Tag: first impression
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Second first impression

A distillery that I have a newfound affinity for is Tobermory. So I was intrigued when I found a 24yo independent bottling, ostensibly similar to the official 24yo that had earned a ❤️. Curiously, this 1994 vintage was bottled already in 2019 and the casks seems to have been shared between Spirit Stock (my version)…
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The first of first impressions

Samples, samples, samples. Since this blog started in March I’ve cracked open about a hundred little sample bottles. And in my cupboard I have another 120 or so waiting. Samples are great, I get to experience a wide range of whiskies at a tiny fraction of the price of buying a bottle. And I sometimes…
