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Connemara 12 Year Old: Aged Peated Irish — Cooley's 13ppm Smoke at 12 Years, SF Double Gold 2008

Distilled at Cooley/Kilbeggan, aged 12 years in ex-bourbon casks. One of the very few peated Irish whiskeys; phenols aro...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

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Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old: Reliable Triple-Distilled Irish Single Malt — Castle Brands' Bushmills Heritage

Triple-distilled single malt from malted barley, aged 12 years in ex-bourbon American oak. Originally a Bushmills-source...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glen Elgin 12 Year Old: The Horse Power Malt — JW Gold's Worm Tub Workhorse at 43% - whisky Review

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Glen Elgin 12 Year Old: The Horse Power Malt — JW Gold's Worm Tub Workhorse at 43%

Diageo Speysider, 'Horse Power' malt — top-tier component of White Horse and Johnnie Walker (especially JW Gold). Worm-t...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Inchgower 14 Year Old Flora & Fauna: The Only Coastal Speysider — Buckie's Waxy Maritime Cult Favourite - whisky Review

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Inchgower 14 Year Old Flora & Fauna: The Only Coastal Speysider — Buckie's Waxy Maritime Cult Favourite

The only truly coastal Speyside distillery, sat on the edge of Buckie. Long key component of Bell's blend. Label feature...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Strathmill 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna: J&B's Keith Workhorse — One of the Rarest Official OBs - whisky Review

7 Review

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Strathmill 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna: J&B's Keith Workhorse — One of the Rarest Official OBs

Keith distillery (founded 1891), J&B/Justerini & Brooks workhorse malt, one of the rarest official OBs in the now-discon...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glen Spey 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna: J&B's Heart Malt — Light Grassy Speyside in Rothes at 43% - whisky Review

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Glen Spey 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna: J&B's Heart Malt — Light Grassy Speyside in Rothes at 43%

Diageo Flora & Fauna range (now scarce). Glen Spey is the fill malt heart of J&B blend, located in Rothes. Light, grassy...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna: Bell's Sherried Highland Heart — Christmas Pudding in a Glass - whisky Review

7.5 Review

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Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna: Bell's Sherried Highland Heart — Christmas Pudding in a Glass

Highland distillery in Pitlochry, founded 1798, heart of Bell's blend. Matured in ex-bourbon and first-fill ex-sherry ca...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Auchroisk 10 Year Old Flora & Fauna: J&B's Speyside Fill — A Rarely-Seen Distillery at 43% - whisky Review

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Auchroisk 10 Year Old Flora & Fauna: J&B's Speyside Fill — A Rarely-Seen Distillery at 43%

Built 1974 in Speyside, formerly bottled as 'The Singleton of Auchroisk' before that name moved to Dufftown. Mostly fill...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Linkwood 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna: Diageo's Floral Speyside — JW's Hidden Treasure at 43% - whisky Review

7.5 Review

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Linkwood 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna: Diageo's Floral Speyside — JW's Hidden Treasure at 43%

Speyside Diageo workhorse near Elgin, primarily destined for Johnnie Walker blends. Flora & Fauna series is the only wid...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenfarclas 21 Year Old: The Sweet Spot of the Family-Owned Range — 100% Oloroso, Direct-Fired Stills - whisky Review

8.5 Review

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Glenfarclas 21 Year Old: The Sweet Spot of the Family-Owned Range — 100% Oloroso, Direct-Fired Stills

Sixth-generation Grant family-owned Speyside distillery. 100% Oloroso sherry casks, direct-fired stills. Considered the ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

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Bruichladdich Black Art

Bruichladdich's secret masterwork — Adam Hannett's undisclosed cask recipe, twenty-plus years old, bottled at cask stren...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Glenfiddich Malt Master's Edition Sherry Cask: Brian Kinsman's First Double Matured — Sherry Finished at 43% - whisky Review

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Glenfiddich Malt Master's Edition Sherry Cask: Brian Kinsman's First Double Matured — Sherry Finished at 43%

Released late 2012, named for sixth Malt Master Brian Kinsman — Glenfiddich's first double-matured expression. Initially...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026