Met a guy who worked there last week and couldn't remember which bottle I had. So I took a look and it turns out it was 3 🤣 Oh well! I'm now sitting down with their very pleasant Longmorn in the afternoon sun. I might even get to one of the others. #whisky

Its been a tough 10 days or so drinking these but somehow I've made it 😉 These two finish off the series and what a way to go! Creamy, musty, briny, butterscotch and fruit! #whisky

12 is bright and breezy, lychee, satsuma, brine, salted caramel, white pepper. 15 is deeper, apricot, coastal, smoky, earthy, mineralic, finishing on black tea & crème brûlée. The 12 is much better than the NAS offerings, the 15 is more complex. You can get both for £100, just do that. #whisky

These two are perfect today. Light fruit, sweet, white port and then dark blackberry, blackcurrant, smoky molasses. Absolute bangers. #whisky

Back on Glen Scotia tonight. Two very different beasts. White orchard fruit, floral, citrus and then deep, dark fruit and peat. Yum! #whisky

Two very nice drams here. The 7 is a better dram but then it's also more dough. Neither of these is expensive though and neither disappoints. Buy the 7 if you can, and if you can't then buy the double cask 🤣 #whisky

Doing Glen Scotia for a few days. The Campbeltown Harbour is a quite simple intro dram. Nothing to see here. The Victoriana is way more complex, lots of deep fruit, brine, a little smoke, honey and cinnamon. Lovely and excellent value! #whisky

A family outing tonight. Trying stuff I’ve somehow missed to assuage my FOMO. With @distilling-wisdom.com #whisky

I think 21 might be a sweet spot for Laphroaig. Still pungent and full of flavour but nicely rounded. The North of Scotland had too much oak sadly. #whisky

The boy's sample game is strong! It's going to be a great evening. Well for Gabriel and I anyway. Not sure what my wife is going to do but she had mum/son time last night, it's my turn now 🤣 #whisky

Drank some special stuff tonight. This is a butterscotch, spicy, haribo sourz dram. #whisky

Feeling a little nervous after @maltmusings.bsky.social ‘s verdict.

IBs today, last one, I've had enough Springbank for now! Industrial SMWS, extra fruity RMW and waxy creamy, mellow, leather, orange soda and som eunderlying fruit in the 1969 34yo. That was distilled 3 months before the moon landing, seems topical. Or not. Either way I'm having a great day! #whisky

My #TheNetherfield Linkwood is here! At some point I'm going to do a series of Linkwoods. Maybe after Glen Scotia.

Satisfying my need for eau de inner tube.

The 30 is very approachable, like an ageing hipster who's had too much weed. Still slightly funky but civility has taken hold. The 31 is more of an elderly academic, almost austere. Starts with briny lemons and orange oil and finishes with limestone, oyster shell, and a dusty penny toffee. #whisky

ICYMI this was the #BlindDrams line up.

Rare find 17yo Pulteney is really good. A bit late in the evening for notes but I'd definitely recommend it! The afterparty #blinddrams

#blnddrams afterparty. A beautiful bottle but still not up to the 28 Prima & Ultima sadly!

Lovely peated Teaninich from SMWS. #blinddrams afterparty!

Nose is unbelievable. I like the palate a lot too but the nose… Get it for that alone!

Long time no taste. Such a weird whisky! #blinddrams afterparty!

Dram 5: Its a 5! I want one! Now!

Dram 5: Rubber tyres, dirty workshop. Burning clutch. Just gorgeous! #blinddrams

Dram 4: 3 from me!

Dram 4: Heather honey (might be a hangover from dram 2). Apples, brine, limes. Becomes less honey and more balanced with a drop of water. #blinddrams

Dram 3: 3! #blinddrams

Dram 3: very restrained, bit musty, chocolate, almond croissant. Slightly floral, tropical fruit, pear drops. Finish has a nice syrupy, fruit. #blinddrams

Dram 2: score 1, sorry! #blinddrams

Dram 2: 👃honey, citrus, more honey, too sweet #blinddrams

Dram 1: Scores 2 from me! #BlindDrams

Dram 1: Fizzy sweet lemons, burnt sugar, apples (dunnage), slightly vegetal, pink grapefruit, autumn forest, field mushrooms #blinddrams

Warmup is done! Drams poured! Laptop at the ready! #blinddrams

Wrote myself a little node app to keep up with #blinddrams tonight! 😂

Day 6 getting to the sharp end! Related but not close. In Kentucky they'd be allowed to marry. The 2022 is earthy and initially muted, the 2023 is bright, salty and alive. Both brilliant but I prefer the 2023. It cost £150 more but I think I'm OK with that. #whisky

Tonight from 8pm the Blind Tasting Consortium's 63rd outing Painter's Palate #BlindDrams

Anyone want to use an SMWS refer a friend voucher? I need to rejoin.

After this weeks tasting... the 20 has vegetal peat, lemon juice and vanilla custard. Palate is zingy citrus smoke with a surprisingly creamy mouthfeel. Tangy, long finish. Blackadder is meaty peat, olive oil, dried peach and citrus. Surprisingly smooth on the palate with smoke up front. #whisky

They should rename it Excellent Friday. To misquote Ms T Swift, "It's a cask story", 18 ('23) sherry and red fruit, 18 ('24), waxy toffee and sea air. The 21 ('23) rich and port-soaked. Wish I'd opened that ex-bourbon sooner, it's incredible! #whisky

This Glen Keith is *chef's kiss*! Very Speyside, incense, perfume, floral, pears, tinned peaches. Just gorgeous. The Willett is really dense, quite a bit of rye notes. I like it at the price. The fancy one is way overpriced, this hits the mark. #bourbon #whisky #whiskey

Got it! #Netherfield

This bourbon cask is extraordinary. How would one obtain the remainder of this cask? A friend needs to know... I'm still getting coconut and BBQ banana with toasted marshmallow 30 minutes on. #whisky

Whenever @distilling-wisdom.com goes to the distillery I say “get me a 15”. I might need to stop.

Thanks Steve and #TheNetherfield it was great fun!

Bugger! #TheNetherfield #Scotch #Whisky

On the nose honey, milk chocolate, overripe banana my wife's makeup remover. Dried fruit in the background. Palate is chocolate banana, vanilla, dates, aniseed, burnt sugar. Really solid dram. #TheNetherfield #Whisky

Wow this is lemon pledge, crushed flowers, honey, pears, drying hay, cola sweets on the nose. The palate brings all that and strawberry laces and the finish leaves you with the crushed flowers and mown hay. I want one of these! #TheNetherfield #Whisky

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This one is quite intriguing. Guessing refill bourbon? Limes, pear drops, white pepper, melon on the nose. Follows through on the palate but with a grassy, astringent, meaty backdrop. Finish is raw beef sour candy. Fascinating and quite pleasant! #TheNetherfield #Whisky

Black Lodge Vodka: I don't get a whole lot on the nose and the palate is dry, slightly astringent but smooth and a little viscous. #TheNetherfield #BePartOfTheDramfotainment #Scotch #Whisky