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The shortest month of the year is here, but we've still got five new whiskies to pack in. February's Pour & Sip box is here to take you from smoky Scotch to spicy Swedish single malts, with a few delicious age statements to get your mouth watering.

Aberlour 14 Year Old Double Cask Matured: Matured for 14 years, first in bourbon and then oloroso sherry casks, you can see where this Aberlour gets its name. It’s a big, luxurious dram on the sweeter side.

Mackmyra Limousin:  Mackmyra partnered with Maison Ferrand, sourcing French Limousin oak Cognac casks to mature this whisky in alongside oloroso sherry casks, Swedish oak casks, and casks saturated with berry wine.

LAGG Corriecravie: Matured initially in bourbon barrels before a six-month finish in oloroso sherry hogsheads, the yeast and fermentation time were chosen to create a fuller, richer spirit in this release, with notes of sweet spices and rich fruit standing out. 

Ben Nevis 11 Year Old 2011 - Hepburn's Choice: This single malt was distilled at Ben Nevis in 2011, and entirely matured for 11 years in a single sherry butt. A total of 880 bottles were released for the Hepburn’s Choice series in 2023, without colouring or chill filtration.

Filliers 10 Year Old Single Malt - Sherry Oak Casks: This Belgian single malt spent its days exclusively in European oak sherry casks before being bottled at 43% ABV, and the sweet, rich, sherried whisky has scooped up multiple awards.

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A family distillery since 1880, five generations of the Filliers family have created grain genever, gin, advocaat, and cream liqueurs over the centuries, and it was only in 2007 they launched the first Belgian whisky.

The 10 Year Old spent its days exclusively in European oak sherry casks before being bottled at 43% ABV, having scooped up multiple awards including double gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and gold for Best Belgian Single Malt at the World Whisky Awards in 2022. No wonder why – it’s a rich, sweet, certainly sherried whisky that’s brimming with plump dried fruit and spices.

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Based on the outskirts of Fort William, the Ben Nevis story is a winding one, with its licence officially acquired in 1825. It closed in 1908, changed hands, restarted production in 1955 with a new Coffey still, fell silent in 1978, before it was refurbed and restarted in 1981. Whew! In 1989, it was sold to Japan’s Nikka, which still owns it today.

The whiskies in the Hepburn’s Choice series from Hunter Laing are blended from single casks or tiny batches, each one chosen to showcase the characteristics of one of Scotland’s whisky producing regions, or those of a distillery in particular. This single malt was distilled at Ben Nevis in 2011, and entirely matured for 11 years in a single sherry butt. A total of 880 bottles were released for the Hepburn’s Choice series in 2023, without colouring or chill filtration.

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The second bottling to join the core range from Lagg Distillery, Corriecravie is a limited-edition peated single malt which will be bottled just once a year, named after a hamlet just northwest of the village of Lagg. It’s matured initially in bourbon barrels before a six-month finish in oloroso sherry hogsheads sourced directly from producer Miguel Martin in Jerez, Spain, featuring concerto barley and water from the distillery’s own borehole.

The yeast and fermentation time were chosen to create a fuller, richer spirit, and notes of sweet spices and rich fruit stand out at a generous bottling strength of 55% ABV, without any chill filtration or colour. Lagg is the second site from the well-regarded Arran distillery, which started being built at Lochranza in 2017, filling its first cask in April 2019.

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Back in 1999, Mackmyra was founded as the first and only whisky distillery in Sweden, the idea born between eight friends on a ski trip. Both Swedish barley and Swedish oak play a big part in Mackmyra’s character, but this particular release was inspired by golden hour over the French countryside.

The distillery partnered with Maison Ferrand, sourcing French Limousin oak Cognac casks to mature the whisky in – but that’s not all. The team also used oloroso sherry casks, Swedish oak casks, and casks saturated with berry wine (cherry and forest raspberry wine) to add extra complexity and freshness. This was the last of Mackmyra’s seasonal releases, and it’s gone out with a bang – the final result is a Swedish single malt that’s bursting with orchard freshness, bright citrus, and buttery notes.

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Founded in 1879, Aberlour means ‘mouth of the chattering burn’ in Gaelic, and as well as the distillery, the town is famous for being the home of Walker’s shortbread! The original building was partly destroyed by fire in 1898 and rebuilt by top distillery architect Charles Doig of Elgin, and capacity was then doubled in the 1970s – however the distillery is currently in the process of expansion with another four stills and 16 washbacks(!) in the pipeline.

