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Kingsbarns Distillery Reserve 2024 delivers a cask strength Lowland single malt at 58.2% ABV and under sixty pounds — an...
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Duncan Cairns
February 4, 2024
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A twenty-year-old cask-strength island single malt from an unconfirmed Orkney distillery, independently bottled by Decad...
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February 2, 2024
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Bowmore's 2024 Aston Martin Masters Selection is a 21-year-old Islay single malt bottled at a confident 51.4% ABV. At £4...
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February 2, 2024
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The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak 2024 Release is a confident, well-matured Speyside single malt that delivers the ric...
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February 1, 2024
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The Macallan Rare Cask 2024 Release is a confident, sherry-forward Speyside single malt that justifies much of its premi...
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January 30, 2024
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Shenk's Homestead 2024 is a composed and well-balanced Kentucky sour mash whiskey at 45.6% ABV. At £117 it demands atten...
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January 17, 2024
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The Scallywag Chocolate Edition Bot.2024 is a richly sherried Speyside at a well-judged 48% ABV, delivering genuine conf...
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January 14, 2024
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A 30-year-old Highland single malt bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange at a considered 43.4% ABV. At £1,515 it c...
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December 28, 2023
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The 2023 Cask Strength release from Writers' Tears delivers honest, full-proof Irish whiskey built on a distinctive pot ...
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December 21, 2023
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Templeton's 2023 Barrel Strength release is an honest, full-proof rye at a price that punches well above its weight. At ...
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December 8, 2023
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A 22-year-old cask strength island single malt bottled exclusively for The Whisky Show 2023. At 52.7% ABV and with over ...
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December 1, 2023
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Glenturret's 35 Year Old 2023 release is a masterclass in aged Highland Single Malt — unhurried, deeply complex, and wor...
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November 19, 2023
