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Tomatin was once the largest malt whisky distillery in Scotland with 23 stills. Those days are long gone. Today, production is much slower. Instead, they produce high-quality Single Malts in smaller editions like this limited Tomatin. The exclusive bottling was made available exclusively for the German market after its storage in Italian Marsala wine casks.

The Irish Waterford distillery has an approach to whisky production that is very much based on winemaking. They only use barley that has been harvested in a particular place, in order to capture the 'terroir' of the region. The barley for this bottling comes from Ballykilcavan Farm near Kilkenny, which also has a brewery. The soil in the area is known to produce particularly maltable barley. In order to lose as little of the 'terroir' as possible, Waterford whisky is only distilled twice, unlike other Irish whiskeys. In contrast to the previous bottling, it is matured in first-fill bourbon casks as well as French fresh oak casks and sweet wine casks. The maturation period was also extended somewhat.

The Black Bull brand comes from the well-known independent bottler Duncan Taylor. The Kyloe bottling was named after the Scottish Highland cattle, a tough and resilient breed. The Blend was largely created from Highlands malts to which Grain was added.