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Single Malt

Ardbeg Uigeadail: Peat Meets Sherry at Cask Strength — Christmas Cake, Espresso, and Campfire Marshmallow at 54.2%

Peat meets sherry at cask strength — ex-bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks married together at 54.2%. Named for Loch Ui...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Isle of Skye 8 Year Old: The Budget Blend That Punches Far Above — Peated Island Malts with Speyside and Highland - Scotch Review

7 Review

Blended Scotch

Isle of Skye 8 Year Old: The Budget Blend That Punches Far Above — Peated Island Malts with Speyside and Highland

The budget blend that punches far above its price class — peated island malts matched with Speyside and Highland malts p...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Aberlour 18 Year Old: Double Gold San Francisco — Bourbon, Oloroso, and Pedro Ximénez Triple Cask Influence - Scotch Review

9 Review

Single Malt

Aberlour 18 Year Old: Double Gold San Francisco — Bourbon, Oloroso, and Pedro Ximénez Triple Cask Influence

Double Gold at San Francisco 2011 and 2012 — bourbon casks, Oloroso sherry butts, then finished in Pedro Ximénez. A heav...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Aberfeldy 21 Year Old: The Golden Dram Matures — Best Highland at the World Whiskies Awards, Gold at IWSC - Scotch Review

8 Review

Single Malt

Aberfeldy 21 Year Old: The Golden Dram Matures — Best Highland at the World Whiskies Awards, Gold at IWSC

The Golden Dram grows up — twenty-one years in bourbon and sherry casks producing luxurious honey, coconut, caramel, and...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

9 Review

Single Malt

Arran 18 Year Old

Arran at eighteen years — a richly sherried island malt with apricot, dark chocolate, and the depth that only long matur...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Glengoyne 12 Year Old: Scotland's Slowest Distillation — Completely Unpeated, Air-Dried Barley, and Sherry Casks - Scotch Review

7 Review

Single Malt

Glengoyne 12 Year Old: Scotland's Slowest Distillation — Completely Unpeated, Air-Dried Barley, and Sherry Casks

Scotland's slowest distillation — completely unpeated, using air-dried barley rather than kiln-dried, matured in hand-se...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

8 Review

Single Malt

Bushmills 10 Year Old: Ireland's Oldest Licensed Distillery Since 1608 — Best Irish Single Malt in the World

From Ireland's oldest licensed distillery — a licence granted in 1608 to Sir Thomas Phillips. 100% malted Irish barley, ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

8.2 Review

Bourbon

Maker's Mark 46

Maker's Mark enhanced with seared French oak staves — more complex, more rewarding, but still unmistakably soft-wheated ...

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Sienna Blackwell April 10, 2026

Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie - Scotch Review

8.2 Review

Single Malt

Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie

Islay's unpeated rebel — Bruichladdich's flagship is floral, fruity, and bottled at a muscular 50%, proving the island i...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Powers Gold Label: Ireland's Number One — The Pot Still Whiskey That Irish Pubs Have Poured for Generations - Irish Review

7 Review

Blended Irish

Powers Gold Label: Ireland's Number One — The Pot Still Whiskey That Irish Pubs Have Poured for Generations

Ireland's number one selling whiskey — what Irish pubs have poured for generations. Pot still and grain whiskies from Mi...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow Blend: The Indie Blender's Sherried Peaty Masterpiece - Scotch Review

8 Review

Blended Scotch

Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow Blend: The Indie Blender's Sherried Peaty Masterpiece

John Glaser's independent blending house — 67% malt (Highland, Speyside, Islay) and 33% Lowland grain, in ex-bourbon, sh...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Redbreast 15 Year Old: The Pinnacle of Pot Still — Fifteen Years in Bourbon and Oloroso Sherry at 46% - Irish Review

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Single Pot Still

Redbreast 15 Year Old: The Pinnacle of Pot Still — Fifteen Years in Bourbon and Oloroso Sherry at 46%

The 12 Year Old's richer, earthier, stronger sibling — fifteen years in bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks at 46%. Zesty c...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026