Macallan Queens Coronation 1953-2013Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 2 x 35cl 58. 1% & 55. 7% This duo set from Macallan distillery, in celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's coronation drawn from two sherry casks back in 1953 one from American oak, one from Spanish, a whopping 60 years before the release in 2013.

honeyed nose with sweet creamy intensity

1990s vintage Ardmores all seem to have a great fat smokiness with lots of juicy waxy

This compact Bill Amberg Traveller bag is perfectly proportioned for storing your accessories and has the added bonus of currently containing a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label

An old version of the Bowmore 17 year old from the late 1990s

The local barley bottlings were notable for a bewildering intensity of fruit

Bottled by: Hunter Laing - Old Malt Cask 70cl / 50

Brazil nuts enrobed in a bitter chocolate ganache

which becomes snuffed candle (a thread of smoke)

These current batches are back up to terrific again

peaty whisky

this is an excellent example of the flavoursome nature of the make

The resulting whisky is full of depth with rich smokey oakiness