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Whisky Flights 5 x 10ml of selected whiskys** for £10

Highland Whisky £ Dalmore King Alexander III 40% £11.95 Alexander was king of Scotland in the 13th Century, this sextuple wood bottling will delight your senses and tease the palate. This has been aged in Wine, Madeira, Sherry, Masala, Kentucky Bourbon & Port casks no less.

Dalmore 12 year old 40% £5.50

This single malt from the Dalmore distillery is a toasty, coffee-rich dram with beautifully spice notes and a thick mouthfeel. Very rich for a 12 year old.

Dalmore 18 year old 43% £12.00

Dalmore's stunning 18 year old Highland malt is as rich, fruity and spicy as you could ever want from a Dalmore. It is aged for 14 years in American oak, followed by three years in Matusalem sherry casks, before a final year in sherry casks.

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Single Malt 43% *£3.95

Dalwhinnie has a little bit of everything, peat, honey & backbone. A classic malt for everyone. Dalwhinnie is known for its smooth style. Smooth, soft & lasting flavours of heather, honey sweetness & vanilla followed by deeper citrus-fruit. Glenfiddich 12 Year Old 43% * £3.95 This signature single malt Scotch whisky has matured for at least 12 years in American and Spanish oak casks. Characteristic sweet, fruity notes. Develops into elements of butterscotch, cream, malt and subtle oak flavour. Glenfiddich 15 Year Old 43% *£4.25 Silky smooth, revealing layers sherry oak, marzipan, cinnamon and ginger. Full bodied and bursting with flavour. Satisfyingly rich finish with a lingering sweetness. Glenfiddich 18 Year Old 40% *£4.60 A robust single malt that richly delivers luxurious dried fruit, candy peel and dates overlaid with elegant oak notes. Warming, rewarding, and highly distinguished finish. Glen Scotia 15 year old 46% *£4.95 A whiskey as unique as the bottle it comes in, lemon curd and dried apricot, gingerbread and seaspray. It’s a drink that will surprise you and charm you equal measure. Haig Clubman 40% *£3.30 A single grained scotch whisky aged entirely in bourbon casks which gives sweetness as well as enticing vanilla and coconut notes Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt 40% £3.50 A healthy glowing amber colour with heather-honey sweetness & peaty smokiness on the nose. Taste is rounded, smoky & sweet with full malt delivery. The finish is teasing, heathery & delicious. Highland Park 18 Year Old Single Malt 43% £6.35 Natural colour of burnished gold. On the nose its rich, mature oak & a top note of aromatic smoke. The taste is rich & full with honey & peat. A soft, round & long finish makes the extra years worth the wait.


Highland Park 25 year old 53.5% £35.00 Ever tried a perfect whisky? Well this could be your chance! This 25 year old Highland Park single malt is made with whisky taken from ex-sherry and bourbon casks, resulting in its soft plumb and toasted walnut nose, and its classic Orkney peat palate. Oban 14 Year Old 43% *£5.50 A superb, full-blooded fruity malt with a whiff of heather and more than a hint of smoke. Old Pulteney 12 year old 40% *£4.25 Dry, Medium bodied and smooth, redolent of honey and cream, faintly salty with a slight spicy note and a sweet long lasting finish. Singleton 12 Year Old Single Malt 40% *£3.30 A straight forward, nutty & malty single malt from Speyside aged in a high proportion of European oak casks. A Malty nose with cereal/barley sweetness, buttery toast, wood shavings, hay and walnut. Orange zest spiciness perks up a malty core of nuts, oak and toffee, hints of cut grass and an Oaky, rich finish with good length, some fruit lingers.

Islay Whisky £_

Ardbeg 10 year Old 45% *£3.85

Jim Murrays 2008 World Whisky of the Year! The aromas is a mix of toffee and chocolate sweetness, cinnamon spice and medicinal phenols. With a drop of water the depth of the peat opens up, revealing layers if phenols, peat, leather and a whiff of wood smoke.

Ardbeg Uigeadail 54.2% *£5.95

2009 World Whisky of the Year! Uigeadail is named after the loch where Ardbeg draws its water from. This whisky has breathtaking balance. On the nose we get peat and dark sugar with espresso. On the palate we get sweet, ripe fruit and honey followed by peat and smoked barley.

