title_body: How hard is it to get rare 18 year old Scotches directly in Scotland?
upvoted_answer: As an avid whisky fan, and having worked in a distillery and visited most Scottish distilleries, I can tell you this:
  
  It's incredibly easy - pretty much all the distilleries have 18 year old single malts. It's not rare at all, in fact I don't think I'd class them as "premium" in that way. For many of the whiskies I like I'll buy the 12, 15 and 18 year old. Amusingly enough, many of these whiskies are also available in supermarkets and even local shops. 
  
  There are a few I'll hunt down that are considerably older, but they really do command a premium. These are the kind that usually go to collectors, or are available through specialist groups, such as the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
  
  If your question is because you plan on a whisky tour and you want to know if you can find these whiskies in the distilleries, then yes - no problem.