Aberlour’s spirit is medium weight, but becomes so much richer with time and has the depth to stand up to sherry maturation, as seen right here. Matured for 14 years, first in bourbon and then oloroso sherry casks, you can see where this Aberlour gets its name. It’s a big, luxurious dram on the sweeter side.

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New year, new Pour & Sip! We're kicking off 2024 with a medley of Scotch whiskies, topped off with a Kentucky bourbon to keep things spicy. Ready to dive into the first box of the year?

Oban Distillers Edition - 2022 Collection: This is the 2022 release of the lovely Classic Malts Distillers Edition Oban, which is traditionally finished in Montilla fino sherry casks before release.
Clydebuilt Sailmaker Blended Malt (Ardgowan): Sailmaker is a blend of six malt whiskies from the Highland, Lowland, and Speyside regions, fully matured in first-fill oloroso sherry casks, and has already scooped up a number of impressive awards.
Dalmore 12 Year Old: Dalmore’s still set-up creates a robust and fruity new make spirit, which stands up very well to longer, sherry-focused ageing. The 12 Year Old is first aged for nine years in American white oak bourbon casks, before half is transferred to oloroso sherry casks for the final three years.
Meikle Tòir The Chinquapin One:  A project from the GlenAllachie distillery, Meikle Tòir edition was initially matured in American oak bourbon barrels, before being moved to chinquapin virgin oak barrels sourced from the Northern Ozark region of Missouri, USA.
Rebel 100 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey: Introduced in April 2019, Rebel 100 is a wheated bourbon presented at 50% ABV (also known as 100 proof across the pond), so there’s a good dose of gently creamy notes alongside the classic sweet and spicy flavours.

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We've just found a small number of these down the back of the sofa! There's still time to catch up and enjoy an awesome Pour & Sip countdown to Christmas.

Packed with some of our favourite drams from 2021/late 2020!

Whether you're new around here, or have been part of the club for a while, inside this Advent calendar you’ll find 24 wax-sealed drams, filled with whiskies that our members have enjoyed over a year of flavour exploration. Whether you're revisiting them, or enjoying ones you missed, they’re delicious, tried, and tested. Just solid gold hits for the festive run-in.

Happy Sipsmas!

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Ardbeg 15 Year Old 2008 - North Star Spirits (Master of Malt Exclusive): North Star Spirits bottled this Ardbeg just for Master of Malt. Distilled on 29 October 2008, it spent 15 years in a single butt cask before it was bottled at cask strength on 14 June 2023. 
Highland Park Cask Strength - Release No.4:  Highland Park's Cask Strength series showcases the whisky straight from the cask. Release No.4 was matured mainly in first-fill sherry seasoned European oak casks, along with first-fill sherry seasoned American oak casks, a small quantity of refill casks, and – for the first time – Port casks too.
Nc’nean Quiet Rebels Gordon: The third seasonal release from Nc'nean's Quiet Rebels series which celebrates the humans behind the whisky. Created to be an oily, decadent whisky, the bulk of the blend (74%) is made up of STR red wine casks, plus 19% oloroso sherry butts and just 7% Rivesaultes casks for a much fruitier, spicier take from the distillery.
Bimber Apogee XII 12 Year Old: An intriguing blended malt from London’s Bimber distillery, Apogee XII is created using a blend of single malts from Speyside and the Highlands, aged for at least 12 years. After blending, the whisky was given an extra rest in bourbon casks that had also previously been used to mature Bimber's very own single malt whisky.
Penderyn Patagonia: A global marriage of single malts from both Wales' Penderyn and La Alazana, a farm distillery responsible for Patagonia’s first single malt, made to remember the Welsh pioneers who travelled to Patagonia in 1853.

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An array of Scotch and even a Japanese single malt feature in this month's selection, with well-loved classics alongside quite a few exciting new releases.

The Glenturret 12 Year Old (2023 Release): This is the 2023 release of The Glenturret’s 12 Year Old, dubbed the ‘heart and soul’ of the distillery’s whisky range. Fewer than 60 casks make the cut for each batch, with American oak bringing caramel sweetness to balance the dried fruit and spiciness of the European oak.

Lindores Abbey MCDXCIV: This is the first commercially available whisky from the Lindores Abbey distillery, named MCDXCIV (1494), aged in bourbon barrels, sherry butts, and STR Burgundy red wine barriques. A long fermentation and increased copper contact brings lots of creaminess and ripe fruit notes, while the cask recipe adds weight and depth to the Lowland single malt.

Miyagikyo Single Malt: This is one of the few single malts from Japanese whisky producer Nikka, hailing from its Miyagikyo distillery. Made with peated as well as unpeated malt, variety of yeast strains bring estery ripe fruit aromas to the whisky, while sherry cask influence brings dark fruit notes alongside subtle hints of smoky richness.

The Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve: The Glenlivet claims to be one of the first to use French oak in whisky production, and this 15 Year Old is matured in Limousin oak from France’s Dordogne region (where it’s often used to mature Cognac). The oak’s low density allows the whisky to absorb deep into the wood, imparting a rich spiciness to the fruity whisky.

Ardmore 9 Year Old - The Eagle Has Landed - Cask Noir (Brave New Spirits): This independently bottled Ardmore is part of the new Cask Noir series from Brave New Spirits. Distilled at the end of 2013, the peated Highland whisky spent nine years in a first-fill Rivesaltes wine barrique before being bottled at cask strength. Sweet, smoky, and decidedly different, this is Ardmore like you’ve never tasted before.

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The seasons are changing, and so have our drams! This month we're staying within the UK, with whiskies from Scotland, England, and Northern Ireland. Get ready for seasonal editions, long-time favourites, and even a whisky that's not quite what it seems.

Lochlea Sowing Edition Second Crop: A seasonal release from Lochlea, this is the second release of the annual Sowing Edition, matured entirely in first-fill bourbon barrels from Maker’s Mark and bottled without chill filtration or added colour.
Bushmills 16 Year Old: A classic award-winning Irish single malt from Bushmills, the 16 Year Old is aged in three different cask types. It begins its maturation in oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels, before being moved to Port pipes for a year-long finish.
Loch Lomond Coffey Still Single Grain - Distiller's Choice: Though malted barley was used here, because it's distilled in the Coffey still this whisky is classed as a single grain rather than a single malt. First-fill and refill American oak casks make this a floral, fruity whisky full of fudgy sweetness.
Wire Works Alter Ego: Showcasing an alternative flavour profile to White Peak Distillery’s lightly-peated house style, unlocking more juicy fruit, dessert, and biscuit flavours, with a bit more of that peat shining through.
Tamdhu 12 Year Old:  Tamdhu new make spirit is fruity and sweet with notes of honey and apple, but is still sufficiently weighty to stand up to sherry casks. Those classic oloroso sherry flavours of red dried fruit, nuts, and chocolate are alive and well here!

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September marks Pour & Sip's third birthday, and we're back bringing you even more fabulous whiskies to mark the occasion! We're popping to Scotland, Canada, Italy, and then back to Scotland with our five drams this month.

Torabhaig Allt Gleann - The Legacy Series: The second ever release from the distillery, using barley peated to at least 75 PPM, and matured in both first-fill bourbon casks and refill casks.
Benromach 15 Year Old: Combining the dreamy duo of bourbon and sherry casks, Benromach is keeping the Speyside tradition of topping up fires with peat when coal ran low alive, malting their Scottish barley with a little peat smoke. Expect bold baking spices, juicy red fruit and citrus, and woody smoke.
Arran The Bothy Quarter Cask: Initially matured in first-fill bourbon barrels, this is then moved for a secondary maturation into smaller American oak quarter casks, accelerating the effects of maturation. Big flavours of vanilla sweetness and peppery spice are proudly displayed at cask strength.
PUNI 4 Year Old 2012 (Master of Malt): This particular Italian whisky was independently-bottled by Master of Malt (the brains behind Pour & Sip!), and is a blended whisky produced from a trio of grains: malted barley, malted rye, and malted wheat. Before bottling the whisky was finished in a pinot noir barrique, imparting rich red fruit and subtly drying spice notes.
Signal Hill: A brilliant blended Canadian whisky, Signal Hill brings together Canadian corn and barley. The former is double-distilled through a two-column still for a lighter, gently sweet spirit, while the latter is pot-distilled, bringing a bready, nuttier depth to the whisky.

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Get ready for a flavour explosion in August's Pour & Sip box, which sees four Scotch whiskies bolstered by a delicious Japanese single malt. 

Old Perth 12 Year Old - Aged Collection: Since it was revived in 2014, Old Perth has focused on sherry cask maturation and this 12 Year Old is no different – a great example of classic sherried flavours, it’s brimming with candied citrus, chocolate, spices, and dried fruit.

Cù Bòcan 12 Year Old Caribbean Cask: The newest addition to the Cù Bòcan range this year, it shows a first for the smoky whisky with a rum cask maturation! This is the first batch, distilled in December 2010, which spent its final days in a mix of rum casks from Guyana and Barbados, with the former adding full-bodied spicy notes, and the latter bringing fresh tropical fruits and maritime hints.