Bruichladdich ‘The Classic Laddie’ 50% *£3.85

Fully matured in bourbon casks, this un-peated, single malt whisky has a sappy oak finish. On the nose you experience quite costal, light and fruity aromas. Bruichladdich Port Charlotte £5.25 The havily peated Bruichladdich scotch whisky. Port Charlotte Scottish barley is a multi-vintage cuvee crafted from hand-picked casks. This remarkable single malt represents a union between the classic floral elegance of bruichladdich and heavy peat. Bunahabhain 12 Year Old 46.3% *£3.45 Lightly peated this is traditional Islay whisky, with a strong coastal presence in the flavours, salt, seaweed and soft on the palate. This is tied in with fresh, sweet, malty flavours, making Bunahabhain a well rounded drinking option. Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old 43% £6.45 Unchill-filtered and without colouring, you get a distinct salted caramel and nutmeg on the nose, with richer sherry flavours coming through on the palate and a turn to roasted chestnuts in a warm finish. Bowmore 12 Year Old 43% *£2.85 Peaty, lemon, pears & honey on the nose. Medium bodied with a smokiness balanced by a heather honey sweetness. Chocolate, pear, citrus bouquet & a long, complex & satisfying finish. Jura 10 Year Old 40% *£3.00


An accessible, easy-drinking malt. Medium-bodied with a delicate sweet palate, with a hint of brine developing on the finish. A great introductory malt. Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt 43% £4.75 Deep amber gold whiskey with intense peat smoke, iodine & seaweed. A rich, deep sweetness & a full body. Dry peat smoke fills the palate with a gentle but strong sweetness, followed by sea salt with touches of wood. Finish is long, smooth, elegant & peat-filled with lots of salt & seaweed . Laphroaig Quarter Cask 48% *£3.60 Full sparkling gold in colour with a nose of burning embers. Hint’s of coconut & banana aromas breakthrough & the full body rounds of an excellent display from the smoky peaty one. Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt 40% *£3.55 Gold in colour with a huge smokey, seaweedy, "medicinal" nose. The body is full & the taste suprises with sweetness, hints of salt & layers of peatiness characteristic of Southern Islay whisky. Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt 45.8% * £4.05 Isle of Skye. A full-bodied whisky with powerful peat smoke with just a hint of sea-water saltiness, fresh oysters, and a citrus sweetness. A rich dried-fruit sweetness with clouds of smoke and strong barley-malt flavours. Talisker Port Ruighe 45.8% *£4.35

Isle of Skye. Classically briney Talisker whisky, Port Ruighe is also double matured in Port Casks creating a unique flavour profile consisting of sweet port notes with sea spray and caramel. Sea water, orange and white chocolate on the nose, while tasting of the characteristic Talisker brine but sweeter than usual followed by Chilli and chocolate orange which becomes increasingly smoky. Talisker Storm, 45.8% *£4.75 This single malt has all the warm, smoky, peppery characteristics we all love in the standard Talisker 10yo - but they've been turned up a notch, with more smoke, more spices, and a bigger than ever flavour explosion. Talisker Storm seems likely to be a huge hit.

Speyside Whisky £

Benromach 10 y/o 43% *£3.10

An easy drinking, Oloroso sherry cask finished Speyside whisky. A Rich Sherry nose with fruit & nut, chocolate and spice and a light peat smoke. On the palate it has forest fruits, sherry, malt creaminess and peat.

Benromach Peat Smoke 2005 46% * £3.25

Distilled from malted barley with a phenol level of 67ppm, this Benromach is seriously smoky while retaining the elegance and fruitiness of Benromach. The nose is sweet vanilla with honey and cured meat. While on the palate we get cracked pepper with sweet strawberry and orange flavours plus a delicate hint of aniseed with lingering bonfire embers.

Balvenie 12 year old (Double Wood) 40% *£4.25

This slightly spicy, single malt has been aged in refill American Oak Casks and then finished off in first fill European Sherry Oak Casks! Double the cask, double the flavour!

Balvenie 14 year old (Caribbean Cask) 43% *£5.50


This whisky has been matured for 14 years in traditional oak casks before being transferred to Caribbean rum casks to impart some extra flavour. This process has created a well-rounded and drinkable whisky with notes of fruit and vanilla.

