It's Raining Grain in more ways than one, Hallelujah!

We've got three new releases to wave our flag about today, and waving our flag is exactly what we're doing right now. Can you see us? We're giddy with excitement with these new batches; Two Single Grains, and a Single Malt from a long closed Islay distillery, but it'll be raining grain at all three sites right now.

Port Ellen is sadly no longer a working distillery, it closed in 1983. However it'll still be raining grain there as its maltings, opened in 1974, remains in operation. It now supplies the majority of Islay's Distilleries with their requirements, produced to their exact specifications. Our sixth batch is a 33 Year Old, bottled at 47.5% abv with just 250 bottles filled. It has everything you'd expect from this legendary distillery, including the earthy smoke that seems to last for an eternity.

We've got two new single grains to announce too. Our third batch from the Girvan Distillery is a 53 Year Old, which is very old. It's almost as old as the distillery itself, as spirit only started flowing at this Ayrshire dsitillery on Christmas Day 1963, which is an odd day to start work. There are just 278 bottles at 41.5% abv from this release.

We're onto Batch 13 from the Invergordon Distillery, and whilst the number 13 is considered to be unlucky for some, there'll be 453 lucky whisky fans who'll be able to grab a bottle of this gorgeous grain. Bottled at 49.6% abv this is a real sweetie, with notes of Demerara sugar, and sawn hardwood on the nose.

This trio of tempting treats will be available from fine retailers soon. Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.

It's not an Illusion - It Really is Our First Batch of Cooley!

We’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by showing off our very first batch of single malt whiskey from Ireland’s Cooley distillery!

Last month we launched our first bottlings of Irish whiskey - these proved to be very popular indeed (they were particularly lovely, too). We reckon you’ll be excited to hear that we’ve got an Irish whiskey encore ready just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, right? Behold, our first batch of single malt from the Cooley distillery, aged for 17 years before we got our hands on it! Don’t stare at the label too long, though. It’s a bit confusing. Not even sure how the artist did it, to be honest. We’re certain it’s some sort of sorcery.

This will be available from fine retailers soon. Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.

No, we've not lost our marbles!

Although we're often told that we've lost our marbles by the tone of some of our Boutique-y labels, our latest addition to the collection, announcing our first ever batch from Speyside's Glen Elgin Distillery, paints a rather traditional Scottish country scene.

It is said that the former manager of Glenfarclas, William Simpson, along with Banker James Carle, found Glen Elgin in 1898. While this indeed was a lucky find (it wouldn't happen these days) their luck ran out just five months after starting production in May 1900, when it had to close, and it was lost again. It wasn't until 1906 that it was found once more and production recommenced.

It's no secret that Glen Elgin has been one of the signature malts of some legendary blends, but our first release from this Speyside distillery is an elegant 25 Year Old SIngle Malt. With notes of rich honey, pineapple cubes, and a hint of tangerine, we've bottled it at it's natural strength at 48.1% abv and there'll be just 315 numbered bottles. I'd find one quickly if I were you!

This elegant Glen Elgin will be available from fine retailers soon. Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.