So, what are you drinking now?

Having some Mars Iwai Tradition.

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@zanzog

Nice pickup. The Auchentoshan sounds delicious too.

Felt like something with peat so poured a dram of Laphroaig QC. A sip later I decided something a little sweeter would better suit my mood so I mixed equal parts of Monkey Shoulder into the fray. 10-15 minutes of mingling and I must say I'm pretty satisfied with the concoction.

Talisker 57 Degrees North. I've just opened up a 1 Litre bottle I've had sitting on the shelf for the last 4 years, in anticipation of giving this bottle the air time it needs. First impression is that 4 years on the shelf has shortened the opening-up time required for this bottle compared to the first bottle from this purchase.

Last night, with cedar plank grilled salmon, Talisker Skye. No, it's not the best Talisker ever released, but it's not bad either. More sweet than smoky, but it paired with the salmon really well.

Later, finished off my 21 year Glen Scotia (SMWS 93..57) "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of this!" from a refill Sherry butt. Sweet and salty. Love it.

Followed by 21 year Caol Ila (SMWS 53.172) "Unmistakable Islay" refill bourbon hogshead. Brine and ash. Perfect balance!

Finished the night with a newly opened 10 year Caol Ila (SMWS 53.147) "Hot, juicy and intense" also from a refill bourbon hogshead. With an ABV of 66.6%, you can see where it got its name. Big, awesome dram.

Been nursing a cracked rib. These things can take months to heal. To think, it was all from leaning over the arm of the couch to pick up a chess piece my kids lost...

No pain meds today, and I'm managing. I've been meaning to review all the bottles I opened at the Ontario Summit, and it's been a while since the last review. It's getting a little hot for strong peat and I felt like something light so I'm nosing a dram of Writer's Tears Cask Strength 2012. I wrote up a very detailed history of how this bottle got to me and then I noticed that it was one of the ones I reviewed... oops.

Well, I'll sit back and enjoy this one, but I'll update my score or review if applicable.

Enjoying some Bowmore Laimrig IV, A little cooler today than normal this time of year in Southern Ontario, considering yesterday was in the low 30's C. This one is perfect for the back yard watching my run around.

@Nozinan Oh no! What happened??

@talexander - My kids lost a chess piece and it was located under the couch. I leaned over the armrest to get it and...crack!

I think it's a re-injury of a broken rib from 2014. Otherwise I have very fragile ribs...

@Nozinan you have got ridiculously fragile ribs. I remember being hit by a car wing mirror at 30 mph for me to crack my ribs. You have my sympathy, it is an extremely uncomfortable injury.

Yesterday evening, hanging out with my brother-in-law;

10 year Glen Scotia (SMWS 93.39) "Master and Commander" from a refill ex-Sherry Gorda cask.

10 year Laphroaig (SMWS 29.92) “Sweet and smoky intensity” from a refill ex-Sherry Butt cask

10 year Caol Ila (SMWS 53.147) "Hot, juicy and intense" from a refill ex-bourbon hogshead.

Took a day off today today and paid a visit to the local bottleshop - they had these on tasting:

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Long day...great ultrasound course, now catching up on all the fun I had to put off, including reading a 16 page (single spaced) text of a speech delivered in the Senate on June 2 (about assisted dying). Hey, when a Senator invites you to give him feedback...

So I need something to make it a little more fun. The last half of (my dram of) the Last Barrels is definitely helping.

Sitting and reading an ebook in the lobby waiting for the last (not so) great malts presentation to start. Great intro.... dewars 12. Review to follow...maybe.

Ancient Ancient Age 10 Years Old, the stuff that was discontinued 3 years ago, and previously to that was sold only in Kentucky, and Elmer T. Lee. In both cases these are 5+ year opened bottles.

