Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A privilege to join Whisky Craft’s launch night. The 21yo highland malt (price point👌🏻) was fab, sippable & creamy. A hit. Of the 3 new 🥃, my fav was the Fettercairn - thorntons toffee with nuts, the other a lovely walnutty Glen Garioch. Great to try some back catalogue too 👌🏻 080
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026youtu.be/zRTHS8BnSDcyoutu.beJazz Sabbath - War Pigs (Live in Germany)YouTube video by Jazz Sabbath 010
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not sure if any of these locations or dates work for you - but I'd recommend seeing them. www.jazzsabbath.net/live.phpjazzsabbath.netJazz Sabbath: LIVE Upcoming Jazz Sabbath live shows 120
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A fantastic gig last night - Jazz Sabbath in Kinross, three incredible musicians playing jazz arrangements of Black Sabbath tracks. Spectacular 🤘🏻 270
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good luck for the half - I had to do the same a few years ago - the right decision and still a great day out 🥃👍🏻 020
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A little trip to the island courtesy of Fred & Wee Whisky Shop (well the island of Arran came to us) - Fred was an awesome host & I really loved to two port drams, especially the white stag & sherry cask surprised me too. Kudos to @Arranwhisky & @laggwhisky for a great lineup 040
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A 20 mile run from Falkirk to Edinburgh - prep for the Dramathon in a few weeks - fuelled by burger, chips & chicken 🤪 3110
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I REALLY enjoyed all of the #BenromachWhisky drams on show tonight …. Fantastic to see a 12 year old dram in the portfolio - I loved it & it really gave the older drams a run for their money. The extra ABV really helps. I may have to seek out a bottle 🤔🥃👌🏻 020
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 24/09/20264️⃣ Benromach, 21YO, 43%, Forres 🏴 👀 Oil & bronze 👃🏼 Orange & vanilla sponge cake, wood spice, caramel latte 👅 Juicy ginger & orange, barrel char, smoke, dark chocolate gingers 🏁 Lasting citric spice 🤔 Chocolate Gingers 📍 #BenromachWhisky 041
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 24/09/20263️⃣ Benromach, 15YO, 43%, Forres 🏴 👀 Copper & light oils 👃🏼 Sultanas, tangerine, caramac bar, smoke 👅 Creamy white chocolate orange, ginger, prickly smoke, some astringency 🏁 medium dry, smoke & citrus 🤔 Oranges & smoke 📍 #BenromachWhisky 040
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 24/09/20262️⃣ Benromach, 12YO, 46%, Forres 🏴 👀 Rainy, old oak 👃🏼 Danish pastries, orange & custard, apricot skin, smoke 👅 Cranachan, heavily toasted oats, nutmeg, orange rind, creamy 🏁 Spice & gentle smoke 🤔 A lightly smoked pud 📍 #BenromachWhisky 161
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 24/09/20261️⃣ Benromach, Contrasts Côte-Rôtie, 46%, Forres 🏴 👀 Slick, rose gold 👃🏼 Brambles, hedgerow, white pepper, gentle smoke 👅 Juicy sharp blackcurrant, char, matchbox, spice 🏁 Smoky, tannic dark fruit 🤔 Dark fruits 📍 #BenromachWhisky 061
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Due to the date change, I’ve had to go early on my #BenromachWhisky drams, but my notes are prepped and I’ll try to share in real time along with the rest - have a great night 😊Slàinte 🥃 040
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Delighted and privileged to have been able to participate in the #BenromachWhisky tasting courtesy of Benromach and @thewhiskywire.bsky.social 060
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A wonderful Ardnahoe at the Pot Still this week - frazzles, peat smoke, gingerbread & oranges 👌🏻. A pleasure to share the dram & a few hours with @kundun66 & Dee after years of yapping on Twitter. Whisky is best with people & Whisky people are the best. Slàinte 🥃 080
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Glen Elgin 2007 19yo, 53.6%, Fogwatt 🏴 👀 Bright gold super slick 👃🏼Vanilla, creamed corn 👅 A bourbon bomb, quality vanilla ice cream, wood spice, green apples & mint 🏁 Lasting sweetness & smoke 🤔 Sweet & juicy, light tingle 📍 @thepotstill #️⃣ 4/5 #whisky #scotchwhisky #maltwhisky 060
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ben Nevis, 11yo (2012) Stout Cask, Thompson bros, 51.6%, Fort William 🏴 👀 Pale straw, oily 👃🏼 Chocolate cereal, chopping leeks, salt & vinegar 👅 Cocoa pops, sweet smoke, funky bitterness, ginger beer 🏁 Wood spice, nutmeg 🤔 funky malty bitter 📍 chez-moi #️⃣ 3/5 040
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Murray from @LindoresAbbey took Falkirk Whisky Club through the range (solid 1494, sherried Nectere & juicy port Friar John – my fav, like negroni!). Then cask drams: bourbon (❤️👌🏻), apera (❤️🤯) & cognac (🤔). Club voted to bottle cognac 🤷🏼♂️ just my luck 😂. Fantastic night – check them out! 🥃🏴 070
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Here we go again, in search of that elusive win #COYB #Falkirk @FalkirkFC 💙🤍 120
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026North British 33yo, Fragrant Drops, 41%, Edinburgh 🏴 👀 Oily, heavy tears 👃🏼 Cereals, candied lemon 👅 Vanilla, bourbon, salty tang, oranges 🏁 Smooth gentle oak 🤔 A juicy grain 📍 Ensign Ewart, Edinburgh #️⃣ 4/5 #whisky #scotchwhisky #maltwhisky 051
