
Hunter Laing
Hunter Laing
Website: http://www.hunterlaing.com/
Hunter Laing & Co. Ltd. is a family company with an unrivalled pedigree as blenders and bottlers of the finest scotch whisky.
Starting work with his father as a young man, company founder Stewart H. Laing has spent almost fifty years in the industry – first as a blender, and latterly also as a bottler of some of the finest single cask scotch whiskies in the market. Stewart learned the whisky industry the hard way – working as an apprentice at Bruichladdich distillery on Islay before joining his father in the export business. Accompanying his father Frederick until his death in 1982, Stewart travelled the world selling the company’s brands – blends which were frequently best-sellers in the company’s main markets of Asia and South America. In order to create those whiskies, Frederick purchased and laid down many hundreds of casks from distilleries all over Scotland – many of which, sadly, have long since closed. These casks however are still with us, and it is due to Frederick Laing’s foresight that we are still able to taste these exceptional whiskies.
Today, Stewart is joined by his sons Scott and Andrew at Hunter Laing. As single cask bottlers in their own right, they know the importance of selecting the choicest casks – there are few more knowledgeable consumers of a product than the single malt consumer. It is their goal that in the years ahead Hunter Laing & Co. Ltd will continue to be regarded as one of the most respected and trusted names in the scotch whisky market.
Hunter Laing Whisky Reviews:
Distiller’s Art
Bottled at the perfect drinking strength of 48% alcohol and as ever unadulterated with caramel or chill-filtration, these single malts are chosen from specially selected individual bourbon and sherry casks. The distinctive and striking design of the presentation both does justice to the quality of the whiskies inside and makes a Distiller’s Art bottling stand out on any shelf.
Speyside 21 Years Old 1993 – Distiller’s Art ~ 48% (Langside) - Review: Speyside 21 Years Old 1993 – Distiller’s Art Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: The Speyside Distillery Bottling: Langside – Distiller’s Art (Hunter Laing & Co.) ABV: 48% Cost: £84.56 […]
Hepburn’s Choice
Each bottling is chosen to showcase the specific characteristics of one of Scotland’s whisky producing regions, or those of a distillery in particular. This range is named in honour of our directors’ late maternal grandfather, William Hepburn, who travelled the globe with his job in the Diplomatic Service.
With a fine judgement honed at many embassy functions, Mr Hepburn was a connoisseur of his homeland’s whiskies: with this in mind we believe these bottlings would indeed have been “Hepburn’s Choice”. Available also in 20cl miniatures.
Auchroisk 6 Years Old 2009/2015 (46%, Hepburn’s Choice, Single Cask) - A spirit led expression with a crash course in American oak, great experiment but perhaps not the best indication of what either distillery or cask can do. 79/100
Blair Athol 12 Years Old 2003 Hepburn’s Choice ~ 46% (Langside) - Review: Blair Athol 12 Years Old 2003 Hepburn’s Choice bottled exclusively for Robertsons of Pitlochry Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Blair Athol Distillery Bottling: Langside bottled exclusively for Robertsons of […]
Craigellachie 8 Years Old 2008 Hepburn’s Choice ~ 46% (Langside) - Whisky Review: Craigellachie 8 Years Old 2008 Hepburn’s Choice Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Craigellachie Distillery Bottling: Langside; Hepburn’s Choice ABV: 46% Cost: £41.39 from Master of Malt What they say: […]
Dailuaine 8 Years Old 2007 Hepburn’s Choice ~ 46% (Langside) - Whisky Review: Dailuaine 8 Years Old 2007 Hepburn’s Choice Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Dailuaine Distillery Bottling: Langside; Hepburn’s Choice ABV: 46% Cost: £42.83 from Master of Malt What they […]
Fettercairn 6 Year Old 2008 Hepburn’s Choice ~ 46% (Langside) - Whisky Review: Fettercairn 6 Year Old 2008 Hepburn’s Choice Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Fettercairn Distillery Bottling: Langside; Hepburn’s Choice ABV: 46% Cost: £40.06 from Master of Malt What they […]
Inchgower 7 Years Old 2008 Hepburn’s Choice ~ 46% (Langside) - Whisky Review: Inchgower 7 Years Old 2008 Hepburn’s Choice Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Inchgower Distillery Bottling: Langside; Hepburn’s Choice ABV: 46% Cost: £38.51 from Master of Malt What they say: An […]
Old Malt Cask
Each month, the Hunter Laing tasting panel reviews the company stocks and, after careful consideration, selects only the casks which are of the highest quality. Whether the whisky was distilled in Speyside or Islay, the Lowlands or the Islands, they all have one thing in common – they have been bottled at exactly the right time to capture the unique characteristics of the cask.
