Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Three cask strength Laphroaigs. See how they compare tonight 🥃 140
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 5 was delicious. I'd score it a 4. The fly that died in a bath of it probably scored it a 5. #BlindDrams 030
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 5 palate: peat smoke, dark chocolate, grassy, orange zest. #BlindDrams 050
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 5 nose: peat, smoke, seaweed, menthol, meaty. Very nice. #BlindDrams 060
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 4 palate: rich and thick, sweet, spicy, some bitterness, burnt sugar. #BlindDrams 040
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 4 nose: overripe fruit, cherries, woody. #BlindDrams 050
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 3 finish is long. More orchard fruits than the palate. Scores a 3 again. #BlindDrams 040
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 3 palate packs more abv than the nose suggested. Not raw, though. Shortbread, berry sweetness. Water brings out more of that sweetness and a bit of dunnage funk. #BlindDrams 040
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 3 Nose: meaty, seaweed, quite closed. #BlindDrams 070
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 2 is much better than 1 for me. Think it scores a 3. #BlindDrams 060
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 2 palate: oily, peach, caster sugar, rubber. Interesting one... 000
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 2 nose: grassy, herbal, spicy... Like a market in Thailand. Some funky underneath. #BlindDrams 050
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 1 finish is short-lived, apart from a lingering oakiness. Think this one scores a 2 - feels like there should be something to explore with a full bottle. #BlindDrams 050
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 1 palate: hot, hot, hot 🔥 bitter at the back of the throat, butter, vanilla, lemon zest. The pears and apples come through on the finish. #BlindDrams 060
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dram 1 nose: banana sweets, pear, some raw alcohol, marzipan. #BlindDrams 080
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Getting ready for #BlindDrams. Looking forward to seeing what you put together @cameronhobbs.bsky.social 🥃 0110
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Opened this tonight. Might be a bit too easy to drink. 051
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 26/08/2026An interesting set. The rum stood out to me. Looking forward to seeing what else #DrinkHIP bring out. 011
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#DrinkHIP dram 4: I don't normally get deep into rum, so this'll be interesting. Nose is definitely not Lamb's navy 😂 coconut, fresh red chilli, molasses, dried fruits. 161
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#DrinkHIP dram 3: Nose. Very sweet, coconut, honeysuckle, vanilla, boot polish, school art room (first time I've ever used that as a nosing note...) 161
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#DrinkHIP dram 2: Nose is Bowmore. Refill bourbon barrel, so all the maritime peat of the spirit without lots of noise from the cask. It's seaweed, peat smoked, and a hint of sweet vanilla, like vanilla cream. 141
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#DrinkHIP dram 1: nose is rich and buttery, overripe fruit, raisins, lime zest, camphor wood. Very promising 😁 141
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Dram 5 nose has been filling the house for hours. Medicinal peat, very sweet, salty air. Milk chocolate eaten in the beach. #BlindDrams 160
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Dram 4 nose is whisky. Literally just what I was raised with as whisky... A soft, lightly sherried dram with little to differentiate it. A bit more of the tropical fruit when I go back to it... #BlindDrams 150
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Dram 3's nose is inspired by my day in the countryside - manure. Very hot. Overripe fruit. #BlindDrams 170
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Dram 2 nose is all sweet oranges. Very sweet and floral. Reminds me of a hoppy beer. #BlindDrams 150
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Dram 1 nose - buttery toffee, topical fruits, a bit musty. Green apple and sherbet going back to it. #BlindDrams 150
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I missed the #RareFindWhisky tasting the other night, so am catching up now. Looks like a great set. 160
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 10/07/2026From tree to glass. Made a caipirinha with the first lime from our tree, but it wasn't a particularly juicy lime and it had to be split between two. Still, delicious 😋 000
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Gotta keep the cat cool. I'm sweltering, but she seems happy. 030
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I really do need a better system for these. Emptied a cupboard and had some nice surprises, but they're all hidden. 160
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 12/06/2026A pair of German whiskies from a long weekend in Mannheim. I should have paid for checked luggage just so I could have brought back a full bottle or 2 of that Black Forest triple wood 🤤 040
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Dram 4 from #AnnandaleWhisky: Man O'Swords STR Ex-Red Wine Cask. Have I broken my nose? I'm getting a gentle sweet peat funk, and not much else. But my wife is getting pineapple and tropical fruit, which I think is the sweetness my broken nose caught 🤣 131
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Dram 3 from #AnnandaleWhisky: Man O'Swords Ex-Olorosso Sherry Cask. First thing on the nose is medicinal peat, seaweed and salt. Beneath the peat is the same sweet fruitiness from the previous drams. And maybe something like vanilla toffee. 151
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Dram 2 from #AnnandaleWhisky: Man O'Words Double-Oaked Ex-Bourbon Cask. The nose is big and sweet. Lots of dried fruit and vanilla ice cream. Brandy butter in there too. 120
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Dram 1 from #AnnandaleWhisky: Man O'Words Fresh Ex-Bourbon Cask. Nose straight out of the bottle was butter and straw. With a few minutes in the glass it opens into something fresher with apples and bright spices. 141
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Good weather. Good whisky. PX cask at 56.7% and it goes down very easy. The nose is just Christmas cake. The palate has loads of sweet tropical fruits, with a dried fruit finish that dissolves into oak (maybe a bit too woody at the very end). 050
Gary 🥃 @whiskywords.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Think I got a little drunk off a Torabhaig ice cream. Delicious, but glad I didn't have the car. 040
