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Aberlour's 16 Year Old Double Cask is a masterclass in Speyside restraint — sherried richness balanced by clean oak at a...
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Joe Whitfield
October 1, 2025
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A 1966 single cask Balvenie bottled at natural strength after thirty-two years, cask #6423 is a rare and genuinely rewar...
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October 1, 2025
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A cask-strength Craigellachie from Frisky Whisky, bottled at a muscular 60.3% after eight years. Young, unapologetic, an...
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September 30, 2025
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A 1970s bottling of Glenlivet Special Export Reserve that offers genuine Speyside heritage at 43% ABV. At £800 it asks a...
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September 29, 2025
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A 37-year-old Cragganmore from 1986, independently bottled by Whisky Sponge at a commanding 52.9% ABV. A rare Speyside o...
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September 29, 2025
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A rare 32-year-old Aultmore from The Whisky Agency — a Speyside single malt that trades on quiet quality rather than nam...
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September 29, 2025
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A 23-year-old single cask Speyside from the silent Dallas Dhu distillery, cask #2605 offers genuine scarcity and the qui...
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September 28, 2025
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A 1961 vintage from the celebrated Family Casks series, bottled at a robust 54.4% from sherry hogshead #1326 — a rare an...
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September 28, 2025
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A 1967 vintage Speyside drawn from a single cask after 32 years, bottled at a commanding 49.7% ABV — this is a rare and ...
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September 28, 2025
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Dailuaine 21 Year Old from the 2025 Special Releases is a rare official single malt from one of Speyside's most underrat...
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September 27, 2025
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Aberlour's 12 Year Old Sherry Cask in the generous litre format is a quietly confident Speyside that delivers rich, sher...
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September 26, 2025
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A 40-year-old cask-strength Speyside from Balmenach, bottled by Hunter Laing's Old & Rare series at 51.1% ABV. A serious...
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September 26, 2025