Islay Tasting - Monsters Vol.1 - Friday 18th September

After a good summer break, we head into the whisky season of autumn, and where better to start than Islay. This is a monster tasting in size and content, featuring some very special drams from the isle of the sea dragon!!

This is an online tasting event, to which you can either attend live, or catch up with the recording afterwards. Either way you will enjoy the following (lucky) thirteen drams, and do enquire about some extra special extras….

The Drams

1. Laphroaig 1815 — 2010, Wincly’s Retirement, bottled 16/01/2023, Bottle 87/249, 54.5%

2. Ardbeg Single Cask — 2011, 1st Fill Marsala Barrique, Cask 506, bottled 2015, Bottle 300/414, 55.3%

3. Peated Islay Single Malt 31 Year Old — The Whisky Jury “Pretty Old”, Bottle 19/259

4. Bowmore 9 Year Old Fèis Ìle 2026 — Cask 3756, PX Sherry Seasoned Spanish Oak, 55.4%

5. Bowmore 22 Year Old Living Souls — 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels, 52.0%

6. Ardbeg Private Single Cask 21 Year Old — filled 24 May 2000, Refill Oloroso Sherry Butt, Cask 1055, bottled 19 March 2022, Bottle 331/555, 51.1%

7. Ardbeg Fèis Ìle 2011 — distilled 1998, bottled 2011, two Spanish ex-Pedro Ximénez butts, cask strength

8. Laphroaig Fèis Ìle — Cask 802, ex-Bourbon → Red Wine Barrique, distilled 2012, Bottle 231/250, 58.8%

9. Ardbeg Kildalton 1980 Limited Edition — lightly peated, bottled 2004, 57.6%

10. Lagavulin Fèis Ìle 2015 — distilled 1991, bottled 2015, Triple Matured, Bottle 1707, 59.9%

11. Ardbeg 1992 XOP Platinum 30 Year Old — Douglas Laing 70th Anniversary, single hogshead DL Ref 12290, bottled 2022, Bottle 141/251

12. Caol Ila 1982 “Four Daughters” — Velier 70th Anniversary, single cask, 50.6%

13. Islay Single Malt 34 Year Old – The Whisky Jury — distilled 1991, bottled 2026 for Passion for Whisky & Lucky Choice, single cask, 48.2%

…quite the selection, I am sure you will agree!!

The Details

To get involved either contact us through our WhatsApp group “East Coast Whisky Circle” or email dram@eastcoastwhisky.com

15ml (£280) & 20ml (£330) are available, and other sizes on request.

We look forward to having you come join us.

Highland Park 4 - Beyond the Heather - Fri 17th July

For our penultimate online whisky tasting before our Summer break, we are back up to the wonderful Orkney Mainland to visit that now sadly under appreciated yet legendary distillery HIGHLAND PARK with a host of excellent drams.

We have a fine selection of HP to try together on Zoom on Friday 17th July, or on playback after. To make this as accessible as possible for all budgets, we’ve split the tasting this time, so either you can get the main pack, or the old and rare one, of hopefully all together with a healthy discount.

To join either ping us through WhatsApp, where we have the excellent East Coast Whisky group chats, or email dram@eastcoastwhisky.com & we will give you the easy lowdown!

On to the drams….

The Mainland Pack

2003 Highland Park 22 TBros 55.9%

1999 Highland Park 24 TWA 52.6%

1995 Highland Park 23 ADR 53.9%

1998 Highland Park 27 TWB 53.9%

1994 Highland Park 30 MoS 48.1%

1990 Highland Park 27 LMDW/SV 45%

1989 Highland Park 33 Ltd 49.1%

1988 Highland Park 18 Cad 58.2%

1977 Highland Park 33 TPD 52.3%

1976 Highland Park 21 Milroy’s 54%

Older & Rarer Still

1970 Highland Park 19 G&M 52.9%

1968 Highland Park 35 51.2%

1966 Highland Park 13 BBR 75 proof

1961 The Dragon 48.1%

1960? Highland Park 19 70 proof

1955 Highland Park 52.8%

…quite the collection, don’t you think? Definitely including some personal favourites, both new and from decades gone by!! Hope you can join what’s always a fun lively evening.

Cheers,

Frederick Maitland

@eastcoastwhisky

Summer in Scotland - Friday 3rd July

For the second online tasting of our 2026 Summer Series, we are featuring a fine selection of old and/or rare whiskies. If you would like to join in, either live on Zoom or with the catch up recording, please email us ASAP at dram@eastcoastwhisky.com

There are a range of dram packs and sizes available, including a free 1971 Oddbins Glen Garioch if you sign up to the whole tasting, and a good discount if you sign up to this and the Cragganmore 3 vertical tasting recently announced. Anyway on to…

The Drams

1974 Pulteney 18 SV 59.1%

2026 Talisker 21 J&B 58.7%

1996 Glentauchers 23 HiS 50.8%

2001 Scapa 24 G&M 51.9%

1994 Craigellachie 25 SMoS 56.1%

1998 Glen Garioch 27 Tbros 53.8%

1973 Glenkinchie 27 DL 50%

1972 Linlithgow 27 DL 50%

1990 Balblair 34 HL 43.3%

1990 Clynelish 35 WY 48.2%

The Extras

1963 Oban 21 Cad 46%

1967 Rosebank 25 SV 54.4%

1973 Ardbeg 27 DL 50%

… I think you will agree it’s a pretty stellar line-up, and at the best value for East Coast Whisky members, so get in touch, join in, and start sipping!!

Frederick Maitland

@eastcoastwhisky