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Goose Island Bourbon County Double Barrel Toasted Barrel Stout 2021
Aged for one year in Elijah Craig’s Small Batch Bourbon Barrels, then another year in Elijah Craig Toasted Bourbon Barrels. In addition to the familiar chocolate, caramel and vanilla comes flavors of toasted marshmallow and a fruit and oak finish. This is only the second time the brewery has packaged a “Double Barrel” Bourbon County Stout. 16% ABV
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Goose Island Bourbon County Fourteen Stout 2021
This pays homage to the popular Proprietor’s 2014 recipe, but adds rye to the mash bill. Layering cassia bark, cocoa nibs, panela sugar and coconut water, this stout has a sweet and spicy flavor profile.
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Goose Island Bourbon County Kentucky Fog Stout 2020
We’re excited to debut our first-ever tea-inspired variant. Brewer Paul Cade brought this idea to life, inspired by his girlfriend, Martha, who prefers tea over coffee. Our Bourbon County Kentucky Fog Stout is a take on the London Fog tea drink. With that flavor profile in mind, we added Earl Grey Tea and Black Tea from Kilogram Tea, as well as clover honey from The Honey House, to make a Bourbon County Stout variant with a complexity like none before. Trust us, you’ll just have to try it.
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Goose Island Bourbon County Proprietor’s Stout 2022 Release
The 2022 Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout is inspired by a love for cocktails and the vibrant hospitality industry here in Chicago. This recipe was dreamed up after two of our brewers, Jason Krasowski and Paul Cade, spent a night out on the town trying some of the best cocktails the city has to offer. The result is a brewer’s take on a jungle bird cocktail that combines banana, coconut, lime, and a new ingredient for the Bourbon County Stout family – pineapple. The flavors are innovative and fresh, but also share common expressions found in both bourbon and our Original Bourbon County Stout but bring out flavors unlike any other Proprietor’s before. Proprietor’s Stout will bring Chicagoans down to the tropics this Bourbon County Stout season, a welcome escape from the Chicago cold.
Style: Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels
ABV: 13.4%
Bottles: 16.9oz
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Goose Island Bourbon County Reserve 150 Stout 2021
Aged for one year in Old Forester’s 150th Anniversary Bourbon Barrels. Expect barrel-forward flavor with notes of chocolate, vanilla and coconut, followed with molasses, almond, berry and oak. 15.6% ABV
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Goose Island Bourbon County Sir Isaac’s Stout 2022 Release
For years, brewers at Goose Island have brainstormed ways to incorporate figs in Bourbon County Stout, but faced a daunting task due to their subtle flavor. After fresh thinking from members of the Goose Island E-commerce team, Melissa Alleguez and Ryan Hubona crafted a recipe inspired by Melissa’s childhood memories of stealing fig cookies out of her grandma’s cookie jar during her summers on Lake Michigan. And thus, the fig cookie and graham cracker-inspired Sir Isaac’s Stout was created. Highlighting the dried fried profiles extracted from the bourbon in the barrels, our brewers used Black Mission figs (10,000 pounds of them, to be specific) to create this variant resulting in characteristics of dried fruit, honey, molasses, and citrus, all reminiscent of the classic fig cookie sold on shelves today.
Style: Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels
ABV: 13.9%
Bottles: 16.9oz
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Goose Island Bourbon County Special #4 Stout 2020
Bourbon County Special #4 Stout is an oatmeal stout variant of our original Bourbon County Stout recipe, also aged in bourbon barrels, that uses crystal oats to add a nutty character and a smooth mouthfeel. After barrel aging, we added Intelligentsia Coffee, both their cold coffee and single origin coffee beans from Ethiopia, called “Metad Buku,” to bring out a pleasant fruity coffee character. Lastly bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup from Bissell Maple Farm in Ohio is added which provides complexity to the nutty oats and coffee to round out the flavors, ultimately reminiscent of your breakfast ‘special’ at the local diner.
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Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2020
The Original Bourbon Barrel aged Imperial Stout. Our primary focus every year is to make this beer the best that it’s ever been, with the best ingredients, which includes the finest of bourbon whiskey barrels. This year’s Bourbon County Stout is aged in a mix of bourbon barrels from a variety of whiskey distilleries. Barrel-aged for a year to develop the complexity that only time can provide, Bourbon County Stout boasts a unique blend of flavors such as fudge, vanilla and caramel — topped off with a rich, complex mouthfeel.
