Edinburgh-based impartial bottler Tailor-made Spirits Co has revealed the second spherical of whisky releases in its Experimental Collection.
Tailor-made Spirits Co’s The Experimental Collection invitations drinkers to find the varied flavours of Scotland’s most characterful distilleries by way of restricted version releases, every showcasing its personal distinct story and end.
The brand new small batch expressions comply with the launch of three inaugural single malts within the collection in January this yr.
The brand new releases characteristic 4 whiskies: Experiment 4, a 15-year-old from Aultmore; Experiment 5 Echo, a 13-year-old single malt from Benriach; Experiment 6 Fort, a 13-year-old whisky from Dailuaine; and the Particular Experiment 1 Black Label Anam, a 23-year-old single malt from Springbank Distillery.
Adam Harding, co-founder and director of Tailor-made Spirits Co, stated: “This new assortment marks an thrilling step ahead in our mission to rejoice experimentation in single cask whisky. It follows a yr past our expectations – one which’s seen us develop sooner than we may have imagined.
“Every whisky in The Experimental Collection tells its personal story of maturation, ending, and flavour exploration, and we’re proud to proceed showcasing the depth and variety of single cask Scotch whisky.”
Drawing inspiration from classic ski resort tickets and laboratory bottles, the collection’ design features a removable ‘lab ticket’ with a singular code, enabling lovers to trace every experiment.
Harding continued: “The design is as a lot part of the expertise because the whisky itself. It’s about evoking curiosity – that sense of discovery and experimentation that sits on the coronary heart of our model.”
Single cask experiments
Experiment 4 from Bacardi-owned Aultmore is completed in a European oak Montilla wine cask, leading to aromas of baked apple strudel, heather honey, and treacle tart on the nostril. On the palate, the only malt shows notes of darkish plum, caramel apple, fig jam, butterscotch, cinnamon, and low cake.
Restricted to 151 bottles at 58.3% ABV, the 15-year-old has an RRP of £84.50 (US$111).
Experiment 5, titled Echo, from Brown-Forman-owned Benriach was initially aged in Bourbon casks earlier than being transferred right into a first-fill Pedro Ximénez Sherry octave. The discharge is restricted to 81 bottles and retails for £82.50 (US$109).
Bottled at 56.3% ABV, the Echo affords brandy cake, toasted oak, malt loaf, and marzipan on the nostril, adopted by darkish chilli chocolate, forest fruit protect, Garibaldi biscuit, and charred oak on the palate.
Experiment 6, Fort, completes the collection with a Port cask-finished single malt from Diageo’s Dailuaine distillery. At 48.3% ABV, it shows notes of inexperienced pear, sticky toffee pudding, walnut cake, and sandalwood on entry, with raspberries, blackberries, basil, elderflower syrup, and glazed ribs on the palate.
Restricted to 109 bottles, the 13-year-old Fort has an RRP of £79.50 (US$105).
For Particular Experiment 1, Black Label Anam, the bottler partnered with Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown. The unique launch is restricted to 33 bottles at 53.9% ABV and is priced at £495 (US$651).
The 23-year-old whisky is a collector’s merchandise, accessible solely to those that have bought six bottles from the collection.
All 4 new releases are available a 500ml bottle.
Tailor-made Spirits was based in 2024 by Harding, Tom Costello, and Carl Johnstone. The corporate collaborates with non-public shoppers and companies worldwide to supply, mature, design, and bottle luxurious whiskies and different spirits.
Within the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, the impartial bottler reported a ‘outstanding’ 900% year-on-year enhance in income in comparison with the identical interval final yr. Tailor-made Spirits is now reportedly on monitor to attain a £3 million (US$3.95m) turnover.
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