The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes, ish. Could be a bit tricky to find these days, and it's not worth a huge premium. Availability: See below. ABV: 46% Presentation: Unspecified General information: n/a Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Big, fruity and meaty. Score: 91/100 The details: Built in 1825 by the colorfully named "Long" John …
Category: Limited and Discontinued Bottlings
Talisker “The Wild Explorador,” (2023 Special Releases)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: It’s solid. Availability: Some specialty retail and auction. ABV: 59.7% (cask strength) Presentation: Unspecified General information: Finished in port casks. Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Fruity, spicy and smoky. Score: 89/100 The details: Like stable-mate Clynelish, Talisker's early history is closely tied to the brutal Highland clearances, where subsistence farmers …
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Kilchoman Machir Bay
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes, ish. Availability: Ish? See below. ABV: 46% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: A very early batch. Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Peaty, earthy, and citric. Score: 90/100 The details: Kilchoman parish is where the MacBeatha/Beaton family first settled in around 1300 upon coming over from Ireland. The …
2025 Diageo Special Releases
You can breath, now. Diageo has finally officially announced their 2025 Special Releases, dubbed "Horizons Unbound," and for those of you itching to get your hands on them, the usual suspects in UK specialty retail have them for sale. I know we've all been losing sleep over this! Let's face it, the Special Releases have …
Inchgower 1993 (Manager’s Choice)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: If you like really weird whisky, hell yes! If you like smooth, this isn’t for you. Availability: Scarce (possibly some still gets auctioned, but I wouldn’t count on it) ABV: 61.9% (cask strength) Presentation: Unspecified General information: Matured in a sherry cask Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Weird–herbal, dry, briney, with …
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