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1920s
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1930s
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1940s
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1950s
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1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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1990s
Total Outturn
40 Bottle Equivalents
Colour
Laburnum
Tint
72
Year Bottled
1986
Availability
750ml
Cask No.
263
Strength
42.6%vol
Natural Cask Strength
Age Of Whisky
60 Years Old
Nose
Rich dark dried fruits - raisins, dates and prunes with wonderfully woody spices (cloves) and treacle toffee.
Palate
Robust resinous wood, sweetened with medium treacle toffee and rich dried fruits.
Finish
Drying wood with dark dried fruit and treacle toffee.
The Year That Was
Gertrude Ederle became the first person to swim the treacherous twenty-two-mile English Channel, taking fourteen hours and thirty-one minutes. The first telephone calls were made between London and New York.
Rudolph Valentino’s last film ‘The Son of The Sheik’ was showing at cinemas. Clara Bow became the first ever “It Girl” and the Charleston was all the rage.
TOTAL OUTTURN
174 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
23
YEAR BOTTLED
1969
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
43%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
32 years old
Nose
Fresh apple fruits, floral and lemon citrus enriched with light ginger spices. Good wood maturity balanced with peat smoke and dried fruits.
Palate
Apple, lemon citrus with hints of drying wood, warming and peaty.
Finish
Balanced fruits, wood with lingering and drying peat smoke.
The Year That Was
During 1937 there were a few major technological breakthroughs.
Charlie Chaplin’s first ‘talkie’ movie, “Modern Times,” was released. Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California, was presumed killed when her aircraft disappeared mysteriously over the Pacific.
TOTAL OUTTURN
28 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
22
YEAR BOTTLED
1974
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
43%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
37 Years Old
Nose
Apple fruits with floral notes balanced with citrus orange and clear esters (pear drops). Hints of nuttiness adds
complexity.
Palate
Light citrus fruits and spices balanced with peat reek (smoke), good dried fruits and aged wood.
Finish
Fruits and wood with lingering peat smoke – rich, round, smooth and
long. A little dryness is evident in this bottling.
The Year That Was
George Gershwin died at age 38. Gershwin was most famous for
composing numerous songs and Broadway shows, but he also enjoyed parallel careers as pianist and composer in the orchestral and theatrical genres.
Hollywood released his musical ‘ShallWe Dance’, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and featuring the song “Let's Call TheWhole Thing Off."
TOTAL OUTTURN
198 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
21
YEAR BOTTLED
1969
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
43%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
31 Years Old
Nose
Soft and inviting with balanced apples and citrus orange, wood, peat and spices – cinnamon.
Palate
A rich mix of wood and peat, some dried fruits and clear orange.
Finish
Fruits and wood with a soft, smooth and lingering peat smoke finish.
The Year That Was
Inventor Roy J Plunkett became unstuck by his discovery of a substance now known as Teflon™, and the first real “Xerox™” image was made in the borough of Queens,NewYork. Everyone’s favourite superhero, Superman™, made his first appearance in DC Comics, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was
released as Walt Disney’s first full-length animated film.
TOTAL OUTTURN
48 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
20
YEAR BOTTLED
1973
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
43%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
35 Years Old
Nose
Soft and inviting with balanced apples and citrus orange, wood, peat and spices – this time ginger and nutty.
Palate
Nutty, woody and peat smoke – a classic old Speysider.
Finish
Peaty smoke with apples and citrus orange with great balance and finesse.
The Year That Was
In the radio broadcast of the ‘War of the Worlds’, Orson Welles created panic in America with a fear that Martians were actually invading Earth. Despite disclaimers that clearly identified it as a dramatisation (including several announcements), ‘The War of the Worlds’ broadcast, which resembled a series of news bulletins, was mistaken for actual news flashes.
TOTAL OUTTURN
58 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
27
YEAR BOTTLED
1979
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
43%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
40 Years Old
Nose
Orangey with rich dried fruits of prunes and dates. Treacle and vanilla toffees with light peat smoke and wood.
Palate
Rich peat and powerful wood which gently dries the palate. Sweet toffees
overlaid with fruits help reduce the dryness, resulting in greater balance.
Finish
Drying finish of peat smoke and classic long term wood ageing with lighter fruits.
The Year That Was
Frank Sinatra did it his way and made his recording debut in this year. Nylon stockings first went on sale in the state of Delaware, and the perennial love story ‘Gone with the Wind’ premiered. With help from University of Chicago physicist Arthur Compton, General Electric invented fluorescent lighting,
a new, efficient form of illumination.
