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The label shows a Lancaster bomber and the scenes of celebration that followed.",[14,18,19],{},"It's a special bottle for a special occasion, best shared on the 5th of May.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":23},"",2,[],"Dutch release","2026-10-05","Commemorative bottling","md","Medium length, with lingering smoke.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002F80-jaar-vrijheid.jpg",{},true,"Soft peat smoke, vanilla and green apple.","Smoky and sweet; malt, honey and a little lemon.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002F80-jaar-vrijheid",85,{"title":7,"description":16},"whiskies\u002F80-jaar-vrijheid","Peated single malt","A commemorative peated malt marking 80 years since the liberation of the Netherlands.","Q17mlajOxL76HuA65kJlrzdwAa0giTEc2xDznGPGRD0",{"id":42,"title":43,"abv":44,"age":45,"body":46,"cask":56,"country":57,"date":58,"description":50,"distillery":59,"extension":27,"finish":60,"image":61,"meta":62,"navigation":31,"nose":63,"palate":64,"path":65,"rating":66,"region":67,"seo":68,"stem":69,"style":70,"summary":71,"__hash__":72},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fkilkerran-8.md","Kilkerran 8 Bourbon Cask","Cask strength","8 years",{"type":11,"value":47,"toc":54},[48,51],[14,49,50],{},"Glengyle was revived by the owners of Springbank and bottles under the Kilkerran name. The 8-year-old cask strength releases alternate between sherry and bourbon casks, and this is the bourbon edition.",[14,52,53],{},"Bourbon casks hide nothing, so it's all about the spirit: waxy, citric and quietly coastal. It needs a few minutes in the glass, or a drop of water.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":55},[],"Ex-bourbon","Scotland","2026-09-14","Glengyle","Long, waxy and coastal.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fkilkerran-8.jpg",{},"Lemon curd, waxy pear, wet stone and a little smoke.","Intense and oily; citrus, vanilla, salt and malt.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fkilkerran-8",89,"Campbeltown",{"title":43,"description":50},"whiskies\u002Fkilkerran-8","Single malt","Young, punchy and full-strength: Glengyle's bourbon cask release shows off the spirit itself.","Q5-0inrhZxBQt139izuuV9flwQgoQZ1IhGj5VdEz_z8",{"id":74,"title":75,"abv":76,"age":77,"body":78,"cask":56,"country":57,"date":88,"description":82,"distillery":89,"extension":27,"finish":90,"image":91,"meta":92,"navigation":31,"nose":93,"palate":94,"path":95,"rating":96,"region":97,"seo":98,"stem":99,"style":70,"summary":100,"__hash__":101},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Ftalisker-10.md","Talisker 10","45.8%","10 years",{"type":11,"value":79,"toc":86},[80,83],[14,81,82],{},"Talisker is the only distillery on Skye, and the 10-year-old has been the gateway to smoky whisky for generations. It's less medicinal than Islay, but it's unmistakably coastal.",[14,84,85],{},"That peppery burst on the finish is the distillery's signature. Try it with smoked salmon or, of course, oysters.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":87},[],"2026-08-29","Talisker","Long and warming, with the famous chilli-pepper kick.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Ftalisker-10.jpg",{},"Sea spray, smoke, lemon and a little dried fruit.","Peppery and maritime; peat smoke, sweet malt and brine.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Ftalisker-10",88,"Isle of Skye",{"title":75,"description":82},"whiskies\u002Ftalisker-10","Made by the sea: peppery, smoky and salty, and still a classic for good reason.","xGw-oyyf6yCgKNtYxLwiLqn8zyzcuTUDEtPMAmBmhLA",{"id":103,"title":104,"abv":44,"age":9,"body":105,"cask":115,"country":116,"date":117,"description":109,"distillery":118,"extension":27,"finish":119,"image":120,"meta":121,"navigation":31,"nose":122,"palate":123,"path":124,"rating":125,"region":126,"seo":127,"stem":128,"style":38,"summary":129,"__hash__":130},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Femperors-way.md","Emperor's Way Peated",{"type":11,"value":106,"toc":113},[107,110],[14,108,109],{},"The Hercynian Distilling Company (the makers of Elsburn) is in the Harz mountains of Germany. Their \"Emperor's Way\" series follows the route of the medieval emperors, and this bottle is dedicated to Otto I.",[14,111,112],{},"German whisky has come a long way, and this one would hold its own in a blind tasting next to Islay.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":114},[],"Mixed casks","Germany","2026-08-03","Hercynian Distilling Co.","Long and smoky, with a sweet fruity undertone.