Famous Grouse 40 Year Old Blended MaltBlended Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl 47% It was a sign of blended malt's growing rehabilitation when Famous Grouse introduced this 40 year old in 2013. Blended malt had been almost dead after the Cardhu debacle of 2003 4, and after that it was only Compass Box and, bizarrely, Johnnie Walker Green Label that were flying the flag for the category formerly known as vatted malt whisky. A really sublime marriage of several stunning malts which began in 1971,

Pure Grain Scotch Whisky 50cl / 43%

back when the standard bottling size was still 750ml

More akin to older highland styles these old Rosebanks often display more than a little wax

under their old & rare range

is believed to have been bottled around 1985 - making the distillate early to mid 1960s

This is one of the Elgin legends' famous semi-official licensed bottlings that later became known as the Distillery Labels series

An early 1990s example of Bruichladdich 10 year old

honey and all kinds of tertiary complexities

The general rule of thumb with these mid-late teenage Glendronachs is more spice

this 46% version one is the perfect balance of drinking strength without dulling any of the wonderful old-style distillery character

Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl / 57

dark chocolate and winter spices