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.
Old Pulteney 18 Year
Old Pulteney was founded in 1826 and named after the same Sir William Pulteney that the nearby Pulteneytown was. The core lineup has both No Age Statement offerings along with a few aged whiskies, and the Old Pulteney 18 is the oldest of the current portfolio. Double matured in both second-fill American ex-bourbon and first-fill Spanish ex-Oloroso sherry casks.
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.