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We take a nostalgic look in the rear-view mirror as we explore four gems from Diageo’s exclusive Managers’ Choice collection – a limited one-cask-per-distillery series launched in 2009. In our glasses tonight: a Cragganmore, Knockando, Lagavulin and Talisker, all handpicked by their respective distillery managers and bottled that same year at cask strength, offering a rare snapshot of Diageo’s portfolio at the time.
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Born to be wiIIIiiiIIIiiiIIIiiild… sorry, not sorry. Today we compare a pair of Talisker whiskies, selected because of their names: Talisker The Wild Blue vs The Wild Explorador. Yes, ‘explorador’ with a ’d’ – don’t ask me why, but I’m sure Diageo’s marketing team has a perfectly logical (and probably very exciting, of course) story for that. The Talisker The Wild Blue is a brand new 2025 release with a link to a foundation, like the Wilder Seas ’Parsley a couple of years ago, while The Wild Explorador is a 2023 Special Release. Let’s get to them, shall we?’
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