And finally, for the curious peat-heads out there, here's some links for further reading: scotchwhisky.com/magazine/ask... whiskipedia.com/fundamentals... #BlindDrams #BTC64

Our next #BlindDrams selection is being picked by @newdramrising.bsky.social for his theme Grape Expectations in 5 weeks time!

All my selected drams were distillery bottlings (but not the ubiquitous ones), with the last two being 100% Islay barley, just to keep everything as Islay-centric as possible. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Thank you Patrick. A really enjoyable set of drams. My highest scores so far in a #BlindDrams. 👏👏👏

Dram 5 is Octomore 16.3, 61.6% ABV, 189.5 ppm Single-estate Concerto barley grown on Octomore Farm (Islay, obvs.), matured for 5 years in a combination of bourbon, Sauternes, and Pedro Ximénez casks Bought from Master of Malt for £195.25 (still available) #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 4 is Port Charlotte Islay Barley, 61.6% ABV, 40ppm Islay concerto and propino barley from 8 Islay farms, mostly first-fill bourbon with second-fill virgin oak and second-fill Bordeaux wine £60 (rrp £80) from Bruichladdich direct, available from Master of Malt for £76.95 #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 3 is Ardbeg 10 cask strength, 61.7% ABV, 50ppm 100% bourbon-barrel matured, NCF Bought for £75 direct from Ardbeg, but now sold out :-( Ardbeg 10 is my go-to pub dram , so I couldn't miss trying this at cask strength #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 2 is Laphroaig cask strength batch 17 58.3% ABV, 40ppm, added E.150a (blatantly, obvs!) Bought for £46.95 from Master of Malt, sold out but still available from Amazon or Laphroaig direct I've had earlier batches of this, but had not tried Batch 17 before #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 1 is Lagavulin 8yo, 48% ABV, 35ppm, NCF Bought for £47.50 from Master of Malt, widely available I love Lagavulin Distiller's Edition, and thought the younger sibling might be a good start to Ileach #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 5 - The finish: Medium, light oaky spice, ashy.. Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 - I'd suck the sweaty toes of a senior brand executive for the opportunity to have a single drop more of this. #BlindDrams

Dram 5 - On the palate: Light and creamy. White wine, Werther's Original, kiwi skins, herbal menthol coolness, soft ash. With water more green grass, agave, saltier. #BlindDrams

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So, how do the Islay distilleries spec their malted barley in terms of peatiness? Bunnahabhain: 2 PPM Bruichladdich: 3 PPM Bowmore: 20 PPM Lagavulin: 35 PPM Port Charlotte (Bruichladdich): 40 PPM Laphroaig: 40 PPM Ardbeg: 50 PPM Octomore (Bruichladich): 80+ PPM #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 5 - On the nose: Meatier, hammy, Spanish butcher, hay loft, cloves, burning rosemary, earthen floors, #BlindDrams

Dram 4 - The finish: Sweet, zesty medium. Really, really enjoyed this before I added the water. Sign me up for those toes.. Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 - I'd suck the sweaty toes of a senior brand executive for the opportunity to have a single drop more of this. #BlindDrams

Dram 4 - On the palate: Fizzy sherbet, applejacks, Pear Cider, lactic, Katy, creamy, honey. With water, it loses the sweetness. More underripe tomatoes, but still really creamy. #BlindDrams

Dram 4 - On the nose: Damp straw, canvas tents, cut grass, champagne, fizzy UFOs, #BlindDrams

Dram 3 - The finish: Drying, ashy, rich.. Score: ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 - Damn drinkable and if within my price range, I'd happily buy (or have bought) one of these and enjoy it. #BlindDrams

Eugenols can also be extracted from oak during maturation, giving a spicy and bitter flavour (clove, cinnamon). The main influences on phenol extraction are 1) oak species, 2) toasting/char level and 3) maturation time. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 3 - On the palate: Salty, fizzy, vibrant, spicy, woody. Pretty unspecific general fruitiness, black tea, cashew nuts. Water brings some tropical mango, dried pineapple. #BlindDrams

Dram 3 - On the nose: Smoke, spring flowers, honeysuckle, grass fires, summer evenings, salty air, dried seaweed, fence posts #BlindDrams

Dram 3 - On the nose: Smoke, spring flowers, honeysuckle, grass fires, summer evenings, salty air, dried seaweed, fence posts #BlindDrams

Dram 2 - The finish: Salty, slightly bitter, medium long. Without water definitely a 2, but with water a 3.. Score: ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 - Damn drinkable and if within my price range, I'd happily buy (or have bought) one of these and enjoy it. #BlindDrams

Dram 2 - On the palate: Comes in quite hot. More ashy mouthfeel - heavily charred cask? Roasted carrots. Quite tannic and drying. Grape skins and pips. With water, saltier, slightly more rubbery notes, again, something slightly herby or green in the background. #BlindDrams

Dram 2 - On the nose: Nose of a STR wine cask. Balsamic strawberries, summer pudding and crème fraiche, lingering smoke, satsuma skins #BlindDrams

Dram 1 - The finish: Medium short, slightly drying. Sweet and salty.. Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 - I'd be over the moon if given a bottle of this, and would probably drink it fairly quickly. #BlindDrams

Dram 1 - On the palate: Creamy mouthfeel, but like a kefir. Underripe tropical fruit, hard bananas, agave greenness, aniseed/menthol cooling note. Peated Islay Rum cask? With water, juicer fruit, creamier. Boiled sweet sweetness. Tinned fruit and soft scoop ice cream. #BlindDrams

Dram 1 - On the palate: Creamy mouthfeel, but like a kefir. Underripe tropical fruit, hard bananas, agave greenness, aniseed/menthol cooling note. Peated Islay Rum cask? #BlindDrams

Dram 1 - On the nose: Smoked meats, papaya, aloe vera, pineapple cubes, salt, brown sugar, burnt butter. #BlindDrams

Poured and ready. #BlindDrams

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Dram 5 👁️ Light gold, small beads, thin lines. 👃Oil drum BBQs, BBQ burgers, rubber, pit lanes, greasy machinery, creosote, galoshes #BlindDrams

👅Sugar, fruit syrup, good mouthfeel. Melon, salty, over egged soda stream lemonade, drying, canderel sweetness, ricola sweets #BlindDrams

Dram 4 👁️ Really pale, white wine. Chunky beads descend pretty quickly. 👃 Baked cheesecake. Lychee, still getting greasy paper, honey, sugar. #BlindDrams

🏁 Peppery, fruity, woody. Best for far. I quite like this. It's a 3. #BlindDrams

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Dram 3 👁️ Chardonnay wine. Thinner, quicker beads on the glass. 👃More sherbert but with golden syrup and oat flapjacks. Old vinyl in cardboard sleeves, batter bits, unripe bananas, #BlindDrams

👅Really hits the back of your nose. Pencils, keys, pine, cheap licorice, very astringent #BlindDrams

Dram 2 👁️ Lighter gold. Not as clingy. 👃Dried tropical fruit mix, sour berries, lemon barley sugar, Manuka honey, dried grass #BlindDrams

🏁 Quite acidic, slightly sour, medium length. Not great, not terrible. It scores 1/5 #BlindDrams

👅Refreshers, fizzy, flying saucers. Bit of harsh alcohol. Light mouthfeel and not much depth. Aloe vera, cooking apples #BlindDrams

Dram 1 👁️Golden Syrup. Thick line on the glass. Slow fat beads. 👃Cider vinegar, honeysuckle blossoms, chip paper, damp fields. Light spice. #BlindDrams

Poured and ready for #BlindDrams #BTC63

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