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If you get a chance to visit Kilchoman Distillery- take it. It's a fantastic setting and the drams were top notch.

It's also one of the best shops and distillery cafes on the island (along with Ardnahoe). One of the best tour and tasting experiences I've had.

It's Port-y time! 🎉

Bottled before it shut down in 1994, so distilled in the 70s at the latest.

Very tasty after dinner drams.

Yup - got it in one.

Definitely one for @maltmusings.bsky.social!

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Good pupper

And just from bourbon casks - it's a really good spirit.

Romanian Stout sounds interesting.

27 yo (Teaspooned) Glenfiddich. 😋

#BTC54 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes A blog about malt whisky

The scores are in for last night's fantastic #BlindDrams, here are my thoughts and the overall scores of the 5 drams picked by @whiskypatrick.bsky.social for his theme #UpNDoonTheGlen

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Definitely.

It's not overly winey as it's just a Bordeaux finish and the distillate isn't lost.

Summer pudding, crème fraiche, crème de cassis, greek yoghurt, red grapes, almond biscotti.

Banger 💥

Been in the cupboard for over a year but it definitely won't last anywhere near that long.

Peaty - but not too peaty.

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Next up on #BlindDrams is @whiskypatrick.bsky.social with his theme #UpNDoonTheGlen

Huge thanks to @whiskypad.bsky.social for choosing tonight's #BTC53 #BlindDrams - an interesting set!

Dram 1 was the second batch since the Douglas Laing takeover of Strathearn, who ferment for 144 hours (6 days) using Maris Otter barley. It’s matured in a combination of bourbon, sherry and virgin oak casks, bottled at 50% and has an RRP of £80 #BlindDrams

Dram 2 was an English single grain whisky from @circumstancewhisky.bsky.social Fermented for a whopping 12 days, it’s 51% malted rye and 49% malted barley using mead and french saison yeasts and aged for 3 years in a single Tawny Port cask bottled at 48.2%. £55 direct from their website #BlindDrams

Dram 5 is from Laphroaig, who typically ferment for 55 hours, but here they gone up to 115, to dial up fruit and soften the peat. As a result of this experiment, Laphroaig have extended all their fermentations. It’s matured in ex-bourbon casks and bottled at cask strength 59.6%. RRP £160 #BlindDrams

Dram 4 keeps us on Speyside and to Benromach, who’s fermentation regime is between 72 and 120 hours. This was aged for 10 years in a single first-fill ex-bourbon cask and bottled for Berry Bros at cask strength 59.8%. £69 via their website #BlindDrams

Dram 3 takes us back north to Speyside and to Glen Elgin distillery, who typically ferment for 90 hours. This is a 6 year old from Claxton’s matured in a sherry cask and bottled at 50% abv. £58 direct from their website #BlindDrams

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The final scores are in:
2,1,3,3,3.76

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🏁 Sweet, smoky, meaty. Good dram. 👌🏻

A four from me for this.
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👅 Charcoal, lemon. Much less harsh than number 4. Fish supper with lemon and vinegar. Sweetness appearing with icing sugar. Sweet pizza dough. Really mild peri peri chicken.

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Dram 5

👃🏻 Smoked caramel, germolene, tobacco, quarried stone. Charcoal brickettes

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🏁 Sour, salty.

Not a fan.

It's just a one from me

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