Spirits
Glenfarclas 12 Year Old Vintage Packaging
Light and creamy, with soft sherry, Manuka honey and gentle oak lifted by pine resin and a faint thread of smoke. The palate is medium-bodied and rounded, bringing date-and-walnut cake, malt and toffee apple into focus over subtle earthy notes. Spice builds gradually without crowding the fruit. The finish is long and warming, carrying allspice, cinnamon, clove, orange zest and lingering sherry richness.
Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX 12 Year Old
Richly sherried without losing its Highland lift, opening with vanilla, bitter chocolate and raisins over pronounced oak. The palate is firm and sweet-bitter, layering dried fruit, cocoa, nuts and warm wood around a clear malt core. A faint savoury edge keeps the richness in check. The finish is persistent and slightly drying, carrying oak, sticky raisin, toasted nuts and dark chocolate.
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC6 Cuairt-Beatha 2001 6 Year Old
Peaty and energetic, with wood smoke, maraschino cherry and toasted pastry lifted by a grapey sweetness. The palate is balanced but forceful, bringing warm spice, oak and ripe fruit through a firm layer of peat. A quinine-like bitterness adds definition without taking over. The finish is long and smoky, tapering through cardamom, ginger and a final touch of fruit.
Bowmore 23 Yr Port Matured
Port-cask richness leads, with cooked cherry and orange, plum, dried apricot and wine-soaked fruit set against roasted coffee and spice. Smoke and a damp-cellar earthiness keep the sweetness grounded. The palate brings grapey fruit and toasted wood before turning drier and more savoury. A long finish carries clean smoke, oak, dried fruit and delicate floral detail with measured maritime restraint.
Longrow Rundlets & Kilderkins 11 Year Old
Coastal and robust, opening with soft smoke, pine needles and crisp green apple over treacle and malt. The palate is creamy at first, then turns assertively spicy, bringing cooked fruit, dried peel and custard apple through a steady layer of peat. Pepper builds without obscuring the fruit. The finish is warming and persistent, with black pepper, molasses, allspice and lingering smoke.
Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 24 Year Old
Mature and oak-led, with brown sugar, vanilla and chocolate wrapped around toasted wood and dried fruit. The palate remains generous rather than heavy, bringing a measured fruity sweetness and a clear lift of allspice. Leather and char add depth while the sweeter notes keep the structure approachable. The finish is warming and sustained, carrying nutmeg, caramel, dark chocolate and a final trace of seasoned oak.
J.P. Wiser’s 35 Year Old
Full and polished, with vanilla, maple and warm grain giving way to a distinctly rye-led palate. Fresh pumpernickel, cardamom and dill bring savoury lift, while cherries add a dark-fruited counterpoint. The oak is assertive but integrated, lending char and structure rather than simple dryness. The finish is broad and persistent, carrying dark bread, cherry syrup, herbs, vanilla and a final smoky edge.
Renegade Rum Company 1992 Jamaica Hampden 15 Year Old
Distinctive and vinous, with papaya and clementine leading a fragrant mix of tropical fruit and subtle herbs. The palate is full of high-toned ester character, balanced by wine-cask depth, leather and dark fruit. Mature oak gives structure without flattening the brighter notes. The finish is long and full, moving through bramble berries and darker fruit with a gently herbal, savoury close.
Hennessy XO Cognac 1.5 L
Deep, rounded and warming, with candied fruit unfolding into pepper, dark chocolate and polished oak. The palate is full and voluptuous, balancing rich sweetness with a firm spicy edge and an increasingly intense wave of warmth. Vanilla softens the wood without muting its structure. The finish is exceptionally persistent, echoing oak, chocolate, spice and fruit in a long, composed fade.
Little Book Chapter 3: The Road Home 2019
Bold yet composed, with aged leather and oak around toasted brown sugar, caramel and crème brûlée. Rye spice arrives quickly on the palate, joined by honey, black pepper and vanilla, while the high proof gives every flavour extra breadth. The finish is long and warming rather than blunt, carrying leather, seasoned oak, sweet spice and a final thread of vanilla well beyond the sip.
