CWCL Caol Ila 12yo Electric Coo & SMWS 53.366 Caol Ila 8yo
We look at two IB releases from Islay's workhorse distillery, both with interesting cask types to see if the spirit shines alongside the additional cask flavours.
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Lagavulin 12 Diageo Special Release 2021 & Lagavulin Offerman Edition Guinness Cask
Two limited edition Lagavulins go head to head in this review, will the 12 year old blow us away or will the finishing time in Guinness casks work for us?
Ardbeg Corryvreckan & Ardbeg Grooves Committee Release
We're looking at a staple release from Ardbeg and pitting it against a slightly older committee release bottling, should you stick with the core range or look at these limited releases?
Highland Park Cask Strength Batch 1 & Highland Park 14yo TWBOS
Highland Park can be polarising to some, us included, but we're excited to see if these two cask strength distillery bottles will win us over.
Bowmore 21yo Château Larange & North Star Spirits Bowmore 2001
It's no secret that we're big fans of Bowmore distillery, especially when they've been laying down for 15-20 years, so do these live up to our expectations?
Infrequent Flyers Glen Moray Virgin Oak & SMWS 35.260 Glen Moray
We look at two IB releases from the pride of Elgin, Glen Moray Distillery, in a bourbon vs virgin oak comparison.