Diageo Special Releases 2017

Diageo, the leading Scotch whisky company, announced most of the line-up for this year's Special Release bottlings a few months ago. Today they have announced more details of each whisky, plus the 10th and final bottling the will make up the 2017 series - this is the Collectivum XXVIII, a blended malt which contains whiskies from each of Diageo's 28 Scottish malt distilleries that are currently in production. Every year the Special Releases, which first appeared in 2001, are eagerly anticipated by whisky fans and collectors.

We will be sampling each of the ten whiskies shortly and will write a full review with our tasting notes soon after that. For now, here are the details of each whisky for the Diageo Special Releases 2017. No indication of prices were given in the press release.

Blair Athol 24 year old 

• Distilled: 1993 
• ABV: 58.4% 
• Region: Central Highlands 
• Cask: Ex-Bodega European Oak Butts 
• Bottles: Max. 5,514 available worldwide

Brora 34 year old 

• Distilled: 1982 
• ABV: 51.9% 
• Region: Coastal Highlands 
• Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads 
• Bottles: Max. 3,000 available worldwide

Caol Ila 18 year old 

• Distilled: 1998
• ABV: 59.8% 
• Region: Islay 
• Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads 
• Bottles: Limited quantities available worldwide

Collectivum XXVIII 

• Distilled: NAS 
• ABV: 57.3% 
• Region: Highlands, Island, Islay, Lowland and Speyside
• Cask: Blend of Refill American Oak Hogsheads, Refill European Oak Butts, Ex-Bodega European Oak and First Fill Bourbon Casks 
• Bottles: Limited quantities available worldwide

Convalmore 32 year old 

• Distilled: 1984 
• ABV: 48.2% 
• Region: Speyside 
• Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads 
• Bottles: Max. 3,972 available worldwide

Glen Elgin 18 year old 

• Distilled: 1998 
• ABV: 54.8% 
• Region: Speyside 
• Cask: Ex-Bodega European Oak Butts 
• Bottles: Max. 5,352 available worldwide

Lagavulin 12 year old

• Distilled: 2004
• ABV: 56.5% 
• Region: Islay 
• Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads 
• Bottles: Limited quantities available worldwide

Port Dundas 52 year old 

• Distilled: 1964 
• ABV: 44.6% 
• Region: Lowlands 
• Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads 
• Bottles: Max. 752 available worldwide

Port Ellen 37 year old 

• Distilled: 1979 
• ABV: 51% 
• Region: Islay 
• Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads & Refill American Oak Butts 
• Bottles: Max. 2,988 available worldwide

Teaninich 17 year old 

• Distilled: 1999 
• ABV: 55.9% 
• Region: Coastal Highlands 
• Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads & Refill American Oak Barrels 
• Bottles: Limited quantities available worldwide.