Dalmunach Duncan Taylor 7 Year
Dalmunach was built in 2012 and opened in 2015 by the Chivas Brothers Group, which is under the larger Pernot Ricard corporate umbrella and is currently one of the largest distilleries in Scotland. Duncan Taylor is an independent whisky bottling company that was founded in 1938 and posseses an extremely large collection of single malt and single grain whiskies. The Dalmunach Duncan Taylor 7 Year was matured for nearly eight years in ex-bourbon casks and highlights a Speyside distillery that does not offer its own single malt, a rare glimpse indeed.
Rampur Double Cask
Rampur distillery is located in the Uttar Pradesh region of India and is owned by Radico Khaitan. While technically distilling spirits since 1943, by the turn of the century Rampur was launching brands under it’s own name for the domestic market and, increasingly, for international ones. The Rampur Double Cask is double distilled from six-row barley and matured using both American ex-bourbon and European ex-sherry casks.
Ardbeg Anthology: The Harpy’s Tail
Ardbeg launched the Anthology series in 2023, inspired by tales of unbelievable encounters. The distillery’s marketing department has long loved to connect their releases with stories digging into the legends around Islay and of Ardbeg, and the Anthology opens with just such panache. The Harpy’s Tail is a 13 year scotch that is partially matured in ex-bourbon casks and partially matured in ex-Sauternes casks, then combined much in the same way that a Balvenie 12 year Doublewood would be. The actual tail of the harpy in question is told on the box and involves some highjinks around the distillery, even if it involves a creature out of Greek and Roman legends rather than Scottish, it is a creature still said to control storms, something the Scots on Islay would be long familiar with.