Balvenie 15 year old (Sherry Wood) 50.4% £9.00

A single malt Scotch whisky, fully matured in Sherry casks. No two casks are the same of this individual tipple, and therefore won't produce an identical single malt, however they do all feature a consistent, rich, spiced character, complimented by hints of elegant oak.

Balvenie 17 year old (Double Wood) 50.4% £9.50

Like the famous 12 year old expression this Balvenie has been matured in two types of cask, the key difference this has been given an extra five years of cask ageing. This extra time gives the malt a warmer taste on the palate.

Balvenie 21 year old (Limited Edition – Port Wood) 40% £15.00

To create The Balvenie Port Wood 21 Year Old, a marriage of rare Balvenie is transferred to port casks, or pipes, which have held fine port wines. Refined with remarkable character, it is creamy and silky with fruit, honey and spice notes.

Glenfarclas 25 year old 43% £15.00 A sherried 25 year old whisky from Glenfarclas. The nose is complex sherry notes and a touch of menthol. An incredibly clean palate with zingy notes and hints of gingerbread and nutty chocolate, finished with hints of smoke and cocoa. Glenfarclas 30 year old 43% £13.95

A heavily sherried 30 year old whisky from Glenfarcla, this was a winner at the International Spirits Challenge. A smoother whisky we challenge you to find on this list. The nose is rich & dark. Smoky sherry with citrus. While the palate is thick with a wonderful mouthfeel. Tasting of creamy sherry with a buttery, spicy, malt loaf.

Glenkinchie 12 Year Old 43% *£3.95 Expect a refreshingly smooth tipple of crisp florals and honey, with earthy cereals on the palate. A touch of fruit is also there, lingering in the aftertaste. Glenrothes Select Reserve 43% *£3.60 Pale gold in colour with an obvious American oak vanilla, coconut & hint of plums shinning through. The taste is full with sweet vanilla & orange zest at the end. Finishing is medium in length & medium dry Macallan Gold 40% *£5.50 Sweet and soft on the palate a refreshing citrusy fragrance of lemon zest and orange grows into richer hints of chocolate and roasted apple. Macallan Rare Cask 43% £20.00

Rare Cask is an exquisite whiskey with a luxuriously rich and resonant hue. This tea coloured tipple brings tastes of caramel, butterscotch, candied citrus and spice to the palate; and a mixture of cocoa powder, honey and dark fruits to the nose. A truly memorising malt. Macallan Sienna 43% £7.75 A Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The second darkest whisky in Macallan’s 1824 Series, comprising of naturally coloured whiskies selected by hue and flavour. This has been matured in sherry casks and balances rich dried-fruit sweetness with some lighter, spicier notes.

Mortlach 21 y/o 43% £5.95 Hailing from Dufftown Mortlach was one of very few distillers to remain in production during world war two. Sherry cask aged, this is complex, an after dinner dram. The nose is sweet & fruity with hints of sultanas, vanilla


& sherry. It tastes of black pepper and nuts – a fruitiness also emerges (bananas) – with hints of hay. Tormore 20 Year Old 1995 – A Rare Find 56.4% £7.00 With only 98 bottles released, this 20 year old Sherried Speyside truly is a Rare Find. An oak-full nose alongside a juicey berry and spicey fruit palate shows off a playful side to Tormores personality. Overall: we want torMORE. Allt A Bhainne 25 Year Old 1990 – A Rare Find 53.4% £8.50 This well-matured Allt a Bhainne is yet another stunning whiskey from Gleann Mor’s ‘A Rare Find’ series. This speyside was distilled in 1990 and left to mature until June 2015, and the result is a wonderfully cake-y, hazelnut flavour, married with fruits and handfuls of vanilla. Yummy! The Glenlivet 12 Year Old 40% *£3.00 This speyside dram is driven by honey and orchard fruit. Fresh apple cores, fruity trifle, pineapple, cinnamon and almonds are among the many flavours of this delicious drink. As one of the best selling malts in the world, it is obvious that we highly recommend The Glenlivet! One to wet your whistle with. The Glenlivet Founders Reserve *£3.00 Named in honour of the founder of Glenlivet Distillery, George Smith, this classic Glenlivet whisky has a creamy and fruity character bolstered by the use of first-fill American oak to mature some of the whisky.