TOTAL OUTTURN
420 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
22
YEAR BOTTLED
1975
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
43%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
35 Years Old
Nose
Heavy burnt peat dominates the nose with dried fruits and vanilla toffee notes breaking through on second nosing. Some hints of lighter and citrus fruits with a late floral nose.
Palate
Peaty with some dried fruits and nuts with a late and sweetening toffee character.
Finish
Wood maturity is enhanced with peat smoke to linger for a long and dry finish.
The Year That Was
A frenetic Mickey Mouse appeared in Walt Disney’s epic “Fantasia”. The Disney character subsequently appeared in World War II training films for American troops across the world – making him a global phenomenon. Meanwhile, 4 French teenagers followed their inquisitive dog down a hole only to discover the 17,000-year-old Lascaux Cave Paintings.
TOTAL OUTTURN
132 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
21
YEAR BOTTLED
1977
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
43%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
37 Years Old
Nose
Fruity esters, perfumed and forward. Light oiliness apparent with tangy citrus of lemons and limes.
Palate
Complex mix of tangy citrus fruits, spiced wood and robust peat smoke.
Finish
Citrus, peat, spices and wood – long, long, long finish.
The Year That Was
Literary giant Ernest Hemingway wrote ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’, which drew on Hemingway’s experiences as a correspondent covering the Spanish civil war. Karl K. Pabst of the Bantam Car. Co., Butler, Pennsylvania, produced a four-wheel drive vehicle which became famous as the Jeep. It was given its name by its military designation, G.P. (“General Purpose”).
TOTAL OUTTURN
152 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Cherry
TINT
34
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
262
STRENGTH
51.5%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
56 Years Old
Nose
Floral, fragrant and appley with a clear lemon citrus note. Rich peat smoke, hints of wood and vanilla toffee.
Palate
Light floral and fruity with clear peat smoke. Subtle wood note with hints of sweet toffee.
Finish
Peat with fruits – especially lemon, slightly drying wood.
The Year That Was
World War II ended; The United Nations was established at a San Francisco conference, holding its first meeting the following year. The first ball-point pen was sold by Gimbell’s department store in New York for a price of $12, and the first “bug” in a computer programme was discovered by Grace Hopper when a moth was removed with tweezers from a relay and taped into the log.
TOTAL OUTTURN
350 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Beech
TINT
18
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
46/3M
STRENGTH
44.30%
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
56 Years Old
Nose
Rich lemon citrus nose with strong peat smoke. Hints of ginger spices and apple fruits.
Palate
Good lemon with mature wood and strong peat smoke.
Finish
Lingering peats and woodsmoke.
The Year That Was
George Orwell’s political commentary “Animal Farm” hit the shelves. The first bikini was shown in Paris. 43-year-old psychiatrist Dr. Benjamin Spock published ‘The Common sense Book of Baby and Child Care’. As US veterans returned home many of them had the chance to put Spock’s theories to the test as the American birth rate increased by about 20%.
TOTAL OUTTURN
270 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Beech
TINT
18
YEAR BOTTLED
1962
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml
STRENGTH
45.40%
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
15 Years Old
Nose
Peated, citrus fruits, chocolate orange with vanilla, oak notes in the background.
Palate
Light fruits with peat. Bitter chocolate and wood spice.
Finish
Lingering fruits and peat smoke.
The Year That Was
US Congress proceedings are televised for the first time. The balsa raft, Kon-Tiki, completes its 4,300-mile voyage across the Pacific. SAAB produces its first automobile. After 90 years of British rule, Pakistan and India gain independence. In New York, Edwin Land demonstrates his Polaroid Land Camera. Princess Elizabeth marries the Duke of Edinburgh.
TOTAL OUTTURN
124 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Oak
TINT
25
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
609
STRENGTH
45.30%
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
53 Years Old
Nose
Soft peat, lemon citrus and appley. Honey sweetness and balanced wood note.
Palate
Floral, light fruits with a lightly burnt peat smoke.
Finish
Excellent peat and light fruit balance.
The Year That Was
The world began to value convenience and technology this year, as both the tape recorder and Polaroid™ camera went on sale. The invention of the transistor was to be the precursor of miniaturization in science and technology. 36-year-old painter Jackson Pollock painted Composition NO. 1 (tachisma), bolstering Abstract Expressionism.
TOTAL OUTTURN
160 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Oak
TINT
26
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
49.80%
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
53 Years Old
Nose
Tropical fruit (pineapple) with some dried fruit raisins. Light wood and peat.
