So, what are you drinking now?

And now a Nicaraguan cigar, BTW.

When the day is long and the money is tight get a Glenlivet 12 and you'll have night with delight

@talexander Vice #1 Scotch whisky...Vice #2 cigars (in particular maduro).

A hearty dram of the newly acquired Benromach 10 yr...Had someone blindfolded me, and handed me the glass - I would swear it was a HP 12 yr.

While certainly not disappointed - was wishing for something a bit 'different'...Oh well - a really nice dram nonetheless.

Introduced my niece to her first IB....my G&M Mortlach for Coop in Calgary. This time I noticed if you add a little water and leave it for 15-20 min it seems to improve a bit. On nosing a few whiffs of potential.

I don't have enough experience with cask characteristics, but I'm wondering if this represents good spirit in a bad cask, and maybe that's why I can't score it high but I seem to want to like it.

I would live to share this with some more experienced Connosr types for their opinions.

@Nozinan

To be clear, I would live even if I couldn't share this whisky. Thanks iPad! But I would LOVE to share it

@Nozinan If that G&M Mortlach is the 15 year old, then I would say yes, it could be good spirit in a poor cask (it seemed overly sulphurous to me. I'm pretty iffy on that bottle, and hit-and-miss on Mortlach in general. I've never tasted their new make so I can't say for sure but that is my gut feeling. I've tasted Macallan new make and it is beautiful, but they've become hit-and-miss as well with poor cask selection.

@talexander This is a Calgary coop exclusive 13 year old. It says refill sherry.

You're welcome to come over and try it....let's set up a time, and perhaps add a few others to the lineup.

Glendronach 15 yr.

Ardbeg Uigeadail Batch L14 028. Its my first bottle of this and all I can say is it is very robust and flavorful.

Alberta Premium 25 YO. JM scored it 96.

Tonight its the last of the Bunnahabhain Toitech the recommendation of @Wodha to try this one was the best advice I've had, this one is every bit worth the hype. (:

amrut portonova batch #1. just opened my second (and last) bottle, i wish i had a dozen more....

@Lars, Taliskers 18 & Storm. Magnificent! Thank you for the World Cup treat.

Last night's festivities, with @Pudge72 visiting: Evan Williams Bottled In Bond, Breckenridge Bourbon, Eagle Rare 17 Spring 2012, George T. Stagg 2013, Black & White Blended Scotch, Johnnie Walker Black Label bottled 1979 (so distilled around 1967) 43.4% abv, Alchemist Springbank 10 Port Wood, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, and Alchemist PC 5.

Tonight we'll watch the Nationals host the Brewers. Tomorrow: on to Mary Anne's house for more tasting.

Glengoyne Cask Batch #1 @ 58.7 ABV. Almost didn't buy this; as good as it is, an Au.$12.00 price hike is a slug: But then, they have jacked-up G/F 15yo. almost $20.00 and these price rises at a time when there is plenty of Amer. Whiskey heavily discounted. OK, so what to do? 1 liter W/T 43.4% is Au.$50.00, 1 x 700ml. W/T 101 also $50.00 = $100 for 1.75lt. of pretty good Whiskey as opposed to $102.99 for 1 x G/F 15yo. (700ml.) and it gets worse, $180.00 for the current (2013) Laga. Cask. A DE. Caol Ila @ $170.00 and a DE. Laga. $200.00 and @ 43%ABV. only!

Angry? You bet!

Cheers!

@paddockjudge Glad your enjoying them, just bought a bottle of Port Charlotte the peat project have a dram tonight.

Yesterday, chez my sister, with @Pudge72, @jonathan, @mswender, and three others: Bushmills 21 yo Malt Madeira, Brenne French Single Malt, Isle of Arran Sauternes Finish, Writer's Tears Irish, Don Julio 1942 Tequila, Glenmorangie Companta, Pappy Van Winkle 15 (2011), Parkers Heritage 10 yo Wheated Fourth edition 62%, Four Roses 125th Anniversary, Glenfarclas 15, Smith & Cross Traditional Jamaican Rum British Naval Strength, Lemon Hart 151 Demarara Rum, Marc de Cigare California Brandy, Clear Creek Douglas Fir Eau de Vie, Cynar Artichoke digestif, Old Mr. Boston's Sloe Gin, and 5 or 6 more whiskies that not everybody tried.

Pudge and I also had some Old Potrero Hotaling's Whiskey (MMIX- 14 yo) prior to the trip over to Baltimore.

@Victor...an awesome weekend indeed. A big thank you to you and your sister for the hospitality.

The Brenne (liquid custard/creme brulee), Bushmills 21 (if that was the bottle end...I gotta get a bottle!), Alchemist Springbank 10 (a 10 year old that sips like it is 15+) , Lemon Hart Rum (black licorice in a bottle), and Nikka Coffey Grain (corn morphing to some wonderful fruit flavours) were the ones that I had never had before, which really stood out.

Penderyn Madeira single malt.

Enjoying a Heineken right now (finished dinner with the family 10 min ago).

Been thinking about something on the 'smokey' side...Maybe I'll give the Ardbeg Uigeadail a try?

HP 10 very good. Black Grouse vatted with a hit of Laphroaig QC very Good. Glendronach 15 revival "Decadent" Jonesz

Benromach 10 yr.

Maker's Mark, Bowmore Gold Reef and Penderyn Madeira.

The newly acquired Macallan 12 yr Sherry Oak.

Will try the 18 yr sample later tonight.

Tonight I finished cutting the yard after 8 hours of public housing maintenance and am having some Balvenie 17yr old Double Wood. (:

Tasting with my bro:

Hart Bros Clynelish 14 Yamazaki 12 BB&R Mortlach 17 BB&R Bunnahabhain 24 Highland Park 21 Balvenie 16 Triple Cask

1991 glendronach 20y/o, cask 3183..... delicious!

Ardbeg Oogie

caol ila, natural cask strength 59.2% abv. OB released around 2007..... also delicious!