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Whisky is a blend of malts matured entirely in sherry wood, specifically Matusalem, Apostoles and Amoroso butts from Jerez de la Frontera. The dis- tillery’s crowning achieve- ment is The Dalmore 1263 King Alexander III, an expression comprised of malts matured in 6 dif- ferent types of oak. The malts of ABERLOUR have made it a franchise in the Speyside since 1826. The dis- tiller’s range includes a 10 years old, 12 years old, 16 years old and 18 years old, all of which are comprised of bourbon and sherry malts. Among the distillery’s many achievements is Aberlour a’bunadh Single Speyside Malt, a lux- urious whisky bottled unfiltered, undiluted and at cask strength; our tasting sample was 59.6% alcohol by volume. The vintage-dated Speyside single malts of THE GLENROTHES are highly sought after by collectors and aficionados alike. The first— vintage 1979—was released in 1994 for the centennial anniversary of the distillery. Over the years the distillery released 16 more vin- tage malts with The Glenrothes 1994 and 1998 cur- rently on the market. Like their previous vintage malts, The Glenrothes ’94 and ’98 are slices of life never to be repeated. The distillery also markets The Glenrothes Select Reserve Speyside Single Malt, a blend of malts matured in American oak and Spanish sherry casks. The ex- bourbon barrels lend lush vanilla and coconut charac- ter, while the sherry casks imbue the malt with spice and a resinous quality. THE GLENFARCLAS DISTILLERY is among the last of the privately owned distilleries. It ages most its highly sought-after whiskies in Oloroso sherry casks. Their line of malt whiskies includes the Glenfarclas 17 years, 21 years, and the inimitable 40 Years Old. Most singular of the range is the Glenfarclas Cask 105, which the distillery has produced since 1952. Aged 10 years and bottled at 120- proof, it is the strongest single malt issued by any Scotch distillery. The southernmost distillery in the Highlands, GLENGOYNE whiskies dis- play many of the pleasing characteris- tics of Lowland malts. The distillery’s StateWays  www.stateways.com  March/April 2011 reliance on air-dried rather than peat smoke-dried malts contributes greatly to its gentle fruity style. The firm produces the large range of single malt Scotches, including a 10 years old and 17 years old bottling and the limited edition Glengoyne Scottish Oak is a malt aged in rare Scottish oak barrels and bottled at an impressive 107 proof. Made at one of Scotland’s oldest distilleries, the GLEN GARIOCH (pronounced “Geery”) portfolio here includes two expressions. The Glen Garioch 12 Years Old Single Highland Malt is a blend of American and Oloroso sherry wood, while the Glen Garioch Founder’s Reserve is a non-chill filtered malt bearing no age statement. Each is well imbued with the spice and heather honey for which the Glen Garioch is famous. New Island Malts here is no more memorable road on the voyage of discovery than the one leading to the adventurous malts of the Scottish islands. T One such franchise belongs to HIGHLAND PARK from the island of Orkney, the northern- most distillery in the world. The microclimate of the isolated and wind-swept island is dominated by the North Sea and North Atlantic. Its U.S. portfolio includes 7 expres- sions of Single Orkney Malts —the standard bearer 12 years old, 15 Years Old, the limited edition Highland Park 18- year-old, and the 25 year-old Highland Park. The latter is an unfiltered, cask strength (96.2 proof) whisky made with several malts over 35 years in age. The distillery’s highly acclaimed Orcadian series now features 3 vintage bottlings—1964, 1968 and 1970. The ISLE OF JURA is in the Inner Hebrides off the eastern coast of Scotland. For 300 years, the island’s lone distillery has produced whiskies using mountain water and lightly peated malt. Isle of Jura Superstition features a blend of peated whiskies and older, tra- ditionally finished malts. The range now also includes a 21 Years Old Single Malt and Isle of Jura Prophecy, a 92- 45

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