Palate
Pineapple and other fruits with light cinnamon spices and peat.
Finish
Tropical fruit sweetness balanced with drying peat smoke.
The Year That Was
The first non-stop flight around the world was completed by Captain James Gallagher of the US Air Force, and his crew of 14, in an aircraft called ‘Lucky Lady II’. Arthur Miller's play ‘Death of a Salesman’ won the Pulitzer Prize and Mao Zedong became the first chairman of the People’s Republic of China with the ending of the Chinese civil war.
TOTAL OUTTURN
228 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Rosewood
TINT
45
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
935
STRENGTH
41.10%
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
52 Years Old
Nose
Tropical and citrus fruits with peaty Islay-like notes.
Palate
Fruity, peaty with light vanilla toffee. Hints of wood and spice.
Finish
Complex fruits and peaty dryness. Light malted cereal.
The Year That Was
A 31-year-old evangelical preacher from North Carolina named Billy Graham gained national attention in the US with a number of noteworthy celebrity conversions during his Los Angeles crusade. Almost four years after the end of WorldWar II, clothes rationing in Great Britain ended, whilst Germany was divided into two nations, East andWest Germany.
TOTAL OUTTURN
433 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
22
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
598
STRENGTH
46.7%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
52 Years Old
Nose
Rich citrus lemons with peat smoke. Forward floral character almost perfume to the fore.
Palate
Lemony and peaty, hints of spice and wood.
Finish
Lemons and smoky peat notes with light wood.
The Year That Was
Charles Schultz’s comic strip, ‘Peanuts’, featuring the puzzled Charlie Brown, his bossy friend Lucy, and Snoopy, a romantic, self-deluded beagle, was first published. The biggest ever robbery to date occurred at Brink Express Co. in Boston, when 8 men stole over $3.7 million in 17 minutes. J. Edgar Hoover and the F.B.I spent $129 million over several years to catch the perpetrators.
TOTAL OUTTURN
467 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
21
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
600
STRENGTH
51.7%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
52 Years Old
Nose
Apple fruits with floral notes and peat. Light background of dried fruits.
Palate
Balanced fruits with peat smoke and light wood. Light vanilla from this second fill cask.
Finish
Rich fruit and smoky peat with mixed all spice.
The Year That Was
The Stone of Destiny, the coronation stone of Scottish Kings and Queens, was taken by Scottish Nationalists from the British coronation throne in Westminster Abbey. The 485lb stone was later recovered in April 1951. It had first been removed from Scotland by Edward I 700 years previously, and was finally returned to Scotland in 1996, where it now rests in Edinburgh Castle.
TOTAL OUTTURN
348 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Oak
TINT
27
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
644
STRENGTH
52.3%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
51 Years Old
Nose
Robust green apples, lemon zest and light peaty phenols. Hints of cinnamon spices.
Palate
Apples and lemons with a hint of peat.
Finish
Vibrant apple fruits and lemon give way to drying peat smoke.
The Year That Was
The US Census Bureau got serious with the introduction of the first commercial computer, UNIVAC 1. JD Salinger published the famous novel ‘Catcher in the Rye’; it quickly became a classic. Marlon Brando put on a T-shirt and starred in Tennessee Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. The American automobile manufacturer, the Chrysler Corporation, introduced power steering.
TOTAL OUTTURN
465 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
22
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
627
STRENGTH
50.8%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
50 Years Old
Nose
Honey, lemon citrus, light peat and wood. Robust floral notes.
Palate
More dried fruits (raisins) than on the nose. Peat smoke is still evident.
Finish
Mixed dried fruits and lemons with light drying peat smoke.
The Year That Was
Londoners said goodbye to an era with the last tram ride. The average weekly wage in the UK was £7.58. A vaccine for polio was developed by Dr. Jonas Salk. The U.S. began construction of the first nuclear submarine, the ‘Nautilus’, whilst Britain developed its own atomic bomb. The missionary surgeon, Albert Schweitzer, won the Nobel Peace Prize this year.
TOTAL OUTTURN
414 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Cherry
TINT
36
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
1250
STRENGTH
48.0%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
49 Years Old
Nose
Pineapple/tropical fruits with orange citrus and light peat with wood age.
Palate
Terrific fruit mix with hints of wood, resiny spices (cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg) with peat.
Finish
Fruity cornucopia, classic wood maturity and a late hint of peat – wow!
The Year That Was
Teen culture was exploding, as Dick Clark hosted the first American Bandstand, while Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed organised what came to be recognised as the first rock ‘n’ roll concert. The fusion of African-American and white American musical forms addressed the concerns of teens in a way that no music ever had before.
