Compass Box The Last Vatted Malt

[William]

New whisky laws set down by the UK government come into force on Wednesday 23rd November 2011. Amongst these laws is the new name for vatted malts, from the 23rd November they will only be known as Blended Malts.

To mark these new laws innovative whiskymaker Compass Box are to release "The Last Vatted Malt"

The Last Vatted Malt, made from a marriage of whiskies from Islay and Speyside distilleries. It is composed of two single malts: approximately 22% of the recipe is whisky distilled at the younger of the two distilleries in the village of Aberlour in 1974 (36 years-old), aged in a first fill sherry butt. The balance is from the famed distillery in the village of Port Askaig on Islay, made in 1984 (26 years-old), aged in an American oak hogshead.

Can you guess the 2 distilleries

I am looking forward to trying this one myself as Compass Box do vat or should i say blend whiskies together so well and i am partial to a bit of dried fruity sherry flavours combined with a bit of smoke.

The Last Vatted Malt Limited Edition from Compass Box will be on sale from 23rd November 2011 onwards at compassboxwhisky.com and from whisky retailers. It will be bottled at cask strength, and each bottle will be personally signed by John Glaser. Only 1323 bottles will be produced. The recommended retail price will be £175.00 per 70cl bottle.

On top of the release of the new whisky Compass Box are organising a number of activities through November to help promote awareness of the new laws, supported by a programme of communication on Facebook, Twitter and by email.

For more info see here:
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/thelastvattedmalt.htm
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[Calder]

Glenallachie is a distillery which i have yet to try, do they even do a original distillery bottling, i cant recall seeing one

[Kray]