A peated single malt that would fall into the 'Island' subcategory of the Highlands.

This 12 year Shieldaig comes with the big-box special: 40% ABV presentation, no statements on chill filtering or coloring (likely plenty of both).

Bottled by William Grant & Sons, this is another unnamed distillery's distillate, presented at 40% ABV.

No age statement, but we do get a slight bump in ABV - it's 43% now, instead of 40%.

The Grangestone brand is owned by Quality Spirits International, which falls under the William Grant & Sons umbrella.

Wild Turkey 101 has gained notoriety in the whisky community for having solid character and presenting a great value proposition due to its reasonable pricing.

The 12 Year from the 'standard' Loch Lomond brand, probably the bottle that most represents their core character in the entry-level category.

A barrel pick from a local speakeasy.

Batch variation is a hot topic in whisky in general - this Aberlour is one of the examples brought up most often.

Many will love the decanter-style glass that this whisky comes in, but we're more worried about the taste of the liquid inside.

A look at Ralfy’s 46th review, covering DIY home-blending of whisky - how much of an impact does it make?

Revisiting an old favorite - does this still live up to our expectations?

Having already looked at the unpeated Islay Barley variety and the super heavily peated Octomore Islay Barley variety from this distillery, the Port Charlotte might represent a nice middling balance between the other two.

Lovely, but rare and expensive... what else is there to say about Springbank?

For this 2018 bottling, they employed the Coull, Rockside, Island, Mulindry, Starchmill, and Cruach farms, which are scattered around the central and western parts of Islay.

Casks will vary each year with the '.3' releases - this 2021 bottle employed ex-bourbon casks and ex-Pedro Ximenez casks, in a 75%/25% ratio.

We're looking at the 11th edition of this whisky today, which was released in 2021, an outturn consisting of 12,000 bottles for the world.

Our last 10 year Highlander for the time being, and we're back to the mainland, to the West coast - it's Oban, specifically Diageo's special release from 2022.

Arran 10 Year has garnered quite a bit of acclaim in recent years, launching the Arran brand and the Lochranza distillery into the spotlight.

A no-frills, straightforward, widely available and reasonably priced Highland 10 year old whisky.