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 2018 3 yo 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 1998 24 yo Bunnahabhain
Cask #2144
Refill Oloroso Sherry Gorda
56.2% abv
648 bottles
Islay
Herbal, Dark chocolate, Jamon Iberico, Star Anise, Leather, cigar box, Old, highland toffee, roast beef jus, rancio, crème caramel, dates, figs, demerara sugar, rye bread. Tiramisu, macchiato, brown
sugar on porridge, salted caramel chocolate brownies, mint?, more toffee, incredible mouthfeel, luscious, licorice, salt, blackcurrant, raisins, ginger, cinnamon, red currant jelly.
Beautiful long lasting finish.
Adelphi 2013 10 yo 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.