The Last Drop Distillers of London has announced its 2025 Collection featuring three whiskies that celebrate the unique maturation methods.
A 27 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery (Release No. 37), a 55 Year Old Single Malt Scotch from the Tomintoul Distillery (Release No. 38) and a 22 Year Old Japanese Blended Malt Whisky (Release No. 39), each expression showcases the art of blending and maturation while exhibiting American, Scotch and Japanese whisky management techniques.
As one of the oldest bourbons yet to be released from the Kentucky distillery, Release No. 37: The Last Drop 27 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery features three of its oldest barrels – distilled in 1995, 1996 and 1997. They were hand selected and then married together by Master Blender Drew Mayville and Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley. Uncut and unfiltered, this ultra-rare bourbon (508 bottles) is bottled at 121.8 proof.
The sister cask to The Last Drop Release No. 36, which debuted in the 2024 Collection as the brand’s oldest single malt release to date, Release No. 38: The Last Drop 55 Year Old Single Malt Scotch from the Tomintoul Distillery is an ultra-aged single malt is comprised of three casks of single malt Scotch Whisky matured in ex-sherry butts and refill sherry hogheads, all distilled in April 1969. To preserve the character and quality of the whisky, these casks were married together and placed into an ex-Matusalem Sherry butt to finish for an additional two years before bottling. Presented at 86.2 proof, only 430 bottles of this single malt will be released.
Even a quarter century after its closure, Hanyu Distillery is renowned for its exceptionally-elusive whisky. This rare bottling, Release No. 39: The Last Drop 22 Year Old Japanese Blended Malt Whisky, encapsulates the distilling in the country responsible for some of the most highly-valued whiskies in the world. Featuring malt whiskies distilled and laid for maturation in the year 2000 – the year Hanyu ceased operations – this release is a marriage of 100% Japanese whiskies derived from two casks, both made from the coveted Mizunara oak. Presented at 118.2 proof (59.1% ABV), only 319 bottles of this whisky will be released.
“Each release from The Last Drop is unique and irreplaceable, and the 2025 Collection is no exception,” said Rebecca Jago, The Last Drop Distillers Director of Brand Experience. “It gives me great pride, as custodian of the brand’s legacy, to see the tradition of curating remarkable spirits continue with these three exceptional whiskies. My father and James would undoubtedly be proud of how The Last Drop has flourished, and I look forward to sharing this collection with our friends and customers.”
Each bottle from The Last Drop 2025 Collection is wax-sealed and individually numbered, and packaged in a bespoke bottle suspended in an oak frame, held within a signature green case. Each case also includes a 50ml miniature for private enjoyment, a pocket-sized tasting book and an engraved stopper cork.
Release No. 37: The Last Drop 27 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery (700ml + 50ml miniature) is available for $10,500. Release No. 38: The Last Drop 55 Year Old Single Malt Scotch from the Tomintoul Distillery (750ml + 50ml miniature) is available for $6,950. Release No. 39: The Last Drop 22 Year Old Japanese Blended Malt Whisky (750ml + 50ml miniature) will be available worldwide at a suggested retail price of $5,500. Each release will be available at select high-end retailers, bars and restaurants.
