Matthew's Journal

A friend very kindly bought me a whisky advent calendar for my 40th. I don't necessarily plan to drink one a day, but I am going to at least drink them in order, and enjoy doing so :-) I'm tasting them before looking them up, which led to a surprise yesterday...

Yesterday atreic and I tasted drams 1-3, and I've had dram 4 this evening. Prices are for a 70cl bottle (rounded to the nearest GBP or so) unless noted otherwise.

1. The Lost Distilleries Blend Batch 11 £350. This was the nicest of the 3 we tried yesterday, a bit more complex and smooth. But I'm sure I'd say it was 7x as good...
   
2. Starward New World Malt Whisky £50. I didn't even know they made whisky in Australia! Quite a sweet whisky.
   
3. Single of Dufftown Malt Master's Selection £35. Aimed as a "gateway single malt", this was OK, but didn't really do much for me. I'm pretty sure I prefer their regular expression.
   
4. Brenne Cuvée Spéciale French Single Malt Whisky £56. I've not had French whisky before, and I like this, it's a bit unusual. Perhaps a slightly floral smell, and an intriguing flavour. Possibly my favourite so far, but that might be because it's the one I'm drinking right now...