Current Bottlings

Drawn from a refill American oak sherry hogshead with a lovely colour of copper & a moderate bead. On the nose we found bircher muesli, fruit salad with glacé cherries, Eau de vie de pomme, plums and a hint of hazelnut oil. The palate gave us hobnob biscuits, peaches, granny smith apples, pencil shavings and custard slice. A multilayered dram especially with the addition of water.

This is the 5^th Glover in the series and all derives from 1^st fill bourbon barrels. 2 from AD & 2 from Chichibu. This whisky has a lovely colour of summer gold. On the nose we found honeycomb, melon, clementine, panatone, flaky almonds & Sour Plooms. The palate delivers a great balance of pineapple cake, mandarin and barley juice & lemon bonbons. Becoming maritime with a light peat smoke to finish, very moreish.

Drawn from a refill Oloroso sherry butt this has a copper burnish with moderate beading. On the nose we found crème caramel, strawberry fromage frais, banana fritters and cheesecake topped with tinned lychees. The palate gave us Murray Mints, salted caramel ice cream with homemade chocolate chip cookies. Blackcurrants and warm banana loaf on the finish.

Drawn from a refill Oloroso sherry hogshead this has the colour of amber with an excellent bead. On the nose we found orange matchmakers, oranges marinated and flambéed in Grand Marnier with a hint of nutmeg and brandy butter. On the palate we found the bottom of an alcoholic trifle, chocolate thins, star anise & cinnamon. A mouth coating palate which leaves you wanting more.

Drawn from a 1^st fill Oloroso sherry hogshead this has the colour of old oak and has an good bead. The nose takes us to a chocolate shop, we found Kinder Bueno, Highland Toffee, Curly Wurly bars, red & black currants, maraschino cherries and cheap chocolate ice-cream. The palate delivers praline, cola cubes, chocolate covered pretzels, medjool dates and a touch of eucalyptus. A luscious & moreish dram.

Drawn from a 1^st fill Oloroso sherry hogshead, this has the colour of mahogany and has an excellent bead. On the nose we found bacon Frazzles crisps, hospital corridors, TCP, cheese rind, gammon steak with bbq sauce, Kilpatrick oysters, tabasco, cooked pears in chocolate sauce and Kahlua (Espresso Martini. The palate is rich & round with flavours of crispy bacon rind, cloves, cardamom, hot sand, pork scratchings, rockpools. Teeth coating and velvety whisky finishing sooty and ashy.

Drawn from a French oak barrique this has an inviting colour of copper. On the nose we found toffee apples, top of a crème brulée, potpourri, scented candles and rum & raisin ice-cream – quite perfumed. The palate is big with even bigger mouthfeel of kirsch, parma violets, nectarines and posh home-made marmalade. The finish is long, sweet and satisfying.

A fantastic colour of cola from a very active 1st fill ex-Oloroso butt. We also noted an excellent bead, this is a very decadent dram. On the nose we found molasses, chocolate fudge cake, old dunnage warehouse and meat jus; also slightly earthy. The palate gave us a rich mouthfeel with chocolate ganache, steak pie, Medjool dates and chocolate almonds. An extremely long and satisfying finish.

Treacle sponge with waxy Seville orange peel and clotted Crème Anglaise. Cadbury’s Twix with hazelnut oil and dark chocolate to finish.

A rare older bottling from this famous Island, the Jura has a lovely colour of old oak and having spent its life in a refill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead. On the nose we found space hoppers, window putty and oodles of marzipan, fruitcake, Nutella and rice pudding, with syrup and a fair amount of funk. The palate delivers Underberg bitters, juicy sultanas, sugared almonds, Stolen cake with clove syrup, and finishing herbaceous.

Drawn from a 1st fill Oloroso sherry butt, this has the colour of mahogany and has an excellent bead. On the nose we found chocolate brownies that have been left in the oven for too long, ginger snaps and a steak peppercorn sauce. The palate delivers a massive mouthfeel, great texture with beach bonfire, streaky bacon, old leather and a surprisingly savouryfinish. Very unusual for the make and region.

A colour of lemon gold with a very good bead, this Caol ila was drawn from a refill ex-Bourbon hogshead. On the nose we found old dairy farms, lemon curd, salty rockpools, freshy shucked oysters and Old Amsterdam cheese rind. The taste delivered vanilla, kiln fire, coconut biscuits and smoked kippers with lemon peel.

Drawn from a refill ex PX Sherry butt, this has the colour of Lion’s golden syrup with a medium bead. On the nose there is freshly popped popcorn, peaches, nectarines, gingerbread, orange peel, grapefruit juice and breakfast fruit salad. On the taste we found a lovely oily texture, Butterkist toffee popcorn, mint Matchmakers and overripe banana. A well-balanced dram with a pleasantly drying finish.

Drawn from a refill Oloroso sherry butt,this whisky has the vibrant colour of sandlewood with little bead – the latter normally associated with high-strength filling such as this. On the nose is Walls chocolate ice-cream with vanilla sponge cake, milk chocolate digestives and fresh feijoas. The palate gave us salted caramel truffles, Black Forest Gateaux and a slightly meaty finish. The finish is long and leaves the tongue tingling.