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Douglas Laing's Moscatel-finished Timorous Beastie delivers genuine cask strength intensity with a distinctive Portugues...
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Joe Whitfield
October 21, 2025
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Douglas Laing's Amarone-finished Lowland blended malt at 48% ABV is a well-judged marriage of gentle Lowland character a...
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October 21, 2025
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Kaiyo's Unicorn 10 Year Old is a well-priced, age-stated Japanese blended malt bottled at a respectable 46% ABV. In a ma...
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October 20, 2025
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A cask-strength Islay blended malt from Elements of Islay that delivers honest, full-throttle island character through b...
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October 20, 2025
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CRN57° 25 Year Old delivers serious age-statement blended malt Scotch at a price that undercuts the market — a compellin...
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October 20, 2025
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Kaiyo's Peated Mizunara Oak blended malt is a genuinely unusual Japanese whisky that pairs smoke with sandalwood-like Mi...
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October 19, 2025
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Wemyss Malts' Spice King delivers peppery, coastal character at 46% ABV and an honest price point — a blended malt that ...
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October 12, 2025
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A 57-year-old blended malt Scotch that justifies its £4,900 price tag through sheer maturity and careful craft — positio...
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October 12, 2025
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Old Perth's Manzanilla Cask Matured blended malt is a cask-strength Scotch with a genuinely uncommon sherry influence. A...
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October 9, 2025
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Douglas Laing's Phantom Smoke threads peat through the familiar Timorous Beastie Highland template at a punchy 54.2% ABV...
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October 9, 2025
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Thompson Bros' SRV5 is an 8-year-old blended malt bottled at a robust 48.5% that delivers honest, malt-forward Scotch at...
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October 8, 2025
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Old Perth Cask Strength delivers rich, sherried blended malt Scotch at full power and a fair price. At £47.50 for cask s...
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October 8, 2025