Saburomaru 5 yo 2020 (59,6%, OB for WhiskyShine Macau 2025, heavily Islay peated, first-fill bourbon barrel #20083)
Saburomaru 2020 IV ‘The Emperor’ (60,9%, OB for Abyss Whisky Bar 2024, first-fill bourbon barrel #200158, 179 btl.)
Saburomaru 2021 V ‘The Hierophant’ (48%, OB 2024, heavily peated)
Saburomaru 2020+2021 VI ‘The Lovers’ (48%, OB 2024, Islay & Highland peated)
2020
Highland Park 21 yo 2003 (44,3%, Fruitful Spirits 2025, refill bourbon barrel #924, 81 btl.)
Glenrothes 24 yo 2001 (47,2%, Fruitful Spirits 2025, re-charred hogshead #1113, 135 btl.)
Craigellachie 14 yo 2011 (51,7%, Fruitful Spirits 2025, second-fill bourbon cask #14, 249 btl.)
Hebridean Wisp 15 yo 2010 (52,1%, Fruitful Spirits 2025, ex-solera Oloroso sherry butt, 180 btl.)
Bonnington 5 yo 2020 (63,5%, Fruitful Spirits 2025, charred virgin oak cask #2020.0776, peated, 261 btl.)
Nc’Nean 7 yo 2017 (60,1%, OB for Kirsch Import 2025, Calvados cask #17-520, 343 btl.)
Nc’Nean 7 yo 2017 (60,2%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2025, Calvados cask #17-519, 342 btl.)
Nc’Nean 4 yo 2020 (59,3%, OB for Kirsch Import 2025, Amarone cask finish #20-676, 486 btl.)
Thy 4 yo 2020 – Beechwood smoked single malt (51%, OB 2024, Oloroso sherry cask #470 + 471, 213 btl.)
Thy Caramel Malt 3 yo 2019-2021 (57,8%, OB 2024, PX + Oloroso + bourbon cask, 365 btl.)
Thy Bøg-Bourbon 2019 (58,9%, OB 2024, bourbon cask #1260)
Thy PX 2020 (58,3%, OB 2024, first fill PX sherry cask, 636 btl.)
Red Bag 2020 – Islay Single Malt 4 yo (61,2%, Dram Fool ‘Middle Cut’ 2025, red wine barrique #54, 282 btl.)
Agitator 5 yo 2019 (58,4%, The Whisky Jury 2024, unpeated, first-fill wave stave cask #1024, 185 btl.)
Agitator 54 yo 2019 (58,1%, The Whisky Jury 2024, peated, first-fill wave stave cask #2058, 247 btl.)
Tomatin 32 yo 1991 (45,3%, Fruitful Spirits 2023, first-fill bourbon cask + PX finish, 91 btl.)
Glen Moray 14 yo 2007 (55,6%, Fruitful Spirits 2023, bourbon barrel #6223, 192 btl.)
Bonnington single malt 3 yo 2020 (64,8%, Fruitful Spirits 2023, heavily peated, heavily charred virgin oak barrel #0779, 246 btl.)
Aber Falls 3 yo 2020 (52,21%, Kintra Whisky 2023, virgin oak cask #1165, 135 btl.)
A Fine Christmas Malt 19 yo (44,5%, The Whisky Exchange 2020, 1918 btl.)
Best new whiskies in 2020: the WhiskyNotes favourites
Midleton Very Rare 2020 (40%, OB 2020)
Diageo Special Releases 2020 (+ price): Talisker, Lagavulin, Mortlach and other cask strength premium whiskies in this yearly series
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