TOTAL OUTTURN
100 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Rosewood
TINT
47
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
516
STRENGTH
52.0%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
49 Years Old
Nose
Rich orange citrus, dried fruits and robust cloves.
Palate
A complex balance of spicy cloves, tangy orange and raisins with rich wood.
Finish
Strong, mature wood with spices.
The Year That Was
Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing became the first humans to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey. Joseph Stalin died. Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’ opened in Paris and Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’, an allegory of the Communist witch hunt, also premiered.
TOTAL OUTTURN
366 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Laburnum
TINT
77
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
1902
STRENGTH
50.2%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
47 Years Old
Nose
Dark, dried fruits (prunes) with robust resins with cloves, ginger and wood.
Palate
Classic first fill sherry cask with dried fruit, clove-like spices and treacle toffee.
Finish
Treacle toffee, cloves and prunes. A classic expression of a well aged first fill, Spanish oak sherry cask.
The Year That Was
The Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC; Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether of San Francisco, was crowned the winner. In a different competition altogether, medical student Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile during a track meet in Oxford, England, finishing in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. Sun Myung Moon founded the Unification Church, known as the Moonies.
TOTAL OUTTURN
175 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Walnut
TINT
80
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
1851
STRENGTH
45.9%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
46 Years Old
Nose
Prunes, dates and figs with massive clove spice notes and wood.
Palate
Dried fruits on the nose lightened with citrus orange and spices.
Finish
Citrus orange and prunes with a well aged wood signature.
The Year That Was
The timeless word game, ‘Scrabble’, was introduced. This was a classic year for Americana as the sock hop classic, “Rock Around the Clock”, was released and topped the Billboard chart in the US. Ray Kroc bought out a hamburger franchise from the McDonald brothers and launched an empire of golden arches. Harland Sanders also began his Kentucky Fried ChickenTM franchise.
TOTAL OUTTURN
57 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
22
YEAR BOTTLED
1971
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml
STRENGTH
46.2%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
15 Years Old
Nose
Fresh forest fruits, honey, wood resins, orange zest, with a hint of peat smoke.
Palate
Sweet ginger spice, dried fruit and peat.
Finish
Fruity, with a drying lingering soft peat smoke finish.
The Year That Was
Rock and Roll dance craze sweeps the nation and Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time, with Heartbreak Hotel. Actress Grace Kelly marries Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. US tests the first aerial hydrogen bomb over Namu islet, Bikini Atoll. The Summer Olympics are held in Melbourne, Australia. The first black-and-white portable TV sets hit the market.
TOTAL OUTTURN
15 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Oak
TINT
28
YEAR BOTTLED
1972
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml
STRENGTH
45.9%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
15 Years Old
Nose
Green apple, rich fruit flavours and raisin.
Palate
Sweet blood orange with peated oak spices.
Finish
Apple, ginger spice with peat smoke.
The Year That Was
Ultrasound scanning is pioneered in Scotland. The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool. Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is published, and the first edition of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road goes on sale. China launches the first ever Canton Fair – now the country’s largest trade event. Space Age begins as the Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
TOTAL OUTTURN
100 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
22
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
2682
STRENGTH
53.7%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
43 Years Old
Nose
Light fruits of apples, citrus and raisins with strong wood.
Palate
Fruity and charred oak.
Finish
Forward light fruits giving way to burning oak fires.
The Year That Was
In 1958, the world famous Hope diamond was donated to The Smithsonian. Also, the quintessential child’s toy, LegoTM, was introduced. The United States established NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to coordinate its own efforts to reach space. America’s first satellite was released this year. Both the computer modem and the laser were invented.
TOTAL OUTTURN
199 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Rosewood
TINT
47
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
360
STRENGTH
47.0%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
43 Years Old
Nose
Wood shavings and dried fruits with spice and light malted barley.
Palate
Dry wood at first complexed with citrus and dried fruits.
Finish
Spices and tannic oak.
The Year That Was
One of the most famous dolls, Barbie, went on sale in 1959. A doll of a different sort, Marilyn Monroe, starred in ‘Some Like it Hot’ with Jack Lemmon. Fidel Castro took power in Cuba. Louis Leakey found the skull of ‘nutcracker man’ in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, suggesting that human evolution began on the continent of Africa, not Asia.
TOTAL OUTTURN
54 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Cherry
TINT
34
YEAR BOTTLED
1975
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml
STRENGTH
47.0%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
15 Years Old
Nose
Chocolate orange, dried fruits, with a hint of clove. Well balanced.
