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7th October 2009 |
Ian Macleod Distillers Launch New Chieftain’s Range
 Independent bottler and distiller Ian
Macleod, is to launch a range of new
releases from their exclusive
Chieftain’s limited edition collection.
The rare casks include new bottlings
from some of Scotland’s finest
distilleries, and showcases a complete
redesign of the bottle and packaging of
the Chieftain’s range.
The new releases include a Glenrothes 14
Years Old, an Aultmore 12 Years Old,
three Caol Ila’s aged 9, 11 and 13 Years
Old, an Ardbeg 11 Years Old, a Benriach
12 Years Old, a Bladnoch 16 Years Old
and a Tomatin 16 Years Old.
Designed by Ron Burnett Design the new
packaging emphasises its limited edition
status with more details appealing to
the connoisseur, collector and
enthusiast. The new two-part labels,
personally signed by Antony
McCallum-Caron, Chieftain’s Rare Malt
Manager, include individual cask numbers
and the number of bottles produced, as
well as distillation, bottling date and
wood type.
 The new labels also have a refined
‘Chieftain’ illustration and elegant
calligraphic script brand namestyle,
tapered to reflect the new elegant
antique bottle shape. They also feature
subtle watermark landscapes and are
colour coded to represent the region of
production.
The new more individual rigid
presentation box, in ribbed matt black
with old gold lining, replaces the
traditional tube-style packaging of
previous Chieftain’s bottlings and
includes details of regional taste
characteristics. The box opens and
hinges from the middle to add further
premium presentation value.
Designer Ron Burnett said of the new
design: “Our brief was to create new
premium packaging representative of the
superiority and rarity of the new
bottlings. The box displays the bottles
in a way befitting the exceptional
quality and worth of the whisky.”
Iain Weir, Marketing Director for Ian
Macleod Distillers commented: “This new
release of rare casks is the ideal
platform to showcase the new-look
Chieftain’s range. The new, more
elegant, antique look bottles and
premium boxes are the ideal
representation of the age, rarity and
exceptional quality of the new bottlings.”
Since 1936, Ian Macleod Distillers,
through its dedication to tradition and
quality, has amassed an unrivalled cask
stock from Scotland’s many distilleries.
The enviable collection includes
extremely rare malts, some from closed
or mothballed distilleries. The
Chieftain’s collection’s hallmark is
that each bottling must be fit for a
King, a Leader or in the Celtic world, a
Chieftain.
Below is some more detailed info on all
of the new releases in the Chieftain's
range.
Further rare cask releases from the
Chieftain’s range are planned for later
in the year.
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Glenrothes 14 Year Old
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Unchill-filtered natural colour.
Toffee apples, fruit and nut chocolate,
honey sweetness and light cinnamon and
ginger spice.
Region:
Speyside
Cask Type:
Sherry Butt
Strength:
43%
RRP:
£52.00
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Aultmore 12 Year Old
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Wild berries, mulled wine, vanilla,
strawberry cream followed by hot chilly
spice.
Region:
Speyside
Cask Type:
Medoc Barrel Finish
Strength:
46%
RRP:
£55.00
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Caol Ila 9 Year Old
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Corinthian sultanas, delicate peat
smoke, oily, salty with a light honey
sweetness, dry, salty and smoky finish.
Region:
Islay
Cask Type:
Manzanilla Hogshead Finish
Strength:
46%
RRP:
£52.00
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Caol Ila 11 Year Old
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Sorry no tasting note at present.
Region:
Islay
Cask Type:
Hogsheads
Strength:
43%
RRP:
£52.00
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Caol Ila 13 Year Old
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Cooked berries, smoky bacon, rounded
peat, chocolate beans and dry smoke and
baked banana. A mouthful.
Region:
Islay
Cask Type:
Medoc Barrel Finish
Strength:
46%
RRP:
£57.00
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Ardbeg 11 Year Old
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Green banana, soft peat and salt. Fresh,
spicy soft peat and iodine finish
followed by more banana. Real medicine.
Region:
Islay
Cask Type:
Barrels
Strength:
46%
RRP:
£53.00
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Benriach 12 Year Old
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Wild strawberries, treacle, mandarin
zest, peppery spice dried fruits and
nuts.
Region:
Speyside
Cask Type:
Sherry Butt Finish
Strength:
43%
RRP:
£48.00
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Tomatin 16 Year Old
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Strawberry dark chocolate, smooth,
creamy with light vanilla spice.
Region:
Speyside
Cask Type:
Medoc Barrel Finish
Strength:
50%
RRP:
Available in international markets only,
not UK
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