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A rare Feis Ile 2007 release, this 17-year-old cask strength Laphroaig distilled in 1989 is a genuine piece of Islay his...
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Joe Whitfield
February 17, 2026
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A cask strength Managers' Choice Lagavulin from 1993, bottled in 2009 from a sherry cask at 54.7% ABV — a collector's Is...
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February 16, 2026
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A 29-year-old Ardbeg from 1972, sherry-finished and bottled at 50% through Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask series — a rare...
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February 15, 2026
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A single cask Ardbeg from 1991 — bottled by Murray McDavid at natural strength from a period when the distillery was bar...
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February 15, 2026
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A 25-year-old independent bottling of 1970s Ardbeg at cask strength — the kind of Islay whisky that reminds you why the ...
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February 14, 2026
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A 21-year-old single cask Bowmore finished in oloroso sherry and bottled at cask strength by Single Cask Nation — this i...
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February 14, 2026
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A cask-strength Lagavulin from 1985, matured for twenty-one years in sherry wood — finite, formidable, and built for the...
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February 14, 2026
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A 1990s litre bottling of Bowmore's signature 12 Year Old — a time capsule from an era many consider a high point for th...
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February 14, 2026
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A rare single sherry cask from Ardbeg's uncertain 1976 vintage, bottled at a commanding 56% ABV. At £9,000 it demands co...
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February 14, 2026
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A 19-year-old Port Ellen from 1976, bottled by Hart Brothers at 43% — a composed, elegant piece of Islay history from a ...
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February 12, 2026
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A magnificent 29-year-old Ardbeg from 1975, bottled by Douglas Laing's Old & Rare Platinum series at 47.3% — a rare wind...
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February 12, 2026
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A sherry-matured Port Ellen from 1979, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask series — scarce, full-strength, a...
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February 12, 2026