News: Diageo Special Releases 2021

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Whisky lovers rejoice! The Special Releases from Diageo are slowly seeing the light of day. Every release of 2021 is sourced from active Diageo distilleries. There are - for now at least - no closed distilleries in the list.  The ultimate showpiece will be a 26-year-old Lagavulin. Fear not, the 12-year-old is still part of the 2021 Special Releases as well as the 8-year-old Talisker. Again, sadly enough, there is no sign of an unpeated Caol Ila. 

Lagavulin 26

Alcohol: 44.2% ABV
Outturn: 7.542 bottles
Casks: first-fill Pedro Ximenez / Oloroso-seasoned casks

Lagavulin 26



The Singleton of Glendullan 19

Alcohol: 54.6% ABV
Outturn: unknown
Casks: finished in cognac-seasoned casks

The Singleton of Glendullan 19



Royal Lochnagar 16

Alcohol: 57.5% ABV
Outturn: unknown
Casks: exclusively (??) refill casks

Royal Lochnagar 16



Cardhu 14

Alcohol: 55.5% ABV
Outturn: unknown
Casks: finished in wine casks

Cardhu 14



Mortlach 13

Alcohol: 55.9% ABV
Outturn: unknown
Casks: refill & virgin oak casks

Mortlach 13




Oban 12

Alcohol: 56.2% ABV
Outturn: unknown
Casks: ex-bourbon & refill casks

Oban 12



Lagavulin 12

Alcohol: 56.5% ABV
Outturn: unknown
Casks: from exclusively refill casks

Lagavulin 12



Talisker 8

Alcohol: 59.7% ABV
Outturn: unknown
Casks: "from a selection of our smokiest reserves"

Talisker 8



My personal shortlist will be fairly short: Mortlach 13, Lagavulin 12 and Talisker 8. And perhaps the cognac-finished Glendullan. 

Source: Colas Online


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