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A 1970s bottling of Ballantine's 17 Year Old represents blended Scotch at its absolute peak — deep, balanced, and bottle...
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Joe Whitfield
December 24, 2025
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A rare 1980 vintage from Lagavulin's Distillers Edition line, bottled at a generous litre. At £1,200 it's a collector's ...
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December 24, 2025
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Yoichi Single Malt is a confident, well-structured Japanese NAS expression bottled at a proper 45% ABV. At £79.50, it re...
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Duncan Cairns
December 24, 2025
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Aber Falls Single Malt Welsh Whisky delivers honest, approachable quality at a genuinely fair price. At £27.75, it is on...
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December 24, 2025
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A genuinely rare 29-year-old Irish single malt from Teeling, finished in rum casks and bottled at a commanding 52.4% ABV...
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December 24, 2025
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A 1982 Port Ellen from one of the distillery's final years of production, matured for 24 years in sherry wood and bottle...
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December 24, 2025
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A cask-strength English single malt bottled at 57.4% ABV, the Cotswolds Sherry Cask delivers rich sherry wood influence ...
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December 24, 2025
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An Israeli single malt bottled at a bold 51.3% ABV, the Pelter 5 Year Old Batch 2 is a compelling argument that great wh...
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December 24, 2025
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Penderyn's Amarone Cask Finish from the Icons Series is a confident Welsh single malt bottled at 46% — a well-crafted re...
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December 24, 2025
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A 1946-vintage Glenlivet bottled by Gordon & MacPhail after decades in cask. Rare, elegant, and unmistakably old in the ...
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December 24, 2025
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A cask strength Highland malt finished in PX sherry quarter casks, the Inchmurrin 10 Year Old from The WhiskyHeroes offe...
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December 24, 2025
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Glenkinchie's Distillers Edition delivers a Lowland single malt with quiet confidence — the Amontillado sherry finish ad...
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December 24, 2025