Birds of Prey, Ghost Bears and Flying Monkeys

Exciting new batches of Bruichladdich (23yo) and Arran (19yo) single malts as well as North British (27yo) grain!

Birds of prey? Ghosts? Crazy flying creatures? Tentacled beings?! No, this isn't a post about Pokémon GO, or even a booze-related version, but you'll still want to catch them all. That's right, we have another bunch of new batches for your whiskydex!

First up it's our fourth batch of Bruichladdich and our first to carry an age statement. In fact, you'll notice that the "cuddly toy!" on the label has become transparent. That's because, like us, Bruichladdich publicly supports the Campaign for Scotch Whisky Transparency. Meanwhile, what we can legally tell you about the age of the whiskies that went into this batch is that they're all at least 23 years old.

Now, if your thinking "Hold on, what happened to Batch 3?", then congratulations. You, Sir or Madam, are truly paying attention. Not much gets past you, eh? Don't worry, Batch 3 is on the way, this one just happened to be ready first so why make you wait? You see, each TBWC release is naturally in the pipeline for some time and - like the pipeline in The Living Daylights ("Pigs? Borscht? Cake? There must be another way!?") compared to say the pipeline in The World Is Not Enough ("The killer doesn't want to see this pipeline continue!") - pipelines come in different lengths and, like life, can be "full of small challenges".

Speaking of James Bond films, as we apparently now are, here's our third batch of North British single grain whisky - a 27 year old - featuring a sinister super genius who perhaps wouldn't look entirely out of place in said franchise, along with his Persian. He's still listening to his henchman's report on the progress of the 20ft chickens, but the flying monkeys seem to be coming along well.

Last, but by no means least, it's Batch 6 of Arran single malt - a 19 year old! What's that? What happened to Batch 5? You really are an observant bunch, aren't you? Nothing to do with pipelines or poorly disguised secret agent segues this time, though - Batch 5 was actually an exclusive for all the awesome people who attended Dramboree 2016 (if a whisky weekend in Scotland run for - and by - true lovers of Scotch whisky sounds like it might be right up your street then keep your eyes peeled to their site and social media accounts for announcements about next summer's event, probably early in the new year).

These beauties are available from fine retailers now, both at locations you can set your GPS to and find on a map and also online. (That's right, it's possible to have them delivered to your door - they practically catch themselves!) Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.

Terrific and Scientific!

Presenting our first batch of Strathclyde and a new batch of our Blended Malt #2!

Two new treats for your Tuesday, including the first batch of a rather terrific single grain with a science-y label and a new batch of our Blended Malt #2 - which also has a somewhat science-y label! Coincidence? Do scientists even believe in coincidence?! A question for the ages…

Anyway, here’s our very first bottling of single grain Scotch whisky from the Strathclyde distillery in Glasgow! For batch one, we got our hands of a 30 year old whisky to bottle, and it’s a deliciously buttery, caramel-y bundle of excellence. Now, taking a look at the label you’ll see see a lot of words that sound made up, like ‘hydroxymethylfurfural’ and ‘methoxyeugenol’. Never fear, though, as you’ll also find a quote from one of the greatest thinkers of our time at the bottom of the label too which sums everything up very astutely…

As mentioned, we’ve also got the newest batch of our Blended Malt #2 ready for your enjoyment! It’s Batch 3, and the youngest whisky used in the blend was 18 years old. On the label you’ll find a selection of graduated cylinders - if you’re not dazzled by someone who has an impressive collection of graduated cylinders as well as conical flasks and test tubes and the like, you probably shouldn’t visit TBWCHQ.

These beauties are available from fine retailers now. Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.

That Boutique-y Whisky Company on the Ones and Twos!

Only Batch 1s and Batch 2s in today’s bundle of new releases, including Laphroaig, Caledonian, Ardmore and Miltonduff!

An eventful day here at That Boutique-y Whisky Company Headquarters (also known as TBWCHQ - it’s pronounced phonetically, in case you’re wondering). We’re unveiling four new bottlings, three of which are Batch 1s! Check ‘em out, folks!

The first first is a long-awaited release from a much-loved Islay distillery - it’s our very first bottling of Laphroaig single malt, aged for 12 years! On the label you’ll see Jon and Mike from LivingRoom Whisky, who years ago followed a mysterious message in a bottle and triumphed against worthy adversaries using their wits, skills and tasting prowess. If you were to go back in time with this bottle and use your knowledge of the past to best the duo, their image might fade from the label using the best special effects the 1980s had to offer. Or you might just invent rock and roll. Again.

The second first we’re presenting today is our Batch 1 of Caledonian single grain, which was aged for an impressive 33 years. The distillery sadly closed many moons ago, and has predominantly been replaced with apartments, but the massive chimney still stands to this day. The label of our Caledonian shows off the view from the top of said chimney - and it’s very pretty indeed. If you can name all of the Edinburgh landmarks on the label, you don’t win a prize, but you do get the warm fuzzy feeling of having knowledge inside of your brain.

The third first unveiled today is a single malt distilled by Ardmore which was aged for 10 years before we got our hands on it. This label features a detailed diagram of a cask, with all its parts labelled, from the chime hoop all the way to its bung cloth (the cask on this label clearly has a particularly musty bung cloth, hence why we have taken the liberty of noting that - knowledge is power).

Last but by no means least, we’ve also bottled a second batch of Miltonduff single malt! This time, we’ve bottled an 8 year old whisky chock full of apples and baking notes from the cherished distillery in Speyside - it’s pretty ace, for sure. Dick Beach, the MWP for Miltonduff in the Loch Ness Whisky Parliament (and proprietor of the excellent Fiddler’s Restaurant and Whisky Bar) once again adorns the label, cheering on Miltonduff along with more fans of the distillery. They also seem to be cheering on cheese in general. As you do.

These beauties are available from fine retailers now. Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.