Once upon a time, a lass thought to creatively sustain whisky explorations by acquiring a collection of miniatures. And what better than cask strength, single cask bottlings from That Boutique-y Whisky Company?

A little off-season, a 2018 Advent Calendar was bought early 2019 and brought from the UK to India, patiently waiting for the right opportunities to explore, a few minis at a time, preferably with a tasting companion.

And then? Well… priorities shifted including a move from India to Germany, so my lovely calendar had to be even more patient… for a full year until I was finally permitted to return home.

So there I was, in 2021… finally back in India… contemplating which choices from such plenty should accompany a quiet evening or two during my long pending trip home…

And then once again, deliberately delayed cracking open these beauties – opting instead to polish off/chuck partial minis from past tasting sessions to free up sufficient small bottles for virtual tastings.

Before putting my advent calendar back into storage, I decided to check what actually came! Knowing full well so many years later it may be challenging to track down official tasting notes let alone a full bottle if I discover a real stunner.

So consider this a teaser – for you and for me – as these lovely little samples have been carefully repacked to patiently wait many more months…

Campbeltown

• Springbank 21 Year Old Batch 8, 47.5% £283.29 911 bottles

Highland whiskies:

• Aberfeldy 21 Year Old Batch 2, 48.9%
• Dalmore 14 Year Old (May 2018) Batch 3, 51.3% 811 bottles. £74.95
• Fettercairn 21 Year (May 2018) Batch 3, 48.6%  669 bottles. £56.62

Islay whiskies:

• Islay #2 25 Year Old Batch 1 48.7%  Batch 1
• Bowmore 27 Year Old Batch 5 47.6%
• Bruichladdich 13 Year Old Batch 11 47.6%
• Bunnahabhain 11 Year Old Batch 5, 49.5%

Speyside whiskies:

• BenRiach 9 Year Old  Batch 4, 51.7%
• Caperdonich 22 Year Old Batch 5, 48.6%
• Craigellachie 9 Year Old – Batch 2 52.9%
• Mortlach 20 Year Old – Batch 5, 48.8% 252 bottles
• Inchgower 14 Year Old Batch 3, 50.5%
• Strathmill 11 Year Old Batch 5, 51.1% 702 bottles £33.29

British / Irish whiskies (non-Scottish)

• English Whisky Co. 8 Year Old Batch 2, 52.3%
• North British 26 Year Old Batch 5, 50.4%
• Irish Single Malt #1 13 Year Old – Batch 2 48.4%

World whiskies:

• Japan/Scotland – Blend of Scottish and Japanese malt and grain whiskies 21 Year Old, Batch 1, 43%
• USA – Tennessee Bourbon Whisky 14 Year Old, Batch 1, 52.2%
• India – Paul John #1 6 Year Old (November 2016), Batch 3, 52.9% 822 bottles. £97.95

Undisclosed Scottish Blends:

• Blended Malt #4 6 Year Old Batch 1, 53.6%
• Blended Malt #1 18 Year Old, Batch 3, 47.3%
• Blended Whisky #2 22 Year Old Batch 3, 41.8%
• Blended Whisky #3, 23 Year Old Batch 1, 48.2%

And with that, this lovely box goes back to await another trip and another time…

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