Scotch Whiskey Reviews — Expert Ratings & Tasting Notes

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Ledaig 18 Year Old

Tobermory's peated masterpiece — eighteen years in bourbon and sherry wood, winning Whisky of the Year 2023 with elegant...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Edradour Caledonia 12: Dougie MacLean's Oloroso-Matured Tribute - Scotch Review

8.5 Review

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Edradour Caledonia 12: Dougie MacLean's Oloroso-Matured Tribute

Edradour Caledonia 12 — Dougie MacLean's namesake malt, fully matured in oloroso sherry casks at one of Scotland's small...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Aultmore 12: The Foggie Moss Speysider — Last Great Malt - Scotch Review

8.3 Review

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Aultmore 12: The Foggie Moss Speysider — Last Great Malt

Aultmore 12 — the long-time blender's secret from Foggie Moss, finally given a proper single malt outing at 46%.

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glen Garioch 12: Oldmeldrum's Robust 48% Highland Malt - Scotch Review

8.2 Review

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Glen Garioch 12: Oldmeldrum's Robust 48% Highland Malt

Glen Garioch 12 — a robust 48% Highlander from Oldmeldrum, marrying bourbon and sherry casks with chunky malt character.

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Old Pulteney 18: Wick's Maritime Highland Malt Matured in Bourbon & Oloroso - Scotch Review

8.7 Review

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Old Pulteney 18: Wick's Maritime Highland Malt Matured in Bourbon & Oloroso

Old Pulteney 18 — Wick's salty Highland coastal malt at its most poised, marrying ex-bourbon and Spanish oloroso casks.

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenturret 10 Year Old Peat Smoked - Scotch Review

8.2 Review

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Glenturret 10 Year Old Peat Smoked

Scotland's oldest distillery goes peaty — a savoury, bonfire-smoky Highland malt that stands apart from the Islay crowd ...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

BenRiach The Smoky Ten: Speyside Peat with Jamaican Rum Casks - Scotch Review

8.6 Review

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BenRiach The Smoky Ten: Speyside Peat with Jamaican Rum Casks

BenRiach's peated stablemate — bourbon, Jamaican rum and toasted virgin oak casks turn Speyside smoke into something del...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

BenRiach The Original Ten: Rachel Barrie's Three-Cask Speyside - Scotch Review

8.7 Review

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BenRiach The Original Ten: Rachel Barrie's Three-Cask Speyside

Master Blender Rachel Barrie's three-cask vision — bourbon, sherry and virgin oak weave a fruit-forward Speyside classic...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Strathisla 12: Spiritual Home of Chivas — Scotland's Oldest Highland Distillery - Scotch Review

8.5 Review

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Strathisla 12: Spiritual Home of Chivas — Scotland's Oldest Highland Distillery

From Scotland's oldest continuously operating Highland distillery — the heart of Chivas Regal, finally given its single-...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Tamdhu 15: All-Sherry Speyside at 46% Non-Chill-Filtered - Scotch Review

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Tamdhu 15: All-Sherry Speyside at 46% Non-Chill-Filtered

Tamdhu's commitment to 100% sherry-cask maturation pays off in this 15 — a Speysider that drinks like a much older dram.

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

GlenAllachie 18: Billy Walker's PX & Oloroso Speyside Masterclass - Scotch Review

9.2 Review

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GlenAllachie 18: Billy Walker's PX & Oloroso Speyside Masterclass

Billy Walker's flagship 18 — Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso casks deliver a Speyside dram of staggering depth, richness and b...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old: The Queen's Own Highland Malt - Scotch Review

8.2 Review

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Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old: The Queen's Own Highland Malt

Tiny Highland distillery beside Balmoral with a Royal Warrant since 1848 — honeyed malt, sherry and gentle Highland frui...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026