This blended whisky comes from a small independant bottler who were one of the earliest to promote the benefits of ‘unchillfiltered’ whisky. Chilfiltering is a process that strips out some of the natural flavour but is still widespread as it stops any cloudiness occuring when water is added, or the whisky becomes cold in storage.

When the Gaelic Whisky Company (or ‘Pràban na Linne’ to give them their Gaelic name; translated means a smugglers den by the Sound of Sleat) first set out to promote an unfiltered whisky it was unusual to find any other blends doing the same. More than 10 years later and now the big whisky companies will often refrain from filtering when they do a special limited edition bottling of high end Single Malts as they now accept that connoisseurs (who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and are competent to act as a critical judge) recognise the benefit.

Gaelic Whisky Company have also re-introduced a Rum Finish unchilfiltered blend, double matured and is kept for an extra year in Guyanan Rum casks. Available NZ, UK

Recommended for : A good gift for a regular blended whisky drinker (Famous Grouse, Bells etc) as something a bit special without moving to a Single malt.
Availability : Some UK specialist whisky shops or online at The Whisky Exchange