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Hatozaki's 12 Year Old Umeshu Finish is a genuinely original Japanese blended malt — a well-aged, confident whisky with ...
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Joe Whitfield
January 27, 2026
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Berry Bros. & Rudd's Blue Hanger 14th Release is a 26-year-old blended malt that delivers serious aged complexity at a p...
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January 25, 2026
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Thompson Bros' Alness 12 is an honest Highland blended malt — Dalmore and Teaninich vatted together at 50% ABV, well-pri...
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January 23, 2026
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A 27-year-old cask strength Blended Malt from Thompson Bros, bottled at 52.5% and priced fairly at £176. Serious indepen...
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January 18, 2026
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Dewar's Double Double 27 Year Old is a masterclass in what aged blended Scotch can achieve — rich, integrated, and serio...
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January 18, 2026
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A 1980s Speyside time capsule in Tormore's unmistakable hexagonal bottle. At £150, you're buying character, provenance, ...
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January 16, 2026
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Douglas Laing's Timorous Beastie 10 Year Old is a well-crafted Highland blended malt that punches above its £43.95 price...
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January 16, 2026
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Douglas Laing's Timorous Beastie 13 Year Old delivers cask strength Highland character at a price that makes single malt...
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January 15, 2026
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A confidently assembled 12-year-old blended malt that showcases genuine blending craft, though the £350 price tag and 40...
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January 13, 2026
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Sheep Dip's 20 Year Old blended malt is a borderline ridiculous proposition — two decades of maturation in an all-malt S...
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January 11, 2026
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Nikka's flagship 21-year-old blended malt is a benchmark of Japanese whisky craftsmanship. Increasingly scarce and price...
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January 10, 2026
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Mars Maltage Cosmo World is a well-priced Japanese blended malt from one of the country's more interesting smaller produ...
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January 9, 2026