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Macallan's Vibrant Oak is a confident, American oak-driven Speyside single malt that trades the distillery's trademark s...
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Joe Whitfield
March 20, 2026
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Glenglassaugh's Sandend is an honest, malt-forward Highland single malt bottled at a confident 50.5% ABV. At £55.25, it ...
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March 20, 2026
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A 40-year-old Speyside from Tomintoul, distilled in 1966 and matured in sherry cask before MacKillop's Choice bottled it...
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March 20, 2026
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Compass Box Juveniles is a confident, well-crafted blended malt that honours its namesake Parisian wine bar with approac...
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March 20, 2026
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Arbikie's Highland Rye Artist Edition 1, crafted with Francis Boag, is a rare and ambitious Scottish rye whisky bottled ...
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March 20, 2026
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Tomintoul's Madeira Cask Finish offers a welcome alternative to the sherry-finished crowd, delivering genuine character ...
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March 19, 2026
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The Octomore 2004 Futures is a commanding Islay single malt at cask strength, shaped by years in bourbon oak. At £399 it...
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March 19, 2026
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A 34-year-old single grain from Glasgow's Strathclyde distillery, bottled by Thompson Bros at a price that makes single ...
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March 19, 2026
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A 31-year-old Laphroaig from 1974, matured in sherry casks and bottled at 49.7% ABV — this is Islay history in a glass, ...
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March 19, 2026
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A 26-year-old mystery malt from Malts of Scotland, finished in Caribbean rum casks and bottled at a confident 48.2% ABV....
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March 19, 2026
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A 1951 vintage Talisker matured for twenty-one years in sherry cask under Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice label ...
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March 19, 2026
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A rare 1984 vintage from the now-silent Glenesk distillery, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail after twenty-four years in cask...
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March 19, 2026