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Tullibardine 500 Sherry Cask Finish: 500-Litre Oloroso Butts — Highland Malt at a Budget Price

The '500' refers to the 500-litre Oloroso sherry cask size. NAS, 43%. Founded 1949 in Blackford on a brewery site dating...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

8.2 Review

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Laphroaig Lore

Laphroaig's most complex standard expression — seven to twenty-one years across five cask types, distilling two centurie...

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

8 Review

Blended Irish

Jameson 18 Year Old: The 2022 Upgrade — Now 46%, Non-Chill Filtered, The Refined Side of Ireland's Most Famous Brand

The 2022 reformulation upgraded from 40% to 46% and added non-chill filtration — significantly improving body and flavou...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Clynelish 14 Year Old: The Waxy Highland Gem — Brora's Replacement and the Backbone of JW Gold - whisky Review

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Clynelish 14 Year Old: The Waxy Highland Gem — Brora's Replacement and the Backbone of JW Gold

Built 1967 to replace the legendary Brora distillery next door. The backbone malt of Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve. ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Craigellachie 13 Year Old: The Goldilocks Dram — Meaty Speyside from Worm Tub Condensers at 46% - whisky Review

7.5 Review

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Craigellachie 13 Year Old: The Goldilocks Dram — Meaty Speyside from Worm Tub Condensers at 46%

The entry point to Speyside's meatiest distillery. Traditional worm tub condensers produce a heavier, sulphury spirit. '...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Glen Scotia Double Cask: The Best Sub-£30 Single Malt? — Campbeltown's Value Champion at 46%

Matured in first-fill bourbon casks then finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. Non-chill filtered, natural colour, 46%...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Redbreast 27 Year Old: The Crown Jewel of Irish Pot Still — Ruby Port Cask at Cask Strength, 27 Years of Midleton Mastery - whisky Review

9.5 Review

Single Pot Still

Redbreast 27 Year Old: The Crown Jewel of Irish Pot Still — Ruby Port Cask at Cask Strength, 27 Years of Midleton Mastery

The crown jewel of Irish pot still whiskey. 27 years in bourbon, Oloroso sherry, and ruby port casks, bottled at cask st...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select - whisky Review

8.2 Review

Tennessee Whiskey

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select

The hand-selected single barrel expression that proves Jack Daniel's can play in the premium league — rich, smooth, and ...

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Sienna Blackwell April 10, 2026

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old: Six Generations, 100% Oloroso — A Quarter Century of Independent Family Whisky-Making - whisky Review

8.5 Review

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Glenfarclas 25 Year Old: Six Generations, 100% Oloroso — A Quarter Century of Independent Family Whisky-Making

25 years exclusively in 100% Oloroso sherry casks from the Grant family — independent since 1865, six generations. No ch...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Caol Ila 18 Year Old: The Mature Side of Islay's Workhorse — 18 Years Taming the Peat into Elegance - whisky Review

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Caol Ila 18 Year Old: The Mature Side of Islay's Workhorse — 18 Years Taming the Peat into Elegance

18 years of maturation taming Caol Ila's phenols — creamy oak, fruit, and gentle smoke taking centre stage. From Islay's...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenlivet Founder's Reserve: George Smith's 1824 Style Revisited — The Controversial NAS Replacement - whisky Review

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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve: George Smith's 1824 Style Revisited — The Controversial NAS Replacement

Released 2014 to replace the Glenlivet 12 in certain markets — a controversial move. Matured in traditional oak and firs...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Nick Offerman's Islay Collaboration — Ron Swanson's Real-Life Whisky at 46% - whisky Review

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Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Nick Offerman's Islay Collaboration — Ron Swanson's Real-Life Whisky at 46%

The collaboration between Lagavulin and Nick Offerman — famous as Ron Swanson in Parks & Recreation. Multiple editions: ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026