I tend to find Calvados cask finished whiskies can be a little hit and miss. Sometimes the interaction with the spirit results in notes like a glorious apple strudel and sometimes an unbalanced apple-y mess. Time to try this one from Glenmorangie whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/09/glen...

@bravenewspirits.bsky.social seem to constantly deliver quality whiskies, so did this 13 year old Blair Athol from their Cask Masters Distiller’s Cut range follow the trend? whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/09/brav...

Back with a blend today, and a look at The Story of the Spaniard from Compass Box whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/09/comp...

From a recent visit to the Wolfburn distillery, a look at their first-fill Bourbon cask matured Langskip, bottled at a very healthy 58% abv whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/09/wolf...

The haul from the recent road trip, I thought I was quite restrained

One from the @bravenewspirits.bsky.social Cask Masters, Distiller’s Cut range. This time it’s a not often seen Glen Elgin, finished in a tawny port barrique whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/09/brav...

Such sad news about Ricky Hatton, only 46 years old. RIP 🥀

Great set of drams, huge thanks to @cjfrenton.bsky.social and @maltmusings.bsky.social for another really enjoyable evening. Looking at those abvs, I’m now wondering if my choice of a beer as a palate cleanser was a good idea #BlindDrams

Score:5 Crank up the gif Brian! Hedging my bets on the source, Staoisha or slightly cleaner Ledaig feel right, but I’ve been caught out by a Ruadh Maor more than once #BlindDrams

Finish: More dry, ashy barbecue smoke, pepper and lemon citrus #BlindDrams

Palate: Sweet smoke with a touch of struck match, barbecued pork ends, lemon citrus, vanilla and a kick of white pepper. water brings out more fruit and a touch more sulphur #BlindDrams

5: Nose: Even better than 4! Barbecued meats, orchard fruit, coastal salt, cut grass and struck match #BlindDrams

When you switch tv channels and Iron Maiden Live is on 🤟 #BlindDrams

4 Score: An easy 4 #BlindDrams

4 Finish: Soft, slightly medicinal smoke, zesty lemon, pineapple, black pepper prickle #BlindDrams

4 Palate: Soft, slightly medicinal smoke, zesty lemon, pineapple,coastal salt, black pepper prickle #BlindDrams

Scores so far from me 🤪 Dot 1: 3.7 Dot 2: 3.8 Dot 3: 3.3 #BlindDrams

3 Score: Another 3 from me #BlindDrams

3 Finish: Astringent and nutty, with black pepper and oak spice. Oloroso finish? #BlindDrams

3 Palate: Baked orchard fruit, caramel, dried fruit, nutty oak spice, vanilla pod, black pepper #BlindDrams

3: Nose: Toffee apple coating, overripe red apple, furniture polish, red berried fruit honey, hints of dunnage floors, soft sea breeze. Quite similar to dram 1 with a touch of red berries #BlindDrams

2 Score: A very solid 3, easily avoiding the curse of dram two #BlindDrams

2 Finish: Sweet bonfire smoke, chilli heat and a touch of oak #BlindDrams

2 Palate: Sweet, ashy smoke, tannic astringency, touch of tropical fruit, vanilla, runny honey and touch of salinity, white pepper #BlindDrams

2: Nose Soft sweet smoke, lemon citrus, roasted pineapple, vanilla, gentle salt air #BlindDrams

1 Score: 3, great start #BlindDrams

1 Finish: Astringent, oak spice, sea salt #BlindDrams

1 Palate: Plenty of body, baked orchard fruit, heather honey, black coffee with a cube of brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, clove oil,sea salt, black pepper #BlindDrams

1 Nose: Toffee apple coating, overripe red apple, furniture polish, honey, soft sea breeze #BlindDrams

To Kate #BlindDrams

Revisiting London’s finest today with a look at the Harmony of Eight bottling from @bimberdistillery.bsky.social whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/09/bimb...

What does 2 years finishing in a combination of sweet white wine casks bring to a Glenmorangie spirit matured for 14 years in ex-Bourbon? There’s only one way to find out… whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/09/glen...

Work seems to be progressing well at the new Portintruan Distillery Not sure if this one or Laggan Bay will be up and running first. #Islay visits will need a full fortnight soon!

The only thing I don’t like about Islay is having to leave Bye for now, hopefully it won’t be too long before we’re back again

One for #PostboxSaturday from Islay

Another great tasting session, this time at Ardnahoe A huge thanks, and a happy birthday to Vicki, and also to Emily Great to meet both of you!

Another day, another tasting session. Today it was the turn of Bruichladdich, and a huge thanks to Catriona for making it so enjoyable

Fantastic Warehouse 9 tasting session today with the one and only @davidjbrodie.bsky.social I can’t think of many better ways to spend your birthday

Islay bound, with a @bunnahabhain.bsky.social Warehouse 9 tomorrow 🥳 Currently enjoying CalMac’s finest breakfast

Huge thanks to Cheryl and Clare for a fantastic walking tour and dunnage tasting at Glen Scotia today. We even had sunshine! Not a bad way to spend your wedding anniversary

Home for a couple of nights, just a few miles outside Campbeltown Glen Scotia tour and dunnage warehouse tasting tomorrow, after the whisky heritage walking tour and lunch at the Ardshiel Life can be tough sometimes

@bravenewspirits.bsky.social is rapidly becoming a favourite indie bottler for me, so how did their take on a first-fill bourbon cask matured 10 year old Inchmurrin work out? whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/08/brav...

Around 20 years might not break any speed records to complete Lands End to John o’ Groats but at least it’s done now

A quick review from a recent visit, sitting next door to Balmoral is Royal Lochnagar Distillery. The Royals were in when we visited, but is this 12 year old a Prince or a pauper? whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/08/roya...

A blast from the past tonight

Day 2 completed with a visit to Royal Lochnagar Lovely little distillery, wish I could say the same about the prices in the shop

One from the new Cask Masters Golden Proof range from @bravenewspirits.bsky.social This time a 13 yo Benrinnes, matured in a 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/08/brav...

Blended malts can be sublime when done well. Compass Box brought Caol Ila and Laphroaig together, and called it Peat Monster. But is it a monster or a mismatch? whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/08/comp...

£26 from Sainsbury’s with Nectar card Bargain

Peat and PX can be a truly lovely combination, so it was always going to be impossible to resist buying this Triple Matured PX Cask from Laphroaig whiskyodyssey.blogspot.com/2025/08/laph...