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Amongst connoisseurs, the most highly prized kind of whisky is one of outstanding quality, with a distinct character that speaks of its authentic provenance - a moment in time. The Prima & Ultima series gives all collectors the opportunity to build an exquisite liquid library of exactly these kinds of single malt Scotch whiskies. The eight cask strength bottles have been drawn from stocks of celebrated distilleries across Scotland including: Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Lagavulin, Mortlach, Port Ellen, The Singleton and Talisker.
“This collection represents a lifetime’s work, creating whiskies that appeal to all the senses. The whiskies here are incredibly rare; the first and last expressions of their kind. They are my ultimate single malts.” - Jim Beveridge OBE, Master Distiller
Beveridge marks the ending of the coal-firing of stills in 1971 at Cragganmore by including the last cask to be filled with whisky made this way at the distillery. The three casks of The Singleton of Dufftown from 1988 mark the year when the grassy, fruity flavours were uncovered in The Singleton character from a new slow-craft technique. This complex, rich whisky is the first 30-year-old release of this kind. The existence of prized 1979 whisky from a silenced Port Ellen, stoically maturing for 40 years, also speaks to the end of an era –and is a nod to the spirit of invention that will return when the beloved distillery will open its doors once again. From time spent at Lagavulin, Beveridge understood what gave the Islay malt its purest expression, captured here for the first time in a 28 year old filled in 1991; and from Scotland’s North East coastline, a 26 year old Clynelish from 1993 represents a triumph of how this distillery character reveals its renowned waxiness. A taste for the exceptional also informs this collection: six standout casks of Talisker with a more rounded and gently peated style to the distillery’s smoky signature have been carefully safeguarded for a moment like this since 1988, the last of their kind. Meanwhile, a 1984 cask of Caol Ila, number #5773 to be specific, was the first of a new style, and this bottling tells the story of a decade-long chase for this cask’s recovery. The final addition to this inaugural number, a muscular 25-year-old Mortlach takes its place as one of the last remaining first-fill Pedro Ximenez seasoned oak butt casks from 1994.
Prima & Ultima
Caol Ila, 1984, 35 Year Old, 50.8%
Clynelish, 1993, 26 Year Old, 49.8%
Cragganmore, 1971, 48 Year Old, 43.7%
Lagavulin, 1991, 28 Year Old, 50.1%
Mortlach, 1994, 25 Year Old, 55.1%
Port Ellen, 1979, 40 Year Old, 51.2%
Singleton of Dufftown, 1988, 30 Year Old, 48.8%
Talisker, 1988, 31 Year Old, 51.4%
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