Scotch Whiskey Reviews — Expert Ratings & Tasting Notes

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Glenrothes 12 Year Old: The Soleo Collection — Speyside Sherry Specialist, Cutty Sark's Secret Backbone

Founded 1878 in Rothes, Speyside. Long the secret backbone of Cutty Sark and Famous Grouse blends. Owned by Edrington si...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Oban Distillers Edition: Montilla Fino Sherry Meets West Highland Coast — The Rare Dry Sherry Finish - Scotch Review

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Oban Distillers Edition: Montilla Fino Sherry Meets West Highland Coast — The Rare Dry Sherry Finish

One of the best value Distillers Edition releases in Diageo's Classic Malts range. Double matured with a Montilla Fino s...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glen Grant 12 Year Old: Italy's Favourite Scotch — The Speyside That Conquered Rome Before London - Scotch Review

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Glen Grant 12 Year Old: Italy's Favourite Scotch — The Speyside That Conquered Rome Before London

Italy's favourite Scotch — importer Armando Giovinetti brought it to Italy in 1961, and by the early 1970s it was the co...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Macallan Rare Cask: Only 1% of Casks Selected — 16 Different Sherry Oak Types in One Bottle - Scotch Review

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Macallan Rare Cask: Only 1% of Casks Selected — 16 Different Sherry Oak Types in One Bottle

Only 1% of casks from Macallan's warehouses are selected — drawn from approximately 16 different sherry-seasoned cask ty...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Talisker Distillers Edition: Amoroso Sherry Meets Skye Peat — The Annual Double Matured Classic at 45.8% - Scotch Review

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Talisker Distillers Edition: Amoroso Sherry Meets Skye Peat — The Annual Double Matured Classic at 45.8%

Talisker's annual limited release within Diageo's Classic Malts range. Double matured — first in American oak refill cas...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glencadam 10 Year Old: Scotland's Most Underrated Distillery — Sherbet, Pear Drops, and Elegance from Brechin - Scotch Review

7.5 Review

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Glencadam 10 Year Old: Scotland's Most Underrated Distillery — Sherbet, Pear Drops, and Elegance from Brechin

Often called one of Scotland's most underrated distilleries. Founded 1825 in Brechin, Angus. Spent decades as a blending...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Aberfeldy 16 Year Old: The Golden Dram — Dewar's Backbone Malt from Perthshire's Gold-Bearing Burn - Scotch Review

7.5 Review

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Aberfeldy 16 Year Old: The Golden Dram — Dewar's Backbone Malt from Perthshire's Gold-Bearing Burn

The backbone malt of Dewar's blended Scotch — known as 'The Golden Dram' because the distillery draws its water from the...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old: Islay's Gentlest Giant — Unpeated, Sherried, Maritime, 46.3% Non-Chill Filtered - Scotch Review

8.5 Review

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Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old: Islay's Gentlest Giant — Unpeated, Sherried, Maritime, 46.3% Non-Chill Filtered

The outlier on Islay — largely unpeated, drawing soft water from the Margadale spring. Founded 1881, 'Bunnahabhain' mean...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Deanston 18 Year Old: Whisky Exchange's Whisky of the Year 2022 — Cognac Cask Finished Cotton Mill Malt - Scotch Review

8.5 Review

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Deanston 18 Year Old: Whisky Exchange's Whisky of the Year 2022 — Cognac Cask Finished Cotton Mill Malt

Named The Whisky Exchange's Whisky of the Year 2022. From the cotton mill distillery in Doune — converted from a 1785 mi...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7.5 Review

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Ardmore Legacy

Ardmore's entry-level peated Highland malt — gentle smoke, heather, and honey in bourbon and quarter casks at 40%.

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Glenfiddich 26 Year Old Grande Couronne: Cognac Cask Finished — 'Great Crown' of the Grand Series - Scotch Review

8.5 Review

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Glenfiddich 26 Year Old Grande Couronne: Cognac Cask Finished — 'Great Crown' of the Grand Series

'Grande Couronne' means 'great crown' in French. Part of Glenfiddich's Grand Series. 26 years in bourbon and sherry cask...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve: Limousin Oak from Cognac Country — Continental Spice on Speyside - Scotch Review

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Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve: Limousin Oak from Cognac Country — Continental Spice on Speyside

Matured in French Limousin oak barrels — the same wood used for Cognac and Armagnac ageing. Originally launched as a tra...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026