![]() It had a cohesive world, a coherent plot,Īnd codified a formula for party-based open world RPGs that would be Often felt like they were cobbled together from elements of a geeky This is the point where the series matured and found itsįooting, shedding most of the wacky vestiges of its predecessors that To find out more about the Prima & Ultima Collection and individual bottles, visit diageorareandexceptional.Ultima III isn't the best game of 1983, I'd argue it's the most On the palate, this gives way to a smooth fruity experience, canned peaches in syrup, balanced by drier nuttiness and bitter-sweet caramelised orange. Whereas the 1971 was all treacle and coffee, chocolate, pepper and leather, this 1973 expresses its complexity in tropical fruits on the nose, with hints of walnut and sesame oils. The first release of Prima & Ultima included the last coal-fired Cragganmore from 1971, bottled by Jim Beveridge after 48 years, too. When Cragganmore switched from coal-fired to steam-heated stills in 1973, it ushered in a new age of control over the distillation and marked a milestone in the establishment of the Speyside style we are familiar with today – delicate, dancing flavours with an emphasis on floral notes and a well-stocked greengrocers’ worth of fruit. What the 37 years of maturation in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks has given it is a smooth silk mouthfeel, providing stability and ameliorative salve as more robust smoke, pepper and chilli duke it out. This is a remarkably fresh and vibrant Talisker with sprinklings of smoked salt and orchard fruit on the nose along with the seashore notes. But at the same time, it is instantly recognisable because it has a real sense of place – as soon as I nose it, I feel transported to Skye.’ Talisker’s distillery on Skye ‘Talisker is endlessly fascinating to me,’ says Dr Craig Wilson, ‘it’s such a versatile whisky that can go in so many different directions. These are the last drops from the Isle of Skye’s 1984 production. ![]() While some of the releases in this year’s Prima & Ultima are unusual twists on a distillery’s usual character, this is a celebration of the familiar taken to a higher plane with ageing. – The Singleton of Glen Ord 1987 & Brora 1981 Over the next couple of weeks, we will be discussing each individual whisky in the Prima & Ultima Collection III… (It has been possible to find individual bottles via brokers before now.) So, if there is something particularly intriguing from the eight whiskies in the album you’d like as a single, there will be a limited number of bottles available (more for some expressions than for others).īrummell was invited to a special tasting hosted by Dr Craig Wilson and Ewan Gunn, Diageo’s global luxury brand ambassador, to establish how exceptional these rarities really are. Talisker 1984 37-Year-Old, part of Diageo’s Prima & Ultima Collectionįor the first time this year, however, the whiskies in the Prima & Ultima Collection are available for purchase as individual bottles from the off. Prima & Ultima III certainly deserves the rare tag – only 317 sets are available, worldwide, at £36,500 each – so, unsurprisingly, the chance to purchase has to start with registering your interest, before the Diageo private client team, or one of their agents (for example, Justerini & Brooks in the UK) contacts you. ![]() ![]() Prima & Ultima is part of Diageo’s Rare & Exceptional portfolio of collectible whiskies, which includes individual releases such as the Talisker 44-Year-Old: Forests of the Deep Brummell reviewed recently as well as (since we are practising our Latin) the ne plus ultra of whisky shopping, the private-client journey towards the acquisition of one of the Casks of Distinction. (Albeit, “first” never means an experimental whisky distilled five or so years ago – the youngest whisky in the collection is 28 years old.) This year, the person choosing the line-up is master blender Dr Craig Wilson, following on the heels of master of malt Maureen Robinson and the legend of Johnnie Walker blending, Dr Jim Beveridge, for the first two releases. The last might be the final bottling of a particular year’s production from a ghost distillery the first, a novel cask finish, or the first liquid from a distillery that underwent change… the interpretation is down to the curator. In recent times, one of the most anticipated whisky releases of each year is that of Diageo’s Prima & Ultima Collection – a gathering of eight whiskies representing (as even those who slept through “Amo, amas, amat” will work out) the first or last of their kind. ![]()
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