Lowland Whisky £

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old 40% *£4.40 A golden honey colour, triple distilled then matured for over 12 years producing tempting aromas of toasted almonds and caramelised toffee. Smooth and sweet with hints of tangerine and lime. Auchentoshan 3 Wood 40% * £4.40 Chock full of ripe fruit, sugars, spice & nuts. Gold in colour with a medium rounded body. A fruity nose with tastes of fruit & syrup. Hazelnut & hints of cinnamon & lemon. A butterscotch sweetness adds to the overall complexity. The finish is fresh & fruity with a long lasting oaky sweetness. The Epicurian 46.2% *£4.00 In a tipple of our small batch Epicurian, you can bet on a nose that is barley rich, citric, floral and herbal. The mouth- coatingly sweet palate displays crunched sugar, burnt citrus, mixed spices amoungst others underpinned with more herbal character.

Blended Whisky £

Famous Grouse 40% *£2.30 One of the world’s most popular blends, and it’s no wonder why with its extremely accessible palate of creamy malt, a hint of spice, and the vaguest whisper of smoke. This is a perfectly balanced whiskey, a one for all to enjoy! Monkey Shoulder 40% *£2.95 Delicate floral notes are intertwined with a zesty citrus orange and soft fresh fruits, hints of honey and spicy oak enveloped with a rich vanilla sweetness. Brown sugar and creamy coffee balanced with oak notes and just a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. Big Peat 46% *£4.50


A big bodied blended malt from Islay. Big Peat delivers warm slabs of tangy peat on the nose, followed by hints of chocolate, coffee and almonds. Despite its gusto on the nose, Bp is surprisingly simple and easy going on the palate, giving notes of cut grass, peanut, spices, and (obviously) peat. Overall: a peaty treaty. Chivas Regal 12 Year Old 40% *£3.25 Honeyed apples, nuts and a blend of butter scotch and vanilla. Chivas 12 is a great everyday nip. Chivas Regal 18 Year Old 40% *£6.00 From the oldest working distillery in the Scottish Highlands this is one of the greatest blended Whiskeys available on the market. It’s deeply complex, with notes of wood, marmalade and dark chocolate and a long aftertaste of spiced oak. Compass Box. Peat Monster 46% *£3.75 For those who love big, rich, peaty and smoky malt whiskies, this is your whisky. Bottled at 46%, "The Peat Monster" combines extremely smoky malt whisky from Islay with medium-peated Highland whiskies to create a balanced and approachable monster, but a monster nonetheless. Enjoy! Compass Box. The Spice Tree 46% *£3.75 A natural, deep, gold-brown colour and a rich nose with spices such as clove and nutmeg, and sweet stewed fruits. Palate is soft, sweet, deep and rich with a malt whisky fruitiness embellished by rich spice. Very long. Johnnie Walker Black Label 43% *£3.60 Hard to find a smoother Scotch. Robust and complex it gives hints of peatiness amongst orange, honey and sherry flavours and a hint of smoke on the aftertaste. A bottle of good old JB Black Label was also used a weapon in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Pigs Nose 40% *£3.25 An easy drinking whisky from the folks behind Sheep Dip, allegedly named for being 'as soft as a pig's nose'. It's a blend with a high malt content and a youthful, fruity edge. Rock Oyster 46.8% *£4.50 A marvellous maritime made with single malts from the islands of Jura, Arran, Orkney and Islay.It’s coastal ‘peatyness’ will remind you of wind-swept beaches and the sea breeze, all topped off with a peppery, warm finish. Sheep Dip 40% *£3.95 Sheep Dip is what used to be referred to as a vatted malt: a blend of malt whiskies with no grain element. Crafted by Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay for the Spencerfield Spirits Company, the malts used are aged between 8 and 12 years old and are from good quality first-fill casks. Scallywag 46% *£4.50 Created using only the finest Speyside Malts from divine distilleries including Mortlach, Macallan and Glenrothes; Scallywag is the embodiment of Speyside whiskey. Expect sweetness in the nose, Nutmeg on the palate, and a finish of vanilla and sherry. Lovely bevy. Timorous Beastie 46.8% *£4.50 Joining the ranks of Rock Oyster, Big Peat and Scallywag, Douglas Laings 4 th whiskey on our list is a exquisite blended malt made entirely of highland whiskies. In this creation, Laing uses distilleries such as Dalmore and Glengoyne to create a ‘anything-but-timorous’ blend, which will remind you of pebble beaches and coastal air. This beastie is bold, brave and an absolute blast. The One 40% £3.90 The One is a Cumbrian blend which is equally as beautiful as its home in the Lakes. Its intriguing complexity comes from a carefully blended mix of Isles Whiskies, each of which bring its own distinctive characteristic to the final flavour. This whiskey is sweet, fruity, spicey and a little bit nutty (just like us).


