Hibiki 40

The oldest blended whisky in the brand’s history, it mixes spirits from Yamazaki, Hakushu and Chita to create an expression of exceptional depth and nuance. The 30-facet bottle is contained within a box of 12 faces made from 12 woods, representing all the months of the year.

Clase Azul México Día de Muertos Edición Limitada Música

The fourth instalment of the tequila brand’s extraordinary bottlings, the liquid in the plum-coloured decanter has been aged for 26 months.

Karuizawa 50

Marrying casks from 1965 and 1972, this extraordinary whisky is the latest available on the new platform, The Whisky Exchange Cabinet, which works – like wine en primeur – as a marketplace for brand-new bottlings to guarantee authenticity and transparency.

Havana Club Máximo Extra Añejo

The newly revamped expression is the touchstone of Cuban rum, an extraordinary, rare spirit crafted from a blend of casks in the distillery’s vast reserves – and presented in a handblown crystal decanter.

Gordon & MacPhail Recollection Series

The latest from Scotland’s leading independent bottler is a series of six “forgotten masterpieces”, all coming from closed distilleries – Glenlochy, Rosebank, Convalmore, Imperial, North Port and Port Ellen – and each with a work of art on the label by Bruno Mangyoku.

Ladyburn 1973 Ha Chong Hyun Edition

The shuttered Scottish distillery continues to release masterpieces: this time, a 50-year-old liquid in bottles featuring the artworks of Korean avant-garde master Ha Chong-Hyun. Just 10 sets available.

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