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  1. As a growing number of sites will not ship to MA, I rely on a very, very kind friend in another state who is willing to accept shipments on my behalf. He really put up with a lot this time, as the *big* auction shipment finally arrived. Along with a couple of others.

    Friday we drove down and took them off his hands. When you have to fold not just the third row, but the second as well, to get all the boxes in, it's a bit much.

    There will be photos of the haul. 😄

    #Whisky #Whiskey

  2. Recently, a Glenmorangie Rare Cask that I've been hunting for came up at a Bonhams Skinner auction. The catch was, it was in Hong Kong.

    Which made sense as Cask 6872 is "Hand Selected By Dr. Bill Lumsden for MH Private Hong Kong." There was another catch, which is that there were four bottles in the auction - but as two lots of two. So now I have two - I'll try to find another local Glenmo fan who would want one, and is willing to pay, as these came pretty dear.

    Part of the reason for the high cost was shipping from Hong Kong to the US. Even going the less expensive route, via the UK, shipping was more than twice my high end estimate. Ouch. I won't be too casual about bidding on Hong Kong auctions in the future.

    I ran the insert through Google Translate and did some manual cleanup on the obvious issues:

    ---START---
    GLENMORANGIE

    HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT

    SCOTCH WHISKY

    No. 6872

    Classic cream and fruit flavors

    Unique barrel history

    At the time, cask 6872 was aging in the center of warehouse number 15 when it was selected by Dr. Bill Lumsden. This single cask whisky, rich in fruit and cream flavors, skillfully interprets Glenmorangie's signature style.

    Single cask 6872 was distilled on October 16, 1990, under the personal supervision of distillery manager Murdoch Reid, and then aged in a first-fill bourbon cask.

    Over time, this hand-selected American oak barrel begins to highlight the whisky's fruity characteristics, accompanied by rare notes of sweet vanilla, spice, and biscuit.

    After 29 years of aging in barrels, its unique charm was discovered by Dr. Bill Lumsden.

    With its fruity aromas, well-structured character, and rich creaminess, cask 6872 is undoubtedly a representative of Glenmorangie's signature style.

    Dr. Bill Lumsden's Private Tasting Notes

    Color:

    gold color

    aroma:

    The aromas of nutmeg and peach shortbread subtly reveal hints of apricot and orange, followed by creamy and vanilla cheese notes. Adding a touch of water releases fruity aromas of lemon and bergamot, along with...

    It smells like fresh grass.

    Taste:

    The silky, creamy texture offers flavors of malt, biscuit, orange chocolate, and sugared almonds. This is followed by ice cream soda and a touch of spiciness, finishing with a long, fruity aftertaste.

    Rating:

    excellence

    SINGLE CASK
    ---END---

    I'm not so sure about that "vanilla cheese notes". If anyone can read the original and provide a better translation, please do.

    Since I was already bidding on Cask 6872 and dealing with arranging shipping from Hong Kong, I also picked up another bottle of the Truffle Oak Reserve 26 year. My first bottle has become a favorite and we keep going back to it, so I figured it would be good to grab a backup while I could. Had I known what shipping was going to end up costing, I might have thought twice.

    Adding to the Glenmorangie bonanza, this past Whiskey Wednesday at Julio's Liquors, I picked up two bottles of the newly arrived Harrison Ford expression. I'm not sure how long that will be in stock, so grab it while you can.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Scotch #Glenmorangie

  3. Sometimes I pick up things that are not whisky, but rather whisky-related. The recent auction hauls added to my collection of Glenmorangie paraphernalia.

    Tote bag, notepad, ashtray, scarf (or pocket square), lapel pins, leather coasters, collapsible ice bag, giraffes golf club topper, a couple of flasks, a dispenser, and a picnic blanket.

    The circular flask includes a collapsible cup for more civilized imbibing on the go.

    There was also a wall hanging styled after a barrel end, a serving tray, more water pitchers (two large, two small), and a couple of Glencairns.

    And, lastly, a bottle display stand styled after the Glenmorangie stills. I paired that with the custom bottle David Blackmore gifted me at a recent tasting we held at Julio's Liquors.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Scotch #Glenmorangie

  4. I was remiss the last time I posted recent pickups and overlooked these two bottles, from the fantastic Single Cask Nation. Back in March, Joshua Hatton was the guest for Whiskey Wednesday at Julio's Liquors and we tried a whole line of excellent bottles.

