The distillery at Lindores Abbey in Fife, the “Spiritual Home of Scotch Whisky”, where distilling was first recorded in Scotland in 1494. #Scotch #whisky More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/newburgh/lindoresabbeydistillery/index.html
Monday night football and the friendly between Liechtenstein and Scotland. Dram to dull the pain, just in case Scotland play anything like they did on Friday 
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Tri Carragh Glen Elgin, NC, NCF, 55.5% abv.
More and more I am enjoying Port Cask finishes, and this 1st Fill Tawny Port finish is excellent 
. Not particularly
bold on the nose, rather, subtle chocolate, red fruit, floral and slight savoury notes. Juicy mouthful of dark fruit and caramel, citrus, almost marmalade-like. The port eventually comes through, sweet and sticky treacle, chocolate and cinnamon spice.
The whisky wasn't needed to calm the nerves, Scotland won comfortably
Remarkable finish there by the Pacers! #nba
Now time to kick back and chill.
#nowPlaying Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
#nowdrinking Glenlossie 10 - 2013 Adelphi
#nowreading Tad Williams - To Green Angel Tower (p2)
[Article 
] Le logiciel open source #Scotch développé par @inria est un incontournable pour le partitionnement de #graphes et la répartition de charges dans les applications #hpc depuis .. plus de 30 ans !
Son atout essentiel ? Une distribution efficace et performante des données et des calculs sur les supercalculateurs 
!
Et désormais il évolue avec une interface #python pour répondre aux nouveaux usages en #datascience et prototypage rapide !
A lire ici 
https://www.inria.fr/fr/logiciel-scotch-open-source
Inside the Speyside Cooperage near Craigellachie in Moray, in the heart of distillery country. The amazing skills on display have changed little since medieval times but remain vital today. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/craigellachie/speysidecooperage/index.html
Recent pickups from Julio's Liquors.
First up, Ardbeg Smokiverse, this year's Fèis Ìle release. This just came in for those who had pre-ordered it, as I had, and will be generally available soon for Ardbeg Day.
Next up, Pinhook 9 year Straight Rye Whiskey "The Home Stretch. This is part of the Loch & Key Whisk(e)y Society vertical series which sees a new release each year, each one year older than the last. I've been collecting these since it started and I'm planning to wait for it to end, then do a gathering to side-by-side all of them. It will end when it ends - basically whenever another year starts to be too much.
Then Bully Boy Distillers Straight Bourbon Whiskey "Wickeder Dahk". Another Loch & Key bottling, this is obviously a follow up to the earlier "Wicked Dahk" bottle. (If you're wondering about the spelling, think Boston accent.)
And finally, Alma del Jaguar Tequila Nocturne. We tried their range at a recent Whisk(e)y Wednesday at Julio's Liquors - the standard Blanco, Reposado, and Anejo, and this one. Their standard line ferments 20% with champagne yeast and 80% with wild yeast, and they were all very good. But Nocturne is 100% wild yeast and I thought it was the best of the lot, and very affordable, so I grabbed one.
Partly hidden by neighbouring buildings, the superb Oban Distillery stands right in the heart of the town of Oban in Argyll. It was founded on this site by a family of local merchants, the Stevensons, in 1794. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/oban/obandistillery/index.html
Obh, obh... cus uisge-beatha dhan t-sluagh? Taighean-staile à thall-thairis a-nis a' fàs nas motha. Agus Brexit, Ukraine, Trump uile a' dèanamh cuisean nas miosa.
Sorry to see the Isle of Harris Distillery in difficulties. Is the whisky bubble about to burst? Too many distillers and bottlers? Challenging conditions internationally too.
#whisky #Hebrides #BBCAlba #Alba #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #scotch #Trump #Brexit #IsleOfHarris
Some Compass Box additions from a few weeks ago that I photographed but never got around to posting.
This is The Traveling Circus, the first Compass Box Travel retail release. I've been trying to get this for a while, and another CB fan came through and was able to grab me one while traveling through JFK. I won't call them out, as I don't want them getting hassled, but I very much appreciate it.
The other item is a patch to celebrate the release of Flaming Heart 25th Anniversary Edition, a gift for members of The Blending Room.
meine mutter hat jetzt einen lieblingswhisky. glen scotia 15y.
ein sehr wichtiger schritt in ihrer entwicklung wie ich finde :D
#fyi #whisky #scotch #campbeltown #glenscotia
Hi everyone. I just moved to this server from Astrodon because I feel it is a better fit for my diversity of interests. These include: amateur #Astronomy, #HamRadio, #Photography, #Cycling, #Hiking, #Nature, #Scotch, #RetroComputing, #RetroProgramming, playing electric #Guitar and following #F1.
I live in #Canada with my wife and dog, and we have three wonderful adult children (me and the wife that is, not me and the dog!).
I also run a #Commodore BBS:
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@crossgolf_rebel leider werden wir dieses Jahr nicht dabei sein können.
Aber wer Spaß an #HighlandGames, #Scotch und #Guinness hat und im Raum #Wuppertal lebt, sollte sich das letzte Augustwochenende frei halten.
The stills at the fascinating Tomatin Distillery, close to the A9, eighteen miles south of Inverness. This was once the largest distillery in Scotland and it remains an impressive place with some highly unusual features. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/tomatin/tomatindistillery/index.html
Missing my father in law tonight. He would have been out here with me.
Finn Thomson Glen Garioch 12. NC, NCF, 59.3% abv finished in Tokaji.
Slight ginger spice with wave after wave of red fruit on the nose: raspberries, redcurrants and sweet strawberries, like Angel Delight (a powdered dessert mix here in the UK). Citrusy orange hits the tongue which develops into sweet candied orange peel, caramel and a lovely dry, woody spiciness. A long finish of liquorice, spice and subtle grassy notes.
It is superb 
I get something different with every mouthful. A bottle that is unlikely to last long.
Friday night #Scottishchampionship football with #Livingston hosting #Ayr
Bowmore Distillery, in the heart of the village of Bowmore beside Loch Indaal on the Isle of Islay. It has its own maltings, so the pagodas are not just for show. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/islay/bowmoredistillery/index.html
https://www.europesays.com/uk/25204/ Irish and Scottish producers to take part in major drinks event – The Irish News #alcoholic #bar #beverage #booze #bourbon #Britain #closeup #cognac #cold #flow #glass #glencairn #golden #GreatBritain #hard #irish #liquor #malt #orange #Party #pour #refreshing #scotch #Scotland #scottish #single #snifter #spirit #splash #UK #UnitedKingdom #whisky
A wee Knockdhu nightcap.
Infrequent Flyers Knockdhu 8, NC, NCF, 58.9% abv (bottled 2021)
Gentle on the nose with subtle waves of sweet vanilla, heather honey and floral aromas. Leave it for a few minutes and along comes some melon, apple and citrusy lemon. The first sip comes in roaring hot, spicy and peppery. A few drops of water and it calms to an oily creamy mouthfeel with more sweet white fruit: apples, banana, melon and a hint of toffee. A long, spicy, slightly citrusy finish.
