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The flagship from Tain, distilled in Scotland's tallest stills (5.14m) for delicate, floral spirit matured in ex-bourbon...
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Joe Whitfield
April 10, 2026
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The annual cask-strength 25 Year Old — a quarter century of bourbon and oloroso maturation that turns Laphroaig into som...
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April 10, 2026
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A triple-maturation finishing in lusciously sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry casks — Laphroaig's sweetest tooth.
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April 10, 2026
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Laphroaig through three woods — bourbon, quarter cask, and oloroso sherry producing a rounder, fruitier take on Islay's ...
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Duncan Cairns
April 10, 2026
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The benchmark Islay malt — peat smoke, sea spray and TCP iodine in a bottle that has barely changed in decades.
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April 10, 2026
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Eighteen years in bourbon casks, then a long finish in first-fill oloroso sherry butts — Tomatin at its most elegant.
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April 10, 2026
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Once the largest distillery in Scotland, Tomatin's 12 is a bourbon and sherry-finished Highlander with sweet fruit and g...
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April 10, 2026
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A no-age Cardhu matured predominantly in second-fill American oak to let the gentle malt do the talking rather than the ...
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April 10, 2026
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Three extra years in oak turn Cardhu's gentle honeyed style into something noticeably deeper, richer and more rewarding.
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April 10, 2026
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The malty Speyside backbone of Johnnie Walker, founded by a farmer's wife who hung a red flag to warn neighbours when th...
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April 10, 2026
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Sixteen years in ex-bourbon casks with a finishing flourish in Oloroso sherry — Aberfeldy's signature honey deepened wit...
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April 10, 2026
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The honeyed Highland heart of Dewar's blended Scotch, marketed as 'The Golden Dram'.
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April 10, 2026