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Talisker's 14-year-old cask strength entry in the 2025 Special Releases is a confident, full-proof island whisky that de...
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Joe Whitfield
December 22, 2025
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A rare 1960s bottling of Old Fitzgerald's 1849 10 Year Old bourbon — a genuine piece of American whiskey history at 45.2...
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December 22, 2025
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Kings County Peated Bourbon takes a bold swing by weaving Scottish peat smoke through a proper American bourbon mashbill...
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December 20, 2025
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A thirteen-year-old Aultmore finished in St Joseph wine casks from the Connoisseurs Choice range — an unusual and reward...
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December 20, 2025
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A 22-year-old Ardbeg Embassy Release that shows what happens when heavily peated Islay spirit meets patient bourbon cask...
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December 19, 2025
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Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 016 delivers the full, uncut Islay experience at 58.5% ABV. At under seventy quid, it's...
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December 18, 2025
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Barrell Bourbon Batch 036 is a cask strength blend bottled at a punchy 57.2% ABV with no chill filtration. A well-constr...
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December 17, 2025
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Jeptha Creed's four grain mashbill delivers a genuinely different bourbon experience — layered, well-structured, and bot...
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December 17, 2025
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Woodford Reserve's Sonoma Triple Finish is an ambitious Masters Collection release that bridges bourbon tradition with S...
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December 17, 2025
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A 38-year-old Mortlach from a single bourbon cask, bottled by Adelphi at natural strength — this is a muscular Speyside ...
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December 17, 2025
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A genuinely rare 40 year old Speyside from Signatory's Rare Reserve range, the Glencraig 1976 is a patient, complex whis...
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December 17, 2025
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Bardstown Bourbon Co's Kentucky Straight Rye is a confident, well-crafted whiskey bottled at a smart 48% ABV. At £80.95 ...
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December 16, 2025
