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Ardbeg Galileo is a 12-year-old Islay single malt from a strong 1999 vintage, bottled at a confident 49% ABV. A serious ...
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Joe Whitfield
March 14, 2012
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Port Ellen's 12th Release is 32 years of closed-distillery mythology in a glass — genuine Islay peat power tempered by t...
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February 12, 2012
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The 12th annual cask strength release from Lagavulin delivers uncompromising Islay character at 56.1% ABV — a collector'...
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January 17, 2012
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Port Ellen's 11th Annual Release is thirty-two years of Islay silence made liquid — a cask-strength ghost distillery bot...
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December 17, 2011
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Lagavulin's 11th annual cask strength release delivers uncompromising Islay intensity at 57.5% ABV — a serious collector...
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January 28, 2011
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A 1995 vintage Lagavulin from the Distillers Edition range, bottled in 2011 after roughly sixteen years of maturation. A...
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January 23, 2011
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Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 002 is Islay peat at full volume — a discontinued 2010 bottling that delivers the disti...
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December 13, 2010
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A cask-strength Caol Ila aged fourteen years in a Moscatel wine cask, this Berry Bros & Rudd single cask bottling pairs ...
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November 17, 2010
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Port Ellen's 10th Annual Release is a 31-year-old ghost from a silent distillery, bottled at cask strength and carrying ...
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January 14, 2010