45 Year Old 1973 vintage blended Scotch whisky. Single cask bourbon hogshead 15894 distilled December 1973 & bottled March 2019 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. Selected & bottled exclusively for The Whisky Barrel. 300 numbered bottles. ...

52 Year Old Blended Grain Scotch whisky from a single bourbon barrel 13327 bottled March 2017 bu Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 221 numbered bottlers. ...

The small Hebridean island of Islay is famous for its heavily peat-smoke flavoured Malt Whiskies. Berrys’ Islay Reserve has been created by Berry Bros blending team, led by Douglas Mc Ivor, to represent the standard-bearers of style & quality from the Islay region. Blended Malt Blended Malt is a mixture of two or more Single Malt Scotch Whiskies which have been distilled at more than one distillery. Because Scotland’s whisky blenders are able to standardise the colour, strength & taste in their blends their customers are assured of consistency in a product which may be marketed over a number of years. Formally known as a Vatted Malt. Beyond the smoky, medicinal core there is a seam of subtle yellow fruit. The deep smokiness of the palate leaves a warming kiss of peat which lingers long into the finish. In short, this is an Islay drinker’s Islay. ...

Berrys’ Speyside Reserve has been created by the Berry Bros blending team, led by Douglas Mc Ivor, to represent the standard-bearers of style & quality from the Speyside region. A stunning example of classic Speyside yummyness
- this bottling came top in a Whisky Barrel blind tasting in March 2010.
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Special Christmas edition of the small batch release of Douglas Laings Islay Blended Malt bottled at full strength. A shovelful of single malts distilled at Ardbeg, Coal Ila, Bowmore & Port Ellen bottled unchillfiltered. Blended Malt Whisky (Islay) Blended whisky is the product of blending different types of whiskies from different distilleries. Blended malt is a product of mixing one or more single malt whiskies made from 100 percent malt. No tasting notes yet. ...

Big Peat Christmas 2013 Islay blended malt Scotch whiskey. Small batch limited release of Douglas Laings Islay Blended Malt bottled at full strength. A shovelful of single malts distilled at Ardbeg, Coal Ila, Bowmore & Port Ellen distilleries. ...

Black Bull Scotch is a marriage of the finest 12 year old single malt & single grain whiskies produced in Scotl&. Bottled non-chill filtered. Gold award winner International Wine & Spirits Competition 2011. Blended Scotch Blended Scotch is a mixture of one or more Single Malt Scotch Whiskies with one or more Single Grain Scotch Whiskies. The inclusion of grain whisky provides a diluting effect on the relatively harsher malt whisky & produces a smoother, milder product. With the resources to mix & blend from a diverse range of whiskies, Scotland’s whisky blenders are able to standardise the colour, strength & taste across their brands thereby generating repeatability & consistency in their blends Nose is robust, chunky aromas. Chocolate, toffee, sherry, vanilla & lemon sherbet. The palate is smooth, mellow & rounded. Milk chocolate, treacle, toffee, pears, green apples & lots of sweet vanilla. ...

New 2011 bottling of Duncan Taylors premium Black Bull 40 year old. This Scotch is a mix of 90% single malt & 10% single grain & is bottled at cask strength. Batch 2 contains whiskies ranging from 40 to 44 years old from the following distilleries: Bunnahabhain, Glenlivet, Tamdhu & Invergordon. Only 957 bottles released. Scooped 90-points on whiskfun.com. Gold award winner International Wine & Spirits Competition 2011. Blended Scotch Blended Scotch is a mixture of one or more Single Malt Scotch Whiskies with one or more Single Grain Scotch Whiskies. The inclusion of grain whisky provides a diluting effect on the relatively harsher malt whisky & produces a smoother, milder product. With the resources to mix & blend from a diverse range of whiskies, Scotland’s whisky blenders are able to standardise the colour, strength & taste across their brands thereby generating repeatability & consistency in their blends. Nose: Full of fruits, dark cherries, peaches in syrup, figs, oranges, cantaloupe melon, honey off the comb, cooking apples. Palate: Thick mouth feel, balanced fresh woodiness shows maturity yet is still vibrant. More citrus notes emerge before the sherry notes come through. Raisins, stewed fruits, pain au chocolat. ...

New 2010 release, the fifth batch of the excellent Speyside blended malt crafted by Doug Mc Ivor & Co at Berry Bros. Just like its predecessors in that a wide range of ages has been used. A much more limited release this time with fewer than 1, 000 bottles. Berry Brothers & Rudd: Blue Hanger Berry Bros. & Rudd is Britains oldest wine & spirit merchant, having traded from the same shop for over 300 years. Berrys first supplied wine to the British Royal Family during the reign of King George III & has continued to do so to the present day. The palate is beautifully round, offering coffee & chocolate flavours to support the long, fruity thrust of well-aged Speyside whisky. Layer upon layer of complexity evolve, making the finish hugely rewarding & almost endlessly fascinating. ...

Campbeltown Loch blended malt Scotch whisky. Matured in ex-bourbon & sherry casks. ...