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A batch strength blended malt drawing from all six of Scotland's whisky-producing islands, The Six Isles delivers genuin...
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December 24, 2025
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Kaiyo Mizunara Oak offers genuine Japanese oak character at a price point that won't break the bank. A well-balanced ble...
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December 23, 2025
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A 1940s bottling of Sandy Macdonald Blended Malt offers a genuine window into pre-modern Scotch production. At £750 it's...
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December 22, 2025
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The Epicurean Glasgow Edition is a confident, full-strength Lowland blended malt that challenges lazy assumptions about ...
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December 19, 2025
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Thompson Bros' Sutherland 5 Year Old is a confident young blended malt bottled at a punchy 48.5% ABV — malt-forward, hon...
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December 17, 2025
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MacNair's 12 Year Old Lum Reek is a peated blended malt that delivers genuine smoke-and-sweetness character at a price t...
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December 17, 2025
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A vintage-dated blended malt that proves Famous Grouse can play in serious territory. The 1992 vintage, bottled in 2004 ...
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December 14, 2025
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Douglas Laing's beer cask finished Highland blended malt pairs Scottish whisky with Glasgow brewing heritage. At 48% and...
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December 12, 2025
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Douglas Laing's Rock Island 16 is a well-crafted island blended malt that delivers coastal character with genuine maturi...
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December 11, 2025
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Chivas Regal's sherry cask-finished 13 Year Old is a genuinely impressive blended Scotch that punches above its £36.25 p...
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December 10, 2025
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Poit Dhubh 12 Year Old is a well-crafted blended malt from Skye that delivers honest, characterful Scotch without the ma...
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December 8, 2025
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Compass Box Duality is a confident, full-strength blended malt that justifies its £150 price through genuine craft rathe...
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December 7, 2025