Scotches available in Scotland but not in US?

Duty free in Glasgow airport would probably be good if possible . . . .

Have you considered ordering bottles to be delivered to where he us staying? Many of the distilleries will do this within the UK.

I would have suggested Bladnoch (not marketed in North America but was available from uk online) but the distillery is closed and MOM and the Whiskey exchange are sold out.

Hey you Scots? Any help here?

Well anything is available anywhere through the internet of course. So maybe concentrate on the lesser known distilleries like Dailuaine, Blair Athol, Inchgower, or something from the Springbank distillery

Since your friend is on a tight schedule and if he is flying in and out of Glasgow I guess you can just look what they got in that particular airport and see what they got. Looks like "World of whiskies" got a shop there:

worlddutyfree.com/exclusives/…

www.worldofwhiskies.com

Looks like you can pre-order. Then all your friend has to do is pick up the bottle(s) at departure:

worldofwhiskies.com/index.php/…

Auchentoshan is really easy to get to from Glasgow airport phone ahead and get them to fill a bottle of the (one of two casks or both) so your friend doesn't have to wait. A couple of reviews on here by sorren who's opinions I rate and markjedi1. Might not float your boat but an option. As for that some UK exclusive Glendronachs floating about but not a big difference from the single cask releases.

If someone is bringing me back whisky from the UK, in addition to Glenfarclas 15, I usually ask for Talisker 57 Degrees North and Bailie Nicol Jarvie blended Scotch. BNJ is ridiculously refreshing and easy to go through. It's stated to be over 50% Glenmorangie malt. Careful, that one is habit-forming!

Thank you all for the thoughtful suggestions. How about this one? After reading through Pandemonium's list, I came across it. Think it's any good? masterofmalt.com/whiskies/…

I was going to go for the Glenfarclas 15, in addition to one other, but then I read a few reviews on Master of Malt that indicated there has been a problem with excessive levels of sulfur lately I the 15 year. I used to absolutely LOVE Glenfarclases, but I've been disappointed by strong sulfur over the past few years in the 12, 17, and 21 Year offerings.

Victor, I will look into your suggestions this evening. Thanks so much.

If I find something on Master or Exchange, I can have them delivered to my friend's hotel

@rigmorole never buy before you'll have a taste, Inchgower is a very subtile fruity malt, but not everyone is fond of its particular taste. From that list I would probably have picked the dailuaine. What I tried to say i that there are a lot of obscure distilleries in Scotland, with only a percentage of their malts being sold as single malts. The Whisky Shop has a large range of whiskies available in their shop in Glasgow and you can always use their "click and collect" service to order your bottles so your friend will only have to pick them up at their shop in the city centre: www.whiskyshop.com (with every bottle you can use the click and collect button)

Ledaig 16 Sherry Cask should be a cracker at cask strength, only available at the distillery on the Island of Mull. But thats pretty far away huh. Maybe he can spot a Abhain Dearg somewhere in the cities.

Hi Rigmorole,

I'll give you one stunner from The Whisky Exchange. Glentuachers 1997, bottled for TWE by G&M. For £50 you will be stunned. Trust me on this.

Such a great example of a stunning sherry cask influence. Non chill filtered, no caramel. Think of a hot caramel pie, with fruits and morocan spice. Then just the slightest hint of pine wood smoke interweaving through....

Single cask strength for £50.......

Thanks Misty. It's sold out. I went to look as soon as I read your suggestion and I guess somebody else beat me to it. Drat

I'm trying to find an old fashioned style scotch maybe with just a bit of smoke. I love Brora so I had hoped to find a close match in a springbank or a clynelish or something but I can't seem to find anything. That bottle Misty recommended is closest to what I'm looking for. Old fashioned style is the key word. Not the modern obsession with "vanilla" and super sweet tooth stuff or super peaty and super smoky. My scotch collection lacks the old style stuff with a big yet complex flavor profile. You just can't find this kind of scotch in the USA. Very hard to find. So I thought maybe in the UK or Germany. I could have a bottle shipped to my friend who will be in Scotland from Germany. How ironic would that be? Hey, those Germans have some great stuff that seems to be sold out elsewhere. Ditto for the Holland and Belgium

Damn. That disappeared very quickly. I ordered some last week and was told there were 60 bottles left! What a super cask that was.