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Malt Musketeers 26 Year Old Bunnahabhain The Malt Musketeers 26 Year Old Bunnahabhain is a rare single malt Scotch whisky from Bunnahabhain distillery on Islay, bottled by independent bottler Malt Musketeers. Distilled in 1998 and matured for 26 years in a single Oloroso sherry cask, this limited release of approximately 90 bottles was bottled in 2024 at cask strength (est. 50.2% ABV). It highlights Bunnahabhain’s unpeated, coastal style with rich sherry influence. RRP: ~$200 Current Price: ~$550. Collectible score: 90/100 Tasting Notes: Nose: Rich Oloroso sherry, dried figs, dark chocolate, orange peel, and sea salt. Palate: Velvety raisin, toffee, roasted nuts, and spicy cinnamon, with maritime undertones. Finish: Long, warm, with sherry-soaked fruit, oak, and a hint of coastal minerality. A collector’s treasure, this bottling blends Islay’s coastal elegance with deep Oloroso sherry character.

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Compass Box This Is Not A Luxury Whisky A Limited-edition blended Scotch whisky, released in 2015 with only 4,992 bottles, inspired by René Magritte’s surrealist painting "Ceci n’est pas une pipe." Bottled at cask strength (53.1% ABV), non-chill-filtered, it challenges perceptions of "luxury" whisky through its complex flavor and transparent blend: 79% 19-year-old Glen Ord (first-fill sherry butts), 10.1% 40-year-old Strathclyde grain (refill American oak hogsheads), 6.9% 40-year-old Girvan grain (refill American oak hogsheads), and 4% 30-year-old Caol Ila (refill American oak hogsheads). RRP: ~$90 Current Price: ~$450 Collectible score: 85/100 Tasting Notes: Nose: Subtle smoke, sherry-driven sultanas, dried apricots, vanilla, coconut, green apple, and hints of leather and cocoa nibs. Palate: Rich, oily, with black cherry, toffee, chocolate, and a delicate peat smoke, balanced by creamy grain notes. Finish: Long, smoky fruitcake, with lingering berries, spice, and charred wood.

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Yamazaki 12 Year Old Suntory’s flagship single malt whisky from Japan’s oldest malt distillery, established in 1923. Matured in American ex-bourbon, Spanish Oloroso sherry, and Japanese Mizunara oak casks, this 43% ABV whisky (86 proof) is renowned for its delicate, complex profile. Limited to ~4,000 bottles annually. RRP: $50. Current Price: ~$300. Collectible score: 90/100 (temporarily discontinued status, limited availability). Tasting Notes: Color: Pure gold Nose: Peach, pineapple, grapefruit, clove, candied orange, vanilla, Mizunara oak spice Palate: Coconut, cranberry, butter, green apple, subtle floral notes Finish: Sweet ginger, cinnamon, long and smooth A pioneer of Japanese whisky, it blends Eastern and Western traditions with a refreshing, fruity elegance.

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GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old Distilled at GlenDronach, Highlands, matured initially in large sherry casks then finished in five Pedro Ximénez sherry octaves (1/8 size of standard sherry butt), distilled 23rd September 1994, bottled 2015, limited edition release selected by Master Distiller Billy Walker, 48% ABV, non-chill-filtered, natural colour, 70cl bottle. Only 371 bottles produced. RRP: ~$400 Current Price: ~$2,500 Collectible score: 95/100 Tasting Notes: Nose: Intense concentration of chocolate fondant, candied ginger and glacé cherries. Perfectly balanced with warming black pepper, rich oak spices and slight liquorice touch. Red maple, dark amber appearance. Palate: Full-bodied sherry characteristics delivering dark molasses-enriched Christmas cake. Sour plum syrup and delightful cigar box spices. Massive sherry presence - plums, currants, raisins. Finish: Long with rare combination of heavyweight sherry octave maturation and robust Highland whisky characteristics.

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