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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Aug 5

need to fire your striker scouts, awful stuff

Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Jul 31

yes, new shitty rules brought in by our shitty government

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Jul 31

@bsky.app ffs

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Jul 19

Back from holiday and couldn't say no to an email offer from Loch Lomond while away, but first to finish off earlier bottles. slainte folks.

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Jun 26

Final bottle before we head off on our holidays. Many congrats to @thedramble.bsky.social and @londondistilleryco.bsky.social

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Jun 6

bottle purchased!

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Jun 4

Tobermory 31 from Whiskybroker (£125).

Nose: Tropical fruits, furniture polish, oak, peppermint, leather, cinnamon pastry.
Palate:sweet, old school pear and pineapple sweets, lovely cereal notes, tangerines,peppery spice.

Slainte folks 🥃

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · May 29

Seriously slacking on the whisky drinking of late. Anyway, here's a bottle kill from a belter of a whisky. Slainte.

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · May 20

3rd time lucky, my first two were both caol ila 😂

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · May 20

Well done to the Thompson Bros for this concept. Excellent idea. Slainte folks.

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · May 4

Cracking tour at Aultmore Distillery today for Spirit of Speyside Festival. Driver as always so now time to dig into these drams. Slainte.

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · May 2

This year's SoS bottle from Murray McDavid. No doubt another belter.

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · May 1

a man is talking on a cell phone and the word hello is on the bottom

ALT: a man is talking on a cell phone and the word hello is on the bottom

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Apr 18

Nose: spearmint,vanilla,green apples, lemon zest,Jacobs crackers.

Palate: Fizzy apple and pear sweets, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger nut biscuits, butteries,honey, warm spices. Lovely oily mouth feel, it's light and delicate.

This is beautiful whisky @glasgowdc.bsky.social . Slainte folks.

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Apr 18

A great start to the Easter weekend thanks to a @glasgowdc.bsky.social

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Apr 18

Even Seb from @glasgowdc.bsky.social is delivering it, amazing service 😂

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Apr 17

mines just been collected by DPD today, probably going to be Monday now

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Apr 15

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in front of a bookshelf .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in front of a bookshelf .

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Apr 10

Whenever I feel a cold coming, I go to this whisky every time. Looking forward to trying some 10 year-old @glasgowdc.bsky.social this year. Slainte.

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Alasdair Gray @whiskyally.bsky.social · Apr 3

Nose:Waves of icing sugar, strawberry angel delight,bit of peppermint,some aniseed, empty biscuit tin.
Palate: Icing sugar as well,tropical fruit,doughy and chewy in the mouth,malty,green apples,vanilla,ginger,dash of cinnamon spice.
This is beautiful whisky.Slainte.
Thank you @aqvavitae.bsky.social