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Benrinnes 12 12 months Previous “Cane & Grain” (Mahler-Besse) Single Cask Plantation Rum Barrel Aged Cask Power Non Chillfiltred Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $79.99 View

Benrinnes is a historic and distinctive distillery within the Speyside area. Based in 1826 and fully destroyed by a flood in 1829, the distillery was rebuilt in 1835 a couple of kilometers from the unique website. As soon as once more devastated by flames in 1896, it was fully reconstructed in 1956. Benrinnes gained worldwide recognition for the finesse of its whiskies produced by means of distinctive 2.5-ish distillations and conventional worm tub cooling. This unimaginable barrel of Benrinnes was bought completely by the famend Bordeaux Negociant Mähler-Besse. Aged for its total 12 years in barrels that had beforehand held rum from the well-known Plantation Rum producer based mostly in Cognac. Distilled on June tenth, 2010, it was bottled in 2022 with out coloring or chill-filtration at a pure cask power of 56.2% abv.

2009 Linkwood 13 12 months Previous “Cane & Grain” Single Cask Ruby Port Cask Aged Cask Power Non Chillfiltered Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $79.99 View

Famend for the standard and getting older potential of its whiskies, the Linkwood distillery was based in 1821 outdoors of Elgin. Simply 2% of its manufacturing is designed for single malt manufacturing, whereas the remaining portion within the numerous Diageo blends like Johnnie Walker. Disilled in November of 2009 its spent 13 years maturing in top quality Ruby Port casks, and was bottled in January 2023 at cask power of 58.2%. Bottled straight from the cask, this single malt is non-chill-filtered, and no colorants have been added. It was bottled completely for famed Bordeaux negociant Mähler-Besse. This single cask yields 277 bottles. Ok&L is the unique US supply.

2008 Mannochmore 14 12 months Previous “Cane & Grain” Single Cask Marsala Barrique Aged Cask Power Non Chillfiltered Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $89.99 View

The comparatively younger Mannochmore distillery was inbuilt 1971 by Haig & Co. A stone’s throw from Glenlossie and a skip, hop, soar to Longmorn, its a part of a gaggle of core workhorse malts in northern Speyside that don’t get a lot fanfare outdoors of concoisseur and collectors circles. Solely a tiny fraction of its manufacturing is destined for single malt manufacturing and even fewer offered as single casks. Their 3 units of paired stills produce a fruit ahead malty type of whisky that works wonders in top quality oak like this one. Distilled on February fifth of 2008 and aged for 14 years in freshly dumped Marsala barrique it was bottled in January 2023 at 51.6%. This single cask produced simply 299 bottles bottled completely for famed Bordeaux negociante Mähler-Besse. Bottled straight from the cask, this single malt is non-chill-filtered, and no colorants have been added.