If moonshine don't kill me I'll live till I die...

As a little extra, we've also been looking into making a small batch of moonshine in the new year to age ourselves. Just a bit of fun, not sure if we'll go ahead yet!

It's been a busy month...

Shelves have grown this month far more than they should have done having come back from Islay last month. But when MoM have Octomore 5.1 on for £65 you can't say no.

I also bought my wife a 1litre barrel for her birthday so that we can age our own new make spirit. We've "burned" the barrel with some JD, and now there is some Glenglassaugh Peated Spirit aging in there. They say 3-8 weeks in the 1 litre barrel is enough so we will be having our first tasting on Christmas Day.

We have also bought a bottle of Bruichladdich X4 before it is unavailable to try some different finishes on! Our friends gave us a bottle of port and a bottle of Pedro Ximenez sherry to taste the barrel with for finishing.

I was however very well behaved in Sainsburys yesterday. They have Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (port finished) on 1/3 off which takes it down to £26. But couldn't quite afford it at the moment. It gets brilliant reviews.

Just Back...

Just back from a fantastic few days on Islay with the wife and daughter and 2 good friends. What a beautiful island, and what beautiful whisky. Tours of Bruichladdich, Bowmore and Ardbeg and a Tasting Tour of Lagavulin. Magic.

Lots of whisky added to the shelf. Almost 40 different single malts now.