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Old 06-01-2018, 06:29 PM   #1811
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Very warm and humid here today, so a large gin (The Botanist Islay Dry Gin) & tonic topped up with fresh watermelon cubes... Delicious!
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Old 06-23-2018, 07:21 AM   #1812
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Caol Ila 15 Year Old Cask Strength Unpeated Style
Still as tasty as when I first opened the bottle!
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Old 07-20-2018, 08:15 PM   #1813
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The last pour from a bottle of Gooderham & Worts Little Trinity Three Grain 17 Year Old.
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Golden Eye Pinot from 2012. Good now but should be at it’s peak in another five years.


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Old 07-28-2018, 05:22 AM   #1816
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A new one for me... Jim Beam Double Oak Bourbon. If I had to sum this whiskey up in one sentence, I'd say, "It's a bit like a mini Knob Creek." The oak input is certainly there, yet doesn't quite verge on the overpowering. All in all, a decently balanced Kentuckian at a good price point. Furthermore, it takes to being served on the rocks well.
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Old 08-04-2018, 10:02 AM   #1817
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Repeat pour last night as we sat by the pool at our friends' place an hour or so outside of Montreal (following a barbecued rib-eye dinner accompanied by a bottle of Mara Valpolicella Ripasso).
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Old 08-18-2018, 07:08 PM   #1818
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Yet another Saturday evening gathering with friends, this time in a garden setting and with copious quantities of delicious accompanying foods...

Arran 14 Year Old: A lovely and lively expression from this excellent distillery, chocked full of citrus tinged malt sweetness and with just a hint of the sea to add to the freshness.

Dalwhinnie Distillers Edition (distilled 1997 and bottled 2014): Rounder and richer on the palate than the preceding, with the Oloroso cask finishing providing a sumptuous treat for the taste buds.

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength: A higher than normal proof (around 58%ABV) expression than those I've previously experienced. Spiced apple pie in a bottle. Clean as a whistle too. In short, brilliant.

Longrow 14 Year Old: Springbank's peaty sibling. Composed and complex. Really, really good. And less edgy than I recall as well.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan: Always one of my favourite Islay malts. A genial peat monster that assaults and caresses at the same time.

Aberlour a'bunadh: Classic Oloroso Sherry casked Highland whisky. Over 60%ABV in strength, and palatable as it pours! The consistency of this malt down through the years is noteworthy.

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Barbados Rum: Smooth as silk.

We all walked away from this tasting in fine form.
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No cabs required. Pacing ourselves over six hours and eating copious quantities of delicious food (provided by our gracious hosts) made all the difference. The Corryvreckan, as expected, was a 'killer'.
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