A hallmark of our distillery, ABERFELDY’s water source is the famous Pitilie Burn, renowned for its water quality and famed for its deposits of alluvial gold, earning ABERFELDY the name The Golden Dram.

Time-honored techniques, such as longer fermentation, conjure rare honeyed notes– key to the signature sweetness of ABERFELDY whisky.​

ABERFELDY whisky is highly-awarded, having received over 150 Gold and Double-Gold medals.

About the Brand

Tobermory, the capital of Mull, lies towards the northern end of the island. The bay is one of the safest anchorages in the Hebrides, indeed the original name for the area was Ledaig (pronounced Led-chig) from the Gaelic, meaning 'safe haven'. This made it the ideal place for the fishing town which was established there in 1788. The name of the town 'Tobermory' was derived from the Gaelic tobar mhoire, which means 'well of Mary', and relates to the well and chapel of St Mary built for the community. As well as Tobermory, the distillery also makes Ledaig single malt. The main difference between the two is that Tobermory is lightly peated and Ledaig is quite heavily peated. In 1797, a local merchant by the name of John Sinclair filed an application to build a distillery but was refused. Permission was finally granted the following year for Sinclair to proceed and Tobermory Distillery was founded. Today, Tobermory Distillery is one of Scotland's oldest operational malt whisky distilleries celebrating its 200th anniversary in 1998. The water source for the distillery is a privately owned Loch close by the Mishnish Lochs, high in hills behind the town. The water from the Loch is richly aromatic with peaty phenols that lend impart a subtle flavor to the whisky. Due to the water's character, the barley malt used remains unpeated. The aging process now takes place at Tobermory’s sister distillery Deanston, near Doune, for a minimum of ten years. This change of location induces further complexities in the final blending. The result is a fresh, lightly peated whisky, medium-dry with a smooth and fruity taste.

Tobermory 21 Year Old

A 21-year-old single malt from Tobermory distillery that has been finished for three years in an oloroso sherry butt, imparting rich, sweet aromas of clove-studded oranges, dark chocolate, vanilla, and oak that fill the nose. The palate offers notes of prunes, walnuts, dark chocolate, nutmeg, and Caramac bars, with hints of cinnamon and leather lingering in the finish.

Alexander Murray & Co presents a fine expression of single malt from the Speyside region in Scotland.

In the interest of our respect for, and friendship with, the distillers who produced this whisky, we agree not to list distillery of origin; a single malt of exceptional quality from one of the distilleries in the Speyside region of Scotland.

Aware as we are that region is not entirely indicative of style of flavor, we include the distillery’s spirit profile and characteristics below.

Committed to quality and trust, our word is our bond.

Speyside single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies, distilled in Strathspey, the area around the River Spey in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey, in northeastern Scotland. Although generalized, known as a region that produces delicate and fruity whisky, many styles are produced here. Almost half of Scotland's distilleries are situated here, on the banks of the United Kingdom's fastest flowing river.

Notes: Oaky, cereal and grainy, peaty and smoky, fruity, floral, winey, feinty, sulfury

BRAND STORY

"Distilling in Wales was a lost art..."

Penderyn produces award-winning single malt whiskies and spirits at their distillery on the foothills of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK.

Distilling in Wales was a lost art, but in the late 1990s, in a pub in Hirwaun in the Welsh valleys, a group of friends chatted about establishing the first whisky distillery in Wales in over a century. They dreamt of creating a whisky as pure and precious as Welsh gold, represented today by Penderyn’s ‘gold seam’.

The village of Penderyn was chosen because of the site’s own supply of fresh natural spring water. A unique copper single-pot still designed by Dr. David Faraday, a relative of the great 19th-century scientist Michael Faraday, was installed, which produces a spirit at an industry high of 92%. On St David’s Day 2004 Penderyn whisky was launched in the presence of HRH Prince Charles. An expansion in 2013/14 included a replica of the Faraday Still, and two lantern stills being installed.

With investment, inspiration, hard work, attention to detail, the finest barley, expert female distillers, and the best American oak bourbon casks, Penderyn Whisky has quickly gained a worldwide reputation for its range of whiskies, winning over 70 Double Gold/Gold/Masters awards en route. Today Penderyn is now very much part of the world's whisky conversation and is available in over 45 countries.

As a result of the company's progress, a new distillery opened in Llandudno North Wales in May 2021, and a further distillery is planned for Swansea, in South Wales, in 2022.

This Portwood-finish whisky is a firm favorite among our customers in France and is a full-bodied whisky. 

Tasting Notes

Nose: Aromas of rich dried fruits with dark chocolate and cranberries; a hint of toasty oak mingles with a baked nutty dryness

Palate: A creamy richness with some honey and spiced notes emerging

Finish: Smooth with a soft oak and honey sweetness lingering gently on the tongue

Balance: Rich wood/chocolate & dry fruits

Stauning Smoke tastes like a hot summer's day on the moor; a mildly smoked single malt whisky made from pure West Jutland malt barley smoked over locally harvested peat and heather. A thoroughbred terroir whisky that gently will blow you away.

Stauning Smoke is the quintessence of the distillery's innovative New Nordic-whisky philosophy: Made from pure local ingredients, malted on open floors, smoked over peat and heather found in the landscape surrounding Stauning, double-distilled in small flame-heated pot stills and finally aged on 1st Fill wine and spirits casks.

The result is an elegant and refined whisky with a gentle smoky taste and a complex character that oozes of the dunes, the heath and the wind by the North Sea.

Basically, everything Stauning does, in one bottle. A bit of smoke, a bit of spice, and a lot of complexity in a versatile Nordic whisky.

An extremely versatile whisky: For the full undiluted experience, drink it neat like a scotch, add ice for a bourbon/rye feel or spice up your classic whisky-based cocktail with a Nordic chaotic twist.

Two premium glasses and

five bottles of single malts

The Singleton 12-Year-Old,

Oban Little Bay,

Mortlach 12 Year Old,

Talisker 10-Year-Old,

and Lagavulin 8 Year Old

The perfect introduction to our portfolio, our Discovery range has been created to provide an introduction to single malt whiskies from some of Scotland’s most admired distilleries. Each expression sits within one of the bold flavour profiles of ‘Sherry’, ‘Smoky’ or ‘Bourbon’, making these single malts ideal for the whisky-lover who enjoys exploration through flavour and character.