Irish whiskey £

Bushmills Triple Distilled 40% *£2.30

The classic Irish blend, Bushmills Original is made up of grain whiskey matured for five years before blending with malt whiskeys. Triple distilled and very supple.

Bushmills Black Bush 40% *£3.00 This irish whiskey combines a high amount of malt whiskey matured in former Oloroso Sherry casks, with a sweet, batch-distilled grain whiskey. This unique recipe means Black Bush has rich, fruity notes and a deep intense character, balanced by an incredibly unique smoothness.

Connemara Peated 40% *£3.50

Ireland. Cooley distillery. A distinct and rare peated Irish whiskey. Sweet like an Irish with peat smoke. The nose is well smoked and peated with heather and honey. Meanwhile the palate remains full and smooth with notes of malt and peat with honeyed smoke.

Green Spot 40% *£4.50 An impressive revamp in the packaging for historic single pot still Irish whiskey Green Spot, which is no longer only available in Dublin grocer Mitchell's and will surely benefit from the increased marketing muscle lavished on it by owners Irish distillers. A cult whiskey.

Hyde 10 Year Old Rum Finish 46% £TBC

Hyde they use two different casks to age their Rum cask single malt. Stage 1: For the First 10 years Hyde single malt is aged in flame-charred, first-fill, oak bourbon casks, from the USA. Stage 2: For an additional 8 months they transfer Hyde into 200 litre charred dark Caribbean rum casks. The aroma is rich with notes of tropical fruits, passion fruit, vanilla and butter toffee. A rich and Spicy with a buttery vanilla finish.

Hyde 10 Year Old Sherry Finish 46% £TBC

Distilled in a copper pot still, Hyde whiskey is double matured in flame charred, first fill, oak bourbon casks, and finished in vintage sherry casks. Handcrafted in very small limited edition batches, then cut with fresh West Cork spring water, and non-chill filtered for a more original character. A 100% malted Irish barley whiskey from a single distillery - Hyde is a true taste of the Irish free spirit.

Jameson 40% *£3.30 Smooth drinking, light bodied Irish Whiskey with a touch of cereal and honey sweetness on both the nose and the palate. It has a touch of burnt wood and caramel on the back of the tongue, as well as a slight touch of clove.

Jameson Cask Mates 40% *£3.50

Finished in stout-seasoned whiskey casks. While the triple-distilled smoothness is very much intact, notes of cocoa, coffee and butterscotch confirm the stout influence.

Kilbeggan 8 Year Old 40% *£3.00

Formerly known as Greenore, this unique concoction is a 100% Single Grain Irish whiskey from the multi-award-winning Cooley distillery in Dundalk, and a gold medal-winner at the International Wine & Spirits Competition.

Tullamore D.E.W 40% *£2.75

Triple distilled and patiently aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and sherry casks, this original blended Irish whiskey is known the world over for its smooth and gentle complexity


Yellow Spot 12 Year Old 46% £6.75 This is the second addition to the 'Spot' range of Irish whiskies, which contains the famous Green Spot Pot Still Whiskey. The Yellow Spot is a single pot still Irish whiskey which has been matured in three types of cask: American Bourbon cask, Spanish Sherry butts and Spanish Malaga casks for a sweeter flavour.

