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Latest Old Forester 117 Series Release Is a Scotch Cask Finished Bourbon

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We‘ve been creating top-quality, rare and innovative expressions for 150 years, and this scotch whiskey captures our founder’s spirit in another rich and smooth liquid, which I recommend serving neat.” in 1870, and has become a fixture in the American whiskey category. Old Forester was founded in Louisville, Ky.

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Dewar’s Is The Best Blended Scotch Whisky According To The International Whisky Competition 2024

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Best Blended Scotch 12 Year Old GOLD MEDAL WINNER: Dewar’s 12 Years Old – 89.06 points, Imperial 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whiskey – 85.1 points The Dewar’s 12 Year Old was named ‘Best Blended Scotch 12 Year Old’ at the IWC in 2024. points Tasting Notes: Citrus, dried fruit, vanilla BUY NOW: $17.84

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Brora Comes Of Age, Releases A 44 Year Old In Celebration of A New Era

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Credit: Diageo Three years since Brora ’s doors reopened, and spirit began to flow from its stills once more, the slumbering casks in the distillery’s warehouse now officially contain scotch whisky rather than new-make spirit. Costing £10,000 per bottle, the distillery exclusive bottling pays tribute to Brora’s past and looks to the future.

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Every Johnnie Walker Blue Label Limited Edition – Part 3

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was released as part of a limited ‘Icons’ redesign of packing across the entire Johnnie Walker range in 2021. A seven-bottle series, Aquas de Vida (Water of Life) collection was released in Colombia between 2020-2021. A globally released limited-edition, Icons 2.0 Blue Label exclusives were released for China and Japan in 2020.

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5 Of The Rarest The Glenturret Whiskies You Need To Know About

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Projects with Jaguar, The Gleneagles, and St Andrews Golf Course were snapped up quickly by collectors and their first Manager’s Dram bottling saw rapid price appreciation and even with recent corrections is double its 2021 release price. Innovation has always been part of The Glenturret story and focusing on small batches is part of the DNA.

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Dallas Dhu Distillery To Reopen In 2025

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It was sold at Whisky Auctioneer in 2021 for £15,500 , and remains the only bottle ever brought to market. The distillery and its whiskies, like the record-breaking 1921 vintage we sold in 2021, have always garnered significant interest within the whisky community. Read the full article at Dallas Dhu Distillery To Reopen In 2025

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Whisky Review: Springbank 22 Year Old Private Cask

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Bottled in November 2021, this became another of the rare private cask bottlings scattered across the secondary market. This Springbank 22 Year Old was distilled in 1999 and matured for 22 years in first-fill sherry hogshead #399.