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Macallan Edition No.5 is a confident Speyside single malt bottled at a rewarding 48.5% ABV. A well-constructed NAS relea...
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Duncan Cairns
January 23, 2026
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A straightforward Kentucky Straight Bourbon at 42% ABV and a fair price point — The Story Of... Bourbon delivers honest,...
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Joe Whitfield
January 22, 2026
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A 52-year-old Islay single malt from sherry casks, the Bowmore 1965 is a genuinely rare piece of whisky history — unhurr...
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January 22, 2026
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A 25-year-old Springbank at cask strength from Single Malts of Scotland's Director's Special range — serious Campbeltown...
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January 22, 2026
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A 24-year-old Highland single malt from Aberfeldy, finished in Madeira casks and bottled at cask strength. At £399, it o...
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January 22, 2026
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The English Chapter 18 is a well-priced 18-year-old English whisky bottled at a considered 46% ABV. A serious, age-drive...
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January 22, 2026
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Jack Daniel's Tennessee Straight Rye delivers solid rye character at 45% ABV and a very competitive price point. A relia...
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January 22, 2026
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Bushmills 12 Year Old is a well-crafted, honest Irish single malt that delivers refined character at a fair price point....
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January 22, 2026
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Bowmore 18 Year Old pairs Islay's coastal smoke with rich sherry oak maturation to deliver a composed, harmonious single...
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January 22, 2026
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A single sherry cask Port Ellen from 1983 — the distillery's final year of production — given twenty-three years to matu...
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January 22, 2026
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A commanding 31-year-old cask-strength Ben Nevis from Hunter Laing's Old & Rare series. At 62.1% ABV and three decades o...
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January 22, 2026
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Sagamore Double Oak Rye takes the peppery backbone of American rye and rounds it out with a second new-oak maturation, d...
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Ash Carrington
January 22, 2026