Whisky Forum - Discontinued whiskys you can still find

mtbeatle · Single Malt Member Joined: 12 Nov 2015 Posts: 63

The recent discontinuation of Scapa 16 (which I am unable to now source) made me wonder if anyone knew of any other newly discontinued whiskys which are still readily available and fairly easy to find?

Obviously from a collecting point of view but also I'm gutted I am no longer able to get Scapa 16 and dont want to fall foul of this again!!

Thanks

Craig

opelfruit · Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:01 pm Post subject:

anCnoc 16yo has been discontinued (or is going to be soon) - very good dram presented in a craft format at a good price.

I've heard (and don't shoot me if I'm wrong!) that Laphroaig 18yo is due to be discontinued this year.
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John_G · Member Joined: 30 Dec 2015 Posts: 11

How does (or did) the anCnoc 18 compare to the anCnoc 16?

opelfruit · Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:34 am Post subject:

mtbeatle · Single Malt Member Joined: 12 Nov 2015 Posts: 63

It would appear the Longmorn 16 is being discontinued......

Kempy71 · Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:41 pm Post subject:

Good evening people,

Being relatively new to the world of single malts, can somebody please explain to me why distilleries discontinue these Whisky's? Especially when they seem to be so popular and have no shortage of potential buyers?

Are there any particular Whisky's out there (less than Â£100 per bottle) that I really should sample before they cease to exist?

Thanks for your time
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Andy M · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1212

Kempy71 it is often a financial decision which is also related to maturing stock levels.

edinburghlandlord · Double Malt Member Joined: 13 May 2011 Posts: 97

Sorry if I have misunderstood but you are wanting us to tell you of any discontinued whiskies that are easy for you to buy and collect, presumably to sell on for profit at a later date. Thus making it harder for whisky drinkers to buy and enjoy at a sensible price.

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mtbeatle · Single Malt Member Joined: 12 Nov 2015 Posts: 63

First and foremost I am a whisky drinker.

I also have a small whisky collection (which I mostly plan to drink)

I will sell some of my whiskys but only so I can afford to buy whiskys I would not otherwise be able to afford. Does anyone really think there is anything wrong with that??????

Edinburghlandlord and 5-12-1908 - I managed to get a case of Scapa (Ilove the stuff) today, if you want some for cost price - let me know Wink

Craig

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shadowcollector · Member Joined: 12 May 2011 Posts: 8 Location: Eindhoven

At least the highland park 18 and laphroaig 18 year old will discontinue, also the glendronach 15 year revival is going to be stopped for a few years.

All of them are either already discontinued or will be in the next months.

EDIT:

I can't confirm the highland park 18. It's just adding up a few signs in the market and the industry doing this in a broader range. Both others are confirmed, the HP 18 is not.

shadowcollector · Member Joined: 12 May 2011 Posts: 8 Location: Eindhoven

In addition to my above post I found out from an ambassador of highland park that the 18 will continue to exist but in very low quantities.

2013 worldwide 130.000 bottles
2014 worldwide 65.000 bottles

And he mentioned 2015 and 2016 a lot less but no exact numbers.

That is why the price of the 18 will increase but in contrast to my earlier post it will not discontinue.