Poynton Whisky Club Details
Welcome to the Official Poynton Whisky Club, in association with GreatDrams.com. This is a club where we get together whisky lovers, those who want to get into their whiskies and people who wish to simply try more whiskies without buying the full bottles – all without breaking the bank.
The goal? Simple:
- Try new whiskies
- Meet fellow whisky folk
- Broaden your flavour experience and understanding within the whisky category
Tastings are twice monthly one in The Cask on the second Wednesday of each month and one on Zoom on the last Friday of the month, both hosted by Greg Dillon, Founder and Whisky Director of GreatDrams, and those in attendance simply pay a nominal fee to cover the cost of the bottles for each theme… and there is no obligation whatsoever to be involved, you can opt in and out at your leisure when the monthly email goes out with details of each theme.
Places are limited to just 14 people on Zoom and 18 people maximum per tasting in the pub. In normal times all tastings take place at the Cask Tavern in Poynton, starting at 7.30pm, finishing around two hours later… or much later.
Since Covid Times kicked in, we have conducted two tastings per month over Zoom – one is ‘themed’ (i.e. new distilleries, Old & Rare, smoky, Irish etc.) and one is brand specific where we taste whiskies just from one brand in the evening so we get an understanding for their different releases.
Membership
£15pa – to cover admin, glasses and time taken to clean / setup etc.
Once a member you are able to buy a space for yourself to each event, and if there are still spaces available those who have bought tickets will be able to buy – on a first come, first served basis – a ticket for a +1. Tickets will be around £15 – £20 per tasting.
To get involved just email [email protected] and you will be sent full payment details to become a member, then after that you will get an email each month to ask if you want to attend that month’s tasting – but I must stress it is fastest finger and payer first… those who don’t pay in a timely manner will be taken off the list of attendees.
SIMPLE!
Each (in person) tasting includes:
- Venue
- Hosting by award-winning whisky producer and author Greg Dillon
- 5 x whiskies
- All presented in the official whisky glass, the Glencairn
Here's some photos of previous month's gatherings
And here are the whiskies we have tried so far on our journey together (most link through to Master of Malt if helpful)
| 2019-2020 | Whisky |
| Month One August Scotch Regions |
Deveron 12 Year OldD |
| Laphroaig PX | |
| Bruichladdich Bere PRESS | |
| GD Girvan 11 Year Old | |
| GD GM Tasting Room Sample | |
| Month Two September Irish Whiskey |
Liberties Red One |
| Jameson Black Barrel BYO | |
| Wild Geese Single Malt | |
| Tullamore D.E.W. 12 Year Old | |
| Roe & Co. | |
| Month Three October Brilliant Blends |
GreatDrams Christmas |
| Label 5 | |
| Ballantine’s 17 Year Old | |
| Dewar’s 12 Year Old | |
| Johnnie Walker Gold | |
| Month Four November American Whiskey |
Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey |
| Jefferson’s Very Old | |
| Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel | |
| Blue Note | |
| Benchmark 8 | |
| Month Five December Beer & Whisky Pairing |
GreatDrams Girvan 11 |
| GD London | |
| GreatDrams Glentauchers 10 | |
| Craig sample bottles? | |
| GreatDrams BenRiach 5 | |
| Month Six January Smoky |
Allt-a-Bhainne |
| Ailsa Bay | |
| Glenglassaugh Torfa | |
| Bowmore 15 Year Old | |
| Laphroaig 10 Year Old | |
| Month Seven February World Whisky |
Bains Grain |
| Gretzky 99• | |
| Flöki Icelandic Young | |
| Indri Concept | |
| Millstone PX | |
| Month Eight March Irish Round Two |
Pogues |
| Tullamore D.E.W. XO | |
| Jack Ryan 12 Year Old | |
| Kilbeggan Grain | |
| Teeling Chocolate Porter | |
| Month Nine April Scotch Whisky Styles |
GD Craigellachie |
| GD Glentauchers | |
| GD Port Dundas | |
| GD London | |
| GD Blend 02 | |
| Month Ten.Five May+ LAKES |
Lakes Blend |
| Lakes WhiskyMaker 2 | |
| Lakes Port Cask | |
