Highland

15yr old   43% abv

Light peat with barley a fresh clean finish, with a hint of citrus. (After dinner)

16yr old   40% abv

The distillery was established by William Teacher in 1898 in response to the 1890s whisky boom. It is a staple in his successors’ blended whisky, Highland Cream. Sweet grain flavour, fruit and nut-no chocolate. (After dinner)

Ardmore Quarter Cask

n.a.s.   46% abv

A nose of caramel, with a taste of light smoke and peat, with vanilla and slight lanolin at the end. Matured in bourbon casks and finished in the more old fashioned quarter cask. Quite comlex with strong notes of smoke and peat. (After dinner)

Medium-weight and quite sweet, light oakiness, toffee and fruit, malty. (Daytime)

15yr old   40% abv

Light to medium-bodied. Fruity, vanilla, notes of malt and smoke. (After dinner)

Benromach Madeira Finish

8yr old   45% abv

Rich spicy character with hints of cooked fruits, treacle and a touch of peat smoke. (After dinner)

12yr old   40% abv

Blair Athol distillery, established in 1798, lies in the Perthshire town of Pitlochry. Blair Athol single malt is one of the key whiskies found in the Bells blend. A beautifully balanced and flavoursome dram which combines flavours of citrus, ginger and cocoa with rich smoky and earthy, peaty tones. (Afternoon – tea?)

14yr old   43% abv

Clynelish distillery is found in the North of Scotland near Brora, Sutherland. The Gaelic meaning is ‘slope of the garden’. This coastal Highland whisky has a rich and complex character with a maritime influence. Sweet and fruity toffee notes are balanced with big, smoky, peaty flavours. (Apéritif/anytime)

12yr old   40% abv

Matured for an initial nine years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks before being carefully divided. One half continues its maturation in bourbon barrels, the other half is transferred to 30 year old Matusalem oloroso sherry casks. Complex, yet balanced, The Dalmore 12 year old is the epitome of the Dalmore house style.

Deep, golden mahogany in colour, with citrus fruits, chocolate and aromatic spices on the nose. Elegant and rich on the palate with concentrated citrus, oloroso sherry and hints of vanilla pod to finish, enhanced by roasted coffee and chocolate for an aftertaste of great complexity.

Dalmore distillery sits on the banks of the Cromarty Firth and takes its name from the gaelic meaning ‘the big meadowland’. (After dinner)

12yr old   43% abv

Deanston is situated a few miles from the historic town of Stirling, on the banks of the River Teith, in the very heart of Scotland. The main part of the distillery is sited in a listed cotton mill. A turbine and dam, which employ the waters of the Teith, render Deanston electrically self-sufficient. It was transformed into a distillery in 1966 where, to this day, it produces a malt Whisky which is handmade, un-chillfiltered. There are no computers used in production as they prefer to rely on the ancient art of distilling and the keen eye and taste of the ‘craftsmen’. It is owned by Burn Stewart and is used in its blend Scottish Leader.

Nose

Expressive with hay and malty cereal notes. Creamy toffee and heather honey balanced with aromas of sweet oak and barley sugar.

Taste

Fresh and creamy with soft vanilla. Sweet and fruity with a malty honeyed spiciness.

Finish

Satisfying, clean and dry with a hint of cloves, tingling then gently fades. (Apéritif)

10yr old   40% abv

Edradour is produced in Scotland’s smallest distillery – and is hand made today as it was over 150 years ago by just three men who are devoted to the time-honoured methods of whisky making. Only 12 casks of whisky are produced a week. Sugared almonds and forest pines. Smooth, creamy and malty with notes of butterscotch. Mellow and warming. (After dinner)

12yr old   40% abv

Fettercairn’s stills have an unusual feature in that the necks of the stills are externally cooled with running water from just below the curve to a gutter just above the lower flange. The taste of nuts is rather dry, and some toffee hints make it sweeter. This whisky is well balanced, and the very pleasant finish is slightly perfumed. (Daytime)