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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.
The Widow Jane Distillery is located in Brooklyn, New York. They distil corn, barley malt, and also rye malt as this bottle shows. As with their other whiskies, for the production of this Rye Mash natural limestone-filtered water has been used. At 45.5%.
No, this is not a bourbon, but a closely related Tennessee Straight Whiskey. The difference is an extra carbon filtering. This 4-year-old Daddy Rack is made from an old recipe by experienced distillers. It is a single-cask bottling at 61.7% cask strength.
A 2010 bottling of the youngest single malt whisky in the Campbeltown region. The first Kilkerran whisky bottling was released in 2007. The bottling here was released in the Work in Progress series. The whisky matured in bourbon casks. (bottled at 46%)
Tomintoul whisky has a light profile. Almost the entire production is for the blends, but 2% is bottled as single malt. Like this 10 year old. With its floral, fresh-fruity notes and hints of wood, honey and vanilla a nice 'all day dram'.
For those who are not familiar with Highland Park, or with single malt whisky in general, this 12-year-old Viking Honor is a nice introduction. This bottling covers the entire HP profile, with subtle peat smoke and sherry notes, heather, honey and vanilla
The Distillery Reserve Collection is a series of bottlings of special whiskies from Chivas Brothers distilleries, all at cask strength. This bottle is from a 2018 edition: a 16-year-old, bourbon-matured Miltonduff single malt whisky. (56.6%)
The 'Double Barrel' on the label of this Irish Whiskey from Glendalough indicates that this blend of their own malt and grain whisky was first matured in bourbon casks and then in carefully selected Oloroso sherry casks. Bottled at cask strength (61.3%)
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%)
With this Tomatin 12 you get a great all-round single malt whisky for a very reasonable price. This Highlander matured in bourbon and sherry casks. A nice whisky for those who want to get to know single malts, but also a good all-day dram!
For the wine connoisseurs among you: this Irish single pot still whiskey has been finished in casks where first Château Montelena Zinfandel wine matured in. Before the finishing, this triple distilled Green Spot matured in bourbon and sherry casks. (46%)
For those who missed it in 2018, here it is again: the Ardbeg Twenty Something 1996 single malt whisky. A full, complex, 22-year-old Ardbeg, subtle by its age, with a slightly tempered smokiness. The well-known Ardbeg profile with a refined edge.
Almost all bottlings of Inchgower single malt whisky come from independent bottlers. This bottling is an exception because it was released in 2004 after 27 years of maturation as a Rare Malts Selection from distillery owner Diageo. (bottled at 55.6% ABV)
Originally available at travel retail, but that was years ago. This Octomore has matured in
Ex Eau-de-Vie Limousin Oak Casks. Giving it a very unique flavour profile. A perfect addition to your collection.
If you want to try an Irish single grain whiskey, one that is aged on bourbon, and finished on sherry and then at a reasonable price: here is the Glendalough Double Barrel. Light, pleasant to drink, but also complex. Something different!
In 2020, this Legendary Red Silkie was released, a blended Irish whiskey from the Ardara Distillery in Donegal, blended by Sliabh Liag Distillers: a mix of double and triple distilled whisky, peated malt and grain whisky, finished in wine casks. (46%)
This single malt whisky from M&H Distillery aged in a rather special cask: an ex-sherry cask that previously held Ledaig whisky, the peated Tobermory version. The Ledaig influence is clearly recognizable in this pleasantly drinkable 3-year-old malt. 53.4%
In the APEX series, Tel Aviv's M&H Distillery releases this 3-year-old single malt whisky, aged in casks that previously held fortified red wine. The whisky is distilled from peated barley malt. An earthy dram with hints of peat smoke and tobacco. (55.3%)
Looking for an old-fashioned, special Bowmore? Here's your bottle! It is from a bottling from 1999 for which the Islay single malt whisky matured in Claret Bordeaux wine casks. Maturing or finishing in wine casks was exceptional at the time. (750ml, 56%)
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%)
'Thoughtfully Made' is the motto of the Northwestern American Westland Distillery. You can read what they mean by that on the back label, but of course you can also just taste their single malt whisky (or 'whiskey' in American style) to find it out. (46%)
100% peated, as the Indian John Distilleries says about the Paul John Peated single malt whisky. With 55.5% alcohol, this is a solid dram. John Distilleries has won a whole series of international whisky awards with a Peated from this series.
This is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, traditionally distilled according to an original recipe, carbon-filtered for a smooth, mild character and bottled at 99 proof (49.5%). Slightly different from the well-known standard bourbons. Curious?
Mortlach distils their spirit not two or three times, but 2.81 times, which gives the single malt whisky a profile of its own. Gordon & MacPhail is known as a very good bottler. When added together, this guarantees a fine dram. 24 years old and at 46%.
The age of the Penderyn Celt single malt whisky from Wales is unknown, but it is young. We do know that it finished on Islay quarter casks (Laphroaig?). That gives a touch of smoke to the taste and finish of this otherwise light dram.
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