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CRN57° 25 Year Old delivers serious age-statement blended malt Scotch at a price that undercuts the market — a compellin...
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Duncan Cairns
October 20, 2025
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Kaiyo's Peated Mizunara Oak blended malt is a genuinely unusual Japanese whisky that pairs smoke with sandalwood-like Mi...
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October 19, 2025
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Wemyss Malts' Spice King delivers peppery, coastal character at 46% ABV and an honest price point — a blended malt that ...
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October 12, 2025
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A 57-year-old blended malt Scotch that justifies its £4,900 price tag through sheer maturity and careful craft — positio...
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October 12, 2025
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Old Perth's Manzanilla Cask Matured blended malt is a cask-strength Scotch with a genuinely uncommon sherry influence. A...
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October 9, 2025
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Douglas Laing's Phantom Smoke threads peat through the familiar Timorous Beastie Highland template at a punchy 54.2% ABV...
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October 9, 2025
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Thompson Bros' SRV5 is an 8-year-old blended malt bottled at a robust 48.5% that delivers honest, malt-forward Scotch at...
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October 8, 2025
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Old Perth Cask Strength delivers rich, sherried blended malt Scotch at full power and a fair price. At £47.50 for cask s...
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October 8, 2025
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Kaiyo's 8-year-old Japanese blended malt delivers serious quality at a competitive price point. At 46% and £82.25, The R...
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October 6, 2025
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Johnnie Walker's Highland Origin strips the grain whisky from the Black Label formula, delivering a 12-year-old blended ...
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October 6, 2025
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Old Perth Bodega delivers uncompromising sherry cask character at cask strength, and at around £51.50 it's one of the be...
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October 5, 2025
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Poit Dhubh 8 Year Old is an honest, well-assembled blended malt from the Isle of Skye that delivers genuine character at...
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October 4, 2025
