We exist to identify the very small number of casks that have produced the ultimate whiskies. The criteria for selection include rarity and maturity, but above all flavour. Adelphi whiskies are both rare and sought after.
Each single cask of whisky matures its contents very differently, imparting its own character to the whisky it holds and, as a result, there are never two Adelphis quite the same.
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Adelphi Selection Round 1 Expressions
Adelphi 2018 3yo Akkeshi
Cask No. 1001
First-fill Bourbon Barrel
59.1% abv.
131 bottles
Japan
Color: Pale straw.
Nose: Smoked brisket, green mezcal, kaffir lime, sourdough, Fritos, fried padron pepper, tomato vine, pastrami bagel with Polish pickle, wet burlap sack.
Palate: Mesquite, whole wheat crackers, horseradish, toasted sesame, wet tobacco, ham hock, billowing campfire smoke, fresh hay.
Finish: Long, soft, briny, sweet cherry wood smoke.
Adelphi 2008 16 yo Blair Athol
Cask No. 701446
First-fill Bourbon Hogshead
56.9% abv.
261 bottles
Highlands
Color: Gentle gold.
Nose: Crisp apple skin, marzipan, bundt
cake with powdered sugar, plum Danish,
golden raisin, pear liqueur.
Palate: Peachy-Os, shaved almonds,
toffee apples, cherry schnapps, quenching
lemon-lime, parchment paper.
Finish: Medium length, bright, drying, moreish
Adelphi 1992 32 yo ‘Breath of Speyside’
Cask No. 921
Refill Bourbon Barrel
48.6% abv.
169 bottles
Speyside
Color: Aged Chenin Blanc.
Nose: Gooseberry, honeydew melon, orchid, light cedar, lemon sorbet, wet stone, unripe pear – freshly sliced, Bounty bar – milk chocolate and sweet coconut.
Palate: Almond cake, Cointreau, ripe peach, cantaloupe, dry spice, strawberry Twizzlers, hints of anise.
Finish: Bright, surprisingly vivacious for the age; herbal, drying finish.
Adelphi 2013 10 yo Ben Nevis
Cask No. 13
Refill Sherry Butt
59.5% Vol
568 bottles
Highlands
Color: Warm, real maple syrup.
Nose: Lacquered wood, undusted library, Fig Newtons, date bread, molasses, over-baked pumpkin pie, not-quite-ripe cherries, orange fruit pastilles, oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins, candied walnuts.
Palate: Black forest cake, leather armchair, dark chocolate truffle, pecan pie, brandied eggnog with nutmeg shaved on top, candied lemon.
Finish: Decadent; long, but spicy and dry.
Adelphi 2014 10 yo Caol Ila
Cask No. 326025
First-fill Spanish Oak Oloroso Sherry Hogshead
53.8% abv.
285 bottles
Islay
Color: Candied chestnut.
Nose: Fig Newton, smoked mackerel,well-matured rum, lardons, caked salt, German Rauchbier.
Palate: Meaty fond at the bottom of the pan, plum pudding, hoisin sauce, Cherrywood barbeque, flowerbed after a heavy rain, leather book.
Finish: Sweet, smoky, layered, long.
Adelphi 2015 9yo Dailuaine
Cask No. 300966
First-fill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead
54.2% abv.
258 bottles
Speyside
Color: Rich bronze.
Nose: Cotton, worn leather, Saltines, beeswax, hot pumpernickel with salty butter, table tennis racket, Panettone, key-lime pie with graham cracker crust, Dr. Pepper, a jar of Amarena cherries.
Palate: Buttery pancakes, gingerbread dough, a Manhattan in a dram: bourbon-soaked cherries, vermouth, Angostura bitters; red grapefruit, glazed doughnuts, Grand Marnier, chicory coffee.
Finish: Long, rich and waxy; sweet characteristics but dry and lengthy finish.
Adelphi 2011 12 yo Glen Garioch
Cask No. 2369
First-fill Bourbon Barrel
57.2% abv.
199 bottles
Highlands
Color: Light gold
Nose: Orchard fruits galore – Bosc pear and nectarine. Black pepper, ouzo, cayenne, plum sauce, hoisin, ginger, almond.
Palate: Medjool dates, rum raisin ice cream, Chinese five spice, tamarind, candied orange peel.
Finish: Dry, spicy, and bold; with underlying sweetness and medium length.
Adelphi 2013 10yo Glenlossie
Cask No. 5304
Refill Sherry Butt
59.0% abv.
467 bottles
Speyside
Color: Faded brass.
Nose: Juicy clementine, lilac, pink grapefruit, green onion, parchment, peppermint chewing-gum wrapper, smashed bananas, cream, and icing sugar.
Palate: Crème de Banane, pastilles, Birch bark, graham cracker, flower garden, walnut skin, violet creams.
Finish: Spritely and lifted, but with good length. Creaminess from nose to finish.
Adelphi 2013 11 yo Longmorn
Cask No. 2780
First-fill Bourbon Hogshead
58% abv.
253 bottles
Speyside
Color: Clear gold.
Nose: Summer lilac, cotton pillowcase, lemon meringue, fresh cranberry, birch bark, freshly zested orange, peppermint stick.
Palate: Nectarine, maple sugar candies, just-off-the-stove stewed citrus, cake doughnut with lemon icing, mountain meadow wildflowers.
Finish: Spritely, vivacious, medium-to-long finish.
