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Talisker 8 Year Old (Special Release 2021)
Posted on 16 December 202115 December 2021 Talisker

Talisker 8 Year Old (Special Release 2021)

Talisker 8 yo 2012 (59,7%, OB Special Releases 2021, heavily peated refill casks)

Aultmore 2006 / Glen Moray 2007 / Inchgower 2008 / Aberlour 2008 (Maltbarn)
Posted on 15 December 202115 December 2021 AberlourAultmoreGlen MorayInchgower

Aultmore 2006 / Glen Moray 2007 / Inchgower 2008 / Aberlour 2008 (Maltbarn)

Aultmore 14 yo 2006 (52,5%, Maltbarn 2021, bourbon cask, 160 btl.)
Aberlour 12 yo 2008 (52,3%, Maltbarn 2021, sherry cask, 160 btl.)
Glen Moray 13 yo 2007 (52,5%, Maltbarn 2021, bourbon cask, 160 btl.)
Inchgower 12 yo 2008 (53%, Maltbarn 2021, bourbon cask, 156 btl.)

Laphroaig 33 Years – Ian Hunter Story (Book #3)
Posted on 14 December 202114 December 2021 Laphroaig

Laphroaig 33 Years – Ian Hunter Story (Book #3)

Laphroaig 33 yo 1987 ‘Ian Hunter Story’ Book 3 (49,9%, OB 2021, refill ex-bourbon barrels, 4800 btl.)

Cognac Pasquet 83 (Swell de Spirits) / 68-72 (Kirsch) / 71 (Passion for Whisky)
Posted on 13 December 20219 February 2022 * Cognac

Cognac Pasquet 83 (Swell de Spirits) / 68-72 (Kirsch) / 71 (Passion for Whisky)

Jean-Luc Pasquet L.83 ‘Petite Champagne’ (51,9%, Swell de Spirits ‘Wonder of the World’ 2021, 176 btl.)
Jean-Luc Pasquet L.68-72 ‘Fins Bois’ (59,1%, OB for Kirsch Import 2021)
Jean-Luc Pasquet L.71 ‘Grande Champagne’ (52%, OB ‘Esprit de Famille’ for Passion for Whisky, 72 btl.)

Laphroaig 34 Years / Fettercairn 16 Years / Glenwyvis 2018
Posted on 11 December 202113 December 2021 * Whisky News

New: Laphroaig 34 Years Ian Hunter / GlenWyvis 2018 / North of Scotland 50 Years

Blended Malt 2001 / Blended Grain 1976 / Jura 1991 / Islay 1989 (Thompson Bros)
Posted on 10 December 20218 August 2022 * Blends* Grain* UndisclosedJura

Blended Malt 2001 / Blended Grain 1976 / Jura 1991 / Islay 1989 (Thompson Bros)

Blended Malt 19 yo 2001 (44,2%, Thompson Brothers 2021, sherry cask, 434 btl.)
Lowlands Blended Grain 44 yo 1976 (44,8%, Thompson Brothers 2021, refill hogshead, 276 btl.)
Jura 30 yo 1991 (46,8%, Thompson Brothers 2021, refill American oak hogshead, 216 btl.)
Islay Single Malt 31 yo 1989 (51,9%, Thompson Brothers 2021, refill barrel, 259 btl.)

Lagavulin 12 Year Old (2021)
Posted on 9 December 20211 June 2023 Lagavulin

Lagavulin 12 Year Old (2021)

Lagavulin 12 yo 2008 (56,5%, OB Special Releases 2021, refill American oak casks)

Linkwood 1988 (The Whisky Jury)
Posted on 8 December 202120 September 2022 Linkwood

Linkwood 1988 (The Whisky Jury)

Linkwood 33 yo 1988 (47,5%, The Whisky Jury 2021, refill hogshead #2334, 176 btl.)

Highland Park 1959 (Ferraretto Import)
Posted on 7 December 20217 December 2021 Highland Park

Highland Park 1959 (Ferraretto Import)

Highland Park 20 yo 1959 (43%, OB for Ferraretto Import 1979, dumpy bottle)

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