![]() ![]() All of these things can be a blueprint for over-favouring (and conversely under-favouring) whiskies from particular distilleries or of different styles. The next in a near endless line of analogous expressions – only with a slightly differently composed label layout, which necessitates its purchase to ‘complete the collection’. The nth all too similarly composed Speysider. And with entrenchment can come fatigue….and boredom. A time, a place and a set way of analysing and then writing about whisky.īut as can be the case with all patterns – it’s all too easy for this to become overly entrenched. And whilst this all might just sound like little more than persistent drinking – there’s actually a very defined rhythm to it. ![]() Supporting my role with Bimber Distillery, providing the basis for the content on this website, making selections for future (now sadly all back to online once more) whisky club gatherings. Whisky tasting is a near daily activity around here. And retrospectively, now my sense of smell and taste have returned renewed, as interruptions go – there is actually something to be said for taking a break. Normal service has now been resumed – and indeed the wife unit was quite correct when she maintained that I wasn’t actually dying (mid last week I wasn’t quite so sure – see hypochondria in para 1). You’ll likely be uninterested to note that honey and ginger flavour has come out on top. Over the past week, nosing glasses have been left empty, pens have been downed and whisky musing has been replaced by a new daily routine of Lemsip tastings. There’s something particularly potent (and unenjoyable to friends and family) about an amalgamation of underlying grumpiness, innate hypochondria and a dose of the flu. And believe me - no one gets to enjoy much of anything if they’re around me and * I’m* the one who’s under the weather. ![]() Bottle Name: Highland Park 2003 TWE Exclusive ABV: 58.9% ![]()
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