The Independent Bottler’s Challenge (IBC) is a competition for independent bottlers to submit their whiskies for tasting. Whisky & Spirits Live is on the global Whisky Live circuit and so we have access to some of the entries into the IBC which we ship out especially for you to taste at the show. With an Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of up to 59.6% we can’t wait to taste Old Pulteney Sherry Hogshead bottled by Malts of Scotland…

Just bear in mind, through that while we have received all of these beautiful whiskies, we are only able to lift out a few of each precious bottle each night for tasting otherwise it will be finished before 8pm on opening night! So if you needed a reason to buy a ticket for all 3 nights of this year’s Whisky & Spirits Live, here it is!

Here’s the full list of what we’ve been sent from the UK and what you may be lucky enough to wrap your lips around this year!

Celtic Whisky Shop

Celtic Cask Cuig Deag – 46% ABV

Cill Airne Cask Oloroso Cask 006 – 46% ABV

Cill Airne Cask Pedro Ximenez Cask 007 – 48% ABV

Chapter 7 Whisky

Chapter 7th Highland Small Batch – 56.2% ABV

Chapter 7th Irish Single Malt – 57.1% ABV

Invergordon 1972 – 49.7% ABV

Strathmill 1991 – 55.8% ABV

Glen Moray – 57% ABV

Cumbrae Supply Co LTD

Golden Cask Allt-A-Bhainne – 58% ABV

Golden Cask Dailuaine – 58.7% ABV

Golden Cask Ledaig – 61.3% ABV

Golden Cask Tormore – 50% ABV

Douglas Laing

Old Particular Cambus 24 years – 51.5% ABV

Old Particular Glenrothes – 48.4% ABV

Old Particular Glenturret – 45.4% ABV

Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky

Bladnoch Bladnoch – 50.2% ABV

Dimensions CS Blair Athol – 55.3% ABV

Springbank – 55.8% ABV

The Octave Aultmore – 53.3% ABV

The Octave Ben Nevis – 51.3% ABV

The Octave Bunnahabhain – 53.7% ABV

The Octave Clynelish – 50% ABV

The Octave Glen Grant – 47.7% ABV

The Octave Glenlossie – 50% ABV

The Octave Invergordon – 47.6% ABV

The Octave Islay Blended Malt – 52.3% ABV

The Octave North British – 54.8% ABV

The Octave Royal Brackla – 53.7% ABV

The Octave Strathmill – 50.2% ABV

Malts of Scotland

Auchentoshan – 45.5% ABV

Ayrshire – 53.2% ABV

Bowmore – 55.2% ABV

Bruichladdich Red Wine Cask – 57.2% ABV

Bruichladdich The Valentine’s Kiss – 56.2% ABV

Caol Ila – 54.9% ABV

Glen Elgin – 54.6% ABV

Glengoyne – 54% ABV

Highland Park – 55.8% ABV

Images Of Islay Grey Seals At Port Nahaueu – 49.8% ABV

Images Of Orkney Kirkwall- Earls Palace – 53.2% ABV

Littlemill – 50.2% ABV

Miltonduff – 55.8% ABVMortlach – 56.4% ABV

North British – 53.7% ABV

Old Pulteney Sherry Hogshead – 59.6% ABV

Port Charlotte – 57.2% ABV

Speyside Distillery – 58.2% ABV

Strathisla – 57.5% ABV

Tormore – 53.4% ABV

Scotland Grindlay Ltd

Grindlay’s Selection Ben Nevis 1997 – 56% ABV

Grindlay’s Selection Craigellachie 2006 – 56% ABV

Grindlay’s Selection Dailuaine 1996 – 57% ABV

Speciality Drinks

Port Askaig 100 Proof – 57.1% ABV

That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Aberlour Batch 4 – 51% ABV

