One last thing for those still wondering what the 74 referenced in the tasting title refers to, it’s the sum of the combined ages of the drams from tonights tasting. Have a great rest of the night, all the best Andy (and Roy!) #Blinddrams

So there you have it, the mysterious casks of the Roy Easing Vatting have been revealed, hopefully there was something in the line up you liked! #Blinddrams

Dot 5 along with Roy Castle was a 2014 Caol Ila, 100% Proof (57.1%) , Edition 49, 10 y/o single malt by independent bottler Signtory Vintage, matured in 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butts, unchillfiltered and natural colour, from Islay and costing £45 a bottle #Blinddrams.

Dot 4 along with Roy Orbison was a 2011 Orkney (HP), 100 % Proof (57.1%), Edition 59, 14 y/o single malt by independent bottler Signtory Vintage, finished in 1st fill Palo Cortado Hogsheads, unchillfiltered and natural colour, from the Islands region and costing £47 a bottle #Blinddrams

Dot 3 along with Roy Scheider was a 2005 Speyside (M), Cask Strength Collection, 57.4%, 18 y/o single malt by Signtory Vintage, matured in a 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butt (DRU17 A106 #46), unchillfiltered and natural colour, bottle number 440 of 665, and costing £204 a bottle #Blinddrams

Dot 2 along with Roy “Chubby” Brown was a 2007 Blair Athol, Exceptional Cask, 100% proof (57.1%)Edition 12, 17 y/o single malt by Signtory vintage, matured in 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butts, unchillfiltered and natural colour, from the highlands region and costing £74 a bottle #Blinddrams

Dot 1, with the help of Roy North was a 2009 North British, 100% Proof (57.1%) Edition 2, 15 y/o single grain by Signtory Vintage, matured in 1st and 2nd fill Oloroso Sherry Butts and Bourbon Barrels, unchillfiltered and natural colour, from the Lowlands region and costing £42 a bottle #Blinddrams

All his Roy mates are real, genuine, bonafide, not deep fake or AI generated Roy’s, with the first letters of their surname a clue towards the distilleries featured in tonight’s tasting. #Blinddrams

Now time for the REVeal of the theme which some of you have guessed correctly is Signatory Vintage (post anagram gif), Roy Easing is of course a fictional distiller made up purely for this evening’s entertainment who has never put a vatting together in his life!. #Blinddrams

So have we solved the mystery or still clueless and looking for the missing link? Fear not as all will be revealed once all the scores are in, please post your scores sets in the WhatsApp chat for Brian to collate, thank you. #Blinddrams

Ok, let’s have your final set of tasting notes, starting with nose, then pallet and finish. Is it one for the record books or setting records for all the wrong reasons?#Blinddrams

Any more records breakers out there? #Blinddrams

Ok, let’s have your final set of tasting notes, starting with nose, then pallet and finish. Is it one for the record books or setting records for all the wrong reasons? #Blinddrams

Last and by no means least is Dot 5 along with this Roy who I once set a Guinness world record with, by playing in the biggest jazz band in the world back in 1992! #Blinddrams.

That has absolutely nothing to do with the tasting tonight but for anyone that’s remotely interested it’s on YouTube!: youtu.be/p0PwRvRZFLY #Blinddrams

Last and by no means least is Dot 5 along with this Roy who I once set a Guinness world record with, by playing in the biggest jazz band in the world back in 1992!#Blinddrams.

Ok, finish and a score?#Blinddrams

Anyone willing to stick their neck out and guess at the theme yet? #Blinddrams

As usual let’s have nose, pallet, finish and a score, A Pretty Woman of a dram or does it leave you crying?#Blinddrams

Moving on to Dot 4 with the assistance of probably one of the most famous Roy’s #Blinddrams

And let’s give it a score, thank you. #Blinddrams

And your thoughts on the pallet and finish? Has it rescued the tasting from the “Jaws” of mediocrity or will this choice come back to bite me! #Blinddrams

Let’s have your take on this one, starting as usual with the nose. #Blinddrams

Ok, let’s move it on and get our teeth into Dot3 and next up to help/hinder is this Roy. #Blinddrams

Any stabs in the dark and dingy dunnage about what this is all about? #Blinddrams

As before, nose first, then pallet, finish and a score if you please. #Blinddrams

Are the Roy’s helping or hindering? You can tell me to “F**k Off” if you like, this Roy probably would! #Blinddrams

Time for Dot2 and another famous Roy #Blinddrams

And finally, the finish and perhaps an early score to set a marker? #Blinddrams

Ok, now I’ve confused you even more, let’s move on, how is this one on the palette? #Blinddrams

Whilst you are pondering on that I’ve enlisted the help of some famous Roy’s that might hold a clue to unravelling the Roy Easing mystery, first up is this Roy #Blinddrams

I think most folk know the routine and will be ready for a dram by now, so up first is unsurprisingly Dot 1 - Thoughts on the nose first please #Blinddrams

Without further ado let’s get cracking to explore and expose The Mysterious Casks Of The 74th Roy Easing Vatting #Blinddrams

Good evening one and all, welcome back to our regulars and welcome along to our reserves for tonight’s BTC 58 tasting - The Mysterious Casks Of The 74th Roy Easing Vatting #Blinddrams

T-10mins……. #Blinddrams

T-10mins….

Today’s the day, BTC58 lands at 8pm tonight. Follow along at #Blinddrams

#Blinddrams Not long to go……