Jim McEwan and Stewart Laing evening: Glen Scotia 20 yo 1991/2011 MM 57.6%, Bruichladdich 30 yo 1973/2003 40.2%, Bruichladdich 32 yo DNA 1977/2010 47.4%, Glenlivet 33 yo 1977/2010 Celtic Heartlands 47.7%, Springbank 24 yo 1993/2017 Edition Spirits 53.3%, Bowmore 22 yo Moonlight 43%, Ardbeg 26 yo HL the Kinship 49.7%

The whiskies themselves were stunning, but the possibility to chat with some of the most respected men in the industry was even more stunning!

Trio of young Islays from Maltbarn: Bunnahabhain 05 yo SV selected by Maltbarn #84 61.9%, Port Charlotte 08 yo Mba #81 57.6% and Bruichladdich 09 yo Mba #80 53.4%

We had 3 aged Taliskers recently, let's try 3 young Islay malts from a trusted bottler. 

Trio of Taliskers: 25 yo 45.8% (bottled 2015), 25 yo 57.8% (bottled 2004) and 20 yo 1981/2002 62.0%

We stumbled across sample of a legendary sherried Talisker 20 yo 1981/2002, so small vertical tasting became quite inevitable.