Antique Lions of Whisky ‘The Birds’
Italian whisky traders Lion’s Whisky and Whisky Antique teamed up with Jens Drewitz of Sansibar to create a new label called Antique Lions of Whisky. I always think these contractions sound a bit silly but the bottles are drop-dead gorgeous and clearly a reference to the legendary 1980s-1990s Moon Import series, which featured animals, birds, sea creatures, etc.
They presented six expressions in this first series The Birds:
- Speyside Region 1975 (46,9%, 230 btl.) – € 495
- Glen Moray 1988 (45,1%, 216 btl.) – € 265
- Fettercairn 1988 (50,6%, 292 btl.) – € 265
- Tormore 1988 (50,4%, 254 btl.) – € 265
- Mannochmore 1988 (47,9%, 267 btl.) – € 265
- Blair Athol 1988 (51,2%, 262 btl.) – € 265
Single Malts of Scotland
There are no less than 10 new Single Malts of Scotland releases from Speciality Drinks:
- Glen Moray 2007 (59,1%) – € 60
- Ledaig 2004 (58,1%) – € 70
- Ledaig 2005 (56,8%, sherry cask) – € 75
- Miltonduff 1999 (54,8%) – € 95
- Glenburgie 1998 (49,5%) – € 95
- Benrinnes 1995 (51,1%) – € 105
- Glenrothes 1989 (53,8%) – € 135
- Bruichladdich 1992 (55,4%) – € 145
- Tormore 1988 (63,3%) – € 175
- Bunnahabhain 1988 (46,8%) – € 175
Finally two official bottlings. One is the Glenturret Jamieson’s Jigger Edition, a 29 years old 1987 vintage which is a tribute to Michael Jamieson, the distillery’s foreman who retired last year. A total of 170 bottles will go on sale through the distillery website on March 8.
Also ready to be released: Laphroaig 10 Years Cask Strength Batch #009. It was bottled in February at 58,1% alc./vol.