Bruichladdich 1988 | The Mayor Of Islay ValinchIslay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 50cl 58. 5% This Bruichladdich was distilled in 1988 and matured in Sherry Casks. Cask number 1184, Only 375 bottles was produced at 58. 5% Vol.

A 1972 Coleburn Speyside single malt whisky bottled in 2013 by Gordon & MacPhail for their Rare Old range

thick and muscular

you are greeted with sweet floral notes of vibrant gorse

only 150 hand-numbered bottles of batch two

I've never tried one that was bottled as far back as this so who knows what to expect

touches of green fruit and a lovely medicinal streak running throughout

It's getting scarcer all the time these days and is rightly considered a classic

all kinds of oils and a a big simmering medicinal underbelly

totally wonderful fruity

the Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist bottlings were a run of three consecutive 1990 vintages that Ardbeg released between 2006-2008 and are widely considered to be the distillery's last grasp at greatness before the aged stocks were all but dried up

This is one of the Cask Strength variants in the Flora & Fauna series

Another wonderful old 1965 14-year-old Benromach bottled by Gordon & MacPhail under their Connoisseurs Choice range in the 1970s