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Redbreast Lustau Edition: Midleton Meets Jerez — First-Fill Oloroso Butts from Bodegas Lustau at 46%

A collaboration between Irish Distillers and the renowned Bodegas Lustau in Jerez, Spain. Initially matured 9-12 years i...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glencadam 10 Year Old: Scotland's Most Underrated Distillery — Sherbet, Pear Drops, and Elegance from Brechin - whisky Review

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Glencadam 10 Year Old: Scotland's Most Underrated Distillery — Sherbet, Pear Drops, and Elegance from Brechin

Often called one of Scotland's most underrated distilleries. Founded 1825 in Brechin, Angus. Spent decades as a blending...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Aberfeldy 16 Year Old: The Golden Dram — Dewar's Backbone Malt from Perthshire's Gold-Bearing Burn - whisky Review

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Aberfeldy 16 Year Old: The Golden Dram — Dewar's Backbone Malt from Perthshire's Gold-Bearing Burn

The backbone malt of Dewar's blended Scotch — known as 'The Golden Dram' because the distillery draws its water from the...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

1792 Small Batch: Named for the Year Kentucky Became a State — High-Rye Bourbon from Bardstown's Oldest Distillery - whisky Review

7 Review

Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1792 Small Batch: Named for the Year Kentucky Became a State — High-Rye Bourbon from Bardstown's Oldest Distillery

Named for the year Kentucky became the 15th US state. From Bardstown's oldest fully-operating distillery (established 18...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old: Islay's Gentlest Giant — Unpeated, Sherried, Maritime, 46.3% Non-Chill Filtered - whisky Review

8.5 Review

Single Malt

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old: Islay's Gentlest Giant — Unpeated, Sherried, Maritime, 46.3% Non-Chill Filtered

The outlier on Islay — largely unpeated, drawing soft water from the Margadale spring. Founded 1881, 'Bunnahabhain' mean...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Midleton Very Rare: Barry Crockett's 1984 Masterpiece — The Annual Pinnacle of Irish Whiskey from Cork - whisky Review

8.5 Review

Blended Irish (Pot Still + Grain)

Midleton Very Rare: Barry Crockett's 1984 Masterpiece — The Annual Pinnacle of Irish Whiskey from Cork

Created in 1984 by legendary Master Distiller Barry Crockett as a once-a-year prestige bottling showcasing Midleton's fi...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Very Old Barton 100 Proof: The Best Bourbon Under $15 — Bardstown's Oldest Distillery at Full Strength - whisky Review

7 Review

Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Very Old Barton 100 Proof: The Best Bourbon Under $15 — Bardstown's Oldest Distillery at Full Strength

From Bardstown's oldest fully-operating distillery, established 1879. Mashbill: 75% corn, 15% rye, 10% malted barley. 10...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Deanston 18 Year Old: Whisky Exchange's Whisky of the Year 2022 — Cognac Cask Finished Cotton Mill Malt - whisky Review

8.5 Review

Single Malt

Deanston 18 Year Old: Whisky Exchange's Whisky of the Year 2022 — Cognac Cask Finished Cotton Mill Malt

Named The Whisky Exchange's Whisky of the Year 2022. From the cotton mill distillery in Doune — converted from a 1785 mi...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Ardmore Legacy

Ardmore's entry-level peated Highland malt — gentle smoke, heather, and honey in bourbon and quarter casks at 40%.

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Duncan Cairns April 10, 2026

Glenfiddich 26 Year Old Grande Couronne: Cognac Cask Finished — 'Great Crown' of the Grand Series - whisky Review

8.5 Review

Single Malt

Glenfiddich 26 Year Old Grande Couronne: Cognac Cask Finished — 'Great Crown' of the Grand Series

'Grande Couronne' means 'great crown' in French. Part of Glenfiddich's Grand Series. 26 years in bourbon and sherry cask...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve: Limousin Oak from Cognac Country — Continental Spice on Speyside - whisky Review

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Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve: Limousin Oak from Cognac Country — Continental Spice on Speyside

Matured in French Limousin oak barrels — the same wood used for Cognac and Armagnac ageing. Originally launched as a tra...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Tamdhu 12 Year Old: 100% Sherry Oak from the Distillery with Saladin Maltings — Speyside Elegance Since 1897 - whisky Review

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Tamdhu 12 Year Old: 100% Sherry Oak from the Distillery with Saladin Maltings — Speyside Elegance Since 1897

100% Oloroso sherry cask maturation — no bourbon wood. Founded 1897 in Knockando, Speyside. Notable for its Saladin malt...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026