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Fable's 7 Year Old Blended Malt Batch 1 is a confident debut — bottled at a proper 46.5% with no shortcuts, it delivers ...
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Duncan Cairns
March 7, 2026
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The London Distillery Company's Golden Union #1 is a confident English blended malt bottled at 50% ABV — a well-priced s...
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March 6, 2026
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Compass Box Canvas is a well-constructed blended malt Scotch bottled at a proper 46% ABV. At £79.95 it asks a fair price...
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March 4, 2026
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Douglas Laing's Yula Chapter One is a 20-year-old island-influenced blended malt bottled at cask strength — a serious, w...
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March 1, 2026
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A fifty-year-old blended malt from 1971, bottled at a commanding 49.5% ABV. At £1,250, it offers genuinely rare vintage ...
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March 1, 2026
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Compass Box's 35-year-old cask strength farewell to the 'vatted malt' designation is a bold, historically significant bl...
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February 28, 2026
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Ichiro's Malt MWR brings mizunara oak influence to a well-crafted Japanese blended malt at 46.5% ABV — distinctive, care...
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February 26, 2026
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Douglas Laing's Highland blended malt punches above its weight at £36.50, delivering 46.8% of unchill-filtered substance...
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February 25, 2026
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Kaiyo's Rye 10 Year Old is a distinctive Japanese blended malt that pairs genuine maturity with rye-influenced character...
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February 23, 2026
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Collection Moon's 12 Year Old Blended Malt is a carefully constructed Scotch that justifies its £299 price through hones...
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February 17, 2026
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A well-constructed blended malt Scotch bottled at a welcome 46% ABV, The Guard Bridge delivers honest quality at a sensi...
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February 15, 2026
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Nikka's Taketsuru Pure Malt bridges Japanese precision with Scottish malt tradition in a composed, highly drinkable blen...
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February 15, 2026
