TGIF tasting: Linkwood 21 yo 1989/2010 DL OMC 50.0%, Macallan 21 yo 1993/2015 HSC 46%, Glenrothes 20 yo 1996/2017 HSC 46%, Glen Garioch 23 yo 1990/2013 TWA with Nectar 51.5%, Ben Nevis 25 yo 1984/2010 54.0% and finally Mortlach 50 yo 1957/2007 GM Private Collection 43.5%

One of those lovely Friday evenings with Sergii. 

Old and rare selection: Bunnahabhain 34 yo 1980/2014 Silver Seal cask #84 46.6%, Glen Scotia 22 yo 1992/2014 Silver Seal cask #38 57.6%, Caol Ila 31 yo 1981/2012 SS cask 2930 54.2%, Tomatin 28 yo 1982/2010 cask #92 57.0%

One of those splendid tastings with Sergii in Whisky Corner.

Whisky felling #9. Big malts from Littlemill: Littlemill 1989/2014 TWA Liquid Library 48.7%, Litllemill 1990/2017 Archives cask #32 53.8%, Littlemill 1990/2014 Maltbarn #28 50.6%, Littlemill 1991/2014 TWA Early Flying 48.0% and Littlemill 1984/2016 Whiskymax cask #3899 48.5%

Summer is really good time to have some lowlanders :)

Some old & rare selection: Mackenzie very rare 20 yo 43%, Tomatin 19 yo 1974/2004 Cooper's choice 43%, Dailuaine 21 yo 1992/2013 cask #3128 for Barmetro 54.8%, Laphroaig 19 yo 1995/2015 Life is a Circus 46%, Caol Ila 25 yo 1982/2007 SS 46%

Diving into old and mainly Italian releases with Sergii Kryvko at our usual Whisky Corner location.

Signatory CS collection: Longmorn 15 yo 2002 57.4%, Clynelish 21 yo 1995 55.5%, Ben Nevis 26 yo 1991 57.3%, Strathmill 21 yo 1996 57.9%, Tormore 28 yo 1988 49.7%, Inchmurrin 24 yo 1993 52.4%, Fettercairn 28 yo 1988 51.4%, Blair Athol 29 yo 1988 54.0%

Set of CS bottlings, why not after all?.. 

Lagavulin DE vertical tasting: standard 16 yo, DE 1998/2014 lgv 4/503, DE 1997/2013 lgv 4/502, DE 1995/2013 lgv 4/501, DE 1996/2012 lgv 4/500, DE 1995/2011 lgv 4/499, DE 1991/2007 lgv 4/495 and finally quite ancient DE 1981/2000 lgv 4/465

Long-awaited tasting to be shared with Andrii Rubtsov and Valerii Minialkoff. 

Exploring Campbelltown: Longrow Peated 46%, Kilkerran 8 yo 55.7%, Longrow 11 yo Red Cabernet Franc 55.9%, Springbank 12 yo CS batch #16 56.3%, Springbank 18 yo 46% and Springbank 10 yo 2007/2017 Local Barley 57.3%

We'll taste tonight 2 of 3 Campbelltown working distilleries: Springbank and Glengyle. 

Clynelish trio: 1995 Maltbarn #54 49.9%, 1995 Whisky-Fassle 52.7% and 1995 Speciality Drinks cask #10193 57.5%

After falling in love with Clynelish 21 yo Maltbarn distilled in 1995 I decided to have one day a few more Clynelish samples distilled the same year, maybe that is its golden year to be compared with 1972 for Tobermory or 1975 for Benriach?.. 

UWCC #126 and range of Bunnahabhains: Bunna 12 yo Small batch 46.3%, Bunna 13 yo Rattray 57.7%, Bunna 1989/2014 HB 51.4%, Bunna 1989/2016 Dram Senior 40.3%, Bunna 1990/2017 Wemyss 46%, Bunna 30 yo 1987/2017 Maltbarn 48.7% and Bunna 40 yo 1975/2015 DL XOP 51%

So the theme of Ukrainian Whisky Connoisseurs Club April gathering was exploring Bunnahabhain distillery (mainly through independent bottlings).

Random session: Glenfiddich 8 yo Pure malt 43%, Justerini & Brooks 20 yo 75 proof and Glenfarclas 40 yo 46%

Quite bizarre trio, but why not after all?..