Gordon & Macphail Collection £

Imperial Whiskies Imperial distillery was situated in Carron and officially closed in 1998. Each whisky has it’s own unique taste Imperial 1995 43% £5.50 Delicate sherry influences with stewed fruits and beeswax polish. The palate has hints of green apple, banana and a lingering charred oak edge. Imperial 1996 43% £6.65 Delicate sherry influences with apricot and mango aromas complemented by a hint of liquorice. The palate is peppery with ripe banana, orange and lingering milk chocolate flavours. The Macphails Collection A small and exclusive range of fine single malt scotch whiskies from distilleries throughout Scotland The Macphails Collection: Bunnahabain Single Malt 43% £3.45 Islay single malt form bunnahabain distillery. Distilled in 2004 and matured in Refill Sherry Butts. Sweet and fruity initially, with ripe banana, kiwi and vanilla. The palate is sweet and creamy, with hints of soft tropical fruits and a lingering milk chocolate edge. The Macphails Collection: Highland Park Single Malt 43% £TBC 8 year old Orkney single malt from Highland Park distillery. Initially sweet and fruity with hints of peach and mango. Traces of toasted malt and vanilla develop. The palate has rich mulled fruit flavours with a touch of smokiness and black pepper Connoiseurs Choice Connoiseurs Choice 2003 46% £4.95 Single Malt from Caol Ila Distillery, distilled in 2003 and matured in 1st fill Bourbon Barrels. Cured meat aromas initially with vanilla apple and ripe banana. The palate is sweet with pear and orange flavours, complemented by a lingering peat smoke edge. Macallan Speymalts This range of whiskies includes a series of exceptional single malts, each matured in the highest quality casks selected by Gordon and Macphail Speymalt 1993 43% £5.50 Sherry influences with apple, raisin and beeswax aromas. On the palate black pepper initially, with cooked pear and cocoa flavours. A subtle cigar ash develops. Speymalt 2005 43% *£3.55 Delicate sherry influences with sweet highland toffee and banana aromas. The palate is peppery initially, with cooked pear and orange peel flavours, complemented by a creamy milk chocolate finish. Speymalt 2006 43% *£3.55 Delicate sherry influences with red apple, lemon and subtle beeswax aromas. The palate is peppery initially, with ripe banana and orange zest flavours, complemented by a creamy milk chocolate finish


Global whisky £

English Whiskey Company. Chapter 6 46% £4.30 St George’s Distillery, Norfolk. Unpeated single malt aged for 3 years. Spicy and grassy aroma with flavours of vanilla, fresh wood and cereal. English Whiskey Company. Chapter 9 46% £4.30 St George’s Distillery, Norfolk. An award winning and a first. English peated whiskey did not exist until now. This is interesting and easy going. On the nose you find citrus, pine, paprika and pepper. The flavour is lightly medicinal with zingy and malty characteristics. Hakushu 12 year old, Japan 43% £9.00 This whisky hails from the Japanese distillery of Hakushu which is set in a forest. The tastes of the forests are found in the malts grassy and herbaceous palate, and its toasted barley, seed, nut loaf and chopped almond nose. Hibiki 12 year old (Suntory Blend), Japan 43% *£4.95 Juicy marmalade flavours with real chunks of orange, cooked apples dusted with cinnamon, thick honey and plum wine. Hibiki (Harmony, Suntory), Japan 43% *£5.50 Hibiki Japanese Harmony is made with malt whiskies from the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries, as well as grain whisky from the Chita distillery. The whiskies are drawn from 5 different types of cask, including American white oak casks, Sherry casks and Mizunara oak casks. Nikka From The Barrel 51.4% *£4.95

Medium-body with good balance. There are notes of cut flowers and fresh fruits, spice and a little oak. An incredible Japanese whisky, so much power! We can't recommend this enough.

Nikka 12 Year Old 43% £10.50

The product of two distilleries (Yoichi and Miyagikyo), The Nikka 12 is a well-balanced blend. There's green-apple freshness, rich fruitcake spiciness, butterscotch and some green-peppercorn punch Nikka All Malt, Japan 40% *£3.50 A fascinating whisky made with Yoichi, Miyagikyo and some 'grain' whisky that isn't really grain – it's malt whisky made in a Coffey still at Miyagikyo! This is really a vetted malt, or 'blended malt whisky', as we're supposed to call it these days. Nikka Coffey Grain Whiskey, Japan 45% £6.50 A release of grain whisky from Japan's Nikka, produced mainly from corn using one of their continuous Coffey stills. Rather than the rare and limited releases they have done before, this is a larger release to further show off this key component in the Nikka family of whiskies. Togouchi Premium, Japan 40% *£5.25 Although blended in Japan, Togouchui Premium Whisky is a blend of Scottish malt and Canadian grain. Aged in the town of Togouchi in a tunnel that was originally built for a railway but never used - intriguing!

