I'm really sorry for the dodgy posting tonight, there was something very strange going on with @bsky.app tonight.
Loved the first 2, not so keen on the 3rd.
I think the Embarque probably just beat the Ten Times Around The Sun!
#TLDCWhisky @londondistilleryco.bsky.social
#TLDCWhisky Yesteryear
Finish: Lingering cinnamon spice, berries and orange marmalade.
I'm not a rye fan, I thought the sherry finish would mask the spice and herbal notes a bit, it does on the nose but not the palate - it's just not for me. @boutiqueydave.bsky.social probably loves this!
#TLDCWhisky Yesteryear
Palate: Thick sweet arrival but immediately herbal and spicy. The orange marmalade is blanketed in cinnamon, cloves and pepper, herbal rye notes come to the fore. It's very juicy & mouth coating, some berries & dried fruit but there's too much spice for me.
#TLDCWhisky Yesteryear
Nose: We're almost in sherry bomb territory here but there's a little something at the back that's a wee bit different... a little musty dunnage funk gives way to orange marmalade, blueberries and a hint of Parma Violets. There's pepper, baking spices and some herbal notes.
#TLDCWhisky @londondistilleryco.bsky.social Yesteryear Bronze in the Glencairn, swirls leave thin lines which bead up quickly, hang around and eventually fall as slow thin oily legs.
#TLDCWhisky Embarque Lingering cinnamon spice, berries, dried fruit and citrus zest.
#TLDCWhisky Embarque Palate: Thick sweet arrival: the berries from the nose are here very jammy. We've added dried fruit, dates and figs, the Oloroso finish having had a real influence on the spirit. There's a hint of smoke or tobacco as the liquid disappears. Definitely a dram that begs another sip
#TLDCWhisky @londondistilleryco.bsky.social Embarque Nose: Hedgerow berries to start: raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrants and some strawberries. There's some chocolate covered chewing nuts, gentle peppery spice and some leather hints. Orange zest and a little honey round things off
#TLDCWhisky @londondistilleryco.bsky.social Embarque Dark gold in the Glencairn, swirls leave thin lines which take an age to bead up and eventually fall as slow thin oily legs.
#TLDCWhisky Ten Times Around The Sun
Finish: lingering honey, spice and a little stewed orchard fruit.
Yummy dram, I'll be buying a bottle tomorrow!
#TLDCWhisky Ten Times Around The Sun
Palate cont: there's some dried fruit notes here - the kind covered in yoghurt. Some toffee sweetness and again with each sip a bite of peppery or gingery spice. YUMMY!
#TLDCWhisky Ten Times Around The Sun
Palate: thick, sweet arrival, loads of vanilla and honey with a bite of peppery spice. Mouthcoating to start, the orchard fruit and icing sugar from the nose comes through and then the liquid turns all syrupy as it's disappears.
#TLDCWhisky Ten Times Around The Sun
Nose: lemon bonbons and icing sugar to start, orchard fruit develops a little tropical note. There's some trifle fingers, honey and a hint of ginger. A little time and air offers apples and poached pears again with a little icing sugar.
#TLDCWhisky @londondistilleryco.bsky.social Ten Times Around The Sun pale gold in the Glencairn, swirls cling as thin lines, take an age to bead up and eventually fall as slow thin oily legs.
Tonight will be the 50th #BlindDrams, each has had it's own unique theme!
Later tonight the Blind Tasting Consortium will hold it's 50th #BlindDrams
Initially setup in June 2020 we are a group of 28 friends who meet online most months to blind taste 5 whiskies.
The scores are in from last night's BTC48 #BlindDrams
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We are a group of friends who share #whisky samples, try them blind and try to discover what they are - sharing our thoughts on social media.
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