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London Dry

Staibano Positano Gin

A well-made London Dry that leans into Amalfi Coast charm at a competitive price point, though it needs a bolder botanic...

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Joe Whitfield December 23, 2025

Blackwoods Vintage Dry Gin: Shetland Wild Botanicals That Change Every Year - gin Review

7 Review

Contemporary

Blackwoods Vintage Dry Gin: Shetland Wild Botanicals That Change Every Year

Vintaged gin — the Shetland botanicals change with each year's harvest, making every vintage unique. Sea pink, meadowswe...

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Amelie Farnham December 23, 2025

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin: Organic Floor-Malted Barley and Highland Meadowsweet from a Whisky Distillery - gin Review

7 Review

Contemporary

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin: Organic Floor-Malted Barley and Highland Meadowsweet from a Whisky Distillery

From the Highland whisky distillery in Dornoch — a series of experimental gin batches using organic floor-malted Odyssey...

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Edward Forwood December 23, 2025

Selvatiq Beyond Gin: Hand-Harvested Wild Botanicals from Italy's Valtellina Alps — Tilia, Meadowsweet, and Dog Rose - gin Review

8 Review

Contemporary

Selvatiq Beyond Gin: Hand-Harvested Wild Botanicals from Italy's Valtellina Alps — Tilia, Meadowsweet, and Dog Rose

Wild botanicals from Valtellina in the Italian Alps — every flower, berry, and fruit harvested by hand, cooperating with...

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Amelie Farnham December 23, 2025

Beefeater Peach & Raspberry Gin: London Dry Heritage Goes Fruity and Pink - gin Review

6 Review

Flavoured

Beefeater Peach & Raspberry Gin: London Dry Heritage Goes Fruity and Pink

Peach and raspberry over the London Dry base — Beefeater's entry into the pink gin market. Sweet fruit with the nine-bot...

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Amelie Farnham December 23, 2025

8 Review

Champagne

Bollinger Special Cuvee NV Champagne

Bollinger Special Cuvee NV Champagne — a champagne wine from Bollinger. £56.95 from The Whisky Exchange.

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Walter Graves December 22, 2025

8.3 Review

Blended Malt

Sandy Macdonald / Bot.1940s Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

A 1940s bottling of Sandy Macdonald Blended Malt offers a genuine window into pre-modern Scotch production. At £750 it's...

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Duncan Cairns December 22, 2025

7.9 Review

Single Malt

Glen Garioch 1984 / Bot.1990s Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A cask-strength 1984 vintage Highland single malt bottled in the 1990s, the Glen Garioch delivers substance and authenti...

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Duncan Cairns December 22, 2025

7.5 Review

Blended

Hankey Bannister Original Blended Scotch Whisky

Hankey Bannister Original is a quietly impressive blended Scotch that drinks above its £19.50 price tag. Backed by Inver...

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Joe Whitfield December 22, 2025

Chamarel XO 6 Year Old Rum Single Traditional Blended Rum: Caribbean Craftsmanship at Its Best - rum Review

7 Review

Flavoured

Chamarel XO 6 Year Old Rum Single Traditional Blended Rum: Caribbean Craftsmanship at Its Best

Chamarel XO 6 Year Old Rum Single Traditional Blended Rum is a solid flavoured rum from Mauritius that delivers genuine ...

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Ash Carrington December 22, 2025

Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini Clos St Denis Grand Cru 2019 - wine Review

9 Review

Red

Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini Clos St Denis Grand Cru 2019

Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini Clos St Denis Grand Cru 2019 — a red wine from Heresztyn-Mazzini. £230.00 from The Whisky Exch...

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David Thornton December 22, 2025

Benegas Single Vineyard Sangiovese 2022 - wine Review

7 Review

Red

Benegas Single Vineyard Sangiovese 2022

Benegas Single Vineyard Sangiovese 2022 — a red wine from Benegas. £25.50 from The Whisky Exchange.

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Ash Carrington December 22, 2025