

In the 1830’s our Woodford County distillery was the setting for a series of discoveries and innovative practices that today define the bourbon industry. For this 2021 Master’s Collection release Master Distiller Chris Morris and Assistant Master Distiller, Elizabeth McCall have drawn upon that rich history and their own interests for inspiration.

In Kentucky, a fermented grain mash is traditionally called “distiller’s beer”. Distillation converts this “beer” into a spirit that will become a “Whiskey” once barreled.

This Master’s Collection is our take on crafting a spirit that exhibits the flavors of a classic beer style, in this case a rich, roasted malty stout.

“Our distillery building was constructed by Irish stonemasons in 1838. That, plus the fact that we distill in the “Irish” style with triple pot stills inspired us to mash and distill an Irish style stout beer.” – Elizabeth McCall

The result is the Fall 2021 Master’s Collection release named Five-Malt Stouted Mash, a rich and darkly robust expression of Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey. 

TASTING NOTES

APPEARANCE: Antique Orange

NOSE: Dusky notes of roasted malt, toasted nuts all sweetened with hints of milk chocolate and brightened with a touch of orange zest, spearmint and warm baking spices. Oak, cherry cobbler and shortbread round out the malt and barrel influence.

TASTE: Malty with toasted hazelnut and cocoa highlights atop a layer of baked fruit, crisp spice and zest bounce about the depths.

FINISH: Malt and cocoa notes linger on.

Cooperstown Distillery’s award-winning Cooperstown Select Single Malt Whiskey in a premium ornamental baseball bottle. Excellence and baseball - this limited edition offering is the absolute best of both worlds! Available only while supplies last.

We aged Octave Barrels in Yalumba’s iconic The Octavius Shiraz barrels.

This first edition of Flóki Single Malt was released in November 2017 when it became the first Icelandic single malt whisky. It is a single barrel whisky, aged for 3 years in ex-Flóki Young Malt barrels under Mount Hekla. With a subtle yet complex flavor this malt takes its own form of traditional whisky experience, exploring new grounds -much like Hrafna Flóki himself. Flóki Single Malt Whisky is handcrafted and produced from 100% locally farmed Icelandic barley.

Traditionally in agriculture before farming the first thing was to slash and burn the ground to produce KASKI (swidden). This also gives the name to the whisky, KASKI the first phase of cultivation – a new beginning.

KASKI has matured only in selected sherry casks, so it has a color of roasted brown sugar. The scent has notes of fruitiness and a light peat. The taste is smooth, grain-like and rich. Teerenpeli Distillery’s typical spicy aftertaste combines raisin-like fruit cake. KASKI whisky is ideal avec drink.

Teerenpeli Distiller’s Choice KASKI Single Malt Whisky opens Teerenpeli Distillery’s Finland Series.