"the bar has a decanter of what might just be the oldest whisky in the world, first bottled in 1841 and discovered at Blair Castle in 2022. During a recent visit to Bertie's, I was told an unnamed client flew in to the hotel from the continent and back, without even a stop off for dinner, specifically to taste a single dram of this rare spirit."
"The latest bottle to hit Bertie's weighted shelves is The Fife Arms' third proprietary whisky, following its first single malt in 2023 and a blended Scotch in 2021. By the hotel's own admission, its first release (a very drinkable number made in collaboration with spirits specialist Dave Broom and independent bottler Adelphi) is not the most prestige of spirits. While you can enjoy a dram as part"
The Fife Arms combines significant artworks, including two Picassos, with a focused whisky program under ownership by Hauser and Wirth. Bertie's whisky bar opened at the tail end of Covid and attracted collectors with exceptional bottles, including a decanter first bottled in 1841 and found at Blair Castle. The hotel has released three proprietary whiskies: a blended Scotch (2021), a single malt (2023) and a new 12-year single malt called An Autumn Dram, bottled by Glen Garioch. The bar arranges bottles by flavor profile and positions select releases as premium, seasonal expressions aged in ex-bourbon casks.
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