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”

Lobivia famatensis

These beauties just arrived, ready for next Saturday, chocolate too 😀 #BlindDrams #Ileach

Weingartia neocumingi

Delivery day, usual great packaging by Wilma. Slàinte

Thelocactus conothelos

Delivery day, Slàinte

Thelocactus freudenbergeri

Echinomastus macdowellii

Sunday night bottle kill, really enjoyed this one ‘you can’t beat a bit of peat’

Stenocactus confusus

Astrophytum myriostigma

Thelocactus argenteus

Lophophora williamsii

Turbinicarpus valdezicuus albiflorus

My scores for last night’s blind tasting 2/3/3/4/3 #BlindDrams

Thanks to @derekcuster.bsky.social for tonight’s drams & @maltmusings.bsky.social for the invite & to all the other participants for the interaction, really enjoyed it #BlindDrams

Dram 5 scores a 3 #BlindDrams

5F Medium, rubber, salty #BlindDrams

5P slightly grassy, dryish, a touch of saltiness #BlindDrams

5N New shoes, rubber, a hint of lemon #BlindDrams

Dram 4 scores a 4 #BlindDrams

4F Quite long, drying, some salinity #BlindDrams

4P higher abv, apples, lemons, herbal #BlindDrams