Diageo has unveiled the details of nine bottles that will be part of the annual Special Releases, a tradition of the spirits colossus. The most important news is the absence of the classic releases of Port Ellen and Brora, distilleries closed in 1983 and that Diageo will reopen in 2020, as reported in this news.
Diageo announced that the Special Releases will be completed by a tenth release, that will be revealed later.
The bottles will be available after the summer as usual. Here’s the list:
Carsebridge 48 years
43.2%
Casks: Refill American oak hogsheads
Availability: 1,000 bottles
Caol Ila 15 Years “Unpeated”
59.1%
Casks: American oak hogsheads and ex-Bodega Sherry European oak butts
Availability: limited
Caol Ila 35 Years
58.1%
Casks: Refill American oak hogsheads and European oak butts
Availability: 3,276 bottles
Inchgower 27 years
55.3%
Casks: Refill American oak hogsheads
Availability: 8.544 bottles
Lagavulin 12 years
57.8%
Casks: Refill American oak hogsheads
Availability: limited
Oban 21 years
57.9%
Casks: Refill European oak butts
Availability: limited
Pittyvaich 28 years
52.1%
Casks: Refill American oak hogsheads
Availability: 4,680 bottles
Singleton of Glen Ord 14 Years
57.6%
Casks: Refill American oak hogsheads and ex-Bodega Sherry European oak butts
Availability: limited
Talisker 8 Years
59.4%
Casks: First-fill ex-Bourbon American oak hogsheads
Availability: limited