Claxton’s was formed in 2011 with the first range of single cask Scotch whiskies finally ready for a very successful launch four years later in 2015. Building on this with subsequent releases and quickly developing a loyal following across Europe, by 2019 it was time to establish a cask maturation warehouse. One hundred years after the Landale family bought Dalswinton Estate in 1919, Claxton’s moved into Sandbed House on the banks of the River Nith, in the heart of the Scottish Lowlands, and the Dalswinton Bond was born.
In partnership with the Estate, the first stage in this new chapter was an extensive restoration project on the outbuildings at the Dalswinton Bond bringing them back into full use. The extra effort put into the renovations proved very much worth it, resulting in traditional, dunnage-style warehousing alongside more modern racked facilities, perfect for both long-term and short-term whisky maturation in the beautiful Scottish countryside.
Since then, the Claxton’s team have worked tirelessly to make Dalswinton Bond the perfect location to hone our craft by expanding the maturation warehouses, creating a tasting room and archive, as well as developing an onsite blending and bottling facility. This gives us complete control over every process of cask maturation to ensure we continue to achieve the highest possible standards of Scotch whisky making.
The next step was, and forever will be, whisky maturation and bottling. Quality-focused and deliberately selected, the oak casks used at Dalswinton Bond are sourced from specialist producers from across the world with as much care and attention as the spirit that fills them. Quality, variety, and individuality are at the forefront of the Claxton’s ethos when combining spirit and wood for maturation. Every shape, size and type of cask is used for a specific reason. Each of the Claxton’s releases is selected by a passionate, experienced and dedicated team, who have created our entire product portfolio, which currently includes Warehouse No.1 and Warehouse No.8, Exploration Series, Grain Barn and the Dalswinton Series.
The focus and attention given to the cask selection process transfers into each bottling and reflects the forward-thinking energy and ingenuity of the Dalswinton Estate, making it the perfect location for our casks to mature.
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Distilled: 07/05/2006
Region: Speyside
Bottled: 03/22/2021
Cask Type: Sherry Butt
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
A 14-year-old Speyside whisky matured in a Sherry Butt. Glen Elgin is one of the most famous Diageo distilleries in the Speyside region and dates back to 1898. Their bottlings are known as true Speyside whisky, distinctive and elegant. Independent bottlings from Glen Elgin do not often appear on the market.
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Distilled: 05/24/2018
Region: Islay
Bottled: 07/13/2022
Cask Type: Fresh Bourbon Barrel
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
This Bunnahabhain may only be 4 years old, but don't judge it by its age! Taken from a Bourbon Barrel, it is packed full of flavor. From the Gaelic, Bunnahabhain (Bu-na-ha-venn), meaning ‘mouth of the river’, a reference to the Margadale, the river from whose clear spring waters the whisky is distilled. Built in 1881, Bunnahabhain is part of the Distell International Ltd family which also includes Deanston and Tobermory. It has produced many global malt editions over many years and the name Bunnahabhain is now widely available as a single malt.
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Distilled: 07/31/2012
Region: Speyside
Bottled: 07/31/2022
Cask Type: Hogshead
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
This unpeated whiskey is rarely found as a single malt. It matured in Hogshead for ten years before being bottled. A very tasty and not everyday bottling from a relatively unknown distillery in the heart of Scottish whisky production. Glen Spey is owned by Diageo in the Speyside region and is located in the iconic town of Rothes where Glenrothes and Glen Grant are also located.
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Distilled: 06/15/2015
Region: Speyside
Bottled: 09/29/2021
Cask Type: Red Wine Barrique
This is a rare find, as few independent bottlings have been released.
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
This Claxton’s bottling of Dalmunach originates from the Speyside region, which has the highest density of Whisky distilleries in Scotland. This expression was matured in a St Julienne Second Growth Grand Cru Red Wine Barrique, and whilst we can’t put it on the bottle for IP reasons, the cask is from Chateau Leovilles. A perfect example of a Bordeaux wine cask from France married with a Dalmunach Spirit from Speyside in Scotland.
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Distilled: 12/09/2013
Region: Speyside
Bottled: 09/28/2021
Cask Type: Refill Sherry Hogshead
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
Fresh fruit followed by a biscuity maltiness is a predominant characteristic of unpeated Benriach and this expression is no different. It delivers a classic style that epitomises what Scotch Whisky is at its core. Benriach Distillery, owned by Brown Forman, one of the largest US wine and Spirits producers, is well known for its three different types of distillate - all very different in style - classic unpeated, Highland peated, and triple distilled. Taken from a refill Sherry Hogshead this expression is an everyday dram.
