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Bardstown Bourbon Company's Fusion #9 blends their own Kentucky distillate with sourced bourbon at a well-judged 48.4% A...
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Joe Whitfield
March 14, 2026
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A scarce centenary bottling from one of Speyside's quieter distilleries, the Strathmill 1891–1991 is a collector's piece...
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March 14, 2026
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A forty-four-year-old single cask Benrinnes from 1978, bottled at cask strength — rare, serious Speyside that rewards pa...
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March 14, 2026
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Starward's Left Field is a fruit-forward, approachable Australian single malt that offers genuine quality and real value...
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March 14, 2026
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Elements of Islay Fireside is a confident, well-assembled Islay blended malt bottled at a proper 54.5% ABV. At £83.25 it...
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March 14, 2026
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A 30-year-old Highland single malt from Gleann Mòr's Rare Find series, bottled at a confident 48.6% ABV and priced remar...
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March 14, 2026
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Deanston 12 Year Old is an unchillfiltered Highland single malt that delivers honest, full-bodied whisky at a fair price...
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March 14, 2026
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A 35-year-old Highland whisky from 1969, bottled at cask strength as part of the Rare Malts Selection. At £2,250, the Mi...
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March 14, 2026
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A 1970s bottling of Islay Mist 8 Year Old is a fascinating window into a lost era of Scotch blending — peated, full-bodi...
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March 14, 2026
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A genuinely scarce single cask Islay from Ardbeg's intermittent 1970s production, Cask #2395 pairs decades of sherry mat...
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March 13, 2026
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A forty-year-old cask strength Lowland from the silent St Magdalene distillery, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail at 54.5% AB...
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March 13, 2026
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The Macallan 55 Year Old from the 2007 Lalique Six Pillars Collection is a monument to patience — a Speyside single malt...
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March 13, 2026