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The Benromach 2005 Peat Smoke is a super whisky. It is only eight years old, but full of flavour.
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The Longmorn 2005 15 Years from North Star Spirits may just be the mother of all sherry bombs. It comes at a high price but might actually be worth it.
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Surprisingly vibrant and medicinal for a 15-year-old Caol Ila, this release by Gordon & MacPhail stands out between all the young, sometimes pre-teen Caol Ila we've seen in recent years.
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Never a dull moment with Craigellachie, a distillery that produces one of the more interesting spirits in Scotland.
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How about Ledaig? This heavily peated whisky produced at Tobermory distillery is gaining a lot of popularity, especially these young-ish sherry matured expressions.
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Michiel Wigman's Croftengea 2005 15 Years was bottled as part of his They Inspired series, featuring Catherine the Great.
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This is only the second set of releases from the independent label of The Whisky Exchange — a Ledaig 2004, Glenburgie 1998 and heavily-sherried Laphroaig 1998.
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This Kornog from WhiskySponge is a mature and fascinating single malt. Very singular and unlike what you'd encounter in Scotland, yet with enough similarities to not alienate lovers of Scotch whisky.
7.4
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I've been complaining about undisclosed single malts recently, but I understand why Glenmorangie would rather not have their name on this bottle.
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This Balblair 2005 for The Whisky Exchange might not be very singular, and yet you don't encounter these kind of straightforward, well executed whiskies very often. Does that make sense?
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These young Tamdhu's by Van Wees are a good example of why age doesn't always matter.
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The prevailing notion is that grain whisky needs to be old to be good. But might that also be because most grain whisky probably doesn't mature in the best casks? This Strathclyde received a finish in a very active sherry cask, making it a highly enjoyable whisky.