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Distilled: 03/20/2017
Region: Highland
Bottled: 09/29/2021
Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
"Croftengea" is one of the Loch Lomond peated spirit styles and is named after one of the islands on Loch Lomond, located in the heart of the Highlands. Croftengea has an earthy peated style, quite unique to this distillery, and different from the more medicinal peat found in an Islay bottling. Matured in an American Bourbon Barrel, this is an unapologetic peated whisky with pepperiness and vanilla notes from the cask maturation. A spectacular expression for those who enjoy a more robust dram with a flavor profile way beyond its years.
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Distilled: 12/18/2012
Region: Islands
Bottled: 09/28/2021
Cask Type: Hogshead
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
Single malt Scotch whisky distilled in Orkney - though the exact distillery has been left a mystery! Very often from the flavor notes and the name given to the whisky in question, a lot can be deduced! The coordinates on the bottle can be typed into google maps to give you a clue where this whisky was distilled. Aged in a single hogshead for 8 years. The result is notes of honey, light peat, and toffee apples. Have fun with this tasty puzzle.
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Distilled: 04/18/2016
Region: Speyside
Bottled: 09/30/2021
Cask Type: Refill PX Sherry Hogshead
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
As with all the Exploration Series, this Tamnavulin was bottled at 50% ABV. This is a higher ABV than most mainstream distillery bottlings, allowing you to enjoy high-strength whisky whilst also creating consistency across the range, making it easier to compare flavours and styles. Matured in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask, this expression delivers citrus notes on the nose and a natural viscous sweet profile with dried fruits, such as dates and raisins, on the palate.
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Distilled: 10/01/2013
Region: Lowlands
Bottled: 10/07/2021
Cask Type: Refill PX Sherry Hogshead
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
Labeled as "Distilled in the Lowlands" this expression is originally from Auchentoshan Distillery. Claxton’s Dalswinton Bond is based in the Lowlands and our mission is to elevate the region to the level it deserves, highlighting the first-class distilleries and liquid available. This expression is matured in a refill sherry hogshead; the cask influence is gentle and well-balanced and compliments the spirit, initially created using single malt triple distillation which is unique to Auchentoshan Distillery.
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Distilled: 10/10/2000
Region: Lowlands
Bottled: 03/23/2021
Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
Port Dundas is an industrial estate about 2km north of Glasgow, named after Sir Lawrence Dundas, where the Port Dundas distillery was founded in 1811. On July 1, 2009, two years before its 200th anniversary, Diageo decided to close it and move production to Cameronbridge and North British.
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Distilled: 10/09/1992
Region: Lowlands
Bottled: 06/16/2023
Cask Type: Quarter Cask - JF 1st Fill Brandy - Cask#: 115107
Limited, only 156 bottles.
This was re-racked into a First Fill Brandy Quarter Cask where it was finished for a further year before eventually being bottled as a 30 year old. A very respectable age for a single-grain scotch whisky.
Cameronbridge Distillery is primarily known for producing grain whisky. Founded in 1824 by John Haig, one of the pioneers of grain whisky production. It has been in operation for nearly two centuries, making it one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland. In the 19th century, it was one of the first Scottish distilleries to adopt continuous column stills, revolutionizing the whisky industry.
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Distilled: 11/18/1994
Region: Lowlands
Bottled: 06/16/2023
Cask Type: Oloroso Hogshead Cask -Limited, only 240 bottles
The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
Port Dundas is an industrial estate about 2km north of Glasgow, named after Sir Lawrence Dundas, where the Port Dundas distillery was founded in 1811. On July 1, 2009, two years before its 200th anniversary, Diageo decided to close it and move production to Cameronbridge and North British.
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Distilled: 10/18/2010
Region: Highlands
Bottled: 06/16/2023
Cask Type: Quarter Cask -JF 1st Fill Tawny Port -Limited, only 144 bottles
This was finished for a year in a First Fill Tawny Port Quarter Cask. The distillery's style is already rich and opulent whisky, adding this to a Tawny Port Quarter Cask adds fruitiness to the underlying spice.
Due to its royal warrant and limited production, Royal Brackla whiskies are highly regarded and sought after by whisky enthusiasts and collectors. They are often considered a hidden gem among single malt Scotch whiskies, offering a unique taste experience with a touch of royal heritage. In 1835, King William IV granted the distillery the right to use the "Royal" prefix in its name, making it Royal Brackla. Located in the Highlands of Scotland, the distillery is close to the Cawdor Castle. The castle has strong connections to Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" and is often associated with royalty and Scottish history.
