Speyside distillery Aultmore is launching its new Wine Cask Collection \u2013 a trio of 22-year-old expressions exclusively for sale at London Heathrow Airport from this week.<\/p>\n
\nThe three single malts have been matured for 11 years in a combination of refill ex-Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks, before being transferred into one of three different ex-wine casks \u2013 Super Tuscan, Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape or Moscatel \u2013 for a further 11 years.<\/p>\n
Aultmore 22 Years Old Super Tuscan Finish<\/strong> has been matured in casks said to have previously held \u2018one of the world\u2019s greatest Cabernet Sauvignons\u2019. Described as having notes of \u2018buttery toffee, unctuous vanilla and concentrated floral aromas\u2019, the whisky is bottled at 52.1% abv and is priced at \u00a3360, with only 108 bottles available.<\/p>\n The \u2018glorious and rich\u2019 Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape casks are said to have imparted \u2018luxurious, deep red fruity notes\u2019 and \u2018the scent of honeysuckle\u2019 to the whisky. Bottled at 52.1%, only 144 bottles of Aultmore 22 Years Old Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape Finish<\/strong> are available, priced at \u00a3340 each.<\/p>\n Aultmore 22 Years Old Moscatel Finish<\/strong> is described as \u2018vibrant, with ripe fruits, potent spices and a long, luxurious finish\u2019. Only 222 bottles of the Moscatel Finish are available, also bottled at 52.1% abv and priced at \u00a3320.<\/p>\n To mark the whisky\u2019s launch next Thursday (18 April), Aultmore global brand ambassador Georgie Bell will be in duty free stores at Heathrow Airport, running tasting sessions throughout the day. The launch coincides with Heathrow\u2019s annual Whisky Festival, which runs throughout the month of April.<\/p>\n Speyside distillery Glenrothes<\/a> has also released a Heathrow exclusive to coincide with the festival, a 19-year-old limited edition single cask whisky.<\/p>\n Slainte! World Duty Free’s Whisky Festival is on now at London Heathrow<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n