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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.
Next to Highland distillery Glen Ord there is a malting house for regional barley. This supplies the malt from which the Glen Ord single malt whisky is distilled. In 1997, a 23-year-old bottling of that whisky appeared in the Rare Malts Selection. (59.8%)
Fruit notes such as ripe apple, mandarin orange and raspberry, notes such as black pepper, cloves and, for example, beeswax, you'll find all this and more in this extraordinary Benromach bottling. The 40-year-old single malt whisky is bottled at 56.5%.
A nice example of the distillery character, this 12-year-old Caol Ila. Tough and yet subtle, and nicely balanced with the smoke and peat notes typical of Caol Ila. A good and affordable entry into the world of 'peated' Islay whisky.
In 2016, the Isle of Arran Distillery celebrated its 21st anniversary, including the release of this 21-year-old single malt. It is a limited edition, a bottling of the whisky from four bourbon casks finished in Oloroso casks. (52.6%)
Islay distillery Laphroaig has hit the mark with its 10-year-old cask strength bottlings. The editions of this single malt whisky have consistently scored very well over the years. This bottling (2014) now has more than 89 points. Bottled at 58.0%.
The Glen Ord Distillery is producing single malt whisky since 1838. Today it is best known for its reasonably priced standard bottlings. But this Special Release is something different: 15 years old, matured in bourbon and wine casks and bottled at 54.2%.
The Miltonduff Distillery has been in the Speyside for nearly two centuries now. The distillery doesn't bottle much of its single malt whisky itself, but luckily, there are others who do. This release is 12 years old and aged in a bourbon cask. (46%)
This core bottling from Glenmorangie has been finished in PX and oloroso-sherry casks. This is reflected in notes like raisins, figs and chocolate biscuits. A beautiful, warm whisky for winter evenings, this 12-year-old Highlander. Bottled at 43%.
One of Scotland's older single malt whisky distilleries, Glendronach in the Speyside, is best known for its sherried whisky. And within those sherried bottlings, the 15-year-old Revival series is a classic. This is the 2022 release, bottled at 46%.
Inchmurrin is the Loch Lomond brand for their single malt whisky that is distilled only with traditional pot stills. This Fruity and Sweet edition matured for 12 years on 3 types of bourbon casks and is bottled at 46% in 'classically' designed bottles.
'anCnoc' is the single malt whisky brand from Highland distillery Knockdhu (= Black Hill) near the Speyside. Especially for the Dutch market, Knockdhu released this Single Cask Exclusive, which matured for more than 15 years in a bourbon cask. (52.2%)
The Glenfarclas 25-year-old is a standard bottling from the Speyside distillery. This bottle is from the September 2012 bottling, so it's been there for a while already. Of course, the single malt whisky matured in sherry casks for 25 years. (43% ABV)
Oban is one of Scotland's oldest, still active distilleries. This 14-year-old standard malt shows the basic character of Oban well: juicy orange, malt, salty and a hint of smoke, oily in the mouth. And that for a reasonable price.
You can't go wrong with a Glen Grant single malt whisky, but with this bottle you really get something exceptional! The spirit for this 21-year-old Speysider was vatted in a bourbon cask almost 75 years ago. It came out of that cask in 1984. (45%)
The Isle of Arran Distillery nowadays also experiments with 'finishing', maturing its single malt whisky in the end in other types of casks. This malt is finished in Amarone casks and that adds notes of cherries, dark chocolate and Turkish delight. At 50%
This Kasei blended whisky is bottled by the Japanese Hombo Mars for the French La Maison du Whisky. Malt and grain whisky are brought together here in the smooth Mars style: floral, fruity notes and honey, with a hint of smoke. Bottled at 40%.
This bottling from the first decade of this century is a 15-year-old single malt whisky from the renowned Japanese Yoichi distillery, matured in bourbon, sherry and virgin oak casks and bottled at 45%. An intense, well-balanced and accessible dram.
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%
Established in the last century as a supplier to the blended whisky industry, Speyside distillery Tamnavulin has already released quite a few single malt whisky bottlings. In early 2020, Tamnavulin released another batch in their Sherry Cask Edition. 40%
The Hibiki Harmony is a blended Japanese whisky. So, a combination of malt and grain whisky. The Harmony matured in 5 different types of casks, such as bourbon and sherry casks and Japanese mizunara oak casks. It is bottled by Suntory Whisky at 43%.
This anCnoc is part of the core assortment of the Knockdhu distillery. Bottled at 40% and for a reasonable price, this Highlander offers an aroma profile of malt, honey and wild flowers, with notes of beeswax, nutmeg and herbs.
This Auchroisk is a Diageo Special Release from 2010 with a classic label. It is a Special Release indeed, because 20-year-old cask strength bottlings of the Speyside single malt whisky are not very common. Complex, sweet and very aromatic. (58.1%)
Glenmorangie is one of the pioneers of whisky finishing. This bottle is an excellent example of this: we estimate that it was bottled sometime in the 1990s, as the label also indicates. The single malt whisky is finished in sherry casks. (43%)
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