Review of my whisky year - 2022

Firstly thanks to all of you who have read my blog (c147,000 up from 114,000 last year) and followed me on Twitter (c5,300 up from 3,800 last year).

This blog has been going for 6 years now and this is the 600th blog post! In that time I've reviewed over 1,620 whiskies! Let's review 2022!

TBWC Home Nations Series MMXXI

That Boutique-y Whisky have now switched to quarterly themed releases for their whisky. Led by their brand ambassador Dave Worthington @BoutiqueyDave you are taken through some amazing whiskies this time from the UK!

This Home Nations Series is a release of 12 bottles - 9 whiskies and 3 rums.

Irish tasting with Larkfire

@Larkfire Water have been running a series of tastings with invites going out to those subscribed to their newsletter, I was lucky enough to be selected to the last one a tasting in The Irish Snug!

We got to try 3 Irish whiskies: @BushmillsUK10yo, @TullamoreDEW 12yo and @Redbreast_US 12yo - first neat and then with a little Larkfire Water.

BTC4 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

 These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 4th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Damian @newdramrising

#MiniTasting - Don't beat around the Bush!

A trip across the Irish Sea, figuratively speaking, for the #MiniTasting gang as we look at some of @BushmillsUK standard range.