Delivery day, Slàinte

Astrophytum myriostigma flowering in the September sushine

Delivery day, Slàinte

Scores: 3/2/4/3/4+ #BlindDrams

My first blind tasting, although my palate isn’t as refined as most it was very enjoyable, many thanks to @maltmusings.bsky.social for the invite & @socialdrammer.bsky.social for the drams & to all the other participants #BlindDrams

5 Score: 4 (& a bit) #BlindDrams

5 Palate: tropical fruit, peppery, slightly metallic #BlindDrams

5 Nose: ashy smoke & peat #BlindDrams

4 Score: 3 #BlindDrams

4 Palate: seaweed, oak smoke, citrus #BlindDrams

4 Nose: coastal bbq, citrus, earthy #BlindDrams

3 Score: 4 for me #BlindDrams

3 Palate: higher abv, oily mouth feel, honey, big improvement from the last dram #BlindFrams

3 Nose: salted butter, dried fruit, toffee #BlindDrams

2 Score: 2 #BlindDrams

2 Palate: oily, touch of smoke #BlindDrams

2 Nose: unusual, lemon, pear drops, cardboard #BlindDrams

1 Score: 3

1 Palate spicy, caramel toffee, hint of pepper

1 green apple, salt, summer fruit #BlindDrams

Poured & ready #BlindDrams

These beauties arrived today 🥃😀

Yes

Delivery day, Slàinte

Just ordered one 👍🥃

Echinocereus reichenbachii

Mammillaria marnierana x scheldonii

Turbinicarpus polaskii

Gymnocalycium angelae