In the Lair of the Alligator

On a rainy Friday night in September, a small group of sinister figures could be seen gathering outside the Bicester premises of SHJones. Upon uttering the secret password (‘you know perfectly well I’ve paid for my ticket, stop messing about and let me in’) they were, one by one, admitted to the Lair of the
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Ardbeg Supernova 2 vs Bruichladdich Octomore3.1

For those in the know, Bruichladdich have been cranking up the levels of peat in their Octomore whiskies to unknown levels. The latest release comes in at a massive 152 parts per million peat. To give you an idea the ‘normal’ level of heavily peated Ardbeg is 50ppm. Ardbeg too have come out with ‘Supernova’
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