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Islay Single Malt 31 Year Old, Refill Barrel Cask, 1990, Thompson Bros, 49.3%
Islay

Islay Single Malt 31 Year Old, Refill Barrel Cask, 1990, Thompson Bros, 49.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 30
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

A 31-year-old Islay Single Malt, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2021 by independent bottler Thompson Bros. This release comes from two refill barrels, with an outturn of 464 bottles. The distillery is undisclosed, but it is widely speculated to be Laphroaig. Thompson Bros, founded in 2013, is known for selecting high-quality casks from various Scottish distilleries and bottling them under their own label.

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SGD 583SGD 564SGD 544SGD 525Price (SGD)Observed dateNov 9Feb 9Nov 9 - SGD 530 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Nov 9, 2025Feb 9 - SGD 578 - Whisky Auctioneer - Feb 9, 2026

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Feb 9, 2026SGD 577.51
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Nov 9, 2025SGD 530.47
Cask type
Refill Barrel
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Thompson Bros
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
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
464
Has box
N.A
Closure
Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
N.A
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Peppery spice, leather, salty air, vanilla, citrus fruits, medicinal notes, iodine, hints of peach, gentle smoke, vanilla cake, almonds, plaster, sunflower oil, seaweed, tropical fruits (pineapple, banana), spearmint, dusty fabrics.
Palate
Citrusy (lemons, seabreeze), antiseptics, light grassy touch, pear, peach, oily, waxy, smoky fingerprint, balanced wood spice, medicinal notes, seashells, apple, apricot, vanilla, lime, lemon, charred oak, herbal sharpness, herbaceousness, cough syrup, cigarette ash, grassiness, sea spray, freshly harvested seaweed, melted butter, lemon zest, chalk.
Finish
Herbal and coastal elements, sharper, medicinal, sweetened herbal tea, citrusy and salty peat, black peppercorns, light floral notes, cardamom, peppery notes, warming peat.
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