| Month Ten May Scotch Single Malts |
Aberfeldy 12 Year Old |
| Glenfiddich Fire & Cane | |
| Raasay WWW 2018 | |
| The Glenlivet Captain’s Res | |
| Glen Marnoch 29 Year Old | |
| Month Eleven June Doubles |
Smokehead |
| Koval Single Barrel | |
| Bushmill’s DE 12 Year Old | |
| Connemara Distillers Edition | |
| Hudson Baby Bourbon | |
| Dalmunach | |
| Month Eleven June + Dewar’s |
Dewar’s 12 Year Old |
| Dewar’s CS | |
| Dewar’s 15 Year Old | |
| Dewar’s 18 Year Old | |
| Month Twelve July Lighter Whiskies |
Grant’s Signature |
| Glenkinchie 12 Year Old | |
| Royal Salute Snow Polo | |
| Glen Grant 10 Year Old | |
| Chivas XV | |
| Month Twelve July + JW |
Black |
| White Walker | |
| Fire | |
| Ice | |
| Blue | |
| 2020 – 2021 | Whisky |
| Month One August Home Nations |
Hinch Peated |
| Bushmils 10 | |
| Penderyn Rich Oak | |
| GD Port Dundas | |
| English Whisky Chapter 13 | |
| Month One August + Smoky Whisky |
English Chapter 16 |
| Lagavulin 10 Year Old | |
| Laphroaig Lore | |
| Jura 10 (old) | |
| Kilkerran 12 Year Old | |
| Month Two September Sub-£35 |
Aerstone 10 Year Old Land Cask |
| The Glenlivet Founders Reserve | |
| Old St. Andrews | |
| Buchanan’s 12 Year Old | |
| Four Roses Small Batch | |
| GD Knockdhu – FREE 25ml | |
| Month Two September + Chivas |
Chivas 12 Year Old |
| Chivas XV | |
| Chivas 18 Year Old Smoky Concept | |
| Chivas 18 Year Old French Oak | |
| Month Three October Blind Tasting Sub-£20 plus one belter – no labels, just numbers |
J&B |
| Glen Marnoch Islay | |
| The Famous Grouse | |
| The Dubliner Bourbon Cask | |
| Rock Oyster 18 Year Old | |
| Month Two October + The Glenlivet |
The Glenlivet Nadurra |
| The Glenlivet 18 Year Old | |
| The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve | |
| The Glenlivet Triple Cask Reserve GTR | |
| Month Four November American Whiskey |
Wild Turkey 101 Proof |
| American Born | |
| Rowan’s Creek Straight Bourbon | |
| Bulleit Bourbon | |
| Basil Hayden’s Artfully Aged | |
| Month Four November + Ballantines |
Ballantine’s Finest |
| Ballantine’s 12 Year Old | |
| Ballantine’s 17 Year Old | |
| Ballantine’s 21 Year Old | |
| Month Five December Japanese & Sherry Pairing |
Nikka Days |
| Nikka Taketsuru | |
| D25 | |
| Dalmore 12-year-old | |
| Rock Oyster Sherry Edition DL | |
| Month Five December Dewar’s |
Dewar’s 15 Year Old – old version ! |
| Dewar’s 18 Year Old | |
| Dewar’s Portugese Smooth | |
| Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth (Mezcal Finish) | |
| Dewar’s 21 Year Old | |
| Month Six January Rye January |
Woodford Reserve Rye |
| Saganire | |
| Tenessee Bourbon | |
| Ragtime Rye | |
| Adnam’s Rye | |
| Month Six January Glenglassaugh |
Glenglassaugh Revival |
| Glenglassaugh Clearac | |
| Glenglassaugh BYO | |
| Glenglassaugh Torfa | |
| Month Seven February English (+ 1 Scotch) |
Cotswolds Sherry Cask |
| Nc’Nean | |
| Spirit of Yorkshire | |
| Bimber | |
| Steel Bonnets – Lakes | |
| Month Seven BONUS Old & Rare |
Black & White Pre-War |
| Haig Original (1950s) | |
| Invergordon 1973 | |
| Macallan Rare Cask | |
| Suntory Very Rare | |
| 2020 – 2021 | Whisky |
| Month Six March Brand Laphroaig |
Laphroaig 20 |
| Laphroaig Select | |
| Laphroaig 22 Year Old | |
| Laphroaig Four Oak | |
| Month Eight March Irish Round Three |
Jameson Black Barrel |
| Connemara Distillers Edition | |
| Green Spot | |
| Method & Madness Single Grain | |
| Tullamore Dew 14-year-old | |
| Month Nine April International |
Puni Red |
| Abasolo El Whisky De Mexico | |
| Gibson’s Finest 12-year-old | |
| Alfred Giraud Heritage | |
| Month Nine April Brand Bushmills |
Bushmills Original |
| Bushmills 10 Year Old | |
| Bushmills 16 Year Old | |
| Bushmills 12 Year Old | |
| Month Ten May New School |
1770 Glasgow Single Malt – Peated |
| Wolfburn Aurora | |
| Teeling Blackpitts | |
| Bladnoch 10-year-old | |
| Aberlour 14 Year Old | |
| Month Nine May Brand Spots & M&M |
Green Spot |
| Yellow Spot | |
| Red Spot | |
| Method & Madness Cherry Wood | |
| Month Eleven June Cask Finishes |
Mackmyra Moment Efva – Ex-Bourbon-, Birchwine-, Cherrywine-Oakcasks |
