Cask and Still Magazine | 7 NEW EXPRESSIONS HIGHLAND PARK
ODIN 16-year-old single malt 55.8% ABV, RRP £180
This whisky strikes a balance between the god and the distillery’s signature Orcadian style – sweet and gentle smoky peat aromas.
LIVING THE DREAM A couple who are lifelong fans of the film
HEDONISM
QUINDECIMUS Blended grain 46% ABV, RRP £128
Compass Box celebrates its 15th anniversary with the launch of this highly collectable whisky – a blend of five separate parcels of aged grain whisky.
Whisky Galore! have bought the only post office on the remote Hebridean island of Barra, where the film was shot. Chris and Diane Dillerstone, from North Yorkshire, had been holidaying in the Highlands for years, with Diane first visiting Barra 30 years ago after watching the film. When Chris, formerly an accountant, was made redundant last year the pair decided to start their own business. A search of post offices for sale revealed that the Castlebay branch was on the market and after visiting the island in July 2014 to view the post office they bought it and moved to Barra in December. The couple plan to convert unused shop space into a tearoom – named Macroons after the postmaster in Whisky Galore!
RARE FIND Lady of the Glen,
a relatively new
GLENDRONACH CASK STRENGTH BATCH 4
Highland single malt 54.7% ABV, RRP £55.99
Unveiled in April, this whisky is a delicious, creamy sherry bomb that explodes on the palate with dark fruit, ginger and oak to the fore.
independent bottler of high-quality rare whisky, based in Inverkeithing, Fife, plans to launch two new releases in November. Managing director Gregor Hannah, 27, has sold and exported around 700 bottles in the past two years and normally releases only one batch of limited-edition whisky every three months, a number of which are from distilleries which no longer operate. For more information visit
www.ladyoftheglen.com
FABULOUS FIVE As part of the year of Food and Drink Scotland 2015, VisitScotland
JURA 1984 VINTAGE Limited edition malt 44% ABV, RRP £750
Inspired by George Orwell’s novel, 1984, which was written on Jura, there are only 1,984 numbered bottles
available. It has been described as a ‘rare and richly aromatic malt’.
has produced The Land of Whisky series of guides for the five whisky- producing regions of Scotland. With full listings for all the whisky distilleries in Scotland, including information on visitor opening hours and nearby attractions, down to details of each distillery’s signature expressions, enthusiasts and visitors should find these guides an indispensable starting point to find out more about each region. Highland
The Land of Whisky
A visitor guide to one of Scotland’s five whisky regions.
The Land of Whisky
A visitor guide to one of Scotland’s five whisky regions.
Islay
Speyside The Land
Lowland The Land
of Whisky
A visitor guide to one of Scotland’s five whisky regions.
Campbeltown The Land
of Whisky
A visitor guide to one of Scotland’s five whisky regions.
of Whisky
A visitor guide to one of Scotland’s five whisky regions.
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