Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Whisky Finder Select Whisky Ardbeg Bowmore Glenrothes Laphroaig The Macallan ----------------------------------------- Aberfeldy Aberlour Allt-a-bhainne An_Cnoc Ardmore Auchentoshan Aultmore Balblair Ballantines Balmenach Balvenie Banff Bells Ben Nevis Benriach Benrinnes Benromach Black and White Black Bottle Bladnoch Blair Athol Braeval Bunnahabhain Bruichladdich Caol Ila Caperdonich Cardhu Clynelish Coleburn Convalmore Cragganmore Craigellachie Dailuaine Dallas Dhu Dalmore Dalwhinnie Deanston Drumguish Dufftown Edradour Fettercairn Glen Albyn Glenallachie Glenburgie Glencadam Glen Deveron Glendronach Glendullan Glen Elgin Glenesk Glenfarclas Glenfiddich Glen Flagler Glen Garioch Glenglassaugh Glengoyne Glen Grant Glenkinchie The Glenlivet Glenlivet Glenlochy Glen Mhor Glenmorangie Glen Moray Glen Ord Glen Scotia Glen Spey Glentauchers Glenturret Glenugie Glenury Royal Highland Park Imperial Inchgower Inverleven Isle of Jura Jura Kinclaith Knockando Ladyburn Lagavulin Littlemill Loch Lomond Lochnagar Lochside Longmorn Macallan Mannochmore Millburn Miltonduff Mortlach North Port Oban Pittyvaich Port Ellen Old Pulteney Pulteney Rosebank Royal Brackla St Magdalene Scapa Speyburn Springbank Strathisla Strathmill Talisker Tamdhu Tamnavulin Teaninich The Dalmore The Singleton Tobermory Tomatin Tomintoul Tormore Tullibardine
Whisky Magazine's Top 5 Speyside Single Malts
1. Glenfiddich Rare 40 Years Old, 43.6% "Finish sends smoke notes up the back stairs to the nose. Hints of maple syrup" Jerry Dalton		Image Not available Product not available
2. The Balvenie Vintage Cask 1970, 44.6% Not available Nose: Patience is rewarded with a nose that has the complexity of an aged single malt, with a symphony of sweet honeyed, oaky notes, overlaid with a fragrant fruity bouquet. Taste: In the mouth the initial dryness immediately changes to a sweet honeyed burst of flavour that has butterscotch and toffee notes, rounded off with a vanilla oakiness. A well matured single malt, which has a long and lingering finish. *Tasting notes refer to 25 Year Old shown at right.		The Balvenie Single Malt 25 Year Old * 1970 Not available
3. The Macallan Gran Reserva, 40% "Very dry. Thick-cut, bitter-orange and marmalade on well-done toast. Then buttery, syrupy maltiness, developing to nutty, sherry sweetness. Strictly for the lover of powerfully oaked whiskies." Score 95 - Michael Jackson		The Macallan Gran Reserva 18-Year-Old
4. The Glenlivet 18 Years Old, 43% "Elements beautifully combined. Depth of flowery aromas. Very light touch of fresh peatiness. Some sweetness and a hint of sherryish oak. Lightly appetizing." Michael Jackson		The Glenlivet 18-Year-Old
5. Cragganmore 12 Years Old, 40% "The most complex aroma of any malt. Its bouquet is astonishingly fragrant and delicate, with sweetish notes of cut grass and herbs (thyme perhaps?)." Michael Jackson		Cragganmore 12-Year-Old
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Whisky Magazine's Top 5 Mainland Single Malts
1. Balblair 33 Years Old, 45% Nose: Sweet toffee with a hint of vanilla and a slight fruity character Colour: Golden Honey Taste: Satisfyingly smooth with a rich full flavour and a slightly dry note to finish		Balblair 33-Year-Old *Not currently available
2.Glenmorangie 1981 Sauternes Finish Nose: "Honey and toffee, floral notes." Jonathan Goldstein Palate:" Subtle and enjoyable range." Ian Wisniewski Finish: "Peppery spice and sweet toffee." Bill Lumsden. "Like a long walk in an orchard." Willie Tait * Tasting notes do not refer to the product shown		Glenmorangie Elegance 21 year old * 1981 Not available
3. Glengoyne 17 Years Old, 43% Colour: Medium golden, clear and bright Nose: Soft, mature mellow oak and apple fruitiness Palate: Rich, full oak and fruit Finish: Very long, rich finish		Glengoyne 17-Year-Old
4. Glen Garioch 10 Years Old, 40% Nose: "Delicate vanilla notes." David Stewart Palate: "Integrated, lightly fruity. Enjoyable." Ian Wisniewski Finish: "Well-balanced. Long, fresh and good." John Lamond " Warming and mellow. Quite long. Hint of peat at the end." Andrew Symington		Glen Garioch Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old
