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This week it’s all about scotch. Read on for freshly launched single cask bottlings from Chieftain’s and newcomer Chapter 7, plus a whole new range of age statement whiskies from Glen Moray and a recently released Kilchoman.
![Glen Moray 12 year old, 15 year old, and 18 year old single malts](https://mscwordpresscontent.s3.amazonaws.com/wa/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/glen-moray-heritage-12-years-old-1-2-HR.jpg)
Glen Moray 12 year old, 15 year old, and 18 year old single malts
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 40% ABV (12 and 15 year olds), 47.2% ABV (18 year old)
Price: $40 (12 year old), $55 (15 year old), $90 (18 year old)
Release: December 2016
Availability: Widely available, although the 18 year old is a smaller release than the other two
Need to know:
A new range from the Speyside distillery, the 12 and 18 year old expressions are matured in bourbon casks, while the 15 year old is a mixture of sherry and bourbon casks.
Whisky Advocate says:
This new lineup complements Glen Moray’s no-age-statement Classic range, and its Elgin Reserve tier, which includes the 25 year old Port Cask Finish. Glen Moray 10 year old Chardonnay Cask is being discontinued.
![Chapter 7 19 year old](https://mscwordpresscontent.s3.amazonaws.com/wa/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Chapter7-19YO.jpg)
Chapter 7 19 year old
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 56.2% ABV
Price: $180
Release: November 2016
Availability: 270 bottles for the U.S.
Need to know:
This whisky comes from an undisclosed Highlands distillery and is exclusive to the U.S. market.
Whisky Advocate says:
Chapter 7 is a new independent bottler based in Switzerland which has been operating since September 2014. Importer ImpEx Beverages notes that the whisky has aromas of “malt loaf and Christmas cake,” with a nutty and sherried palate.
![Chieftain’s Bowmore 2002 13 year old](https://mscwordpresscontent.s3.amazonaws.com/wa/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Chieftains-Bowmore-tinypng.jpg)
Chieftain’s Bowmore 2002 13 year old
Chieftain’s Bowmore 2002 13 year old
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 46% ABV
Price: $130
Release: November 2016
Availability: 652 bottles for the U.S.
Chieftain’s Glen Grant 1997 19 year old
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 46% ABV
Price: $125
Release: November 2016
Availability: 487 bottles for the U.S.
Chieftain’s Glen Keith 1993 23 year old
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 46% ABV
Price: $175
Release: November 2016
Availability: 219 bottles for the U.S.
![Chieftain’s Linkwood 1991 24 year old](https://mscwordpresscontent.s3.amazonaws.com/wa/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Chieftains-Linkwood-tinypng.jpg)
Chieftain’s Linkwood 1991 24 year old
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 46% ABV
Price: $175
Release: November 2016
Availability: 269 bottles for the U.S.
![Chieftain’s Glenrothes 1997 19 year old](https://mscwordpresscontent.s3.amazonaws.com/wa/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Chieftains-Glenrothes-tinypng.jpg)
Chieftain’s Glenrothes 1997 19 year old
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 53.2% ABV
Price: $165
Release: November 2016
Availability: 437 bottles for the U.S.
![Chieftain’s Glenturret 1990 25 year old](https://mscwordpresscontent.s3.amazonaws.com/wa/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Chieftains-Glenturret-tinypng.jpg)
Chieftain’s Glenturret 1990 25 year old
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 49.7% ABV
Price: $210
Release: November 2016
Availability: 397 bottles for the U.S.
Need to know:
The Chieftain’s range comes out twice a year. It’s bottled by Ian MacLeod Distillers, which also owns Glengoyne, Tamdhu, Smokehead, and Sheep Dip, among other Scotch whisky brands.
Whisky Advocate says:
The Glenturret would make a fun (and probably satisfying) comparison with Famous Grouse, which uses up most of that distillery’s production. And the Glen Keith is a rare find, as the distillery was mothballed between 1999 and 2012 and most of its production before and after the shuttering has been used in blends.
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Kilchoman Original Cask Strength
Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
Proof: 56.9% ABV
Price: $110
Release: December 2016
Availability: 269 bottles for the U.S.
Need to know:
This is the second release of Kilchoman’s Original Cask Strength and was matured in quarter casks.
Whisky Advocate says:
A quarter cask is, well, roughly one-quarter the size of a 500-liter butt, meaning the whisky comes into more wood contact during maturation. Expect this one to show notes of caramel and vanilla as a result.