Diageo
Release Some Exceptional Single Malt
Whiskies
A limited edition of nine Single Malt
Scotch Whiskies - some among the rarest
and most sought after - have just been
released from Diageo's stock. All are
bottled at full cask strength.
The release includes three 30 year old
Single Malts: Talisker, from the famous
distillery on the island of Skye, and
two further releases, from finite and
declining stocks, of Port Ellen and
Brora - distilleries that closed for
ever in 1983, and which have now
acquired cult status among serious
whisky enthusiasts and collectors.
The Port Ellen Single Malt is the ninth
annual release, and only the second Port
Ellen 30 year old to come from the
distillers. The Brora 30 year old is the
eighth of a very limited series of
annual releases, and the most expensive
of all this year's releases, with a
recommended price of £230.
Other popular continuations from
previous years' releases are a 12 year
old Lagavulin; the famously unpeated
Caol Ila (but this time in a 10 year
old expression) and another majestic 25
year old Talisker.
Unusual Speysides
This year, whisky connoisseurs and
collectors will also be intrigued by the
presence of three differently aged,
unusual and rare Speyside Single Malts.
Benrinnes, rarely available as a Single
Malt, comes as a 23 year old, rich and
dark from the influence of European Oak
sherry wood casks. Pittyvaich has rarely
been available and then usually in a
heavily sherried style: this year's 20
year old bottling comes from refill
American Oak which reveals this closed
distillery's true spirit character. And
a quite unique 18 year old Mannochmore
has been assembled from a combination of
reconditioned bodega European Oak,
bourbon casks, and new American Oak
casks.
“First and foremost, to be enjoyed…”
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