The highly anticipated 2025 Special Releases Scotch Whisky Collection from Diageo has finally be unveiled. 'Horizons Unbound' features eight iconic Single Malts, each redefined from their usual profiles by the use of unconventional cask finishes.

This year’s collection was curated under the guidance of Master Blender Dr. Stuart Morrison, and crafted to captivate two kinds of whisky lovers: those who relish discovery, innovation and craftsmanship, and those drawn to rich storytelling, sensorial experiences, and the joy of sharing something rare.

The brand has said that the offers a whisky to match every kind of curiosity, be it the appeal from the technical mastery of a distillery-first experiment, or the emotion sparked by a finish that introduces new and surprising flavour contrasts.

The new collection includes:

• The Singleton of Glen Ord 17YO ‘Into the Blue’
  • Finished in ex-mezcal and second-fill ex-sherry casks, this whisky is touted to have notes of bold spice to fruity richness.

• Talisker 14YO ‘Molten Seas’ 
  • Matured in volcanic rock-toasted American oak casks, this is an innovative experiment, a first for the oldest single-malt distillery on the Isle of Skye.

• Lagavulin 12YO ‘Grain & Embers’
  • Rich, bakery-smoke character from Pedro Ximénez/ Oloroso casks brings artesian flair to toasted aromas.

• Oban 12YO ‘Heart of the Harbour’ 
  • Matured in ex-bourbon American oak casks, this expression is said to offer notes of toffee, citrus and sea breeze, evoking the warmth and welcome of its coastal hometown.

• Dailuaine 21YO ‘Marbled Treasures’
  • Matured in Spanish ex-sherry casks, this rare, one-off release reveals robust layers of dried fruit, baked apple and fragrant spice, with a generous mouthfeel.

• Roseisle 14YO ‘Harmonic Grace’
  • A combination of refill and rejuvenated casks promises a complex expression.

• Clynelish 18YO ‘Waxen Sun’
  • Udr of an early distillation ‘Pineapple Cut’ for tropical waxy character that is touted to imbue an enlivening 'sunshine taste'.

• Teaninich 8YO ‘Daring Rye’ 
  • A distillery-first experiment using rye and Teaninich’s rare mash filter. This expression delivers bold toffee sweetness, laced with spice and herbal depth from ex-bourbon cask maturation.

The 2025 Special Releases collection will be available in limited quantities from specialist Scotch Whisky retailers and malts.com from October 2025.

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88 Bamboo Editorial Team