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A single vintage from 2000, finished in French Sauternes casks — the Causeway Collection at its most luminous and floral...
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Joe Whitfield
April 10, 2026
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A quarter century of Antrim air and Iberian oak — Bushmills 25 is a rare, deeply layered expression from one of the worl...
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April 10, 2026
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Two decades in bourbon and oloroso, then a final flourish in Madeira casks — Bushmills 21 is one of the great long-aged ...
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April 10, 2026
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The 2023 Wood Finishing Series — BEP, or Barrel Entry Proof, explores how lowering the proof at which whisky enters the ...
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April 10, 2026
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The first ever Wood Finishing Series release — 2020's SE4xPR5 combined two custom stave profiles to deliver Maker's most...
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April 10, 2026
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The 2022 Wood Finishing Series release — RC6 pairs French oak with North American oak in a stave profile aimed at Rye Ca...
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April 10, 2026
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The 2021 sibling release — FAE-02 dials up the spicy, tannic side of American oak, showing the harder, more architectura...
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April 10, 2026
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The 2021 limited edition that launched the Wood Finishing Series — Fundamental American Expression 01 leans into the but...
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April 10, 2026
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A bespoke Maker's Mark built stave by stave — retailers and bars choose ten finishing staves from five virgin oak profil...
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April 10, 2026
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A 10 year old Speyside bottled at full strength from a small parcel of Oloroso, PX and virgin oak casks.
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April 10, 2026
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A long-matured Speyside from stocks laid down before Billy Walker's 2017 purchase of GlenAllachie.
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April 10, 2026
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The youngest age-stated GlenAllachie core expression, a Speyside matured in Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez casks under Billy ...
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April 10, 2026