Whisky Brands

Rich and sherried 15 year old malt from one of the best distilleries in Speyside. As always, Glenfarclas remains one of the best-value malts on the market – a must for lovers of sherried whisky.

Glenfiddich's Malt Master Brian Kinsman was the first to double-mature a Glenfiddich whisky in two different casks (although shorter finishing periods in more than one kind of casks has of course been done several times before). This whisky has been matured for some time in traditional oak casks before finishing its maturation in sherry casks.

The 2001 vintage is a 2012 addition to the The Glenrothes range. The brand is owned by historic wine & spirit merchants Berry Brothers & Rudd and releases its whiskies by vintage rather than by age, in keeping with the owner's wine-related history.

A release of grain whisky from Japan's Nikka, produced mainly from corn using one of their continuous Coffey stills. Rather than the rare and limited releases they have done before, this is a larger release to further show off this key component in the Nikka family of whiskies.

Benriach 16 year old is a terrific malt from a distillery that has really shot up after years of Seagram neglect. A delicious, complex all-rounder.

Released as part of the brand's relaunch in 2015, Glen Scotia 15 Year Old is matured in bourbon barrels. This has notes of ginger, vanilla, sea spray and spice.

Formerly a travel retail exclusive, the popularity of the Triple Wood has led to it being launched into the general market. The whisky starts off maturing in regular bourbon casks, before being moved to Laphroaig's bespoke quarter casks for a time. The whisky is then finished in oloroso sherry casks to gently sand off any remaining sharp edges.

The new 46% Amruts are a very different proposition to the pleasant but unexciting original release. At the higher strength this 24ppm peated effort fairly fizzes along the tastebuds. This is excellent - hugely improved stuff from a distillery coming along in leaps and bounds.

This edition of Peat's Beast Cask strength has been finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks for extra richness. An 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 sherried character.