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Johnnie Walker Sweet Peat delivers a genuinely interesting sweet-smoke balance at a price point that makes peated whisky...
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Joe Whitfield
November 23, 2025
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Crabbie & Cree is a well-made blended Scotch that punches above its weight at £29.95, offering genuine drinkability and ...
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November 22, 2025
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MacNaMara Rum Cask Finish pairs peated malt with Caribbean cask influence at an accessible price point. A blend that gen...
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November 22, 2025
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Yamazakura's peated world blend applies a Japanese sensibility to international components, delivering a confident, well...
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November 21, 2025
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Ballantine's Celebration is a convincing argument for premium blended Scotch, bottled at a muscular 47% ABV that gives i...
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November 21, 2025
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Orbital 8 Year Old is a sherry cask-matured world blend bottled at 46% with genuine ambition. At £34.95, it delivers mor...
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November 20, 2025
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Royal Salute's 21 Year Old Miami Polo Edition pairs serious aged blended Scotch craftsmanship with lifestyle branding. A...
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November 19, 2025
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A 1970s bottling of Chivas Regal 12 at 43% ABV — a genuine artefact from the golden age of blended Scotch, when the comp...
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November 19, 2025
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A 12-year age-stated blend at under £35 that delivers honest, well-made Scotch without pretension. Isle of Skye 12 is th...
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November 18, 2025
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A 1960s spring cap Dimple Haig offers a genuine window into mid-century Scotch blending at its finest. At £225, it's a s...
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November 18, 2025
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A 1990s bottling of Johnnie Walker's discontinued 15 Year Old Gold Label — a collectible snapshot of premium blended Sco...
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November 17, 2025
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Royal Salute's Platinum Jubilee Richmond Brooch edition is a cask-strength blended Scotch built for collectors and occas...
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November 17, 2025