Silent Distilleries
Silent distilleries are distilleries that are no longer in operation. Some may have been mothballed (closed for a period of time due to financial constraints) while others may have been demolished completely. Either way it means the whiskies produced from these distilleries are in short supply and high demand!
With the rise of whisky consumerism, more people are keen to try long lost / forgotten bottlings, to taste a literal piece of history. Also as stocks of these whiskies diminish, the value of the remaining stock can increase in value, meaning silent distillery bottlings are also extremely collectable and a must for any serious whisky collector.
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Caperdonich (silent) - Darkness - Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish - 1997 24 year old Whisky50cl | 52.6%
From the Limited Edition Darkness range featuring intensely sherried expressions of some of the finest distilleries from all around Scotland. This Caperdonich has been aged for 24 years, finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks and bottled in 2021 at c... Click for more info£339.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 24 year old Description Darkness - Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish Vintage 1997 Cask Wood Pedro Ximenez Year Bottled 2021 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP13425 -
Compass Box - Magic Cask Limited Release Whisky70cl | 46%
This unusual whisky is a vatting of rare 22 year old single malt from the silent Imperial distillery matured in 1st fill Bourbon casks, with a 4 year old whisky matured in first fill Oloroso Sherry butts. The much younger malt whisky from the Oloro... Click for more info£159.95Distillery Compass Box Age Description Magic Cask Limited Release Vintage Cask Wood Oloroso Sherry Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Compass Box HTFW Cat. No. LP12987 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Darkness - Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish 23 year old Whisky50cl | 54%
£332.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 23 year old Description Darkness - Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish Vintage Cask Wood Oloroso Octave Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Maverick Drinks HTFW Cat. No. LP12742 -
Cambus (silent) - James Eadie Single Cask #48094 - 1993 26 year old Whisky70cl | 55.4%
A Single Cask Cambus, distilled in 1993, the final year of production for this venerable Grain distillery. Matured in a single sherry butt which produced only 617 bottles, bottled at cask strength with natural colour. The palate offers notes of vani... Click for more info£149.95Distillery Cambus (silent) Age 26 year old Description James Eadie Single Cask #48094 Vintage 1993 Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler James Eadie HTFW Cat. No. LP12650 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Secret Speyside - Peated Single Malt 21 year old Whisky70cl | 48%
Caperdonich distillery was demolished in 2011, so whiskies from this silent distillery will become increasingly scarce. This 21 Year Old whisky is one of a number of stunning releases in the 'Secret Speyside' series. Matured in a American Oak barrel... Click for more info£239.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 21 year old Description Secret Speyside - Peated Single Malt Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12575 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Secret Speyside - Single Malt 21 year old Whisky70cl | 48%
Another delicately sweet Caperdonich, released under the Secret Speyside moniker. Matured in 1st fill American Oak barrels for 21 years, this has almost dessert like qualities with flavours of cream, pear, demerara sugar and citrus to the fore. Off... Click for more info£219.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 21 year old Description Secret Speyside - Single Malt Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12574 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Secret Speyside - Single Malt 25 year old Whisky70cl | 48%
A rich and dense Caperdonich with fruit and nut, chocolate and sumer pudding flavours. Matured in first fill American Oak barrels for a quarter of a century before being bottled as part of the Secret Speyside Collection. Official Tasting Notes This... Click for more info£424.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 25 year old Description Secret Speyside - Single Malt Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12573 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Secret Speyside - Peated Single Malt 18 year old Whisky70cl | 48%
A peaty 18 Year Old Caperdonich matured in American Oak barrels. This is part of the Secret Speyside series, with no fewer than six individual bottlings of Caperdonich being released. This is smoky, viscous and peppery with a savoury and fruity edge.... Click for more info£114.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 18 year old Description Secret Speyside - Peated Single Malt Vintage Cask Wood American Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12565 -
Longmorn - Secret Speyside - Single Malt 25 year old Whisky70cl | 52.2%
A 25 Year Old Longmorn from Chivas Brother's ' Secret Speyside' series. Matured in American Oak barrels, hogsheads and butts, this is a textured and powerful with dark cherry, chocolate and spice. Blending unique insights in technology and craft, Lo... Click for more info£399.95Distillery Longmorn Age 25 year old Description Secret Speyside - Single Malt Vintage Cask Wood American Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12564 -
Braeval - Secret Speyside - Braes of Glenlivet - 1989 30 year old Whisky70cl | 48%
