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The 18-year-old Glenmorangie The Infinita is one of the distillery's few older bottlings. Matured 70% in bourbon casks, 30% of the single malt is finished in sherry casks. The malts are then reunited, which emphasises the sweet and fruity distillery flavour with floral accents. The packaging was made from recycled material, reducing the weight of the bottle by 12% in the interests of sustainability. This bottling stands for luxury, opulence and mature whisky craftsmanship.

The Ardbeg Y2K single malt matured for 23 long years in selected bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. The result is a unique whisky that celebrates and honours the traditions of Ardbeg. This first bottling of the limited Vintage_Y2K series marks a special milestone in the history of the Islay distillery Ardbeg: In February 2000, dedicated fans founded the Ardbeg Committee to keep the distillery open permanently. The whisky is the first Ardbeg whose roots go back to the beginning of the millennium.

This Ardbeg single malt whisky is the second bottling in Ardbeg's limited Anthology series. The Unicorn's Tale matured for 14 years in two types of cask: Madeira and ex-bourbon casks, which were then married together. As a result, this Ardbeg single malt unites two beings in itself, just like the unicorn, a Greek mythical creature that symbolises goodness. This legendary bottling is bottled at 46% vol. at a slightly higher strength without colouring and without chill-filtering.

The story behind this bottling is inspired by the legendary Islay Unicorn, which was discovered by workers one night after a party at the distillery. Its origins are shrouded in mystery. Whether it was a real unicorn or just a Shetland pony with an ice cream cone on its head, The Unicorn's Tale tells of a famously ravenous pony, an abandoned ice cream van and the wild imagination that gave birth to this legend.

Laphroaig Lore stands for the transmission of knowledge and tradition. The Johnston brothers laid the foundations for the Lore recipe back in 1800. Since then, the whisky has been further developed by several Laphroaig distillery managers and master distillers. Lore combines this knowledge and the history of Laphroaig. For the most part, 15 to 21-year-old casks were used for the single malt. A small proportion of younger malts were also used.

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This 12-year-old Tomatin single malt matured for a full 12 years in first-fill sherry casks and is now part of the Tomatin range. This has made the balanced and fruity whisky a special release from the Highland distillery, which is otherwise better known for its different and excellent cask finishes.

Ardnahoe The Inaugural Release is the first edition of a new Islay whisky on the market. Distillery manager Fraser Hughes produces the single malt using traditional methods. Peaty Islay water is taken from Loch Ardnahoe and two traditional worm tubs (the only ones on Islay) are used. These were chosen to give the malt additional depth of flavour and complexity. The slow distillation is carried out on two copper pot stills with exceptionally long lyne arms, which prevents the mash from burning during distillation. The limited first bottling is matured in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. The Islay whisky is then bottled after 5 years at 50% vol, non-chill-filtered and without colour. With Ardnahoe, the Laing family fulfils a long-standing wish for its own distillery and markets the first release with this bottling.

This single malt from the Strathearn distillery in the Highlands is one of the last whiskies from Scotland to be made from the creamy, malty Maris Otter barley. Made from hand-selected casks and matured three times, ex-bourbon, virgin oak and ex-sherry casks were used for the elaborate maturation process. The Strathearn distillery near Methven in Perthshire is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland. It not only produces single malt whisky, but also a range of spirits, including handcrafted single casks, using traditional methods and ideas. The distillery has been part of the independent bottler Douglas Laing since 2019.

The term Kavalan goes back to the indigenous people of Taiwan's Yilan province. The distillery was founded in 2006 and is based near the capital Taipei.

Kavalan's entry-level malt was matured in six different types of casks. The design of the bottles is meant to remind of the skyscraper Taipei 101 in the capital of Taiwan. Until 2007, it was the tallest building in the world.

In Willett Pot Still Reserve, the shape of the bottle is reminiscent of the typical pot stills that are part of the distillery's heritage. The Willett distillery was closed from the early 1980s until 1997. Since the reopening, the distillery has been producing in the old Kentucky tradition with a Beer Still in combination with a Pot Still. The Pot Still, in combination with a high proportion of rye and barley, gives the Bourbon a more intensive character than the normal Bourbons from Kentucky.

Glenfarclas 105 is an important cornerstone in the distillery's range. In 1968, George S. Grant came up with the idea of bottling the whisky undiluted from the cask as a Christmas present for employees and friends. An ingenious innovation, as most whiskies at the time were blended and marketed at drinking strength. The special edition to commemorate this idea was bottled for the first time in the history of the distillery with an age statement of 16 years. 105 proof corresponds to 60% natural cask strength by volume, from which the bottling takes its name.

Stauning HØST is the Danish distillery's first blended malt whisky based on rye and barley. It joins the standard range and combines the distillery's rye and single malt whisky from grain that grows just a few kilometres from the distillery site. Bourbon casks and heavily burnt new American white oak give Stauning HØST its character. The final maturation takes place in first fill port barriques, which gives the double malt additional floral facets. The name HØST translates as 'harvest'. The Danish whisky is a tribute to the changing seasons, the raw materials and Stauning's production methods.

Talisker Skye was partly matured in freshly burnt oak casks. This makes the aroma particularly spicy. Talisker Skye has replaced the well-known 10-year-old Single Malt in the retail trade.

The new design focuses on more sustainable packaging with less plastic.

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