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After a bit of a break following my 12 memorable whiskies of 2025, it is time to officially start my 2026 reviews, diving back into some Independently Bottled whisky. Today I am reviewing the Watt Whisky Dailuaine 11 years old. Outside of the lone Flora and Fauna release from Diageo,…
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For this week’s Independent Bottler whisky review, I wanted to pick something that speaks to the value IBs bring to whisky fans. So I picked a Diageo distillery, which is rarely seen as an official bottling, besides its lone Flora and Fauna release. Also, a distillery which competes for the…
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I am writing this review while on my way to the 2025 Glasgow Whisky Festival, an event that has a special place in my heart. The atmosphere, exhibitors, the people attending (many of them whom I consider friends) and the fantastic organisation make it a great event in itself. The…
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Writing a series of reviews on Cask finished whiskies in 2025, I cannot skip the one distillery that arguably gives us some of the most interesting uses of non-traditional casks. And does so at an incredible value point (at least in the UK). A distillery that just released its first…
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It’s time to wind this little excursion into Bourbon down and get back to Scottish Single Malts. But not yet. Before I wrap things up, I still have one bottle to review. Today it’s time to review the Elijah Craig 12-year-old Barrel Proof.
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I started this series around cask and batch-strength malts with an underappreciated, juicy, sherry-cask-driven malt blend, Old Perth’s take on cask-strength whisky. It is only fitting for the series to end on something diametrically opposite: a review of the Laphroaig 10-year-old cask strength. A heavily peated and often hyped Islay…
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Most of his series about Cask Strength Scottish whisky core releases has focused on bottles with some peat influence. I started with Glasgow Distillery’s Peated Cask Strength to finally make my way to Islay, starting with this review of the Kilchoman Batch strength. This bottle had made a cheeky appearance…
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You might have noticed the three week gap in posts. Let’s just say that the start of 2025 could have been smoother. Things seem to be looking up, and I am finally back on my regular schedule. Starting with today’s review of the Kilkerran 8-year-old cask strength in its 2023 ex-Bourbon cask release.
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No exploration of Single Malt Cask Strength whisky would be complete without a stop in Campbeltown. And while for many, the elusive Springbank 12 remains THE cask strength Campbeltown whisky to seek, there luckily are other great options. And so, after reviewing what some call the Campbeltown malt of the…
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Ask a group of self-declared whisky aficionados which distillery they want to see move into full integrity-presented core range. You can bet Benromach will be mentioned more than once. Luckily there is one core range bottling that elevates itself, the Benromach Cask Strength, the 2014 Batch 2 edition specifically I review today
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