Blended Malt Whisky

This was awarded a Gold Medal at the 2008 International Wine and Spirit Competition. Poit Dhubh (pronounced Potch Goo) is Gaelic for Black Pot, a name for an illicit still. This is a blended malt.  More info

A 12 Year Old blended malt, this was matured in sherry casks, which has brought a lovely sweetness to counteract the peat. Poit Dhubh is Gaelic for "Black Pot", or Illicit Still...  More info

From our Secret Bottlings Series

Smooth and silky with honey and peat notes. Orkney whisky at its very best. This expression, from our secret bottlings range, is a vatting of whisky from two distilleries on the Isle of Orkney.  More info

From our Secret Bottlings Series

Great honeyed nose. A classic combination of heady malt and brown sugar. An excellent introduction into the world of malt whisky.  More info

From our Secret Bottlings Series

Gently smoked and subtly briny. Incredibly complex for its age with a refined peat.  More info

An Orkney whisky, Calchou is the ancient name given to the Abbey town of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. It was named in 1128AD by King David.  More info

A big bodied blended malt from Islay. It comprises malt whisky from Coal Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg and Port Ellen. Big Peat is a great whisky with lots of peaty character.  More info

A Japanese blended malt, this was created by Ichiro Akuto who once worked at the Hanyu distillery. Ginkgo is the name of a tree which is believed to date back 150 million years, used for its medicinal qualities.  More info

An incredible blended malt from Compass Box. Lady Luck is a vatting of three casks, two of which were very old Caol Ilas, the other one was a 1995 Imperial. This is an oily, aperitif style whisky, very well made! A release of just 754 bottles.  More info

Poised and slightly peaty. Pure Malt White is a blended malt with whisky from Nikka's excellent distilleries. Really recommend this.  More info

Pure Malt Red is a Japanese blended malt in a charming looking bottle! This is made up of malt whisky from the Nikka distilleries Yoichi and Miyagikyo. The result is a fruit, creamy, buttery, and slightly herbal whisky.  More info

Jim Murray scored different batches of Pure Malt Black with 92 and 95 points respectively. This is a great dram, a blended malt made up of whisky from Nikka's Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries. Full of fruit, balanced oak, peat and toffee.  More info

A set of tubed miniatures demonstrating the wonderful character of Nikka whisky. There are samples of: Nikka Pure Malt Red, White and Black, Nikka All Malt and Nikka Whisky From The Barrel.  More info

In 2005, a charitable bunch headed up by Lagavulin distillery worker Kevin Campbell, rowed a small viking-esque boat from Jura, past seven Islay distilleries, ending up at Bushmills in Northern Ireland.

They collected whisky/whiskey from each distillery en route, vatting together what was collected (cask strength 12 year old whisky), and bottling it at Bruichladdich. This project raised money for the Children's Hospice Association of Scotland and the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice.

No stranger to do-goodery, Python and globetrotter Michael Palin was an avid supporter of the cause. He even said, "This Pillage Malt is terrific stuff. Forget Ambrosia, this is what the Gods should be drinking."  More info

This is a great 17 year old blended malt named for Nikka's founder, the whisky-pilgrim Masataka Taketsuru.  More info

Great value soft and smooth Blended Malt whisky from the creators of the 'Sheep Dip' range.  More info

A great whisky made from 16 malt whiskies aged from 8 to 21 years. Jim Murray describes Sheep Dip as "young and sprightly". Great retro packaging too. The only thing is, the picture of the sheep on the bottle doesn't actually look like a sheep, it actually looks like an angry spaniel with horns.  More info

A mix of two malts, this contains whisky from the Caol Ila distillery - a classic Islay whisky with oily, smoky notes, and Braeval - a distillery that is rarely bottled as a single malt. This should be rather interesting.  More info

Whisky Galore is a 10 year old blended malt with whisky from each of the main whisky regions in Scotland. Approachable and easy going.  More info

Compass Box's delicious Spice Tree was briefly illegitimate, according to SWA regulations. After adjusting it's creation, Spice Tree is back, and better than ever. It's a blended malt made from Highland malt whiskies, aged in specially made casks with new French oak heads.  More info

A vintage blended malt whisky from a selection of popular distilleries. Glenalmond is named for the River Almond, this whisky was awarded a Silver at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in 2004.  More info

A special vatted/blended malt from Douglas Laing. This Double Barrel features a single cask of both Macallan and Laphroaig! Very interesting, we love it.  More info

A vatting of two casks, one of Ardbeg and the other of Glenrothes. A very interesting blended malt from Douglas Laing!  More info

A peaty blended malt released by Tullibardine. This was specially selected by John Black, who has been a master distiller in the whisky industry for half a century! Quite an achievement.  More info

A special blended malt created by the Tullibardine distillery manager John Black, it celebrates his 50th year of distilling! Quite an achievement. The result is a great 8 year old blended malt, with lots of character. Especially honey.  More info