Having another @bimberdistillery.bsky.social dram tonight. This time it's the Halloween release- The Witch. Peated and 57.3%. this has strawberry and smoke on the nose, and on the palate it is sweet with a woody spiciness, red licorice, and soft autamn bonfire smoke 🔥🍁 #WeAreBimber

Nice little surprise through the door today from @bimberdistillery.bsky.social. Starting with the Christmas Santa edition. At 57.3% is packing quite a punch, with traditional PX flavour- plenty of raisins and icing sugar on the nose. More of the same on the palate with chocolate&coffee #WeAreBimber

#BottleKill of the @whitepeak.bsky.social Temperancebottle from last year. This one was 6 year old STR cask- Strawberry cream chocolate, icing sugar, freshly cracked black pepper. Really enjoyed this one #EnglishWhisky #WireWorks

Tonight's dram- collected earlier in the year when I did the warehouse tour with my dad. Lovely drop to welcome in the colder months #Campbeltown #Kilkerran

Great bottle from @drammorgroup.bsky.social. sad to see this one go! #bottlekill #indybottler

Huge thanks to Duncan @socialdrammer.bsky.social for picking tonight's #BlindDrams - a really interesting selection from Thompson Brothers.

#BlindDrams dram 5 palate is sweet peat with icing sugar over burning leaves and logs. I am enjoying it but prob gonna be a 4 for me.

#BlindDrams dram 5 is less smokey than expected at first, more like maple syrup pancakes and bacon, before the smoke starts swirling out of the glass giving it a punch of flavour

#BlindDrams dram 4- I like that slightly medicinal peat, and it is the type of bottle I'd be tempted to pick up. Overall I think a nice 4 for this

#BlindDrams number four- on the nose this is a medicine cabinet in a glass On the palate it's lovely and smokey with lemon and sugar pancakes, not as medicinal as the nose, with a touch of vegetal notes in there as well- really enjoying this

#BlindDrams dram 3 is a 3 for me- liked it a bit more than dram 2

#blinddrams dot 3 palate: salty smokey toffee, with a tingle on the tongue, and a whack of an almost rye spice lurking in there. Feels quite warm so guessing a decent whack on the ABV scale, water makes it sweeter and brings out some hints of those sugared lemon and orange slices for cakes

#blinddrams dot 3 is like salted butter popcorn on the nose. Coastal notes and hints of caramel digestives round out the nasal palate for me

#blinddrams dot 2- first one of the night for me and it's quite light at first but with some vegetal and mint notes not dissimilar to a Mezcal. Slightly smoky quality to it too- not sure whether I like or not but edging on a 2 at the moment

After a great night in Birmingham for the @spiritofbirmingham.bsky.social launch party, I was really pleased to receive my inaugural bottle today- 10/10 for presentation, it's a really classy package, containing great whisky, clearly made with love!

Having this sample of Redbreast 15cs- the nose is rich with ribeana, Victoria sponge, and musty jacket. On the palate it's lively with strawberry licorice, a thick buttery mouth feel, spearmint, hint of Christmas cake- looking forward to discovering more as it opens up #Redbreast #Whiskey #Irish

Worse places for a coffee- caffeine definitely needed today #CoffeeBreak

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Footballs disappointing, this Linkwood in a Caol Ila cask definitely isn't 😋 @drammorgroup.bsky.social #scotch #whisky #football

@drammorgroup.bsky.social know how to pick a cask. Had a busy week, achieved my goals at a 2 day away day I organised, so obviously it's just the excuse I needed to open this incredible Linkwood -I would highly recommend getting yourself to an event with Kenny, Viktorija, or their team

#WeAreBimber now onto the EX-Bourbon Single Cask 8yo 56.8%. lots of honey and vanilla, more of the sweet and creamy flavours off of the Harmony of 8

Thank you @bimberdistillery.bsky.social for this Harmony of 8 release. With a mix of Ex-Bourbon & PX casks at 50% AbV it's got lots of Jam tart on the nose. On the palate it's thick and sweet, honey over strawberries and yoghurt. A hint of spice towards the back end. #WeAreBimber

Midweek murder spree- two fantastic bottles from two fantastic IB's- the Southport whisky Club & Woodrow's of Edingburgh. A lovely way to fight this chest infection that is wiping me out 😷 #Whisky #BottleKill