Woodford Reserve Aged Cask Rye 375 mL
Light in colour and fruit-led, with white-wine lift, soft florals and vanilla over fresh rye grain. The palate begins with a coppery pot-still tang before moving through orchard fruit, mint and a gently medicinal note. Rye spice grows steadily rather than arriving all at once. The finish is dry and persistent, carrying grain, mint and warm spice with a leaner, more delicate profile than new-oak rye.
Woodford Reserve New Cask Rye 375 mL
Rye spice leads from the start, backed by sweet oak, vanilla and a light floral note. The palate is direct and energetic, bringing white pepper, cinnamon and resin through a firm layer of wood. A faint cherry note appears as the texture turns drier. The finish is long and warming, with cinnamon, vanilla and charred oak lingering after the brighter grain flavours recede.
Bruichladdich 16 Year Old Cuvee C Chateau Margaux
Savoury and textural, with barley tea, citrus peel and nutty malt leading the aroma. The palate is oily and broad, balancing red-wine tannin with toasted grain, dried fruit and a quiet honeyed note. Old oak and tobacco add depth without overwhelming the malt. The finish is measured and gently drying, carrying nuts, citrus, vanilla and a faint smoky, leathery edge.
Renegade Rum Company 1995 Guyana Uitvlugt 12 Year Old Chateau d’Yquem Cask Finish
Dry and distinctive, with ripe peach and raisin notes set against herbs, mineral tones and seasoned wood. The palate brings concentrated fruit without turning heavy, as pepper and resinous oak add definition around a lightly sweet centre. Darker, wine-cask richness emerges gradually. The finish is savoury and persistent, balancing stony dryness, fruit and warming spice with a restrained final sweetness.
Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Cherry Wood Smoked Barley
Vivid and unconventional, with dark cherry, blackberry and brown sugar over pine and toasted malt. The palate brings graham cracker and caramel through a malty core, while cherry fruit keeps the profile bright. Oak and wood spice build gradually rather than dominating. The finish is medium-long and warming, with gentle smoke settling over dry oak, malt and lingering dark fruit.
Bruichladdich 16 Year Old First Growth Cuvee B Chateau Latour
Rich and wine-shaped, with nuts, butter and stewed fruit layered over molasses and espresso. Berry fruit and an unlit-cigar note add darker detail to the aroma. The palate is chewy and generous, bringing sugared citrus peel, stone fruit, pepper and oak through a rounded texture. The finish is long and bittersweet, with the wine-cask tannin settling neatly into seasoned oak.
Old Malt Cask Blair Athol 25 Year Old Sherry Cask
Sherried and generous, opening with summer berries, pastry and a spoonful of thick cream. The palate turns toward orchard fruit, with chocolate and cinnamon adding warmth around the malt. Oak remains present but controlled, giving the sweetness a firm frame. The finish is subtly drying and persistent, carrying barley, seasoned wood and a final echo of dark fruit and cocoa.
J.P. Wiser’s Union 52 Collector’s Series
Dark and complex, opening with toffee, caramel and toasted grain over leather, licorice and a trace of menthol. The palate is full and weighty, layering vanilla, clove and cinnamon with dates, figs and toasted walnut. Rye and corn notes bring lift beneath the older oak. The finish is long and warming, carrying treacle, black pepper, dark fruit and a quiet wisp of smoke.
Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Series No. 6 Tennessee Whiskey
Mellow and rounded, opening with caramel, vanilla and toasted oak over a gentle thread of ripe fruit. The palate is smooth but not flat, bringing brown sugar and light baking spice through the centre with a measured charcoal note underneath. The finish is clean and warming, tapering through sweet oak, soft spice and a final touch of vanilla rather than overt heat.