When the Càrn Mòr Vintage Collection first appeared in 2009 it consisted of 24 ‘sample’ bottles (20cl) of single malt from 24 different years (1983-2006) and 24 different distilleries. When the Càrn Mòr Vintage Collection first appeared in 2009 it consisted of 24 ‘sample’ bottles (20cl) of single malt from 24 different years (1983-2006) and 24 different distilleries. A complete set of 24 bottles in a display case sold at auction in February 2017 for £560 (£23.33 per bottle). Finally in 2017 I gave up waiting and bought duplicate years for 1992, 1999 and 2006 bringing my collection up to the magic 24.

Maybe all online content should carry a “each to their own” caveat?Hi Alex. By 2012 the collection had got a bit messy as duplicate distilleries had appeared such as Macduff for 1991 and 2005, and Tamdhu for 1989 and 1991.The Càrn Mòr Vintage Collection was produced by the Scottish Liqueur Centre who subsequently become Morrison & Mackay.

Has the quality of official,Another topic that seems to garner plenty of comment and opinion is the prevalence of brand premiumisation. Cambus. Only 1 left in stock. It lives up to its name.Please enter your details to make it easier for us to help you further.The legal stuff: not providing your contact details may mean we have to delete your comments if another member of our community complains about them. However, I was fortunate to try a 30yo recently which was pretty lively and enjoyable.“Has the quality of official Highland Park really declined so precipitously over the last decade or so?”.I think the quality of every spirit under Edrington has fallen.I’m curious to see how this fairs vs the OB Fettercairn that is said to be going out in the market next year.It has absolutely declined.

This 10yo Fettercairn was distilled in 2009 and, like the rest of the revamped Strictly Limited range, has been bottled at 47.5% which is a slight bump on the previous standard of 46%.

Nice piece, it sparks a few interesting points in my own mind. Inverhouse have been busy, first overhauling,So what’s my outlook on all of this?

Buy Now. I agree with your sentiments on opinions.

The distillery suffered when that Vijay Mallya took its to supplement Kingfisher.Hi PB.

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Probably not the Macallans of the world since they have a huge Asian premium market footprint. I hope that a serious slump and large scale closures are not around the corner, but history does tend to repeat….Hi Peter.

In 2010 the Royal Mile Whisky shop in Edinburgh was selling the complete set of 24 bottles for £314.27 (£13.09 per bottle).The following list shows the bottlings I know of that have appeared for each year of the Càrn Mòr Vintage Collection (distilled 1983-2006). 08/08/1991. 70cl. Invariably accompanied by Dora the Whisky Explorer, their spare time is largely spent looking for interesting places to see, mountains to climb, distilleries to visit and drams to try.As an Angus resident these days I want see Fettercairn do well, but sadly I do have trouble with it’s spirit.

The Carn Mor range of whiskies are bottled by Morrison & Mackay, a family company that are "steeped" in the whisky industry. That would get a 3/10 in the malt-review scoring system as it’s just dull. Manufacturer. 60.6% Vol. The area was renowned for whisky smuggling, and the whole range is named after the Ladder, an old pass from Glenlivet to Strathdon. I must admit I’ve avoided OB Fettercairn in the past based on reputation but I should give it a fair try.Is the Fettercairn OB out there already? Caperdonich 1996 CM Special bottling for World of Whisky: 23: 51.7 % Vol. Distillery. The new look is not hugely different from the old: a cleaner, clearer label and the addition of a card sleeve.

Hopefully it serves them well in the future, whatever it may hold.I had a few options for a whisky to review and opted for one that was not necessarily the best on the night (that was just shaded by a 9yo Glentauchers) but was particularly interesting. Beautiful 27 year old single grain whisky from the now closed Cambus distillery.

This product is currently out of stock. I was missing 1983, 1985 and 1986, which sadly have not appeared at auction.

You should know that we will store your details securely just in case we need to get in touch with you about your post in the future. Thereafter there were several replacement years as certain bottles proved more popular than others. I would rather have an interesting whisky over a dull one any day, even if it’s somewhat flawed like this was.Sadly I’ve never heard of this distillery ( and I’m not a newbie either).

Region. It is still available online for under £40, so as well as interesting I would also add affordable. Prices vary based on delivery destination (it's a tax thing), so please change it if you're not shipping within.A 7 year old Glen Ord, independently bottled by Càrn Mòr for the Strictly Limited series. In fact it was even said recently by a visitor to the site in their comment.