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Femperors-way.jpg",{},"Campfire smoke, smoked ham and red apples.","Bold and oily; peat, dark fruit, black pepper and cocoa.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Femperors-way",86,"Harz Mountains",{"title":104,"description":109},"whiskies\u002Femperors-way","German peated single malt from the Harz, sealed with red wax and named after Otto I.","VFmFLhjFHwAcvQqlSc2YLIBaWJc_XQMexdV9kQeVpw0",{"id":132,"title":133,"abv":134,"age":9,"body":135,"cask":145,"country":57,"date":146,"description":139,"distillery":147,"extension":27,"finish":148,"image":149,"meta":150,"navigation":31,"nose":151,"palate":152,"path":153,"rating":154,"region":155,"seo":156,"stem":157,"style":158,"summary":159,"__hash__":160},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fjames-eadies-x.md","James Eadie's X","45.6%",{"type":11,"value":136,"toc":143},[137,140],[14,138,139],{},"James Eadie was a 19th-century Burton-on-Trent brewer who also blended whisky. His great-great-grandson revived the brand and recreated the old \"Trade Mark X\" blend from the archives.",[14,141,142],{},"It's a malt-heavy blend with plenty of body, and a great argument that blends deserve more respect.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":144},[],"Bourbon & sherry","2026-07-12","James Eadie","Medium length, warm and slightly nutty.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fjames-eadies-x.jpg",{},"Golden syrup, orange marmalade and malted biscuits.","Rich and malty; honey, vanilla and a touch of clove.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fjames-eadies-x",84,"Blended",{"title":133,"description":139},"whiskies\u002Fjames-eadies-x","Blended Scotch","A Victorian-era blend brought back to life, with Batch One in a bold apothecary bottle.","qDfLRX3hCNLe7uPAcQ5L5ozFgQrDf6CDQGsrR-n_7lw",{"id":162,"title":163,"abv":44,"age":164,"body":165,"cask":175,"country":57,"date":176,"description":169,"distillery":177,"extension":27,"finish":178,"image":179,"meta":180,"navigation":31,"nose":181,"palate":182,"path":183,"rating":96,"region":184,"seo":185,"stem":186,"style":187,"summary":188,"__hash__":189},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fbenromach-single-cask.md","Benromach Single Cask","Single cask",{"type":11,"value":166,"toc":173},[167,170],[14,168,169],{},"Benromach in Forres makes Speyside whisky the way it was made in the 1960s: with a touch of peat smoke in the background. This single cask was picked for Germany by Schlumberger, and it's bottled by hand at full strength.",[14,171,172],{},"Single casks are one-offs. That makes every bottle a little time capsule, so drink it with friends who'll appreciate that.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":174},[],"Single cask, German Selection by Schlumberger","2026-06-21","Benromach","Long and warming, with a light smoke returning at the end.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fbenromach-single-cask.jpg",{},"Baked apple, malt, toffee and a gentle trace of smoke.","Full and rich; orchard fruit, butterscotch and peppery oak.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fbenromach-single-cask","Speyside",{"title":163,"description":169},"whiskies\u002Fbenromach-single-cask","Single cask single malt","A hand-filled single cask chosen for Germany, with a classic old-style Speyside character.","kwcDe3lWzD2rshbcvkHKLpb0IJr83ToysGZa71aLgoU",{"id":191,"title":192,"abv":193,"age":77,"body":194,"cask":145,"country":57,"date":204,"description":198,"distillery":205,"extension":27,"finish":206,"image":207,"meta":208,"navigation":31,"nose":209,"palate":210,"path":211,"rating":212,"region":67,"seo":213,"stem":214,"style":70,"summary":215,"__hash__":216},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fspringbank-10.md","Springbank 10","46%",{"type":11,"value":195,"toc":202},[196,199],[14,197,198],{},"Springbank does everything in-house, from floor malting to bottling, and you can taste that hands-on approach. The 10-year-old is the entry point, but there's nothing basic about it.",[14,200,201],{},"That signature \"funk\" of oily, coastal, slightly earthy notes makes it endlessly interesting. Good luck finding it at shelf price.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":203},[],"2026-05-17","Springbank","Medium-long, salty and gently smoky.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fspringbank-10.jpg",{},"Pear, vanilla, a sea breeze and a faint wisp of smoke.","Oily and briny; malt, citrus, a little peat and a nutty edge.