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The Gift Before Christmas

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...

Dickel, Bottled in Bond

Damn, this is nearly as good as the 17 year old straight whiskey.  Lots of pepper and spice, minerals, and smoke.

I have bent the knee

Wow, this scotch caught me by surprise.  Very potent libation.  A heavy hit on the tongue and throat to start, and very nice mild almost-buttery finish.

A nice smoke and whiskey

 The whiskey was Willett Family Estate Bottled Small Batch Rye.  It was an amazing drink with the Fuentes Opus X cigar.