For some reason at least once a year I have a night where I drink whisky and listen to covers of "in the air tonight" Tonight is one of those nights

Feeling the love with the personalised emails 😂

Glen Grant 2 : Glen Granter Aka Caperdonich She may be gone but 2 of her stills can now be found in the Falkirk Distillery #whisky

Sometimes it's ok being little spoon #whisky

Friday night lights

It's taken a lot of hard work and dedication but I now have less then 100 bottles Might need to buy a bottle to celebrate #whisky

Lovely grain from the month and year I was born Sad to see this one end #whisky

Big thanks as always to Steve @thewhiskywire.bsky.social and #TheNetherfield for an evening of drams Linkwood probanly pips its for me but all 3 were solid and who knew vodka could be nice!

Double Cask P: like a really dense dark chocolate cake, nutmeg, ginger, raisin. actually its a lot like a Riesen chcolate chew #theNetherfield

Doublewood N: a bit gassier this one, shoe polish, a touch of apricot sneaking in there too #TheNetherfield

Linkwood P: meatier than the nose would suggest. digestive bisciut, golden syrup, pistachio. some cinnamon and cloves quiet drying again the ABV is well hidden #TheNetherfield

whats the ABV? the bottle says 56.4%

Linkwood N: instant herbality , melon sweets or maybe even haribo strawberries. Its doing a good job of hiding its high ABV #TheNetherfield

House Release P: very approachable, lemon cheeseckake,some chocolate and cocobut like a macaroon bar (who knew they were made from potato!!) i dont think it will blow anyones socks off but its definetly a very solid entry level whisky #TheNetherfield

House Release N: that hit you get when you open a tin of biscuits at chistmas, some apple, some lemon. Theres a buttery sweetness to it #TheNetherfield

Black Lake Vodka i'll be the fist to put my hands up that its been a long time since i drank vodka....and even then im not convinced it wasnt paint thinner this is..pleasant. No flashbacks to sweaty nightclubs. A gentle creamyness to it i wont be giving up whisky but its nae bad #TheNetherfield

I plan on doing something a bit different for the #TheNetherfield tasting tonight Highballs! #Scotch #Whisky #BePartOfTheDramfotainment

Q1 results are in. Only 3 bottles of whisky bought. Must be a 10 year low I don't think Q2 will be much different

Just noticed this on a bottle i got at auction a while back Once part of the world largest private whisky collection apparently #whisky #cheerspat

Today is a sad day #whisky

it a a tough one today as i would happily drink all if those drams but im gonna go with the Velvet Fig 12, its continued the legacy if its forefathers (or mothers) as always thansk to @thewhiskywire.bsky.social for the letting me join in and to #wemyssmalts for the drams till next time #whisky

Peat Chimney P: salty, smokey, hokey cokey. i asssume this is what a pulled pork smore would taste like. looks atrocious but it tickles those taste buds #wemyssmalts

Peat Chimney N: bbq fish kind of smoke, while on a ferry - hopefully its from the kitchen and not the engines theres subtle sweetness that creeps in as well #wemyssmalts

Intrepid Mariner P: sugared almonds, some soor plooms, salted caramel. its a really easy to drink solid bunna however i know Bunna themselves love a silly price but 275 seems way off piste #wemyssmalts

Intrepid Mariner N: seems more subtle than the previous 2, grass forward, whiff of chocolate orange , peppermint candy canes #wemyssmalts

VelvetFig P: maybe its cuase i made some at the weekend but mars bar cakes, i dont actually think i know what fig tastes like but raisons, dried cranberrys & mixed nuts it a fruit and nut bar thats broken into a distillery #WemyssMalts