Ardnamurchan AD/: This is a core release from Ardnamurchan's AD/ series made with 50% peated and 50% unpeated malt and matured in a combination of 65% bourbon and 35% sherry casks, the latter using Spanish and American oak seasoned with oloroso and Pedro Ximinez sherry respectively.

Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve: The aim of Hakushu was to create a distinctly crisp, gentle whisky. The Distiller's Reserve single malt is a no-age-statement expression that uses both lightly-peated and heavily-peated malts, capturing the smoky, herbaceous nature of Hakushu.

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera: This 15 Year Old utilises the solera method of ageing, more commonly seen in sherry production, so though the minimum age is never less than 15 years, proportions of the liquid will be a lot older. Initially matured in American bourbon, Portuguese sherry, and virgin oak before the solera process, there’s lots of spice and nuttiness in its flavour profile.

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With American Independence Day falling this month, it was only right we included a fair share of exceptional American whiskeys, with bourbon, rye, and single malt featuring! Though fear not, to back them up we also have two Scotch whiskies with deliciously diverse flavour profiles.

Never Say Die Barrel Strength Whiskey (Barrel No. 6): Distilled in Kentucky from a mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley and then matured in a rickhouse for around six years, it’s then put on a boat for a six-week journey to England where it’s bottled at White Peak Distillery. The ageing process is accelerated as the whiskey interacts more with the wood over the rough seas, before it’s given a chance to mellow in England’s cooler climate.

Michter's US*1 Straight Rye: This is the Michter's US*1 Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey, and each barrel is bottled once it’s reached a desired flavour profile instead of a certain age, one that’s full of chewy rye, milk chocolate, and drying spices. Michter’s toasts its barrels before charring, adding more fruit and spice among the chocolate and mocha notes from charring.

Boulder Peated Malt American Single Malt Whiskey: A lightly-peated American single malt from Colorado, pot distilled entirely from malted barley and matured in charred virgin American white oak barrels.

Kingsbarns Doocot: Doocot shows the evolution of Kingsbarns, with its signature style of tropical fruits and florals bolstered by additional time in the cask. Speaking of which, it’s made from whisky matured in 90% bourbon barrel and 10% STR (shaved, toasted, and re-charred) casks – the addition of the latter is a measured pinch of fruity, spicy seasoning to the light, sweet, and creamy whisky.

Campbeltown Loch Blended Malt: Campbeltown only has three distilleries, and this blended malt brings together whisky from all three of them! The components are the lightly-peated Springbank, heavily-peated Longrow, and the light, fruity Hazelburn from the Springbank distillery, peated Kilkerran from Glengyle, and Glen Scotia single malts. It’s a brilliant way to get stuck into those classic Campbeltown characteristics, with maritime coastal influence, sweet peat smoke, and fresh fruit to balance it out.

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It's all about Scotch in this month's set, with some old timers and newer names sitting alongside each other – and even a celebrity whisky! Let's discover June's set.

The Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask: Part of the Double Cask range, this 12 Year Old is matured in a blend of oloroso sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks. A dreamy well-known marriage, the buttery American oak and the spicier European oak work beautifully with the fruitiness of the sherry and the distillery’s oily, heavy new make style.
Filey Bay Flagship: This is the core ongoing release of the distillery's flagship whisky. It’s matured in bourbon casks which complement the distillery character of both orchard and stone fruits and baked goods beautifully for a light, creamy, and fresh single malt. 
Craigellachie 13 Year Old Bas-Armagnac Cask Finish: Craigellachie finished its single malt in Bas-Armagnac casks! First matured in bourbon and sherry casks, it was then rested in these Bas-Armagnac casks for just over a year, bolstering the bold, spicier nuances already found in Craigellachie whiskies.
Wolfburn 10 Year Old: Wolfburn's first permanent age statement whisky, an unpeated single malt matured entirely in second-fill oloroso sherry-seasoned Spanish oak hogsheads. The sweetness from the sherry bolsters the malt-forward, floral, and fruity new make wonderfully.
The Storyman Blended Scotch Whisky: Storyman is a collaboration between  Annandale Distillery and legendary Scottish actor James Cosmo (of Game of Thrones fame). Various vintages and spirit types from Annandale were aged in a mixture of fresh and refill bourbon casks, and Burgundy STR wine casks. The fruity Lowland character shines through, with gentle peat smoke and a rich, fruity body from the wine casks.

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In honour of the Islay Festival which falls in May each year, three of our whiskies this month are produced on the famed island, with a Dutch single malt and brand new blended Scotch to boot. 

