Walsh @TweetTastings

This is the second year in a row I got a chance to take part in the @WalshWhiskey @TweetTasting and what a great evening it turned out to be!

As well as four large measure drams, Walsh included a handy carry bag and two fridge magnets, other received some Walsh Dark Chocolate but I think the postman ate mine...!

Claxton's @TweetTastings

I was lucky to be picked for a @TweetTasting with drams supplied by Claxton's an indie bottler from North Yorkshire. Previously I'd only tried one dram from them, which was pretty good, and was interested to see what else they put in their usually square bottles!

Mini-review: Tropical Budgie?

This sample swap from @GeoffGilmore1 was Gordon & MacPhail's Glenburgie 10yo

A Signature Journey

If you've been reading this blog for a while you may have gone back and read my first post about how I got into whisky - my first distillery visit to Edradour near Pitlochry in the Highlands. Now when I visited back in the last century it was owned by Pernod Ricard but shortly after my visit in 2002 it was bought by a local independent bottler by the name Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Company.

As well as distilling Edradour and peated whisky under the name Ballechin, they buy casks from other distilleries and bottle them under the name Signatory Vintage. Over the years I've tried a few of these and always been very impressed.

Mini-review: Not groovy baby...

This was a blind sample from @Maltman_Mike which turned out to be Ardbeg Grooves

Mini-reviews: Bridge over troubled waters?

This was a blind sample from @Maltman_Mike which turned out to be a Cadenhead's Cameronbridge 27yo Single Grain

Mini-reviews: Snuggle down in a Bothy

This was a blind sample from @Maltman_Mike which turned out to be Arran Bothy Batch 3

#BlindTasting Series 4 - Part 3

Delayed due to man flu the final part of Series 4 finally took place once @WhiskyWings had recovered! We've each send the others 3 #dramples, mine are labelled A10, A11 & A12, John's B, Alistair's C, Grimm's D & Mike's E. Tonight we'll #BlindTasting the number 12's : 🥃A12, 🥃B12, 🥃C12, 🥃D12 & 🥃E12 but what are they?