Ardbeg Batch 5 – 47.5% ABV

Ardbeg Batch 7 – 52% ABV

Ardmore Batch 1 – 55.5% ABV

Arran Batch 3 – 51.5% ABV

Arran Batch 4 – 52% ABV

Arran Batch 5 – 54.6% ABV

Arran Batch 6 – 49.7% ABV

Ben Nevis Batch 3 – 47.2% ABV

Ben Nevis Batch 4 – 49.5% ABV

Ben Nevis Batch 5 – 47% ABV

Benrinnes Batch 3 – 52.5% ABV

Bruichladdich Batch 4 – 47.4% ABV

Bunnahabhain Batch 2 – 45.3% ABV

Bunnahabhain Batch 3 – 47.9% ABV

Caledonian Batch 1 – 50.3% ABV

Cambus Batch 1 – 45.1% ABV

Cambus Batch 2 – 49.7% ABV

Cambus Batch 3 – 48.3% ABV

Caol Ila Batch 2 – 55% ABV

Clynelish Batch 3 – 49.3% ABV

Deanston Batch 2 – 49.6% ABV

English Whisky Co. Batch 1 – 49.5% ABV

Fettercairn Batch 2 – 52.4% ABV

Glen Garioch Batch 1 – 50.6% ABV

Glen Keith Batch 2 – 44% ABV

Glen Moray Batch 1 – 49.1% ABV

Glenburgie Batch 2 – 50.1% ABV

Glenlossie Batch 1 – 52% ABV

Glenlossie Batch 2 – 51.1% ABV

Glenrothes Batch 1 – 47.9% ABV

Glenrothes Batch 2 – 45.8% ABV

Glentauchers Batch 2 – 48.8% ABV

Glenturret Batch 1 – 48% ABV

Glenturret Batch 2 – 47.7% ABV

Heaven Hill Batch 1 – 50% ABV

Highland Park Batch 2 – 46% ABV

Invergordon Batch 5 – 47.7% ABV

Islay # 1 Batch 1 – 56.9% ABV

Lagavulin Batch 2 – 53.7% ABV

Laphroaig Batch 1 – 52.4% ABV

Ledaig Batch 2 – 50.5% ABV

Linkwood Batch 2 – 54.7% ABV

Linkwood Batch 3 – 52.3% ABV

Loch Lomond Batch 1 – 52.4% ABV

Loch Lomond Batch 2 – 47.8% ABV

Longhorn Batch 2 – 49.8% ABV

Longmorn Batch 1 – 52% ABV

Macallan Batch 5 – 48.8% ABV

Macallan Batch 6 – 43.5% ABV

Macduff Batch 2 – 49.6% ABV

Miltonduff Batch 2 – 45.5% ABV

Mortlach Batch 1 – 52.5% ABV

Mortlach Batch 2 – 52.6% ABV

North British Batch 2 – 49.3% ABV

North British Batch 3 – 56.3% ABV

Paul John Batch 1 – 55.5% ABV

Paul John Batch 2 – 54.7% ABV

Port Charlotte 13 Years Old – 54.7% ABV

Port Charlotte Batch 1 – 52.4% ABV

Port Dundas Batch 1 – 48.2% ABV

Speyside Batch 1 – 53.4% ABV

Tobermory Batch 2 – 53.9% ABV

Tobermory Batch 3 – 48.1% ABV

Tobermory Batch 4 – 51.2% ABV

Tormore Batch 2 – 51.4% ABV

Tullibardine Batch 1 – 50.1% ABV

Tullibardine Batch 2 – (50.5% ABV

Tullibardine Batch 3 – 49.2% ABV

Vintage Malt

Glenandrew – 40% ABV

The Cooper’s Choice Golden Grain – 50% ABV

The Cooper’s Choice Lagganmill – 46% ABV

The Cooper’s Choice Littlemill – 49% ABV

Wemyss Vintage Malts

Wemyss Vintage Malts Briny Tangle – 46% ABV

Wemyss Vintage Malts Marmalade Appeal – 46% ABV

Wemyss Vintage Malts Nuts about pears! – 46% ABV

Wemyss Vintage Malts Summer Breeze – 46% ABV

To taste these, buy tickets at www.ticketpros.co.za starting from R240. Tickets include a tasting glass, 16 tasting vouchers and a bottle of Consol Glass Still Water.

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