That Boutique-y Whisky Company has spent more than a decade on single casks and one-off runs. Its new summer collection keeps that habit, but the headline bottle does something the others cannot: it pours four countries into one glass and refuses to say how old the oldest part actually is.
That Boutique-y Summertime Specials is the company’s new seven-bottle summer collection, headlined by a 21 Year Old World Whisky Blend that marries long-aged whisky from Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Japan, finished in sherry casks. Just 475 bottles have been released at £74.95. Around it sit a Bowmore 17 Year Old, an Inchgower 12 Year Old finished in PX octaves, a Clynelish 12 Year Old, a Girvan 35 Year Old single grain, and natural cask strength versions of the Inchgower and Clynelish.
What is the That Boutique-y Summertime Specials collection?
It is a set of seven limited editions from independent bottler That Boutique-y Whisky Company, released for summer 2026 and sold both to the on and off-trade and direct to drinkers via Master of Malt. The five core bottles are also offered as an exclusive tasting set, with the two cask strength editions available separately.
The whole thing is bottled at 45.8% ABV unless stated, non-chill-filtered and naturally coloured, in 70cl bottles. Every label is hand-illustrated by Glasgow artist Emily Chappell in the graphic-novel style the range is known for.
The 21 Year Old World Whisky Blend: four countries, one secret age
The original World Whisky Blend is one of Boutique-y’s best known bottlings, built for year-round drinking and designed around the idea that whisky is a global drink rather than a Scottish one. This new version takes that idea and adds age.
The 21 Year Old brings together long-aged stock from Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Japan, married in sherry casks. The 21 years is only the youngest whisky in the vatting. The oldest, the company says, is staying a secret.
The label turns the original’s floating globe into an ice ball melting into the whisky, a deliberate climate nod from Emily Chappell and, as Boutique-y points out, not the range’s first flirtation with the end of the world.
Sam Simmons, Head of Whisky at Master of Malt, put the thinking plainly:
“The question behind World Whisky Blend has always been a simple one: with so many incredible whiskies being made around the world, what do they taste like together? The 21 Year Old is that question asked of much older stock, long-aged whisky from Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Japan, married in sherry casks. Twenty-one years is just the youngest whisky in there, the oldest is staying a secret.”
The rest of the line-up: Bowmore, Inchgower, Clynelish and a 35 year old Girvan
The four other core releases cover Islay, Speyside, the Highlands and one of Scotland’s largest grain distilleries.
The Bowmore 17 Year Old (£89.95) is a medium-peated Islay malt drawn from a single refill ex-bourbon barrel, with 343 bottles filled.
The Inchgower 12 Year Old (£59.95) is the rarer name here. Most Inchgower disappears into blends such as Bell’s and Johnnie Walker, so a single malt bottling is unusual. This one was matured in a hand-picked refill hogshead and finished in PX octaves, giving 336 bottles.
The Clynelish 12 Year Old (£59.95) leans on the distillery’s signature waxy new make, a texture prized precisely because it is uncommon in modern malt, with most Clynelish production going into Johnnie Walker Gold Label. This 12 year old comes from a rejuvenated hogshead, 350 bottles.
The Girvan 35 Year Old single grain (£89.95) is the age-statement outlier, thirty-five years in a single refill barrel from one of Scotland’s two largest grain distilleries, a maturity rarely seen from Girvan outside independent bottlings. Just 202 bottles.
The two cask strength editions
By popular demand, Boutique-y has also released the Inchgower and Clynelish at natural cask strength. The Inchgower 12 Year Old Cask Strength lands at 55.2% (£74.95, around 98 bottles) and the Clynelish 12 Year Old Cask Strength at 54% (£74.95, around 314 bottles). Same liquid character as their 45.8% siblings, more of it, undiluted.
What to expect from each cask
Boutique-y did not publish formal tasting notes with this release, so the character below is what the cask type and each distillery’s house style point towards rather than notes from the glass. We will add firsthand notes if and when we taste the set.
