Just had an amazing dram from the extra whisky advent calendar I picked up last year. It’s a 9-year Caol Ila single cask bottling. Weighs in at a whopping 57.6% but drinks way smoother than that. Chocolate, dark cherries, and smoke. Fantastic.

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Had this tonight from the peaty advent calendar, a Ledaig finished in Rioja (Spanish wine) casks. Delicious! Very fruity.

Adding water made the fruit notes more… fake? Kinda odd. Still not bad but much better without adding it.

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Whisky Advent Day 25 waitaminute what?

@Triluna got me a peaty advent calendar for Christmas so it can be whisky advent whenever I feel like it. 😅

I will not be posting regularly from this calendar, it starts to feel like a chore by the time I hit Christmas Eve. I will probably post about ones I especially like though.

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Whisky Advent Day 24: Tomatin 36 Year Old - Batch 5 (46.8%)

On the nose, fruit and spice and everything nice. On the palate, just a ton of wonderful fruit and a warm lingering spice.

Truly wonderful, and a fantastic way to finish this set.

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Final day of Whisky Advent 2022 ended up being a nice snort of Ledaig 18. Peaty, smoky, briny, medicinal, absolutely an island whisky. Just a quick shot of the shot as I was quite busy with other doings this evening.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day23 #singelmalt #scotch #islands #mull #weedram

And so concludes Annual Holiday Dessert Baking Day, also known as day 23 of Whisky Advent. Managed to only burn myself once, and not on the Pastry Napalm but on some honey I was microwaving to decrystallize it. Oh well.

Taking a brief respite, then for the second part of Annual Holiday Baking Day: the Wrapping of the Spouse's Gifts.

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Whisky Advent Day 23: Ledaig 11 Year Old - Batch 15 (48%)

Nice smoke on the nose. On the palate, more smoke and spice, and maybe the tiniest touch of citrus.

Tastes like a delicious campfire. :)

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A 20-year-old Speyside from Whisky Works was behind door 22 of the Whisky Advent calendar. They don't disclose the distillery other than to say it was shuttered soon after September of '98 (*cough* Imperial *cough*). Finished in ex-Cognac, which also happened to be distilled in '98. 47.1% ABV.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day22 #scotch #speyside #weedram

A 20-year-old Speyside from Whisky Works was behind door 22 of the Whisky Advent calendar. They don't disclose the distillery other than to say it was shuttered soon after September of '98 (*cough* Imperial *cough*). Finished in ex-Cognac, which also happened to be distilled in '98. 47.1% ABV.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day22 #scotch #speyside #weedram

Whisky Advent Day 22: Whitlaw 15 Year Old - Batch 1 (49.7%)

On the nose, sweet vanilla, and maybe a little orange? On the palate, more vanilla and orange and a nice buzzy spice. Just a touch of smoke which I notice more in the finish than while drinking it.

Lovely.

Looked it up and Whitlaw is the name of the hills near Highland Park. Well played, TBWC. ;)

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Whisky Advent day 21 is a 24-year-old private bourbon bottling from That Boutique-y Whiskey Company, "Batch #1", complete with Area 51 sign on the label (first real fancy label I've seen in one of these calendars.) 48% ABV.

Really well balanced, and certainly Christmas-y.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day21 #bourbon #weedram #nothingtoseehere

Whisky Advent day 21 is a 24-year-old private bourbon bottling from That Boutique-y Whiskey Company, "Batch #1", complete with Area 51 sign on the label (first real fancy label I've seen in one of these calendars.) 48% ABV.

Really well balanced, and certainly Christmas-y.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day21 #bourbon #weedram #nothingtoseehere

Whisky Advent Day 21: Irish Single Malt #1 13 Year Old - Batch 3

On the nose, sweet ripe fruit and maybe something floral? On the palate a little lemon and and a kind of minty spiciness, with more sweet notes but maybe less fruity than the nose suggested.

This is not my favorite style of whiskey but it is a fine example of the kind if it’s yours. :)

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A third Teeling expression was hiding behind door 20 of the Whisky Advent calendar. This time, it's their Small Batch, a blend of malt and grain whiskeys finished in ex-rum. 46%ABV.

Just a quickie shot tonight; doing some recipe planning so I used my kitchen notebook/recipe workbook, a.k.a. The Omnomnomicon, as a backdrop tonight.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day20 #irishwhiskey #weedram

A third Teeling expression was hiding behind door 20 of the Whisky Advent calendar. This time, it's their Small Batch, a blend of malt and grain whiskeys finished in ex-rum. 46%ABV.

Just a quickie shot tonight; doing some recipe planning so I used my kitchen notebook/recipe workbook, a.k.a. The Omnomnomicon, as a backdrop tonight.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day20 #irishwhiskey #weedram

Whisky Advent Day 20: Speyburn 10 Year Old - Batch 3 (49.5%)

Citrus and some malty tones on the nose. More malt and vanilla on the palate, with a lingering tootsie-roll-like chocolate fade.

A very nice victory scotch for the Canes win tonight. ;)

#WhiskyAdvent #Whisky #Speyburn #VictoryScotch

Day 19's Whisky Advent door opened on a treat from my favorite whisky-producing region, Islay. This is the Laphroaig 10-year-old sherry oak finish, which surprisingly I've not had before (although the regular 10 is a fixture on my shelf.) 48% ABV.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day19 #islay #singlemalt #weedram

Day 19's Whisky Advent door opened on a treat from my favorite whisky-producing region, Islay. This is the Laphroaig 10-year-old sherry oak finish, which surprisingly I've not had before (although the regular 10 is a fixture on my shelf.) 48% ABV.

#whiskyadvent #whiskyadvent2022 #drinksbythedram #day19 #islay #singlemalt #weedram

@will Yeah they’re different cultures. The only exception I make cross-posting is my #WhiskyAdvent calendar posts, and I’m hand-posting so the hashtags make sense and such.

Whisky Advent Day 19: Bourbon Whiskey #1 24 Year Old - Batch 1 (48%)

On the nose, vanilla sweet and oaky. Smells amazing. Brown sugar, spices, and a minty finish with a touch of chocolate.

Fantastic dram from an undisclosed distillery.

#WhiskyAdvent #Whisky #Whiskey #Bourbon