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Some distilleries rarely or never bottle their spirit so IBs can the only way to enjoy fantastic whisky we would otherwise miss out on.  Glenburgie is a personal favourite that is rarely found outside IBs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mortlach-2008-17-year-old-gordon-macphail-royal-mile-whiskies-exclusive-309464","title":"Mortlach 2008 17 Year Old Gordon MacPhail Royal Mile Whiskies Exclusive #309464 ","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoyal Mile Whiskies partnered with historic independent bottler Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail to release this rich and refined dram. Royal Mile Whiskies' spirits buyers says \"\u003cem\u003eAfter sampling this cask with colleagues, I am delighted with the quality and think it impressively carries the sherry cask and distillery character well. 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To many he's an enigma. Living out of a briefcase, seen in Hong Kong one day and Milton Keynes the next. Never without business cards, a bottle of Lynx Africa and a pocket-sized overhead projector. He is licensed to engage in hardcore, unvarnished marketing; just don't expect him to buy you a non-sanctioned brand when he's expensing a drinks round. This week he's punting a single 1st fill sherry hogshead of 2008 Marketing Malt bottled with slight reduction at 57.1%. 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Some bitter orange at the end, almost like Grand Marnier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish:  Long, dry and tannic with some dark cacao and a slightly acetic edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge: 20 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABV: 52.1%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bobson Spirits","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49984109904122,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/5335\/0906\/files\/Glen_Garioch_20_year_old_Thompson_Bros.webp?v=1787090972"},{"product_id":"inchmurrin-13-year-old-thompson-bros","title":"Inchmurrin 13 year old Thompson Bros","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Thompson Bros. married two casks of Loch Lomond's Inchmurrin single malt for this characterful release. Distilled in 2013, the whisky matured for a total of 13 years in an oloroso hogshead and a refill barrel, yielding an outturn of 553 bottles. 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