The Glen Garioch distillery in the Highlands make some very lovely whiskies indeed, many of which they release themselves. However, they're willing to share their expressions and let independent bottlers release their malt, like Mackillop's, for example. This edition of Mackillop's Choice is a Glen Garioch single cask which was distilled on Boxing Day 1990 and bottled in July 2013. It comes at cask strength and without chill-filtration.
Single malt whisky is arguably the finest expression of whisky, made at a single distillery from malted barley, water and yeast. The style is produced in Japan, Ireland and most importantly (and famously) in Scotland. Indeed, single malt Scotch is highly collectable and is easily one of the world's most sought-after and revered liquids, with many examples held in equal esteem with the world's top wines. Whether whisky (or whiskey) was first made in Scotland or Ireland is a source of much debate, but the first recorded mention of the Gaelic uisge beatha (water of life) comes from Scotland in the late 15th Century.