🏷️ Features & Details
- Brand: Signatory Vintage
- Founded: 1988
- Type: Independent bottler of single malt Scotch whiskies
- Specialty: Single cask, cask strength releases from various distilleries
- Origin: Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Notable Vintage Start: 1989 — the year when many early, now highly collectible bottlings were first released
- Packaging: Classic Signatory Vintage tubes or boxes for presentation
👃 Tasting Notes
Note: Tasting notes vary widely depending on the specific distillery, cask, and vintage.
- Typical Profiles:
- Honey, vanilla, oak, and fruit for Speyside releases
- Peat, smoke, and maritime notes for Islay bottlings
- Rich sherry and spice notes for cask-matured whiskies
- Strength: Usually cask strength or high proof, retaining full flavor profiles
🏆 Collectibility & Significance
- Reputation: One of the world’s leading independent bottlers, highly respected for quality and authenticity
- Collector’s Appeal: Early bottlings from 1989 and other vintage releases are rare and sought after
- Significance: Offers access to distilleries and expressions that may not have official releases, providing unique whisky experiences
🎁 Presentation & Use
- Ideal For:
- Whisky collectors and enthusiasts seeking rare vintage releases
- Connoisseurs interested in single cask, limited editions
- Gift buyers looking for special and unique whisky bottles
- Serving Suggestion:
- Best enjoyed neat or with a few drops of water to open complex aromas and flavors
- Ideal for tasting sessions and comparing different distilleries and casks
- Occasions:
- Whisky tastings and events
- Special celebrations
- Display in a collector’s cabinet