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A classic Speyside name, founded back in 1879, although distilling on the site dates back to at least the 1820s. Aberlour is known to work well with sherry casks (especially evident in their 100% sherry, cask strength ‘A'Bunadh’ releases), with maturation here taking place in both bourbon and sherry casks as the name implies. These days, the entire range also comes in their gorgeous apothecary-style wide-mouthed bottles, which is a nice touch.

 Those who remember Aberlour 14 Year Old Double Cask Matured in their Pour & Sip sets will find the 12-year-old offers a slightly crisper, more citrussy take from this popular distillery. A little more of the new make’s green apple is perhaps on show (alongside trademark leafy blackcurrant character).

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Founded by independent bottler Adelphi in 2014, Ardnamurchan makes both peated (30-35PPM) and unpeated spirit (about 50:50 in terms of production). Both are used in this release, just as they were for the excellent core AD/ release we featured in August 2023. The difference? The Sherry Cask Release is 100% sherry cask matured. Full maturation in a mix of oloroso and Pedro Ximénez butts. It’s a difference that’s immediately clear in the gorgeous natural colour!

Situated in a remote part of the west coast, Ardnamurchan’s power and heat all come from local renewables, and they’re producing some fantastic whiskies. As Chris in our curation team noted recently, “Ardnamurchan is slowly taking over my everyday drinkers shelf at home!”

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Craft distillers in the heart of Kentucky, Bluegrass was established in 2012 within part of a disused Lexington bread factory, releasing their first bourbon in 2015. With Kentucky ingredients, hand mashing, and their use of blue corn (the first Kentucky bourbon to do so), they built a following. Nevertheless, the 2023 news that they’d taken on Elkwood Farm 20 miles down the road where they can increase production 1,000% and grow their own heirloom blue corn and wheat on 62 acres of farmland was pretty incredible!

Toasted Oak uses a more classic mashbill of 75% (yellow) corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley. After a standard 3 years in fresh, charred American oak casks, it rested in lightly toasted casks for 21 days. Doesn’t sound long, but these lightly toasted (but not charred) barrels give up wood sugars easily and quickly. Such finishes are increasingly popular.

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No, not the classic Bowmore 12 Year Old here, but rather a brand new 12-year-old whisky from their Sherry Oak Collection which only hit the shelves in the last few weeks! Described as a new “boutique range” that will sit alongside the core range, it celebrates European oak sherry casks. This particular release is aged in oloroso sherry and bourbon casks, with an additional oloroso cask finish.

Like Kilchoman, Bowmore have their own floor maltings (a very rare feature today), providing around 25% of their needs. The peat level of all the malt they use is lower than at Kilchoman, however, at 25-30 PPM. Bowmore distillery was founded way back in 1779, making it one of the very oldest distilleries in Scotland and the oldest on Islay.

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Bunnahabhain is usually (proudly, as a point of difference to their neighbours) not peated, but things weren’t always that way. Founded in 1881, the distillery produced the kind of heavily peated whisky Islay is famous for right up until the 1960s when they decided to leave the peat behind.

Starting in the 1990s however (and increasing in the last decade or so), the distillery has got back in touch with its peaty roots on the side! Toiteach a Dhà (pronounced ‘Toch-ach ah-ghaa’) is Gaelic for "Smoky Two", being the follow up to one of their previous smoky releases named simply Toiteach. Matured in bourbon and sherry casks, this second version has a higher proportion of sherry casks. It’s also the first peated Bunnahabhain we’ve featured in Pour & Sip.

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We’ve featured many whiskies from tiny distilleries that celebrate more traditional methods, but they all owe a debt to Edradour. ‘Scotland's Little Gem’ was known as the smallest Scotch distillery until 2008 (smaller ones have opened since, plus Edradour expanded in 2018), using open top mash tuns, tiny stills and traditional wormtub condensers. A surviving farm-scale distillery dating back to 1837 – though they track their history back to 1825 when a farmer involved began legal distilling – its existence through to today is a marvellous quirk of history.

In 2002 it was purchased by top independent bottler Signatory, allowing it greater opportunity to shine, and leading to greater use of sherry (and wine) casks, many more releases, and in 2006 the first peated release under the Ballechin name. This excellent cask strength edition was aged in oloroso and bourbon casks.

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It’s Master of Malt’s expertly-curated Father’s Day Whisky Tasting Set! Perfect for Dad to crack open on Father’s Day itself as he looks forward to the delights still to come with his Pour & Sip Gift Subscription! You are good to him. Alternatively, gift the set to another father figure in your life, or even keep it for yourself! We won’t tell. The set includes a fantastic array of treats: tip-top single malt Scotch from Speyside, the Highlands and the famed whisky-isle of Islay; award-winning Irish whiskey; and classic Kentucky bourbon.

Inside you’ll find 30ml tasters of:

• Deanston 14 Year Old Organic
• Aerolite Lyndsay 10 Year Old - The Character of Islay Whisky Company
• GlenAllachie 12 Year Old
• Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
• Four Roses Bourbon

Offer valid until 20/06/2021. While limited promo stock lasts.

