Fantastic selection of drams and I have learnt the distilleries I scored the lowest are what I usually consider some of my favourites. Tasting #BlindDrams does level the playing field. Now just need to win the lottery to buy some of that Octamore 😂

My final #BlindDrams Scores for #BTC64 are 3,1,3,2,4. And a massive thanks @whiskypatrick.bsky.social for the selection tonight and @maltmusings.bsky.social for organising it all as usual.

F: Caramelised Bananas. Lemon. Tobacco. Milk Chocolate. Medicine and TCP. Fragrant woodsmoke . #BlindDrams #BTC64 Score: 4. Best of the night for me. Just packs an absolute punch of flavour. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 5 P: Caramel. Brown Sugar. Marmalade. Lemon. Fragrant and floral cigar smoke. Medicinal again. Bit of spice. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 5 N: Honey. Caramel. Cigar Smoke. Lemon. Orchard Fruits. Burnt Grass. Medicinal. #BlindDrams #BTC64

F: Drying. Caramel. Lemon. Vegetal note. Still some funkyness. Ash. Score: 2 - I struggled with this one. That funk note was quite off putting to me and just didnt find it overly interesting. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 4 P: Oily. Honey. Caramel. Leather Farmyard funk. Cinnamon. Ash. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 4 N: Caramel. Orchard Fruits and Lemon. Bit vegetal and farmyardy. Some light peat. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 3 F: Drying on the edges of the tongue. Lemon. Bitter Grapefruit Pith. Ash. Spice. Score: 3 Really opened up a bit with a few drops of water for me and balanced out that spice a bit. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 3 P: Vanilla. Honey. Salinity. Orchard Fruits. Black Tea. Bit of Ash. Spicy. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 3 N: Vanilla. Lemon Zest. Honey. Pencil Shavings. Pear. Floral. Really faint Smoke. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 2 - F: Drying. Salty. Pepper. Caramel. Creosote. Rubber. Ash. Score: 1 - Too industrial and rubbery for me unfortunately. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 2 - P: Thick and Oily. Caramel. Vanilla. Fudge. Hints of Tropical fruits. Rubbery. Big hit of Pepper on back end. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 2: N: Burnt Caramel. Vanilla. Marmalade. Varnish. Peppery Spice #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram #1 - F - Dry. Lingering Ash. Lemon. Bitter Citrus. Hints of Fudge and Ginger Score: 3 - Fresh and light with a touch of light ashyness. Really enjoyable. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram 1: P: Lemons. Lime. Vanilla. Brown Sugar. Candyfloss. Ginger. Bonfire Smokyness at back end. #BlindDrams #BTC64

Dram #1 - Vanilla. Chargrilled Lemons. Apples. Bonfire Smoke. Gvot a real freshness to it #BlindDrams #BTC64

All poured and ready for tonights #BlindDrams tasting.

Fantastic little tasting with @glasgowdc.bsky.social tonight. Some excellent drams but the Triple Distilled White Port the stand out for me

Well the rugby sucked, the craic was great but home in time for a little #midnightflange of this 22 year old Glen Keith that I just opened (and it's sweet orchard fruit, honey, caramel, a peppery bite and absolutely delicious) #slainte

I admit to only trying 1cl ish of most of these as I I just got them this afternoon but tonight's #blinddrams seem all over the place 😂😂 Really gonna have to dig in deeper to these the next couple of evenings

A nice little afternoon spent in the Bullhouse Brewery taproom with a couple of Frank the Dank West Coast IPA and a Galway Bay Brewery, Of Foam and Fury West Coast DIPA #SundaySup #Cheers

#BlindDrams 61 Dot 1: N: Vanilla. Honey. Lemon. A bit dusty. Floral. P: Oily. Honey. Lemon. Ginger. White Pepper. F: Short. Slightly Drying. White Pepper. Honey. Fudge. Candied Lemon Peel. Score: 2 Notes: Pretty decent clean, easy drinking but nothing special or remarkable.

