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A rare Lowland single malt from the silent St Magdalene distillery, distilled in 1981 and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail i...
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Joe Whitfield
January 6, 2026
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Glen Grant's 12 Year Old is an understated Speyside single malt that delivers quiet elegance and reliable quality at a c...
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Duncan Cairns
January 6, 2026
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A 1990s bottling of Highland Park 12 Year Old offers a genuine window into what Orkney's most celebrated distillery was ...
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January 6, 2026
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A 1981 vintage Caol Ila matured for 21 years in a single first-fill cask, bottled at a well-judged 46% ABV. At £500, Cas...
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January 6, 2026
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A 1990s bottling of Highland Park's revered 18 Year Old — a composed, well-integrated Island single malt that justifies ...
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January 6, 2026
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Glenfarclas marks 180 years of unbroken production with a 30 Year Old that carries the weight and richness of three deca...
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January 6, 2026
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The Glenfarclas 40 Year Old is a Speyside single malt that commands respect through sheer commitment to time. At 43% ABV...
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January 6, 2026
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A 1969-vintage Springbank bottled by Signatory at cask strength after 27 years in sherry wood — this is liquid Campbelto...
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January 6, 2026
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Glenury Royal 1970 is a 40-year-old cask-strength Highland single malt from one of Scotland's silent distilleries — irre...
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January 6, 2026
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A 1977 cask-strength Highland malt from the demolished North Port distillery, bottled by the SMWS in 1993. Irreplaceable...
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January 6, 2026
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Glenmorangie's 18 Year Old Infinita is a composed, elegant Highland malt that justifies both its age statement and its p...
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January 6, 2026
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Jameson Black Barrel delivers genuine complexity for its price thanks to double-charred bourbon barrel maturation. A ver...
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January 6, 2026