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A distillery bottling is a bottling by the whisky distillery itself. We also call this 'original brand' bottling or OB. Until the 1970s, there were only 12 distillers in Scotland who released original brands. The whisky from the other distillers that did not disappear into the blends was bottled by independent bottlers.
Almost all distillers now have their own bottlings. This can be standard bottlings that always come in standard quality, or special bottlings in a limited edition. Sometimes even single-cask releases are involved.
But in addition to the OB's, there still appear independent bottlings (IB) from all distilleries.
This is the third batch in the Inaugural Release series from the fledgling Lagg Distillery on Arran. Firmly peated, as all Lagg bottlings will be, and finished in Rioja casks. A full, uncomplicated and promising young single malt whisky. Bottled at 50%.
'The King's own whisky', the label reads. And that king is William IV who gave the Brackla Distillery in the Highlands the right to bear the title Royal. This 12-year-old Royal Brackla single malt whisky is finished in oloroso sherry casks. At 46% ABV.
Jura is located just above Islay, famous for its peated whisky. The Jura whisky is not peated. You'll find honey and fresh fruit and a bit saltiness in the profile. As is also the case with this 10-year-old. With a 40% and nice price a good entry-level.
This 15 year old single malt whisky is a standard bottling from the old Bowmore Distillery on whisky island Islay. For most of those 15 years, the peated whisky matured in bourbon casks, the last part, the finish, was in sherry casks. Bottled at 43%.
The well-known 10-year-old standard bottling from the Talisker Distillery on the Isle of Skye has been given a new look. Label and box express the maritime character of this malt, which further stands out with notes like sweet smoke, peat and pepper.
With this Single Malt, the young Irish Dingle Whiskey Distillery launches its first standard edition. The single malt whisky, three times distilled, aged 6 to 7 years on average, matured in bourbon (39%) and PX sherry casks (61%) and was bottled at 46.3%.
For those who want to try single malt whisky, this 12-year-old Aberfeldy is a good choice.
A Highland whisky with solid taste and a surprising aftertaste. Offered at a very reasonable price.
The Maritime Malt says the label of the single malt whisky from the Pulteney Distillery. You can indeed detect a hint of sea air in this 16-year-old Old Pulteney. It matured in American and Spanish oak casks, and you can taste that too. (46%)
In 2015, the Japanese whisky producer Nikka decided to mention the age of their bottlings no longer. This 10-year-old single malt whisky from the renowned Yoichi distillery is one of the last with the age mentioned on the label. Bottled at 45%.
This 21-year-old Hazelburn, a single malt whisky from the Springbank Distillery, has been distilled three times instead of twice and matured partly in sherry, partly in bourbon casks. This results in a soft, well-balanced and very pleasant drinkable dram.
This bottling of the High West Distillery, America's Distillery of the Year in 2016, contains a blend of straight rye whiskeys. Earlier batches of this Double Rye! were well appreciated. For straight rye at least 51% of the used grains must be rye. (46%.)
With this 21 Year Old November 2019 Release, Orkney distillery Highland Park introduced in 2019 another exceptional bottling of its single malt whisky. The malt matured for two decades in a select combination of sherry and bourbon casks. (46%)
An new edition edition by the Arran distillery of their peated single malt whisky Machrie Moor. This whisky, which is bottled at 46%, is not too heavily peated and therefore remains a pleasantly drinkable dram, with the Arran profile clearly recognizable.
The Arran Distillery is also doing 'finishing' these days. This bottling, for example, is finished in port casks and that gives the single malt whisky notes of hazelnut, strawberry jam and mandarin oranges. All well in balance with the Arran profile. 50%
Not very well known, the Speyside distillery Glen Elgin, but with this 12-year-old standard bottling they present a nice and affordable 'entry-level' single malt. Not too heavy, not too complex, and therefore very pleasant to drink. At 43%.
This Macallan single malt whisky was bottled in 2017 after having matured for 12 years in carefully selected casks of both European and American oak. The Speysider is bottled at a strength of 40% ABV. (unfortunately, the original box is missing)
Scapa is the lesser-known of the two Orkney single malt whiskies, and this is a good bottling to get acquainted with it. The whisky matured for 10 years in a small number of bourbon casks and is bottled at 48% ABV. For a reasonable price, it can be yours!
This 10-year-old Wolfburn single malt whisky is a single-cask release celebrating the 20th edition of the Pot Still Festival in the Netherlands in 2024. The Highland malt matured in a large second-fill Oloroso sherry cask and was bottled at 50.0% strength
Since 2007, Zuidam Distillers has been releasing rye whisky and Dutch single malt whisky bottlings under the Millstone label. A single malt released in 2024 is this 6-year-old dram matured in Oloroso sherry casks. At 46% and for a reasonable price.
Benromach is not averse to experimenting. This is also the case with this edition in their Contrast series. The single malt whisky is distilled from barley malt with a high enzyme content, a malt normally used for grain whisky. (12y, bourbon aged, 46%)
Meikle Tòir is the peated variant of the single malt whisky from the Glenallachie distillery. This Original is 5 years old. It matured in a combination of bourbon and virgin casks and casks that previously contained rye whisky which makes one curious. 50%
Yamazaki is the oldest distillery in Japan. Their whisky gets excellent reviews on average. Here's a new edition of one of their standard bottlings: the 12 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky. It matured in Japanese oak casks, among others. (43%)
Aged in bourbon and sherry casks, this 15-year-old Benromach has a beautifully balanced palette of sherry flavors with vanilla, orange and ginger, with subtle chamomile and menthol notes in between. Bottled at 43%. With newly designed label.
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