Whisky Index : Age
Browse our whisky database by the age of the Whisky. The 'age' of a whisky is the time it spent in the 'cask' before being bottled. The longer a whisky remains in the cask, the more flavour it will acquire and the less spirit will remain.
The age of a whisk(e)y is determined by the length of time it has spent in the cask before being bottled. Once the whisk(e)y has been bottled the aging process stops. A whisk(e)y bottled at 10 years old will always be a 10 year old whisk(e)y even in a hundred years. By then the vintage of the whisk(e)y would still make it a rare and valuable item.
When dealing especially with blends, but also with single malts, some of the whisk(e)y may be older than the stated age. However none of the whisk(e)y will be younger.
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4 years old
Isle of Arran 4 Years Old. A lovely whisky for one so young. What will it be like at two or three times this age?
5 years old
Cadenhead's Bourbon 5 Years Old. Just too woody for me, though a good splash of water brings out the other flavours.
6 years old
Booker's 6 to 8 Years Old. Every time I taste small batch bourbon, this one comes out on top for me.
8 years old
Wild Turkey 8 Years Old, 101. Yes it is big and wild, but far more sophisticated than the name suggests.
9 years old
Cadenhead's Rosebank 1989, 9 Years Old. All of the characteristic floweriness of Rosebank, but with some roundness.
10 years old
Glenkinchie 10 Years Old. I always enjoy this whisky, even though it is not the most typical of Lowlanders.
12 years old
Aberfeldy 12 Years Old. Refreshing and light-hearted. Almost too playful to take seriously.
13 years old
AnCnoc 13 Years Old, Limited Edition Highland Selection. A pale, shimmery gold dram with flavours one expects from a bigger, darker, whisky. Slightly odd, bu
14 years old
Clynelish 14 Years Old. The most rounded of this Clynelish threesome. The fuller gold colour suggests more contribution from
15 years old
Glenfiddich 15 Years Old, Solera Reserve. Elegant. Well-balanced to the point of suavity.
17 years old
Cadenhead's Bladnoch 1980, 17 Years Old. Slightly lean. Where is the fruity softness of Bladnoch?
18 years old
Glenfiddich 18 Years Old, Ancient Reserve. Scores points for sophistication and sherry character.
19 years old
Rare Malts North Port 19 Years Old. Some malts are deservedly rare, but full marks to United for at least giving us the chance to taste
20 years old
Rare Malts Caol Ila 1977, 20 Years Old. A wonderful aperitif. Who would have thought of a Scotch to precede Greek food?
21 years old
Rare Malts Brora 1977, 21 Years Old. A lovely coastal malt. It's a shame that its surviving brother Clynelish is more muted.
23 years old
Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974, 23 Years Old. Far paler and less sherried than the main version from this distillery. I would like at least some s
26 years old
Cadenhead's Convalmore-Glenlivet 26 Years Old. A welcome opportunity to taste a rare whisky, though it was never a classic, and in this instance is
27 years old
Ladyburn 1973, 27 Years Old. I am pleased that this very rare malt has been made available. Ladyburn is a product about which I a
28 years old
Rare Malts Glenury Royal 28 Years Old. An elegant middleweight after the oak-fisted heavyweight 23 Years Old in the same series.
29 years old
Glen Garioch 1968, 29 Years Old. With its chestnut colour and highly distinctive flavours, this is a wonderfully wintery whisky.
30 years old
The Macallan 30 Years Old. The finish does have the same effortless charm as the ‘46 or the 25 Years Old. Sensational nose.
31 years old
Auchentoshan 1966, 31 Years Old. A fine whisky, but does something as fresh and soft benefit from quite so much ageing?
32 years old
Signatory The Glenrothes 1968 32 Years Old. Less soft than the younger expression. A drier, more robust, expression.
33 years old
Balblair 33 Years Old. A whisky that starts life with some restraint has certainly developed over the years.
35 years old
Classic Cask Scotch whisky, 35 Years Old. Slightly woody in aroma, but develops nicely.
36 years old
The Macallan 1937, 36 Years Old. Blindfold, I am not sure I would not recognise this as a Macallan until that familiar finish.
37 years old
Scotch Malt Whisky Society Old Fettercairn, 37 Years Old, 94.3. An elegant, elderly chatelaine.
38 years old
Duncan Taylor Invergordon 1965 38 Years Old. Such a long ageing has made the bourbon wood very dominating. The crisp, cleansing, hint of pine in
39 years old
Duncan Taylor Lonach Glenrothes. Reminds me of gentlemen's coconut oil shaving cream. If you like that,you'll love this.
40 years old
Glenfarclas 40 Years Old, Millennium Edition. Some of the voluptuousness has sagged with age.
43 years old
Gordon & MacPhail Glenugie 1968, 43 Years Old. Oak is not as prevailing on the nose as on the palate. An exotic profile. Reminds me of Irish whiske
46 years old
The Family Casks 1960 Release Ii Cask Number 1773. Sorry,but this isn't what old whisky is for me.
51 years old
The Macallan 1948, 51 Years Old. Drink it and travel back in time. It is one of the finest malts I have ever tasted.
56 years old
The Macallan 1945, 56 Years Old, Vintage. Very lively, but ill-tempered. I kept expecting it to propose the return of military service, or dem
60 years old
The Macallan 1926, 60 Years Old. A privilege to taste such an old whisky but I just cannot handle such woody astringency.
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