Scarabus: A mysterious Islay single malt from Hunter Laing, Scarabus was released to put emphasis back onto the flavour Islay whisky instead of the distillery, while keeping everything else a little secret.
Bruichladdich 10 Year Old 2012 Bere Barley: This unpeated single malt was produced from the 2011 harvest of heritage bere barley, distilled in 2012. The whisky itself spent ten years in first-fill bourbon casks, with the barley bringing light, zesty fruit notes and lots of barley sugar.
Lagavulin 8 Year Old: The well-loved Lagavulin 8 Year Old was being produced as far back as the 1880s, but the smoky, coastal expression was then relaunched as a limited edition to celebrate Lagavluin’s 200th anniversary in 2016 and proved so popular that it was then added as a core bottling.
Millstone 4 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company): While this Dutch single malt was heavily peated to 50 PPM, the long fermentation time and narrow cut mean that the smoke is a little subdued. Matured in first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry hogsheads, expect a decadent balance of rich, fruity sweetness from the sherry, a good helping of baking spices, and hints of earthy smoke.
Turntable Track 3: Purple Haze: New on the Scotch whisky scene is Turntable Spirits, founded by two brothers with over 20 years of experience between them. This blended Scotch is made up of 44% Balmenach drawn from a Pedro Ximénez sherry puncheon, 42% Craigellachie from an oloroso sherry butt, and 14% Invergordon grain from a sherry barrel.

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Time to dive into April's Pour & Sip selection, with some well-aged whiskies in here and a mouthwateringly diverse range of flavours from across Scotland, Wales, and even South Africa!

Old Pulteney Pineau des Charentes - Coastal Series (The Maritime Malt): This edition began its life in bourbon casks before being transferred to French oak barrels from the oceanic Charente region just north of Bordeaux which previously held Pineau des Charentes, a rare French aperitif. The result is a light and fruity single malt with a savoury, maritime backbone reminding us of its coastal home.
Three Ships 12 Year Old: A slightly smoky South African single malt from the James Sedgwick Distillery, released as part of the Three Ships range. The barley used is peated to around 30 PPM, and once distilled is filled into a high proportion of small refill American oak casks.
Penderyn Rich Oak: Initially a limited edition, Rich Oak is now a permanent fixture in the range, matured in both bourbon and shaved, toasted, and re-charred (STR) wine casks. STR was pioneered by the late Dr. Jim Swan, who was one of the founders of Penderyn and served as master blender, and in the process the casks are rejuvenated, allowing the wood to impart more flavour to the whisky.
anCnoc 18 Year Old: From Knockdhu distillery comes this well-aged 18-year-old single malt, with the spirit's fruity, citrusy, honeyed flavour bolstered by a combination of Spanish oak sherry casks and American oak bourbon barrels, bringing a wealth of spicy, chocolatey notes and tropical, sweeter flavours respectively.
Wormtub 10 Year Old – Batch 2: This 10-year-old single malt was produced at a mystery Speyside distillery that uses old-school wormtub condensers, and was reracked into first-fill sherry casks before being bottled at cask strength without any colour added whatsoever, packed full of meatiness, tangy sherried fruit, and a hefty helping of spices.

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With St. Patrick's Day on the horizon, it was only right that we included a few Irish whiskeys in this month's set, with a couple of superb Scotches thrown in for good measure.

Teeling Pineapple Rum Cask: Teeling took its Small Batch blended Irish whiskey, which is initially matured in both bourbon and Central American rum casks, and then finished it for a further 12 months in casks which previously contained Plantation Pineapple Stiggins' Fancy rum, imparting a whole load of tropical tang to the creamy whiskey.

Redbreast Lustau Edition: This Lustau Edition pays tribute to the use of sherry casks throughout Redbreast’s history, with the single pot still Irish whiskey finished in first-fill oloroso sherry butts for a year from Bodegas Lustau in Jerez.

Powers John's Lane Release 12 Year Old Single Pot Still: This 12-year-old single pot still whiskey named John’s Lane after the distillery where Powers was first made. Matured in a combination of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks, there are notes of citrus and red florals alongside that classic oily pot still character.

Glengoyne The Legacy Series Chapter Three: This is the third (and final) instalment in the distillery’s Legacy Series, and this particular release celebrates the distillery's original excise manager, Sir Arthur John Tedder. Matured in a selection of sherry casks, fruity new make is bolstered by sweet and spicy notes.

Singleton of Dufftown 18 Year Old: Known for its sweet, grassy new make spirit, the well-aged offering from the Dufftown distillery was bottled as part of The Singleton range, full of chocolate, honey, and stone fruit.