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Islay

Port Ellen 1980 / 16 Year Old / First Cask #89/589/45 Islay Whisky

A 1980 vintage Port Ellen at 16 years old, drawn from a single first-fill cask at 46% — a piece of Islay's closed chapte...

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Joe Whitfield December 5, 2025

8.1 Review

Blended

Compass Box Delos Blended Scotch Whisky

Compass Box Delos is a premium NAS blended Scotch bottled at a confident 49% ABV. At £199 it asks serious questions, but...

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Joe Whitfield December 5, 2025

7.7 Review

Tennessee

George Dickel 9 Year Old / Hand Selected Barrel Tennessee Whiskey

George Dickel's 9 Year Old Hand Selected Barrel is a barrel-proof Tennessee whiskey that shows what the category can ach...

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Joe Whitfield December 5, 2025

Caperdonich 1995 / 26 Year Old / Peated / Secret Speyside Speyside Whisky - whisky Review

8.5 Review

Single Malt

Caperdonich 1995 / 26 Year Old / Peated / Secret Speyside Speyside Whisky

A 26-year-old peated single malt from the demolished Caperdonich distillery — rare, irreplaceable Speyside spirit bottle...

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Duncan Cairns December 5, 2025

8.5 Review

Speyside

Dallas Dhu 1979 / 24 Year Old / First Cask #1382 Speyside Whisky

A 24-year-old single cask from one of Speyside's silent distilleries, the Dallas Dhu 1979 First Cask #1382 is a genuine ...

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Joe Whitfield December 5, 2025

Byron's Bird Cherry Gin: Cairngorm Wildflowers and Speyside Ferns Foraged from the Distillery Gardens - gin Review

7 Review

Contemporary

Byron's Bird Cherry Gin: Cairngorm Wildflowers and Speyside Ferns Foraged from the Distillery Gardens

Hand-crafted by Speyside Distillery in the foothills of the Cairngorm Mountains — bird cherry, lemon-scented fern, ladie...

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Amelie Farnham December 5, 2025

Ricks Dry Gin: A Dutch Recipe with Seventeen Botanicals — Allspice, Cinnamon, and Ginger Root - gin Review

7 Review

Contemporary

Ricks Dry Gin: A Dutch Recipe with Seventeen Botanicals — Allspice, Cinnamon, and Ginger Root

Distilled according to an old Dutch recipe with seventeen different botanicals — spicy with a citrus tone. Allspice, car...

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Edward Forwood December 5, 2025

Whittaker's Rampant Raspberry Gin: Fresh Yorkshire Raspberries Macerated in a North Yorkshire Moorland Gin with Bog Myrtle - gin Review

7 Review

Flavoured

Whittaker's Rampant Raspberry Gin: Fresh Yorkshire Raspberries Macerated in a North Yorkshire Moorland Gin with Bog Myrtle

Fresh raspberries macerated in Whittaker's award-winning North Yorkshire gin — the base containing moorland botanicals l...

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Amelie Farnham December 5, 2025

6.5 Review

London Dry

Colonel Fox's London Dry Gin: Cremorne's Juniper-Forward Victorian Revival

A six-botanical London Dry from Thames Distillers with oily, juniper-forward character, earthy angelica depth, and a war...

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Edward Forwood December 5, 2025

Solway Orange and Bergamot Gin: Earl Grey Citrus From the Solway Coast - gin Review

7 Review

Flavoured

Solway Orange and Bergamot Gin: Earl Grey Citrus From the Solway Coast

Orange and bergamot combining for a sweetly zesty, delicately floral profile — produced in batches of just 50 bottles fr...

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Amelie Farnham December 5, 2025

Etsu Japanese Gin: Hokkaido Yuzu and Sansho Pepper From the Snow Country - gin Review

8 Review

Contemporary

Etsu Japanese Gin: Hokkaido Yuzu and Sansho Pepper From the Snow Country

From Hokkaido's Asahikawa distillery — yuzu, sansho pepper, green tea and cherry blossom on a cane spirit base. One of t...

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Edward Forwood December 5, 2025

8 Review

Mothaiba Pandan Vodka — Southeast Asian Botanical

A beautifully composed Southeast Asian-inspired flavoured vodka featuring pandan, lime zest, makrut leaves, and ginger. ...

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Walter Graves December 5, 2025