Funny story. Wait, not really. Funny. Maybe sad.

I’m fascinated by different casks. I’m intrigued by anyone who is trying new and different things in life. Why? Because while I may not always agree with the mentality behind a business/individual who does something different, I can tip my hat (if I wore one) to them for attempting something different.

Yes, sometimes the road less traveled isn’t because it’s dangerous or couldn’t be done before or is a horrible idea. This isn’t so much that situation.

So I like multi reviews. And I like besting my old “scores” quite a bit. In the past I’ve done multi reviews of over 10, with a BenRiach being about 12. I thought I’d beat it.

And then I went to far, amassing 32 Arran samples. I originally was told by some to attempt to do it as a gigantic multi-review. After reviewing 16 of…