| Bottle | Age | Distillery / region | Cask | ABV | Bottles | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Whisky Blend | 21 | Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Japan | Sherry cask finish | 45.8% | 475 | £74.95 |
| Bowmore | 17 | Islay | Refill ex-bourbon barrel | 45.8% | 343 | £89.95 |
| Inchgower | 12 | Speyside | Refill hogshead, PX octave finish | 45.8% | 336 | £59.95 |
| Clynelish | 12 | Highland | Rejuvenated hogshead | 45.8% | 350 | £59.95 |
| Girvan (single grain) | 35 | Lowland grain | Single refill barrel | 45.8% | 202 | £89.95 |
| Inchgower Cask Strength | 12 | Speyside | PX octave | 55.2% | ~98 | £74.95 |
| Clynelish Cask Strength | 12 | Highland | Dechar/rechar hogshead | 54% | ~314 | £74.95 |
The 21 Year Old, with sherry-cask marriage across four countries’ long-aged stock, is built for shorter cocktails and slow sipping rather than the highball serves the original blend invites. The Bowmore 17 sits in medium-peat, coastal territory, with refill bourbon keeping the smoke in balance rather than loading on vanilla. The PX octave finish on the Inchgower points to dried fruit and a darker, sweeter edge over a Speyside base, and the small octave size means quick, concentrated cask influence. The Clynelish should show the candle-wax texture the distillery is known for, lifted by a rejuvenated cask. And thirty-five years in refill wood suggests the Girvan will be soft, coconut-and-vanilla grain rather than anything heavy.
Who makes them: That Boutique-y Whisky Company
That Boutique-y Whisky Company is an independent bottler established in 2012, bottling single malts, blended malts, grain whiskies, bourbons and more from around the world. In 2024 it launched its first permanent Core Range, which now runs to eight bottles.
The house look is the graphic-novel label, hand-illustrated by Glasgow artist Emily Chappell and drawn from the liquid, the distillery or the people behind it. The company was named Independent Bottler of the Year at The Spirits Business Awards 2023, where Sam Simmons also took Blender of the Year.
Price and availability
The full collection is available now to the on and off-trade and direct via Master of Malt. Prices run from £59.95 for the two standard 12 year olds up to £89.95 for the Bowmore 17 and the Girvan 35. The five core releases can also be bought as an exclusive tasting set.
For readers outside the UK, Master of Malt ships to much of Europe and to many markets worldwide, so the Summertime Specials are within reach for most international buyers while stock lasts. Bottle counts are small, and the two cask strength editions are the tightest of the lot.
Our take
We have not tasted these yet, so this is a read on the proposition rather than the pour.
On paper the Clynelish 12 at £59.95 is the value pick, a single-cask look at a waxy Highland malt that mostly vanishes into blends. The Girvan 35 at £89.95 is the quiet bargain, since a 35 year old single grain from a name-checked distillery rarely lands under three figures. The 21 Year Old is the curiosity, and the sort of bottle that earns its place on the strength of the idea as much as the liquid: four countries, one sherry marriage, and an oldest component nobody will name. If you buy one thing here to think about rather than just to drink, that is the one.
Move on the cask strength Inchgower first if it appeals. Around 98 bottles will not last.
We can’t wait to see and taste this line up of new bottles. The labels makes the bottles stand out when your whisky friends see them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the That Boutique-y Summertime Specials collection? It is a seven-bottle set of limited editions from independent bottler That Boutique-y Whisky Company, released for summer 2026. It is headlined by a 21 Year Old World Whisky Blend and includes single malts from Bowmore, Inchgower and Clynelish, a Girvan 35 Year Old single grain, and two cask strength editions.
What is the 21 Year Old World Whisky Blend? It is a blend of long-aged whisky from Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Japan, married in sherry casks and bottled at 45.8% ABV. Only 475 bottles were released at £74.95. The 21 year age statement is the youngest whisky in the blend, and the oldest component has not been disclosed.
How much do the Summertime Specials cost? Prices range from £59.95 for the standard Inchgower 12 and Clynelish 12, up to £89.95 for the Bowmore 17 Year Old and the Girvan 35 Year Old. The 21 Year Old World Whisky Blend and both cask strength editions are £74.95 each.
Where can I buy the That Boutique-y Summertime Specials? They are available now via Master of Malt and through the on and off-trade. Master of Malt ships internationally, including to Denmark and much of Europe. The five core bottles are also sold as an exclusive tasting set.
Which editions are natural cask strength? Two of them. The Inchgower 12 Year Old Cask Strength is bottled at 55.2% ABV (around 98 bottles) and the Clynelish 12 Year Old Cask Strength at 54% ABV (around 314 bottles). Both cost £74.95 and are undiluted versions of their 45.8% counterparts.
What is That Boutique-y Whisky Company known for? Founded in 2012, it is an independent bottler of single malts, grain whiskies, blends and more from around the world, known for graphic-novel labels illustrated by Glasgow artist Emily Chappell. It was named Independent Bottler of the Year at The Spirits Business Awards 2023.
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