This represents House Greyjoy in the Game of Thrones television show and features its kraken.
The nose offers damp tweed sprinkled with black pepper, plus smoky vanilla and ozone notes.
Sweet smoke and citrus fruit on the palate, then more overt peatiness comes to the fore with soft toffee.
Medium in length through the finish, with lingering toffee and light pepper.
Distillery: Talisker
Name: Select Reserve
Age:
Type: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 45% Vol
Cask Type: Heavily charred Bourbon
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Lagavulin at an odd age, representing House Lannister and showcasing its lion sigil.
The nose is floral, with rose hips, toffee, and fragrant peat notes.
Full on the palate, with toffee apples, cinnamon, earthy peat, and smoked haddock in salted butter.
The smoked fish combines with fennel in the lengthy finish.
Distillery: Lagavulin
Name: 9 years
Age: 9 years
Type: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 46% Vol
Cask Type: First Fill Ex-Bourbon
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At cask strength, this Clynelish represents House Tyrell.
Split green wood followed by marshmallows on the floral nose; increasingly sweet, with a hint of cloves.
The palate immediately offers classic Clynelish waxiness, with tropical fruits, honey, and subtle smoke.
Licorice, black pepper, and citrus fruits in the medium to long finish.
Distillery: Clynelish
Name: Reserve
Age:
Type: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 51,2% Vol
Cask Type:
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The House Stark bottling is presented with an image of a direwolf on the label.
The nose yields honey, orange, malt, toffee, and a suggestion of struck matches.
Medium-bodied and sweet, with red apples, apricots, milk chocolate, and white pepper.
Satsumas, nutmeg, milky cocoa, and gingery oak in the medium-length finish.
Distillery: Dalwhinnie
Name: Winter's Frost
Age:
Type: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 43% Vol
Cask Type: Ex-Bourbon casks
Finish:
An appropriately dark bottle and label are featured for the Night’s Watch bottling.
Tangy citrus fruit, brittle toffee, and vanilla on the nose.
Nicely textured in the mouth, with tangerine segments in cream, developing nuttiness, milky coffee, and a hint of char.
Lively spices, toffee, and aniseed in the medium-length, slightly oaky finish.
Distillery: Oban
Name: Bay Reserve
Age:
Type: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 43% Vol
Cask Type:
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House Baratheon is represented with a label depicting a crown-wearing rampant stag.
An undemanding dram, with soft toffee, cream, baked apples, and a hint of ginger on the nose.
The palate is light, with brittle toffee, soft fruit notes, and oak.
Drying in the finish, through aniseed and wood spice.
Distillery: Royal Lochnagar
Name: 12 year old
Age: 12 year
Type: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 40% Vol
Cask Type:
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This showcases House Tully’s leaping fish sigil.
The nose yields honey, barley sugar, walnuts, and plums.
The palate is straightforward and approachable, with green apples, orange juice, and delicate spice.
The finish is medium in length, with toffee and mildly spicy oak.
Distillery: Singleton
Name: Reserve
Age:
Type: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 40% Vol
Cask Type: Ex-Bourbon casks
Finish:
Representing House Targaryen, this features its three-headed dragon on the label.
Malt and honey on the subtle nose, with a hint of cinnamon.
Medium-bodied, with milk chocolate, caramel, and youthful oak.
Jaffa orange and gentle spice in the relatively short, spiky finish
Distillery: Cardhu
Name: Gold Reserve
Age:
Type: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 40% Vol
Cask Type:
Finish:
The White Walker, a blend made for the GOT Diageo collection. Features malts from Clynelish, Cardhu, among others.
Soft hints of orange on the nose, followed by fruit pastilles and dried apricot.
On the palate we find more vanilla again, paired with cinnamon and almonds
Lingering peppery malt and festive spices on the finish
Distillery: Johnny Walker
Name: White Walker
Age:
Type: Blended Malt
Country: Scotland
Edition: Diageo's Game of Thrones
No Bottles: Limited
Alcoholpercentage: 40% Vol
Cask Type:
Finish: