Our selection of 15 year old whiskies make the ideal birthday or anniversary gift.
What is a 15 year old single malt.
As with any scotch whisky a single malt scotch must be distilled in scotland and matured in oak casks in scotland for at least three years.
The new tullibardine 15 year old single malt whisky according to those behind it was distilled after the distillery s reopening and aged in first fill bourbon barrels.
The glendronach distillery just unveiled its oldest single malt offering of the year.
It is bottled at 43 abv.
Single malt scotch may get all the accolades but the truth is that the best selling whiskies coming out of scotland are actually the blends.
Fast forward to now and a number of whiskies are produced here the latest of which is a new 15 year old.
To qualify for this category a whisky must have been distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process and made from a mash of malted barley.
A 15 year old whiskey reflects decisions made 15 years before it was bottled and while many decisions were made along the way blending for instance has a heavy influence on the final.
This was later followed by an annually released batch strength version and even more recently with a 15 year old bottled at the reassuring strength of 46 abv.
One of the limited edition bottles from deanston a highlands distillery is an organic 15 year old single malt made from certified organic barley something that isn t very prevalent in the whisky industry.
The 15 year old spends its last three years.
The macallan double cask 15 years old is a balanced single malt whisky created by bringing the perfect harmony of two oaks into one exceptional single malt whisky.
Kingsman edition is a super premium expression consisting of liquid from a single distilling season in 1989.
Single malt scotch is single malt whisky made in scotland.
Sherry seasoned american oak adds delicate vanilla to the subtle spice of european oak delivering a whisky with a sweeter warmer taste and character.