Just found a Brown Hawker in the conservatory

Just watching 2 hedgehogs fighting over the food we’ve put down for them in the garden

Mammillaria hahniana

Echinopsis subdenudata

Parodia microsperma

Rebutia edeltraude

Gymnocalycium damsii

Acanthcalycium violaceum

Astrophytum asterias

Gymnocalycium pinalii

Mammillaria crinita

Lobivia ‘Carnival’ hybrid

Echinopsis ‘New Dawn’ hybrid

Rebutia flavistyla

This is banging, dangerously drinkable, Slàinte

Turbinicarpus polaskii

Thelocactus bicolor v. parres

Echinocereus pulvhellus

Sulcorebutia alba

Delivery day, Slàinte

Brief views of the Temminck’s Stint at Holme Pierrepont this afternoon along with 3 LRP, Common Sand, Turnstone & Ringed Plover

Delivery day 😀

Astrophytum ornatum

Strombocactus disciformis

Many thanks to @whiskypatrick.bsky.social for the great selection of drams & to @maltmusings.bsky.social for the invite & organisation, hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did #BlindDrams

Final scores 3/3/4/4/4 #BlindDrams

Dram 5 scores a 4 #BlindDrams

5 F, Lemon, oak spice & tobacco #BlindDrams

5 P, Higher abv, caramel & a touch of chilli powder #BlindDrams

5 N, Vanilla, cigar smoke & a touch of apples #BlindDrams

Dram 4 scores a 4 #BlindDrams

4 F, Medium, oak smoke, vegetal #BlindDrams

4 P, Oily, gentle peat & caramel #BlindDrams

4 N, Soft peat, hint of cut grass, lemony #BlindDrams

Dram 3 scores a 4 #BlindDrams

3 F, drying, lemon zest, ashy #BlindDrams

3 P, Higher abv, drying, peat & pepper & a hint of salinity #BlindDrams

3 N, Gentle, salty peat, lemon, slightly oily #BlindDrams

Dram 2 scores a 3 for me #BlindDrams

2 F, Longer than Dram 1, woody spice, pepper & ashy #BlindDrams

2P, Mouth coating, ashy smoke, toffee #BlindDrams

2N, Faint smoke, vanilla & spice #BlindDrams

Dram 1 scores a 3 #BlindDrams

1 F, quite short, brine & ash, a touch of lemon

1 P, Dry ash, citrus again charred wood, slightly salty

1 N, Bonfire ash, sea salt & a touch of citrus #BlindDrams

Poured & ready to go #BlindDrams #Ileach

Cleistocactus ionthinos

Turbinicarpus alonsoi

Chamelobivia “Tangerine”