#BTC31 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 31st #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Patrick @LeaskPatrick

Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2023 Limited Edition - 11yo Peated White Port

As well as being my birthday the end of April usually sees the release of @GlenScotia's Campbeltown Malts Festival Limited Edition.

This year they've gone with an 11yo finished in a White Port cask.

Loch Lomond Distillery Edition Two

Following on from the first release in November @LochLomondMalts have released the second in their Distillery Edition series. 

This release is a Single Distillery Peated Blend so a mix of malt and grain whisky from the same distillery.

Side by side: Independent Glenturret

@DrinkGlenturret distillery have had a bit of a renaissance since leaving the Famous Grouse stable, a new brand and new bottlings but obviously still the same liquid.

I've talked about Glenturret's recent take over and new releases before here and here, but this time I'm going to look at four independent bottlings.

Side by side: Blair Athol

 Blair Athol spiritual home of Bells

There's only 1 official bottling but loads of Indie releases, here I'll try five.

Highland Park Cask Strength Release No. 3

It's been a while since I last reviewed an OB @HighlandPark bottle, like a lot of people I started on the 40% 12yo from Tesco and was hooked. Unfortunately the Viking comic strip started and the prices sky rocketed...

The Cask Strength releases seem to return to an age before dodgy marketing, let's see what it's like!