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| Not exactly easy to find, this place |
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| Extensive, eclectic selection |
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| A couple of Korea-exclusive Kilchoman |
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| And even a couple of exclusive single casks of Raasay |
A quick flight to determine whether bottles are worth buying. In this location (The Malt Shop is a chain of stores and some do not offer the same selection), the number of bottles open is consequent. Most are exclusive to Korea or The Malt Shop itself. Hoping to try all of them, I am quickly brought back to reality: beside the obvious time constraint, each dram tasted has to be paid. Prices are reasonable and the pours are generous: at 2cl each, we might as well be at a bar. Still, in this setting, notes are scant.
Burnside 11yo 2011/2022 Private Edition No.11 (53%, The Maltshop Whisky Collection, Bourbon Barrel, 400b)
Light, fruity, it feels a little young. Funnily, they list Balvenie and Glenfiddich explicitly on the shelf tag. 6/10
Aultmore 9yo 2013/2022 Release No.105 Private Edition No.12 (59.1%, Angus Dundee for Alistair Walker Infrequent Flyers bottled Exclusively for The Maltshop imported by MetaBev, Pedro Ximénez Sherry Puncheon, 686b)
Earthy number, overflowing with prunes and dried dates. Good. 7/10
Orkney Islands 2009/2022 Private Edition No.5 (62.1%, The Auchtermuchty Bond for Berry Bros. & Rudd for The Maltshop imported by Trans Beverage, Hogshead, C#3, 150b)
Farm-y and briny at first, it becomes numbing and dry on the palate, before delivering more farm-y notes. The winner of the pack. 7/10
The Orkney appears to be a shared cask. The other part of the cask was bottled for Germany in 2024, with an ABV 1% lower.
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| We also see this, which we tried in 2024 |
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