My Whisky Lady posts kept speed with lots of activities in November despite being away in Indonesia most of the month with a short detour to Singapore for Whisky Live.

Before flying off, managed to sneak in a session with the Bombay & Malt and Cigar gentlemen which was a quest for quality affordable cask strength whiskies:

• Linkwood 24 year (1991/2015) Cask No 586497 53.8% (TWE)  – Somehow just too much discord between nose and palate…
• Longmorn 24 year (1990/2015) 53.7% (TWE) – Autumn delight, all elements in harmony
• Balmenach 26 year (1988/2015) Cask No 3242 51.1% (Signatory) – Faaaar too easy to enjoy

Our original tasting group carried on to sample an interesting assortment of Teeling whiskies – which I also tried at Whisky Live in Singapore… so didn’t feel completely left out!

Old Pulteney, Benromach, Bowmore, Hampden

The Whisky Ladies kindly waited for my return to Mumbai so we could enjoy a trio of ‘contributors choice’ whiskies plus an experiment comparing Glencairn and Norlan tasting glasses featuring:

• Old Pultney 21 year 46% – What a treat and a perfect start to the evening!
• Benromach 10 year 100′ proof 57% – Subtle smoke combined with light sherry spice – yum!
• Bowmore Blackrock NAS 40% – A peatier bolder whisky…
• And a special treat from my Whisky Live Singapore adventures – Hampden 2010 Jamaican Pure Single Rum HLCF, 6 year 68.5%

My Nordic Whiskies – Explorers Edition continued its journey with:

• Mackmyra Preludium 01 “De Första Dropparna” 3 year 55.6% (Sweden) – An interesting experiment 
• Mackmyra “Dram Good Whisky” No 3, 8 year 54.4% (Sweden) – Juniper, pine, minerals… a bit ‘woodsy’ and quite drinkable
• Mackmyra Bachair 3 year Private Cask (Sweden) – Something distinctly different going on here…
• Audny Series 3, 4 year 46% (Norway) – Sigh… hoped for more…

I also shared a few additional musing such as:

• From the archives – Singleton, GlenDronach, All Malt & Belgium Owl
• Glengoyne 21 year marmalade… that will hopefully be sampled tonight!

Westland, Pine Barrens, Stranahan’s, AD Laws, Woodford

And published the previous Whisky Ladies tasting notes from our American adventures:

• Pine Barrens Single Malt (Batch 13) 47.5% – Beer whisky? Why yes, we wouldn’t mind…
• Stranahan’s Original (Batch 182) 47% – Colorado’s single malt… a bit harsh, young and best drowned in cold water with ice
• Westland Sherry Wood 46% – A fine single malt!! Yet another ‘hit’ from Westland
• Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine 50% – Moonshine simply isn’t for everyone… curds, candy corn, cucumber and coconut
• A.D. Laws Four Grain Straight Bourbon (Batch 8) 47.5% – Wow! Now if this is what bourbon can be, there may be some converts!
• Woodford Reserve (Batch 133) 43.2% – A more traditional bourbon

Curious to know more? Check out recent Whisky Lady’s monthly missives:

• Whisky Lady – October
• Whisky Lady – September
• Whisky Lady – August

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