December 2024

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Holyrood Distillery: Punching Above Its Weight

The tiny Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh shocked the whisky world when it was named Distillery of the Year last week in Whisky Magazine’s Scottish Icons… Read More

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An Abundance of Caol Ila Part Two

Caol Ila 7 yo 2017/2024 (46%, Douglas Laing, Provenance, LMDW Foundations, Barbados rum finish, cask #DL18766)
Caol Ila 17 yo 2007/2024 (54.2%, Maltbarn, sherry cask, 177 bottles)
Caol Ila 11 yo 2013/2024 (55.4%, Lady of the Gl…

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A Few Joyful Blends from Scotland

Johnnie Walker 12 yo ‘Black Label’ (40%, OB, +/-2024)
St Bridget’s Kirk ‘Solera Release Batch #3’ (48.5%, Hannah Whisky Merchants, blended malt, oloroso finish, 218 bottles, 2024)
A Good Old-Fashioned Christmas Whisky 15 yo (54.8%, The Whi…

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Van Winkle Whiskey Collection Returns for 2024: Just in Time for the Holidays

The Van Winkle Whiskey Collection returns for 2024, featuring the coveted 10 year, 12 year, 15 year, 20 year, and 23 year Pappy Van Winkle bourbons, plus the 13 year Family Reserve Rye. With a rare surplus of 20 and 23 year bottles, bourbon enthusiasts have a better chance to enjoy these legendary releases. Pappy tasting notes, pricing, availability, and tips to avoid counterfeits.

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2024, Christmas Batch, Teeling, Whiskey Articles, Whiskey News

Teeling Offers Christmas Bottlings

Irish whiskey brand Teeling has created and released a first-ever limited edition Christmas bottling – Teeling Whiskey Christmas Batch – albeit, exclusively for Dublin and Cork Airport travel retail venues. Teeling Whiskey Christmas Batch underwent a dual fermentation with both white wine yeast and distiller’s yeast, and is a triple-distilled blend, containing malt and grain […]

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2024, 2025, 26-Year-Old, bushmills, Irish, Prestige Collection, Whiskey Articles, Whiskey News

Bushmills Expands Prestige Collection With 26-Year-Old

Irish whiskey icon Bushmills has added a 26-year-old single malt – Bushmills 26 Year Old Crystal Malt – to their luxury Prestige Single Malt Collection. The 26-year-old joins three other Irish whiskies [25-, 30- and 31-year-old] in Bushmills Prestige Collection. Bushmills 26 Year Old Crystal Malt was created using crystal malt barley [barley in which […]

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Rums are back on WF

The Duppy Share ‘Aged Caribbean Rum’ (40%, OB, Jamaica & Barbados, +/-2024)
J. Gow 3 yo ‘Revenge’ (43%, OB, Scotland, bourbon, +/-2024)
Isautier 13 yo 2009 ‘La Cour’ (59%, OB, La Réunion, agricole, 2024)
Penny Blue 13 yo 2011/2024 (60%…

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An Abundance of Caol Ila

Caol Ila 16 yo 2007/2023 (42.4%, Cut Your Wolf Loose, Cut Your Leftovers Loose, ex-American whisky, 80 bottles)
Caol Ila 11 yo ‘Ambrosial Feast’ (57.3%, OB, Special Releases 2024)
Caol Ila 15 yo 2008/2024 (53.2%, The Whisky Sho…

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Bowmore Through the Ages

Bowmore 10 yo ‘Dark & Intense’ (40%, OB, travel retail, 1l, +/-2024)
Bowmore 11 yo 2013/2024 (57.4%, Single Cask Nation, 1st fill oloroso hogshead finish, cask #160490, 307 bottles)
Bowmore 15 yo 2001/2017 (56%, LMDW, Artist #7, hogshead, …

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Two rather famous Bruichladdich, plus aperitif

Bruichladdich 31 yo 1991 (50.6%, Cask 88 ‘Ralph Steadman’, cask #2258, refill hogshead, 125 bottles)
Bruichladdich 21 yo ‘Penny Black’ (46%, Moon Import, sherry, bottled 1989, 3216 bottles)
Bruichladdich 1966/1983 ‘Riserva Vero…

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