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A very difficult one today. We’ve ventured into the realm of whiskies that diverge from the  typical distillery style, so it’s probably only going to get harder and harder from now on. Sniff: Very grainy and dry with a bit … Continue reading →

Another day, another sample. Yesterday I caught up a little bit by getting the ABV almost spot on and being not too far off on the age issue. Unfortunately, the region and therefore the distillery as well were off, so … Continue reading →

Another day, another sample. I was hoping to score some points to more or less get back in the race again. I felt a bit shite after missing out on the first two days. Not that those would have given … Continue reading →

Today I spent some time pondering which reaction to the ‘The Ultimate Adventure‘ post should win that bottle of Bowmore. I started by reviewing which comments came in and some were just not it. That one about ‘kids being the … Continue reading →

Upon opening my sample I immediately recalled some Caol Ilas I tried a few years ago and one that was in the first bottle-share. I was sent in that direction so I was furiously hoping my expectation proved to be … Continue reading →

Well, apparently I am rather doomed to fail in this competition. Yesterday I went out for dinner and therefore I had tasted the sample the night before. Filled in my uneducated guess nicely before going out but apparently my distillery … Continue reading →

Off to a great start for this year’s Blind Tasting Competition! I was enjoying my sample yesterday when Ot started screaming uncontrollably. A new diaper was necessary! When changing that, she crapped all over the place so I had to … Continue reading →

Since the average ABV and age were a given before the competition started, I calculated these for this dram. The distillery was still a bit of a guess, and since yesterday was a Lowlands distillery, there were only about 5 … Continue reading →

Not that I guessed this one exactly right, but I tasted it after seeing on the forum what it was. That did make me look forward to tasting it. Glenkinchie is a distillery that isn’t regularly available from indies, but … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was trying to post my vote at the last minute when my network connection died on me. So, in the end I didn’t fill in my sample for that night. This was a bummer since I was on … Continue reading →