18 to 24 years limited whisky releases

About this list18 to 24 years

An age statement gives the age of the youngest whisky in the bottle, so a Springbank 21 Year Old or Yamazaki 18 Year Old may hold older whisky but none younger. For Scotch whisky, such as the Clynelish, Longrow and Springbank releases on this list, the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 require any reference to maturation period or age to be expressed in years, and they point to the EU rule that a stated age may only refer to the youngest alcoholic component. US rules in 27 CFR Part 5 define age as the time, after distillation and before bottling, that the spirit has been stored in oak barrels, and for bourbon, rye and most straight whiskies it means time in charred new oak barrels. The US rules allow a label to understate age but prohibit overstating it, which matters for releases such as Elijah Craig 18 Year Old, Knob Creek 18 Year Old and Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 23 Year. A US age statement is required only for whisky aged less than 4 years, so for the American releases here it is optional and given by choice.

• No age statement125 releases
• Under 12 years43 releases
• 12 to 17 years40 releases
• 25 years and older19 releases