Bottle your own...

[Lovethestuff]

At which distilleries can one bottle your own bottle.? I'm planning a round trip in the next month or so and would appreciate all the help i can get to get hold of 'bottle your own'.

[sorren]

Auchentoshan will have a Bordeaux cask at about 9 years old (£75 for 70cl )
Glengoyne have a sherry cask I think it was £85,
Glenlivet have one, not sure on details,
Aberlour have a bourbon cask and sherry cask at about £65 each,
Balvenie have 3 casks, a first fill bourbon at 14 yo, a refill cask bourbon at 14yo and a sherry butt at 14 yo, £25 for a 200ml but you can only do this from the tour, and it's hard to get a place, book as early as you can,
Glen moray have a bottle your own
Glendronach has a bottle your own,I'm sure some one will tell you more

[Diademo]

Many distilleries with visitor centres are offering bottle your own nowadays but you can't be sure that the cask will be full as they have many problems with their management and bureaucracy. Recently at Glengoyne distillery they were waiting two weeks for new cask to be selected by bosses.

Try to call distilleries beforehand and find out about their bottle your own or special releases. Some of them are also offering 200ml samples from selected casks in the warehouses. Things are changing rapidly but selected casks are becoming younger and younger.

[Lovethestuff]

Great, thanks sorren

[sorren]

I do like the bottle your own idea, but the fun lies in the ones that use a valinch or dog, the automated pump type ones are boring, no fun at all, you might as well just buy a distillery only bottle that's already filled, but at least most of them are single barrel, ncf, and cask strength, just about the right combination...

[Lovethestuff]

Great, thanks sorren

[Lovethestuff]

Thanks guys for your help

[Diademo]

Beside distilleries mentioned by Sorren, they have bottle your own at:
- Deanston 10 yo, Amontillado cask
- Aberfeldy 1994, 1st Fill Sherry cask (older cask for £150) - only few bottles left; and cheaper cask from 2001
- Glenturret 2006, 8 yo, Sherry hogshead
- Balblair (now vintage 2003 or younger).
- Glendronach has always an older Sherry casks in the shop.

At Blair Athol distillery they have Distillery Exclusive 15/16 yo, Cask strength. Tomatin has 12 yo Distillery Exclusive bottles and Dalmore expensive vintage 1995 Distillery Exclusive. And many others:

[Alastair]

As Diademo says many distilleries with visitor centres offer bottle your own these days and it is a good idea to call ahead to see what they have on the go.

[sorren]

Glenfiddich do a 15yo cask strength, it's £95 comes in s lovely wooden box, the whisky is also pretty good,