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Aberfeldy

Aberlour

Allt-A-Bhainne

Ardbeg

Ardmore

Arran

Auchentoshan

Aultmore

Balblair

Balmenach

The Balvenie

Banff

Ben Nevis

Benriach

Benrinnes

Benromach

Bladnoch

Blair Athol

Bowmore

Brackla

Braeval

Bruichladdich

Bunnahabhain

Caol Ila

Caperdonich

Cardhu

Clynelish

An Cnoc

Coleburn

Convalmore

Cragganmore

Craigellachie

Dailuaine

Dallas Dhu

The Dalmore

Dalwhinnie

Deanston

Drumguish

Dufftown

Edradour

Fettercairn

Glen Albyn

Glenallachie

Glenburgie

Glencadam

Glen Deveron

Glendronach

Glendullan

Glen Elgin

Glenesk

Glenfarclas

Glenfiddich

Glen Flagler

Glen Garioch

Glenglassaugh

Glengoyne

Glen Grant

Glen Keith

Glenkinchie

The Glenlivet

Glenlochy

Glenlossie

Glen Mhor

Glenmorangie

Glen Moray

Glen Ord

Glenrothes

Glen Scotia

Glen Spey

Glentauchers

Glenturret

Glenugie

Glenury Royal

Highland Park

Imperial

Inchgower

Inverleven

Jura

Kinclaith

Knockando

Ladyburn

Lagavulin

Laphroaig

Linkwood

Littlemill

Loch Lomond

Lochnagar

Lochside

Longmorn

The Macallan

Mannochmore

Millburn

Miltonduff

Mortlach

North Port

Oban

Pittyvaich

Port Ellen

Old Pulteney

Rosebank

St Magdalene

Scapa

The Singleton

Speyburn

Springbank

Strathisla

Strathmill

Talisker

Tamdhu

Tamnavulin

Teaninich

Tobermory

Tomatin

Tomintoul

Tormore

Tullibardine

 


Whisky.com's Top 5 Speyside Malts

GLENFIDDICH RARE COLLECTION
AGED 40 YEARS
Colour: Garnet. Dark marble .

Glenfiddich Rare Collection Aged 40 Years

Nose: Floral. Herbaceous borders. A rose garden. Fragrant. Honeyed. Then beeswax. Polished oak and leather armchairs.

Taste: Oily, then creamy and sweet, arousing delicious expectations of the white chocolate notes that can occur in a long-matured Glenfiddich. The promise is realised, in ascending layers of flavour. After mocha coffee and pain au chocolat, boxes of dates. Then a teasing, bittersweet, moment; something dark, crazy and Belgian. Chocolate truffles in crème Anglaise. Raspberries and redcurrants with a malt-doused vanilla ice cream.

Finish: For all the sweet and creamy suggestions, this single malt Scotch whisky is balanced by fruitiness and acidity. Finally, a late, long, restrained dryness. Bitter chocolate pralines with root ginger, burnt-tasting caramels in front of a smoky, aromatic log fire.

Tasting Notes by Glenfiddich Distillery

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THE BALVENIE VINTAGE CASK 1970
The Balvenie Vintage Cask 1970
Nose: Fudge. Honey. A hint of heather. Very soft.

Palate: Intensely sweet and Sauternes-like. Or perhaps orange muscat? With water, yet sweeter and fruitier.

Finish: Becoming more like dark, clear, liquid, honey.

Comment: Extraordinarily distinctive. All the characteristics I expect in Balvenie, but I have never experienced them in such a concentrated intensity.


Tasting Notes by Michael Jackson

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THE MACALLAN 18 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
The Macallan 18 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Macallan Sherry Oak is exclusively matured in selected Sherry oak casks from Jerez, Spain. This satisfyingly complex Single Malt, matured at The Macallan distillery for a minimum of 18 years is characterised by its rich colour, aroma and flavour with hints of dried fruits, spice and chocolate orange.

Colour: Light Mahogany

Nose: dried fruits and ginger, with a hint of citrus, vanilla and cinnamon

Palate: Rich dried fruits, with spice, clove, orange and wood smoke

Finish: Full and lingering, with dried fruits and sweet toffee, ginger and a hint of wood smoke.

Tasting Notes by The Macallan


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THE GLENLIVET 18 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
The Glenlivet 18 Year Old
Color: Dark amber.

Nose: Full. Some peat, floral notes, sherry, honey and fruit.

Body: Firm. Quite smooth.

Palate: Full, round, floral. Some sweetness and quite rich.

Finish: Rich. Drying, with spice and smoke.

Comments: Elegant, complex, oaky and fruity. An enticing bittersweet symphony.

Tasting Notes by The Glenlivet Distillery

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CRAGGANMORE 12 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Cragganmore 12 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Nose: Silky, elegant and rich: currant bushes, sweet fruits, honey, cream, leather, rich malt, chestnut. Water makes it smokier. Fruity with a savoury edge.

Palate: Lovely weight: honey, blackberry, cooked fruits, walnut, dried apricot. A mid- to back-palate whisky which is robust, yet silky; meaty but elegant. The word is complex.

Finish: Tingle of heathery smoke binding it together.

Comment: The most complex of the flight by some margin.

Tasting Note by Michael Jackson

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Whisky.com's Top 5 Mainland Single Malts


BALBLAIR 33 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Balblair 33 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Nose: Pipe smoke, citrus and waxy leather: beautifully sweet despite the big oak. Overall, somewhat bourbony.

