In today’s whisky landscape, the spotlight often falls on the extremes—intensely peated malts, heavily sherried drams, and bold, unconventional cask finishes. While these styles offer vivid and memorable experiences, they can at times overshadow the quieter artistry of balance and subtlety in whisky-making.
Scotch whisky's true strength lies in its diversity, and while there is much to celebrate in the breadth of flavour available, there is a risk that more restrained, harmoniously composed profiles are overlooked in favour of the loudest voices in the room.
In an industry constantly striving to define, categorise, and guide, the most remarkable whiskies often resist such neat classification. They weave together elements from across the flavour spectrum—cereal and fruit, earth and oak—with coherence and grace.
A.D. Rattray’s 76th Cask Collection brings together five such casks: complex, expressive whiskies that reveal their depth through balance rather than dominance. As our second release of the year, this summer-leaning selection has been curated to offer an elegant, nuanced tasting experience—where structure, character, and subtle evolution in the glass take centre stage.
In a world drawn to intensity, Cask Collection 76 invites a moment of reflection—to appreciate the quiet beauty of well-judged maturation and the complexity that emerges when bold and delicate flavours are held in equilibrium.
