Diageo Announces 2018 Special Releases

Diageo 2018 Special Releases

Diageo has announced nine out of ten bottlings from their Special Releases collection for 2018, and for the first time since the Special Releases launched in 2001, there won’t be a Brora or Port Ellen bottling among the line-up.

The nine bottles announced include:

  1. Caol Ila Unpeated 15 Year Old
    • ABV: 59.1%
    • Region: Islay
    • Cask: Refill & Rejuvenated American Oak Hogsheads and Ex-Bodega European Oak Butts
    • Limited quantities worldwide
  2. Caol Ila 35 Year Old
    • ABV: 58.1%
    • Region: Islay
    • Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads & Refill European Oak Butts
    • No of bottles: 3,276
  3. Carsebridge 48 Year Old
    • ABV: 43.2%
    • Region: Lowlands
    • Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads
    • No. of bottles: 1,000
  4. Inchgower 27 Year Old
    • ABV: 55.3%
    • Region: Speyside
    • Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads
    • No of bottles: 8,544
  5. Lagavulin 12 Year Old
    • ABV: 57.8%
    • Region: Islay
    • Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads
    • Limited quantities available worldwide
  6. Oban 21 Year Old
    • ABV: 57.9%
    • Region: Highlands
    • Cask: Refill European Oak Butts
    • Limited availability worldwide
  7. Pittyvaich 28 Year Old
    • ABV: 52.1%
    • Region: Speyside
    • Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads
    • No of bottles: 4,680
  8. The Singleton of Glen Ord 14 Year Old
    • ABV: 57.6%
    • Region: Highlands
    • Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads and Ex-Bodega European Oak butts followed by a unique maturation and marrying process
    • Limited quantities available worldwide
  9. Talisker 8 Year Old
    • ABV: 59.4%
    • Region: Island
    • Cask: First fill Ex-Bourbon American Oak Hogsheads
    • Limited availability worldwide

The tenth and final bottling, as well as pricing for all bottles, will be revealed later this year.

Photo credit: Diageo.
Source: diageo.com.

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