    Trying to be a little more responsible, I limited myself to two - an 11 year old Fettercairn and a 21 year old Glen Grant.

    If you haven't checked out SCN, you should. They have some fantastic bottles.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Scotch #SingleCaskNation #Fettercairn #GlenGrant

  5. RE: mastodon.social/@jagsworkshop/

    Many of the picks are absurdly priced, and few mere mortals will ever quaff them, but there are some genuinely good (and more reasonably priced) selections here.

    I’m now crossing my fingers that recent favorites Westward Whiskey and Found North will find their way onto a future Greatest Whiskeys list.

    #whiskey #whisky

  6. As if the power button falling out of my phone wasn't bad enough, I've just run out of Aberlour A'Bunadh.

    Today isn't acceptable. Who do I see about a refund?

    #Aberlour #Whisky / #Whiskey

  7. Beans Bacon and Bwhiskey
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    Whether it’s a rugged morning at the campsite or a late night at the home bar, some things just belong together. Introducing the 3B’s: Beans, Bacon, and Whiskey. 🥓🥃☕

    This design captures that vintage aesthetic and rustic charm with hand-drawn details of crispy bacon strips, fresh coffee beans, and a perfectly timed whiskey splash. If you are looking for the perfect man cave decor, unique kitchen art, or a whiskey lover gift, this is it. It’s for the bourbon enthusiasts, the brunch lovers, and everyone who knows that breakfast and spirits are a match made in heaven.
    .
    #beans#bacon 🥓 #whiskey 🥃 #bourbon 🥃 #brunchlife 🍳 #3Bs 🅱️ #vintageart 🎨 #retrostyle 📻 #mancave 🏠 #homebar 🍸 #coffeelover#baconlovers 🥓 #whiskeygram 🥃 #graphicdesign ✏️ #handlettering ✍️ #barcart 🥂 #breakfastclub 🥞 #westernstyle 🤠 #rusticdecor 🪵 #giftideas 🎁 #artprint 🖼️ #teepublic 👕 #redbubble 🔴 #apparel 👕 #illustration ✒️
    #JoseloRochaArt
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    joselorochaart.dashery.com/pro

  8. Working in the spirits #business gave us a unique understanding & appreciation of #scotch. @paulpacult ‘s #ADoubleScotch gives you a taste of why: the-agency-review.com/double-s #whisky #whiskey @ChivasRegalUS @pernod_ricard @TheGlenlivet @TheGlenlivet_US @WileyBusiness @DDB_Worldwide

  9. Why does malted barley taste so good in chocolate milk and so bad in beer and whiskey?
    #malt #chocolate #milk #beer #whiskey

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Scotch #CompassBox

  13. The auction unpacking continued with Ardbeg.

    The Anthology The Beithir's Tale 15 year, the third in the series.

    The Traigh Bhan 19 year batch 6. Batch 7 has finally popped up in an auction, and I'm stalking it like a Pokemon.

    And Homecoming, a rum-finished Ardbeg normally only available at the distillery or Ardbeg House.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Scotch #Ardbeg

  14. My year's worth of auction lots continue to roll in, with more still out there. I unpacked recent arrivals and had a little spring Xmas.

    There was some Glenmorangie, of course. A 1999 bottling of the 1974 Vintage release. And a very special bottle, the "Last Christmas at Leith" employee bottling from 1995, when they moved offices. It's the same special bottle as The Culloden bottling, if it looks familiar.

    I also got my hands on the The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 125.1 - their first Glenmorangie bottling. Excited to find that one.

    And a whole assortment of 'Westport' bottlings from Decadent Drams, Thompson Bros., Malts of Scotland, Anam na h-Alba, etc. And one 'Highland' from Watt Whisky, which research tells me is Glenmorangie.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Scotch #Glenmorangie

  15. Last month one of Jess's friends celebrated her birthday with a cruise on the Royal Caribbean Utopia of the Seas. While we much prefer Disney Cruise Line, you go where the birthday girl wants. We enjoyed the cruise well enough, more of a party vibe than we go for, but still fun.

    The onboard duty free didn't have much that appealed to me, but I did end up picking up a couple of ship-exclusive bottles.

    I've always enjoyed Angel's Envy, so I picked up the Utopia of the Seas exclusive barrel pick bourbon.

