Scotch Whiskey Reviews — Expert Ratings & Tasting Notes

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Glen Scotia Double Cask: The Best Sub-£30 Single Malt? — Campbeltown's Value Champion at 46%

Matured in first-fill bourbon casks then finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. Non-chill filtered, natural colour, 46%...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old: Six Generations, 100% Oloroso — A Quarter Century of Independent Family Whisky-Making - Scotch Review

8.5 Review

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Glenfarclas 25 Year Old: Six Generations, 100% Oloroso — A Quarter Century of Independent Family Whisky-Making

25 years exclusively in 100% Oloroso sherry casks from the Grant family — independent since 1865, six generations. No ch...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Caol Ila 18 Year Old: The Mature Side of Islay's Workhorse — 18 Years Taming the Peat into Elegance - Scotch Review

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Caol Ila 18 Year Old: The Mature Side of Islay's Workhorse — 18 Years Taming the Peat into Elegance

18 years of maturation taming Caol Ila's phenols — creamy oak, fruit, and gentle smoke taking centre stage. From Islay's...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenlivet Founder's Reserve: George Smith's 1824 Style Revisited — The Controversial NAS Replacement - Scotch Review

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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve: George Smith's 1824 Style Revisited — The Controversial NAS Replacement

Released 2014 to replace the Glenlivet 12 in certain markets — a controversial move. Matured in traditional oak and firs...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Nick Offerman's Islay Collaboration — Ron Swanson's Real-Life Whisky at 46% - Scotch Review

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Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Nick Offerman's Islay Collaboration — Ron Swanson's Real-Life Whisky at 46%

The collaboration between Lagavulin and Nick Offerman — famous as Ron Swanson in Parks & Recreation. Multiple editions: ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask: Bourbon Sweetness Meets Sherry Richness — Speyside's Dual Personality at 40% - Scotch Review

7.5 Review

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Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask: Bourbon Sweetness Meets Sherry Richness — Speyside's Dual Personality at 40%

Double cask matured in ex-bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry butts. A step up from the 12, with noticeably more depth an...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Arran 14 Year Old: The Sole Distillery on Arran — Bright, Fruity, Crowd-Pleasing Island Malt at 46% - Scotch Review

7.5 Review

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Arran 14 Year Old: The Sole Distillery on Arran — Bright, Fruity, Crowd-Pleasing Island Malt at 46%

From the sole distillery on the Isle of Arran, established 1995. Non-chill filtered, natural colour, 46%. Matured in ex-...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glengoyne 21 Year Old: 100% First-Fill Sherry, No Peat, Scotland's Slowest Stills — Double Gold SF 2018 - Scotch Review

8.5 Review

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Glengoyne 21 Year Old: 100% First-Fill Sherry, No Peat, Scotland's Slowest Stills — Double Gold SF 2018

100% first-fill and refill European oak Oloroso sherry casks, completely unpeated, from Scotland's slowest stills. 21 ye...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

8.2 Review

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Dalmore 18 Year Old

Dalmore at eighteen years — the cask programme fully realised in 30-year-old González Byass Matusalem oloroso, rich and ...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Talisker 25 Year Old: A Quarter Century of Skye — Maritime Peat and Pepper at Its Most Refined - Scotch Review

9 Review

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Talisker 25 Year Old: A Quarter Century of Skye — Maritime Peat and Pepper at Its Most Refined

A quarter century of maritime peat and pepper from Skye's only distillery. Part of Diageo's annual Special Releases and ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

GlenAllachie 15 Year Old: Billy Walker's Sherry Masterclass — Christmas Cake in a Glass at 46% - Scotch Review

8.5 Review

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GlenAllachie 15 Year Old: Billy Walker's Sherry Masterclass — Christmas Cake in a Glass at 46%

Billy Walker's sherry masterclass — Pedro Ximénez, Oloroso, and virgin oak casks. 'Like a fudgy spiced Christmas cake.' ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Highland Park Cask Strength Release No.1: Orkney's Heather Peat Unleashed — Sherry Oak at 63.3% - Scotch Review

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Highland Park Cask Strength Release No.1: Orkney's Heather Peat Unleashed — Sherry Oak at 63.3%

Highland Park's first cask strength release (2020). Matured in sherry-seasoned American oak, hand-selected by Master Whi...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026