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Single Malt

GlenAllachie 15 Year Old: Billy Walker's Sherry Masterclass — Christmas Cake in a Glass at 46%

Billy Walker's sherry masterclass — Pedro Ximénez, Oloroso, and virgin oak casks. 'Like a fudgy spiced Christmas cake.' ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Blended Malt

Monkey Shoulder Smokey Monkey: The Peated Triple Malt — Speyside Smoke for Cocktail Lovers at 40%

The peated extension of Monkey Shoulder — Speyside single malts (Balvenie, Glenfiddich, Kininvie) with added peated malt...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Highland Park Cask Strength Release No.1: Orkney's Heather Peat Unleashed — Sherry Oak at 63.3% - Scotch Review

8 Review

Single Malt

Highland Park Cask Strength Release No.1: Orkney's Heather Peat Unleashed — Sherry Oak at 63.3%

Highland Park's first cask strength release (2020). Matured in sherry-seasoned American oak, hand-selected by Master Whi...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Blended Scotch

Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve: The Clynelish Backbone — Silky, Honeyed, Controversial NAS Replacement

Launched 2012 as a NAS replacement for the discontinued Gold Label 18 Year Old — a controversial move. Built around the ...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Hazelburn 10 Year Old: Springbank's Triple-Distilled, Unpeated Third Identity — Campbeltown Elegance at 46% - Scotch Review

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Hazelburn 10 Year Old: Springbank's Triple-Distilled, Unpeated Third Identity — Campbeltown Elegance at 46%

The third identity from Springbank — triple-distilled and completely unpeated. Named after a lost Campbeltown distillery...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve: Rum Barrel Finished Speyside — Tropical Twist on Scotland's Classic Malt - Scotch Review

7 Review

Single Malt

Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve: Rum Barrel Finished Speyside — Tropical Twist on Scotland's Classic Malt

Part of The Glenlivet's Reserve range targeting newer whisky drinkers. Finished in ex-Caribbean rum barrels, giving it a...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Cardhu 12 Year Old: The Woman-Founded Distillery — Helen Cumming's Red Flag and the Heart of Johnnie Walker - Scotch Review

7 Review

Single Malt

Cardhu 12 Year Old: The Woman-Founded Distillery — Helen Cumming's Red Flag and the Heart of Johnnie Walker

Founded 1824 by Helen Cumming — one of Scotch whisky's pioneering women. She famously warned illicit distillers of appro...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Single Malt

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old: Diageo's Accessible Malt Brand — The Malt Whisky Capital's Friendly Face

Diageo's flagship 'accessible single malt' brand, designed as an entry point for newcomers. From Dufftown — 'the malt wh...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Ardbeg An Oa: The Gathering Vat — Peat Softened by PX Sherry, Charred Oak, and Bourbon in a French Oak Marriage - Scotch Review

8 Review

Single Malt

Ardbeg An Oa: The Gathering Vat — Peat Softened by PX Sherry, Charred Oak, and Bourbon in a French Oak Marriage

Named after the Mull of Oa — a rounded headland that shields the Kildalton coast from Atlantic storms. The first additio...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Laphroaig Select

Laphroaig's gateway expression — a gentler, multi-cask Islay single malt developed with the Friends of Laphroaig fan clu...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve: Bridging Scotch and Bourbon — Deep Charred Virgin American Oak - Scotch Review

7 Review

Single Malt

Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve: Bridging Scotch and Bourbon — Deep Charred Virgin American Oak

Aged in ex-bourbon barrels then finished in deep-charred new American oak — bridging Scotch and bourbon traditions. Crea...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Single Grain

Teeling Single Grain: World's Best Single Grain 2014 — Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Cask Aged at 46%

World's Best Single Grain at the 2014 World Whiskey Awards. 95% corn, 5% malted barley, triple distilled, matured in ex-...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026