After a (small) hiatus to let my liver start running again, I’ve been able to sit down to the start of the samples I have to drink, as I worry if I don’t drink them that they will rise up, gain sentience, and then drink themselves as I sleep, as they are filled with wonderful happy juice.

While in the U.K. I put in an order from Master’s of Malt. One of the bottle sets that caught my eye was the Unusual Cask Whisky Tasting Set[1] . I’m a fan of odd finishes, so I thought it would be fun.

I’d already reviewed the Balvenie 14 year Caribbean Cask here[2] , so let’s see what else this tasting set has to offer.

Up first, chosen randomly by my wife, was The Arran Malt: The Amarone Cask Finish. Ignoring The Title for a second and The Potential overuse…