It’s been an impressively stellar (and profitable) past few years for extra-special single malt Scotch whiskies. And for mighty good reason: After eons of the no-age-statement trend, much older expressions are once again coming to the forefront—to the delight of many a Scotch enthusiast.
And for those who are truly into collectibles, this year is a standout.
Take for instance: Glen Grant Devotion, a 70-year-old Scotch distilled in 1973 with a rather scant seven-decanter allocation, was just auctioned last month at Sotheby’s for the princely sum of $101,300. Plus, there’s Gordon & MacPhail’s most recent expression in its Private Collection range: A 1949 from Glenlivet that was fully matured in a refill sherry butt and bottled at the hefty cask strength of 49.3% and sold at the even heftier price of $45,000. And let’s not forget Eight Decades by James Turrell—an 83-proof whisky stemming from a collaboration between the renowned American artist, the French crystal maker Lalique, and Glenturret—which is priced at a staggering £80,000.
And those are just the solo bottles. Collectors who are looking for something more extensive—such as a complete range along the lines of Diageo’s annual Special Releases or Distiller’s Editions—are in for a treat this fall.
From The Dalmore’s first-of-four Cask Curations Series to The Macallan’s Colour Collection, here are some of the best ultra-premium outstanding sets from 2023.
One of the most exciting releases of the year has got to be The Dalmore’s inaugural Cask Curations Series, the first of which highlights and honors the distillery’s longstanding relationship with fifth-generation winemakers González Byass in Jerez de la Frontera—a city in the Andalusian region of southern Spain known for its centuries-long culture of sherry production.
Led by the ever-so-charismatic master winemaker Antonio Flores and his daughter Silvia, González Byass (which, by the way, is the largest sherry producer in the world) worked with The Dalmore master whisky maker Gregg Glass and master distiller Richard Paterson OBE to select extraordinary sherry casks with which to finish Scotch matured north of twenty years in ex-bourbon American oak casks. In its own way, it’s a genuine collaboration between distillers and winemakers to find the perfect match to yield the best outcomes.
The result? An exceptional trio of collectible age-statement single malt whiskies worthy of any true Scotch aficionado who knows what’s what.
First up: The 26-Year, which is the youngest of the bunch. This 96.4-proof, straw-colored whisky—first distilled in 1996—was finished in a 2002 vintage oloroso sherry cask (cask No. 4, if we want to be precise) that was home to 87% palo cortado sherry and 13% Pedro Ximénez for
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