Patrick Leask 🥃

@DramaticLibby Heretic! #BlindDrams #AsChristmassyAsDieHard

And I hate to say it…. I don’t think Die Hard is a Christmas film… Sorry😬 #BlindDrams

@Newckie @waitrose You know me so well 😎

@LeaskPatrick How very @waitrose of you !!

Dram 4: Rudolph N: fruity, savoury and sweet; purple sprouting broccoli, icing sugar, fresh quince, stewed gooseberries P: smoky and sweet; hot smoked salmon, licorice allsorts, aniseed balls #BlindDrams #BTC49

Dram 5 Score: a delicious 4 Guess: Rather mature (15-20 year old) Caol Ila? #BlindDrams #BTC49

Dram 5 Santa: N: oily, funky and fruity; plasticine, emulsion paint, polyfilla, lemon zest P: smoky, thick and chewy; Clan tobacco, burnt toast and lime marmalade. Dry finish, with cask wood and Germolene #BlindDrams #BTC49

@Newckie @johngoonn #SproutsNotJustForChrostmas

@johngoonn sprouts ?

#BlindDrams Wait, i just drained the last drop of do 3 and I’m now all about the cabbage..ps i love cabbage

Dram 4 Reduction: nose gains dairy (hazelnut yoghurt), palate loses richness but gains fennel sausages Score: a good 3 #BlindDrams #BTC49

Dram 3 Reduction: nose and palate both weaken, this is much better neat! Score: a lovely 4 for this one, just right up my street Guess: a PX cask finish? Reminds me of VIN’s 1770 limited edition #BlindDrams #BTC49

Dram 3 Christmas Stocking: N: rich and smoky; barbecued sausages, mince pies, finishes with a salted rim margarita on the rocks P: rich, smoky and sweet; strawberry compote, salted pistachios, buttered raisin pancakes #BlindDrams #BTC49

Dram 2 Reduction: nose gains more sweetness and fruit chews, palate weakens slightly but still has plenty of Christmas spice Score: another solid 2 Another ex-burbs cask here? #BlindDrams #BTC49

Dram 2: Christmas Tree N: cinnamon, cloves, spiced salted nuts, fruit chews (1980s Splicer bars!), stewed prunes P: cinnamon poached pears, star anise, lime starburst, bitter finish (wormwood, gentian root) with a hint of Plasticine #BlindDrams #BTC49

Dram 1 Reduction: nose shifts away from sweet towards savoury (bacon & sausages) while the palate is static Score: a solid 2 to start Ex-burbs cask Speysider? #BlindDrams #BTC49

Dram 1 Gingerbread Santa N: Red licorice, pineapple cube sweets, salty sweetcure bacon, lemon sherbet, cooking apples P: pork &apple sausages, lemon puff biscuits, bitter lemon #BlindDrams #BTC49 #AsChristmassyAsDieHard

5 Guess: I already used up my Scottish flag, so I'll go for an Irish triple-distilled with a heavy PX cask influence. So much sherry influence, perhaps it should be a Spanish flag? 🤓 #BlindDrams #BTC48

5 S: A nice four to end with, this was the highlight of the night for me, with multiple sensory layers to choose from #BlindDrams #BTC48

5th and final dram in this evening's #BlindDrams #BTC48 "Fun with Flags" with Damian @newdramrising E: dark maple syrup, chestnut brown N: PX cask, dark red fruits, treacle, maple syrup, Elastoplast, balsamic strawberries, angelica, bread and butter pudding #BlindDrams #BTC48

4 Guess: Scotland, perhaps a rather sherried dram from Southern-Islay (Ardbeg/Laphroaig)? #BlindDrams #BTC48

4 S: Another solid three, misses out on a four due to the unbalanced salinity on the palate #BlindDrams #BTC48

4th dram in this evening's #BlindDrams #BTC48 "Fun with Flags" with Damian @newdramrising E: copper-orange, west coast autumn sunset N: Rather nutty. Hazelnut yoghurt, chocolate brazil nuts, emulsion paint, a dab of Germolene, orange starburst #BlindDrams #BTC48