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Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2021
The original. This rich imperial stout is blended from a mix of bourbon barrels from distilleries such as Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey and Buffalo Trace, each aged in freshly emptied bourbon barrels for 8-14 months. Expect flavors of chocolate and vanilla, oak, whiskey and molasses, followed by caramel, berry fruit and almond. 14% and 14.4% ABV Bottle Image May Vary
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Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2022 Release
Every year since its inception in 1992, we strive to honor the original Bourbon County Stout recipe. And, 30 years later, we continue Gregory Hall’s legacy and passion for making the best beer possible, starting with the best barrels the bourbon trail has to offer. This year, our Imperial Stout is aged and blended from freshly emptied bourbon barrels from Heaven Hill, Four Roses, Wild Turkey, and Buffalo Trace distilleries. Expect flavors of vanilla, dark chocolate, toffee, molasses, almond, and dried fruit.
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Goose Island Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout 2020
This year’s Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout was inspired by third-generation Italian American brewer Emily Kosmal’s love of spumoni, a classic Italian frozen treat. Spumoni is a tri-colored frozen dessert that contains candied fruit and nuts between each layer, historically including flavors such as pistachio, cherry and chocolate. Blended with fresh pistachios, cacao nibs, candied Amarena cherries, and natural vanilla flavors, the 2020 Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout is incredibly complex and layered with cocoa, nut, and dark fruit notes with hints of vanilla and oak. Emily, who also created the concept for 2016 Proprietor’s, is our first brewer to have two Proprietor’s concepts picked for release.
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Goose Island Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout 2021
For the second year in a row, Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout is inspired by a classic frozen treat and brewed again by Emily Kosmal. Aged in bourbon barrels and blended with strawberries, vanilla and coconut, reminiscent of a strawberry ice cream bar. These elements come together to create flavors of shortcake, layered with vanilla and topped off with the slight fruitiness of strawberries, similar to the ice cream bar’s strawberry core. Kosmal — who also created the concept for 2016 Proprietor’s and 2020 Proprietor’s — is the first brewer to have three Proprietor’s concepts picked for release.
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Gordon & Macphail 1988 Bruichladdich 35 Year Old
The result of more than 120 years in the pursuit of perfection, matching cask with spirit. The Connoisseurs Choice range exemplifies Gordon and MacPhail’s unrivaled commitment to single malt scotch whisky.
An ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings. Always non-chill-filtered, these single cask and small batch expressions, are exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths, and vintages.
Aged 35 years in oak casks.
Notes: Fragrant lime zest aromas give way to fresh-cut grass and toasted almonds. Sweet nectarine and mango flavors are followed by peanuts and charred oak. A spicy finish with citrus fruit.
Region: Islay
Outturn: 117 Bottles
Filled: 1988
Cask Strength: 52.2%
Maturation: Refill American Hogshead
Cask No. 1961
Bottled: 20.05.2024
Non-chill filtered. No added colour.
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Produced & bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin, Scotland
700mL
Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice
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Gordon & Macphail 1997 Linkwood 26 Year Old
The result of more than 120 years in the pursuit of perfection, matching cask with spirit. The Connoisseurs Choice range exemplifies Gordon and MacPhail’s unrivaled commitment to single malt scotch whisky.
An ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings. Always non-chill-filtered, these single cask and small batch expressions, are exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths, and vintages.
Aged 26 years in oak casks.
Notes: Fragrant vanilla and milk chocolate aromas give way to tangerine peel. Soft raspberry flavors complement toffee apples and toasted hazelnuts. A full and spicy finish with subtle roasted coffee bean.
Region: Speyside
Outturn: 218 Bottles
Filled: 1997
Cask Strength: 50.1%
Maturation: Refill Sherry Hogshead
Cask No. 10194
Bottled: 06.06.2024
Non-chill filtered. No added colour. Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Produced & bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin, Scotland
700 mL
Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice
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Gordon & Macphail 1999 Glen Keith 25 Year Old
The result of more than 120 years in the pursuit of perfection, matching cask with spirit. The Connoisseurs Choice range exemplifies Gordon and MacPhail’s unrivaled commitment to single malt scotch whisky.
An ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings. Always non-chill-filtered, these single cask and small batch expressions, are exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths, and vintages.
Aged 25 years in oak casks.
Notes: Delicate aromas lead to red apple and fresh raspberry. Smooth. Butterscotch flavors give way to apple, milk chocolate and pie grapefruit. A medium-bodied, vibrant finish with oak and aniseed.
