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The third of the first three whiskies to appear in Bruichladdich's Cuvee range - Eroica, subtitled 'Oh mensch! Gieb acht! Was spricht die tiefe mitternacht?', the opening line from a song in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It's an American oak matured whisky finished in Limousin oak that once held brandy.

An old presentation of Cardhu 12 year old which we estimate was bottled sometime in the 1980s.

An old bottling of Glen Elgin 12 year old. Most of the distillery's production is used for blending as it's rarely seen as a single malt. We estimate this bottle dates from the 1980s.

A special bottling to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Glenfiddich's opening, with spirit running from the stills on Christmas day 1887. This was originally a travel retail exclusive released in 2012.

A cask-strength 21 year old from Tomatin, a distillery which has really benefited from a bit of brand investment recently, with a packaging facelift and a flurry of highly-regarded new releases. Expect smooth, spicy wood influence and more than a hint of sherry in the mix.

A bottling of 26-year-old, 1990-vintage Glen Garioch by Signatory, specially selected by our team and released at The Whisky Show: Old & Rare in February 2017. Following the theme of the show, it's an old fashioned Glen Garioch, produced when they still had a bit of smokiness in their malt. That's become integrated and adds a rich and spicy backbone to this fruity dram.

The 2017 release for Ardbeg Day is Kelpie. A combination whiskies aged in virgin Black-Sea oak casks and bourbon barrels, this is rich and intense with notes of pepper, treacle toffee, Turkish coffee, dark chocolate and smoky bacon.

An old bottling of Bowmore 12 year old. This looks to have been bottled sometime in the 1990s and has a wonderful screen printed label.

A post 1974 bottling (as they didn't use their own name before then) of single malt whisky from Deanston. This one has the added interest of the back label calling the whisky Deanston Mill.