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Creamy, with a defined ashy influence, more fruity and well balanced. A touch of cracked black pepper lingers. Distilled 2/12/2004 Cask number 306445 60.3%abv

"Our handmade, limited release double-pot distilled bourbon comes from a unique mash of corn, wheat, and barley. Rich and remarkably smooth taste is assured with small cask aging in our own West Virginia rick house. Naturally sweet with caramel and butterscotch aromas and subtle notes of grain, wood, and tobacco."

"Big Bottom Whiskey introduces a truly unique style finished bourbon. A 36% rye bourbon, further aged for 6 months in French oak zinfandel casks from four different vineyards. The zinfandel that housed these casks came from vines ranging from 70 to 135 years old. The result is a complementary blend of beautifully finished bourbon exhibiting the essence of cinnamon, dark berries and soft tannins. The Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Zinfandel Cask Finish was recently awarded a Gold Medal from The Fifty Best Bourbon 2013."

One of the annual classic malt releases that often gets overlooked is this rarely bottled unpeated Caol Ila. This year it's a 12 year old, that's all about fruit, vanilla butterscotch and brine. Very much a Caol Ila, only missing the peat – see what's hidden behind the Caol Ila's trademark smoke.

The follow up to our hugely popular 1991-13yr old from 2006, this is a touch older version from the same series of casks.