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Glenmorangie Triples Down On Cask Reserve

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Highland distillery Glenmorangie is tripling down on casks as they have released a single malt called Glenmorangie Triple Cask Reserve that has been matured in three different casks: bourbon, new charred oak and rye. Glenmorangie Triple Cask Reserve was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof) and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, […]

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The Dalmore Reveals The Collectible And The Rare

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The Dalmore has collaborated with Scottish design museum V&A Dundee and released a pair of whiskies – The Collectible and The Rare – for their Luminary Series. The Dalmore The Rare is a 49-year-old Highland single malt and it lives up to its name as only three were created for the whisky matured in ex-bourbon […]

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Glenmorangie Offers Calvados Cask-Finished Whisky In The UK

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Highland distillery Glenmorangie has released whisky finished in Calvados casks – the distillery’s first-ever release with Calvados cask finishing – but, alas, the whisky will only be available in the UK. Glenmorangie 12-Year-Old Calvados Cask Finish is part of the distillery’s Barrel Select Release series of small-batch single malts. Glenmorangie’s 12-Year-Old Calvados Cask Finish was […]

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Balblair Unveils 21 Years Old

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Highland distillery Balblair has released 21 Years Old – a single malt whisky for their core range of whiskies. Balblair 21 Years Old was initially matured for 15 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, before being sent on its way to Oloroso sherry-seasoned Spanish oak butts for the remaining six years of its maturation process […]

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Fettercairn Steers Hard To Port

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Highland distillery Fettercairn has released a limited edition 16-year-old single malt whisky finished in Port casks. Fettercairn 16-year-old was matured in ex-bourbon casks for 14 years, then spent two more years languishing in ex-tawny Port pipes from the Douro Valley in Portugal before being bottled at 46.4% alcohol by volume [92.8 proof] and is said […]

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Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 12

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The latest Cask strength offering from Glendronach which I found myself diluting to enjoy. Typical flavours but I found this one lacking in that ‘wow’ factor befitting its delivery at cask strength. If nothing else this represents value for money, full…

Gleneagles Launches Quartet Of Whisky Pursuits

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Scotland-based luxury hotel+spa Gleneagles has released a quartet of single malt whiskies as a series called Pursuits, inspired by four countryside activities – falconry, fishing, horse riding and shooting – offered at the estate [never mind golf, which will have Gleneagles as the host the International Pro-Am golf tournament later this year]. Each of the […]

Fettercairn Finishes Off Warehouse Collection

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Highland distillery Fettercairn has released the fifth and final whisky in their Warehouse Collection, which aimed to feature experimental limited edition whiskies created at the distillery. Fettercairn Warehouse 14 was initially matured in first-fill and second-fill ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in finished in three different beer barrels – stout, dark ale, and pale ale […]

Glenmorangie Issues 12-Year-Old Amontillado Cask Finish

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It may seem like WC is promoting Glenmorangie this month after WC recently reviewed Nectar d’Or – but it is genuine coincidence that the Highland single malt brand has released a 12-year-old whisky finished in Amontillado Sherry casks as the fourth entry in their Barrel Select Release series of small batch single malts. Glenmorangie Amontillado […]

Nc’nean Quiet Rebels Annabel

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Fairly well structured, displays some youthful spirit as you would expect for 3-4 year old whisky. There was more than a hint of cardboard I associate with STR casks added to the woody element here. This has clearly been well put together from the cask…

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