Togouchi 12 year old, Japan 40% £9.00 A 12 year old Japanese blended whisky, produced by Chugoku Jozo for the Togouchi range, who age their whiskies in a tunnel (makes a nice change from a warehouse, doesn't it?). Rather peaty, with spicy notes of oak running through it. Yamazaki 12 year old, Japan 43% £10.00 This soft and smooth Japanese single malt has a good body with plenty of nut oils and zest, and a pleasant floral character with a little tropical fruit and a rooty note.


Yamazaki Distillers Reserve, Japan 43% *£4.95 This fresh and fruity smooth Japanese single malt has a good body full of red fruit and a touch of sherry cask. It has mizunura within it’s mix, (Japanes Oak) , which comes through as a complex spicy and almost incense-like note. A well put together and deep dram. Amrut Fusion, India 50% *£4.50

Amrut Fusion gets its name from the fact that it uses two barleys: Indian and Scottish - with the latter being peated for good measure. Fusion has been picking up awards ever since it first appeared in 2009, and in 2012 was named the best whisky for a Rob Roy in the Ultimate Cocktail Challenge in New York. Armorik, France 46% *£3.90 This rich and elegant tipple was produced at the Warenghem distillery in Lannion in the north of Brittany, and is made up of a combination of various bourbon and sherry cask whiskies of various ages. This wide variety results in a rich, malty, whiskey which reminds us of fresh, coastal-air. Kavalan, Taiwan 43% *£5.80 A champion to Japan’s domination of the Asian whiskey market this has blasted through the ranks in blind taste testing to be named ‘Best New World Whisky of the Year’ in last years whiskey bible. Fragrant, with touches of tropical fruits and pear this is a must try for Whisky lovers. Milford 15 Year Old, New Zealand 43% *£5.50 New Zealand. From the Willowbank Distillery. Punchy & malty on the nose with dry oak, orchard fruits and citrus. Tasting fruity & dry with allspice and ginger, somewhat Christmassy.

North American and Bourbon £

Bulleit Bourbon 45% £3.20 Bulleit Bourbon is russet in colour with a rich, oaky aroma. The dry, clean flavour is mellow and smooth, not hot in the throat. If you want to enjoy a good old bourbon the American way, this smooth and spicy number is the tipple for you! Buffalo Trace 40% £3.20 A spicy yet sweet Kentucky straight bourbon, Buffalo Trace. A great whiskey, with oodles of vanilla, barrel char and spicy complexity. Colonel E. H. Taylor Small Batch 50% £11.00 Made in honour of a founding father of the bourbon industry. With the amount of gold medals this small batch whiskey has earned, you deserve to give it a try. Notes of orange peel, roasted nuts and tobacco lead to a sweet finish that is complemented by a hint of intense oak. Eagle Rare 10 Years Old 45% £5.00 Oak, spices, cocoa, and a bit of vanilla hit the palate with a bit of an oaky finish with spices and a hint of cocoa at the finale ends the sip. Eagle Rare 17 Years Old 45.5% £10.00 The awards speak for themselves, with Best Whisky, Best Bourbon and a host of other successes at the World Whiskey Awards since its release. This smooth but complex drink is the luxury choice, bringing forward flavoured of candied sweets, leather, tobacco and cinnamon. George T. Stagg 69.05% £11.50 This extremely hearty whiskey ages in new charred oak barrels for no less than 15 years. Straight out of the barrel, uncut and unfiltered, the taste is powerful, flavourful and intense. Very concentrated flavours of dark dried fruits and bittersweet chocolate, a drop of water really brings out the flavours. Gentleman Jack 40% £3.55 Just like Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, Gentleman Jack is Charcoal Mellowed before going into the barrel.


Jack Daniels 40% £3.30 On the nose Jack Daniels offers gentle aromas of caramel, vanilla, and butterscotch. A hint of wood is apparent and toffee notes begin to appear in the glass as it opens up. a smooth smoky sweetness on the palate. Jack Daniel's Black Label offers a quick, sweet finish. Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel 45% £4.75 Jack Daniel's Single Barrel is a richer variation of JD, with less sweetness and more power than the No.7. A favourite in bars, this is a must for aficionados.

