Eric's Whisky: My Stash

Dalwhinnie 15 yo

Highland Single Malt
43%

Dalwhinnie 15yo is a good introduction to the delights of single malt whisky - elegant, smooth and medium-bodied with a light, fruity palate and a whiff of heather on the finish. Part of Diageo's Classic Malt range.

Distillery History

Black Bottle

Blended Islay Whisky
40%

A superlative blend of Islay malts and single grain whiskies, Black Bottle is criminally underrated. This picked up the top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards 2010.

Distillery History

1881 – Company Started by three brothers Charles, David and Gordon Graham
1889 – The oldest brother and master blender Gordon died.
1898 – Paterson’s, Scotland’s highest profile blending company collapses bringing to an abrupt halt the soaring whisky boom.
1914 – Black bottle needed to be replaced by a green glass version.
1919 – David Graham dies. Charles Innes Graham in charge.
1926 – Charles Innes Graham dies. Charles’ wife, Ann Jane Graham, took the helm.
1939 – Sales were coming as far away as Scandanavia and with the expansion into rum the business moved to bigger premises at number 31 and 33 Market Street.
1951 – Market Street offices burn down taking with them the original recipes and all company records and history.
1955 – Gordon Graham, the last of the Graham family line to work for the company, now named Gordon Graham & Co, starts in the warehouse following in his family’s lineage of learning the company from the ground up.
1958 – A second tragedy as Granny Graham finally passes on.
1964 – Gordon Graham & Co lost its prized independence. The stock was sold off and the good name of Black Bottle was sold to Long John another spirit manufacturer. This sale sadly saw the end of the quality product that Black Bottle had become.
1990 – Black Bottle is bought by Allied Distilleries. This began a dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of Black Bottle, returning it back to the fine dram it once was.
1995 – Black Bottle is finally restored to its former glory with an injection of modern Islay malts giving it back the chewy, malty taste that defined it over 100 years previously.
1998 – The original taste of Black Bottle is given a new and exciting depth with the addition of a 10 year old sibling. This deluxe blend recreates its forefather’s depth and character using malts not less than 10 years of age.
2006 – With its taste returned Black Bottle is reinvigorated with a smart new look that remembers the early bottles but shows the class of the whisky inside. Finally Black Bottle is back as the pillar of good taste the Graham’s began in 1881.

Macallan 12 Year Old / Sherry Oak

Speyside Single Malt
40%

Deliciously smooth, with rich dried fruits and sherry, balanced with wood smoke and spice. Described by Paul Pacult, the renowned international whisky writer, in his book Kindred Spirits as: "simply the best 12 Year Old single malt around".

Distillery History

Bruichladdich Rocks

Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
46%

Bruichladdich Rocks was introduced to the range in 2007, and is designed to be taken with ice ('Rocks', geddit?).

Distillery History

Johnnie Walker (Red Label)

Blended Whisky
40%

Johnnie Walker Red Label was developed by brothers George and Alexander Walker in 1909. They blended a type of whisky which is more suited to mixing with soda than the heavier, more old-fashioned whiskies. Today it is the world's most popular whisky and is sold in more than 200 markets world-wide.

Distillery History

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