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fspringbank-10",90,{"title":192,"description":198},"whiskies\u002Fspringbank-10","The benchmark Campbeltown malt: a little salt, a little smoke and a lot of character.","G9BweTah-DkETxMjkie230Vk0h6nGv8YG6G8ATaygPg",{"id":218,"title":219,"abv":193,"age":220,"body":221,"cask":231,"country":232,"date":233,"description":225,"distillery":234,"extension":27,"finish":235,"image":236,"meta":237,"navigation":31,"nose":238,"palate":239,"path":240,"rating":66,"region":241,"seo":242,"stem":243,"style":244,"summary":245,"__hash__":246},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fyellow-spot-12.md","Yellow Spot 12","12 years",{"type":11,"value":222,"toc":229},[223,226],[14,224,225],{},"Irish single pot still whiskey uses a mash of malted and unmalted barley, and that gives it a creamy, spicy texture you won't find in Scotch. The Spot range goes back to the colour-coded wine merchants' bottlings of Mitchell & Son in Dublin.",[14,227,228],{},"The Málaga cask is what makes Yellow Spot special. It adds a sticky, sweet-wine richness that pairs beautifully with the pot still spice.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":230},[],"Bourbon, sherry & Málaga","Ireland","2026-04-02","Midleton","Long and spicy, with dried fruit and a last nod to the Málaga cask.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fyellow-spot-12.jpg",{},"Honey, peaches and nectarines with a hint of pot still spice.","Oily and mouth-coating; sweet wine, toasted almonds and clove.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fyellow-spot-12","County Cork",{"title":219,"description":225},"whiskies\u002Fyellow-spot-12","Single pot still","Mitchell & Son's revived spirit-grocer classic; pot still spice with sweet wine.","Rujmk9rqU9G3haFxy5zo4Z4-Cz9iGXzm9V5TddfvAhA",{"id":248,"title":249,"abv":44,"age":9,"body":250,"cask":260,"country":261,"date":262,"description":254,"distillery":263,"extension":27,"finish":264,"image":265,"meta":266,"navigation":31,"nose":267,"palate":268,"path":269,"rating":270,"region":271,"seo":272,"stem":273,"style":187,"summary":274,"__hash__":275},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fkavalan-solist-port-cask.md","Kavalan Solist Port Cask",{"type":11,"value":251,"toc":258},[252,255],[14,253,254],{},"Taiwan's subtropical climate pulls whisky through the cask at a terrifying speed, and the Solist range shows what that means at full strength. The colour alone is worth the pour: a deep mahogany with ruby glints.",[14,256,257],{},"Take it slow and give it time in the glass. Water tames the alcohol and opens up layer after layer of fruit.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":259},[],"Port-seasoned American oak","Taiwan","2026-03-08","Kavalan","Very long, with drying tannins and lingering red fruit.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fkavalan-solist-port.jpg",{},"Red berries, plum jam, cocoa and a whiff of rose.","Thick and powerful; cherries, dark chocolate, cloves and toasted oak.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Fkavalan-solist-port-cask",91,"Yilan",{"title":249,"description":254},"whiskies\u002Fkavalan-solist-port-cask","Bottle 090 of 136 from a single port cask, deep red and astonishingly dense.","LxS7OgR6QzUSUq6XfP4_GMw6ZyXrXCSpZAkS2idM9mU",{"id":277,"title":278,"abv":279,"age":9,"body":280,"cask":290,"country":57,"date":291,"description":284,"distillery":292,"extension":27,"finish":293,"image":294,"meta":295,"navigation":31,"nose":296,"palate":297,"path":298,"rating":299,"region":300,"seo":301,"stem":302,"style":70,"summary":303,"__hash__":304},"whiskies\u002Fwhiskies\u002Farran-small-batch-px.md","Arran Small Batch PX Casks","48%",{"type":11,"value":281,"toc":288},[282,285],[14,283,284],{},"Arran bottles a lot of cask experiments, and this small batch was bottled exclusively for the Danish market. It's non-chill filtered, at natural colour, and comes at a generous 48%.",[14,286,287],{},"Pedro Ximénez can bury a spirit, but Arran's orchard fruit holds its own here. Add a few drops of water and the citrus comes forward.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":289},[],"Pedro Ximénez sherry","2026-02-14","Arran","Long, sweet and nutty, drying gently to oak.","\u002Fimages\u002Fwhiskies\u002Farran-small-batch-px.jpg",{},"Raisins, dates and orange peel over Arran's signature fresh apple.","Rich and oily; dark fruit, milk chocolate and a pinch of spice.","\u002Fwhiskies\u002Farran-small-batch-px",87,"Isle of Arran",{"title":278,"description":284},"whiskies\u002Farran-small-batch-px","A Denmark-only small batch where Arran's bright fruit meets sticky PX sherry.","cZtCBZI3kIPtuh7TXP_P4tNjDf8Y0Qb0-_hyFH1gqnI",11,1791895339157]