Scotch Whiskey Reviews — Expert Ratings & Tasting Notes

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Single Malt

Lagavulin 8 Year Old: The 200th Anniversary That Became Permanent — Alfred Barnard's 'Exceptionally Fine' at 48%

Released for Lagavulin's 200th anniversary in 2016, now permanent core range. Alfred Barnard called an 8-year Lagavulin ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera: The Oak Vat That Hasn't Been Emptied Since 1998 — Sherry, Bourbon, and Virgin Oak - Scotch Review

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Single Malt

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera: The Oak Vat That Hasn't Been Emptied Since 1998 — Sherry, Bourbon, and Virgin Oak

Three cask types — sherry, bourbon, and virgin oak — married in a solera vat that hasn't been fully emptied since 1998. ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 Year Old: The Rawest, Smokiest Ardbeg — Young Peat at 47.4% Non-Chill-Filtered - Scotch Review

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Single Malt

Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 Year Old: The Rawest, Smokiest Ardbeg — Young Peat at 47.4% Non-Chill-Filtered

Ardbeg set out to make the rawest, smokiest expression possible — five years in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry butts at 4...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Blended Scotch

Robert Burns Blended Scotch: The Bard's Budget Blend — High Arran Malt Proportion with Peaty Hints

The blended partner to Arran's Robert Burns Single Malt — a high proportion of Arran malt with grain whisky. Refreshingl...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

The Glenlivet 18 Year Old: Two IWSC Golds — Intensely Malty with Butterscotch, Orange Blossom, and Chocolate Pudding - Scotch Review

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Single Malt

The Glenlivet 18 Year Old: Two IWSC Golds — Intensely Malty with Butterscotch, Orange Blossom, and Chocolate Pudding

Two golds at the IWSC — George Smith's 1824 recipe matured eighteen years in first and second fill American oak and sher...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Single Malt

Arran Robert Burns Single Malt: Scotland's National Poet's Official Whisky — The Closest Distillery to Burns' Birthplace

Scotland's national poet's official whisky — endorsed by the World Burns Federation. Arran is the closest distillery to ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

The Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak: The Absolute Classic — The Whisky That Defined Sherry-Matured Scotch - Scotch Review

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The Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak: The Absolute Classic — The Whisky That Defined Sherry-Matured Scotch

The absolute classic — the whisky that defined sherry-matured Scotch. Exclusively matured in hand-selected Oloroso sherr...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old: Small Batch Reserve — Deeper, Richer, and Oakier from the Valley of the Deer - Scotch Review

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Single Malt

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old: Small Batch Reserve — Deeper, Richer, and Oakier from the Valley of the Deer

The world's best-selling single malt grows up — eighteen years in Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks, then nurtured in sma...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Ardbeg Corryvreckan: Named for the Whirlpool — 57.1% of French Oak Fury with Barbecue Bacon and Dark Espresso - Scotch Review

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Single Malt

Ardbeg Corryvreckan: Named for the Whirlpool — 57.1% of French Oak Fury with Barbecue Bacon and Dark Espresso

Named for the dangerous whirlpool north of Islay — ex-bourbon barrels and French oak (virgin and wine casks) at 57.1%. 5...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Auchentoshan 18 Year Old: Triple-Distilled Lowland Maturity — Eighteen Years in Ex-Bourbon Creating Toasted Oak and Green Tea - Scotch Review

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Single Malt

Auchentoshan 18 Year Old: Triple-Distilled Lowland Maturity — Eighteen Years in Ex-Bourbon Creating Toasted Oak and Green Tea

Eighteen years of triple-distilled Lowland spirit in ex-bourbon casks — the oak influence providing toasted warmth, gree...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Balvenie 17 Year Old Rum Cask: Jamaican Rum Barrel Finish — Toffee, Tropical Fruits, and Golden Sugar Syrup - Scotch Review

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Single Malt

Balvenie 17 Year Old Rum Cask: Jamaican Rum Barrel Finish — Toffee, Tropical Fruits, and Golden Sugar Syrup

Finished in Jamaican rum casks — seventeen years of Speyside character enhanced by tropical rum sweetness. Rum poundcake...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Ardbeg Uigeadail: Peat Meets Sherry at Cask Strength — Christmas Cake, Espresso, and Campfire Marshmallow at 54.2% - Scotch Review

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Single Malt

Ardbeg Uigeadail: Peat Meets Sherry at Cask Strength — Christmas Cake, Espresso, and Campfire Marshmallow at 54.2%

Peat meets sherry at cask strength — ex-bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks married together at 54.2%. Named for Loch Ui...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026