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Ardmore's 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish pairs Highland peat with rich port cask character at a fair price point. At 46% a...
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Joe Whitfield
October 18, 2025
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Penelope Architect Straight Bourbon delivers a confident, well-constructed pour at 52% ABV that earns its place on a com...
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October 18, 2025
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Boondocks 6 Year Old Port Cask Finish is a well-aged bourbon with genuine character, where the port wine influence adds ...
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October 17, 2025
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Shortcross Rye and Malt Irish Whiskey is a characterful blend that pairs rye spice with malt sweetness at a well-judged ...
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October 17, 2025
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Octomore Edition 16.3 delivers Islay barley and extreme peat at a cask strength 61.6% ABV. At £198 it's not cheap, but i...
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October 16, 2025
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McKenzie Bottled in Bond Bourbon delivers honest, full-proof craft bourbon backed by one of American whiskey's oldest qu...
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October 15, 2025
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Elijah Craig's Straight Rye Whiskey bottles at a confident 47% ABV and delivers a reliable, well-made Kentucky rye that ...
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October 15, 2025
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The Black Bull 18 Year Old Faldo Special Edition is a full-bodied blended Scotch bottled at a confident 50% ABV, deliver...
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October 14, 2025
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A 25-year-old single cask Islay bottling from Signatory's Symington's Choice range, drawn at natural cask strength from ...
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October 14, 2025
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Tullibardine Sovereign is an honest, bourbon-cask-matured Highland single malt that offers genuine quality at under £40 ...
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October 14, 2025
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A 17-year-old cask strength Highland single malt from Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice range, bottled from a sing...
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October 14, 2025
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New Riff's sherry-finished Kentucky straight rye delivers a compelling bridge between American whiskey spice and Europea...
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October 13, 2025
