Bimber The 1st Peated

@BimberLondon has just launched their first peated barley release The 1st Peated, this come on the back of a number of masterclass bottlings which weren't released.

Let's try this first official release!

Limestone Branch @TweetTastings

Limestone Branch Distillery teased us with some of their bottlings in a recent @TweetTastings.

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

#BTC27 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 27th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Duncan @whiskytip

Whisky Advent Calendar 2022

Those great people at @DrinksByTheDram sent me an Advent Calendar for the run up to Christmas! For the whisky fans amongst us this makes much more sense than a chocolate one!

Now the idea with an Advent Calendar is that you open 1 door each day from the 1st December through to Christmas Eve... But please enjoy your whisky responsibly! Sometimes it may not possible to open a dram each day, you could share with mates or save a couple to enjoy at the weekend?

Side by side : Lagavulin flight

It's been over 5 years since I've reviewed drams from @LagavulinWhisky

Here I'll try five distillery bottlings.

Newer Distilleries : Weetwood

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

Including a look at their first release: The Cheshire.

Side by side : Stevie's Drams' Glasgow 1770 Single Casks.

I prefer to use small independent whisky shops whenever possible, unlike the bigger retailers they get to know you and will tell you when something similar to something you like comes up again.

@DramsStevies have done that recently telling me about their 2nd @GlasgowDC exclusive single cask release, I bought one immediately.

Side by side: An indie Tormore flight

There's a huge fanbase for Tormore but I've not really connected with them before - the spreadsheet indicated I'd accumulated 4 samples so enough to try a side by side!

These are all from indie bottlers, let's see what they are like!

Brave New Spirits #TweetTastings

New indie bottler Brave New Spirits @BNS_Whisky chose a @TweetTastings to launch their Cask Noir bottlings.

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

Side by side : Bimber Selfridges

With the imminent release of @BimberLondon's third  @Selfridges bottling, here's a look at the first two.

Let see what they are like!

Side by side: Hunter Laing's Journeys

On a recent visit to @HLaingWhisky's Ardnahoe Distillery on Islay I picked up a little tasting box.

It featured samples from their Journey series - lets see what they are like.