A fancy old fashioned to finish off an eventful, but nice Saturday

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A little while back, when we had the Compass Box Whisky Confluence tasting, we also had bottles of most of the component whiskies to sample. One of those was Teaninich, and it was a hit.

We were all chatting and generally agreed that it would be fun to try other Teaninich expressions - so I picked up a few. It isn't a name with huge auction demand, but a sleeper, so it's not a bad get.

I grabbed 11, 12, and 13 year old single-casks from Thompson Bros.

A 14 year single-cask from Whisky Broker.

And an 8 year small batch (10 casks) from Concept 8.

Now we need to figure out an event to sample them.

#Whiskey #Whisky #Scotch #Teaninich

Back when I heard Kerrin Egalka was leaving Compass Box and joining Cotswolds Distillery, I got curious. I didn't know much about English Whisky, but I have faith in Kerrin and figured Cotswolds must be doing something good if she was joining their team.

So I picked some up at auction - and it was great. Of course, that meant I started hunting for other expressions, and now another wave has arrived.

- Distillery Exclusive Madeira Cask
- 2017 Odyssey Barley
- Cotswolds Reserve
- Spanish Oak Matured

And a That Boutique-y Whisky Company bottling of a 3 year old Cotswolds.

#Whiskey #Whisky #EnglishWhisky #CotswoldsDistillery #Cotswolds

My love of Single Grain Scotch is no secret. I very much enjoy them, but a lot of people don't look beyond Single Malt.

This haul included a couple of Clan Denny bottlings - a 29 year Carsebridge and a 47 year Cambus.

I also picked up a couple of Cadenhead's bottlings - an 18 year Invergordon and a 34 year Girvan.

#Whiskey #Whisky #Scotch #ClanDenny #Cadenheads #Carsebridge #Cambus #Invergordon #Girvan

The recent auction haul included only a lone Compass Box Whisky expression, but it is a special one.

M is for Magic has been on my target list for a long time, but it's a rare one. When it popped up last year I was able to snag it. It was a limited release only available in France.

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