For the past 2 nights I've been enjoying my 1792 single barrel.... It's growing on me... Had some 4roses single barrel last night too

Attended a whisky buddy's birthday party tonight,

2 1/2 year (30 months) Westland distillery (Seattle) single cask #895

27 year Springbank SMWS 27.110 "Horse harnesses and mescal 'worms'" from an ex-Sherry hogshead

27 year Glen Moray SMWS 35.129 "Dans un auberge en Gascogme" from a refill ex-bourbon hogshead

19 year Pittyvaich SMWS 90.12 "Smell the sea beside the Spey" from a refill ex-bourbon barrel

26 year Prometheus Cache 1 peated Speyside single malt

25 year Tullibardine SMWS 28.30 "Pure Indulgence" from an ex-Sauternes wine cask.

2 year Catoctin Creek (Virginia) single barrel 100% Rye (15 months refill bourbon barrel + 16 months first-fill white wine cask.) bottled by Single Cask Nation.

17 year Glen Cadam (SMWS 82.20 "Big, bold and beautiful") from a second-fill ex-Sherry butt

22 year Highland Park (SMWS 4.191 "A romp in the heather" from an ex-bourbon hogshead

25 year Laphroaig (2014 Cask Strength Edition) distillery bottling

Home now, 23 year Linkwood (SMWS 39.99 "Springtime in Andalucia") from a refill hogshead

Correction... The Springbank was a 22 year old, not 27.

A toast to John Hall the modern father of Canadian craft distilling. A dram each of Heart of Gold and Port Wood Reserve, two of his many excellent creations. Happy Father's Day!

@paddockjudge I A Happy father's day to you and to all Connosr fathers. I applaud your choice of homegrown All-Canadian drams, and will savour them vicariously through you.

I've celebrated Father's Day with a picnic with my daughter and two close friends of mine (and their children), and the evening with a Lot No. 40 accompanied by Michael Curtiz's Life With Father, starring William Powell - a wonderful film.

Quiet father's day, had lunch with my daughter and getting the last of my unpacking done. Went back to an old flame today had a couple of drams of Canadian club sherry cask, upon opening the bottle a few weeks agoI thought it was too sweet and oaky, it has mellowed out nicely though I know my appreciation of it depends on my mood.

Yesterday, gave my wife's father his Father's Day gift; a 24 year Bruichladdich (16 year bourbon cask + 8 year Sauternes wine cask) hand-filled bottle that we brought back from our recent trip to the distillery. He was nice enough to open it so we could all have a dram. It was as good as I remember it; Amber in color, sweet, but not overly so, well balanced and oh so smooth. Glad that I also brought one back for my whisky cabinet as well.

Later, Craigellechie 19 year. This one impresses me every time I have a dram of it.

Ec 12.

It's getting down to the wire...I need to calculate all my tax stuff and I am not a numbers fan. I need something to make all OK.

Given they are Canadian taxes, I figured it should be something Canadian, and something easy to enjoy without too much effort.

Highwood 90/20 is NEVER hard to enjoy... except that while moving things around my desk I knocked over my glass and spilled some...BUT not all! Because a Glencairn protects against spillage loss...

An hour in the glass and it has smoothed out nicely and opened up.

@Nozinan,

a Canadian Glencairn is spill proof, unless you knock it off the table. Canadian taxes, Canadian whisky, Scottish Glencairn glass...DOH!

@paddockjudge

You are so right. Without being tipsy I tipped it over again. Clearly I need something more robust to get me through all this BOOK-keeping..... so I poured a half measure of Booker's.

Which batch? I'm doing 2015 taxes and I want to get it right the first time, so what else? 2015-01 !

Back from a tribute to the late entertainer Theodore Bikel, kids are in bed and I'm finishing off the charting from the day.

Went for some Amrut CS batch 15. Neat, not a drop of water. A little modified Ashok. Tonight, it's FANTASTIC!

Stronachie 12yr, a little hot but tasty at first.... I left it to sit for over an hour and most of that had passed and it was brighter, more buttery and sticky. But still had the power.

Trying to choose an appropriate beverage to follow the Brexit results as they come in. Pretty close so far.

I've chosen something decisive, with an ABV of 57% that neither side is likely to come close to... Smith and Cross Navy strength Jamaican rum.

Why? The name of course (AND it's got such a great nose and flavour). If the Leave side wins, the Smiths will have to happen out a new deal with the rest of Europe. And whoever wins, a lot of people will be very Cross.