Just in time for Christmas!

While many of you may be slowing down for Christmas, we're still flat out like lizards drinking (have you seen a lizard drinking? They're flat out!) We've got FIVE new releases to shout about today! You can count them all on one hand; four from Speyside and one from Islay.

First up, a new release from Auchroisk, our second batch is a 20 Year Old. Expect no zombie apocalypse from this one though. It has a softly floral nose with hints of raspberry and icing sugar sweetness. The palate is lightly sweetened, with custard creams, giving way to the tartness of cooking apples and clove spices. Just 162 bottles at 47.9% abv have been filled.

Now if you came to see us at The Whisky Show in October, you may well have discovered the next three as we bottled a few cases especially for you because you are very special. Oh yes you are!

Our third batch from Allt-a-Bhainne is a 22 Year Old. There are just 175 bottles of this release, bottled at 49% abv and you can expect a grassy malt, with heather honey, and citrus notes: orange juice, and lemon curd perhaps.

Another third batch, but this time from the Glenlossie distillery. This 17 year old Speysider has a nose giving cake mix with hints of desiccated coconut. while floral notes and dry grasses follow. There are just 206 bottles of this release to go round, it's bottled at 48.4% abv.

Our third batch from Miltonduff is rather special. There are just 149 bottles of this 28 Year Old gentle Speyside Single Malt. It's both floral and fruity. It reminds us of summer hedgerows. Its soft sweetness is balanced by spicy chili.

Our final announcement and last third batch of today hails from Islay. Release the peat! It's a 6 Year Old Caol Ila. It's oily with a Juicyfurit chewing gum sweetness. There are 372 bottles at 52.2% abv in this release.

These are available from fine retailers at the following recommended retail prices:

• Auchroisk 20 Year Old - £64.95
• Allt-a-Bhainne 22 Year Old - £78.95
• Glenlossie 17 Year Old - £68.95
• Miltonduff 28 Year Old - £141.95
• Caol Ila 6 Year Old - £51.95

Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.

Our Port Ellen 33 Year Old Named Scotch Whisky Taste Master!

Our sixth batch of Port Ellen single malt won an enviable award from The Spirits Masters on Friday - Scotch Whisky Taste Master!

We're always very excited to add more awards to our already sizeable collection (not that we're bragging or anything - good heavens, no!), so it's with great pride to announce that we snapped up a big one at The Spirits Masters 2017 on Friday...

Our bottling of 33 year old single malt from the legendary Port Ellen distillery was named Scotch Whisky Taste Master! There is only one Taste Master awarded per competition to the spirit deemed best in its class, and our Port Ellen 33 Year Old was up against stiff competition, with over 200 entrants in the running for this coveted title. To say we're chuffed to bits would be an understatement!

A very excited Adam and Dave with a very award-winning whisky.

Since we're talking about it, we reckon that it's probably worth revisiting the this glorious whisky's tasting note. You know. For scientific purposes only.

Nose: Smoky toffee, salty BBQ’d lemons and a damp earthy forest floor.
Palate: Rich, sweet, and smoky, Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum, spicy citrus notes and a deep, earthy smoke.
Finish: Salty liquorice, a citrus tang and earthy peat that lingers for an eternity.

And that's not all! The 15th batch of our bottling of Invergordon single grain Scotch whisky also picked up a Master Medal at The Design & Packaging Masters! A bounty of brilliant awards!

These award-winning whiskies are available from fine retailers at the following recommended retail prices:

• Port Ellen 33 Year Old - £999.95
• Invergordon 42 Year Old - £106.95

Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.

Another Macallan Bottled by our Fair Hands!

We've gone and bottled another new batch of Macallan single malt - it's a properly well-Sherried superstar!

Our independent bottling of single malt from the magnificent Macallan distillery have been much adored by many (and taken home a few awards, we might add!), so it's always exciting when we have a new batch to present to you lot. If you couldn't guess where this preamble was headed, we're going to spell it out for you...

Here's out newest bottling of Macallan single malt. It's 25 years old. It's bursting at the seams with Sherried brilliance. Only 31 bottles were produced. We're still not sure if the still on the label are actually that small or if the man is a giant. Ta-da, voilà, and other exclamations of that sort.

This mighty Macallan will be available from fine retailers at the following recommended retail price:

• Macallan 25 Year Old - £497.95

Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.