What dram is in your quaich?

[ThistleDown]

Cousins from the auld land are visiting this season and we are tasting/imbibing/consuming Bunnahabhain Eirigh na Greine this evening (a few more yet to come, I am told). Definitely a duty-free malt from Islay, we all agree, and intended for the off-shore market. Having said that, we also agree that this is a good dram for the late afternoon and before the evening meal. It's a gentle Islay, in other words -- to be tried and added to your collection with a quarter of it's litre now given place here at An Cala.

[figheadair]

Was introduced to this last night by my daughter (good girl). It is probably the best whisky I've ever drunk, and there have been a few. Unfortunately, it's incredibly hard to find (this bottle's been in her husband's house for 15 years) and if one can, oh the price.

[EagleJCS]

Was introduced to this last night by my daughter (good girl). It is probably the best whisky I've ever drunk, and there have been a few. Unfortunately, it's incredibly hard to find (this bottle's been in her husband's house for 15 years) and if one can, oh the price.

I happened to find a 12-year-old double cask bottling not too long ago. I still have about 2/3 of the bottle left. As I recall, it was very smooth, nice vanilla and almond aftertaste. I haven't partaken of any spirits since I started medical treatment around Halloween. I'm looking forward to New Year's Eve when I will have a sip or two to toast the new year.

[Tom Fiddles]

I just opened a Christmas present from the lovely wife. A nice Balvenie Doublewood 12 year old. Merry Christmas everyone!

[Richrail]

Picked up at Costco today. Merry Christmas. A special treat for Santa

[KiltedDixon]

Auchentoshan

12 YO

[Jock Scot]

We popped round to see a dear friend last evening and in the process I reacquainted myself with a very distant and long lost taste in the form of Chivas Regal, a blended whisky of an almost past age. The brand, a blend, was regarded as a top rate blend in the time when blended whisky ruled the roost and single malts were almost unknown. It was magnificent then and still is now and available. I recommend it to all.

[DyerStraits]

I am just now in receipt of Laphroaig 10, a Christmas gift from my girlfriend's mom and which I accepted while kilted up in Royal Stewart. Presumably she is (finally) reciprocating for the bottle of Balvenie Doublewood I gave her on the same occasion, shortly after my girlfriend and I first met years ago, as part of a calculated strategy to win her over (it worked). As previously noted, I have been on an extended tour of Bourbon Land--including a lengthy visit with dear Old Grand Dad 100 and 114 Proof--and so the Laphroaig may be my cue to return from the Hills Of Kentucky back to the Hills Of The Hebrides...

Also was treated to a miniature bottle of Tomatin Legacy, part of a small cache of samplers brought home by a Polish lady friend from the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh (https://www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/). An excellent Highland malt, perfect right before her usual and excellent traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner with baked salmon, crab cakes, prawns, foraged mushroom soup, and two kinds of pierogi.

[Dale-of-Cedars]

Not being able to find Bowmore Mariner 15yo anymore, I decided to try something new, 7yo Bearface Canadian whisky. It does have interesting flavours (ascribed to its musical chair casking...)

[fflex]

[Mariner used to be one of my go to favourites, haven’t seen it in a long time