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A 40-year-old cask strength ghost dram from Port Ellen's final distillation year — liquid history from a distillery that...
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Joe Whitfield
December 28, 2025
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A 1990s-bottled Bruichladdich 17 Year Old in full litre format — a genuine pre-closure Islay artefact that rewards patie...
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December 28, 2025
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A rare 1956 Bowmore bottled in the 1980s, this Islay single malt carries the weight of nearly three decades in oak with ...
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December 28, 2025
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A 21-year-old Port Ellen from 1982, matured in sherry cask #319 and bottled at 46% under the Provenance label — Islay wh...
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December 27, 2025
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Bruichladdich's 16 Year Old Cuvée C marries unpeated Islay spirit with genuine Margaux First Growth casks — a wine-finis...
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December 26, 2025
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A 27-year-old Laphroaig from 1981, matured in sherry casks and bottled at cask strength — a rare collision of Islay peat...
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December 26, 2025
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A 1968-vintage single cask Islay bottled by Duncan Taylor after thirty-four years of maturation — rare, unhurried, and b...
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December 26, 2025
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Bruichladdich's 16 Year Old First Growth 'Cuvée A' Pauillac is a striking conversation between unpeated Islay spirit and...
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December 26, 2025
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A scarce 1987 vintage Distillers Edition from Lagavulin, bottled in 2003 after sixteen years of maturation and a Pedro X...
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December 25, 2025
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Lagavulin's 2025 cask-strength 12 Year Old Special Release delivers Islay peat at full volume — unapologetic, intense, a...
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December 25, 2025
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A rare 1980 vintage from Lagavulin's Distillers Edition line, bottled at a generous litre. At £1,200 it's a collector's ...
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December 24, 2025
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A 1982 Port Ellen from one of the distillery's final years of production, matured for 24 years in sherry wood and bottle...
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December 24, 2025