Scottish Spirits

Bottled specially for Adelphi’s recent east coast tour, this is a cask strength, single cask expression from Ardnamurchan, one of Scotland’s most buzzed about newer distilleries. Both peated & unpeated single malt... Read More

This blended malt & grain Scotch comes from the iconoclastic blending experts at Compass Box: unpeated and grain-forward with flavors of baked apple, baking spice, and toasted oak and a smooth, easy finish. Unchillfiltered and... Read More

From whisky blender John Glaser—who left Johnnie Walker to pursue blending from a more taste & quality driven approach—this blended Scotch combines single malts from Laphroaig, Clynelish, and an undisclosed Speyside... Read More

The bulk of Tamdhu is pressed into service as the sherried component in famous blends, but it is rarely seen as a single malt, let alone at cask strength & natural color! Dense & rich, with aromas and flavors of dried fruit, candied... Read More

Founded in 1797, Glen Garioch is one of Scotland’s oldest malt whisky distilleries, but somehow still underappreciated! This single cask, independently bottled by Duncan Taylor, is complex and spicy, with aromas and flavors... Read More

Rarely seen as a single malt, Strathmill is a uniquely dense, bold Speyside malt typically pressed into service as a base for blends—on its own, it should appeal to fans of Mortlach or Clynelish, who will value it for its... Read More

Kilchoman’s flagship offering, named after a windswept Islay beach close to the distillery, offers assertive Islay peat smoke, saline minerality, and hints of vegetation, all supported by ex-bourbon cask aging. With a few... Read More

Named ‘Best Islay Single Malt' at the 2020 Ultimate Spirits Challenge—over better-known competitors such as Lagavulin 16 and Ardbeg Uigeadail—‘Sanaig’ is a sherry-cask dominated expression of... Read More

Independently owned-and-operated Arran produces exceptional whisky without any artificial coloring or chillfiltration. The 10 Year, aged in ex-bourbon and sherry casks, showcases their whisky’s fruity aromas and flavors:... Read More

Unlike most inexpensive blends, MacLean’s Nose is 70% single malt whisky—both peated & unpeated—coming from Adelphi’s own distillery, Ardnamurchan. Lightly smoky, it is remarkably well-balanced and full-flavored... Read More

This versatile Scottish gin is cold-distilled to avoid burning the delicate botanicals, which can create 'off' aromas and flavors in many gins. Citrus forward and pleasantly juniper-driven, it's a perfect choice for... Read More

A rare heavily-peated Bunnahabhain! Called ‘Staoisha’ by the distillery, this smoky, briny, savory single malt is rarely seen but highly valued by collectors. From a single de-char/re-char cask, this is powerfully... Read More

Hand-selected by & exclusive to Amanti Vino, this single cask bottling comes from Aultmore, a rarely-seen Speyside distillery producing beautifully balanced, unpeated single malt. Aged in a 1st-fill bourbon cask, it offers aromas... Read More

Ardmore is a unique distillery in the Highlands, in that they focus on smoky, peated single malt. The style here is typically more campfire smoke than the brine & sea spray of Islay, but thanks to aging in an ex-bourbon barrel... Read More

A second release of what was a surprise favorite for us last year! From an undisclosed Island distillery, this is a vatting of single malt aged in 1st-fill bourbon casks, five containing unpeated whisky, and the 6th containing... Read More

Master distiller & blender Billy Walker—formerly the head of GlenDronach and BenRiach—brings his sherry-dominant style to Scotland’s most award-winning distillery of recent years, The GlenAllachie. Blended from... Read More

Increasingly rare and highly-allocated, GlenAllachie’s 18-year core-range expression is a classic Billy Walker sherry-bomb that will appeal to fans of his previous work at GlenDronach. Dense, rich aromas and flavors of stewed... Read More

From esteemed master distiller Billy Walker, The GlenAllachie’s oldest offering comes out once a year in a limited batch release. Batch 3 is a marriage of 8 casks—particularly Pedro Ximenez and American virgin oak—aged... Read More

Billy Walker’s cask strength 10yr releases might be this award-winning distillery’s best regularly available whisky, with powerful, sherry-forward aromas of dark stewed fruit, candied nuts, chocolate, ginger, and red... Read More

This single cask bottling from much-awarded Billy Walker & The GlenAllachie came from a first-fill Oloroso puncheon, which imparts richness and depth to the fruity, delicious GlenAllachie spirit. Notes of candied almonds, hazelnuts,... Read More