Reposted by Cliff MannBrian's Malt Musings 🥃 @maltmusings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The scores are in from last night's Blind Tasting Consortium's 68th #BlindDrams tasting. malt-musings.blogspot.com/2026/09/btc6...malt-musings.blogspot.com#BTC68 #BlindDrams Tasting NotesA blog about malt whisky 091
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Enjoyed Holyrood distillery tour today. Lots of interesting stuff going on with yeast & barley combos. Could have showed that more with 3 drams (😤 1 ➕ gin ➕vodka). The SC port cask dram in the bar after was great though. A wee bonus to see Colin in the Tipsy Midgie too 🥃. 071
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Dram 5️⃣ Annandale - Man O'Sword 2016-23, Oloroso Butt 60.3%, Annan 🏴 👀 brassy, streaky raindrops 👃🏼Smoke & germoline, oranges, cinnamon, metallic 👅 matchbox sulphur, prickly peat, pork gristle, super salty & nutty 🏁 lasting vibrant peat 🤔 Nutty peat 📍 #BlindDrams 🔢 4/5 020
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Dram 4️⃣ Ballindalloch 2017-25 PX 410, 61.6%, Ballindalloch 🏴 👀 heavy tears & dark oak 👃🏼Plasticine, cherry lips sweets, red apples 👅 tizer, cinnamon balls, peppercorns & crystallised brown sugar 🏁 balanced sweet & spice 🤔 A tizer treat 📍 #BlindDrams 🔢 4/5 010
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Dram 3️⃣ Kingsbarns Founders Reserve, 7YO Oloroso, 61%, St Andrews 🏴 👀 light brass & slick 👃🏼 Blackberries, gravy granules, blackcurrant chewits 👅 Pain d'épices, twiglets, sticky toffee pudding sauce, brannigans beef & mustard 🏁 rich spice 🤔 Mustard! 📍 #BlindDrams 🔢 4/5 010
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Dram 2️⃣ Loch Lomond Master Cask, 15YO Sauternes, 55.9%, Alexandria 🏴 👀 oily & golden 👃🏼 Pilau rice, butter chicken, cardamom pods, musty funk 👅 Juicy opal fruits, copper pennies, cola cubes 🏁 Dry, slightly bitter 🤔 cola & copper 📍 #BlindDrams 🔢 3/5 010
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Dram 1️⃣ Fragrant Drops Aberfeldy, 10yo, 60.7%, Aberfeldy 🏴 👀 Pale gold & brittle 👃🏼 Making shortbread, orchard fruits 👅 Very fizzy - diet ginger ale, citric, quite raw & unrefined 🏁Gentle spice 🤔 Saved by the nose 📍 #BlindDrams 🔢 2/5 010
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Cameron hosted this month’s Golf themed #BlindDrams - #BTC68 It’s Your Round 🥃⛳️🏌️♂️. Five drams tasted blind. Hard to separate drams 3,4 & 5 - but I think the Ballindalloch was the highlight! 🥃👌🏻 ✍🏻 My notes 🧵 520
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Great fun and a fab selection Cameron - Thank you! #BlindDrams 050
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams I'd keep that quite back at the ranch 🤣 140
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 5 finish carries a lasting vibrant peat - it's great. Another 4static.klipy.com 050
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 5 palate I get matchbox sulphur, prickly peat, pork gristle, super salty & nutty 040
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 5 is brassy & streaky raindrops. On the nose, I'm getting smoke & germoline, oranges & cinnamon, metallic 030
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams I really enjoyed dot 4 - nice balance of sweet & spice on the finish, so I'll go 4 againstatic.klipy.com 020
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 4 palate brings tizer, cinnamon balls, peppercorns & crystallised brown sugar 050
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 4 heavy tears & dark oak. On the nose I get plasticine, cherry lips sweets, red apples 060
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 3 has a medium rich spicy finish. An improvement on 2, so I'm going to give it a 4static.klipy.com 050
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 3 palate is pain d'épices, twiglets, sticky toffee pudding sauce - brannigans beef & mustard is a great shout! 060
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 3 is light brass & slick. On the nose I get blackberries, gravy granules, blackcurrant chewits 060
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 2 finish is dry & slightly bitter, but I enjoyed this one - easily a 3static.klipy.com 080
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams. dot 2 palate is punchy & juicy, opal fruits, copper pennies, quite bitter & dries quite quickly. Cola cubes (thanks Patrick!) 070
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 2 is oily & golden in the glass - I get pilau rice, butter chicken, cardamom pods - there's a musty funk too .... a Thompson bros beer cask Nevis? 060
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 1 finish is OK - a gentle spice - the nose saves this for me, so I'll give it a 2static.klipy.com 060
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 1 palate is very fizzy - diet ginger ale, citric, quite raw and unrefined 070
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#BlindDrams dot 1 is pale gold and brittle in the glass. On the nose, I get that smell of rubbing butter, four & sugar while making shortbread, orchard fruits 080
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Stopped into the Valinch on Hope St, Glasgow last night - very impressed 🥃👌🏻 230
Cliff Mann @cliffmann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Glasgow 10yo for Royal Mile Whiskies, 46%, Glasgow 🏴 👀 oily Pinot Grigio 👃🏼 sharp apple & citrus, mineral 👅 vanilla, lots of citrus, bright & vibrant & juicy, some salt 🏁 a pleasant woody fizz 🤔 Summertime 📍 The Pot Still, Glasgow #️⃣ 4/5 #whisky #scotchwhisky #maltwhisky 070