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A 1989 vintage blended malt from the Famous Grouse stable, aged 12 years and drawing on serious malt pedigree. At £150 i...
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Joe Whitfield
November 24, 2025
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A collectible 1989 vintage blended malt from Famous Grouse that delivers genuine complexity and old-school Scotch crafts...
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November 21, 2025
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Compass Box's Story of the Spaniard is a well-crafted blended malt with genuine Spanish wine cask character, sitting at ...
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November 21, 2025
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Caisteal Chamuis 12 Year Old makes a compelling case for the blended malt category — a well-aged island whisky bottled a...
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November 21, 2025
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Douglas Laing's Scallywag 10 Year Old delivers rich sherry cask character from vatted Speyside malts at 46% ABV, offerin...
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November 21, 2025
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Mossburn's 12 Year Old Speyside blended malt with a Foursquare rum cask finish delivers cask strength confidence at a fa...
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November 19, 2025
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Kurayoshi's 12 Year Old World Blended Malt offers skilled Japanese curation of aged malt stocks at a price point that, w...
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November 14, 2025
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Gladstone Axe Black Axe is a well-constructed blended malt Scotch that over-delivers at its price point, offering genuin...
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November 14, 2025
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Douglas Laing's annual Christmas Edition of Big Peat delivers cask-strength Islay character at a competitive price — a s...
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November 14, 2025
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Douglas Laing's Rock Island blended malt delivers honest island character — brine, smoke, and coastal grit — at a fair p...
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November 13, 2025
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Caisteal Chamuis is a confident island blended malt bottled at 46% that punches above its £45.50 price point, delivering...
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November 13, 2025
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Berry Bros & Rudd's Peated Cask Matured Blended Malt is a smartly constructed dram that delivers subtle, cask-derived sm...
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November 12, 2025