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Here is a small list of the bottles that we sent to our community in the past. We make sure that no one will get a taster from the same bottle twice. We are doing our best to make a great lineup of the most valuable, rare and hard-to-find bottles on the market that we can afford given the subscription meager cost. We work very hard to provide the best VFM on the market.
Speyside 1l / 57.1%
If you’re looking for a fine winter dram, Aberlour 100° Proof is a great choice. The nose starts off with fresh oak giving way to sherry and nutty notes. The taste is dry and oily at first, slowly getting richer with various fruity and spicy flavors and a long warm finish. For those looking for a balanced dram for a pleasant evening, Aberlour 100° Proof is exactly what you’re looking for!
Speyside 70cl / 59.8%
A’Bunadh is a series that put the Aberlour distillery on the map, so to speak – the launch of this series in 1997 significantly boosted its popularity around the world. This no-age-statement single malt comes to us all the way from the picturesque Speyside. Bottled from Spanish Oloroso sherry casks, it has a strength of 59.8% and is believed to age anywhere between 5 and 25 years old. This strength has to do with a tradition that dates back to the 19th century when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their whisky straight from the cask. They often used bottles they got from the local chemist which is reflected in the bottle’s apothecary design. Have a taste yourself and take a stab at guessing this dram’s age.
Speyside 70cl / 46%
UK’s wine retailer Oddbin launched its enigmatic Against the Grain series in the 1990s. Various distilleries anonymously released single malt whiskies with wacky names and wax-sealed closures. The last expression was released in 2008. One of the nine in total, this Raison D’Etre has matured in refill Sherry Hogshead casks and bottled at 46% – some say it’s Blair Athol others argue for Caol Ila. Try it and take a guess yourself! UK wine retailer Oddbins selected nine of the special Against The Grain single cask bottles and released them under funky names and wax-sealed closures.
Islands 70cl / 51.5%
Are you fond of both scotch whisky and Scottish painters? Then you might be interested in the Arran Scottish Painters Collection – a special release featuring a reproduction of a picturesque location of the distillery. The nose is sherry sweet and light, with a bit of green apple sourness and a hint of iodine. As the taste unfolds, citrusy notes become more and more apparent, with notes of peppermint and spices, topped off with a medium-long fruity finish. Arran Scottish Painters Collection is a limited edition, with only 3000 bottles total, so don’t miss out to try it!
Speyside 75cl / 43%
If you’re looking for a high-quality single malt, Benrinnes 1988 Mackillop’s Choice would make both a great addition to your collection and a fine drink for a single tasting. The nose is bittersweet, oak, and sweet fruit with citrus zest. The taste is surprisingly delicate given the strength, with strong notes of brown sugar, marshmallows, and orange peel, topped off with a short, but pleasantly warm finish. Benrinnes 1988 Mackillop’s Choice is a step away from the traditional sherry cask whisky of this distillery, but it is nevertheless a very fine flavorful, and fragrant dram – give it a try!
Island 70cl / 40%
The Island distillery famous for its high-quality single malts offers another fine dram – Highland Park 12 Year Old. Its nose is light, fruity, and floral. The taste is rich, with strong notes of malt, charred oak, caramel, and vanilla with a lingering honey-sweet finish. Highland Park 12 Year Old is a great all-rounder and a perfect choice for the entry-level single malt whisky, give it a try!
Island 75cl / 56.4%
The Smugglers’ Series Vol. I ‘The Illicit Stills’ pays homage to Arran’s illicit whisky production during the 18th and 19th centuries. This is the first edition of the trilogy released in 2015 This whisky was carefully crafted with both peated and unpeated spirits and matured in a combination of port pipes, sherry hogsheads, and traditional whisky barrels. Despite its relatively heavy nature, it balances out its peatiness with pleasant fruity notes. One of only 8700 released, it’s most certainly worth a try.
Islay 70cl / 54%
Coming from an Islay distillery famous for its special edition whisky, Bunnahabhain 2014 Single Cask was bottled at the cask strength for the release of a Taiwanese manhua “Lord Xue Ying”. Even though it’s released “for the fans”, this single malt is a very fine dram on its own. Thanks to the sherry cask, the nose is rich and pleasant, with strong notes of vanilla and smoke. The smokiness adds to the fruity taste as well, coupled with honey and brown sugar, topped off with a long warm finish. Whether you are a fan of the manhua or just want to enjoy a good Islay single malt, this special Bunnahabhain 2014 Single Cask is worth trying out. Be quick, though – only 100 bottles were ever released!
France 70cl / 46%
Billed as a ‘Celtic whisky with a French heart’, Glann-ar-Mor’s Kornog is a peaty single malt bottled at 46% ABV and matured in bourbon barrels. The Scottish malted barley used to make Kornog is peated to around 35pmm which gives it a distinctively smoky character. That said, Kornog claims to balance it with a ‘fruitiness which one does not usually find in whiskies distilled with peated malt’.
Irland 50cl / 51.5%
This single malt whiskey was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon barrels, Oloroso sherry and ruby port seasoned casks with the final finishing round of 15 weeks in the ruby Port barrels. The palate of this unique whisky is quite complex and takes some time to develop with honey and biscuits malty notes hitting at the first sip and sweet fruity hints with fig jam and juicy cherry following soon after.
Speyside 70cl / 58.5%
This 25-year-old single malt is part of the exclusive Tormore series. Aged in Refill Bourbon Barrels and bottled at 58,5% ABV this whisky acquired a rich and powerful body with vanilla, citrus and malt sugar primary notes, followed by delicate pepper spices and chilli tones. It has a long warming finish with surprising milk chocolate and fresh oak motives.
England 70cl / 58.3%
Despite the fact that Bimber is a relatively new player in the whisky industry, they have already established themselves quite firmly. Their first single malt released in September 2019 became the first whisky to be distilled and bottled in London for over a hundred years. Bimber prides itself in sourcing all of its barley from a single producer and employing traditional distilling techniques. Single ex-bourbon cask #8 was bottled in 2016. What we have here is one of only 267 bottles released. Don’t miss out!
Highlands 75cl / 46%
This vintage 23-year-old single malt is a perfect collectible for whisky enthusiasts as only 1300 bottles were produced and each one is individually numbered. Distilled in 1966 and matured in oak wood casks for 23 years this scotch has acquired a soft, fruity sweet taste. It balances well between grapefruit, vanilla and nutmeg notes with a medium slightly bitter finish.
Speyside 75cl / 63%
This 12-year-old whisky is part of the Manager’s Dram series which was not available to the public and only distributed among employees and friends of the Diageo distillery. It was bottled at its natural cask strength at 63% ABV. Benrinnes is a single malt whiskey with a fruity flavour topped with tabasco notes.
Islands 70cl / 51.5%
Are you fond of both scotch whisky and Scottish painters? Then you might be interested in the Arran Scottish Painters Collection – a special release featuring a reproduction of a picturesque location of the distillery. The nose is sherry sweet and light, with a bit of green apple sourness and a hint of iodine. As the taste unfolds, citrusy notes become more and more apparent, with notes of peppermint and spices, topped off with a medium-long fruity finish. Arran Scottish Painters Collection is a limited edition, with only 3000 bottles total, so don’t miss out to try it!