I've been working night shift the last few months and the worst thing about that is learning to go to bed at a sensible time when you aren't working.. On a positive, the awakeness gives you time to kill fantastic bottles like this. This is the best renewal bottle from SMWS I've had in 2024. #Slainte

Tipsy Midgy in Edinburgh. I've never been before but would definitely come back again. Absolutely incredible selection of whisky to choose from but ended up with a decent little flight this evening.

No trip to Edinburgh is complete without a little trip to SMWS.

Work done for the week so time for a cheeky pint of Boundary's Imbongo Tropical IPA before another Whiskey tasting 😊

Two more very tasty tastings this afternoon for Belfast Whiskey Week. Micil distillery with 3 whiskies, 2 Poitins and a Cream Liqueur. Then an Irish Single Malts over 20 Years Old (ish anyway 😂😂) #Slainte

Belfast Whiskey Week tasting number two of the day is the Redbreast Iberian Series - Lustau, Tawny Port, PX and then the Cuatro Bariles. Cuatro Bariles was the standout but PX wasn't far behind.

Not a bad way to spend a Friday lunchtime. Nice little beer and whisky tasting at Belfast Whiskey Week. Teeling Stout Cask paired with a Hefeweizen @ 6%, Hinch Imperial Stout Cask paired with a NEPA @ 5% and Jameson Stout Cask paired with an IPA @ 5.3% #BWW25

Overall Scores - 4,2,3,3,1 (Changed Dram 1 to a 4 upon reflection) #BlindDrams Many thanks to @jwbassman.bsky.social for the Drams this evening.

#BlindDrams #5 Score: 1 - I'll be in the minority on this one I feel but just a touch too charred and sherried for me.

#BlindDrams #5 Finish: Long. Drying. Wood Char. Espresso. Burnt herbs. Cinnamon. Orange.

#BlindDrams #5 Palate: Oily. Toffee. Caramel. Brown Sugar. Dried Fruits. Orange Peel. Baking Spices. Black Pepper.

#BlindDrams #5 Nose: Quite Prickly. Burnt Caramel. New Leather. Orange. Thyme. Baking Spices.

#BlindDrams #4 Score: 3. Pretty enjoyable and with all that floral peat gonna go out on a limb and guess its a Highland Park.

#BlindDrams #4 Finish: Medium. Slightly Drying on the tongue. Wood Smoke. Honey. Lavender. Cranberries. Ginger.

#BlindDrams #4 Palate: Oily and Syrupy Mouthfeel. Orange. Honey. Barley. Porridge. Floral. Some smokeyness at back end.

#BlindDrams #4 Nose: Really floral. Lavender. Rose Water. Runny Honey. Marmalade. Hint of Smoked Fish. Ginger.

#BlindDrams #3 Score: 3. Sweet, coastal and touch of peat. Hard not to like it.

#BlindDrams #3 Finish: Medium. Smoke. Petrol. Caramel. Saltyness. Grapefruit. Cola Cubes. Ginger.

#BlindDrams #3 Palate: Sweet woodsmoke. Minerality. Salt. Honey. Lemon. Ginger. Touch of farmyard funk.

#BlindDrams #3 Nose: Tar. Seaside. Wet Leaves. Lemon. Fudge. Bread Dough. Strong sweet woodsmoke

#BlindDrams #2 Score: 2 Not bad but just a touch on the spicy and dry side for me. Rounds out a bit better with some water.

#BlindDrams #2 Finish: Medium - Short. Drying. Saltyness. Bitter Lemon. Cinnamon. Chilli. Strong wood notes.

#BlindDrams #2 Palate: Oily and Buttery Mouthfeel again. Lemon. Vanilla. Honey. Mango. Leather. Cinnamon. Chilli.

#BlindDrams #2 Nose: Honey. Vanilla. Malt. Custard Creams.. Green Apple Skins. Lemon. Oakyness. Chilli

#BlindDrams #1 Score: 3. Lovely, Fruity and Bright and just right up my street. Needs water added to it though to tame the spice or it would score a 4

#BlindDrams #1 Finish: Long. Drying. Pepper. Honey. Pear. Watermelon. Lingering Grapefruit Pith.

#BlindDrams #1 Palate: Thick Oily Mouthfeel. Pineapple. Tropical. Pear Drops. Vanilla. More of that Grassy note from the nose. White Pepper and Chilli.