The 2021 Diageo Special Releases Whisky Collection: Legends Untold
The 2021 Diageo Special Releases Whisky Collection: Legends Untold is the strictly limited annual luxury single malt collection from Diageo — the world's largest Scotch whisky producer. The 2021 edition features eight expressions including rare bottlings from celebrated and lesser-known Diageo distilleries. Themed around Scottish folklore legends.
The Diageo Special Releases is a highly collectible annual event in the whisky world, drawing rare casks from across Diageo's portfolio.
A definitive collector's annual luxury Scotch whisky collection.
TASTING NOTES
NOSE
Collection across eight expressions ranges from coastal salinity and oily peat (Lagavulin 26 Year Old) to fresh fruity Oban character, with Cardhu, Royal Lochnagar, Talisker, and Mortlach offering Speyside-to-coastal aromatic diversity — each cask hand-selected from Diageo's prestige reserves.
PALATE
Across the eight bottles: baked figs, vanilla, oak spice, smoky depth (Lagavulin 26), savoury malt with wood spice (Oban 12), and a layered range from rich Speyside fruit to robust island peat — showcasing the breadth of Diageo's archival distillery stocks.
FINISH
Each expression delivers a distinctive finish — from Lagavulin's intense, classic-textured smoke fade to Oban's surprisingly fresh and fruity character, with the wider collection showcasing the diversity Diageo's archival inventory affords.
ABV: Various% ABV