Invariably bottled at 50% strength to maintain drinkability, each new expression is non-chillfiltered to ensure that the personality of each cask remains. Our expert blender also writes notes to guide the consumer through the tasting experience. We don’t have to do much with the whisky – we let it speak for itself.
Old Malt Cask has spent fifteen years as one of the market leaders in the single cask category. As the reputation of Hunter Laing rests on the quality of each release, we aim to ensure that each new bottling delights the consumer as much as the last one.
Ben Nevis 19 Year Old 1996/2015 (50%, Hunter Laing, OMC, Sherry Butt #12148, 572 Bottles) - Whisky Review: Ben Nevis 19 Year Old 1996 cask 12148 Old Malt Cask Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Ben Nevis Distillery Bottling: Hunter Laing; Old Malt Cask; Cask 12148 ABV: […]
Caol Ila 17 Years Old 1996 Cask 10123 Old Malt Cask ~50% (Hunter Laing) - Caol Ila 17 Years Old 1996 Cask 10123 – Old Malt Cask ~50% (Hunter Laing & Co. Ltd) 50% ABV, £80 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: A 1996 vintage Caol […]
Dallas Dhu 24 Years Old 1976 Old Malt Cask ~ 50% (Douglas Laing) - Whisky Review: Dallas Dhu 24 Years Old 1976 Old Malt Cask Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Dallas Dhu Distillery [closed] Bottling: Douglas Laing; Old Malt Cask ABV: 50% Cost: ~ […]
Laphroaig 14 Years Old 2000/2014 (50%, Hunter Laing, Old Malt Cask,, Sherry Butt #10432, 731 Bottles) - A lot of strong flavours in this sherry-influenced Laphroaig. This one stays on the sweet side of becoming bitter with plenty of savoury elements redolent of bbq and char-cooking. A great winter / fire-side or even Christmas Dram! One to keep you warm on a cold night. 86/100
Old & Rare
Presented in a highly distinctive squat bottle, each expression comes beautifully packaged in a specially crafted wooden box. The personal tasting notes of our expert “nose” are included to complement the views of each individual taster. It goes without saying that each cask remains unadulterated by excessive filtration or added caramel.
Although each sip from an Old & Rare cask is an exquisite experience the pleasure must be tempered with a little sorrow, due to the fact that such a taste can never be exactly replicated again.
Imperial 23 Years Old 1990 Old & Rare ~ 57.9% (Hunter Laing) - Imperial 23 Years Old 1990 Old & Rare Platinum Selection Speyside single malt scotch whisky 57.9% ABV, £230 for 70cl Score: 88/100 What they say: A 23 year old single malt from […]
The Sovereign
With a history of producing luxury blended whiskies dating back many years, the Directors of Hunter Laing & Co. understand and appreciate grain whiskies and are pleased to be guarding excellent stockholdings of certain such spirits between 25 and 50 years of age.
Hunter Laing’s Sovereign range of single cask single grain whiskies are bottled at cask strength and without chill filtration or artificial colouring. Any one of these rare Sovereign bottlings represents an opportunity to enjoy a whisky experience that is both intense and uncommon.
Port Dundas 36 Years Old 1978 Sovereign Cask 10431 ~ 58.7% (Hunter Laing ) - Port Dundas 36 Years Old 1978 – Sovereign Cask #10431 58.7% ABV, £100 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: A well aged, 1978 vintage grain whisky from Port Dundas. The distillery […]