So, what are you drinking now?

@Nozinan

oops, still have some of my 36, not 26. I do have a sample of 26 thanks to @Victor but I haven't yet had a chance to try it.

MacAllan 10 yr Fine Oak.

@Jonesz lol - 2nd mortgage.

Best reply of the day...Wait - month!

Holey Dollar Rum 'Cask Strength' 75.9% Alc/Vol. This is the finest of many fine Rums dating back to 1959, when I fiirst tasted Distillery Only Rums and includes such masterpieces as Director's Special, Inner Circle, Condon's #7 'Full Strength' and several Rums from Beenleigh Distillery for the Royal Navy - There is an edition of Holey Dollar, an OP. at 57.2% and it is magnificent with Barbecue smoke and swirls of Golden Syrup, the Cask at 75.9% is simply better; it's a good 'swimmer too, which is just as well! 2 parts Rum to 1 part diistilled water dives 50.6% and at that strength it's a silken delight!

www.holeydollarrum.com.au

Wes þ? hal!

Light session with Old Pulteney 12, Laphroaig QA Cask and Bowmore Gold Reef. Enjoyable combination.

10 cc of my last few drops of Amut CS (unpeated). I think I have enough for one more 1/2 dram. It will be sad to see this excellent one go...all I will have now is the 2007 special edition. It is great but I would love to try other batches like the one I am enjoying now.

Angel's Envy bourbon, port wine cask finish. Again another bourbon bought a year ago on a trip to PA. Bourbon selection in Ontario getting a bit better but still not many quality choices. Savoring every drop.

@whiskygoalie

Admittedly not a bourbon connosr, but vividly recall the Angel's Envy. Between that and the Elmer T Lee for best bourbon I have tried, Savor every drop indeed

Tonight I'm sharing a dram of glenlivet 16 Nàdurra with my brother in law. I have to agree with Ralfy, it develops very nicely when being subjected to some air-oxidization

Tonight, after a LONG BUSY work week, at my uncle's and poured a nice generous (for me, 25 cc) dram of Talisker 10 YO.

For you Rum lovers out there.

Kirk & Sweeney 12y aged Rum Dominican

Banana, Vanilla, Rasin, Licorice, Root Beer, Ice Cream. I'm really enjoying sipping this.

Old Pulteney 12, perhaps I'll have a review up tomorrow. :)

After a long night at work - I've earned a hearty dram of Balvenie 15 yr Single Barrel.

I've just poured myself a dram of HIghland Park Dark Origins

Port Charlotte heavily peated islay for this breezy kind of cool and foggy evening by the grill....

A friend was generous enough to bring a Glen Breton 10 year old over the weekend - unfortunately we both agreed that it was on the light side (no water-cutting required) and was lacking in sharp flavor.

Tonight another friend dropped in and we appreciated the sweetness that was resident in the Evan Williams 10 year old Single Barrel (#305). Quite the nice finish and would recommend to anyone who appreciates the Elmer T Lee flavor profile (which is better but they are in the same neighbourhood). It paired very well w the El Dorado 25 (which is getting dangerously low).

Having some High West Rendezvous Rye. Excellent stuff - subtle and elegant.

Over the past week:

Ledaig 10 (not a fan. seems to not know what it wants to accomplish)

Benromach 10 (VERY well made yet not really my cup of tea. Too soft)

Bunnahabhain 12 (I really dig this one. You can tell it's from Islay, or at least coastal, yet without that huge smoke hit. The peat is very subtle and takes on a different dimension - almost vegetal or herbal - due to it only being from the water running through peat bogs. Beautiful, rich, oily body with loads of sherry in the middle and fantastic nutty vanilla finish..)

Rittenhouse Rye (an always welcomed classic)

Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaican Rum.

I tried this last night and was wowed by the nose. @victor told me it was available at the LCBO so I picked a bottle up on the way home from the "Epic tasting". I wanted to get 2 but I had to be sure It was really the same (The one I tried was "naval strength or proof" and this bottle didn't have that listed) and had that awesome nutmeg nose.

Well, it does, so I'll likely have to pick up a spare before they sell out.

Had some Kavalan Solist Vinho - quite enjoyed it but still feel the Solist Sherry Cask to be the better of the two.

Just poured myself a hearty dram of the Balvenie 15 yr Single Sherry Cask while I cheer on my beloved Detroit Red Wings.

Glenmorangie Tusail.

It's quite interesting with a nice deep nuttiness to it.

Ardbeg 10yo. Freshly opened and quite superb! It smells and tastes brilliant and it's my staple Whisky, in fact, I will try to have some bottles in store, always. They haven't jacked the price up (yet).

Slainte!

Had the premier dram from my newest acquisition, the longrow red - port cask. Very nice straight out the bottle, can't wait to see his this develops!

Kavalan Solist Vinho!!! Simply awesome!~ Loving it

Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask - very sherried.

Had some Bladnoch 16 year old from Signatory and a 21 year old Ben Nevis aged in a sherry butt from Signatory. Both tasted great and the Ben Nevis was outstanding. Had to buy a bottle of the Ben Nevis.

Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask.

Rather muted bouquet as is typical for bourbon cask finished malts but the palate is impressively multidimensional, a fruit and malt duet with oak and vanilla.

A very nice and clean malt whisky with the malt and fruit taking centre stage, and finally the malt, at the finish - pure and resonating.

Hardly any heat at all with a mild oily mouthfeel and a little spicy prickle at the back of the palate.

The dark horse of the Solist series that lives in the shadow of the more renowned Sherry Cask and Vinho Barrique variants but for those that back this underdog, you may well be pleasantly surprised with the payback.

Johnnie Walker Green, nice well rounded blend. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon in front of the TV

Our first Sunday BBQ eating outside, my dessert this evening Lagavulin 16 Year Old while listening to some New Orleans Music. Something heavenly to finish the evening off.