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29 Jul 2010

Diageo Special releases 2010

Posted by: Ruben In: * News

Diageo Special Releases 2010 

These are this year’s Special Releases from Diageo:Diageo Classic Malts

  • Brora 30yo
  • Caol Ila 12yo unpeated
  • Lagavulin 12yo
  • Port Ellen 31yo
  • Talisker 30yo

The Brora and Port Ellen are always highly anticipated of course. No Talisker 25yo apparently. This year we also see four uncommon releases:

 

  • Auchroisk 30yo
  • Cragganmore 21yo
  • Glen Spey 21yo
  • Glenkinchie 20yo

Although younger expressions of these distilleries are commonly found (expect for Glen Spey, that is), we don’t see them often as old official bottlings.

Diageo Special releases 2010 Ruben Luyten 2010-07-29
  • http://whisky.foodnwine.co.il Gal

    well well.

    few drams i will not get to buy,

  • Michael

    I find it interesting that it will be again Port Ellen from 1979. I thought that they would release 1980 “vintage’ this year.

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