Another lovely dram from @drammorgroup.bsky.social 11 yo white port Staoisha Nose: smokey digestive biscuits, milkybar, tangerine Palate: thick. Lovely chocolate, mint, smoke is muted like the smell on your clothes the morning after the fire, a hint of lemon refresher bar Finish: long and warm 😋

Was lucky enough to get a few @drammorgroup.bsky.social samples recently. They included this Dailuaine refill bourbon 13yo Nose: rich vanilla, strawberry cheesecake, hint of almond Palate: sweet vanilla, lemon, a hint of coffee, cake Overall it's a lovely example of the distillery output at 55.1%

Lovely drop from @whitepeak.bsky.social. the peated cask complements the chocolate notes perfectly, hints of orange and a spicy peat as well. Glad I have a bottle of this in the queue #Whisky #Peat #EnglishWhisky

Dot 5 is a 4/5 for me- best of the bunch and an enjoyable drop that feels familiar #BlindDrams

#BlindDrams dot 5 is delicious on the palate- chalky lemons, bonfire smoke, and a touch of chocolate limes- hint of pop rocks on the finish

Dram 5 is Golden in colour On the nose this is peaty and milky- usually a winning combo and it's screaming at me that I know what it is #BlindDrams

Dram 4 is another 3 for me lots to commend it

#BlindDrams Dot 4 palate is thick with loads of cola cubes, a touch of peppermint, and a high AbV

Dram 4 is a lovely bronze colour. the nose is funky with fruit, furniture polish, cheese, and more fruit- enjoying this one already #BlindDrams

Dram 3- Scores a 3. would be happy with a bottle on my shelf #BlindDrams

Dram 3 has the raisins on the palate but that's coupled with thick sweet fruity notes, a touch of rhubarb, some Crunchy notes of milk chocolate and honeycomb too. On the finish it gets really spicy with a hint of atomic fireball sweets #BlindDrams

Dram 3 is a lovely shade of gold. the initial nose was pure chocolate but now getting raisins and a kind of dusty note- fruit n fibre vibes! #BlindDrams

#BlindDrams the second dram scores a healthy 3 from me

Dram 2 palate is delicious, getting some cherry notes, thick layer of icing sugar, touch of lime cordial, and a touch of white pepper as it gets more tropical on the finish #BlindDrams

Dram 2 of the #BlindDrams tasting is slightly darker in colour with thin oily legs. The nose is like white chocolate and strawberries on shortbread.

probably one I wouldn't buy but interesting to try and would go for another glass at the right price 2/5 #BlindDrams

On the palate the first dram is rather hot with notes of vanilla, lemon, pineapple, powdered sugar- rather warm #BlindDrams

#BlindDrams Dram 1. Appearance is pale straw with slow legs when swirled. The nose is lovely with vanilla, Gouda cheese, and a touch of honey

looking forward to trying these drams tonight as part of the #BlindDrams tasting with @blinddrams.bsky.social & @maltmusings.bsky.social 🥃

Later tonight the Blind Tasting Consortium will hold it's 50th #BlindDrams Initially setup in June 2020 we are a group of 28 friends who meet online most months to blind taste 5 whiskies.

Trying one of the goodies picked up on my recent travels- loving this one with plenty of sweet peat

Had a very enjoyable flight and accompanying snack at the SMWS Vaults in Leith. Really great selection of drams available, engaging and knowledgeable whisky sommeliers, and elegant surroundings. Only thing it would have been nice to see more on the organisation's history whilst there.

Poacher on the Campbeltown Loch- this time last week

Last weekend I made a visit to the Port Of Leith gravity distillery. One of only two such distilleries in existence it was fascinating to see the differences from the older distilleries I've visited. Few pics below and a link to a longer post I did over in the Friends of group.

Great day, awesome people, and awesome drams at the first Indy spirits festival. Highly recommend the new series that is out now to watch via normal video on demand services. It's a great watch if you want to know more about the past, present, and future of independent bottlers- dram in hand ofc

Great line up tonight- exciting to try such a diverse portfolio from such a prestigious distillery, Glen Farclas ❤️ 20yo was the favorite for me

A little pre tasting dram- had this wolf burn for a while. It's a great palate warmer at 46%. Saw Mark at the Summerton Festival last year and they had a few newer bottles out but I don't see much promo from them these days