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THE MALT ALIAS LIST
The Renamed Single Malt Whisky Identifier
aka "Raising the Dead"
The are lots of great single malts bottled under other labels
- many from long lost distilleries with only the most tenuous link to the named
distillery, if any at all! Some are tongue-in-cheek constructions created
because the distillery insisted (legally) that they not be identified (see
Leapfrog and Tactical). Since I've found I sometimes have a heck of a time remembering which is
which I've created
this compilation to help me keep these alternative names straight.
If there are several suggested
malts for any given category it's due to:
1. I've heard various explanations;
2. There have been different malts bottled under this
label; or
3. I don't have a clue and am grasping at straws.
UPDATE! Due to popular demand we've
updated the Malt Alias List for the first time in probably 5 or 6 years.
Unsure if the drams in the Alias List marked with
yellow in both columns really need to be moved to the "Favorite Children" List below - Please Help!Please email any corrections or additions (although
I think I caught most of the well known Alias Drams you might likely stumble
across while FOAFing) to
Whiskysleuth (at) SMWhisky.com
| Alias Dram |
Distillery |
| Aberdeenshire |
Glen Garioch |
| Adelphi Breath of Islay
1992, Cask 5351, 16 yo, 56.4% |
Lagavulin |
| Adelphi Breath of the Isles
1992, 13 yo, 52.6% |
??? |
| Adelphi Breath of the
Highlands 1985, Cask 1065, 20 yo, 54.8% |
??? |
| Adelphi Breath of Speyside
1991, Sherry Butt4229, 16 yo, 57.9% |
??? |
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| Alloa Single Grain |
North of Scotland |
| Ardnave |
Bruichladdich |
| Ayreshire |
Ladyburn |
| (Old) Ballantruan |
Tomintoul |
| Ballechin |
Edradour (peated) |
| Bannock Burn |
Deanston |
| Ben Bracken |
Taumnavulin |
| Blairfindy |
Glenfarclas |
| Braes of Glenlivet |
Braeval |
| Cairnluish |
Tamnavulin |
| Craigduff |
Strathisla
(peated ,malt from Glendronach?) |
| Craiglodge |
Loch Lomand |
| Credible |
Cragganmore |
| Croftengea |
Loch Lomand |
| Cu Dhub (black dog) |
Speyside |
| Deerstalker |
Balmenach |
| Drumguish |
Speyside |
| Dumbuck |
Littlemill (heavily peated) |
| Dun Bheagan |
Lagavulin |
| Dunglass |
Littlemill (lightly peated) |
| Eagle of Spey |
Glenfarclas |
| Eileann Dhubb |
Tomatin |
| Ellenstown |
Ardbeg |
| Fascadale 10 yo Island
(Adelphi) |
Talisker |
| Finlaggan |
Caol Ila
Lagavulin |
| G&M Secret
Stills 3.2 1989 Lowland, 18 yo, 45% |
Auchentoshan
or Glenkinchie? Has to be one or the other... |
| G&M Secret
Stills 5.1 1987 Lowland, 20 yo, 45% |
Auchentoshan
or Glenkinchie? Has to be one or the other... |
| G&M Secret
Stills 6.1 1988 Highland, 19 yo, 45% |
??? |
| G&M Secret
Stills 1.2 1986 Isle of Skye, 21 yo, 45% |
No secret here - has to be
Talisker |
| Glen Burn Islay |
Bruichladdich |
| Glencraig |
Glenburgie |
| Glen Deveron |
Macduff |
| Glen Douglas |
Loch Lomand |
| Glen Flagler |
Moffett |
| Glenisla |
Glen Keith (experiment using lightly peated
barley and heavily peated water) |
| Glenluig |
Dalmore |
| Glenordie |
Glen Ord |
| Glen Parker |
Glenfiddich?
Tomintoul?
