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Buying Guides
Quick answer: The best whisky for a hot toddy is a smooth, unpeated Scotch with plenty of honey and fruit, so it blends with lemon and spice instead of fighting them. Our top pick is Glenlivet 12. Aberlour 12, Singleton 12 and Jura 14 are great alternatives, all from £34.99. When the fireworks are over…
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Every week, we pick one bottle that’s worth knowing about, tell its story, and tell you how it tastes. Ask any Macallan fan what makes the whisky taste the way it does, and the answer comes back to one word: sherry. For two centuries, The Macallan has leaned on oak casks seasoned with sherry in…
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Quick answer: For Halloween, pick a whisky that’s dark, smoky or both. Lagavulin Distillers Edition is our top choice for brooding smoke and dark fruit. Laphroaig 10 is the boldest peat on the list. Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair is the best dark whisky with no smoke, at under £25. Halloween has deep Scottish roots. Long before pumpkins…
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Quick answer: The best whiskies for Bonfire Night are smoky or rich and warming. Our top picks are Laphroaig 10 for bold peat smoke, Highland Park 12 Viking Honour for gentle smoke and honey, and Glenlivet 12 for anyone who doesn’t like smoke. All 6 bottles below are in stock now, from £34.99. Bonfire Night…
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Buying Guides
Quick answer: Laphroaig 10 Year Old costs about £36 to £45 for a 70cl bottle in the UK. It’s £39.99 at Scotch Whisky World (October 2026). Older and special releases cost more: roughly £45 for Quarter Cask, £65 for Lore and around £175 for the 18 Year Old. Laphroaig price list UK 2026 Typical UK…
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Buying Guides
Speyside is the heart of Scotch whisky, and these five single malts show why: fruity, honeyed, sherried and smooth, from under £35 to a collector’s release. Whether you’re new to single malt or after something special, there’s a Speyside bottle here for you. Speyside sits around the River Spey in north-east Scotland and has more…
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