Surprised by tales of woe and predictions of whisky doom and gloom, Ogilvie harnesses positivity in the bottle chase, and immediately steps out and snags himself a banger of a dusty ‘99 Glen Garioch

Finding independent bottlers slightly intimidating at first, Hamish get’s hooked on Linkwood during a whisky trip and discovers indy Linkwoods online, at auction and everywhere.

Frustrated by all the talk of auction trials and tribulations, Ogilvie gives in to his FOMO with a dabble in North American auctions. Sticking rigidly to his guns, he snags a rare and peachy Ardmore.

Sweet, citrus, nicely balanced - a tasty dram and a walk down Longrow

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