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If you're anything like us, then matching whisky and glassware brings a different kind of happiness. You're also in luck, because now when you nab a bottle of the wonderful Just Hatched whisky from Cardrona Distillery, we'll throw in (AKA, carefully place) this branded Cardrona Glencairn crystal tasting glass, too! Just the thing to enjoy the brilliant expression from.

*Available whilst promotional stock last.

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PLEASE NOTE: Your Gift Subscription e-gift card to recipient can be sent right away, but the Free Gift Set to purchaser won't arrive before Christmas now, of course!

Free Gift: Christmas Whisky Tasting Set worth £25.95

Perfect for your loved ones to crack open on Christmas Day itself as they look forward to the delights still to come with their Pour & Sip Gift Subscription! You are good to them. Alternatively, gift the set to somebody else on your Christmas list, or even keep it for yourself! We won’t tell.

The set includes an array of treats: tip-top single malt Scotch from Speyside and the famed whisky-isle of Islay, limited edition Swedish whisky (partly matured in cloudberry wine casks!), an easy-drinking Irish blend, and a Highland blended malt created by one of our very favourite independent bottlers and whiskymakers.

Free Christmas Whisky Tasting Set

• Glenfarclas 10 Year Old
• Timorous Beastie
• Mackmyra Stjärnrök
• Peaky Blinder Irish Whiskey
• Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength - Batch 013

Offer valid until 25/12/2021 or while limited promo stock lasts.

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A free hat for lovers of peaty deliciousness in pleasing Laphroaig green. Plus it has a bobble, a feature all woolly hats should surely have!

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A free Penderyn branded Glencairn whisky tasting glass! Perfect for nosing and tasting the excellent Penderyn Portwood from – or any other delicious whisky, for that matter. 

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A free Talisker enamel mug, perfect for a Talisker Hot Chocolate, a Hot Toddy, or indeed a cup of tea (while dreaming of whisky...).

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A handsome free Teeling branded flat cap! A top piece of merch for keeping your noggin warm on a chilly walk, or to pop on if you're feeling fancy whilst enjoying some excellent Irish whiskey. Diverse, right?

£29.95 per box

It’s never been easier to give the gift of whisky, because you can now delight your fellow whisky enthusiast with our wonderful gift cards! 

It’s simple: once you’ve chosen which subscription you’d like to give, you send it to the lucky recipient and they can redeem it. We know that gifts are all about making someone feel special, so you can personalise your message inside for that extra touch.

If the special occasion isn’t for a while, no worries – you can choose the exact date that the gift will fly into their inbox, so you’ll never be too early (or late!). If you’re more of a paper person, you have the option to print it off, too. 

Along with the gift card, we’ll send over all the details on how to redeem it (which they can do right here), so all you have to do is sit back and watch the joy unfold*!

PLEASE NOTE: Gift subscriptions must be redeemed within 3 calendar months of the date of purchase.

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In 2015 whisky distilling returned to the city of Glasgow for the first time in a century, and the Glasgow Distillery Co. acknowledged the past by naming their single malt after the year one of Glasgow’s original distilleries (Dundashill) was founded. Yep, in 1770. Like others in this set, Glasgow Distillery (how many times can I say Glasgow here?) produce both peated and unpeated spirit. (Some triple-distilled too.)

Having featured one of their peated whiskies a couple of years ago, we’re now looking at the unpeated side of their double-distilled production: The Original. Their fresh and fruity flagship whisky is matured in first-fill bourbon casks, then finished in fresh American oak casks that have had no prior contents. It’s non-chill filtered and natural colour. It’s also available in a highly-rated Cask Strength edition, which is well worth seeking out too.

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Founded in 1797, Glen Garioch (pronounced ‘Glen Geery’ – one to impress your friends with) is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, located between Speyside and the east coast. The stills have the steepest descending lyne arms in Scotland, reducing reflux for a hearty, robust Highland malt. Fruitiness comes from clear wort and increased fermentation times in more recent years, with an interest in producing an older style of spirit eventually culminating in reopening their own malting floor and reintroducing a direct-fired wash still (while also reducing overall carbon footprint) during a 2021 renovation. Both are extremely rare features these days.

This bourbon and sherry cask matured 12-year-old is part of their core range, but is nonetheless bottled at a generous 48% and non-chill filtered. We’re told it’s “the perfect accompaniment to Parmigiano-Reggiano”.

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Founded in 1840, a number of distinctive features date to the time of ‘The Major’, aka James Grant, who inherited the distillery in 1872. It’s said he may have been the first man in the Highlands to own a car. He’s certainly responsible for the 22-acre Victorian Garden at the distillery, but also the tall, slender stills and their ingenious purifiers (one of the earliest examples of this uncommon bit of kit – essentially a small condenser attached to the lyne arm that returns heavier vapours back to the still just as they would have been heading to the actual condenser). This massively contributes to Glen Grant’s light character, with the still’s unique boil balls aiding further reflux. One of the first single malts to gain popularity outside the Highlands, and internationally, Glen Grant is easy-going at young ages, but also ages wonderfully. This very highly-awarded 18-year-old malt shows that.