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Ardbeg's 2022 release of their 25 Year Old is a rare and serious Islay single malt — a quarter-century of peat-driven ma...
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Duncan Cairns
January 19, 2022
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A 16-year-old cask-strength Linkwood bottled for The Whisky Show 2022 — a well-selected Speyside single malt that delive...
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January 18, 2022
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Ardbeg Ardcore, the 2022 Ardbeg Day release, is a bold and unapologetically intense Islay single malt that rewards patie...
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January 16, 2022
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A 31-year-old Laphroaig from the 2022 Kinship series, bottled at a confident 47.1% ABV. A contemplative, layered Islay s...
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January 12, 2022
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Bowmore's 2022 release of their 30 Year Old is a masterclass in aged Islay restraint — three decades of oak have transfo...
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January 8, 2022
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Benromach's 40 Year Old Batch 2 is a cask-strength Speyside of quiet authority — four decades in oak at 56.5% ABV, bottl...
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Joe Whitfield
January 8, 2022
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Cardhu's 2006 vintage, bottled at cask strength for Diageo's 2021 Special Releases, is an honest and rewarding Speyside ...
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December 20, 2021
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Chichibu's London Edition 2021 is a cask-strength Japanese single malt bottled at 51.5% ABV exclusively for the UK marke...
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December 18, 2021
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New Riff's 2021 Heart Cut is a confident, well-made four-year-old bourbon at 52% ABV that delivers honest Kentucky chara...
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December 14, 2021
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Talisker's 2021 Special Release is a cask-strength snapshot of Skye's sole distillery at just eight years old — young, i...
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December 13, 2021
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Nikka's non-peated Yoichi from the 2021 Discovery Series strips away the smoke to reveal the distillery's raw character ...
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December 11, 2021
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Bowmore's 21 Year Old Aston Martin Masters' Selection is a cask strength Islay single malt that rises above its luxury b...
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December 7, 2021