Glengoyne has released Teapot Dram Batch No. 12, the latest edition in the Highland distillery’s most sought-after series, bottled at 59.2% ABV. The non-age-statement single malt launches on 8 October 2026 at an RRP of £125 (US$167 / ₹14,840) and is available exclusively from the Glengoyne Distillery Shop and Glengoyne.com.
The release is limited to 3,300 bottles. Every Teapot Dram is matured in first-fill sherry casks, chosen for maximum color and flavor as a homage to the dramming days.
Batch No. 12 is non-chill-filtered and, like all Glengoyne releases, of natural color.
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The whisky is made from a handful of casks, including European oak Oloroso butts, European oak Oloroso hogsheads and sherry hogsheads.
The series celebrates a Glengoyne tradition from the 1960s and early 1970s, when distillery workers were given three drams a day.
At most distilleries, the daily dram was new-make spirit, barely matured in wood if at all. At Glengoyne, the staff were given mature, sherry-dominant drams.
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READ THE STORYYounger staff, unable to keep pace, would pour their share into a copper teapot on the canteen windowsill for their more seasoned colleagues to enjoy. Over the course of the day, the teapot became full of a marriage of different young, sherry-matured whiskies.
The practice ended in 1974, but the series carries its spirit forward in rich, sherry-matured releases made in the bold, full-flavored style of the dramming days.
According to the official notes from the brand, the nose offers toasted marshmallow, cinnamon, toffee popcorn, demerara sugar, strawberry bonbons and a hint of spearmint.
The palate is described as rich, bright and sweet, with raspberry compote, blackcurrants, baked apples, medjool dates and sticky sherry notes.
The finish is noted as long and lasting, with gentle tannins, stewed dark berries and sticky toffee sauce.
Glengoyne has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1833 at Dumgoyne, north of Glasgow. The distillery is unique in producing Highland single malt whisky matured in the Lowlands, with its stills in the Highlands while its maturing casks of whisky rest across the road in the Lowlands.
The distillery is owned by independent, family-owned Ian Macleod Distillers, which purchased Glengoyne from The Edrington Group for £7.2 million in 2003.
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