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DAFTMILL 2019 SUMMER BATCH RELEASE 95
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This is the latest release from Daftmill. Only 1760 were released and demand is growing quickly for their bottlings. With bottles from the inaugural release hitting between £500-£1,000 at auction, which when you consider the RRP was £100 when released, is a good and relatively quick return on investment. NOSE: Sweet barley and fresh orange juice with maple syrup. PALATE: Vanilla and almond oil, rich mouth feel and a touch of orange remains. FINISH: Soft, buttery. Slight sweetness with hints of cut grass.
MACALLAN EDITION NO.5 100
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There is a lot of talk about Macallan prices beginning to slow and even drop due to the number of releases recently, however, the Edition series is still showing solid growth. No.5 was released at £100 and is now sitting at around £130 to £150 at auction. For a whisky that was released this autumn, that isn’t a bad return at all. NOSE: Toffee, caramel and vanilla with hints of orange peel. PALATE: Toffee again with vanilla and a little spice, cloves, creamy with orange peel notes.
SPRINGBANK 15YO RUM WOOD WHISKY 70-80
FINISH: Sweet with wood spice. Long and lingering.
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Springbank as a distillery is showing good investment returns at the moment with this particular bottling reaching £160 at auction at the end of September. Springbank whiskies are slightly harder to get hold of with this particular bottling selling very quickly. NOSE: Sweet pineapple and banana, caramel and a touch of peat. PALATE: Rum and raisin ice cream, sweet toffee, crème brûlée. Very smooth with a rich mouth feel. FINISH: Gentle and drying with a good length.
c Ewan M Ilwraith
OWNER, ROBERTSONS OF PITLOCHRY
robertsonsofpitlochry.co.uk
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Ewan took over the running of Robertsons in 2013. Since then he has built up this award-winning business to be one of Scotland’s best independent whisky retailers. Ewan recently opened ‘The Bothy’ tasting room and bar within the shop and has launched his own range of independent whisky bottlings.
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