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Many thanks to @cameronhobbs.bsky.social for tonight's drams and to @maltmusings.bsky.social for organising as usual. A couple of really fascinating drams there tonight and a couple I may have to look out for to purchase #Blinddrams

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Dot 5 Score: 4. Best dram of the night saved for the last. This is delicious. #BlindDrams

Dot 5 F: Long. Coal dust. Apple. Lemon. Orange. Sea Salt. Lingering bonfire smoke. #BlindDrams

Dot 5 P: Caramel. Apple skin. Lemon. Peppery Spice. Copper. Bold Bonfire Smoke.. #BlindDrams

Dot 5 N: Caramel. Brown Sugar. Green Apples. Salinity. Bonfire. Metallic #BlindDrams

Dot 4 Score: 3. Dark and rich and lovely wintery kind of dram #BlindDrams

Dot 4 F: Medium Long. Red Fruit. Coffee. Cinnamon. Black Pepper. #BlindDrams

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Dot 4 P: Caramel. Honey. Strawberry. Orange. Coffee. Ginger. Cinnamon. #BlindDrams

Dot 4 N: Raspberry. Strawberry laces. Leftover Coffee Grounds. Furniture Polish. Really floral. #BlindDrams

Dot 3 Score: 2. I really struggled with this one and found it a bit all over the place but its interesting #BlindDram #BlindDrams

Dot 3 F: Long. Slightly Drying. Honey. Pear. Cherries. Lingering Peppery Spices. Burnt Rubber at the very end #BlindDrams

Dot 3 P: Honey. Raisins. Cherries. Ginger. Black Pepper #BlindDrams

Dot 3 N: Acetone. Vanilla. Orange Blossom. Pear Drops. Pineapple. Vegetal note. #BlindDrams

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Dot 2 Score: 2. I feel like this is one I should like but something about it just not doing it for me. #BlindDrams

Dot 2 F: Medium - Short. Honey and Caramel. Raisins. Metallic. Cinnamon. Clove. Lingering funkyness #BlindDrams

Dot 2 P: Oily. Caramel. Peach Syrup. Foam Bananas. Mineralic. Cinnamon. Big Spice hit again. #BlindDrams

Dot 2 N: Vanilla. Brown Sugar. Creamy. Apple. Banana. Pencil shavings. #BlindDrams

Dot 1 Score: 3. Love the sweetness and fruit on this. It's right up my street but it's just a bit too hot and raw or it would be a 4. #BlindDrams

Dot 1 F: Short. Honey. Orange. Black Pepper. Ginger. Gets quite dry at the end. #BlindDrams

Dot 1 P: Quite Oily. Honey. Vanilla. Orange. Lemon. Pear Drops. Big hit of Spice. #BlindDrams

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Dram 1 - Appearance: Dot 1 N: Honey. Vanilla. Toasted Oak. Hint of tropical fruit - Mango. Bit of mustyness. Floral thing. #BlindDrams

Dot 5 Score: 4. A great end to the night. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 5 F: Long and Dry. Green Apple. Lemon Rind. Toasted Coconut. Bit of ash. Floral. Lingering smokeyness. Plasticine. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 5 P: Honey. Green Apple. Lemon. Medicinal Notes. Stone. Fragrant Woodsmoke. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 5 N: Vanilla. Lemon. Toasted Coconut. Rose Water. Vegetal notes. Lovely smoked wood. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 4 Score: 1. Woody, Sulphur and Spicy. The lingering petrol note on the finish is just nasty. Not for me at all. #BlindDrams #BTC67

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Dot 4 F: Dry. Ginger. Cinnamon. Black Pepper. Menthol. Petrol.#BlindDrams #BTC67

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Dot 4 P: Oily. Cherry. Blackcurrant Soothers. Woody. Leather. Metallic. Sulphur #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 4 N: Caramel. Cherry. Cinnamon. Nutmeg. Menthol. Metallic. A lot of Wood #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 3 Score: 4. A nice fruity dram with plenty going on that is right up my alley. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 3 F: Medium and Dry. Icing Sugar. Red Apple. Orange Rind. Cinnamon. Peppery Bite. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 3 P: Oily. Honey. Vanilla. Citrus. Orchard Fruits. Pear Drops. Cinnamon. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 3 N: Honey. Brown Sugar. Lemon. Plum Jam. Musty. Hint of salt. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 2 Score: 2. Suspect this could be an orange wine cask but I kinda like it. Almost scores a 3. It's weirdly intriguing #BlindDrams #BTC67

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Dot 2 F: Short. Orange Rind. Bit of Spice Cinnamon and Nutmeg. Toasted Oak. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 2 P: Oily and Thin. Honey. Vanilla Ice Cream. Orange. Lemon Rind. Ginger. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 2 N: Orange. Grapefruit. Runny Honey. Vanilla. Aniseed. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 1 Score: 2. Not a bad start but had a weird overly musty nose and the sour finish let it down. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 1 F: Medium. Drying. Toffee Pennies. Tobacco. Peppery Spice. Spearmint. Slight sourness #BlindDrams #BTC67

Dot 1 P: Oily. Lemon. Honey. Raisins. Ginger. Metallic. Mustyness. #BlindDrams #BTC67

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Dot 1 N: Honey. Toffee. Furniture Polish. Dusty. Hints of Orchard Fruits. Lime. Ginger. #BlindDrams #BTC67

Gordon @gordonbear.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Couple of nice lagers for afternoon beers in the sunshine. The Utopian is stunning. Really crisp, bready and malty. Highly recommend #Cheers

Final Scores for #BlindDrams #BTC65: 2,2,4,1,4. Many thanks as usual to @maltmusings.bsky.social for putting in the work and organising it and to @newdramrising.bsky.social for picking the drams for tonight's tasting.

Dot 5 Score: 4. Smoky, medicinal and lemon. A nice way to end the tasting #BlindDrams

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Dot 5 Finish: Long. Slightly Drying. Smoked Bacon. Lemon. Nutmeg. Medicinal. Bit woody. #BlindDrams

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Dot 5 Palate: Biscuits. Green Apple. Vanilla. Lemon. Fragrant Smokeyness. #BlindDrams

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Dot 5 Nose: Earthy Peat. Floral. Smoked Ham. Vanilla Ice Cream. Dried Fruits. Some saltyness #BlindDrams

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