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Single Malt

Le Breuil Finition Tourbe French Single Malt Whisky

Le Breuil's peat-finished French single malt is a confident, well-constructed whisky that proves Normandy can hold its o...

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Duncan Cairns October 18, 2025

6 Review

Barcelo Blanco Rum — Crystal Clear Craft

Barcelo Blanco Rum from Barcelo is a straightforward white rum that does its job without fuss. Hailing from Dominican Re...

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Ash Carrington October 18, 2025

7.5 Review

Tennessee

Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 / Guitar Case Tennessee Whiskey

Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 in its guitar case packaging is a solid, dependable Tennessee whiskey that earns its place behin...

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Joe Whitfield October 18, 2025

8.7 Review

Single Malt

Laphroaig 1991 / 23 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A cask strength 1991 vintage from Laphroaig, matured for 23 years on Islay and bottled at 52.6% ABV — a rare and command...

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Duncan Cairns October 18, 2025

7.5 Review

Bourbon

Penelope Architect Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Penelope Architect Straight Bourbon delivers a confident, well-constructed pour at 52% ABV that earns its place on a com...

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Joe Whitfield October 18, 2025

Lighthouse Gin: New Zealand's First Female Head Distiller and Spring Water from an Ancient Aquifer - gin Review

8 Review

Contemporary

Lighthouse Gin: New Zealand's First Female Head Distiller and Spring Water from an Ancient Aquifer

Handmade in small batches by Rachel Hall — New Zealand's first female Head Distiller — using natural spring water from t...

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Amelie Farnham October 18, 2025

7 Review

Sloe

Beckett's Sloe Gin: Hand-Picked Box Hill Sloes Steeped in a Six-Botanical London Dry with Surrey Mint

Neil Beckett hand-picks sloe berries from Box Hill in Surrey — the same picturesque Surrey Hills where he forages Englis...

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Amelie Farnham October 18, 2025

Griffiths Brothers No.2 Export Strength Gin: Thirteen Botanicals Cold-Distilled at 46% with Rose Petals and Vanilla - gin Review

7 Review

London Dry

Griffiths Brothers No.2 Export Strength Gin: Thirteen Botanicals Cold-Distilled at 46% with Rose Petals and Vanilla

The export strength expression from Griffiths Brothers — thirteen botanicals at 46% including rose petals, rosemary, van...

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Amelie Farnham October 18, 2025

Pothecary Sicilian Blend Gin: Each Botanical Distilled Separately — Sicilian Orange, Lemon, and Roasted Almond with Gentian Root - gin Review

8 Review

Contemporary

Pothecary Sicilian Blend Gin: Each Botanical Distilled Separately — Sicilian Orange, Lemon, and Roasted Almond with Gentian Root

Five botanicals, each distilled separately in Dorset — Serbian juniper, Sicilian orange peel, Sicilian lemon peel, roast...

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Edward Forwood October 18, 2025

IQ Oxford Gin: Fermented Malted Barley Base with Lavender, Clove, and Vanilla from Wallingford, Oxfordshire - gin Review

7 Review

Contemporary

IQ Oxford Gin: Fermented Malted Barley Base with Lavender, Clove, and Vanilla from Wallingford, Oxfordshire

From The Black Bottle Distillery in Wallingford, Oxfordshire — unusually made from fermented malted barley rather than n...

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Amelie Farnham October 18, 2025

Griffiths Brothers Original Gin: Cold-Distilled Chilterns Precision - gin Review

7.5 Review

Contemporary

Griffiths Brothers Original Gin: Cold-Distilled Chilterns Precision

A cold-distilled, super-premium gin from the Chiltern Hills — 13 botanicals including orange blossom, barberries, and ba...

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Amelie Farnham October 18, 2025

9 Review

Belvedere 10 Vodka — Single-Harvest Rye Excellence

Belvedere's pinnacle expression — single-harvest organic Dankwoskie Diamond rye from a single estate field, delivering e...

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Joe Whitfield October 18, 2025