New: Lagavulin 10 Year Old // Single Malts of Scotland // Glenmorangie Rare Cask

Lagavulin 10 Year Old

Lagavulin 10 Years is a new travel retail exclusive from Lagavulin distillery. It is composed with rejuvenated casks and ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 43% ABV.

The label now has some keywords to describe the taste: smooth, intense, smoky and warming. From what I’ve heard its profile would be closer to the 16 Years than to the 8 Years, I hope to try it soon.

New Single Malts of Scotland

Elixir Distillers announced a whole new list of releases in their Single Malts of Scotland range. Here is the whole list:

Ardmore 20yo 1998 – Hogshead #750790 – 280 btl. – 51.6%
Ben Nevis 22yo 1997 – Sherry butt #91 – 525 btl. – 58.4%
Caol Ila 9yo 2009 – Gonzalez Byass butt #316101 – 282 btl. – 58.9%
Clynelish 9yo 2010 – ex-bourbon barrel #700039 – 176 btl. – 55.7%
Craigellachie 25yo 1994 – Hogshead #1063 – 195 btl. – 56.1%
Glenburgie 18yo 1998 – Hogshead #751401 – 166 btl. – 59.8%
Glenlossie 11yo 2008 – New oak hogshead #1358 – 301 btl. – 59.4%
Glentauchers 21yo 1997 – barrel #390 – 158 btl. – 54.1%
Imperial 29yo 1990 – barrel #934 – 160 btl. – 55.3%
Ledaig 13yo 2005 – sherry butt #900163 – 627 btl. – 57.3%

I will review most of them, starting next week.

Glenmorangie Rare Cask 1784

Glenmorangie has released a 16 years old PX finished single malt in a new distillery-exclusive series called Rare Cask. Well, new-ish, as they’ve released similar Rare Casks as airport exclusives for instance.

The first release Glenmorangie Cask 1784 has been aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon and was finished in Pedro Ximénez butts. A total of 636 bottles are available at the distillery shop, but £ 650 seems a very high price to me.

In the end there will be four whiskies in this series. The next one, which could be tjhe 21 years old Glenmorangie Cask 237, will come later this year.

Littlemill 29 Year Old

Littlemill is expanding its (premium) range with a Littlemill 29 Year Old. Bottled at 47.3% ABV, only 600 bottles are available.

Also interesting

Things that may not have been widely announced but that grabbed my attention in shops recently…