2,3,4,4,3 #blinddrams

D5 palate is creamola foam and cherry lips. V pleasant scores a solid 3 #blinddrams

D5 nose gives hints of rose Turkish delight, blackcurrant leaf, almost herbal #blinddrams

D4: water dulls everything but the spice/dryness at the end. Really nice, scores 4 for me #blinddrams

D4 palate is very thick and drying. Burnt toffee, woody and bbq sauce
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D4 darkest of the night

Nose is v nice. Lots of similarities to the previous drams. Jammy, red fruits, peppermint #blinddrams

Best of the night so far for me D3 scores 4 #blinddrams

First taste of D3 made me utter a woof à la Archie McPherson. Very jammy, dunage funk. Like some one poured too much ribena before adding the water
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Peanut butter is a great shout

D3 dark, bronze colour

Nose is very slight. Faint stone fruit, mint #blinddrams

D2 scores 3 from me. #blinddrams

D2 lovely palate. Very fruit forward, mixture of summer fruits and slightly drying at the end. Very nice #blinddrams

D2 similar golden colour to d1.

Nose: cheap supermarket own brand milk chocolate, quite flowery with a hint of red currants # blinddrams

D1 is growing on me the more I have it. Scores a 2 #blinddrams

D1 is very fiery at first. Reallystrong burst of fruity flavour that dissipates quite quickly

Water doesn’t seem to help it either.

Nice aftertaste #blinddrams

D1 nose has a bit of funk with dried apricots. #blinddrams

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Busy pouring samples and these old Benriach smell absolutely incredible! Billy Walker knows what he's doing 👌🏻 Still some sample packs left so if you'd like to join the tasting on 14 March, or just buy a set, please let me know. Slàinte 🥃

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Tried it at the Linlithgow whisky fest. Lovely drop

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Dark crystal was nightmare fodder.

Cheerio to a new fave. Picked it up from an auction a few months ago. Will be looking out for it again. Lovely stuff

Is there anything more annoying than a damaged cork. Despite the odd bit in my glass, this is v tasty

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Excellent selection of drams tonight. Thanks again for inviting me along!

I’ve had my eye on the HP and the caol Isla, will def be purchasing one asap.

D5 finish

Very long ashy aftertaste. Thankfully right up my street. Scores 4

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D5 palate

Ash, salty. Not quite as drying as the last two. Bitter, biltong and quite ginger ale like.

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D5 nose

Sweet peat, bacon drizzled with maple syrup. Lovely stuff

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