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.

Talisker uses a medium peat level in their whiskies - around 20 ppm, though you'll find slightly varying levels according to different sources.

Owned by the independent bottler Signatory Vintage, Edradour is located in Perthshire, in the southern Highlands, not far from the south end of Speyside.

Mortlach, owned by Diageo, is renowned for the character of its spirit - just the sort of thing we're looking for.

There are a couple of production factors that tend to add this meaty characteristic: the use of worm tub condensers during the distillation process, as well as the use of sherry casks for aging.

Another one of the bestselling whisky brands, especially in the United States, this is the entry point of a huge number of people into the whisky hobby.

Johnnie Walker Black Label, a 12 year aged stated blend from one of the best-selling whisky brands on the planet.

Heaven Hill's Evan Williams is one of the bestselling brands of bourbon, and the backbone of the line is the entry level black label bottling.

The second of two SMWS 10 year old Clynelishes.

The first of two SMWS 10 year old Clynelishes.

This specific bottle is on the bourbon side, but after the usual new charred oak cask aging, it spends about 12 months in French oak Cabernet Sauvignon casks from the Chappellet Winery in Napa Valley, California.

This bottle had a special place for us originally - it was one of the more expensive bottles we purchased in the first couple of years of our whisky journey, and we waited to pop it open until an anniversary trip last year.

On top the Dunn Vineyard cab barrels, this whisky was also aged in both rum and Port barrels as well, so there should be a number of layers of flavor to dig into.

The distillery got its name because of its location: when dueling with pistols was still legal, the Linkumpinch farm was a popular place to settle these scores.