30 year old

A 30 year old birthday is a big deal, and what better gift than a 30 year old whisky. Releases at this age are relatively rare, so keep an eye on our blog for the latest news on releases from top whisky distilleries.   You can also check out some 30 year old whiskies on our gifts page. We also have some excellent 30 year old whisky in our vintage whisky section.
Diageo Special Releases 2014
Diageo Special Releases 2014

On Tuesday evening I found myself the nearest thing to a corner possible at a curvy and buzzing Magazine Restaurant in Kensington Gardens on a cold, rainy November night. Here…

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Glenfarclas 60 Year Old
Glenfarclas 60 Year Old

Back in the 1950s, when George Grant’s daddy was quite literally still in nappies, George’s grandfather was busy laying down stock for the future and to this day the family-run…

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Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Laphroaig Day & iPed 2014
Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Laphroaig Day & iPed 2014

Greetings traveller, They say that the devil no longer visits Islay, which is why one policeman is sufficient for a population of thousands. We’ll be taking a closer look at…

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Master of Malt 60 Year Old Whisky, and my contribution to the NAS debate
Master of Malt 60 Year Old Whisky, and my contribution to the NAS debate

Well. This is sort of a big deal, isn’t it? I can probably count on the fingers of one hand the number of whiskies ever released that are over 60…

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Oops!… We did it again: IWSC Results (International Wine & Spirits Competition)
Oops!… We did it again: IWSC Results (International Wine & Spirits Competition)

Another week, another set of awards results announced! This time from the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC), “the premier competition of its kind in the world”. (I know, I…

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Whisky! Winning! – International Spirits Challenge & Scotch Whisky Masters Results
Whisky! Winning! – International Spirits Challenge & Scotch Whisky Masters Results

Picking up silverware (or even ‘gold-ware’) is always nice, just ask that marvellous gent Andy Murray. It gives one a nice, warm feeling inside, either that or somebody just put…

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Feis Ile 2013: Day 3 (Caol Ila) – Caol-Itos, Way
Feis Ile 2013: Day 3 (Caol Ila) – Caol-Itos, Way

The day ended with a game of Islay-opoly where three people landed on Caol Ila at the same time at one point (apt). That morning we had headed over to…

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Brand New 30, 40 and 50 Year Old Whisky
Brand New 30, 40 and 50 Year Old Whisky

For those of you hitherto unfamiliar with them, our ‘Secret Bottlings’ series of Single Malts have long been a staple of our core range of Master of Malt branded scotch…

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Old Pulteney 40 Year Old!
Old Pulteney 40 Year Old!

Prepare your faces for glee and/or delight, for we bring glad tidings all the way from Caithness (the north-eastern tip of the Scottish mainland – presumably very wet and cold)….

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Feis Ile – The Islay Whisky Festival 2011 – Part Four
Feis Ile – The Islay Whisky Festival 2011 – Part Four

After a hearty breakfast of bacon, eggs, black pudding, white pudding and potato scones, we left the cottage for Bowmore. There were only 100 bottles of Bowmore’s official 2011 Feis…

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The World’s Oldest Whisky Liqueur
The World’s Oldest Whisky Liqueur

We hope you’ve had a wonderful Easter! It’s been a very eventful past couple of weeks for everyone, and we’ve certainly had more than our fair share of barbeques, cocktails…

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