| The Tweeddale Grain of Truth | |
| Peated grain | |
| Umiki Blended Whisky | |
| Pine Tree Barrels Finish / Ocean Water | |
| Kamiki | |
| Finished in Japanese Cedar Casks | |
| Dewar’s Japanese Smooth | |
| Mizunara Cask Finish | |
| Month Nine June Brand Bladnoch |
Bladnoch 11 Year Old |
| Bladnoch New Make | |
| Bladnoch Samsara | |
| Bladnoch Vinaya | |
| Month Nine June Tequila Storywood |
Storywood Tequilas |
| Month Nine July Brand Aberlour |
Aberlour 12 Year Old |
| Aberlour A’bunadh | |
| Aberlour Casg Annamh Batch 1 | |
| Aberlour 13-year-old DE | |
| Month Twelve July Interesting finds |
Selfridges Buffalo Trace |
| Glenfarclas 2009 Distillery Exclusive | |
| “The Stillmen’s Dram” | |
| Grant’s 18-year-old | |
| Caol Ila 15-year-old – Unpeated Style | |
| 2021 – 2022 | Whisky |
| Month One August GreatDrams Range |
GreatDrams Strathclyde 15 Year Old |
| GreatDrams Fettercairn 8 Year Old | |
| GreatDrams Auchroisk 11 Year Old | |
| GreatDrams Islay // Aberfeldy | |
| GreatDrams Lockdown Lock-in 12 | |
| Month One August + Stauning |
Stauning Rye |
| Stauning Triple Malt | |
| Stauning Peated | |
| Stauning El Classico | |
| Month Two September Non-traditional Casks/ Distilleries |
Arran Amarone |
| Glen Moray 2004 Burgundy Cask | |
| Bimber | |
| Raasay Multiple cask maturation | |
| Laphroaig 10 Sherry Cask Finish | |
| Month Two September + Aultmore |
Glen Deveron 10 Year Old |
| Aultmore 12 Year Old | |
| Aultmore 18 Year Old | |
| Aultmore 21 Year Old | |
| Month Three Octobe IN THE PUB ! |
GD Caol Ila |
| Dewar’s 175 | |
| Lakes Spirit | |
| Big Mouth | |
| Jura 12 Year Old | |
| Month Two October + Connacht |
Batch 001 |
| 5 Year Old Spade & Bushell | |
| 10 Year Old Spade & Bushell | |
| Ballyhoo | |
| Month Four November American Whiskey |
Bulleit Barrel Strength |
| Noah’s Mill | |
| Johnnie Drum | |
| Buffalo Trace | |
| ??? | |
| Month Four November + Writers Tears |
Cotswolds Distillery 2015 |
| Cotswolds Distillery Sherry Cask | |
| The English Whisky Original | |
| The English – Triple Distilled Whisky | |
| 2021 Whisky Advent Calendar | 1. Hibiki Harmony |
| 2. Ardbeg Blaaack | |
| 5. Lakes Orange Wine | |
| 8. Teeling Irish Oak DE | |
| 21. Mackmyra 10 | |
| 14. Port Dundas 25 Year Old Oloroso (TBWC) | |
| 16. GreatDrams Knockdhu | |
| 23. Cardrona Just Hatched | |
| 24. Octomore 9.3 | |
| Month Five December Winter Warmers |
Lagavulin Offerman Guinness |
| Mortlach 12 Year Old | |
| Caisteal Chamuis Blended Malt Scotch | |
| Label 5 Single Grain | |
| Gladston’e Axe | |
| Month Five December Premium Interesting Finds |
Cotswolds Bourbon Cask |
| Aberfeldy 19 Year Old Sherry | |
| Old Pulteney 15 Year Old | |
| Smokehead Stout Cask | |
| Month Six January Big. Bold Flavours |
Singleton 12 Year Old |
| JW Centenary | |
| Fettercairn 7 Single cask | |
| Aberfeldy 19 hand fill | |
| Linkwood Peated | |
| Month Six January Glen Grant |
Glen Grant 18 Year Old |
| Glen Grant 10 Year Old | |
| Glen Grant 12 Year Old | |
| Glen Grant 5 Year Old | |
| Month Seven February Smooth & Delicate |
Clydeside Batch 01 |
| Ballantines Barrel Smooth | |
| Ballantines 15 Year Old | |
| Passport Scotch | |
| Dewar’s French Smooth | |
| Month Seven February Old & Rare |
Bruichladdich 16 Year Old Single Cask |
| Ardbeg 2008 SMWS 33.137 | |
| Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old | |
| Grant’s Royal Finest Scotch Whisky | |
| Glenmorangie 10 Year Old 1993 |
| 2020 – 2021 | Whisky |
| Month Six March Brand Laphroaig |
Laphroaig 20 |
| Laphroaig Select | |
| Laphroaig 22 Year Old | |
| Laphroaig Four Oak | |
| Month Eight March Irish Round Three |
Jameson Black Barrel |
| Connemara Distillers Edition | |
| Green Spot | |
| Method & Madness Single Grain | |
| Tullamore Dew 14-year-old | |
| Month Nine April International |
Puni Red |
| Abasolo El Whisky De Mexico | |
| Gibson’s Finest 12-year-old | |
| Alfred Giraud Heritage | |
| Month Nine April Brand Bushmills |
Bushmills Original |
| Bushmills 10 Year Old | |
| Bushmills 16 Year Old | |
| Bushmills 12 Year Old | |