Palate
Citrus, clove and sweet raisin with a hint of peat.
Finish
Sweet fruits and spices lightly peated.
The Year That Was
John F Kennedy wins presidential election in the US. Nikita Khrushchev orders the construction of the Berlin Wall. Ceylon’s Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes the world’s first elected female head of government. Francis Chichester, English yachtsman, arrives in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, having made a record solo Atlantic crossing in 40 days
TOTAL OUTTURN
22 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Cherry Wood
TINT
33
YEAR BOTTLED
1976
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml
STRENGTH
47.3%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
15 Years Old
Nose
Orange zest, rich dried fruits with a slight nuttiness.
Palate
Citrus and peat smoke, oak wood spices.
Finish
Sweet wood spices, with dried fruits in the background.
The Year That Was
The farthing, used since the 13th century, ceases to be legal tender
in the UK. President Kennedy asks Congress for $531 million to put a man
on the moon. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in
space. Goa is officially ceded to India after 400 years of Portuguese rule. Niagara Falls starts producing hydroelectric power. The first electric toothbrush is produced.
TOTAL OUTTURN
141 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Cherry Wood
TINT
30
YEAR BOTTLED
1977
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml
STRENGTH
44.1%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
15 Years Old
Nose
Toffee apple and crème brûlée, light toasted nutmeg.
Palate
Fruity with ginger and cinnamon spices. Light peat.
Finish
Apple, citrus, light wood spices and peat.
The Year That Was
Brazil beats Czechoslovakia 3-1 to win the World Cup in Chile.
An oral vaccine developed by Albert Sabin is given to millions of children
to combat polio. Jawaharlal Nehru is elected Prime Minister of India.
Andy Warhol unveils his famous painting of a can of soup. A Clockwork Orange written by Anthony Burgess is published.
TOTAL OUTTURN
83 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Cherry
TINT
33
YEAR BOTTLED
1978
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml
STRENGTH
42.5%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
15 Years Old
Nose
Rich orange citrus, sweet dried fruits, with polished oak.
Palate
Soft dried fruit, citrus with a hint of peat.
Finish
Fruity, soft citrus light peat smoke.
The Year That Was
The Beatles release I Want To Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There and Meet the Beatles, kick-starting ‘Beatlemania’. Mount Agung erupts on Bali, killing 11,000 people. The first episode of the BBC television series Doctor Who is broadcast. President John F Kennedy is assassinated. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his I Have A Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
TOTAL OUTTURN
135 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Beech
TINT
13
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
3312
STRENGTH
58.6%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
37 Years Old
Nose
Huge fresh smouldering peats with apples, citrus and floral perfume notes.
Palate
Rich peaty phenols and wood smoke with hints of fruits.
Finish
Burning peat and wood – a surprising character from a Speysider.
The Year That Was
In South Africa, African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela, who was to became the first black President of South Africa, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Donald Campbell broke both the world land (403.1mph) and water (276.3mph) speed records. This year saw the opening of the world’s then largest bridge, the Verrazano, spanning the mouth of New York Harbour.
TOTAL OUTTURN
447 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Rosewood
TINT
47
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
4402
STRENGTH
56.2%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
36 Years Old
Nose
Good fruits, lemons and orange citrus with medium dried fruits. An even balance of wood maturity and spice with light vanilla toffee.
Palate
Citrus burst and fruity with light spices and a pleasing nutty dryness.
Finish
Drying woody notes balance forward fruits with a late finish of toasted nuts.
The Year That Was
The Age of the Hippie officially arrived in 1965 with “Lava Lamp Day”. Sir Winston Churchill died. In innovation, the world’s first roofed stadium, the Houston Astrodome, was built, and Japan’s Bullet Train began operation. Invention of astroturf, soft contact lenses and compact discs. In fashion, the miniskirt, designed by Mary Quant, appeared in London and soon became all the rage.
TOTAL OUTTURN
135 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Elm Burr
TINT
66
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
7878
STRENGTH
55.5%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
35 Years Old
Nose
Robust cloves and ginger resins with wood and prunes. Hints of lighter estery notes (apples/citrus/floral) are complexed with a treacle toffee nose. Similar to sherry fruit cake.
Palate
Massively spicy and prune like, balanced with light estery fruits and toffee.
Finish
Drying clove spices with wood resins and dried fruits.
The Year That Was
After exploratory research, North Sea gas was first pumped ashore
by BP in 1966. Exploring another territory altogether, ‘Star Trek’ made its
premiere on NBC TV in the US, quickly becoming a cult classic. The song
‘Yellow Submarine’, by The Beatles, became their eleventh, and last, consecutive number one hit. England won football’s World Cup.
