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Single Malt

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old: The Gentle Spirit — Scotland's Highest Distillery with 95 Points from Jim Murray

The gentle spirit — from Scotland's highest distillery in the Cairngorms at 1,164 feet. Part of Diageo's Classic Malts r...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Aberlour A'bunadh: Cask Strength Sherry Bomb — First-Fill Oloroso Butts at 60% in Numbered Batches - Scotch Review

9 Review

Single Malt

Aberlour A'bunadh: Cask Strength Sherry Bomb — First-Fill Oloroso Butts at 60% in Numbered Batches

A'bunadh — Gaelic for 'the original' — a tribute to founder James Fleming. Exclusively matured in first-fill Oloroso she...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Blended Scotch

Ballantine's Finest: Forty Whiskies from Four Scottish Regions Since 1910 — The Global Blended Scotch

Forty malt and grain whiskies from four Scottish regions blended since 1910. Soft heather honey with milk chocolate, red...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Single Malt

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old: Scotland's Only Triple-Distilled Single Malt — Lowland Elegance with Toasted Almonds and Toffee

Scotland's only triple-distilled single malt — the Lowland tradition producing a lighter, smoother spirit. Twelve years ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

8.2 Review

Single Malt

Arran 10 Year Old

A three-time award winner for Best Value Whisky — Arran's fruity, honest 10-year-old is the island malt you'll actually ...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

7 Review

Bourbon

Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage: The Only Vintage-Dated Single Barrel Bourbon — Individual Character Under £30

The only vintage-dated single barrel bourbon on the market — each bottle marked with the year it entered oak, the year i...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 - Tennessee Review

7.5 Review

Tennessee Whiskey

Jack Daniel's Old No. 7

The world's best-selling American whiskey — charcoal-mellowed, unmistakably smooth, and the backbone of a billion cockta...

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Sienna Blackwell April 10, 2026

7 Review

Single Malt

The Glenlivet 12 Year Old: The Single Malt That Started It All — George Smith's 1824 Legal Distillery

George Smith obtained one of Scotland's first legal distilling licences in 1824 — The Glenlivet defined the Speyside sty...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond: The Cocktail Bartender's Essential — 100 Proof of Pennsylvania Rye Heritage - Rye Review

8 Review

Rye

Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond: The Cocktail Bartender's Essential — 100 Proof of Pennsylvania Rye Heritage

The cocktail bartender's essential rye — Bottled in Bond at 100 proof from a single distilling season, aged minimum four...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old: The Unpeated Islay — Coastal, Nutty, and Sherried at 46.3% Non-Chill-Filtered - Scotch Review

8 Review

Single Malt

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old: The Unpeated Islay — Coastal, Nutty, and Sherried at 46.3% Non-Chill-Filtered

The unpeated Islay — proof that Islay whisky doesn't have to be smoky. Nutty, sherried, and coastal at a generous 46.3% ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

8 Review

Bourbon

Elijah Craig Small Batch: The Father of Bourbon's Namesake — Charred Oak Pioneer at 94 Proof

Named for Reverend Elijah Craig — credited as the first to age whiskey in charred oak barrels. From Heaven Hill, Kentuck...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Caol Ila 12 Year Old: The Gentle Islay — Beautifully Measured Smokiness Where Peat Whispers Rather Than Shouts - Scotch Review

8 Review

Single Malt

Caol Ila 12 Year Old: The Gentle Islay — Beautifully Measured Smokiness Where Peat Whispers Rather Than Shouts

The gentlest Islay — peat that whispers rather than shouts. Caol Ila is the largest distillery on Islay yet one of the l...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026