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A 2003 Islay Festival release from Laphroaig, this 11 Year Old is a collectible snapshot of the distillery's uncompromis...
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Joe Whitfield
February 23, 2026
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The Macallan 1950 from the Tales of The Macallan Volume 1 is a stunning piece of liquid history from Speyside, bottled a...
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February 23, 2026
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Shinju's 8 Year Old Blended Whisky makes a confident play in the mid-shelf market with an honest age statement and appro...
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February 23, 2026
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A 40-year-old Linkwood bottled at cask strength from the Private Collection — genuinely rare Speyside whisky from a dist...
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February 23, 2026
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Lochlea Dark Briar is a purposeful Lowland single malt that punches above its weight class. At 46% and fairly priced, it...
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February 23, 2026
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Kentucky Owl's 11 Year Old Bayou Mardi Gras XO Rye combines well-aged rye whiskey with a Bayou XO rum cask finish at a r...
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Ash Carrington
February 22, 2026
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A 61-year-old single blend from the demolished Lochside distillery, bottled by Duncan Taylor at a vigorous 45.8% ABV. A ...
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February 22, 2026
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Bakery Hill's Peated Australian Single Malt is a confident, well-crafted expression that brings genuine identity to the ...
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Duncan Cairns
February 22, 2026
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A cask-strength port-finished single malt from Bushmills' acclaimed Causeway Collection, distilled in 2000 and bottled a...
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February 22, 2026
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Ardbeg's 30-year-old Islay single malt is a rare and contemplative dram that showcases the evolution of peat over three ...
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February 22, 2026
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Teeling's third Rising Reserve release pairs 21 years of maturation with a Ruby Port cask finish, bottled at a confident...
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February 22, 2026
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Bn8 from the Elements of Islay series is a confident cask strength Islay single malt bottled at 58.4% ABV. At £120, it d...
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February 22, 2026