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Shizuoka Contact S is a cask-strength three-year-old Japanese single malt that punches well above its age statement. At ...
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Duncan Cairns
February 7, 2026
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Laphroaig Four Oak is a well-constructed NAS Islay single malt that uses four cask types to build layered complexity aro...
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February 7, 2026
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A 1980s Macallan 10 Year Old at full cask strength from sherry oak — an uncompromising snapshot of Speyside distilling b...
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Joe Whitfield
February 7, 2026
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Thomson Quercus Alba is a single cask, single malt bottled at a sensible 46% ABV, letting American white oak maturation ...
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February 7, 2026
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A 34-year-old Campbeltown single malt from Springbank's 1969 vintage, bottled by Douglas Laing for the Old Malt Cask ser...
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February 7, 2026
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East London Liquor Co's London Rye is a confident English take on a traditionally American style, bottled at a punchy 47...
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Ash Carrington
February 7, 2026
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Aberfeldy 12 is a dependable, honeyed Highland single malt that punches above its weight at £48.50 — approachable enough...
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February 7, 2026
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A forty-seven-year-old Speyside single malt from Longmorn, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail — serious pedigree, serious age,...
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February 7, 2026
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A rare 1966 vintage from the now-silent Glenugie distillery, bottled at 15 years old under Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisse...
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February 6, 2026
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The Quartermaster 11 Year Old is a purposeful blended Scotch from the Whisky Works range — bottled at 46.4% with eleven ...
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February 6, 2026
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A twenty-one-year-old cask-strength Islay from The Whisky Jury, bottled at a commanding 59.8% ABV. Heavily peated yet sh...
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February 6, 2026
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A 1950s time capsule from one of Britain's great spirit merchants. Gilbey's 8 Year Old is a properly specified vintage b...
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February 6, 2026