Horizons Unbound: Diageo Special Releases 2025
Diageo’s Special Releases collection takes whisky lovers on a journey through the unexpected. Horizons Unbound, curated by master blender Dr Stuart Morrison, brings together rare single malts and a boundary-breaking single grain that explores new flavour territories.
Expect mezcal cask finishes, volcanic rock-toasted oak, tropical-forward distillations, and a distillery-first rye experiment.
This collection is designed to intrigue collectors, delight connoisseurs, and spark curiosity in anyone who enjoys whisky that pushes against the limits of tradition.
The 2025 line-up
Horizons Unbound showcases the breadth of Scotland’s whisky-making imagination. The collection features The Singleton, Talisker, Lagavulin, Oban 12 Year Old, Dailuaine 21 Year Old, Roseisle 14 Year Old, Clynelish 18 Year Old and rye from Teaninich.
ISLAY SINGLE MALT
Lagavulin
12 Year Old
Description
Tasting notes
Lagavulin’s annual 12-year-old has become a cult favourite, and this edition layers PX and Oloroso cask richness over its roaring smoke.
HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT
Oban
12 Year Old
Description
Tasting notes
Matured entirely in bourbon casks, this expression celebrates Oban’s coastal heritage with toffee sweetness and bright citrus.
HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT
Talisker
14 Year Old
Description
Tasting notes
Matured in volcanic rock-toasted American oak, this Talisker release is elemental, smoky, and shot through with maritime character.
HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT
Singleton of Glen Ord
14 Year Old
Description
Tasting notes
The whisky marries second-fill sherry casks with a mezcal finish that layers Glen Ord’s trademark orchard fruit with smoky, earthy agave character.
Speyside single malt
Roseisle
14 Year Old
Description
Tasting notes
From Diageo’s newest workhorse distillery, Roseisle, this expression blends refill and rejuvenated casks for a balanced showcase of the spirit’s character.
Speyside single malt
Dailuaine
21 Year Old
Description
Tasting notes
A rare, richly sherried Dailuaine, matured in Spanish oak casks for 21 years. Huge flavour in this one.
HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT
Clynelish
18 Year Old
Description
Tasting notes
Built around an early ‘pineapple cut’ distillation, this Clynelish brims with tropical fruit alongside its trademark waxiness.
HIGHLAND SINGLE GRAIN
Teaninich
8 Year Old
Description
Tasting notes
A distillery-first, this single grain Scotch whisky from Teaninich uses rye in combination with the mash filter, matured in bourbon casks.
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