BENRINNES 19yo 1997 Claxton’s

The latest new release from Claxton’s in 2017 is this 19yo single cask from Benrinnes, distilled on the 15-8-97 and bottled in 2017 from a single hogsheads at a strength of 51.5% abv, this bottle carries on the tradition of the company with a fully natural product.. No colour is added so the light straw…

TULLIBARDINE 24yo 1993 Claxton’s

Last year we had the emergence of another independent bottler by the name of Claxton’s, the family  who have had a real passion for whisky for quite a few years now decided it was time to start bottling for themselves and the company was born.. As mentioned before the name of Claxton’s is the families…

BEN NEVIS 17yo (Claxtons)

When we talk about whisky  we all know the biggest selling whisky out there is blended whisky which is sold just about everywhere in the wold but my main passion is single malt and even closer to my heart is a single barrel that is cask strength, NCF and has absolutely no colour added whatsoever!…

BUNNAHABHAIN (Claxtons )

Once again I have the privilege of bringing a first from Claxtons indipendent bottles in the form of this single cask from the Islay  distillery of BUNNAHABHAIN. Distilled in October 2002 and bottled in 2016 this is from a single hogsheads cask and is of course NCF , natural colour and is bottled at 51.4% abv…..

GLENROTHES 19 year old 1997 – Claxton’s

I recently had the great pleasure of sitting down with Adrian from Claxton’s independent bottlers to have a chat about the company, the background and what might be in store  in the future.. The first thing that struck me was the passion for whisky and the company and of course being a Yorkshire man his…

BRUICHLADDICH RIOJA WINE CASK (Claxtons)

Since I started this blog I must admit to not reviewing too much from Islay but when independent bottlers Claxtons sent me this sample from a single cask of Bruichladdich I could not wait to dive in, but as things typically happen this got pushed back a little.. I now have my sample ready and…

AUCHROISK 25yo ( Claxtons)

Todays review is another single cask release from Claxtons independent bottlers.  I have had the pleasure to review 3 of thier single casks so far and they were all very good so I have high expectations for this one. Auchroisk distillery  was first founded to produce high quality malt for some of the world’s most…

TOBERMORY 20yo ( Claxtons )

Over the last few weeks I have had the pleasure off reviewing 2 of the 3 single cask releases from Claxtons, this is an independent whisky bottler for those who don’t know the name,  Claxtons are a Yorkshire based, family owned firm that hand select single barrels for bottling,  the releases are NCF and natural…

Glentauchers 18yo – Claxtons

This independent bottling of Glentauchers is from Yorkshire based Claxtons. At Claxtons  the approach of bottling whiskies in their most original form is born from generations of exploration and appreciation of ‘Uisge Beatha’ (the traditional Gaelic term for whisky, meaning water of life). Not a single precious drop has been chill-filtered or has any added…

Claxtons

  In the early years of Scotland’s ancient and most world-renowned industry, many merchants bought single casks of whisky and bottled them as they were, preserving their unique character and flavour. As a family-owned, independent company bound to no single distiller, Claxton’s proudly continue this ancient tradition by hand-selecting individual casks that reach only the…