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Description
North Star Spirits is an independent whisky bottler operating from just outside of Glasgow with a small team that includes Family and Friends. Founded in 2016 by Iain Croucher, North Star has built a reputation for unearthing hidden gems in the Scotch whisky world — single casks that ignite intriguing discussions, often from distilleries you’ve never heard of, finished in casks you’d never expect. They go their own way, and they bring you with them.
Taste
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This is a collaboration between North Star Spirits and Ralfy Mitchell, one of the whisky world’s most respected independent voices. Ralfy personally selected and blended five casks at the Bothy to create this 11-year-old blended malt Scotch whisky, bottled at 54.1% ABV in February 2026. The outturn is 1,320 bottles, released as part of North Star’s Cask Series 027 to celebrate the bottler’s 10th anniversary.
Every bottle sold benefits Macmillan Cancer Support through Ralfy’s “Al’s Pal’s” initiative. The blend draws from five distinct casks spanning four Scottish regions and nearly two decades of distilling, with the oldest component an 18-year-old Auchroisk from 2007 and the youngest a 2015 Caol Ila. The result is a whisky that brings together Islay peat, Campbeltown character, Highland depth, and Speyside richness in a single glass. Un-chillfiltered and natural colour throughout.
- Blended by Ralfy Mitchell, who has spent nearly two decades refusing industry freebies to maintain his independence as whisky’s most trusted reviewer.
- All proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the UK’s leading cancer care charities.
- Celebrates 10 years of North Star Spirits, a three-time Scottish Whisky Awards Independent Bottler of the Year.
- Five casks from four Scottish regions: Islay (Caol Ila), Campbeltown (Secret), Highlands (Teaninich), and Speyside (Auchroisk, Secret Speyside).
- Bottled at cask strength (54.1%), un-chillfiltered, and natural colour.
The blend
Ralfy selected five casks from North Star’s warehouses and blended them at the Bothy, his home base on the Isle of Man. Each cask was chosen for how it contributes to the whole, building layers of flavor from peat to fruit to spice. The full composition:
| Component | Cask type | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 Teaninich | Sherry Octaves | 29% |
| 2013 Secret Campbeltown | Refill Barrel | 28% |
| 2015 Caol Ila | Refill Hogshead | 14% |
| 2010 Secret Speyside | First Fill Sherry Hogshead | 10% |
| 2007 Auchroisk | Refill Sherry Hogshead | 19% |
The blend is dominated by sherry-influenced casks (Teaninich, Auchroisk, Secret Speyside), anchored by Campbeltown character and lifted by Islay peat from the Caol Ila component.
Who is Ralfy?
Ralfy Mitchell is a Glasgow native, former undertaker, and the creator of “ralfydotcom,” one of the longest-running and most respected independent whisky review channels on YouTube. Operating from his Bothy on the Isle of Man, Ralfy has spent nearly two decades producing honest, unsponsored reviews of whisky and other spirits. He has famously refused every freebie offered by the drinks industry to maintain his status as a truly independent voice.
His community of “malt-mates” spans the globe, connected through his YouTube channel (The Whisky Bothy), Patreon, and Discord. Ralfy is also the author of “Search For A Whisky Bothy,” a self-published autobiography tracing his journey from early whisky encounters to becoming one of the most influential figures in online spirits media. His philosophy is simple: quality over marketing, honesty over hype, and a good dram shared is always better than one sold.
Details
- Bottle Size700
- StyleBlended Malt
- RegionIndependent Bottlers
- Age11
- ABV54.1%
- No. of Bottles1320
- Year Bottled2026
- Country of OriginScotland
- Cask StrengthYes
- BottlerNorth Star Spirits
- Cask TypeHogshead
