Highland is the largest of all the whisky regions, by geography, and incorporates a wide range of styles of malt. The area stretches from Orkney to Arran, and each distillery produces and creates its own unique character of spirit, from light and fruity drams, to big-bodied single malts.
Aberfeldy 28 Year Old is a superb example of long-aged Highland whisky. Fruity with notes of peach, orange, lemon, vanilla and butterscotch.
A well aged 22 year old edition of whisky from Knockdhu (aka anCnoc), bottled at 46% with no colouring or chill filtration. It's a mix of American ex-bourbon casks and some Spanish ex-oloroso butts, adding a bit of leathery smokiness to anCnoc's traditionally silky style.
A rare independent bottling of Ardmore, the peated whisky produced close to the Speyside border. This was distilled in May 2000 and bottling in June 2016 as part of Gordon & Company's Pearls of Scotland series.
Part of a pair of 2016 releases from Glenglassaugh aged in small, octave casks. The unpeated bottling has sweet and citrus-fruit notes and a toasty finish.
Released in 2016 as part of a pair of whiskies fully matured in small, octave casks. This is the peated expression and is smoky and subtly sweet with notes of plums and black pepper.
Relaunched in 2011, Glenmorangie's Sauternes-finished Nectar d'Or is now proudly boasting a prominent age statement that wasn't there before, proclaiming it to be 12 years old. Give it a couple of years and it'll be staying out after supper and growing a weedy moustache on its top lip.
The 2013 release in Glenmorangie's annual Private Edition series of small batch wood experiments, Ealanta differs from its predecessors as it has been full-term matured (rather than finished) in its designer casks, which in this instance are made from heavily toasted new white oak.
The 1999 vintage entry for Oban in Diageo's Distillers Edition range, finished in Montilla fortified wine casks for more depth and a kick of spice.
A delicious Highland dram from Old Pulteney, this 17yo is comprised of 90% refill bourbon casks with the remainder being from oloroso casks. Lovely sweet aromas of butterscotch, honey and chocolate, with some faint salt and oak spice on the palate.ice and honey.
Old Pulteney is the most northerly mainland distillery in Scotland and known for their love of the sea - some of which rolls over into their whisky. The 21 year old is a mix of fino sherry and refill bourbon cask matured whisky and sits at the top of their regular range.
A half bottle of Glenmorangie's ever popular 10 year old - a perfect introduction to the world of Single Malt Whisky.
An eight-year-old Ardmore from Douglas Laing's Provenance range. One of the few distilleries in the Highlands that produces peated whisky, this was distilled in July 2008 and bottled in November 2016. Sweet and mouthcoating with notes of smoke, smoked meat and sugar syrup.
A reinvigorated release from Tullibardine, upping the quality of presentation as well as their whisky. This bourbon barrel matured dram is packed with vanilla and spice.
A 2015 addition to Glendronach's core range, this 8-year-old is named The Hielan. Aged in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, this is rich with notes of nuts, butterscotch and spice.
This is a rare example of peated Glendronach. Subtly smoky, this has been aged using sherry casks, resulting in a floral, spicy and lightly smoky Highlander.
A dense, heavily-sherried dram from a distillery now producing again after a six-year layoff. A malt best suited to after-dinner sipping.
Glenmorangie Lasanta now boasts an age statement of 12 years old. Lasanta is a finished in both oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks and is said to mean 'warmth and passion' in Gaelic.
Glenmorangie's Quinta Ruban was upgraded in late 2010, and is now sporting a 12 year old age statement where previously there was none.
Glenmorangie's Nectar d'Or is finished in Sauternes casks for 12 years. This is sweet and spicy with notes of ginger, nutmeg lemon meringue and honeycomb.
A young peated Highlander from the excellent Ardmore distillery, this has been finished in quarter casks to speed up maturation. Gold Medal in its category at the World Whisky Awards.
A unique whisky from Glenmorangie – everything about The Taghta was designed by consumers: the finishing cask, the name and the label design. Taghta (pronounced tuh-tah) is Scots Gaelic for 'chosen' and the whisky was finished in ex-Manzanilla casks.
The second release of 1990 vintage Balblair. Long known to blenders as a category 'A' malt, Balblair is a terrific malt whisky worthy of the renewed attention its 2007 makeover and thrilling vintage releases have bestowed.
Just like the 15 year old, Glendronach Allardice 18 year old (named after the distillery's founder) has been 100% matured in oloroso sherry casks. We're delighted to welcome Glendronach back from the wilderness – Billy Walker and his team are doing outstanding work here.
A delicious no-age-statement dram from Glenmorangie, some of the spirit in Signet has been made using a unique heavily roasted chocolate malt that really beefs up the rich flavours. The packaging is impressive, too.
A 2011 release to fill a gap in the rapidly expanding Glendronach range and named for the Parliament of rooks that live in the trees near the distillery. A tasty combination of sherry matured whiskies, both Oloroso and PX, perfect for sherry-heads.
