Author: thedailywhisky
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The Glenturret Eclosion: Scotland’s oldest distillery releases a surprisingly bright PX sherry single malt
By Andreas Lykke, The Daily Whisky | 28 May 2026 The Glenturret Eclosion is a new limited-edition Highland single malt from Scotland’s oldest working distillery, bottled at 46.2% ABV and priced at £95. Matured predominantly in European oak PX sherry casks with a single American oak puncheon, it produces a profile that runs contrary to…
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Dram Good Whisky Festival 2026: Chance to visit Arbikie to one of the best whisky days of the year
We stood outside Arbikie Highland Distillery with a glass of single malt, looking out over Lunan Bay, and genuinely struggled to think of a better place to spend a Saturday. That’s the short version. The longer one: Dram Good Whisky Festival was everything a whisky event should be and almost nothing it shouldn’t. Two sessions,…
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Eden Mill Distiller’s Cask Release #1: peated Fife whisky meets Italian Amarone in just 311 bottles
By Andreas Lykke, The Daily Whisky | 28 May 2026 | Last updated: 28 May 2026 Eden Mill from St Andrews has just launched the first release in a new series of single cask single malts – personally selected by head distiller Scott Ferguson. Distiller’s Cask Release #1 is an 8-year-old, lightly peated single malt…
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Little Brown Dog just made their most important bottle in eight years and it’s a 12-year-old Glen Garioch
Eight years building a reputation on single casks and limited runs. Then you do something permanent. That’s the bet Little Brown Dog just made with Aberdeenshire Single Malt — their first-ever core expression, and by far their most consequential release to date. Who is Little Brown Dog? Founded in 2018 by Andrew Smith and Chris…
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Fèis Ìle 2026 The complete guide to every release
Fèis Ìle 2026 is the 40th anniversary of Islay’s annual whisky and music festival, running from 22–31 May. Eleven distilleries released limited-edition bottles across the ten days from Ardbeg’s Marsala-finished Dolce at £85 to Kilchoman’s 15 Year Old Calvados Finish at £130. This guide covers every release TDW has reported on, with prices, tasting notes…
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Kyrö Game of Thrones Whisky: Fire and Blood two limited-edition finnish rye whiskies worth taking seriously
By Andreas Lykke, The Daily Whisky Fifteen years of Game of Thrones. One Finnish rye distillery. And two whiskies that are a more interesting release than any franchise collab has a right to be. Kyrö Distillery Company has launched Fire and Blood a limited-edition Game of Thrones collection made in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery…
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The new outturn has arrived from Deccdent drams, and it’s got opinions
Decadent Drinks is an independent bottler with a straightforward obsession: find interesting casks, bottle them at cask strength, and don’t get in the way. No added colour, no chill-filtration, no softening the edges to make something more broadly appealing. Each release is a single cask or small batch chosen because it’s genuinely worth drinking, not…
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Rare Find Fèis Ìle 2026: Three Caol Ila 12-year-olds, one experiment Ruby port, Tawny port and Madeira octave finish
Rare Find Whisky has released three single cask Caol Ila 12-year-olds for Fèis Ìle 2026 all from identical starting points, separated by a single variable: three months in Ruby Port, Tawny Port or Madeira octave casks. The Ruby Port (58.2% ABV, 61 bottles) is the most fruit-forward. The Tawny Port (58.3% ABV, 63 bottles) goes…
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Mac-Talla’s Fèis Ìle 2026 bottle is the one you can actually buy without getting on a ferry
No distillery-only queues, no one-per-person caps, no Islay Day required. Mac-Talla Cognac Fèis Ìle 2026 has been available across the UK and EU through stockists since 14 May at £78. At a festival where most interesting bottles require you to be physically standing on Islay, that’s worth saying plainly upfront. The whisky itself is a…
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Ardbeg Dolce is Marsala casks meeting Islay peat, and it’s not distillery-exclusive
Unlike every other Fèis Ìle 2026 bottle covered this week, you don’t need to be on Islay to get one. Ardbeg Dolce goes on sale globally on 30 May at £85, with Committee members getting early access from 26 May via ardbeg.com. That’s the first thing worth knowing. The second is what’s actually in it.…
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