The oldest official bottling from the Braes of Glenlivet distillery (now known as Braeval). It was one of the first automated distilleries in Scotland and one of the first to adopt an open-plan space for their layout. Although the distillery has a pa... Click for more info£489.95Distillery Braeval Age 30 year old Description Secret Speyside - Braes of Glenlivet Vintage 1989 Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12563 -
Braeval - Secret Speyside - Braes of Glenlivet - 1994 25 year old Whisky70cl | 48%
This is the first official series of bottlings from one of the highest distilleries in Speyside. In years past, when the snow fell, it settled on the hills of Braes of Glenlivet first. The remote distillery was watched over by a lone keeper at night ... Click for more info£329.95Distillery Braeval Age 25 year old Description Secret Speyside - Braes of Glenlivet Vintage 1994 Cask Wood First Fill ex-Bourbon Casks Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12562 -
Pittyvaich (silent) - 2020 Special Release - 1989 30 year old Whisky70cl | 50.8%
• This elusive 1989 Pittyvaich from the last remaining stocks is the first ever to be finished in first-fill ex-bourbon casks. This finely crafted finishing has brought an exotic, rich vanilla sweetness to the light, creamy, fruity aromas and flavo... Click for more info£399.95Distillery Pittyvaich (silent) Age 30 year old Description 2020 Special Release Vintage 1989 Cask Wood First Fill ex-Bourbon Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12500 -
Pittyvaich (silent) - Rarest Of The Rare Single Cask #5633 - 1979 28 year old Whisky70cl | 52.7%
A good one from Duncan Taylor. A bottling of 28 year old single malt from the short-lived Pittyvaich distillery. This whisky was distilled in 1979 (only a few years after Pittyvaich was founded) and bottled in 2007 (around 14 years after the distille... Click for more info£864.95Distillery Pittyvaich (silent) Age 28 year old Description Rarest Of The Rare Single Cask #5633 Vintage 1979 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2007 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Duncan Taylor HTFW Cat. No. LP12158 -
Port Ellen (silent) - 9 Rogue Casks - 1979 40 year old Whisky70cl | 50.9%
Jim Murray's Best Single Malt Scotch | 35-40 Years Multiple Cask The oldest ever release from Port Ellen! Known around the world as one of the most iconic whisky distilleries, Port Ellen 9 Rogue Casks has been created by Master Blender Craig Wilso... Click for more info£6,499.95Distillery Port Ellen (silent) Age 40 year old Description 9 Rogue Casks Vintage 1979 Cask Wood American Oak Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Special Packaging Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12036 -
Infrequent Flyers - Speyside Single Cask #4406044 - 1992 27 year old Whisky70cl | 46.2%
A mystery Speyside malt bottled under the Infrequent Flyer's range. The oldest whisky in the latest batch , coming in at 27 year s of age. Delicate, floral and aromatic, this is a charmingly gentle and supple Single Malt that really delivers on the c... Click for more info£203.95Distillery Infrequent Flyers Age 27 year old Description Speyside Single Cask #4406044 Vintage 1992 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP11591 -
Port Dundas (silent) - Infrequent Flyers Single Cask #72910 - 1995 24 year old Whisky70cl | 58.4%
A lovely older Grain whisky from the now silent Port Dundas distillery in Glasgow. Aged for 24 years in a single refill barrel. Expect delicate cereal notes wrapped around gentle vanilla and spice. Fresh and delicately aromatic, there have been a num... Click for more info£199.95Distillery Port Dundas (silent) Age 24 year old Description Infrequent Flyers Single Cask #72910 Vintage 1995 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP11585 -
Imperial (silent) - Whisky Works Single Malt - 1998 20 year old Whisky70cl | 47.1%
This 20 Year Old Secret Speyside whisky is from the silent Imperial distillery, Matured for 20 years in American white oak casks before being finished for seven months in Cognac bariques from the Bourgoin Estate. This is incredibly delicat... Click for more info£159.95Distillery Imperial (silent) Age 20 year old Description Whisky Works Single Malt Vintage 1998 Cask Wood Cognac Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP11535 -
Brora (silent) - 200th Annivesary - 1978 40 year old Whisky70cl | 49.2%
A sensational new bottling and one of the oldest bottlings of Brora to be released! This 40 Year Old Brora has been created to mark the 200th anniversary of the silent distillery’s original opening, having been founded in 1819. The 40-year-old ... Click for more info£4,799.95Distillery Brora (silent) Age 40 year old Description 200th Annivesary Vintage 1978 Cask Wood American Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Special Packaging Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP11235 -
Darkness - Speyside Single Malt 8 year old Whisky70cl | 47.8%
2020 World Whiskies Award Winner - Gold Medal - Speyside 12 Years and Under. An outstanding 8 year old single malt Scotch whisky with no fewer than 3 additional months of extra maturation in custom sherry cask octaves. The hefty cask-influence provi... Click for more info£49.95Distillery Darkness Age 8 year old Description Speyside Single Malt Vintage Cask Wood Oloroso & Pedro Ximenez Sherry Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP11229 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Chieftain's Single Cask #95064 - 1995 23 year old Whisky70cl | 58.2%
A well aged expression of Caperdonich a long silent Speyside distillery. Matured for 23 years in a single Hogshead. Bottled at cask strength this is an outturn of just 226 bottles. Click for more info£432.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 23 year old Description Chieftain's Single Cask #95064 Vintage 1995 Cask Wood Wine Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Ian Macleod HTFW Cat. No. LP10350