Review of my whisky year - 2023

Firstly thanks to all of you who have read my blog (c228,000 up from 147,000 last year) and followed me on Twitter (c6,350 up from 5,300 last year).

This blog has been going for 7 years now and this is the 682nd blog post! In that time I've reviewed over 1,810 whiskies! Let's review 2023!

Bimber Santa's Edition 2023

@BimberLondon have released a number of special edition bottles over the year and have rounded it off with Santa's Edition 2023

I was lucky enough to receive a 'sample', here's my thoughts!

Newer Distilleries : Isle of Harris

This is the latest in an occasional series about newer distilleries, this entry is about @harrisdistiller.

Isle of Harris have been distilling whisky since 2015 but only starting releasing it in Oct '23.

Side by side : Under the radar : two indie Braeval

Braeval Distillery is very under the radar, a workhorse producing blending stock for Chivas Brothers.

There are no distillery bottlings but indie releases are fairly easy to get hold of.

Newer Distilleries : Bonnington

This is the latest in an occasional series about newer distilleries, this entry is about the Bonnington Distillery

Bonnington have been distilling whisky since 2020 with their first release just out!

Hyde @TweetTasting

 @HydeWhiskey chose a @TweetTastings to share some of their whiskies!

Here's my thoughts and those of a few friends!

#BTC38 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 38th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Andrew @PadWhisky

Kendal Whisky Festival 2023

This year's @KendalWhisky Festival has been one of my favourites, great to meet up with old friends and make some new ones!

Here's my thoughts!