Lots of disagreement here... |
| Glentromie |
Speyside |
| Glen Whatever |
a
generic blending malt bottled as a single |
| Inchmoan |
Loch Lomand |
| Inchmurrin |
Loch Lomond |
| (The) Ileach |
Lagavulin |
| Hilllside |
Glenesk |
| Laudable |
Lagavulin |
| Leapfrog |
Laphroaig |
| Linlithgow |
St Magdalene |
| Lismore |
Glenrothes (5&6 yo vatting?) |
| Loch Dhu |
Mannochmore |
| Loch Indaal |
Bruichladdich |
| MacLeod's "As
We Get It" Highland 8 yo, 57.2% |
??? |
| MacLeod's "As
We Get It" Islay, 8 yo, 58% |
??? |
| MacLeod's
Highland, 8 yo, 40% |
??? |
| MacLeod's
Islay, 8 yo, 40% |
??? |
| MacLeod's
Island, 8 yo, 40% |
??? |
| MacLeod's
Speyside, 8 yo, 40% |
??? |
| MacTarnahan's |
Glenfarclas |
| McClelland's Lowland |
Auchentoshan 5 yo |
| McClelland's Highland |
Glen Garioch 5 yo |
| McClelland's Islay |
Bowmore 5 yo |
| Michael
Couvreur "Pale Single" 12 yo, |
??? |
| Mosstowie |
Miltonduff |
| Muir of Ord |
Glen Ord |
| Old Man of Hoy |
Highland Park |
| Old Meldrum |
Glen Garioch |
| (Old) Rhosdhu |
Loch Lomand |
| Pibroch 12 yo |
??? |
Prime Malt No 1
(15 yo Islay) |
Bunnahabhain (current)
Laphroaig (late 70s)
Port Ellen ? |
| Signatory Island |
Highland Park 7 yo |
| Signatory
Vintage Islay |
Laphroaig 5 yo?
Lagavulin 5 yo? |
| Signatory Mull |
Tobermoray |
| Signatory
Vintage Speyside |
Glen Moray 8 yo
Longmorn 8 yo
Glenrothes 7,8 yo |
| Signatory
Vintage Lowland |
Auchentoshan |
| Singleton |
The Auchroisk |
| Speymalt |
The Macallan |
| Strathmore |
North of Scotland |
| Stronachie 12
yo |
??? |
| Tactical |
Talisker |
| Tantallan |
Cragganmore |
| Wigtown |
Bladnoch |
Early 2009 update inspired by Ganga at A10 and
largely created using Misako Udo's amazing book titled
"The Scottish Whisky Distilleries, the
ultimate companion for the whisky enthusiast" Black and White
Publishing, Edinburg, 2006
ISBN 13: 978 1 84502 130 6 - ISBN 10: 1 84502 130 4
This is THE book for the uber whisky geek...
trust me - I'm the Doctor!
I also added the range of post-opening Ardbeg bottles
even though most will probably know them by heart. I just like
thinking about everything Ardbeg!
Credit and thanks to David Keir, Bushido, Usigetom,
Ganga, Ry-Guy, Loco
Barley, Rajmund, Garioch, Johanna, and Acey (along with everyone else I've
forgotten to credit here) for corrections and additions to this listing. I'm grateful someone is
watching over me here...
You folks rock in serious PLOWED style!
THE LIST
OF FAVORITE CHILDREN
The next list is what we call the "Favorite Children"
- whiskys so precious the distilleries actually name them and often
provide all the history / provenance / mythology needed to turn them
into cult obsessions. One of the reasons I love malt whisky so
much.
This sublist was suggested by a visitor who correctly
chided me for including "non-alias" drams in the Alias List.
Yep, I was lazy and PLOWED.
I'm still PLOWED.
These bottles in this list clearly state the
distillery on the label, but we
most often refer to them by their given names.
| Favorite
Children |
Distillery |
| A'bunadh |
Aberlour |
| Airgh Nam Beist |
Ardbeg |
| Almost There |
Ardbeg |
| An Cnoc |
Knockdhu |
| Ardbeggeddon |
Ardbeg |
| Blasda |
Ardbeg |
| Brorageddon |
Brora |
| Corryvreckan |
Ardbeg |
| Hazelburn |
Springbank |
| Kildalton |
Ardbeg |
| Ledaig |
Tobermoray |
| Longrow |
Springbank |
| Nadurra |
Glenlivet |
| Octomore |
Bruichladdich |
| Oogling |
Ardbeg |
| Port Charlotte |
Bruichladdich |
| Renaissance |
Ardbeg |
| Still Young |
Ardbeg |
| Uigeadail |
Ardbeg |
| Very Young |
Ardbeg (both AVY & VYA) |
Pretty interesting eh?
Ardbeg apparently thinks MOST of its offspring are prodigies!
No argument here!
PLOWED strongly supports the concept of "favorite
children" and have christened
2 of our 5 bottlings so far. We DO need to work on the mythology
part tho...
Oh yeah, arguably some of these don't qualify for
"favorite children" status
since they represent very different house styles than their parent
distillery.
We'll argue that one over drams another day!
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10/15/2009
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