41 Year Old Whisky

Joining the Douglas Laing Xtra Old Particular series is this 40 year old single cask single grain whisky from Cambus distillery. The 1982 vintage was bottled without colouring or chill filtration, at a cask strength of 41.3% ABV.

Seriously seriously fancy Canadian whisky alert! How often do you see Canadian whisky that's more than 40 years old? In fact, how often do you see any whisky of this age? This is a blended Canadian whisky bottled by La Maison du Whisky at a scarcely believable 61.9% ABV. Amazing for a whisky of this

An impressive Glencadam bottling here, distilled on 10 June 1982 and bottled just shy of its 39th birthday on 4 June 2021. The Highland single malt spent nearly four decades resting in a single ex-Oloroso sherry butt (cask #1, if you were curious), and was bottled at 50.1% ABV, with an outturn of 66

From the Glenfarclas Family Cask Winter 2017 Release comes a 1982 vintage single malt, matured in a single refill hogshead. Just 225 bottles were produced, bottled at cask strength.

An exciting and exceptional bottling from Talisker, this is the second release in the Bodega series from the Island distillery. It was distilled all the way back in 1978, when Bee Gees Night Fever was number one in the charts, just to give you a feel. Then, it was aged in refill American oak barrels

A rare sight from a long-lost Lowland distillery, St Magdalene closed its doors in 1983, just a year after this single malt was distilled. The whisky matured until 2001 when it was independently bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for the Rare Old collection. This bottle was part of a private collection

The Xtra Old Particular Black series rarely disappoints and when you bottled Port Ellen from the early eighties, you know you're onto a winner. This particular single malt Scotch whisky from Islay's most missed distillery was matured in a refill hogshead for nearly four decades before it was bottled

A well-aged single malt from Linkwood distillery, this whisky was distilled back in 1982 and rested in a single first-fill sherry butt for over four decades, until it was bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in 2022.

A single cask, vintage 1982 Benromach Scotch whisky that was aged in a first-fill Burgundy cask for nearly four decades before it was bottled at a cask strength of 59.9% ABV by Gordon & MacPhail. This one was selected for the Private Collection by members of the Urquhart family.

Distilled at St Magdalene in the Lowlands in September 1982, and aged for 26 years in refill butt number 4712 before bottling by Douglas Laing for the Old Malt Cask range in October 2008. A release of just 511 bottles. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed pho

The Eidolon series from independent bottler Hunter Laing showcases some rare and exquisitely aged whisky from Port Ellen distillery, which sadly closed in 1983, but is set to reopen in 2023. This is the second in the three-part series, and is a 1982 vintage matured for an impressive 40 years, with a

A rare vintage 1982 Port Ellen single malt Scotch whisky bottled at a cask strength 56.8% ABV in 2007 by Parkers Whisky. It's one of 220 bottles, each with a picture of two lemons on the label. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get in touch!

From The First Cask Malt Whisky Circle bottlings put together by Direct Wines Ltd. this is a remarkable 21-year-old single malt from the legendary Brora. It was laid down at the long-lost distillery on 25 February 1982 and matured in a single cask (# 281) and bottled in January 2003. This bottle

A stunning single malt Scotch whisky from the legendary lost distillery St. Magdalene. This 30 year old single cask expression was matured in a refill sherry butt from 1982 to February 2013, then bottled at a weighty 58.5% ABV by Douglas Laing for its Old & Rare Platinum range. An extremely limited

A lovely little Inchgower which we just had to bottle. This was distilled on the 30th June 1982, and it was aged in a single refill hogshead for 29 years before bottling on the 22nd November 2011. A release of just 190 numbered bottles, at natural cask strength.

Stunning presentation, this is a 27 year old Caol Ila, bottled by Adelphi in 2009. This is a cask strength release of 227 bottles.

27 year old Port Ellen distilled in 1982. This is rare whisky, aged in Bourbon casks and finished in ChÔteau D'Yquem sauternes barrels. This was bottled at the Bruichladdich distillery in 2009, and is part of a release of 1,175 bottles.

A stunning 26 year old from the Port Ellen distillery - one of the most legendary distilleries in the world. This was distilled in February 1982 and aged for 26 years in sherry butt number 4447 before bottling in June 2008. A release of 721 bottles from the Old Malt Cask range.

A 28 year old Mannochmore, bottled by the Bladnoch forum. Oily and aromatic, this was distilled on the 12th August 1982, matured in hogshead number 2852 and bottled at cask strength on the 13th August 2010. A release of 172 bottles.

This Family Cask was a refill sherry hogshead (cask 2213), distilled in 1982. This whisky is a spicy, rich Glenfarclas, bottled on the 20th November 2006 as part of an outturn of 258 bottles.

Distilled in 1982 and aged for 22 years in refill sherry butts before bottling in 2004 by Gordon and MacPhail. Port Ellen has become a legendary distillery.

A well-aged, single cask Port Ellen independently bottled by Douglas Laing? This should be really something. The closed Islay distillery produced this whisky in May 1982 and allowed it to mature in a single cask (#9964) before it was cracked open in August 2015. It was bottled for the Old Particular

From the closed Caperdonich distillery in Speyside comes this supreme single malt Scotch whisky. It was distilled all the way back in 1972, when we first got a taste for the video-game Pong in the arcades. Look how far we've come now! We can play Pong on our watches and we've got this excellent 41 y

This was distilled at the St Magdalene distillery on the 5th October 1982, and it was aged for 28 years in cask 2206 before bottling for Mackillop's Choice in April of 2011. Each bottle is individually numbered.

This was distilled at the Caperdonich distillery in October of 1969, and it was aged in cask 3245 for 41 years before bottling by Duncan Taylor for their Rarest of the Rare collection in May of 2011. A release of 179 numbered bottles at natural cask strength.