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A 1970s bottling of Islay Mist 8 Year Old is a fascinating window into a lost era of Scotch blending — peated, full-bodi...
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Joe Whitfield
March 14, 2026
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A genuinely scarce single cask Islay from Ardbeg's intermittent 1970s production, Cask #2395 pairs decades of sherry mat...
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Duncan Cairns
March 13, 2026
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A forty-year-old cask strength Lowland from the silent St Magdalene distillery, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail at 54.5% AB...
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March 13, 2026
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The Macallan 55 Year Old from the 2007 Lalique Six Pillars Collection is a monument to patience — a Speyside single malt...
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March 13, 2026
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A 1990s bottling of Balvenie's once-core Founder's Reserve, this 10-year-old Speyside single malt is now a collector's p...
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March 13, 2026
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A cask-strength Highland malt from a lost distillery, Banff 1982 at 21 years old is a Rare Malts Selection bottling that...
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March 13, 2026
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A peated Speyside single cask from 1976, bottled at cask strength after thirty-five years — the Benriach Cask 8804 is a ...
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March 13, 2026
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A 1970s Speyside single malt bottled at 43%, the Glen Elgin 12 Year Old is a genuine artefact of pre-automation Scottish...
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March 13, 2026
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A 1980s Lagavulin 16 in the old White Horse Distillers livery — a litre of pre-Classic Malts Islay history that rewards ...
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March 13, 2026
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Wilderness Trail's Family Reserve Single Barrel 17E19-5 is a thoughtfully made 100-proof bourbon built on sweet mash fer...
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March 13, 2026
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Jameson's 15 Year Old is a mature, composed Irish blend that punches well above its price point. At £27.75 for fifteen y...
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March 13, 2026
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Brora's 5th Release is a cask strength thirty-year-old Highland whisky from one of Scotland's most revered closed distil...
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March 13, 2026