Try Before you Buy: Whisky Samples and Miniatures
Don't you hate when you spend a lot of money on a bottle of whisky and it is a bad one.
Never again! Buy a sample and get an idea of how good or bad is the whisky before buying a a full bottle. I personally get my samples from Master of Malt because they have a fair price and come in a very solid and nice glass flask.
If you decide to buy miniatures instead, just keep in mind that the older the miniature that easier it is that the whisky is spoiled. You can't know! As Forrest Gump once said whisky miniatures are like a chocolate box, you never know what you are going to get... I have a rate of around 3% of spoiled miniatures.
The Macallan
- “Founded in 1824 at the heart of the Speyside, The Macallan is one of the most aristocratic and luxury single malts of Scotland. Their sherried whiskies established benchmarks that other had to aspire to.”
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Macallan Gold Sample Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
£6.25 -
Macallan Private Eye / 1961 / 5cl Miniature
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Macallan Rare Cask Sample Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
£15.65 -
Macallan Sienna Sample / The 1824 Series Speyside Whisky
£6.95 -
Macallan Speymalt 1980
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Macallan The 1824 Collection Estate Reserve
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Macallan The 1824 Collection Select Oak
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Macallan The 1824 Collection Whisky Maker's Edition
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The Macallan Oscuro
The Speyside
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Cú Dhub
Tia Maria
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Tia Maria - 1960s
£180.00 Tobermory
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Ledaig (Tobermory) 1994 Connoisseurs Choice
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Ledaig 10 year
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Ledaig 18 Year Old Sherry Finish Sample / Batch 2 Island Whisky
£7.85 -
Ledaig 1994 Miniature / Bot.2012 / G&M Island Whisky
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Ledaig 1996 Sample / Bot.2015 / Oloroso Finish Island Whisky
£8.95 -
Ledaig 20 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Ledaig 2004 Sample / 12 Year Old / Single Malts of Scotland Island Whisky
£6.50 -
Ledaig 2005 Sample / Sherry Cask / Single Malts of Scotland Island Whisky
£6.85 -
Ledaig Peated Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Tobermory - Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
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Tobermory / Black / Square Shape / Large Jug
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Tobermory 10 year
£45.43 -
Tobermory 10 Year Old Miniature
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Tobermory 10 Year Old Sample Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
£4.95 -
Tobermory 15 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Tobermory 16 Year Old 1994 (Murray McDavid)
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Tobermory 17 Year Old - Single Cask (Master of Malt)
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Tobermory White Ceramic / Bot.1980s Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Tomatin
- “Located on the eastern edge of the Monadh Liath Mountains, Tomatin has a feeling of remoteness about it. Illicit stills are part of the history of whisky distilling in Scotland; as a distilling site, illicit or otherwise, Tomatin reaches back to the 15th Century when drovers, bringing their cattle over high mountain passes to the market at Tomatin, filled their flasks from a still at the Old Laird’s House, beside the current distillery buildings – perhaps the fore-runner to the current visitor centre! A formal distillery was commissioned on the site in 1897, and at 315 metres above sea level it is one of the highest in the country. In 1985 the Distillery was acquired by Japanese shareholders, who established The Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd and secured the future of whisky distilling in the Monadhliath hills. Tomatin now operates 12 stills, and in 2007 produced 2.5 million litres. All whisky distilling requires good water. At Tomatin the Alt-na Frith (Free Burn), which springs up deep within the Monadhliath Mountains, supplies us with as much as we need. This water is combined with top quality barley, and traditional techniques are employed in all 4 stages of the distilling process – malting, mashing, fermentation and distillation. Traditionally our whisky has been used to provide fillings for the major blended whiskies in Scotland, but the emphasis now is very much on the Company own brands, first class malt and blended whiskies which have all won major international awards.”
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Tomatin / Black Water Jug / 1980s
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Tomatin 12 year
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Tomatin 12 Year Old Miniature
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Tomatin 12 Year Old Miniature / Bourbon& Sherry Casks Highland Whisky
£3.95 -
Tomatin 12 Year Old Sample / Bourbon& Sherry Casks Highland Whisky
£4.75 -
Tomatin 14 Year Old Miniature / Port Casks Highland Whisky
£6.45 -
Tomatin 15 year
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Tomatin 15 Year Old Miniature
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Tomatin 18 year
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Tomatin 18 Year Old Miniature
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Tomatin 18 Year Old Sample / Oloroso Sherry Finish Highland Whisky
£7.55 -
Tomatin 18 Year Old Sample Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
£7.55 -
Tomatin 19 year Master of Malt Single Cask
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Tomatin 1965 / Lombard Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Tomatin 1988 Miniature / Gordon& Macphail Speyside Whisky
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Tomatin 30 Year Old / Centenary / Sherry Cask Highland Whisky
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Tomatin 30 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Tomatin 36 Year Old Sample / Rare Casks Batch No.2 Highland Whisky
£37.65 -
Tomatin Cu Bocan Sample / Virgin Oak Highland Whisky
£5.75 -
Tomatin Cu Bocan Sample Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
£5.25 -
Tomatin Legacy Sample / Bourbon& Virgin Oak Highland Whisky
£3.95 Tomintoul
- “Tomintoul Distillery was built in the mid 1960s. At the height of around 350m (1165 feet), Tomintoul is the highest village in the Highlands. Tomintoul Distillery is located in the Glenlivet Estate at Ballantruan on the east side of the River Avon and in the valley between the Glenlivet Forest and the hills of Cromdale. The distillery is capable of producing over three million litres of alcohol per annum as well as having: * A storage capacity of approximately 116,000 casks * Extensive stocks of quality whisky, dating back over 40 years * Highly skilled and experienced staff * Quality control which is maintained to the highest standards in the industry Tomintoul distilling equipment includes a semi-Lauter mash tun, six stainless steel washbacks and four stills (with boil balls in their necks). The spirit is matured in a combination of American oak bourbon casks and refill hogshead with some Oloroso sherry butts. The distillery now operates at full capacity. ”
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Old Ballantruan The Peated Malt
£35.23 -
Tomintoul 10 year
£28.33 -
Tomintoul 10 Year Old Miniature
£4.45 -
Tomintoul 12 Year Old / Oloroso Sherry Speyside Whisky
£4.75