TOTAL OUTTURN
432 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Mahogany
TINT
59
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
1195
STRENGTH
56.3%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
35 Years Old
Nose
Massive fruits – an almost parma violet/floral character to the fore.
Palate
Orange zest now evident with some spice and wood.
Finish
Long, fruity and floral finish with a late burst of wood.
The Year That Was
The first Super Bowl was played in the US as the Green Bay Packers
of the National Football League defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the
American Football League, 35 - 10, in Los Angeles. The first hand-held calculator was invented by Texas Instruments, at a cost of $2,500 a piece. Rolling Stone Magazine published its debut issue with a press run of 40,000 copies.
TOTAL OUTTURN
109 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Beech
TINT
16
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
2875
STRENGTH
51.0%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
34 Years Old
Nose
A hint of vanilla toffee with apple fruits, floral and light citrus. Hints of linseed oil.
Palate
Vanilla toffee and fruits.
Finish
Light fruits and lingering vanilla sweetness.
The Year That Was
The Big Mac was created by McDonaldsTM franchisee Jim Delligatti in Pittsburgh. It sold for 49 cents. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy
were assassinated. The computer mouse and random access memory (RAM) were invented. The Olympic Games were held in Mexico and Bob Beamon smashed the world long- jump record with a jump of 8.9 metres.
TOTAL OUTTURN
135 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Beech
TINT
12
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
5913
STRENGTH
46.6%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
33 Years Old
Nose
Spiced apple (cinnamon) with vanilla toffee and apple/floral high notes.
Palate
Cooked spiced apples with citrus and hints of toffee sweetness.
Finish
Cinnamon apples.
The Year That Was
Japan became the world’s second strongest economic power after the
United States when its Gross National Product (GNP) exceeded $140 billion. Meanwhile, the first cash dispensing machine was installed by First Philadelphia Bank, with Chemical Bank in New York following one year later. At age 29, Ralph Lauren founded his eponymous fashion empire.
TOTAL OUTTURN
548 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Rosewood
TINT
49
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
9369
STRENGTH
52.7%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
32 Years Old
Nose
Forward wood, nuts and spices with a late dried fruit aroma.
Palate
Big, rounded and very woody.
Finish
Huge wood with a balance of fruits and clove-like spices.
The Year That Was
On July 20th, Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin of Apollo 11
became the first humans to walk on the moon. Armstrong uttered the famous words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” In other advances, the artificial heart was invented and Arpanet, the forerunner of the modern-day internet, was created this year.
TOTAL OUTTURN
173 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
20
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
10412
STRENGTH
59.0%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
32 Years Old
Nose
Very floral and fragrant with clear spicy apple nose complexed with citrus lemons.
Palate
Cinnamon chewing gum and apples with a lemon zest tang.
Finish
Cinnamon spice and apple fruits, reminiscent of Granny’s spiced apple crumble.
The Year That Was
Nearly half a million people headed over to a 600 acre farm in New
York for the Woodstock music festival with many top rock musicians. It lasted three days, a weekend of music, love and peace. Sesame StreetTM, created by the Children’s Television Workshop, opened on public television and began to change attitudes about children’s learning capabilities.
TOTAL OUTTURN
544 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Elm Burr
TINT
60
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
241
STRENGTH
54.9%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
32 Years Old
Nose
Powerful prunes and raisiny nose with very assertive clove spices. Treacle toffee background
Palate
Drying wood resins – cloves with a balanced dried fruit character.
Finish
Dry resinous wood – first fill sherry cask – Pedro Ximenez like.
The Year That Was
Concorde flew for the first time and instigated the very first
supersonic service between London and New York. Pan American
World Airways offered reservations for a flight to the moon – with 93,000 people signing up. Jimi Hendrix, the inspirational rock guitarist, died. Alan Shugart invented the first regular use of an 8 inch floppy (magnetic storage) diskette.
TOTAL OUTTURN
186 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Elm Burr
TINT
66
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
9033
STRENGTH
52.4%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
31 Years Old
Nose
Similar to cask 241 with a more pronounced orange citrus note. Background of treacle toffee.
Palate
Resinous wood spices and dried fruits balanced with orange citrus.
Finish
Citrus orange, spicy and dried fruits enveloped in wood. Lingering and mouth coating.
