26 Year Old Whisky

A splendidly peaty number from Tobermory, this Ledaig single malt was distilled in 1997 and spent the next 20 years maturing in a single oloroso sherry butt. That allowed us plenty of time for the development of this rather fine website that you find yourself perusing, created especially for the pur

Speyside's Glenfiddich Distillery looked to France for the inspiration for Grande Couronne. The 26 year old single malt was initially matured in both American and European oak casks, before it was moved to French oak ex-Cognac casks for a lengthy two year finishing period. Something you don't see ev

This Westport Blended Malt joins our own collection of Master of Malt independent bottlings, and boasts an impressive 21-year age statement. Matured in refill butts between 1997 and 2018, Westport is known for being a teaspooned malt, with a majority of the liquid coming from a single (undisclosed)

We've got a secret. Knew that would intrigue you... Did you think we were going to tell you? We'd love to but we can't! Fortunately, it's just disclosing the distillery name that's off-limits with this single malt. We're allowed to share the liquid with you, which honestly, we're half glad, half uns

26-year-old single malt from Deanston, independently bottled by LIMITED. Distilled in 1996, the whisky matured in a single bourbon hogshead which remained locked in a Perthshire warehouse until it was cracked open in 2023.

This single malt from Glenrothes was distilled in 1996 and matured for an impressive 26 years in a single hogshead. In 2022 the Speyside Scotch whisky was independently bottled by Signatory Vintage for its Cask Strength Collection, without added colour, and with a limited outturn of 234 bottles.

Joining the Cask Strength Collection from Signatory Vintage is this bottling of Dailuaine, distilled in 1997 and matured for a cool 25 years. Only 397 bottles of the Speyside single malt Scotch were released, without any added colour, and at an approachable ABV of 48.2%.

22 year old peated single malt from Bunnahabhain, finished in Pedro Ximénez casks! Well-aged and enjoyably smoky, with enough sweet elements from the sherry casks helping to balance the salinity with notes of cooked fruit and fresh vanilla.

A grand old single malt from Glen Spey, distilled in 1997 and matured for 21 years in an oloroso sherry butt. The cask was opened by none other than us, right here at Master of Malt, releasing a total of 158 bottles for our exclusive single cask collection. Check out more exclusive Master of Malt

Speyside single malt from Linkwood, distilled in 1997 and matured for 25 years in a pair of hogsheads. It was bottled in 2022 by Signatory Vintage for its Cask Strength Collection, with a release of only 453 bottles.

The 2022 Bushmills Causeway Collection sees master blender Alex Thomas curate a superb selection of well aged expressions in an intriguing range of maturations and finishes. This edition of the characteristic Bushmills triple distilled single malt Irish whiskey enjoyed a stay in American oak rum cas

A majestic 25-year-old single grain scotch from Invergordon, distilled in 1997 and matured in a single bourbon cask until 2022. That cask was opened by indie bottler Brave New Spirits, releasing a total of 293 cask-strength bottles for The Yellow Edition series.

A superb single cask expression of Craggenmore single malt, distilled in 1995 and matured in a sherry butt for a generous 26 years. In 2022, that cask was opened up by indie bottler Hunter Laing, disgorging 590 cask-strength bottles for its ever-impressive First Editions series.

Glentauchers single malt, independently bottled by Chorlton Whisky. After maturing for 26 years, a total of 157 bottles were drawn from a bourbon barrel, released at cask strength, and without added colour or chill filtration.

Distilled at Loch Lomond in November 1995, this single grain Scotch had a nice long rest in a single refill hogshead until bottling in May 2022. Independently released by Douglas Laing, a total of 235 bottles join its Old Particular series.

The oldest expression from Diageo's 2021 Special Release, this is a 26 year old single malt from the mighty Lagavulin! Interestingly, this expression has been fully matured in first-fill Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry-seasoned casks, making for a flavour profile that boasts powerful peaty notes an

Feast your eyes upon batch 8 of Allt-á-Bhainne single malt Scotch whisky, bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company! It's a 26 year old expression, featuring the Whisky Squad (if the Whisky Squad was turned in to cows) dancing to House of Pain - because "Allt-á-Bhainne" and "House of Pain" kind of s

From Girvan distillery comes this well-aged single grain Scotch whisky. The Lowland whisky was distilled in 1996 and matured for 26 years, with part of that time spend in a first-fill oloroso sherry hogshead. It was bottled by The Red Cask Company in 2022 for its Single Cask Series, with only 235 bo

A brilliant blend has landed, courtesy of That Boutique-y Whisky Company. 26-year-old blended Scotch whisky to be precise, and it's a beast. With generous layers of dried fruits and spices, backed up by rich coffee and elegant smoke, this one is rather moreish indeed, with an impressively long-lasti

A single cask offering from the Ben Nevis distillery, matured in a hogshead for 26 years between March 1996 and August 2022. The whisky was independently bottled by Vintage Bottlers for its Rare Cask series, with a total release of 252 bottles, without added colour or chill filtration.

Distilled at Glenfarclas in 1997 and matured in a sherry butt until 2022, this single malt makes the perfect addition to the distillery's Family Cask collection. A total of 549 bottles join the Summer 2022 release.

From Speyside's Tormore distillery comes this sherried single malt. Distilled in 1995 it saw 26 years of maturation in total, initially filled into hogshead casks before being re-racked into both oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. After housing the spirit for three years, the sherry casks were

Brilliant, single cask Bowmore joining the Symington's Choice Cask Strength Collection from independent bottlers, Signatory Vintage. This Islay single malt Scotch whisky was distilled in 1997 and matured for 25 years in an oloroso sherry butt. 616 bottles were drawn from the cask in 2023.

If it my choice, I would have bottled this Strathmill at cask strength (59.1% ABV) in September 2017, giving it 20 years to mature since distillation occurred on 30 June 1997. Fortunately, it would seem that was also Mackillop's Choice, and they actually did do all of that, releasing an outturn of 5

What happens when you put a certain style of whisky from a particularly famous origin into a cask that previously held lip-smacking maple syrup? Delicious things, but also complicated things when it comes to defining the resulting drink. As it turns out, of the cask types permitted for the aforement