Pour & Sip July 2025 Box

This July we’re celebrating the spirit of independence (American or otherwise) throughout the box, from perhaps the most famously independent of classic Scotch distilleries to a cracking old indie bottling.

Leiper's Fork Bottled in Bond Tennessee Whiskey: Founder Lee Kennedy and others successfully campaigned to overturn laws restricting distillation to just 3 counties in Tennessee, opening the door for a new wave in a further 41 Tennessee counties! Since 2016, Leiper’s Fork’s been on a mission to resurrect the small-batch, pot-distilled whiskeys that once flourished in Middle Tennessee before Prohibition. Made the slow way – with a sweet mash rather than sour, and lower barrel entry strengths, this one's 4-5 years old.

Blended Grain 37 Year Old 1987 (Master of Malt): One of the Independent Bottlers of the Year  at the Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky 2023, Master of Malt just gave their range a bit of a relaunch with handsome new labels and new releases. Selected by (also award-winning) Head of Whisky Sam Simmons, this extraordinarily well aged grain whisky was distilled in Dec 1987 and is comfortably the oldest whisky to ever feature in Pour & Sip!

Stowloch Ozark Highlands Whisky: Codified in Missouri law in 2022, Ozark Highlands spirits must be fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled in the Ozarks; use pure, chemical-free limestone-filtered Ozark Highland water; and if aged must be aged for a min of 4 years in Missouri-made oak barrels. Stowloch's made with heirloom, non-GMO grains, long fermentation, and a rye-less mashbill (like a wheated bourbon).

Torabhaig Sound of Sleat - The Legacy Series: The smoky breadcrumb trail to Torabhaig's first 10 year old continues with Sound of Sleat. Their island style revolves around “well-tempered” peat. 78 PPM is high (higher than most heavily peated Islay whiskies), but the peat used and crucially the tight cut points during distillation (only selecting the aromatics they desire) makes Torabhaig an entirely different experience..

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Cheltenham Festival Edition: Although we featured a Glenfarclas of this age (and strength) back in 2021, when the opportunity to include this limited edition vatting presented itself we didn’t have to think about it very long. Sherry matured, mid-teen, 46% Glenfarclas has always been a sweet spot in the range, with this bottling marking 15 years of the distillery sponsoring Cheltenham’s famous cross country steeplechase.