Imperial

Imperial Impossibility 26 Year Old, Barrel Cask, Cask #5874, 1994, The Whisky Exchange, 45.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 38
Average Score
N.A
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Description

An Imperial 26 Year Old whisky, distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2020. This single cask release, No. 5874, was specially selected and bottled by The Whisky Exchange for its Whisky Show 2020, representing 'An Ever-Changing World of Impossibility'. The Imperial distillery has been closed and demolished, making further whisky from it increasingly rare.

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LatestSGD 460
HighSGD 691
LowSGD 460
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Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jul 20, 2026SGD 459.56
Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Nov 17, 2025SGD 691.00
Cask type
Barrel
Bottling
Independent Bottling - The Whisky Exchange
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
5874
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
198
Has box
No
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Bottle with illustrated Whisky Show label
Series highlights
The Ever-Changing World of Impossibility, Whisky Show 2020
Historical context
Distilled at the now-closed Imperial distillery; bottled in 2020 during the virtual Whisky Show
Special release
Whisky Show 2020 Exclusive
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Preserved lemons, sugar flowers and freshly cut grass. Old-fashioned sweetshop notes of kola kubes, sherbet lemons and nuttle brittle develop. Sitting just behind is a ball of slightly sour fruit – fleshy Seville oranges and unripe mango – all balanced out by sweet, minty candy and sugared almonds.
Palate
Green grass and barley sugar lead to royal icing, buttermints and just-slapped mint sprigs. There's a touch of zing and darkness behind, with barrel char and stewed lemons joined by gentle spice. The spice softens to aromatic oak as the icing returns, accompanied by mint fondant creams.
Finish
Aniseed ball heat and fresh-cut-oak spice give way to stewed Granny Smith apples, lemon zest and lingering spiced sponge cake.
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