Ha! I just realised that about 33 years ago I was in the Basque country just south of San Sebastian on a EU exchange student thing. We stayed in a small family run hotel in one of the villages up in the mountains behind San Sebastian. At night the hotel turned into the local bar and one regular whom we met every night during our two weeks there, introduced us to the whisky called Cardhu. Since then I've had a soft spot for this wee dram. This only came to my mind today, after I picked up a bottle of Cardhu 200th anniversary wine cask edition. As it was on offer in a local supermarket in the Basque country just south of San Sebastian ;)

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The final day of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 brings an Irish whiskey and a story of a prodigal son (perhaps accidentally) returned home. This is the end of the whiskey, but there is still a story to enjoy tomorrow.

Christmas Eve is always a busy day for me, and today was no exception, so really just a quick photo and some quick impressions.

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Penultimate day of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 is another English whisky, and a short story about a not-so-typical family reunion.

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Day 22 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 has arrived, and I'm on vacation. Celebrating with today's dram and, surprisingly, a story by Chekov (of gun, not nuclear wessels) that I'm pretty sure I've read before to mark the occasion. Tomorrow I settle in for the annual Marathon of Holiday Baking.

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Day 21 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 is a clever bit about needs and wants on a few fronts, and a 10-year-old Glengoyne single malt.

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Nostalgia lay behind door 20 of the #whiskyadvent calendar today, while #SSAC2023 was a brief read called "The Skull", by Leopoldine Core.

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Day 19 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 brings a Longmorn whisky and a short story from Michael LaPointe.

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#whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 day 18 brings another repeat previously seen last year and in 2020, and a bit of a horror story.

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Day 17 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 was a very welcome repeat from last year's calendar, and Sara Lippman's short story "Swanee".

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