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Distilled: 11/21/2000
Region: Lowlands
Bottled: 06/19/2023
Cask Type: Bourbon Hogshead Cask -Limited, only 202 bottles
This was fully matured in its original cask as we didn't feel any extra finishing was required. The liquid was great as it was!
Rare bottling as Dumbarton Distillery closed in 2002. At the time Dumbarton began distilling in 1938, it was the largest continuous distillery in Scotland producing grain whisky. It was also the first to challenge the supremacy of the Coffey still by installing American-style stainless steel columns built by Vulcan Copper & Supply Co. of Cincinnati.
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Distilled: 03/29/2017
Region: Highlands
Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Hogshead
“Inchfad” distilled at Loch Lomond. A heavily peated single malt from the Loch Lomond distillery, which takes its name from an island in the loch with a ruined distillery.
The name "Inchfad" is derived from the Gaelic words "innis" meaning "island" and "fada" meaning "long," which can be translated to "long island." Young peated whisky, The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
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Distilled: 06/14/2006
Region: Highlands
Cask Type: Madeira Barrique
Invergordon is a grain whisky distillery, meaning the whisky is made from grains rather than malted barley. Grain whisky can be made from any type of cereal, including wheat, corn, and rye (this is not an exhaustive list, and other grains can be used). Much of Invergordon's production goes into blends, so this is an extraordinarily limited release.
Distilled at Invergordon Distillery, 16 years old, taken from a Madeira Barrique. This single-grain Scotch whisky is a perfect after-dinner sipper! The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
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Distilled: 05/23/2013
Region: Islay
Cask Type: STR Barrique
STR Barrique casks are a type of oak cask that undergoes a unique process involving Shaving, Toasting, and Recharring (STR) the interior to accelerate maturation.
This bottling has a light peat with a long sweet finish. A Caol Ila in an STR Barrique is an exciting and enjoyable combination. Caol Ila is highly regarded for their balanced flavors, combining the peat smoke with fruity and maritime notes typical of Islay whiskies. One to be sampled with friends. The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
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Distilled: 02/15/2016
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Hogshead
Most of Mannochmore's production goes into blended whiskies, so we are happy to present this rare single cask bottling of a 7-year-old Mannochmore, taken from an Oloroso Sherry Hogshead. Enjoy exploring Mannochmore's distinctive and often overlooked character.
The name "Mannochmore" is derived from two Gaelic words: "mannach," meaning monk, and "mor," meaning big. This name refers to the site's history, as it was once home to a religious settlement and a religious figure's name was given to the location. The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
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Distilled: 05/17/2005
Region: Speyside
Bottled: 06/16/2023
Cask Type: Oloroso Hogshead Cask -Limited, only 180 bottles
This was reracked into an Oloroso Sherry Hogshead in 2020 and left to further mature for 3 years before being bottled in 2023. The Oloroso Sherry has lifted the final spirit, adding an additional sweetness to the palate.
This gentle Speysider has seen nearly two decades of aging after being distilled at Tomintoul. Aged in Oloroso Hogshead, we are confident you will love the unique flavors and characteristics this exceptional release has to offer. As one of the highest distilleries in Scotland, Tomintoul is located at an elevation of around 1,150 feet (350 meters) above sea level on the Glenlivet Estate. The higher altitude and the clean, fresh mountain air are believed to influence the whisky's maturation process.
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Distilled: 09/01/2014
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: Tawny Port Barrique
Tomintoul prides itself on producing whisky with a high level of purity. Often referred to as the "Gentle Dram."
This Tomintoul is taken from a Tawny Port Barrique, giving it a deep, rich color. Aged eight years and bottled at 50%, this is a spicy dram, perfect for evenings outside by the campfire! The distillery uses water from the Ballantruan Spring, which is known for its clarity and softness, contributing to the smooth and gentle character of their whiskies. The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.
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Batch No. 001. Matured in Ex-Bourbon Casks and bottled at the historic Claxton's Dalswinton Bond in the Scottish Lowlands. This bottling puts grain whisky in the limelight and is an opportunity to experience a remarkable 30 year old dram from an under-recognized source. Claxton’s knows that mature grain whisky, aged in the best oak casks, can create an excellent dram.
This 30-year-old single-grain whisky has benefitted from traditional-style warehousing in the former grain stores of Sandbed Farm on the Dalswinton Estate. During maturation, grain whisky gains a distinctive flavour and draws its colour from the cask, enhancing the grain spirit’s distinctive characteristics.