Pour & Sip December 2024 Box

Another 12 months of Pouring & Sipping ends in style with a selection of warming sherried or red wine finished drams, and a notable curveball as ever.

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old: From one of the best-selling single malts in the world, and the single malt distillery with the biggest capacity. What’s more, the descendants of William Grant who established the distillery in 1887, are still the owners. The 18 Year Old is matured in bourbon and oloroso sherry casks with baked toffee apples and chocolate notes.

Bladnoch Samsara: Founded in 1817, Bladnoch was once known as the ‘Queen of the Lowlands’, but hasn’t had an easy history. Back in 2021 we featured Vinaya, but it was Samsara (meaning ‘rebirth’) that was actually their first release after reopening in 2017. It's matured in bourbon and Californian red wine casks and is still very much part of the range.

Carpathian Single Malt Fetească Neagră Cask Finish: Pour & Sip’s first Romanian whisky, and we suspect yours too? Alexandrion Group founder Nawaf Salameh is out to put Romanian single malt on the map with the help of master distiller and whisky director Allan Anderson who brings over 30 years of experience in Scotch and Irish whiskies to the project.

Lochlea Fallow Edition 2nd Crop: This independent family owned farm and distillery is already a Pour & Sip favourite, making single malt exclusively from the barley they grow and harvest themselves. ‘Fallow Edition’ is matured exclusively in sherry casks: 55% in pedro ximénez, 45% in oloroso. Its gorgeous rich hue is all natural. A sherry bomb edition of this fruit-forward spirit.

Rock Island Tequila Edition: From their ‘Remarkable Regional Malts’ range, Rock Island is a slightly smoky, maritime blended malt crafted from single malts whiskies exclusively hailing from the Scottish islands including Orkney, Arran, Jura and Islay. This special edition combines that character with an unusual Tequila cask finish!