    Another make that I've always enjoyed when I've had it, but don't often pick up, is The M&H Distillery, aka Milk & Honey, out of Tel Aviv. The ship had their Voyage Travel Retail Exclusive on sale the first night, so I grabbed that.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Bourbon #AngelsEnvy #MHDistillery

  16. I swung back into Julio's Liquors last week to pick up another couple of bottles they were holding for me.

    The new Ardbeg Dolce is the latest annual Ardbeg Day special release. Finished in ex-Bourbon and Marsala dolce wine casks.

    The Pinhook 10 year rye "Finish Line" is part of the ongoing Loch & Key Whisk(e)y Society vertical series. Each year a parcel of the same rye is bottled, just one year older than the last. The first release was aged 4 years and, despite the name, this isn't the end of the line yet.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Scotch #Rye #Ardbeg #Pinhook

  17. A couple of recent Hold Card pickups from Julio's Liquors.

    The Cotswolds Distillery Sherry Cask came in recently (shout-out Kerrin Egalka). Cotswolds is doing great things for English Whisky. I love that purple packaging too, nice color.

    The other bottle is another product of Ryan & Randall's mad science. Copper & Cask "The Doctor Is In" is a 6 year, 118 proof Straight Bourbon finished in a *Dr. Pepper* Cask! Don't knock it until you try it.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Bourbon #CotswoldsDistillery #CopperandCask

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  19. Doc Swinson’s Session Bourbon—more apothecary than distiller 🧪🥃 Gold hue, sturdy legs. Dark cherry, vanilla, brown butter, baking spice, caramel, oak, walnut, and a peppery finish.
    Read more about it, here: https://www.
    northwestbeerguide.com/spirits/2026-docswinsons-sessionbourbon26
    #bourbon #whiskey #docswinsons
    #photography

  20. @robertobottoni Oh ja, und die Liste der Statussymbole ist in den letzten 10 Jahren immer länger geworden. Jedes Konsumgut muss Premium sein, kann Anerkennung garantieren 😂😴 Wobei die, die das Ende der Zivilisation einläuten vielleicht gar nicht zu den am meisten entwickelten gehören 🤔

    Ich kann jedenfalls diesem "Materialfetischismus" nix abgewinnen.

    #whiskey #steak #gin #kaffee #sneaker #auto #rennrad #rolex #club #urlaub #labels #mode #parfum #kultur #lifestyle #apple #alexa

    @kiki

  21. @robertobottoni Oh ja, und die Liste der Statussymbole ist in den letzten 10 Jahren immer länger geworden. Jedes Konsumgut muss Premium sein, kann Anerkennung garantieren 😂😴 Wobei die, die das Ende der Zivilisation einläuten vielleicht gar nicht zu den am meisten entwickelten gehören 🤔

    Ich kann jedenfalls diesem "Materialfetischismus" nix abgewinnen.

    #whiskey #steak #gin #kaffee #sneaker #auto #rennrad #rolex #club #urlaub #labels #mode #parfum #kultur #lifestyle #apple #alexa

    @kiki

  22. @robertobottoni Oh ja, und die Liste der Statussymbole ist in den letzten 10 Jahren immer länger geworden. Jedes Konsumgut muss Premium sein, kann Anerkennung garantieren 😂😴 Wobei die, die das Ende der Zivilisation einläuten vielleicht gar nicht zu den am meisten entwickelten gehören 🤔

    Ich kann jedenfalls diesem "Materialfetischismus" nix abgewinnen.

    #whiskey #steak #gin #kaffee #sneaker #auto #rennrad #rolex #club #urlaub #labels #mode #parfum #kultur #lifestyle #apple #alexa

    @kiki

  23. @robertobottoni Oh ja, und die Liste der Statussymbole ist in den letzten 10 Jahren immer länger geworden. Jedes Konsumgut muss Premium sein, kann Anerkennung garantieren 😂😴 Wobei die, die das Ende der Zivilisation einläuten vielleicht gar nicht zu den am meisten entwickelten gehören 🤔

    Ich kann jedenfalls diesem "Materialfetischismus" nix abgewinnen.