The Year That Was
The music of the 70s was ushered in with the eponymous Led
Zeppelin III, ‘Let It Be’ (The Beatles) and ‘Déjà vu’ (Crosby, Stills, Nash and
Young). New publications included Saul Bellow’s ‘Mr. Sammler’s Planet’,
James Dickey’s ‘Deliverance’, and ‘Love Story’, by classics professor-turned-writer Erich Segal. 126 runners showed up for the very first New York Marathon.
TOTAL OUTTURN
536 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Mahogany
TINT
52
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
CASK NO.
4280
STRENGTH
56.4%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
30 Years Old
Nose
Clear prunes and other mixed dried fruits with complex wood spices – cloves, ginger and nutmeg.
Palate
Prunes and raisins balanced with clove spice and wood.
Finish
Dried fruits and drying spice delivering a long finish.
The Year That Was
This year was a real boom year for technology. The introduction of
the microchip meant that such equipment as VCRs and microwaves
became affordable for personal use for the first time. The 26th Amendment lowered the United States’ voting age from 21 to 18. Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
TOTAL OUTTURN
515 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Rosewood
TINT
45
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
55.9%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
30 Years Old
Nose
Parma violet sweets with light fruits and citrus orange.
Palate
Fruity and orangey with a light oiliness and malty cereal note.
Finish
Citrus orange and dried fruits. No woody dryness. After taste of heavily toasted oak wood. Medium length and vibrant.
The Year That Was
After 1,200 years, on February 15th 1971, the United Kingdom changed
from using 12 pence to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound to a new
decimal 100 new pence to the pound. China was officially seated in the United Nations and launched its first space satellite. George Harrison, became the first ex-band member of The Beatles to have a solo number one hit with ‘My Sweet Lord’.
TOTAL OUTTURN
64 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Darkest Walnut
TINT
97
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
49.2%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
29 Years Old
Nose
Classic sherried dried fruit notes of raisins and prunes. Clove spices are very forward with hints of chocolate/treacle toffee sweetness.
Palate
Dried fruits and rich Spanish oak wood spices with a subtle aniseed, nutty character.
Finish
Massive fruits and spice delivering an everlasting after taste that finishes with a subtle aniseed note.
The Year That Was
Offerings in popular culture included M*A*S*H, The Godfather,
Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ and books such as ‘Watership Down’. Bobby
Fischer defeated Boris Spassky to become the first American to hold the world chess title. Five men were arrested inside the new Democratic National Headquarters with surveillance equipment and cameras, marking the beginning of the Watergate Scandal.
TOTAL OUTTURN
128 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Darkest Walnut
TINT
99
YEAR BOTTLED
2002
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
58.4%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
29 Years Old
Nose
Peaches/tropical fruit nose first, followed by deep dried fruits and spicy cloves and ginger. Pervasive dark chocolate background.
Palate
A rich Spanish oak character of dried fruits and deepest clove like spices.
Finish
Classic Spanish oak first fill of spice and fruit that lingers and dries at the very end.
The Year That Was
Richard Leakey and Glynn Isaac found a skull in Kenya which potentially dated the first humans to 2.5 million B.C. NikeTM, destined to become the world’s largest sneaker company, was founded by Philip H. Knight and William Bowerman, who had been importing Japanese running shoes for the past six years. Mark Spitz won seven Olympic gold medals at the Munich Olympic Games.
TOTAL OUTTURN
534 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Beech
TINT
14
YEAR BOTTLED
2003
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
60.6%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
30 Years Old
Nose
Profusion of fruit; summer compote of orange, melon and raspberry.
Palate
Cinnamon spice; balanced sweetness.
Finish
Orangey, full and long.
The Year That Was
The United States and The People’s Republic of China agree
to establish liaison offices following President Richard Nixon’s visit to
mainland China. Pablo Picasso and JR Tolkien both die in this year, and
the controversial horror film The Exorcist shocks cinema goers. Jackie Stewart wins the last of his three Formula One Championship titles.
TOTAL OUTTURN
527 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rosewood
TINT
44
YEAR BOTTLED
2004
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
56.5%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
30 Years Old
Nose
Rich chocolate orange, raisins, custard, sandalwood, cinnamon/ cloves with a hint of wood smoke.
Palate
Abundant wood spices, blackcurrant, softer citrus fruits and a touch of peat.
Finish
Lingering with fruits and spices.
The Year That Was
Nobel Prize winning writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn is
expelled from the Soviet Union. After 84 days in space, the last crew
of the American space station, Skylab, returns to earth. Richard Nixon
resigns, Lord Lucan disappears and Stephen Hawking proposes a new Black Hole theory. Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’.
