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5 Unique Cask-Finished Scotches To Expand Your Palate

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Caol Ila Distillers Edition BUY NOW: $65 (2023 Edition) For something a little peatier, Caol Ila isn’t necessarily the first port of call for cask finishing in the Isle of Islay, but this is one of the most consistent releases I’ve tried over the years. Read the full article at 5 Unique Cask-Finished Scotches To Expand Your Palate

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5 Facts About Islay, Queen of the Hebrides

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Chivas Brothers is also putting one foot on Islay, after announcing plans to build a new distillery on the island in October 2023. Following the 1823 Excise Act, spirit safes were used by HMRC and excise officers to ensure that every drop of alcohol produced at a distillery was properly taxed and accounted for.

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Scotch Whisky Legends: The Glenlivet 1955 27 Year Old Duthie For Samaroli

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In December 2023 and February 2024 respectively, there were two listings for this bottle on eBay Spain. Take these with a pinch of salt: the UK and Europe have varying laws on the sale of alcohol via public platforms, and I cannot see the pages to verify the sales.

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5 New Distilleries for the Experienced Whisky Drinker

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The distillery produces 500,000 litres of alcohol per year and a contrasting style of peated and unpeated single malt distillate, coming in at around the 30/35ppm mark before it’s been distilled. A shining light in peated whisky was their Corriecravie release that I was lent to review in 2023.

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The Ultimate Guide To The Macallan 50 Year Old

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Additionally, the climate in Scotland (generally on the cooler side) means that alcohol evaporates from the cask more easily than water does. As such, the alcohol by volume (ABV, given in percentage) usually begins to decrease as the cask ages, on average 0.5% Most casks are filled at between 63% and 69% ABV.

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Plans Announced For Scotch Whisky Distillery At Inverary Castle

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Inveraray Castle, seat of the Argyll family and Clan Campbell Plans have been unveiled for a ÂŁ25 million scotch whisky distillery on the grounds of Inverary Castle in Argyll & Bute. The proposed Inverary Distillery will produce around 2 million litres of alcohol per annum, and create more than 20 local jobs.

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One Super Rare Scotch Whisky From Each Whisky Region

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million liters of alcohol per annum. This Caol Ila 1974 20 Year Old Hart Brothers is available on The Whiskey Wash Shop for $735. LOWLANDS: Rosebank 8 Year Old, Bottled 1980s BUY NOW: $1,299 ( ÂŁ964 ) Rosebank Distillery , Falkirk, was revived in 2023, 30 years after the closure that devastated lowland whisky fans.

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