| Month Ten May New School |
1770 Glasgow Single Malt – Peated |
| Wolfburn Aurora | |
| Teeling Blackpitts | |
| Bladnoch 10-year-old | |
| Aberlour 14 Year Old | |
| Month Nine May Brand Spots & M&M |
Green Spot |
| Yellow Spot | |
| Red Spot | |
| Method & Madness Cherry Wood | |
| Month Eleven June Cask Finishes |
Mackmyra Moment Efva – Ex-Bourbon-, Birchwine-, Cherrywine-Oakcasks |
| The Tweeddale Grain of Truth | |
| Peated grain | |
| Umiki Blended Whisky | |
| Pine Tree Barrels Finish / Ocean Water | |
| Kamiki | |
| Finished in Japanese Cedar Casks | |
| Dewar’s Japanese Smooth | |
| Mizunara Cask Finish | |
| Month Nine June Brand Bladnoch |
Bladnoch 11 Year Old |
| Bladnoch New Make | |
| Bladnoch Samsara | |
| Bladnoch Vinaya | |
| Month Nine June Tequila Storywood |
Storywood Tequilas |
| Month Nine July Brand Aberlour |
Aberlour 12 Year Old |
| Aberlour A’bunadh | |
| Aberlour Casg Annamh Batch 1 | |
| Aberlour 13-year-old DE | |
| Month Twelve July Interesting finds |
Selfridges Buffalo Trace |
| Glenfarclas 2009 Distillery Exclusive | |
| “The Stillmen’s Dram” | |
| Grant’s 18-year-old | |
| Caol Ila 15-year-old – Unpeated Style | |
| 2021 – 2022 | Whisky |
| Month One August GreatDrams Range |
GreatDrams Strathclyde 15 Year Old |
| GreatDrams Fettercairn 8 Year Old | |
| GreatDrams Auchroisk 11 Year Old | |
| GreatDrams Islay // Aberfeldy | |
| GreatDrams Lockdown Lock-in 12 | |
| Month One August + Stauning |
Stauning Rye |
| Stauning Triple Malt | |
| Stauning Peated | |
| Stauning El Classico | |
| Month Two September Non-traditional Casks/ Distilleries |
Arran Amarone |
| Glen Moray 2004 Burgundy Cask | |
| Bimber | |
| Raasay Multiple cask maturation | |
| Laphroaig 10 Sherry Cask Finish | |
| Month Two September + Aultmore |
Glen Deveron 10 Year Old |
| Aultmore 12 Year Old | |
| Aultmore 18 Year Old | |
| Aultmore 21 Year Old | |
| Month Three Octobe IN THE PUB ! |
GD Caol Ila |
| Dewar’s 175 | |
| Lakes Spirit | |
| Big Mouth | |
| Jura 12 Year Old | |
| Month Two October + Connacht |
Batch 001 |
| 5 Year Old Spade & Bushell | |
| 10 Year Old Spade & Bushell | |
| Ballyhoo | |
| Month Four November American Whiskey |
Bulleit Barrel Strength |
| Noah’s Mill | |
| Johnnie Drum | |
| Buffalo Trace | |
| ??? | |
| Month Four November + Writers Tears |
Cotswolds Distillery 2015 |
| Cotswolds Distillery Sherry Cask | |
| The English Whisky Original | |
| The English – Triple Distilled Whisky | |
| 2021 Whisky Advent Calendar | 1. Hibiki Harmony |
| 2. Ardbeg Blaaack | |
| 5. Lakes Orange Wine | |
| 8. Teeling Irish Oak DE | |
| 21. Mackmyra 10 | |
| 14. Port Dundas 25 Year Old Oloroso (TBWC) | |
| 16. GreatDrams Knockdhu | |
| 23. Cardrona Just Hatched | |
| 24. Octomore 9.3 | |
| Month Five December Winter Warmers |
Lagavulin Offerman Guinness |
| Mortlach 12 Year Old | |
| Caisteal Chamuis Blended Malt Scotch | |
| Label 5 Single Grain | |
| Gladston’e Axe | |
| Month Five December Premium Interesting Finds |
Cotswolds Bourbon Cask |
| Aberfeldy 19 Year Old Sherry | |
| Old Pulteney 15 Year Old | |
| Smokehead Stout Cask | |
| Month Six January Big. Bold Flavours |
Singleton 12 Year Old |
| JW Centenary | |
| Fettercairn 7 Single cask | |
| Aberfeldy 19 hand fill | |
| Linkwood Peated | |
| Month Six January Glen Grant |
Glen Grant 18 Year Old |
| Glen Grant 10 Year Old | |
| Glen Grant 12 Year Old | |
| Glen Grant 5 Year Old | |
| Month Seven February Smooth & Delicate |
Clydeside Batch 01 |
| Ballantines Barrel Smooth | |
| Ballantines 15 Year Old | |
| Passport Scotch | |
| Dewar’s French Smooth | |
| Month Seven February Old & Rare |
Bruichladdich 16 Year Old Single Cask |
| Ardbeg 2008 SMWS 33.137 | |
| Dewar’s Double Double 27 Year Old | |
| Grant’s Royal Finest Scotch Whisky | |
| Glenmorangie 10 Year Old 1993 |
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Month Eight |
Teeling 14 Year Old SC Bunny’s |
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Kirkland Irish 4 Year Old |
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Month Nine |
