So, what are you drinking now?

Balvenie 15 yr Single Barrel.

I tried the new Glenmorangie Ealanta along with a few other samples last night.

right at the moment its a nice dram of lagavulin 16yo

Jim Beam Black. My last bottle of this I bought in the US and the export version is really not up to the same standard. There's a very faint play doh (!) note on the nose and palate that is bugging me on some sips. Still very serviceable and very, very, very smooth. No burnt or acrid character in this bourbon.

@paddockjudge The new lot 40 or the old, mythical lot 40 ? I've been debating on a liquor run to NB in the following weeks and the new bottling of lot 40 has caught my eye.

Had a lovely 21 year old Jura cask strength. Wonderfully warm and sweet. Full body. Delightful.

My 3 lil'dudes have been sick (stomach bug) for nearly 2 weeks...They're down for naps...A hefty dram of the Balvenie 14 yr Caribbean cask.

For my birthday, my lovely wife took me to my favorite steak restaurant which recently added Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings to their single malt offerings. They currently have 8 different bottles. Before dinner, I had a 9 year Glenmorangie 125.51 (Perfumed Sweetness and Zesty Fruits), then a 21 year Bladnoch 50.49 (Pudding in a Glass). After dinner, a 15 year Caol Ila 53.160 (Rennies by a Smoky Bonfire). Back home, finishing the night with a 25 year Port Ellen (The Old Malt Cak bottling).

@bwmccoy Can you please tell me where one can get a wife like that?

Broke out my nearly empty... Talisker Distiller's Edition tonight.....

@talexander - sorry, both of my wife's sisters are married. :-)

@chrisbator - I'm also having Talisker DE tonight. Yum!

@bwmccoy: 'Sounds like the most wonderful Birthday ever! Of course, you will reciprocate when her special day comes around!

Happy Birthday!

@A'bunadhman -Thanks for the birthday wishes! We had a great time. I won't have to wait until her birthday to reciprocate... valentine's day is only a few days away and then we have our anniversary next month. :-) I have no problem spoiling her, she's worth it. Not to mention she obviously does a great job spoiling me! I'm truly blessed.

Following the Talisker DE, fininshing the night with a 5 year Kilchoman (SMWS 129.1).

Last night, the Glen Dronach Original 12 years. Today, not sure yet. I feel like a peated malt today!

Bunnahabhain 12 years old to start the day!

Talisker 10 years old. Bring on the peat!!

Nikka Yoichi!!! Present from my wife! That made me very happy...

Auchentoshan Three Wood. Perfect before dinner...

Ardbeg Uigeadail, as a finish to a wonderfull whisky-filled day!

Tullibardine 1993, bottled in 1997. This could be a Lowland whisky. Grassy. Malty. Very nice.

Duncan Taylor's Rare Auld Bunnahabhain 32 Year Old 1979 Cask #1774

@Frank1 - the new Lot No. 40. Buy two and open both of 'em, seriously. I sampled it intermittently over a three month period and it didn't bloom until the bottom 1/4 of the bottle - 3 months.

Glenfiddich 18. First time. Got it for Xmas. Wasn't expecting it so creamy, silky and sweet!!!

@two-bit-cowboy -- A four year old Scotch? Not something you see very often.

@26goingon62 how does it compare to the 12? It is on my "possible" purchase list and I'm not that familiar with Speysides.

@tjb the 18 IMO is a lot better due to how smoother it is and the 12 has got a taste of pear, a good dram.

Talisker DE and Springbank CV..... while watching the Westminster Dog Show..

@26goingon62 @tjb I prefer the Glenfiddich 15 to either the 12 or the 18!

@talexander I just realised I've been reviewing the 18 when I was drinking the 15!!! What I meant to say was the 12 is smooth and fruity (pear) the 15 is smoother still and really creamy and sweet a nice dram. But both not really my kind of whisky.

Maker`s 46,after a long working day....