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A rare Diageo Special Release distilled in the late 1970s, when Caol Ila was rebuilding itself after demolition — Islay ...
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Joe Whitfield
April 10, 2026
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Three decades of refill oak quietening Islay smoke into something autumnal and contemplative — a Diageo Special Release ...
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April 10, 2026
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A natural cask-strength glimpse of Caol Ila's other half — the unpeated spirit Diageo distils each spring for blending, ...
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April 10, 2026
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Ben Nevis at 21 years, a fully mature statement of the Fort William distillery's heavy, waxy Highland style. Long matura...
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April 10, 2026
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An older expression of the famously waxy, sulphury Fort William malt. Extended maturation deepens the distillery's heavy...
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April 10, 2026
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The flagship 10 year old from the Fort William distillery founded in 1825 by Long John MacDonald and now owned by Nikka ...
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April 10, 2026
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A 12 year old Ardmore matured in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in port pipes, bottled at 46% and non-chill-filtered. P...
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April 10, 2026
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A travel-retail single malt inspired by the SS Bushmills, the distillery's own steamship — fully matured in Oloroso sher...
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April 10, 2026
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Matured entirely in first-fill American bourbon barrels — a sweet, vanilla-forward blend built with the American palate ...
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April 10, 2026
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The everyday Sazerac — clove, anise and candied citrus poured straight from the spiritual home of the New Orleans cockta...
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Ash Carrington
April 10, 2026
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A decade in oak gives Eagle Rare its quiet authority — toffee, leather and orange peel in measured Kentucky balance.
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April 10, 2026
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An eighteen-year-old Bowmore finished in Manzanilla sherry casks, the second release in the wine-led Vintner's Trilogy s...
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April 10, 2026
