Cask strength, non-chill filtered, natural color.

The Bottled Realities series features four unique artworks that serve as a sharp satire of modern life. The concept explores the idea that while some may feel content and secure, they might unknowingly be living as a specimen in a bottle, observed by the world. It’s a thought-provoking reminder to question the nature of reality.

The first release in this series is a 17-year-old Glen Moray, which began its journey in a 1st fill bourbon barrel before being transferred to an ex-Laphroaig barrel for a 2-year secondary maturation. The result is a truly unique profile, blending a rich and sweet foundation with an added layer of peatiness and smokiness. This unusual combination is both intriguing and immensely satisfying.

Nose: Cotton candy, lemon grass, grapefruits, oranges, mild smoke, mineral.

Palate: Cream soda, mint, malt syrup, candies or white sugar. Then things get interesting with some ash, lots of citrus, highly complex.

Finish: Long finish, in mint, malt syrup and mild peat. A highly unconventional Glen Moray, but the marriage between spirit & cask is evidently interesting, and delicious.

Glen Moray Distillery is a Speyside distillery located in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, on the banks of the River Lossie. The distillery was founded in 1897, after being converted from the Elgin West Brewery, which had been established in 1830.

After a brief silent period, the distillery was bought by Macdonald & Muir and began making whisky again in the 1920s. Today, it is owned by La Martiniquaise.

Glen Moray is known for producing single malt Scotch whisky with a signature fruitiness and buttery quality. The distillery uses American oak as a foundation but experiments with a wide variety of cask types. The distillery's manager, Graham Coull, emphasizes that Moray’s warmer microclimate at a lower level helps to enhance the oak's effects on flavor. Additionally, the low-lying dunnage warehouses, which have been known to flood, also mellow the whisky.