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Starward's Octave Barrels 2018 is a bold Australian single malt that uses small-cask maturation and Melbourne's climate ...
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Duncan Cairns
October 25, 2021
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A rare 20-year-old Ardbeg bottled at cask strength for The Whisky Show 2021 — serious age, honest bottling strength, and...
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October 11, 2021
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Ki One Cask 0200 is a cask strength Korean single malt bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange — a confident, uncomp...
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October 6, 2021
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A twenty-one-year-old Ardmore bottled by Gordon & MacPhail under their Distillery Labels series — a composed, mature Hig...
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October 2, 2021
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Glen Scotia's 25 Year Old 2021 release is a commanding Campbeltown single malt, bottled at a confident 48.8% ABV. At £55...
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September 26, 2021
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Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 014 delivers the distillery's unmistakable character at full volume. At 58.6% ABV and £...
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March 10, 2021
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A cask-strength Feis Ile 2021 release that showcases Caol Ila at its most unapologetic — full-bodied, coastal, and bottl...
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March 3, 2021
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A composed and rewarding cask strength Highland malt from one of Scotland's quieter distilleries, this 16-year-old Speci...
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February 25, 2021
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Starward's Unexpeated 2017 is a confident Australian single malt that weaves peat smoke through a fruit-forward New Worl...
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February 2, 2021
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Laphroaig's Batch 013 cask strength delivers the distillery's signature Islay intensity at a commanding 57.9% ABV and a ...
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February 1, 2021
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Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 015 delivers uncompromising Islay intensity at 56.5% ABV and a price point that still m...
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January 27, 2021
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Nikka's peated Miyagikyo from the 2021 Discovery Series is a fascinating study in contrasts — the gentle elegance of Miy...
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January 23, 2021
