August already?! We're sipping Speyside, Campbeltown, Highland, Island, and… Slovenian whiskies?! Yes, it’s another fun adventure in a box – from tropical, to peated, to sherried... Fettercairn Vanguard 1st Release: The distillery dates back to 1824, but has really found its feet as a vibrant, tropical single malt in the last decade or so. As part of their Scottish Oak Programme, master whisky maker Gregg Glass collaborated with Speyside Cooperage to build 200-litre hybrid casks using medium to heavily toasted wind-felled Highland Scottish oak for the heads, and American oak staves for the body. A finishing period in these hybrid casks adds depth, texture, and spice to this whisky. Roberto Grande: Broken Bones is a Slovenian craft distillery founded in 2016, producing whisky and gin. They use local barley and alpine-pure mineral-rich water, and run long fermentations with several types of yeast. While their single malts are released under the Broken Bones name, this adaptable blended whisky is dubbed ‘Roberto Grande’. It brings together their signature Broken Bones single malt and selected ‘lively’ grain whisky, with maturation in Slovenian sessile oak ex-brandy casks and American oak bourbon casks. Kilkerran 8 Year Old Cask Strength Bourbon Cask Matured (57.7%): Campbeltown whiskies, especially those from J&A Mitchell & Co.’s independently owned Springbank and Glengyle distilleries, are always in high demand! Glengyle shares its production team with Springbank, and only operates for about 3 months each year. 2026’s limited edition annual release of this 8 Year Old Cask Strength is fully matured in bourbon casks for a no nonsense, no distractions slice of Kilkerran magic. Isle of Raasay Dùn Cana Sherry Quarter Cask (Third Edition): Over the last decade this distillery has (rightly) gained many admirers, using 100% Scottish malt, producing (and combining) both peated and unpeated spirit, and often experimenting with different oak types. This is the latest edition of the London Spirits Competition’s 2024 Whisky of the Year. It’s aged in American rye whiskey casks (from Woodford Reserve, Peerless, and Wild Turkey ryes), and finished in American oak PX and oloroso sherry quarter casks. Benriach The Sixteen: Founded in 1897, a brand new Benriach core range was created by master blender Dr. Rachel Barrie in 2020. She’s a multi-award-winning industry legend who’s created whiskies for the likes of Glenmorangie, Bowmore, and Laphroaig across more than three decades, was one of the first women to hold the titles whisky blender and master blender, and was the first woman to be inducted into the Whisky Hall of Fame. This 16 Year Old was aged in a combination of bourbon, sherry, and fresh American oak casks.