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If you like fresh, complex, coastal, characterful whisky then this should be perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunter Laing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35652377936031,"sku":"7976","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0442\/9293\/1743\/products\/7976Clynelish1996-2014_18YearOld_Old_RarePlatinumSelection.jpg?v=1660060688"},{"product_id":"glen-keith-1996-2023-26-year-old-signatory-symingtons-choice-cask-7","title":"Glen Keith 1996-2023 | 26 Year Old Signatory Symington's Choice Single Cask 7","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky\u003cbr\u003eBottled by: Signatory Vintage 70cl \/ 58%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask 1996 Glen Keith 26-year-old bottled in 2023 without colouring or chill filtration by Signatory Vintage for their top-of-the-line Symington's Choice series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 26-year-old Glen Keith 1996 came from a second fill Oloroso sherry cask that turned out 635 bottles at its hefty natural cask strength of 58%. Andrew Symington has been choosing casks for Signatory for over 30 years now, and his track record is pretty extraordinary, so these Symington's Choice casks will be spectacular.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signatory Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44728699748511,"sku":"12697","price":290.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0442\/9293\/1743\/files\/12697GlenKeith1996-2023_26YearOldSignatorySymington_sChoiceCask_7.jpg?v=1702474606"},{"product_id":"bowmore-1996-2016-20-year-old-hand-filled-single-cask-2534","title":"Bowmore 1996-2016 | 20 Year Old Hand Filled Single Cask 2534","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIslay Single Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery Bottling 70cl \/ 56.2%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA single cask Bowmore 1996 Hand Filled 20-year-old Islay single malt whisky available only as an exclusive for visitors to the distillery. This unique bottle was hand-filled at the distillery in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis 20-year-old Bowmore 1996 was bottled from single cask 2534, a first fill Oloroso sherry butt that had preserved an impressive 56.2% natural cask strength. These mid-to-late 1990s vintages Bowmores were superb distillates, and twenty years in a top class sherry cask has produced an absolute belter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56041014395259,"sku":"925027","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0442\/9293\/1743\/files\/925027Bowmore1996-2016_20YearOldHandFilledSingleCask2534.jpg?v=1769689728"},{"product_id":"glenrothes-1996-2019-22-year-old-cadenheads-single-cask-50-5","title":"Glenrothes 1996-2019 | 22 Year Old Cadenhead's Single Cask Taiwan Exclusive 50.5%","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled by: Cadenhead's 70cl \/ \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e50.5\u003c\/span\u003e%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask Glenrothes 1996 22-year-old Speyside single malt whisky released by indie bottlers Cadenhead's in 2019 for their Cadenhead's Single Cask series. This cask was an exclusive bottling issued for the Taiwanese market. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 22-year-old Glenrothes 1996 came from a single hogshead cask that yielded 306 bottles at its natural cask strength of 50.5%. This was one of a pair of Glenrothes 1996 sister hogshead casks bottled fro Taiwan by Cadenhead's in 2019 and should be a delicious drop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56086916596091,"sku":"925145","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0442\/9293\/1743\/files\/925145_Glenrothes_1996-2019_22_Year_Old_Cadenhead_s_Single_Cask.jpg?v=1771321715"},{"product_id":"glenrothes-1996-2019-22-year-old-cadenheads-single-cask-50-4","title":"Glenrothes 1996-2019 | 22 Year Old Cadenhead's Single Cask Taiwan Exclusive 50.4%","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled by: Cadenhead's 70cl \/ \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e50.4\u003c\/span\u003e%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask Glenrothes 1996 22-year-old Speyside single malt whisky released by indie bottlers Cadenhead's in 2019 for their Cadenhead's Single Cask series. This bottling was an exclusive edition single cask issued for the Taiwanese market. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 22-year-old Glenrothes 1996 came from a single hogshead cask that yielded 306 bottles at its natural cask strength of 50.4% and was one of a pair of Glenrothes 1996 sister hogshead casks bottled fro Taiwan by Cadenhead's in 2019. This should be a splendid old Speysider.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56086920266107,"sku":"925146","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0442\/9293\/1743\/files\/925146_Glenrothes_1996-2019_22_Year_Old_Cadenhead_s_Single_Cask.jpg?v=1771321695"},{"product_id":"balblair-1996-2024-28-year-old-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-single-cask-413","title":"Balblair 1996-2024 | 28 Year Old Gordon \u0026 MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Single Cask 413","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighland Single Malt Scotch Whisky \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled by: Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail 70cl \/ 50.4%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistilled at Balblair in 1996 and matured for 28 years before being bottled in 2024 by Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail for their Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis single cask Highland whisky was matured in a refill Bourbon barrel, cask number 413, and bottled on 13th August 2024 at a natural cask strength of 50.4% ABV. 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