Like so many, Drummond is a Lockdown whisky geek. To catch up he ventures into Highland Park’s official 10yo to find some of that famous “all-rounder” character, only to discover something of a bargain no-brainer.

Seeing too many shiny things at once is too much for Wally. Visiting his favourite spot to buy too many whiskies, he snags a UK exclusive Benromach with the prettiest of hues, only to wish he’d stuck to his original mission.

It may be the height of summer for us ‘up North’, but for Tyree it’s time for crackling fires, clean sherry-bombs, and time to reflect upon the things that matter.

Dougie tries to extinguish a bottle of nuclear-powered Benriach ‘cranberry juice’ from Berry Bros & Rudd. This half-price auction swoop is finished in Plavac Mali wine casks from Croatia.

Mindful of taking time out for the little things such as a nice dram, but for also the bigger things in life like looking after ourselves, Hamish sinks into the 2012 Bere Barley edition from Bruichladdich.

Despite a mountain of life’s usual and unusual challenges distracting him, Broddy takes a mental health break to tackle two different cask batches of Edradour’s banging value 10yo Un-chillfiltered releases.

As a community of enthusiasts, we can often dismiss so many long-established, mass-market releases. Tyree compares two Glen Grant bottlings with a nod to the craft involved in maintaining consistency.

A heartwarming tale from Doog, where olive branches work better than punishment. This Ardmore from Whisky Broker is just one of the eventual rewards for a changed man.

In an extremely insightful sharing of much information, Tyree shares, to an exact degree, the what, when and where of his tasting routines. He picks two 10 year old Springers to do so, the Local Barley and a core release. We’re off to clean our teeth!

As Elis gets to spend a little time with three “try before you buy” banger WhiskySponge releases, he’s prompted to cover the topic of trust and how it’s implicit in everything that works.

After giving Ardbeg’s latest Committee Release a kicking, Tyree reached out to Adamh, who kicked it harder. The bonus review refocusses on positivity but Ardbeg need to do better than this for £120

Since so many of them are still around, Tyree gives an overview, with his own take on Diageo’s annual Special Releases

Full of goodness. Fruit forward and utterly delightful.

The community builds to salve your fear of missing out

Tyree wants to know what they are hiding?

It’s complex, it’s savoury — it’s bliss

Do we taste salt in whisky?

When it comes to Laphroaig, Cask Strength is where it’s at!

Orchard fruits, promised and delivered

This is from Campbeltown……isn’t it?