
- Category – Spirits, whisky, Scotch, single malts
- Available – Released in the Autumn
- Location – Available through specialist spirits stores in the off-premise in Australia, Canada, Europe, the US, selected Asia markets and in Global Travel Retail. Also online at malts.com
- Prices – See below
Diageo has released details of the bottlings in this year’s ‘Special Releases’ series of single malt Scotch whiskeys.
The annual collection, entitled ‘Legends Untold’, comprises eight expressions, the oldest of which, from Laguvalin, was distilled 26 years ago. Available in limited quantities, the series’ SRPs range from GBP90 (US$120) to GBP1,650.
Special Releases 2021, which features QR codes providing further information, is the 20th in the series.
“We have delved into the core characteristics of several classic distilleries, … reimagining the liquids for the Legends Untold collection,” said master blender Craig Wilson. “We have … revealed new depths of flavour … of each of the whiskies’ unique flavour profiles … .”
Coinciding with a trading update this week, Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes highlighted off-premise “resilience” and an ongoing recovery in the on-premise channel during the group’s fiscal first quarter, to the end of September.