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My wife is the best.  She ordered an Advent calendar from Flaviar.  It contains a nice Glencairn dram glass and 24 whiskeys.  All tasting will be neat, without water, room temperature and then hand warmed to detect aromas.  I am a novice in describing what I taste.  I only know what I like and don't. The packaging is heavy weight cardboard printed with the "Galaxy of Whiskeys".  The booklet inside is a great reference to review after the first couple of sips.  I will write my reviews before reading the notes, so what I taste will differ slightly. #flaviar, #whiskey, #advent Dec 1st - Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon.  Lots of caramel and a nice alcohol burn.  The linger was a bit too short, but a lovely sipping whiskey. Dec 2nd - Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Distiller's Edition.  This one lags behind the previous day.  The marmalade comes through strong, but the linger leaves a bit of an unpleasant flavor on the tongue and throa...

Good bye old friend.  Finished my last dram of this bourbon.  What a lovely gift from a friend.  Final tasting, there were hints of maple on the nose and linger, a good solid alcohol hit from start to finish.  I've got to make my way to Washington State for another bottle.

The best thing from Calaveras County is a hard cider from Indigeny .

It is a sad day.  Today I opened the last of my GoT Scotch set.  My go-to order if Scotch is always Lagavulin.  I saved this bottle for last.  It is a big mouth Scotch.  While I understand what Lagavulin was trying, I will stick to their regular offerings.

Trying to decide if a cigar or pipe would pair better.  This is a well rounded Scotch.  It would pair well with a colorado Macanudo.  It would also pair well with Mac Baren Navy Flake.  This one is very smooth.

This is definitely the drink for the Queen of Thorns.  This Scotch has a mineral bite that is the first on the tongue.  Not a lot if smoke or pray.  A nice caramel balance after the mineral bite.

This scotch is easy to drink neat.  Slightly sweet with light peat and smoke.  

This is a very nice IPA.  It tastes of Citra hops.  Good, clean, citrus flavor with the hoppyness of an IPA.