Rare Finds tasting fully booked
Glenugie Whisky Club Classic drams, good company

Upcoming tasting session

Rare Finds at the Palace Hotel

Join Glenugie Whisky Club for a special tasting session built around Rare Find bottlings, good company and a cracking night of whisky chat in Peterhead.

This one is for members, pals, and anybody who enjoys a proper dram without all the nonsense. Expect quality whisky, a relaxed atmosphere, and the usual GWC level of informed chat mixed with a bit of cheerful rubbish.

Fully booked About Rare Find
Date Friday 5th June 2026
Time 7:15 pm for 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Format Guided tasting and club social

Welcome and check-in, then shown to your seats. Grab a beer and we’ll get going. The evening includes 5 or 6 whiskies.

Rare Finds tasting event poster
Rare Finds whisky bottles

What’s included

A proper GWC night out

  • Curated Rare Find tasting flight
  • Hosted session with background on each dram
  • Comfortable venue at the Palace Hotel
  • Relaxed club atmosphere with members and guests
  • Plenty of whisky chat, terrible jokes, and the odd very serious nod over a finish

Tasting line-up

Bottle line-up

The final bottle list will be confirmed closer to the evening.

  • Leith Legacy
  • Royal Brackla 12 YO
  • Campbeltown 10 YO
  • Glen Garioch 16 YO
  • West Port 18 YO
  • Islay Medium Peated 11 YO

Before you attend

Useful notes

  • Over 18s only.
  • Please arrange transport home in advance.
  • This event is currently fully booked.
  • Accessibility requirements or dietary notes can be sent by email.
  • For group enquiries, contact the club and we’ll do our best to help.

Tasting profile

Rare Finds Whisky Profile

History

Rare Find is an independent bottling range from Gleann Mór Spirits, based in Edinburgh. The idea is simple: source interesting casks from sought-after Scottish distilleries, then bottle them as limited single cask or small batch releases when the liquid is ready rather than when a marketing calendar says so.

The Rare Find name fits the job. These bottlings are not standard distillery core-range releases. They are selected casks, often at natural strength, showing a particular side of a distillery, cask type, finish, or age profile. In plain English: bottles you do not normally trip over in Tesco on a Tuesday.

Whisky Style

Rare Find bottlings are usually about cask character, individuality and limited availability. Expect higher strength releases, clear cask influence, and a line-up that can move from fruity Speyside and Highland styles through to coastal, sherried, wine-finished, rum-finished or peated drams.

The style is less about one house flavour and more about careful cask selection. That makes it ideal for a club tasting because every bottle should have its own story and, ideally, at least one member confidently claiming they detected “old bookshop and pineapple”.

Notable Bottlings

  • Single cask Scotch whisky releases from selected Scottish distilleries.
  • Small batch and limited-edition releases under the Rare Find label.
  • Older and unusual casks, including rare age statements and distinctive finishes.
  • Recent library releases have included names such as Caol Ila, Dailuaine, Glen Ord, Craigellachie, Glenglassaugh, Braeval and Tomatin.

Our Tasting Line-up

The tasting line Up

  • Leith Legacy - Blended Scotch - 46.0% ABV
  • Royal Brackla 12 YO - Oloroso European Oak HHD Finish - 59.5% ABV - Cask Strength
  • Campbeltown 10 YO - Refill Hogshead - 56.7% ABV - Cask Strength
  • Glen Garioch 16 YO - Ribera Del Duero Finish 55.4% ABV - Cask Strength
  • West port 18 YO (Teaspooner)- Oloroso Hogshead 55.0% ABV - Cask Strength
  • Islay Medium Peated 11 YO - Oloroso Hogshead 55.8% ABV - Cask Strength
    • Bonus Dram
  • Speyside 22 YO (2003)(Teaspooner) - Oloroso Hogshead 46.1% ABV - Cask Strength

Club Notes

Why It Matters Rare Find gives the club a chance to taste casks outside the usual distillery core ranges, which normally means more variation, more debate, and a better chance of finding something memorable.
Club Connection This tasting is built around a Rare Finds line-up at the Palace Hotel, Peterhead, with the usual Glenugie Whisky Club mix of proper whisky chat and friendly nonsense.
Members’ Favourites The top two bottles were the Bonus Dram - Speyside 22 YO (2003)(Teaspooner) and the Islay Medium Peated 11 YO
Member View Kevin - I had a very enjoyable Rare Find Whisky tasting experience at The Palace Hotel, Peterhead with Charlie the Rare Find Whisky Ambassador for the Eastern side of Scotland. We had an excellent evening of exquisite drams all of which were very well presented by Charlie who was an extremely knowledgeable host. He explained where each dram had been distilled and what the cask maturation process had entailed. The drams were most enjoyable the company was good and the discussions and whisky craic was legendary. I will certainly be in attendance for more of the same.