Jim Beam 45% £3.30 Jim Beam bourbon undergoes distillation at lower temperatures and is distilled to no more than 62.5%. The nose is quite sweet with gentle notes of vanilla and cut hay, a touch of fresh cornfields and a little cereal sweetness, like the bluegrass fields of Kentucky. Jim Beam Red Stag 45% £3.40 A Hint of black cherry for Bourbon that’s anything but subtle. Distinctively fruity, without disguising the familiar, rich nose of Jim Beam bourbon. Corn sweetness and mellow oak accented by a hint of black cherry for smoothness and balance. The finish is satiny and sweet, with true bourbon warmth. Jim Beam Double Oak 43% £4.25 Aged in freshly charred American oak barrels before being moved to an even fresher set of charred American oak barrels for the second half of its maturation! As you would expect, this double oaked wonder is lead by flavours of toasty oak char and caramel. Knob Creek 50% £3.20 Bottled at an honest 100 proof like all good bourbons were a century ago, Knob Creek Bourbon is aged nine years, giving it the distinction of being aged the longest of the Small Batch Bourbons. Makers Mark 45% £2.90 An old faithful bourbon. Makers Mark never lets you down and being from the wheat school always shows good oak balance. Aroma with delightful strands of exotic fruit and honey. A lush, pleasingly deep and malty palate and a firm nuttiness adds extra oily, chew ability to the toffee. Caramel toffee with the oak guarantees a bittersweet edge. Mellow Corn Kentucky 50% £3.25 a high-proof gold-coloured American corn whisky. As a corn whiskey, the mashbill is a minimum of 81% corn, with the remainder being a combination of malted barley and rye. A light, sweet whiskey, perfect for summer evenings. Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof 50% £3.25 One of the classic examples of this spirit and very popular with rye aficionados. Tasty and aromatic. This potent whisky deservedly won 'World's Best American Whiskey' at the World Whisky Awards 2010. Texan Straight, Garrison Brothers 47% £7.00 This classic straight comes from Garrison Brothers, the first legal whisky distillery in Texas! Expect to taste big but rounded notes of blackcurrant and liquorice with a lingering spicey finish with a hint of white coffee. Texan Single Barrel, Garrison Brothers 47% £9.00 An exclusive single barrel bourbon from the Lone Star State. This tipple has a nicely balanced palate, with sweet honeyed notes, as well as hints of clove lingering beneath the surface, all topped off with a fruity rye spice finish. Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 64.4% £11.00 A high strength rye whiskey from the Buffalo Trace distillery, Named after the New Orleans bartender who first used rye whiskey in the Sazerac Cocktail. This uncut and unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey is bottled directly


from the barrel, just as it was over a century ago. Full of powerful, fruity flavours and a subtle spicy finish. a truly authentic American rye whiskey. Tin Cup 42% £3.75 Tincup American Whiskey is a high rye whiskey, made with a bourbon-style profile but more powerful and spicier. Caramel tones with a hint of woodiness all in thanks to the rye. Wild Turkey 101 40.5% £3.20 A truly traditional bourbon, Wild Turkey 101 brings together the flavours of vanilla and melted butter, butterscotch with a touch of oak, into a smooth, rich drink. The beauty of 101 lies is the move between sweet complexity on the tongue to a spicier lasting aftertaste, so you can enjoy it even after the last drop. Wild Turkey Honey 35.5% £2.75 A quality bourbon liqueur made with Wild Turkey Kentucky Bourbon and pure honey. William Larue Weller 70.5% £11.00 Uncut, unfiltered and hand bottled. Fragrant scents of caramel corn, new leather, plums, light toffee and pipe tobacco. The palate tastes of marshmallow, salted almonds, figs and dates. This superb whiskey finishes smooth, composed and flavourfully sweet. Woodford Reserve 45.2% £3.15 Produced in the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County, Kentucky, the powerful vanilla overlays a rich fruit medley, with mint, sweet Cocoa and a dash of black pepper spice. Rich, rounded and smooth, with complex hints of mint, tobacco, leather, and fruit.

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