A wonderful old 1970s official bottling of Tomatin 10 year old, with an understatedly picturesque black and gold label.
The fifth of Glenmorangie's yearly Private Edition special releases - Companta, Scots Gaelic for friendship. It's a marriage of whiskies finished in Clos de Tart Grand Cru wine casks and sweet fortified wine casks from Côtes du Rhône. Dr Bill Lumsden likes to experiment each year and we suspect this will be excellent.
A very special, rare, bottling of Glenmorangie 10 Year Old. This was released top commemorate the opening of the Dornoch Firth Bridge by The Queen Mother on Tuesday 27 August 1991.
An old bottling of 1976 vintage Tomatin from independent bottler Cadenhead's Distilled in October, it was aged for 13 years before being bottled in September 1990 at 60.5%.
The second in Glenmorangie's series of Private Editions (the first being the hugely popular Sonnalta), Finealta is lightly peated barley that has been matured partly in ex-sherry casks and partly in plain new American oak casks. The name means 'Elegance' in Gaelic.
A 21 year old whisky bottled by Glenmorangie in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the distillery, presented in a white ceramic bottle.
This whisky was filled on the 17th May 1993 for Rebecca Stephens, the first British woman to conquer Mt. Everest. 10 years later, it was bottled to celebrate both the 10th anniversary of this acheivement and the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt. Everest.
A mid-1970s distillery bottling of 12 year old Glendronach distilled in 1963. Bottled at 43% for the Italian market.
This whisky has been matured for at least 12 years in American Oak Casks then finished in port pipes for a few years longer. This is the first release of the Port Wood which was at the higher strength of 46.5%, much bigger, bolder and a damn good whisky.
A very limited edition Glenmorangie, matured for 14 years in a cask that previous held Cognac.
A characterful old bottle of Tomatin 10 year old bottled in the 1960s.
A 1991 vintage Glenmorangie produced as part of one of their successful experiments with interesting wood. This was matured in new oak from Missouri in the USA and has a bourbony tang in addition to the regular Glenmorangie character.
This is a rarely-seen bottling of Glenmorangie. Distilled in 1988 it was aged full term in a Madeira cask for 15 years, producing 856 bottles in 2003.
A vintage distillery bottling of Glenmorangie. This was distilled in 1974, aged for 20 years and was a travel retail exclusive at the time of its release.
An extremely rare old bottling of Dalmore at 20 years old. This was bottled in the 1930s, when the distillery had just been purchased by Whyte & Mackay. Sadly with low level but no sign of leaking.
A 1965 vintage Ardmore from independent bottler Cadenheads. Famed for being a peated Highland malt, this was distilled in October and was matured for 22 years before being bottled in November 1987.
A rare and very sold out expression of Glenmorangie, augmenting the normal maturation with some time finishing in claret casks. A limited release showing off Glenmorangie's ways with wood.
A special bottling of Glenmorangie consisting of whisky hand selected by the distillery manager and bottled in 1998. 1981 has been a much loved vintage of the distillery's staff and this looks to have been one of the first bottlings to start off that affection.
A special bottling of Glenmorangie consisting of whisky hand selected by the distillery manager and bottled in 1998. 1981 has been a much loved vintage of the distillery's staff and this looks to have been one of the first bottlings to start off that affection.
A very special bottling of Glenmorangie 1971, this was selected to mark the 150th anniversary of the distillery's official opening in 1843.
A special edition Glenmorangie bottled for the 250th Anniversary of the battle of Culloden, the final major battle of the Jacobite Rebellion. A 1970 vintage whisky presented in a 'wonky' bottle.
Distilled in 1971 and matured in a small batch of exquisite Oloroso sherry casks, this 33 year-old dram appeared in 2004 and at the time was the oldest and quite possibly the best Glendronach ever released. Boasting 95/100 from Jim Murray's Whisky Bible and a Gold Medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition, this is not a dram to miss.
Another supremely contemplative malt that demands time and concentration – the first Glenmorangie to carry a vintage statement and the first to talk about a 'finish'. This bottling is from bourbon casks that were re-racked into Oloroso sherry casks for the final stages of maturation. One of the most difficult-to-find Glenmorangie.
A rare old bottling of 1963 Glenmorangie, and one of the very first releases of Glenmorangie that mentions sherry finish on the label. This complex whisky has notes of tropical fruits, oak and sweet spices with a long, fresh and spicy finish.
One of the most difficult-to-find Glenmorangies, the first to have an age-statement and also the first to mention a sherry cask finish on the label. A rare and sought after bottling.
A special bottling of Glenmorangie released to commemorate Concorde's first ever commercial flight on 21st January 1976, the day this whisky was distilled. Presented in a wooden box, this is a rare bottle.
A rare bottling of Glenmorangie using whisky distilled on 21st January 1976, the day of Concorde's first ever commercial flight. Presented in an elegant wooden box, this is a hard to find whisky.
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