Whisky is full of life. Scotland especially is home to many different species of spirit, from heavy to light, fruity to smoky, and pungent to ethereal. Certain whiskies taste that little bit wilder than others, and we have brought together some of these strange and beautiful creatures to create our Menagerie. We have focused on parcels of malt whisky that in addition to their fruity or spicy charms have something animalic about them just beneath the surface. This is a whisky of mossy woods as opposed to floral meadows; Menagerie is what you put into the hipflask ahead of a Tuscan truffle hunt.

Building on chocolatey and meaty malt whisky from the Mortlach Distillery, we have added whiskies of a citrusy and earthy nature from the Deanston Distillery. Our Highland Malt Blend ? aged for a number of years in custom French oak barrels ? lends a brooding spiciness, while malt whiskies from the Glen Elgin and Laphroaig distilleries bring musky tropical fruit and tarry smoke, respectively.

Cutty Sark blended is made from carefully selected single malt whiskies, predominantly from Speyside, are expertly blended with top quality grain whiskies. It is matured predominantly in American oak casks which impart less colour to the spirit but impart further subtle and complex flavours. Once matured, the malts are blended together. This process is a particular feature of Cutty Sark and ensures the final blend is harmonised and, therefore, consistent in colour and flavour.

The second creation of Cutty's master blender Kirsteen Campbell, following up the rich and unctuous Tam O'Shanter with something all the more elegant - a fantastic mix of tropical fruity flavours with a hint of sherry spice.

With plenty of vanilla pod and succulent dried fruit, alongside hints of cigar box, this Dimple Golden Selection blended Scotch whisky is rather delicious indeed. 

Mellow and quite rich - a great value dram. Also, it comes in the fabulous Dimple bottles, which really are stunning.

The Gauldrons Campbeltown Malt Scotch Whisky tells the story of the eponymous dark, stormy coves on Campbeltown’s west shores, and literally means “Bay of Storms”. A marriage of the finest Campbeltown Malts, bottled in very small batches at 46.2% ABV, and proudly without colouring or chill-filtration. The Gauldrons is one of Douglas Laing's Remarkable Regional Malts

Timorous Beastie 10 Years Old is a beautifully aged, Highland ?Vatted? Malt, that is proudly offered without colouring or chill-filtration. Bottled at 46.8% alcohol strength, Timorous Beastie 10 Years Old's tasting notes include spiced autumnal fruit, complemented by honey, cereal and orange. The fourth release under the brand to carry an age statement, following Timorous Beastie 18 Years Old, 40 Years Old and 21 Years Old bottlings.

Nose: Very sweet as if sugar and syrup have been added to spiced autumnal fruit.

Palate: Now with honey, the gentlest spices and a distinct cereal content

Finish: Honeycomb and clove studded orange finish

Bottled by Douglas Laing, an independent bottler of fine Scotch whisky established in 1948. The concept is to enable whisky lovers around the world a chance to come s close as they can to sampling whisky as it was straight from the cask or having a whisky experience like no other.

The original Timorous Beastie, immortalised in Robert Burns? famous Scottish poem ?To a Mouse? was a timid little field mouse. Echoing our natural bard?s wit. This whisky is most certainly not for the fainthearted.

This non chill-filtered ?vatted malt? is a marriage of whisky aged no less than 18 years and selected highland malts ? including, amongst others, those distilled at Blair Athol, Glen Garioch, Dalmore and Glengoyne distilleries. Bottled at 46.8% abv.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Honey sweetness, dried apricots, vanilla and charred oak.

Palate: Malty, vanilla, Christmas spices and freshly cracked black pepper.

Finish: Christmas spices, milk chocolate and vanilla cream.

Opens fresh, salty and clean on the nose, developing to sweet malt dried over peat. On the palate, detect ashes, sweet tar, beaches and smoking chimneys. The finish is long and lingering, replicating the palate with salty, tangy liquorice, smoke, bonfire ashes and a phenolic quality.

Alcohol Vol. 46%

Rock Island Sherry Edition is a marriage of Single Cask Single Malts distilled on the revered islands of Islay, Arran, Jura and Orkney, matured exclusively in Spanish Sherry casks. Rock Island is a subtle, smoky and sweet celebration of the sea. Part of the Remarkable Regional Malts range, the ultimate distillation of Scotland?s Malt Whisky Regions.

Douglas Laing's Rock Island bottles the epitome of the Scottish Islands. The blend marries a plethora of Island whiskies, with malts from Islay, Arran, Orkney and Jura. The whisky has been bottled at a rather specific 46.8% ABV, and of course without colouring or chillfiltration. 

Nose: Wind-swept beaches, coastal peat and a hint of ash, complimented by touches of green fruit.

Palate: Yet more sea breeze, with oat cake crumbs, growing spicy notes of cracked black pepper and a deft whiff of peat smoke. Hints of vanilla here and there.

Finish: Salinity lasts on the finish along with peppery warmth.

The best selling whisky in Scotland and the spirit behind the Scottish Rugby Team. The whisky itself is rather rich and sweet, but well rounded, suggesting heavy use of Whisky from Spey and the Northern Highlands.

This Blender's Edition allows you to discover the smoky side of The Famous Grouse. A rare peated malt is used here to produce a delightfully sweet and smoky whisky.

Nose: Medium, quite smoky. Solid peat note, rummy sweetness, touch of dry wood.

Palate: Medium, balanced. Peat smoke, caramel, spice.

Finish: Long, slightly peaty.

A seasonal release from Famous Grouse, it's Winter Reserve. In keeping with its festive theme, the blend features a generous amount of sherried malt whiskies, so there's all that delicious seasonal spice that sherry casks are known for. 

Nose: Raisins, dried apricot, sweet orange citrus and honey.

Palate: gingerbread, nutmeg and cinnamon alongside dark chocolate praline.

Finish: Well rounded oak spice.

A nice bottling thats quite heavy on the Islay component - but not too peaty.