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DISTILLED on 19th January 2011 and BOTTLED on 9th August 2023

A light and fruity distillate matured in a traditional hogshead cask and then finished for over a year in an ex-Islay refill Pedro Ximenez octave for intense coastal notes and dried fruit sweetness.

A long time finish (by octave terms) in a cask that once held Caol Ila has imparted a rich smoky and dry oak spice character to the spirit. Not too much to lose the delicacy of the Speyside character..

Tasting revealed - Bergamot orange, sea shell and honey on toast.

DISTILLED on 20th May and BOTTLED on 18th July 2023

Founded in Banff by the river Deveron. Recognised for a medium bodied and sweet distillate with nutty and spice notes. Matured in a hogshead and then finished in a first fill ex-oloroso cask for six months.

Another distinctive highland whisky who’s medium bodied spirit is capable of standing up to a more aggressive oak influence. Hence the reason we chose this whisky for finishing in a quarter cask where the oak will be assertive in a short space of time due to the smaller than normal size of cask. The small cask has offered this spirit a delicious citrus and oak spice character.

Tasting revealed - orange marmalade, dark chocolate and ginger snaps.

DISTILLED on 14th December 1992 and BOTTLED on 4th July 2023

Fully matured in its original refill barrel for all of its 30 years, this old single grain whisky has been rescued from blended whisky obscurity and bottled by us right at its peak. This is our charity bottling this year where all profit from the bottles will go to our charity partner Big Hearts Community Trust who are based out of Tynecastle Park, conveniently next door to the North British distillery.

Tasting revealed - Dried coconut, peaches & cream and vanilla.

DISTILLED on 12th April 2011 and BOTTLED on 14th July 2023

Located just outside Elgin, the distillate is recognised as sweet and fruity with toffee notes. Matured in a butt and finished in a first fill Ex-Pedro Ximenez hogshead for six months for layers of dried fruit and spice.

Highly prized by blenders and easy to see why, this distillery is rarely represented by independent bottlers. This sophisticated Speyside whisky lends itself well to active cask maturation and that’s exactly what we have here. Matured for most of its life in a 2nd fill oloroso butt we then transferred it to a fresh ex-PX hogshead to add sweetness and enhance the sherry character already present.

Tasting revealed - New Leather, coffee chocolate and dried fruit.

DISTILLED on 30th May 2013 and BOTTLED on 20th July 2023

A light bodied distillate with floral and fruity notes. Initially matured in a hogshead, this spirit was re-racked into a first fill ex-oloroso hogshead for over 2 years for layers of dried fruit.

A fairly modern style of Speyside whisky where the vast majority of output is destined for blends, we rescued this cask from mediocrity. More than 2 year finish in our famous oloroso cask sourced from Hidalgo cooperage in Spain has offered the spirit a softer side of ex-sherry with more of a toffee and caramel character rather than the expected Christmas cake and dried fruit notes.

Tasting revealed - dark toffee caramel, rich fruit cake and black cherries.

DISTILLED on 29th November 2007 and BOTTLED on 11th July 2023.

Recognised for producing a dry smoky distillate with floral hints. This release is from a rare spirit run which is heavily peated and called Lochindaal. Fully matured in a first fill bourbon barrel adding sweetness.

We are delighted to offer this modern rarity from this iconic distillery. Rumour has it that only 250 casks of Lochindaal were distilled between 2007 and 2009 making this one of the oldest bottled. Fully matured in a fresh bourbon barrel and peating level of 50ppm to sit in-between the core release Port Charlotte and Octomore levels.

Tasting revealed - fading embers, wet stones and brioche.

This whisky pays tribute to Dalgety Bay which is the home of Hannah Whisky Merchants.

Director Gregor Hannah and Brand Ambassador Paul Mckendrick carefully hand select casks from their extensive portfolio to create this unique and harmonious small batch single malt whisky.

This coastal speysider known for its important role in blended whiskies has spent 2 long years secondary maturation in 2 wonderful oloroso hogsheads from Hidalgo cooperage in Spain. These casks offer a very soft influence on the spirt dominated by flavours from the sherry rather than the oak. This combines to provide the spirit with notes of creme caramel, chocolate orange and stroopwafels!

The batch size was 641 bottles and bottled at 50.6%.

Tasting notes - Dried fruits, créme caramel, star anise, stroopwafels and chocolate orange.

This whisky pays tribute to Dalgety Bay which is the home of Hannah Whisky Merchants.

Director Gregor Hannah and Brand Ambassador Paul Mckendrick carefully hand select casks from their extensive portfolio to create this unique and harmonious small batch single malt whisky.

2 casks of this classic Islay distillate have been treated to two glorious years in Italian Amarone wine barriques. This long secondary maturation has added luxurious notes of dried fruit peel and runny honey to the smoky mix.

The batch size was 404 bottles and bottled at 50.5%.

Tasting notes - barbecued sea shell, mixed dried fruit peel, coffee grounds, carob and pouring honey.

DISTILLED 22nd November 2011 AND BOTTLED 19th April 2023

The cask yielded only 221 bottles and it was bottled at natural cask strength of 56.9%

A fruity distillate with honey, malt and spicy notes. Matured for the majority of its life in a refill barrel then finished in an ex-ruby port cask for notes of intense red fruits and berries.

This spirit had a lovely fresh sweetness but lacked a bit of depth and complexity. To fix this we introduced it to a ruby port barrique adding chocolate and red berry notes.

The tasting revealed glazed cherry, flaked almonds and dark chocolate.

Enjoy a dram on us! With every bottle purchased, receive a complimentary 5cl sample, selected at random from our current stock.