I did an Advent Calendar made up of samples I had acquired over time, chosen by my wife, amongst all of the samples in my whisky shelf.

We’re onto Advent Day #3, and I’m still alive. Let me tell you, ensuring you’re kept up on reviews, trying very hard to keep up with everything, and then also having a dram a night can burn you out quick. Add in trying to learn a new job and keeping up with your social life and I’m burnt out.

That’s why I’m writing about Advent Calendars in the month of Not-December.

What mystery do we have today? Let’s see, shall we?

Price: No longer available

Region: Speyside

Distilled: June 14th, 1995

Bottled: August 2013

Cask Type: First Fill Sherry Cask

Cask Number: 4887

Abv: 45%

Colour: 5Y 9/8

Nose: Earth/mushroom, brown sugar, peach

Initial hit of earth. Immediately think to a sherry cask…