WhistlePig 18 Year Old Double MaltStraight Rye Whiskey Distillery Bottling 75cl 46% 92 Proof WhistlePigs oldest release to date is this 18 year old double malt. Along with the patient ageing and skilful blending they have here experimented with the old practice of malting rye. This practice was originally used by farm distillers who wanted to access the grain's starch to kick start the fermentation process and impart more floral and earthy flavours with the malted rye. The mash bill

Country Scotland Region Islay Distilled Year 2011 Age 8 Limited Edition Yes Bottle Size 70cl ABV 60

A fantastic single cask

Batches differ slightly but the classic hallmarks of intensely deep

Linkwood has lived for so long in the shadow of more famous names like Macallan

These late 1990s Ben Nevis single casks are now recognised as classics and today are extremely difficult to get hold of following the distillery's recent surge in popularity

This is a serious Bourbon

This Port Ellen bottled by Douglas Laing for the Old & Rare Platinum Selection series was distilled in December 1979

A 1980 24-year-old Glenlivet bottled at 46% for the First Cask series by Direct Wines

It is from a sherry butt that yielded 614 bottles at a natural cask strength of 51

An old French import version of the Ballantine's 17-year-old

a first fill sherry butt that yielded 492 bottles at a powerfully-flavoured but easy-drinking 43% strength

Series PC11