Palate: Intense toasted malt-oak intensity before it drifts back off into bourbon-land.

Finish: Slightly bitter honeycomb and waxy-though the demerara sweetness continues.

Comment: Few malts reach this age intact. This has - and with some considerable panache.


Tasting Note by Jim Murray

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GLENMORANGIE 18 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Glenmorangie 18 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Colour: An attractive deep gold colour, warm and enticing. Distinctive from the Ten Year Old, but without the heavy darkness of some extra aged malts.

Aroma: The bouquet is very full, round and perfumed with nutty, caramel and vanilla overtones.

Taste: Exceptionally smooth, 'silky' and round. Fine, fully flavoured and subtle.

Aftertaste: With a long, consistent aftertaste, it is delivered with great intensity and depth.

Comments: The changes that take place during the extra eight years of maturation are profound. A superb after dinner dram.

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GLENGOYNE 17 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Glengoyne 17 Year Single Malt Sotch Whisky
Appearance: Medium gold with a rich glow.

Nose: Some sherry, Christmas pudding. Plenty of fruit - raisins, ripe apples and tinned oranges in syrup.

Mouthfeel: Rich, mouth-coating.

Initial taste: Malty, treacle, slightly nutty. Orange peel, apple compot. Rich oak.

After Water: Pear Drops and vanilla.

Finish: Long and rich, with spicy oak.

Comments: Multi award winning dram. One of the greats. Possibly the best pound for pound dram on the market.

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GLEN GARIOCH 15 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Glen Garioch 15 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Colour: Honey.

Body: Medium.

Palate: Hints of lavender and oak with a syrup sweetness.

Finish: Long mellow and very sumptuous.

"Assertive, aromtaic, intense - a beauty"

--Tasting Notes by Glen Garioch

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AUCHENTOSHAN SELECT
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Auchentoshan Select Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Color: Straw with golden highlights

Body: As light and fresh as a spring day

Nose: Floral, green apples and a hint of lime. Very Clean

Palate: Gooseberry and lime flavor, with a touch of almonds and wonderful malty sweetness,

Finish: Short, soft ad fresh, with lots of youthful characteristics.

--Tasting Notes by Auchentoshan

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Whisky.com's Top Island Single Malts

ARDBEG 10 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Auchentoshan Select Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Color: Straw with golden highlights

Body: As light and fresh as a spring day

Nose: Floral, green apples and a hint of lime. Very Clean

Palate: Gooseberry and lime flavor, with a touch of almonds and wonderful malty sweetness,

Finish: Short, soft ad fresh, with lots of youthful characteristics.

--Tasting Notes by Auchentoshan

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BRUICHLADDICH 15 YEAR OLD
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Bruichladdich 15 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Lightly peated Scottish barley produces a multi-layered, sophisticated whisky. Distilled with unusually tall, narrow-necked stills for a refined floral, and fruity spirit.

Selected personally by Jim McEwan to be a contemplative, any-time-of-day cuvee. Bottled with Islay spring water from 1800 million year old Gneiss rock for ultimate purity.

Hedonistic, Mellow, rich, nutty, exotic, honeyed, fresh fruit salad: Yquem inspired.

Matured in Bourbon Casks for 15 Years, and then mature enhanced in "Premier Grand Cru Classe" Sauternes casks for 25 weeks.

--Tasting Notes by Bruichladdich

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TALISKER 25 YEAR
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Strength: 57.8% ABV

Appearance: Bright olive gold.

Nose: Nose drying. Seaweed and old oranges, with smoke in the distance and some chalk. Surprisingly fruity and juicy, although with clear Talisker identity. With water almost soapy, a waxy sweetness. Smoke still present, but now more fragrant.

Body: Firm. Slippery smooth.

Palate: Sweet and meek to start, with some acidity and saltiness. Extraordinary flavour development. Becomes dry, stony, minerally, dusty, toasty. Ground white pepper. Chillies.

Finish: Medium to long, slightly bitter, drying finish. Vegetal.

--Tasting Notes by Talisker

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Discerning drinkers were denied the allure and sensuous pleasures of single malt whisky for decades. While Scotland had over a hundred distilleries producing malt, most of that production went into blended Scotches. The few who marketed their malt whisky "straight" were considered the exception to the norm. Fortunately, the past two decades have led to an astonishing growth in the number of single malts available.

The term "Single Malt" alludes to the fact that the whisky comes from a single distillery. Bottlings of single malt can contain whisky from several casks and most often do, whereas the term single single could refer to a bottling from a single cask. The practice of combining exclusively malt whisky from different casks, at a single distillery, is called vatting. Once combined they are sometimes kept in wood for a period to marry.

If it is all malt whisky from a single distillery, it is a single malt. Some distilleries might use the less precise term pure malt to describe a single but this term, or malt whisky, is most often used to describe the product when several malt distilleries have contributed.

Until the 1980s, single-malt whiskies remained rare outside Scotland. There were exceptions, like Glen Grant, but the large whisky companies, those who had made their fortunes out of blended whisky, were opposed to spending money and resources promoting single malts.

By the mid 1970s, stocks of whisky in bond were the highest they had ever been, and were rising fast. In 1963, the directors of Willian Grant & Son, owner of the Glenfiddich Distillery, resolved to set aside stock with the view to promoting their whisky as a single malt.