This was a quarter of change and an opportunity to catch a breath, and reconnect with family and friends. This is why my whisky tasting notes are an assortment of countries, experiences past and present, reflecting a time of transition in every way – professionally and with family too.

In Germany, we joined a special charitable event in March which featured delicious Ethiopian food and African whiskies, organised by the good folks at Hawelti. It was such an interesting variety of spirits, grains, and single malts – what a treat!

• Projekt 3 Ethiopian Beer Brandy 40%
• Projekt 4 Acacia barrel aged Beer Brandy 40%
• Boplaas 5 year Single Grain 43.6%
• Heimer 2021 Grain 43%
• Three Ships 12 year Single Malt Peated 46.3%
• Ondjaba Single Edition No 1 Triple Grain 54.8% from Namibia
• Bains 18 year Oloroso 50.5%
• Projekt 01 Strathmill 10 year Hawelti Anniversary 65.7%

We also had a few whisky farewell evenings, helping me clean out my Nurnberg, Germany whisky cabinet before the big move back to Mumbai, India. We began with an evening of contrast and compare! We started with a Glenglassaugh, moved on to a trio of Kavalan Solists and closed with a standard and special Port finished The Six Isles.

This was followed by another evening with a North American theme featuring a Shelter Point Ripple Rock from a Whisky Ladies of Mumbai evening, then a trio from America with 10th Street. We closed our evening with some classics – a revisit of Chorlton’s Tomintoul and Glen Ord.

In Mumbai, we brought together the Whisky Ladies and Bombay Malt & Cigar gents in January, after a few years of hiatus. It was such fun to gather, consider, and enjoy. We selected a trio of easy-drinking Welsh Penderyn’s followed by a new American entrant – 10th Street STR Dragon. Whilst we didn’t specifically intend it to be an exploration of Port, it turned out to be a clear theme.

It was also my turn to host the Bombay Malt & Cigar gents’ whiskies, for which I decided to go for a Scottish whisky regions theme, with a bonus of Island – Highland Park.

In the spirit of catching up, I also stumbled across tasting notes for a missed entry about South Korea’s Ki-One whisky at London’s 2024 Whisky Show.

Nurnberg’s The Village Whisky show was back! And yet again, I could not join – felled by terrible flu. I seem to have the WORST luck with this whisky festival. The 1st time in 2020, we had COVID looming around the corner. It was then cancelled. In 2023, I had major dental issues, making tasting impossible. This was followed in 2024 with a busted ankle, making walking and standing challenging – something you must do A LOT to get the most out of a whisky festival! Hence, I went only to catch the Milk & Honey Masterclass and a small toast with the Sharing Angels. I had great hopes that 2025 would break my bad luck – nope!

Talk about delayed posting! However, I’m proud to share that I am fully caught up. All scribbles have been converted into posts! I can’t wait to see what next quarter has in store – both in life and whisky-wise!

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