    #whiskey #steak #gin #kaffee #sneaker #auto #rennrad #rolex #club #urlaub #labels #mode #parfum #kultur #lifestyle #apple #alexa

    @kiki

  24. @robertobottoni Oh ja, und die Liste der Statussymbole ist in den letzten 10 Jahren immer länger geworden. Jedes Konsumgut muss Premium sein, kann Anerkennung garantieren 😂😴 Wobei die, die das Ende der Zivilisation einläuten vielleicht gar nicht zu den am meisten entwickelten gehören 🤔

    Ich kann jedenfalls diesem "Materialfetischismus" nix abgewinnen.

    #whiskey #steak #gin #kaffee #sneaker #auto #rennrad #rolex #club #urlaub #labels #mode #parfum #kultur #lifestyle #apple #alexa

    @kiki

  25. I know that Jack Daniel's has it bad at the moment, what with decent-minded people not buying north American products, but a sausage-flavored bourbon is not the way to go....

    #life #whiskey #bourbon #JackDaniels #satire #humor

  26. Saturday night sipper.

    Cadenhead's Ardnamurchan 5, Oloroso Cask. NC, NCF, 58.1% ABV.

    Bags of red fruit and a touch of liquorice on the nose. Sweet, treacly mouth-coating, cinnamon, cloves, and orange peel. A slight savouriness.

    Young, vibrant and delicious. 🥰

    #whisky #scotland #ardnamurchan #whiskey #singlemalt #scotch

  27. 🥃 Heute ist Tag des Whisky!

    Heute stoßen wir auf ein ganz besonderes „Wasser des Lebens“ an 🥃

    Ob Whisky oder Whiskey – schon die Schreibweise verrät die Herkunft:
    🇬🇧 Schottland, 🇨🇦 Kanada & Co. schreiben Whisky
    🇮🇪 Irland und 🇺🇸 USA setzen auf Whiskey

    Und geschmacklich?
    Von mild und weich (typisch irisch) bis rauchig und kräftig (klassisch schottisch) ist alles dabei – geprägt durch Herstellung, Fasslagerung und Tradition

    Heute im Glas: eine kleine Weltreise durch vier Länder 🌍
    USA 🇺🇸 | Kanada 🇨🇦 | Irland 🇮🇪 | Schottland 🇬🇧

    👉 Mehr dazu hier: Artikel zu Whisky-Feiertage 2026

    Egal ob mit oder ohne „e“ – am Ende zählt der Genuss.

    Prost! 🥃

    #Whisky #Whiskey #TagDesWhisky #Genuss #WasserDesLebens

  28. The recent annual Go! Whiskey Week at Julio's Liquors resulted in a few additions to my collection.

    I really dug the flavor of Dark Arts Whiskey A Long Strange Drip, a honey-cask finished blend of sweet- and sour-mash Bourbon. A great honey flavor without being cloying. The best honey finish I've tried.

    The Laphroaig 10 came with admission to the tasting with Simon Brooking, which is always a great time. A legend.

    I brought a few bottles to the Cotswolds Distillery tasting, and Kerrin Egalka was kind enough to gift me the open bottle of Madeira Cask. It is always a pleasure to have Kerrin come around, and Cotswolds is doing amazing work. I hope to get over and visit the distillery at some point.

    I also picked up the latest book from the always entertaining Robin Robinson. Now I just need work to calm down so I can find some down time to enjoy it.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #DarkArtsWhiskey #Laphroaig #CotswoldsDistillery

  29. I picked these up recently directly from Wild Turkey. A couple of Bruce's Picks ryes.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Rye #WildTurkey

  30. I picked these up recently directly from Wild Turkey. A couple of Bruce's Picks ryes.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Rye #WildTurkey

  31. I picked these up recently directly from Wild Turkey. A couple of Bruce's Picks ryes.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Rye #WildTurkey

  32. I picked these up recently directly from Wild Turkey. A couple of Bruce's Picks ryes.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Rye #WildTurkey

  33. I picked these up recently directly from Wild Turkey. A couple of Bruce's Picks ryes.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Rye #WildTurkey

  34. Thank you Compass Box Whisky! Can't wait to get this framed and up in our corner shrine to CB & Hedonism!

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Scotch #CompassBox

  35. A very cool thing on the latest Single Cask Nation
    Extra! Extra!! Padcost Season 10 Episode 5. Of special interest to the Compass Box Whisky community, at the 41 minute mark. ;-)

    youtu.be/qfQCiTc8WIw?t=2460

    #Whisky #Whiskey #SingleCaskNation #CompassBox