Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A little injection of positivity, anyone?
I sense we’re tired of tedium. I feel like we’re ready to start exploring again. We’ve slowed, protested and delayed. We’ve stood our ground and denied ourselves because of the weird directions whisky has taken in recent times. Yet, I also sense that times are changing once more. There are heaps of cracking moments and terrific bottles out there, just waiting.
I’m into this whisky thing because it’s great fun. I think you are too. And so, it’s ‘whisky season’, and I’d like to try to bring a little positivity, one bottle at a time.
Some of these bottles are true crackers, but each of them bring an illustration of what’s changing - for the better!

Timestamps
0:00 - Opening
2:25 - Brief intro to topic
7:00 - FOMO?
8:49 - Welcoming in the lounge
17:02 - Tweaks to the OSWAs 2024
22:00 - A whinge about Ardbeg 17yo
33:00 - Renewal & Renaissance - Fettercairn
46:48 - New things: Ardnamurchan & English whisky
1:23:35 - Cracking value 18yo,TB 8yo, &SV 100º
1:49:32 - Surprises: Kilchoman BS & Little Brown Dog
2:00:15 - Surprises: Little Brown Dog Drookit Dug
2:14:00 - Quiz at the End