#BTC50 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

 These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 50th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Brian @MaltMusings and John @JWBassman

Claxton's Glencarrick 10yo

Claxton's are well known for their square Warehouse No. 1 bottles - they take up more than the usual amount of shelf space!

Recently they've released a core range - I tried it at Kendal was was luck enough to be given a sample to review.

Claxton's Grain Barn

Claxton's are well known for their square Warehouse No. 1 bottles - they take up more than the usual amount of shelf space!

Recently they've released a core range which added to this single grain.

Claxton's Smoking Furnace

Claxton's are well known for their square Warehouse No. 1 bottles - they take up more than the usual amount of shelf space!

Recently Martin has released his own blend - I tried it at Kendal and was lucky enough to be given a sample to review.

Newer Distilleries: Spirit Of Birmingham

This is the latest in an occasional series about newer distilleries, this entry is about Spirit of Birmingham

They started distilling in 2020

White Peak Petites Eaux Proofing

My whisky of the year for 2024 was one I tried for the first time at Kendal Whisky Festival.

It's from White Peak distillery - let me tell you a little more...

Review of my whisky year - 2024

Firstly thanks to all of you who have read my blog (c296,000 up from 228,000 last year) and followed me on social media.

This blog has been going for 8 years now and this is the 759th blog post! In that time I've reviewed over 2,060 whiskies! Let's review 2024!

Side by side: Bimber's Shoulders of Giants Series Pt 2

 @BimberLondon have recently released a set of 8 Shoulders of Giants bottlings.

This is the 2nd release in the series, Bimber sent me some samples to review - let's see what they are like!

Edradour 10yo Unchilfiltered

@edradourmalt was the first distillery I visited back in 1999 and I've had a soft spot for it every since.

Imagine my joy when my local pub put a bottle behind the bar!

#BTC49 BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 49th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Cliff @KingsofYearron