TOTAL OUTTURN
89 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Oak
TINT
21
YEAR BOTTLED
2005
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
51.0%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
30 Years Old
Nose
Heady, aromatic. Orange, grapefruit, caramelised apple, banana, cream custard. Light oak with smoke, dusted with cinnamon.
Palate
Fruity orange, chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg and wood smoke.
Finish
Medium long. Oak spices, dry ginger, smoky with a hint of fruits.
The Year That Was
Japanese climber, Janko Tabei, becomes the first woman to reach
the summit of Mount Everest. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest wins four
Oscars and Jaws becomes the first movie to gross over US$100 million in
North America. The name Microsoft is used for the first time in a letter from Bill Gates to Paul Allen. The Vietnam War ends.
TOTAL OUTTURN
620 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Cherry
TINT
36
YEAR BOTTLED
2006
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
45.5%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
29 Years Old
Nose
Toffee apple, dates and vanilla pod overlay cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg spices, with a background of woodsmoke and polished oak.
Palate
Wood spices and smoke prominent, touched with peaches and dates.
Finish
Fruit, spice, oak, slightly dry.
The Year That Was
Chinese leader, Mao Zedong, dies. The first commercial Concorde
flights take off from London and Paris. James Callaghan is elected
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Jimmy Carter becomes
President of the United States. Montreal hosts the summer Olympic games, the space shuttle Enterprise is rolled out, and the English crime writer, Agatha Christie, dies.
TOTAL OUTTURN
237 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Dark Mahogany
TINT
62
YEAR BOTTLED
2014
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
47.6%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
29 Years Old
Nose
Treacle, raisin and dark chocolate open up, intense yet with great balance. Fresh green apple shows early before orange grove and white chocolate come to the fore, ending with layers of fresh aging oak.
Palate
Intense, yet soft, resinous, dates, dried fruits and clove with wood spices. Rich in oak.
Finish
Warming, wood spice and dried fruit and polished oak.
The Year That Was
Mikhail Gorbachov becomes Secretary General of the Soviet Communist Party. Live Aid concerts in London and New York raise over £50 million for famine relief. Amadeus wins Best Picture at the Oscars, while the highest grossing movie in the US is Back to the Future. DNA is used in a criminal case for the first time.
TOTAL OUTTURN
251 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Barley Yellow
TINT
8
YEAR BOTTLED
2011
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
46.7%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
23 Years Old
Nose
Citrus fruits (lemon and orange). Vanilla flirting with the clean oak. Banana and green apples in background.
Palate
Initially woody, citrus fruits, sweet oak and malty.
Finish
Medium – fruity, oaky slightly drying.
The Year That Was
The Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea, and the Winter Games in Calgary, Canada. In the UK, a new political party, The Liberal Democrats, is founded. Enzo Ferrari, founder of the legendary Italian sports-car manufacturer, dies at the age of 90. As it’s a leap year, the world has an extra 24 hours to enjoy.
TOTAL OUTTURN
338 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Dark Elm Burr
TINT
60
YEAR BOTTLED
2010
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
55.2%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
21 Years Old
Nose
Rich dried fruits, orange grove, chocolate with hints of nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. Lingering burnished oak.
Palate
Initially resinous oak, leading to wild forest fruits with hints of crème caramel.
Finish
Soft oak wood spices and dried fruits (date and fig).
The Year That Was
Tim Berners Lee produces his blueprint for the World Wide Web. Ronald Reagan is succeeded by George Bush Senior in the White House, while South African President P.W. Botha meets the imprisoned Nelson Mandela for the first time. Rain Man wins the Oscar for Best Picture, and the Dalai Lama wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
TOTAL OUTTURN
481 Bottle Equivalents
COLOUR
Rich Mahogany
TINT
60
YEAR BOTTLED
2013
AVAILABILITY
750ml, 700ml, 50ml
STRENGTH
58.2%vol
Natural Cask Strength
AGE OF WHISKY
22 Years Old
Nose
Orange groves at sunset. Chocolate, then dried fruits (raisin, sultana and apricot) accompanied by sweet resinous flavours driven by the oak.
Palate
Soft chocolate leads briefly, exiting, a burst of rich cherry and raisin is mouth coating, uncovering layers of treacle. Spices show late never dominating yet linger to the finish which is long and warming.
Finish
Long and warming.
The Year That Was
Nelson Mandela is released from prison in South Africa. Glasgow enjoys a year in the spotlight as the European Capital of Culture, and Joanne Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train from Manchester to London. West Germany wins the World Cup, despite ceasing to exist following reunification with the East in July.