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Buchanan's Special Reserve 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 750ml

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$79.97
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Product Description

Buchanan's scotch whisky was created one hundred years ago by Sir James Buchanan. "Blessed by nature with an ability to make friends. I was determined to create a blend of whisky of uncommon quality and strong tradition it has remained true to his exacting standards of quality ever since.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume40.0%
Country of OriginScotland
UPC088110955342

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

IWSC judges · Silver · 2025
Aromas of sweet ginger, stewed oranges, and a hint of spice, leading to a light palate of bright citrus, sweet cream, and white chocolate. A creamy finish of smoky peat with candied ginger and orange zest.
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Show 1 more note, 2026
Silver · 90 pts2026iwsc.net ↗
A peppered nose with flickers of wholemeal, greengage and ginger, the aromas gently reveal blood orange and clove nuances. The palate is rich and bold, showing honeyed sweetness, sherry cask depth, and warming spice.
Whisky Advocate · Jonny McCormick · 2017
This blend has style. Coils of red apple peel, ripe orange, cherry blossom florals, freshly split oak, and dry, gentle spices, like running a wet finger around an old spice jar.
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Distiller · Amanda Schuster
The aroma and main flavors on the palate consist of red delicious apples and ripe pear. These are joined with dark chocolate, creamy vanilla, clove and a hint of pipe tobacco. Finish falls a bit short …
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Competition medals

IWSC
Silver 2026 · 90 ptsSilver 2025 · 94 pts
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Silver 2025Gold 2024
International Spirits Challenge
Silver 2025Gold 2024

6 medals from 3 competitions, 2024 to 2026.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 5 notes from 3 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greencherry blossom floralsA hint
  • Fruityred apple peel, ripe orange, festive satsumas, acidic citrus, marmaladeClear
  • Sweetjuicy sweetness, honey, dark chocolate, creamy vanilla, honeyed sweetnessClear
  • Oak & maltfreshly split oak, walnut, wholemealLight
  • Smokejust a whiff of struck match, smoky peatA hint
  • Spicedry, gentle spices, tangle of spice, clove, peppered noseLight

Flavor map

Buchanan's Special Reserve 18 Year Old against other Scotch whiskies we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →Buchanan's SpecialReserve 18 Year OldFettercairn 16 Year OldGlenmorangie 'The CadbollEstate' 15 Year OldThe Feathery

Closest Scotch whiskies at a similar price: Fettercairn 16 Year Old ($89.97), Glenmorangie 'The Cadboll Estate' 15 Year Old ($99.98), and The Feathery ($79.98).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
Buchanan's Special Reserve 18 Year Old (this bottle)5.32.0$79.97
Dewar's White Label5.32.1$16.97
Fettercairn 16 Year Old5.22.0$89.97
The Dalmore 1263 King Alexander III5.42.0$349.96
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Elusive Umami5.12.0$659.96
The Dalmore Gran Reserva5.32.2$349.96
Cragganmore 21 Year Old5.52.1$599.96
Glenmorangie 'The Cadboll Estate' 15 Year Old5.11.9$99.98
The Feathery5.31.7$79.98
1991 Glenkinchie 24 Year Old5.21.7$1,999.96
The Macallan Sherry Oak Cask 12 Year Old5.71.9$119.97
Glenfiddich Gran Reserva Caribbean Rum Cask Finish 21 Year Old5.12.4$249.97
Mortlach 16 Year Old5.72.2$129.98
The Dalmore 12 Year Old5.52.4$79.97
The Glenlivet 18 Years Old5.52.4$159.97
Glen Moray Elgin Heritage 12 Year Old4.82.0$46.98
Glenfiddich Our Solera 15 Year Old5.62.4$69.97
The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year Old5.82.0$119.98
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old5.31.5$74.98
Dewar's 18 Year Old 'The Vintage'5.22.5$69.98
Glenglassaugh 12 Year Old5.82.1$74.98
Dalwhinnie 15 Year Single Highland Malt5.92.2$79.98
Aberlour 12 Year Double Cask Matured6.02.0$74.98
Craigellachie 13 Year Old5.21.3$75.98
Old Pulteney 12 Year Old4.72.4$59.98
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old5.01.3$44.97
Auchentoshan 18 Year Old4.92.7$399.96
The Glenlivet Double Oak 12 Year Old4.52.1$46.97

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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