Region: Speyside
Outturn: 174 Bottles
Filled: 1999Cask Strength: 52.1%
Maturation: Refill American Hogshead
Cask No. 116
Bottled: 28.05.2024
Non-chill filtered. No added colour.
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Produced & bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin, Scotland
700 mL
Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice
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Gordon & Macphail 20 Year Old Macallan 2002
The Speymalt from Macallan Distillery range includes a series of exceptional Single Malts, each matured in the highest quality casks selected by Gordon & Macphail. Rich fruit cake aromas with vanilla pod and Seville orange. The palate is sweet with stewed raisins and toasted hazelnut. The finish is spicy with lingering charred oak.
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Gordon & MacPhail 2002 Linkwood 22 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice
Brands, Gordon & Macphail, Linkwood Distillery, Whisky/Whiskey, Scotch Whisky, Single Malt Scotch, AlcoholImmerse yourself in the exquisite craftsmanship of Gordon & MacPhail with this 2002 Linkwood 22 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice. Carefully matured in our own casks, this exceptional spirit is entrusted to us by the prestigious Linkwood Distillery, located in the heart of Speyside, a region celebrated for its outstanding single malt Scotch whiskies.
Distillation and Bottling Details:
- Region: Speyside
- Filled: 2002
- Batch: 24/173
- Outrun: 253 Bottles
- Bottled: 10.06.2024
Maturation: This whisky has been aged for 22 years in a First Fill Sherry Hogshead Cask (Cask No. 17603501), which has imparted rich and complex flavors to the spirit.
Cask Strength: Bottled at a robust 54.7% ABV, this whisky offers an intense and authentic tasting experience.
Tasting Notes:
- Aroma: Light fruitcake aromas are the first to greet the nose, followed by zesty clementine and subtle hints of ginger.
- Palate: The initial taste is spicy with notes of red apple and ripe banana, which evolve into rich milk chocolate flavors.
- Finish: A medium-bodied finish leaves a lingering impression of charred oak, creating a balanced and satisfying conclusion.
Natural Craftsmanship:
- Non-Chill Filtered
- No Color Added
This Gordon & MacPhail 2002 Linkwood 22 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice is a limited edition release, with only 253 bottles available. Each bottle represents a unique piece of whisky heritage, meticulously crafted for the discerning connoisseur. Experience the harmonious blend of flavors and the rich legacy of Speyside with this remarkable single malt Scotch whisky.
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Gordon & Macphail 2005 Strathisla 19 Year Old
The result of more than 120 years in the pursuit of perfection, matching cask with spirit. The Connoisseurs Choice range exemplifies Gordon and MacPhail’s unrivaled commitment to single malt scotch whisky.
An ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings. Always non-chill-filtered, these single cask and small batch expressions, are exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths, and vintages.
Gordon & Macphail 2005 Strathisla 19 Year Old
Aged 19 years in oak casks.
Notes: Stewed sultana aromas combine with festive spices and morello cherry. Vanilla fudge flavors infuse with Demerara sugar, hazelnuts and dark chocolate. A spicy finish with citrus and roasted peanuts.
Region: Speyside Outturn: 312 Bottles
Filled: 2005
Cask Strength: 55.8%
Maturation: Refill Sherry Hogshead
Cask No. 15604107
Bottled: 31.05.2024
Non-chill filtered. No added colour.
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Produced & bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin, Scotland
700 mL
Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice
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Gordon & Macphail 2006 Glentauchers 18 Year Old
The result of more than 120 years in the pursuit of perfection, matching cask with spirit. The Connoisseurs Choice range exemplifies Gordon and MacPhail’s unrivaled commitment to single malt scotch whisky.
An ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings. Always non-chill-filtered, these single cask and small batch expressions, are exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths, and vintages.
Aged 18 years in oak casks.
Notes: Rich coconut aromas lead to green apple and hints of white chocolate. Sweet pineapple flavors combine with ginger and grapefruit. A fruity and spicy finish with lingering black pepper.
Region: Speyside
Outturn: 226 BottlesFilled: 2006
Cask Strength: 58.6%
Maturation: Refill Bourbon Barrel Cask No. 703721
Bottled: 06.06.2024Non-chill filtered. No added colour.
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Produced & bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin, Scotland
700 mL 58.6% alc/volCask Strength Connoisseurs Choice
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Gordon & Macphail 2008 Glenburgie 16 Year Old
The result of more than 120 years in the pursuit of perfection, matching cask with spirit. The Connoisseurs Choice range exemplifies Gordon and MacPhail’s unrivaled commitment to single malt scotch whisky.
An ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings. Always non-chill-filtered, these single cask and small batch expressions, are exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths, and vintages.
Aged 16 years in oak casks.
Notes: Rich vanilla aromas give way to lemon peel and malted biscuit. Sweet and creamy flavors of vanilla combine with ripe banana and charred oak. A spicy finish with lingering citrus.
Region: Speyside Outturn: 235 Bottles
Filled: 2008
Cask Strength: 58.6%
Maturation: Refill Bourbon Barrel
Cask No. 17602102
Bottled: 21.05.2024
Non-chill filtered. No added colour.
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Produced & bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin, Scotland
700 mL
Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice
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Gordon & MacPhail 2009 Linkwood 14 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice
Discover the elegance of Gordon & MacPhail’s 2009 Linkwood 15 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice, a testament to the art of whisky maturation and the storied heritage of the Speyside region. Carefully matured in our own casks, this exceptional spirit is entrusted to us by the renowned Linkwood Distillery.
Distillation and Bottling Details:
- Region: Speyside
- Filled: 2009
- Batch: 24/031
- Outrun: 340 Bottles
- Bottled: 13.06.2024
Maturation: Aged for 15 years in a First Fill Sherry Hogshead Cask (Cask No. 22605902), this whisky has developed a rich and complex character.
Cask Strength: Bottled at a robust 54.5% ABV, this whisky offers a bold and authentic tasting experience.
Tasting Notes:
- Aroma: The nose is greeted with inviting aromas of red apple, clove, and ginger spice, followed by subtle hints of beeswax polish.
- Palate: Rich stewed apple flavors are harmoniously blended with notes of raspberry and tart grapefruit, creating a vibrant and layered taste.
- Finish: The finish is spicy, featuring forest berries and a touch of oak, providing a satisfying conclusion to this exquisite whisky.
Natural Craftsmanship:
- Non-Chill Filtered
- No Color Added
This Gordon & MacPhail 2009 Linkwood 15 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice is a limited edition release, with only 340 bottles available. Each bottle is a unique expression of the Speyside tradition, meticulously crafted for the discerning connoisseur. Savor the intricate flavors and rich heritage of this remarkable single malt Scotch whisky.
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Gordon & Macphail 2009 Macduff 14 Year Old
The result of more than 120 years in the pursuit of perfection, matching cask with spirit. The Connoisseurs Choice range exemplifies Gordon and MacPhail’s unrivaled commitment to single malt scotch whisky.
An ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings. Always non-chill-filtered, these single cask and small batch expressions, are exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths, and vintages.
Aged 14 years in oak casks.
Notes: Vanilla shortbread biscuit aromas infuse with ripe banana and milk chocolate smooth and sweet tropical fruit flavors complement black pepper and grapefruit. A medium finish with lingering butterscotch and spice.
Region: Highland
Outturn: 204 Bottles
Filled: 2009
Cask Strength: 57.9%
Maturation: Refill Bourbon Barrel
Cask No. 11897
Bottled: 06.06.2024
Non-chill filtered. No added colour.
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Produced & bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin, Scotland
700 mL
Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice
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Gordon & Macphail 2009 Tullibardine 16 Year Old
The result of more than 120 years in the pursuit of perfection, matching cask with spirit. The Connoisseurs Choice range exemplifies Gordon and MacPhail’s unrivaled commitment to single malt scotch whisky.
An ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings. Always non-chill-filtered, these single cask and small batch expressions, are exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths, and vintages.
Aged 16 years in oak casks.
Notes: Sweet heather honey aromas combine with mango and a hint milk chocolate. Rich tropical fruit flavors complement red apple and butterscotch. A medium-bodied finish with lingering citrus fruit.
Region: Highland
Outturn: 249 Bottles
Filled: 2008
Cask Strength: 58.4%
Maturation: Refill Bourbon Barrel
Cask No. 21603509
Bottled: 21.05.2024
Non-chill filtered. No added colour.
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Produced & bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin, Scotland
700 mL
Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice
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Gordon & Macphail 21 Year Old Macallan 2001
The Speymalt from Macallan Distillery range includes a series of exceptional Single Malts, each matured in the highest quality casks selected by Gordon & Macphail. Stewed fruit aromas give way to citrus zest and soft aniseed., The palate is peppery with festive spice, cocoa powder, and blackcurrant. The long finish holds charred oak.