Our Choices
The Macallan 18yo Sherry Oak.
Say hello to the 2020 Release of the wonderful 18 Year Old Sherry Oak from Macallan! As you may know, like all of the distillery's Sherry Oak releases, it's matured in hand-picked sherry-seasoned oak casks from Jerez, so there's all that well-loved sherried Speyside spice and dried fruit that we expect from Macallan.
Nose: Dried fruits and ginger with hints of vanilla and cinnamon.
Palate: Soft and rich, with hints of spice, clove, orange and toasted mature oak.
Finish: Lingering with dried fruits, ginger and orange zest.
Redbreast 12 Year Old.
A delightful single pot still Irish whiskey, Redbreast 12 Year Old is highly praised by a host of notable critics. Distilled at the Midleton site from malted and unmalted barley, it’s then matured in a combination of American oak bourbon barrels and Spanish oak Oloroso sherry butts. We can't get enough of this multi-award-winning whiskey.
Nose: Nutty, rich and oily. There are notes of dried peels, ginger, linseed and cut fruits including a touch of melon.
Palate: Spicy with great body. Nuts and citrus (peel and juice) with hints of marzipan, dried fruits and a hint of Sherry. You turn it over in your mouth forever.
Finish: Long and creamy with custard and spice.
Midleton Method and Madness Single Pot Still.
Perhaps the most intriguing release from the first batch of Midleton's Method and Madness whiskeys, this is a single pot still expression initially matured in Sherry and bourbon barrels, before enjoying a finishing period in French chestnut! Exciting stuff.
Nose: Red Liquorice laces, Fresh Rosemary mint and grated root ginger.
Palate: Sweet fruit and spice, cinnamon toast and ripe banana.
Finish: Aromatic green tea, dissipating fruit and spice and rich wood farewell.
Crabbie 30 Year Old.
An excellent single malt from an undisclosed distillery in the Speyside region, bottled up by Crabbie. Enjoyably sherried and bottled at cask strength, bottled with an outturn of 528 bottles. Three decades of rest has done this one very well indeed.
Nose: Sweet notes of spice and dark chocolate.
Palate: Warm and velvety on the palate.
Finish: Long rewarding finish.
Redbreast 15 Year Old.
A beautiful pure pot still whiskey (or "single pot still" as it's now officially known). Redbreast 15 is a rich, thick, sweet, pungent whiskey with loads of flavour and complexity - really good stuff!
Nose: Fruity and tangy. Notes of zesty citrus, cut hay, guava, beeswax, manuka honey and tropical fruits.
Palate: Creamy and smooth, notes of cooked fruits, fried banana, orange groves, nutmeg, butterscotch and caramel lattes.
Finish: Custard, peppermint and grapefruit.