Adelphi's Private stock is a blend of whiskies selected by one of Scotland's most famed independent bottlers. This is a smooth dram with plenty of honeyed sweetness from Spey and Highland malts, a touch of sea-side maritime notes from a coastal distillery and a gentle peat-fire smokyness in the background. A very traditional and old-fashioned flavoured blend that belongs in any whisky drinker's cupboard."

Vintage - 2012

Bottled - 01.08.2024

Indicated Age - 11 years old

Barrel type - 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel

Alcohol - 57.1 % Vol.

SAMAROLI ISLAY
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND IN 2023

Our eye - or better our nose - dwells on this youngster, allowing us to bottle yet another iteration of our philosophy of Islay, the queen of Scotland. We stand before a young, arrogant and daring Caol Ila. Despite its youth, the mastery conferred by wood presents us with a slightly peaty note. In addition, we sense shy hints of yeast, butter and smoked meats reminiscent of our hearth after last night’s fire is spent. And now almond, hazelnut and candied fruit. 

The saline plane surprises us in terms of equilibrium and harmony. Suggestions of herring and anchovy, a classic marina scent with flashes of the mineral. Those caper bushes descending towards the Sicilian sea are now evoked. To the right the Pillars of Heracles. To the left, the mysterious and intriguing East. There is a narrow border between the ocean and the sky which is lighter and therefore easy to identify. Some may say that Brittany is where we can best learn to distinguish this.

A.W.B. 

COMPOSITION: 3 casks of Caol Ila 2013 - Hogshead - Refill Bourbon
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 1104
ABV: 45%

Vintage - 2013
Bottled - 2023
Indicated Age - 10 years old
Barrel type - Oloroso Sherry

Selected from a small batch of casks laid down in 2012 at the Ardmore distillery, this new release from Signatory was matured in a unique type of cask - 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrels that were sourced from an undisclosed distillery on Islay (codenamed LA, suggesting Laphroaig). The nose opens with an industrial smokyness, evoking old workshops and savoury smoke. There is a touch of old hessian sacks and then a sweet barley tone that shifts to creamy and vanilla'd.

A great example of the Aultmore's depth and complexity - distilled back in 2010 and filled into a refill butt. After 11 years of maturation it was released in 2022.

Croftengea is the name for a peaty whisky made at the Loch Lomond distillery, which is famous for its different expressions named after the islands in the loch. This one has aged for 14 years in an ex-bourbon cask and only 257 bottles were produced.

Nose: Subtle peat smoke, wrapped up in sweet vanilla and a touch of butter.

Palate: Quite nutty – almonds, pistachios, and chocolate peanuts. Still has some smoky elements running through it.

Finish: Lingering peppery spice.

Part of Signatory's all new 'Small Batch' series, this expression of Aberfeldy has been selected from a range of ex Oloroso sherry casks. There is a lovely combination of both light and dark fruits, with notes of peaches as well as sultanas, cherries and vibrant red fruits. This fruitiness is balanced with notes of cedar wood, cocoa powder and hints of waxiness.

Ledaig 23YO 1998 Black Series D.Laing is a vintage whiskey from Tobermory Distillery by Douglas Laing & Co. Whiskey distilled in 1998. It matured for 23 years. Whiskey bottled without cold filtration.

Vintage - 2013
Bottled - 2024
Indicated Age - 11 years old
Barrel type - 1st Fill Bolgheri Hogshead
Alcohol - 48.2 % Vol.

Vintage - 2011
Bottled - 2024
Indicated Age - 12 years old
Barrel type - 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel

This bottling has been matured in re-charred Bourbon barrels and is light and fruity through and through. The nose is vibrant and refreshing with notes of zesty citrus, moving to sweet raisins covered in chocolate. The sweetness piles on the palate with creamy vanilla custard and marzipan. Finally, delicate creme brulee light pear drops and lemon fondant send this lovely light dram on its way.

Blair Athol distillery sits in the picturesque town of Pitlochry right in the middle of the Highlands of Scotland. An old distillery, it produces a classic highland style which is heavy in body, and nutty and spicy in flavour. This Blair Athol was filled from a butt which previously contained Olorosso Sherry and after such a long maturation is very full and rich. 

Nose
Vanilla, Plums and Creme Brulee

Taste
Vanilla Custard, Peached, and Bramley Apples

Finish
Long, Lingering, and Dry

Cask Type - Sherry Butt
Casknumber - HL 18668
Number of bottles - 197

This is a limited-edition Ardnamurchan from indie bottler Adelphi, matured in a pair of sherry casks for five years that were hand selected by Charles MacLean and Alex Bruce (hence the M&B). A fresh and clean dram with plenty of complexity where you will find notes of orchard fruit, lemongrass and honeysuckle giving way to stewed fruits and walnut - all complexed by subtle hints of peat.

1st fill Oloroso Butts; peated & unpeated - casks 1059 & 1263