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The Speyside includes the catchment area of the River Spey with its tributaries. It is not the largest whisky region in terms of area, but with its 50 or so active distilleries, Speyside produces around 50% of all Scotch whisky. For that reason, the Speyside is formally regarded as a separate whiskyregio, although it is in the Highlands. A general characteristic of Speyside whisky could be: not smoky, fruity, flowers.
Speyside Distillery Mannochmore shares some production facilities with nearby Glenlossie but has a character of its own. This 16-year-old bottling of the single malt whisky, that matured in a first-fill Oloroso cask certainly shows that. (54.7%)
This is truly a whisky for those who love sweet things, and certainly also for lovers of a well-sherried malt. This elegant, 16-year-old Mannochmore single malt is finished in a PX sherry cask. You can taste raisins, dates, figs, milk chocolate... (54.5%)
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%
Meikle Tòir, Glenallachie's new peated single malt whisky line, has three standard series. The Sherry One is one of them. In addition to bourbon casks, the Speysider also matured in PX and Oloroso casks: cigars, butterscotch, mocha, figs, and more. 48%
This is the winter edition 2023 from the Equinox & Solstice series by Decadent Drinks. An 11-year-old Miltonduff single malt whisky that matured in a sherry cask. A comfortably warm dram, 'a wealth of warmth, ruddy fruits...', as the label says. (48.5%)
Cadenhead has had experience bottling whisky since 1850. Distillery Miltonduff has been distilling whisky since 1824, so this bottling is based on a total whisky experience of 375 years! A nice 15-year-old, bourbon-aged single malt for a nice price. (46%)
This is the first Miltonduff under the Archives label and it's a stunner.
Imagine crisp tea, honey drizzled ripe apricots, magnolia blossoms, pastéis de nata and the taste of chocolate-dipped honeycomb.
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%)
A joint bottling between bottler Acorn and ARen Trading, this Miltonduff single malt whisky. Speyside distillery Miltonduff exists nearly a century and its whisky often appears as an independent bottling. Like this 12 year old, 62.6% (!) strong edition.
Most of the single malt whisky that the Miltonduff distillery makes goes to the blend industry, especially Ballantine's. But next to occasional releases from the distillery itself, third-party bottlings are regularly released. Like this 10-year-old. (46%)
For a great price/quality ratio, you can definitely go to the 100 Proof series from Signatory Vintage. This is edition 24 in that series. It is an 8-year-old Miltonduff single malt whisky that matured in first-fill bourbon casks. It is bottled at 57.1%.
After the Monkey Shoulder blended malt whisky Smooth and Rich, William Grant & Sons now comes with the Monkey Shoulder Smokey Monkey. As the name implies, this blend of Scottish malts has smoky notes, besides notes like peach, apple, chocolate, and coffee
The Original is the motto of this Monkey Shoulder Batch 27-edition. This blended malt whisky from William Grant & Sons is a smooth, pleasantly drinkable blend of Speyside single malts Balvenie, Kininvie and Glenfiddich. For a great price! Bottled at 40%.
This Mortlach single malt whisky scored almost 90 points and was labelled 'Summer fruit salad with cream' by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Before the Speysider was bottled in 2013, it matured for 27 years in a refill bourbon cask. Bottled at 58.8%.
This is one of those whiskies that makes you happy. This Mortlach single malt whisky was bottled in 2015 by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society at 52.2% cask strength after 27 years of maturation in a bourbon cask. Complex, yet very drinkable and gratifying.
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%.
Under the legendary bottler-brand Silver Seal, this beautifully sherried Mortlach single malt whisky was released in 2012. The Speysider is a full, almost thick whisky with characteristic sherry notes like dark chocolate, dates and raisins. (21y, 56.3%)
Under the Chieftain label of bottler Ian Macleod, this Mortlach was released in 2017, bottled for the Taiwanese market. With its 20 years of maturation in a first-fill oloroso cask, it is a perfectly sherried single malt whisky. (58.1% ABV, score 91.7)
Under the Chieftain label of bottler Ian Macleod, this Mortlach was released in 2017, bottled for the Taiwanese market. With its 20 years of maturation in a first-fill oloroso cask, it is a perfectly sherried single malt whisky. (57.7% ABV, score 89.8)
Signatory Vintage's Small Batch series is known for its good bottlings at a good price. This is edition no. 15: a 10-year-old Mortlach single malt whisky finished in first-fill PX casks. A creamy, nicely sherried and well-balanced dram. (48.2%)
Specially bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd for the members of Whiskybase: so pay attention to this Ruadh Maor! You don't often come across a single malt whisky of that name! Just 120 bottles of this 9-year-old peated Glenturret, aged in a sherry cask (63.9%).
Okay, from which of the 50 or so Speyside distilleries does this single malt whisky come? No idea. We do know that this malt aged for no less than 28 years in a bourbon cask, which means that the ABV percentage is almost at the critical limit: 40.1%!
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It doesn't matter that the Speyside distillery has to remain a secret: the fact that the Thompson Brothers selected this single malt whisky gives us enough confidence. An excellent daily dram, matured for 11 years in 2 refill sherry casks. (48.5%)
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