5. Auchentoshan 10 Years Old, 40% Color : Pale gold. Nose : Gentle. Fresh and clean. Flowery, with very little peat. Some oiliness. Body : Smooth and soft. Some oil. Palate : Some sweetness, but not overly so. Ever so little peatiness. Light oiliness. Some fruit. Finish : Not so long, but very pleasant and even.		Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch 10-year-old
Whisky Magazine's Top 5 Island Single Malts
1. Highland Park 18 Years Old, 43% Nose: "Attractive soft sherry notes drift in on an array of splendour." Richard Patterson Palate: "Sweet, with delicious waves of peat. I would drink and savour this again and again." David Stirk Finish: "Goes on and on. Lingering smoke and toasted nutty flavours." Grant Rampage		Highland Park 18 Year Old
2. Talisker 1975, 59.9% Nose: "Heavy peat notes, sherried sweetness." David Stewart Palate: " Just bloody great whisky, in its prime." Jim McEwan Finish: "Very robust, full-bodied, smoky and warming." Andrew Symington * Tasting notes do not refer to the product shown		Talisker 21 Year Old Decanter *Talisker 1975 not available
3. Ardbeg 1977, 46% 1977 is Ardbeg's second Vintage. Non chill-filtered for greater flavour, it is an absolute delight, embodying the perfect balance of sweetness, fruit and deep smoky aromas. And with so many very special characteristics, it ranks close to Provenance. Due to the limited stocks of Ardbeg, it is likely to be the last Vintage they declare for at least ten years.		Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch 1977
4. Port Ellen 1978, 60.5% Due to its peat-smoke and iodine character, Port Ellen is unmistakably an Islay malt. It's gentler, spicy, mossy notes add interest and complexity. These selected Malt Whiskies have waited many years to reach their classic heights of quality.		Port Ellen 23-Year-Old Old Malt Cask Bottling *Port Ellen 1978 not available
5. Bruichladdich 20 Years Old, 46% Nose: The fresh flowers by the shore are now being blown by sea air gusting off Loch Indaal. Palate: More cereal-grain oiliness. More fruit. More salt. More of everything. Finish: Again, salt and iron. Warming and appetising. Comment: Rounded, balanced complex. Too expensive to pour on my porridge before an early-morning walk on the Big Strand? I’ll economise. I’ll skip the porridge. Michael Jackson * Tasting notes do not refer to the product shown		Bruichladdich Single Malt Scotch 20-Year-Old. *20 Year-Old Not Available
Discerning drinkers were denied the allure and sensuous pleasures of single malt whisky for decades. While Scotland had over a hundred distilleries producing malt , most of that production went into blended Scotches. The few who marketed their malt whisky "straight" were considered the exception to the norm. Fortunately, the past two decades have led to an astonishing growth in the number of single malts available. The term "Single Malt" alludes to the fact that the whisky comes from a single distillery. Bottlings of single malt can contain whisky from several casks and most often do, whereas the term single single could refer to a bottling from a single cask. The practice of combining exclusively malt whisky from different casks, at a single distillery, is called vatting. Once combined they are sometimes kept in wood for a period to marry. If it is all malt whisky from a single distillery, it is a single malt. Some distilleries might use the less precise term pure malt to describe a single but this term, or malt whisky, is most often used to describe the product when several malt distilleries have contributed. Until the 1980's, single-malt whiskies remained rare outside Scotland. There were exceptions, like Glen Grant, but the large whisky companies, those who had made their fortunes out of blended whisky, were opposed to spending money and resources promoting single malts. By the mid 1970's, stocks of whisky in bond were the highest they had ever been, and were rising fast. In 1963, the directors of Willian Grant & Son, owner of the Glenfiddich Distillery, resolved to set aside stock with the view to promoting their whisky as a single malt. © 1995-2003 Castello Cities Internet Network, Inc Terms of Use II Privacy Statement All Rights Reserved