{"id":53873,"date":"2021-10-07T15:28:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T14:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=53873"},"modified":"2021-10-07T15:28:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T14:28:21","slug":"diageo-unveils-2021-scotch-whisky-special-releases-collection-legends-untold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/diageo-unveils-2021-scotch-whisky-special-releases-collection-legends-untold\/","title":{"rendered":"Diageo unveils 2021 Scotch Whisky Special Releases Collection \u201cLegends Untold\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Impeccably crafted, the highly anticipated Single Malt Scotch Whisky Collection features eight treasured whiskies and this year, the first-ever augmented reality experience, revealing untold stories of the distilleries in a unique and enchanting way.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The 2021 collection, drawn from some of Scotland\u2019s most interesting, legendary distilleries and curated by Master Blender Dr Craig Wilson, portrays the otherworldly beings which have fiercely protected the heartlands of remote Scottish distilleries for an eternity, according to our ancient fables, and the mythical creatures come to life revealing their true characters. Drawn from renowned distilleries, the collection nods to the hidden gems that can be found in each corner of the Scottish terrain amongst the lochs and rugged highlands.<\/p>\n<p>The annual, carefully selected line-up highlights the diversity of our most treasured whisky reserves maturing in Scotland. Each whisky will be visually brought to life with heavily detailed illustrations and design work from renowned digital illustrator Ken Taylor. His striking signature style and interpretation of the mythical creatures takes cues from his portfolio of pop culture artwork.<\/p>\n<p>Activated through an on-pack QR code, a multi-sensory experience begins with a narration of the cask-strength Single Malts\u2019 tale. Enthusiasts are then guided through a mixed reality tasting experience, designed to captivate their senses and bring a taste of Scotland to their homes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Join the Journey with Our Special Releases 2021 Collection: \u201cLegends Untold\u201d | Diageo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fidptvxQaWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For those curious to find out more, the collection includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The darkly robust and rich Mortlach 13-Year-Old from the Speyside Dufftown distillery<\/li>\n<li>A briny, bold fire-breathing sea-monster of a malt with smoky undertones in the Talisker 8-Year-Old<\/li>\n<li>A rare Highland expression of the Royal Lochnagar with a nimble springtime freshness<\/li>\n<li>Two unique and enchanting expressions of the Lagavulin, \u2018The King of Islay\u2019: A fiercely intense, yet perfectly balanced sweet and salty 12-Year-Old and, the jewel in the crown, a 26-Year-Old, finished in first-fill Pedro Ximenez\/Oloroso casks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201c<em>We have delved into the core characteristics of several classic distilleries, for the Legends Untold collection. Taking inspiration from the mythical creatures of this year\u2019s collection, we have revealed new depths of flavour and embraced the essence of each whisky\u2019s unique profile revealing the legend it brings to life. This year\u2019s collection is just the very beginning of the story.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr Craig Wilson, Master Blender<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021 Special Releases Whisky Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Special Releases Collection will be available in limited quantities from specialist Scotch whisky retailers and malts.com this Autumn.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mortlach 13-Year-Old<\/li>\n<li>The Singleton of Glendullan 19-Year-Old<\/li>\n<li>Talisker 8-Year-Old<\/li>\n<li>Lagavulin 26-Year-Old<\/li>\n<li>Lagavulin 12-Year-Old<\/li>\n<li>Cardhu 14-Year-Old<\/li>\n<li>Oban 12-Year-Old<\/li>\n<li>Royal Lochnagar 16-Year-Old<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impeccably crafted, the highly anticipated Single Malt Scotch Whisky Collection features eight treasured whiskies and this year, the first-ever augmented reality experience, revealing untold stories [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":53874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2597,1,477,7093,7099,7097],"tags":[10285,1054,39,10284,10283,10279,10280,10286,10287,10278,10282,10281,216,103],"class_list":["post-53873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-luxury","category-spirits","category-wines-spirits","tag-cardhu-14-year-old","tag-diageo","tag-dutyfree","tag-lagavulin-12-year-old","tag-lagavulin-26-year-old","tag-legends-untold","tag-mortlach-13-year-old","tag-oban-12-year-old","tag-royal-lochnagar-16-year-old","tag-single-malt-scotch-whisky-collection","tag-talisker-8-year-old","tag-the-singleton-of-glendullan-19-year-old","tag-travel-retail","tag-whisky"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}