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Springbank's 2019 bottling of their 25 Year Old is Campbeltown single malt at its most assured — a quarter-century of pa...
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Duncan Cairns
May 25, 2019
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Thomas H Handy Sazerac 2013, bottled in 2019 at a punishing 62.85% ABV, is barrel-proof rye at its most unapologetic — a...
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Ash Carrington
March 12, 2019
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A cask-strength exclusive from New Riff, this 2019-vintage single barrel rye delivers bold character and genuine individ...
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March 11, 2019
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George T. Stagg 2004, aged 15 years and bottled at a formidable 58.45% ABV, is barrel proof bourbon at its most uncompro...
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Joe Whitfield
March 8, 2019
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Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 011 delivers everything the standard expression promises, then turns it up to 58.6%. Bi...
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March 1, 2019
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A bold English rye from East London Liquor Co, bottled at a punchy 49.9% ABV. Young at three years but full of grain-for...
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February 13, 2019
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Thomson's Heart Cut 18 is a five-year-old New Zealand single malt bottled at a confident 50.8% ABV — young but purposefu...
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February 9, 2019
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Macallan's 30 Year Old Sherry Oak 2019 release is a serious Speyside malt shaped by three decades in sherry-seasoned cas...
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January 17, 2019
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The Glenkinchie 2007 Distillers Edition is a polished Lowland malt with a well-judged sherry cask finish that adds depth...
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January 4, 2019
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Glenwyvis 2019 Batch 1 is a confident opening statement from a community-owned Highland distillery — young at three year...
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January 1, 2019
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A bold, cask-strength single cask from one of Japan's smallest distilleries. Nagahama's heavily peated bourbon cask #314...
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December 30, 2018
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A young but confident Islay single malt from the Single Malts of Scotland range, this six-year-old Bunnahabhain bottled ...
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December 28, 2018