Talisker 10 Year
Talisker was founded in 1830 by Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill and was for many years the only distillery on Skye. Sourcing water from Cnoc nan Speireag (Hawk Hill) in Carbost and its grain from Muir of Ord, the distillery was rebuilt in 1880 and again in 1960 after a fire. Talisker’s malt is peated to a medium level and the water used runs over peat, providing potential added complexity. The Talisker 10 Year is the cornerstone of the core offerings and is aged in ex-bourbon American oak casks.
Rogue Dead Guy Cabernet Cask
Rogue Ales was founded in 1988 by Jack Joyce, Bob Woodell and Rob Strasser, all of whom were executives at the shoe company Nike. The brewery began disitlling spirits in 2003 and began offering vodkas, rums and gins, along with the launch of Dead Guy Whiskey in 2006, made from the same malts as those made to use their famous Dead Guy Ale. The Rogue Dead Guy Cabernet Cask is an American single malt aged for at least 3 years and finished in first-fill ex-Cabernet Sauvginon casks sourced from wineries throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Ledaig Rioja Cask
Tobermory was founded in 1798 on the Isle of Mull. The distillery’s main output falls under the Tobermory brand and is used in some blends like Black Bottle, but they also produce a smaller mount of peated single malt sold under the name Ledaig, the original name of the distillery. The Ledaig Rioja Cask is the first in the Sinclair Series, launched in 2020. Regardless, this peated single malt is aged in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in ex-Rioja casks.