Last Chance Drams

The first batch of Bourbon Whiskey #1 bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company has arrived, and it's an incredibly well aged 24 year old expression! The label shows a peaceful scene at Area 51, complete with a sign saying "Nothing to see here", which has to be true. It's on a sign. You can't lie on

A 35 year old single malt from the Teaninich Distillery, bottled for a rather special occasion – the 30th anniversary of top indie bottler Signatory! This expression was distilled in 1983, and aged in a refill butt until 2018, when it was bottled up at 57.5% ABV with an outturn of 575 bottles.

A wonderfully balanced expression from the core Caol Ila range, this 18 year old is malty and thick with notes of Caol Ila smoke and phenols, a lovely Islay single malt without extreme levels of peat.

The Teeling team in Dublin have gone and released the third expression in their Renaissance range, celebrating the renaissance which Irish whiskey is experiencing. For this expression, the 18 year old single malt was initially aged in ex-bourbon barrels, before being transferred over to ex-Muscat wi

Single estate XO Cognac from Frapin, one of the most well respected Cognac houses in the Grande Champagne region. Floral and fruit filled with a rich, long finish, the XO is well balanced and absolutely delicious.

A wonderful 35 year old Carsebridge single grain Scotch whisky, distilled in December 1982. It was then aged in a single cask refill butt and bottled in July 2018 by Signatory for their Cask Strength Collection, as a limited release of 500 bottles.

This 18 year old Macallan single malt sits at the peak of the Triple Cask range (which replaced the Fine Oak range in mid-2018). With maturation taking place in a combination of European sherry seasoned casks, American sherry seasoned casks and American ex-bourbon casks, this expression boasts bount

DRAMS NOW ON SALE We're splitting this MoM exclusive single cask between a bottle lottery, charity auction, and 30ml drams to give as many people as possible the chance to taste this exciting limited whisky. Daftmill is a family-owned seasonal farm distillery who fill as few as 100 casks a ye

Superbly smoky single malt here from Bruichladdich, released under the Octomore named and bottled up for the Stories of Wind & Wave series by The Character of Islay Whisky Company. Distilled in 2011, it was eventually bottled up at 9 years of age, presented at 50% ABV. Wonderful stuff from a range d

A beast dwells at MoM Towers, in the form of this magnificent Mortlach single malt, distilled in 1997 and matured for two decades in a single hogshead. As it reached maturity, we had increased reports of strange growling noises in the racking, and unexplained shadows glimpsed at night, but things se

A birthday celebration-worthy Clynelish here, bottled up to mark 10 years of That Boutique-y Whisky Company. This is a distillery with a sterling reputation for producing a singular, waxy spirit that has been a key part of blends like Johnnie Walker. Here, however, the whisky shines all on its own,

A superb single malt from the Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire range, but this time, there are a few more ampersands in the mix. Y'see, this edition features the same smoky 10 year old Islay whisky at its heart as the original expression, but instead of only 25% of it getting treated to a finish in

This wonderful peated Japanese single malt whisky hails from Hakushu distillery, owned by Suntory. The distillery resides in the forests of Mt. Kaikomagatake, with the original Hakushu distillery built in 1973. Another building was added in 1981, called Hakushu Higashi. Rather fittingly, it boasts a

King George V is a very special edition from Johnnie Walker, packaged beautifully and made to celebrate the Royal Warrant bestowed upon the company by the monarch. This is made with some of Johnnie Walker's rarest stocks, including Cardhu, Lochnagar and even Port Ellen.

A brilliant single cask Caol Ila, this particular Islay whisky was distilled back in May 1981. It spent its days in a single bourbon hogshead for the best part of four decades, until June 2018 when Mackillop's Choice bottled it up for the Rare Master's Collection at 37 years old. The hogshead yielde

A grand addition to Signatory's independent Cask Strength Collection, this single malt was distilled at Glen Keith back in 1997 and filled into a pair of hogsheads for maturation. After a duration of 23 years, the whisky was bottled up in April 2021, at a cask strength of 52.7% ABV, with a total of

This is the second batch of Glen Ord single malt to be bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company, featuring a label the references the trusty Porteus malt mill. These are bits of kit that are so trusty, they just don't break. That might sound like a good thing, but it did mean that once everyone had

You don't see that many bourbons bottled with an age statement as high as 12 years old. You also don't see many bourbons finished in sherry casks. So this delight from Darkness really stands out. It's a bourbon from Tennessee that was finished in Pedro Ximénez casks to add lots of rich, sweet, and s

Feast your eyes upon the 2021 release of Macallan's excellent Rare Cask single malt Scotch whisky! Drawn from sherry seasoned oak casks specially selected by the Macallan Whisky Mastery Team, this expression shows off the distillery's characteristic style spectacularly. Always a treat, these ones.

Feast your eyes on the Renaissance Series 2 from Teeling! Launched to celebrate the ongoing renaissance of Irish whiskey, the first expression in the range was finished in ex-Madeira casks - this time, the fantastic 18 year old Irish single malt has been finished in ex-Australian Shiraz casks after

A spectacularly aged rum from Appleton Estate. This expression is made from carefully selected casks that have enjoyed a tropical maturation for a minimum of 21 years. Beautifully balanced, and with plenty of character and complex spice, this silky Jamaican rum is one to sip and savour.

A mysterious single malt independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company! This is a 25 year old single malt that was distilled by one of the eight distilleries on the Isle of Islay - and that's about all we know (apart from how yummy it is)! Such mystery. So Islay! Tropical fruitsses. What i

Introduced in 2012, Glengoyne 18 Year Old was revamped to replace the Glengoyne 17 Year Old. From the Highlands of Scotland, this single malt is matured in a mix of refill sherry casks and a generous portion of first-fill sherry casks. The packaging shows off the stunning golden tone and inviting gl

The Madeira Cask Expression is this year's release of the Mount Gay: The Master Blender Collection. Small batches of the column still distilled rum have been aged for six years in Madeira casks, imparting plenty of honeyed orchard fruit notes to the rum from Barbados. Only 2,706 bottles have been pr

A delightful indie bottling of Islay single malt from Bunnahabhain. Distilled in 1990, this expression spent 28 years maturing in a single hogshead, until 2019 when those wonderful folks at Wemyss Malts opened it up, releasing a total of 250 bottles.