A. D. Rattray Online Whisky Tasting 2025It's time for another of our smash hit virtual whisky tastings! Join us on Friday 28th November for an in depth journey through the portfolio of indie bottlers A. D. Rattray with our special guest Max Maartense. Max is the brand representative for A. D. Rattray as well as their Clydeside distillery in Glasgow, which opened in 2017. We can't wait to hear his insights into this fascinating lineup of delicious A. D. Rattray drams. The tasting list reads

Black Bowmore 1964 is an all-time classic that galvanised a legion of whisky drinkers and set the tone for a decades-long obsession with smoky Islay whisky

soon tinged with salt and pepper

bottled at 6 years old from a very small batch of sherry hogsheads by Carn Mor for their Strictly Limited series at their preferred drinking strength of 47

this is from the 1998 vintage and was bottled from a single bourbon barrel as a 22-year-old by Morrison Distillers for their fancy Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask series

Another from Adelphi's haul of Diageo casks

Nose: Roasted coffee with black grapes and chocolate

Country Scotland Region Speyside Distilled Year 2007 Bottling Year 2022 Age 15 Limited Edition Yes Bottles Produced 300 Cask Number DL15888 Cask Type Refill Hogshead Bottle Size 70cl ABV 48

alongside a hefty whack of Smirnoff

A classic latter day Knockando that shows how well this distillery can blossom with a little age behind it

Finish: Peppery peat

A long-running classic from the distillery's rich past

Finish: Long and satisfying finish with drifting puffs of peat smoke