VelvetFig ive loved the previous 3 iternations of VF so lets so how this is N: straight off the bat theres freshly honeycombed honecomb (toffee) , melon (Cantaloupe or Gaiia) the inside of a pack of chocolate buttons #WemyssMalts

a ¼ past P: it was like the nose was playing a prank on me* some heft and chew to it, sweet burnt ends, chocolate gâteau, curly wurlies and tree bark ABV has coated my entire mouth and provided a pleasant tingle *i am getting new windows fitted and the house reeks of silicone #WemyssMalts

a ¼ past N: apples, Demerara sugar, lemon sponge cake its hiding the ABV well oh to be 25years (young) again #WemyssMalts

Only a few hours to go till the Wemyss Malts tasting . Looking forward to this as I'm a bag fan of all the previous Velvet Figs as well as several Bunnas they have bottled #WemyssMalts #BePartOfTheDramfotainment #Scotch #Whisky

I just finished my bottle of this last night under £100 for a 31yo single cask www.thewhiskybarrel.com/products/tor... you wont see that sort of price often i am very tempted

Another perfect match #whisky #mullhistoricalsociety

The perfect dram and music combo #whisky #publicservicebroadcasting

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2 beauties from January 1985 in one photo Happy New Year for when it comes all! #whisky #hogmanay

When folk say grain has to be old to be good that clearly haven't had this. Look at the colour of this 5yo NB Absolutely bursting with flavour too #whisky

’Twas the night before Christmas, all quiet and still, Not a creature was stirring on house, yard, or hill; The Glencairns were placed by the hearth with great care, In hopes that Saint Whisky soon would be there; Merry Christmas all!

In the spirit of Christmas If you are UK based and you message me your address I will pick some people at random and send them then some whisky samples #whisky

So a man rang my doorbell today to ask me where I get the Christmas lights I have in my garden because his kids love seeing them when they drive past It made me so happy that it was bringing people joy Maybe the world isn't completely fucked

Lovely Tobermory on a Friday night #whisky

Right as Rain P: More Biscuit less fruit, Rye spice is at the forefront with the Malt making it a bit more savoury , Christmas ham, sour dough and salted butter "as slippery as a baggy up a border burn" #thebordersdistillery

Right as Rain N: Bright and lively. Lemon Peel, Sugared Almnonds, Apple skin and white grapes on a bed of biscuity malt #thebordersdistillery

Visited #theBordersdistillery back in January and picked up bottles of the Malt & Rye and The Long & Short of it (both didn't last long) so looking forward to trying their 3rd release Right as Rain tomorrow

Always worth having a nosey round Amazon for random pricing - not on sale but got the 25yo for 140 and the 26yo for 160 Prices jumped up the next day #whisky

Advent calendars hit different when you're 40 Genuinely happy about this though #advent

Very big thanks to @thewhiskywire.bsky.social for inviting me on this tasting 1st 3 drams were fine and i wouldnt turn them down if offered but not ones i would buy (maybe a gift), this was very much about Finding Doree #SPEYWhisky #Scotch #Whisky #BePartOfTheDramfotainment

Dram 4: Brume Doree its a step up on exctiment on the tongue P: Snap, Crackle, Pop! Cantaloupe melon, victoria sponge, lemon icing bofore pulling towards blackcurran and cherry jam then finally fading to a fina menthol note #SPEYWhisky #Scotch #Whisky #BePartOfTheDramfotainment

Dram 4: Brume Doree N: you really notice the step up in ABV lemon sherbert, cut grass, pear, a freshly opened back of tangfastics #SPEYWhisky #Scotch #Whisky #BePartOfTheDramfotainment

Dram 3: 15 yp Now this one is a bit chewier and has more body to it P: toasted malt loaf with orange marmalade, 5 spice and the chewed pencil taste. Might be cask char but also getting a subtle hint of smoke #SPEYWhisky #Scotch #Whisky #BePartOfTheDramfotainment

Dram 3: 15yo N: Mustier than the last 2, Damp Dunnage warehouse, this apple pie has spent a hefty amount of time in the oven but there is a little relief in the form of a dusting of icing sugar #SPEYWhisky #Scotch #Whisky #BePartOfTheDramfotainment