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Laphroaig calls itself "the most richly flavoured of all Scotch whiskies", and is most frequently aged to 10 years, although the 15-year-old variety is common (the 27-, 30- and 40-year-olds are rare and expensive; the 18-year-old was discontinued in late 2015). [4] The whisky has a peaty/smoky flavour.
In 2007 Talisker 18-year-old won "Best Single Malt In The World 2007" at the World Whiskies Awards. [11] and in 2015 Talisker 10 Year Old won a Double Gold Medal and "Best Single Malt Scotch up to 12 years" in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Talisker was the favourite whisky of writers Robert Louis Stevenson and HV Morton.
2. Glendronach 12-Year Single Malt Scotch. Price: $47 Region: Highland, Scotland Tasting Notes: Oak, sherry, raisins, and soft fruits ABV: 40% Glendronach 12 is the 200-year-old distillery’s ...
Bottle of Yoichi 10 Year Single Cask Single barrel whiskey (or single cask whiskey ) is a premium class of whiskey in which each bottle comes from an individual aging barrel , instead of coming from blending together the contents of various barrels to provide uniformity of color and taste.
The Ardbeg distillery has been producing whisky since 1798, and began commercial production in 1815. [3] Like most Scottish distilleries, for most of its history its whisky was produced for use in blended whisky, rather than as a single malt. By 1886 the distillery was producing 300,000 gallons of whisky per year, and employed 60 workers. [3]
The result is a multidimensional single malt range with a spectrum of flavours ranging from the delicate and fresh 10 Year Old to the rich and sophisticated 25 Year Old. [ 6 ] Special bottlings include " Single Cask " bottles, which are taken from one single cask of whisky from a particular year.
Springbank Single Malt is available as a 10-year-old, [18] medium-peated and distilled two and a half times. A cask-strength 12-year-old bottling [ 19 ] which is released annually and is slightly different each year, as well as 15-year, [ 20 ] 18-year, [ 21 ] and 21-year olds making up the core lines.
The Tamdhu whisky is almost completely used for the production of blended whiskies, such as The Famous Grouse, J & B and Cutty Sark. Under current owners, Ian MacLeod, Tamdhu's bottlings include a 10 year-old, 100% sherry-matured standard bottling and a non-age-statement (NAS) 100% sherry matured "Batch Strength".