Whisky Brands

Peat's Beast is a lightly coloured, extremely peaty whisky from an unnamed distillery. It's got the rampant smoke you'd expect from a beastly named whisky as well as a pleasant, citrussy fresh fruitiness. The packaging is pretty striking too, with a scary monster and a (deliberately) singed label. Bottled at 46% and un-chillfiltered, just how we like 'em.

A higher-strength Glenfiddich aged 15 years, this Distillery Edition has been bottled at 51%. Great to see what Glenfiddich's brilliantly well-made spirit is capable of at a higher strength.

A 15 year old whisky from Aberlour, the Select Cask Reserve was originally a release for the French market but we've managed to grab a few bottles.

A fresh and fruity blended whisky from Japan, this is Yamazakura's no-age-statement release. This has notes of orchard fruit, salted caramel and vanilla. 70cl / 40% - Japanese Blended Whisky

Originally released for travel retail, Saligo Bay is named after an area close to Kilchoman distillery. This five-year-old whisky has been aged in ex-bourbon casks, and offers notes of butterscotch, toffee, citrus and smoke. 70cl / 46% - Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Distillery Bottling

The Christmas 2016 release of Douglas Laing's Big Peat blended malt. The composition includes whiskies from Ardbeg, Bowmore, Caol Ila and Port Ellen - big, peated and bottled at natural cask strength.

Starward Malt Whisky is made at the New World Whisky Distillery in Victoria, Australia. Made using Australian malted barley and aged in Australian apera (fortified wine) casks. Rich and sweet, with a spicy finish.

The ongoing cask-strength addition to Tomatin's core range. Aged in a combination of bourbon and oloroso-sherry casks, this allows the distillery's spirit to shine through, along with notes of golden syrup, ginger, malt and marzipan.

A very interesting dram, the only Speysider to be triple-distilled like a Lowland malt or Irish whiskey, but with a lot more body and character than either of those styles. Impressive stuff.