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M&H Elements Peated |
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Month Nine |
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Month Ten |
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Glen Moray 2004 Chenin Blanc Cask |
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Month Nine |
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Teeling Baltic Porter Finish – 46% ABV |
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Month Eleven |
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Month Nine |
Proclamation |
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Waterford 1.1 |
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Month Nine |
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GD Bourbon |
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Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel |
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Month Nine |
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Whisky |
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Month One August
SMWS |
Caol Ila 1993 SMWS 53.216 |
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Glen Moray 1994 SMWS 35.135 |
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Bimber sample |
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Month One August +
Cotswolds |
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Month Two September
Brilliant Blends |
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Putachieside 12-year-old CA |
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Johnnie Walker Sherry Cask |
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Month Two September +
Benriach and Glendronach |
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Month Three October
Interesting FInishes |
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GD Girvan Tequila |
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Month Eleven |
Tullamore Pomerol |
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Month Three October
Interesting Finishes |
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Month Four November
American Whiskey |
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Bourbon Bourbon |
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Month Four November +
Singleton & Mortlach |
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2022 Whisky Advent Calendar
17 x paying people = £850 whisky
Need 425ml of each |
1. JW Blue |
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10. Benromach Distillery Exclusive |
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14. GD NB?? |
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Month Five December
Winter Warmers |
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Ramsay Red Wine Cask |
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Month Five December
Penderyn |
Penderyn Madeira 46% (House Style) |
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Penderyn Celt 43% (Peated – Whisky Advocate Top 7 Whiskies 2019) |
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Penderyn Rich Oak 46% (STR cask) |
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Penderyn The Headliner (Jamaican Rum and Ruby Port Casks) |
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Month Six January
Rye January |
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Month Six January
Ardbeg |
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Month Seven February
Old & Rare |
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Islay SM Scotch Whisky 1991 TWiS |
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Month Seven February
Annandale |
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Annandale Man o Swords ex-Bourbon |
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Annandale Man o Words ex-Red Wine |
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Annandale Man o Swords ex-Red Wine |
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Month Six March Brand
Compass Box |
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