The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 19, 2024

With around 300 special-edition Blue Label bottlings, the brand frequently collaborates with artists and designers to create unique, limited-edition releases. These designs, featuring striking artwork, range from limited runs of 100 bottles to larger collections, making Blue Label a coveted collector’s item.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 28, 2024

The spirit was distilled in 2012 and aged for five and a half years in ex-bourbon barrels. The new release of Arran Barrel Bonfire consists of just 14,822 bottles, bottled at 50% ABV. Arran single malt has previously been bottled at 14 and 20PPM, with this expression constituting the highest peat level in an Arran expression.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 25, 2024

Credit: Whisky Auctioneer The Macallan features in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012). Skyfall celebrates the 50 th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise, giving the inclusion of the Macallan 1962 Fine and Rare bottling added significance as a reference to the release of the first Bond film, Dr. No , in 1962.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 21, 2024

The Speyside scotch whisky brand is considered the pinnacle of luxury whisky, with new bottlings selling out in seconds and old bottles breaking world records. However, over its history, Macallan has released a high number of bottlings, with indie bottlers also getting stuck in. Of course, most of us don’t have $2.6

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 18, 2024

60 years later, The Macallan Distillery released a special commemorative bottling, celebrating the anniversary of the historic event. This bottle is known as The Macallan Coronation. So, what was (and is) so special about this Macallan Royal bottling ? Each bottle displays a portrait of Elizabeth II.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 13, 2024

We’ll delve into the Urquhart family’s four generations of leadership, their pioneering role in the single malt revolution, and the landmark bottlings that have cemented their place in whisky history. Additionally, we’ll examine the opening of The Cairn Distillery and a dedicated gin distillery.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 19, 2024

MLPA Phenol Parts per Million (PPM): 50ppm Auction Record: Ardbeg 1974 Single Bourbon Cask #2742 – £35,000, November 2022 Highest-rated WhiskyFun Bottle: Ardbeg 1967 29 YO Kingsbury Cask #922 – 96 points Ardbeg was founded in 1815 by the McDougall family on the south coast of Islay. Browse the collection here.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 21, 2024

The Speyside scotch whisky brand is considered the pinnacle of luxury whisky, with new bottlings selling out in seconds and old bottles breaking world records. However, over its history, Macallan has released a high number of bottlings, with indie bottlers also getting stuck in. Of course, most of us don’t have $2.6

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 13, 2024

TL;DR Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve, relaunched in 2012, is a smooth, honeyed blended Scotch with Clynelish malt at its core. Currently, you can pick up a bottle in the US for $45. In the UK, prices for a 70cl bottle start at around 40. Serge sampled the Gold Label Reserve soon after is release in 2012.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 27, 2024

Over three hundred years later, Berry Brothers & Rudd is one of the largest spirit and wine merchants in the world and has a reputation for bottling luxurious whiskies. One such whisky is the Glenturret 34 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd, which was bottled from single cask #2 at 47.6% The bottle is also unavailable at retail.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 13, 2024

We’ll delve into the Urquhart family’s four generations of leadership, their pioneering role in the single malt revolution, and the landmark bottlings that have cemented their place in whisky history. Additionally, we’ll examine the opening of The Cairn Distillery and a dedicated gin distillery.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This article delves into some of the most memorable whisky moments in cinema, highlighting the rare and collectible bottlings that have shared the spotlight with legendary actors and unforgettable characters. In Skyfall (2012), Bond, played by Daniel Craig, confronts the film’s villain Raoul Silva, played by Javier Bardem.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 6, 2024

The Macallan Diamond Jubilee is one of The Macallan ’s most prized royal releases, created in celebration of Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne in 2012. Since its release the bottle has been popular on the secondary market amongst both whisky collectors and Royal Family fans. So, why was the whisky bottled on the 8th of February?

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 5, 2025

Whilst Bond is typically known for his love of a vodka martini (shaken, not stirred), in Ian Flemings original novels, Bond much prefers a dram of good quality scotch whisky. Raoul Silva reaches for a bottle of Macallan 50 Year Old in Skyfall (2012). Available now on The Whiskey Wash Shop for $1,470.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The Mackenzie family established their connection to The Dalmore by including the Clans Royal Stag emblem; the precise date this began is unclear, although The Dalmore bottlings from the 1940s include the stag icon printed on the label.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The First Edition of Whisky Opus Back in 2012, the late Dominic Roskrow and I had been commissioned to write Whisky Opus for the Penguin Random House imprint. From Scotland’s distillery boom and China ’s whisky rise to updated labels and new tasting notes, we’ve crafted a guide that captures today’s vibrant whisky landscape.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

With that in mind, here are five scotch whiskies from distilleries you may not have heard ofsome lost to time, others still crafting whisky today. Lochside Distillery Status: Demolished Bottling: Lochside 1959 31 Year Old Signatory Vintage Lochside Distillery, now sadly demolished, was located on the East Coast of Scotland in Montrose.

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 24, 2025

Bottled at 46% ABV, it delivers the signature Campbeltown profile of sea spray and brine, complemented by tropical fruit and warming spice. 2 in Glen Scotia Distillerys Icons of Campbeltown series, this single malt scotch whisky pays tribute to Saint Michael, the archangel of courage and protection.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Each bottle here represents not just exceptional whisky, but a fascinating chapter in Ardbeg’s contemporary history. Bottled at a formidable 57.1% Each edition showcased an otherworldly combination of intense medicinal smoke, crystallized ginger, and peppered citrus, bottled at a robust 58.9% Bottled at 49.9%

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The moniker was coined by whisky writer, Dave Broom, in 2012, recognizing the whiskys bold and robust nature. A Storied History Many casual scotch whisky fans or drinkers may not have even heard the name Mortlach before. However, it is a central character in the history of Speyside distilling. Want to own a historic piece of Mortlach?

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