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The Macallan 78 Year Old from The Red Collection is a breathtaking piece of Speyside history — nearly eight decades in o...
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Joe Whitfield
September 29, 2020
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A cask-strength young Speyside from one of the region's quieter distilleries, bottled at a punchy 61% ABV as part of The...
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March 17, 2020
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Macallan's 30 Year Old Sherry Oak 2019 release is a serious Speyside malt shaped by three decades in sherry-seasoned cas...
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January 17, 2019
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Macallan's 30 Year Old Sherry Oak 2018 Release is a serious Speyside single malt that rewards patience and commands resp...
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December 13, 2018
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Glenfarclas Family Casks Cask #632, distilled in 1982 and released in Winter 2018, is a 36-year-old single cask Speyside...
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January 9, 2018
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Glen Elgin's 1998 vintage, bottled at cask strength for Diageo's 2017 Special Releases, is a confident 18-year-old Speys...
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October 18, 2017
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A 35-year-old single cask from Glenfarclas's celebrated Family Casks series, cask #4565 delivers the kind of deep, sherr...
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January 23, 2017
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The Macallan 40 Year Old 2017 Sherry Oak release is a masterclass in aged Speyside malt — four decades of sherry cask ma...
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January 15, 2017
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A single cask Glenfarclas from the respected Family Casks series, distilled in 1983 and bottled at a commanding 50.8% AB...
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January 11, 2017
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A young but confident Speyside from Carn Mor's Strictly Limited range, this seven-year-old Strathmill at 47.5% ABV offer...
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December 8, 2016
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A rare 25-year-old Speyside from one of Scotch whisky's quieter distilleries, bottled at natural cask strength for Diage...
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January 25, 2016
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A rare 34-year-old official bottling from one of Speyside's most underappreciated distilleries, the Dailuaine 1980 Speci...
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December 19, 2015