Fragrant Drops

Fragrant Drops Indie bottlers of Scotch Whisky and other ambrosial libations, brought to you by Keeble Cask Co.!

One of our favourite days in our bottling cycle is receiving the artwork back from Laura New. Can anyone guess what thi...
01/05/2026

One of our favourite days in our bottling cycle is receiving the artwork back from Laura New. Can anyone guess what this bottle will be?!!!

Wow! The Glen Garioch that we have bottled up for Diggers is absolutely sublime. Think waxy, buttery, lemony heaven! Lem...
18/04/2026

Wow! The Glen Garioch that we have bottled up for Diggers is absolutely sublime. Think waxy, buttery, lemony heaven! Lemon meringue pie in a glass. Kev and Claire are selling it for £6 by the dram or £60 for the bottle which is incredibly generous of them! Available at both Diggers and Diggers Leith.

LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST! This is our White Peak, Peak Strength, bottling. It is wonderful, how the strength has amped...
16/04/2026

LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST! This is our White Peak, Peak Strength, bottling. It is wonderful, how the strength has amped up different notes in this.

We are sold out pre release of this, as there were only 72 bottles released at this strength.

The pair of illustrations are of the same point at the distillery. One is a recent view, and one was back when the site of the distillery was a wire-working factory.

Nose: caramel, apples, campfire, jerky, tinned fish, frazzles, blueberry, blackberry
Palate: cherry menthol, bubblegum, spearmint
Finish: herbaceous, peppermint oil, dried strawberries, salted peanuts, umami, ashy peattiness

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The last two bottles of our release are from the same cask. Everything we have tried from White Peak distillery has been...
16/04/2026

The last two bottles of our release are from the same cask. Everything we have tried from White Peak distillery has been utterly stellar. We went to see them last year and picked a juicy red wine STR barrique.

This is the only FD we've ever cut down (from 68.9% to 55.0%) and we have only just noticed that it reads undiluted. D'oh!!! Our text is so small we can't even read it seems! An honest mistake.

Nose: cherries, ice cream wafers, salted peanut skins, cola cubes, beeswax, candy floss, light peatsmoke, blackberry, charred oak, strawberry laces
Palate: Oily! sarsaparilla, white pepper, cherry menthol, burnt apple and salted butter
Finish: Juicy Fruit chewing gum, malt biscuits, nut, wood tannins, baking spices, salted caramel, liquorice

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It wouldn't be a Fragrant Drops release without an older grain and here we have it; a 31 year old Strathclyde. Just quin...
16/04/2026

It wouldn't be a Fragrant Drops release without an older grain and here we have it; a 31 year old Strathclyde. Just quintessential refill-bourbon-old-grain-loveliness. This is Rachel's favourite artwork for this release. The spirit was bottled on the 11th of November, Remembrance Day, and the beautiful poppies are an ode to that.

Nose: almonds, buttery pastries, orange blossom, candy floss, vanilla, biscuit,
Palate: toasted oak, sour apple sweeties, Soreen, oat cake, tablet, candied almonds, custard slice
Finish: walnuts, peppermint creams, ginger, treacle, liquorice

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Next up is a classic Dailuaine; 12 years old fully aged in a 1st-fill bourbon hoggie. This bottling should have been par...
16/04/2026

Next up is a classic Dailuaine; 12 years old fully aged in a 1st-fill bourbon hoggie. This bottling should have been part of our first outturn of the year but the kind folk at Whiskybroker pointed out a typo on the label. ARGH! Label snaffoos happen. Painful and costly. ANYWAY - it's out now and it's delicious. Marie Curie graces the bottle in a nod to International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is celebrated on the same day that this spirit was distilled.

Nose: red appleskins, rhubarb and custard sweeties, sandalwood, jasmine, hay, marshmallow, salted caramel, raisin, ripe strawberries, cocoa
Palate: clear honey, pear drops, cola cubes, apricot, malt loaf and mace
Finish: milky coffee, lemon rind, sea salt, dark chocolate and samphire

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OKAY LET'S GO! The last brandy we had flew out and this one will probably be no different. It's the first in our 'Sublim...
16/04/2026

OKAY LET'S GO! The last brandy we had flew out and this one will probably be no different. It's the first in our 'Sublime with Ci**rs' range. This is 32 years old and will retail for around £85.00!

Nose: dates, figs, apple pie, red apples, elderflower, cinnamon, toffee, chutney, nigella seeds, golden syrup on pancakes, cocoa nibs, molasses, strawberry
Palate: demerara sugar, pear drops, fresh ginger, green tomato and treacle
Finish: cherry menthol, mulled cider, cola cubes, rocket, black pepper, black tea, celery salt

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12 year old refill bourbon matured Tamnavulin. The refill bourbon baddies are going to love this one. It is one creamy, ...
16/04/2026

12 year old refill bourbon matured Tamnavulin. The refill bourbon baddies are going to love this one. It is one creamy, citrussy, cakey number! Tamnavulin is not often bottled by indies and this is our first and not to be the last!

Nose: lemon curd, toffee bon bons, satsumas, battenburg cake, honeydew melon and lemongrass
Palate: lemon meringue pie, aniseed, dolly mixtures, fruity boiled sweets, strawberry laces, icing sugar
Finish: zesty, lemon posset, sea salt, kaffir lime, black tea, liquorice

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Next is our first ever Girvan. Some folk might be a bit unsure as it is a mere (youngforagrain) 15 years old, but don't ...
15/04/2026

Next is our first ever Girvan. Some folk might be a bit unsure as it is a mere (youngforagrain) 15 years old, but don't let that put you off! It's a belter.

Nose: toffee mints, mashed bananas, honey mango, lemon sherbet, spearmint, Irn bru, coconut, white chocolate, marzipan
Palate: more mango, white pepper, molasses, toffee chews, milk bottle sweeties, red apple
Finish: creme brûlée top, gentle wood tannins, salted peanuts, anise, clove, and nutmeg

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Oh ya! A 16 year old Inchgower with a big old fino sherry finish.Nose: beeswax, malt, raisins, satsumas, apple blossom, ...
15/04/2026

Oh ya! A 16 year old Inchgower with a big old fino sherry finish.

Nose: beeswax, malt, raisins, satsumas, apple blossom, white peach, fino sherry, red apple
Palate: beautifully coastal with white pepper, orange peel, basil and stewed fruits
Finish: aniseed balls, leather, to***co leaf, red grape and wet stone

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The second release of the year is here and it’s a doozy!First up we have this sumptuous Caol Ila that we finished for tw...
15/04/2026

The second release of the year is here and it’s a doozy!

First up we have this sumptuous Caol Ila that we finished for two years in a fresh PX quarter cask. We love Caol Ila. We really do.

Nose: RAISINS, raspberry jam, iodine, glazed bbq ham, beechwood smoke and sea herbs
Palate: sticky dates, figs, molasses, dark chocolate
Finish: sea spray, Black Forest gateau, ash, mocha coffee and paprika

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