2025 Advent Calendar
2025 Advent Calendar. This years is one of the best, overall rating is 9. Day 1, started with a pop, I give Bhakta, 8 Day 2, Sir Davis, light and smooth, 9 Day 3, Loch Lomond, a bit hot, smoky/peaty for me, 7 Day 4, Chicken Small Batch, 8 Day 5, Oaklore, 8 Day 6, Kujira, was stationed in Okinawa in the 1980’s, wish I had tried this then, 9 Day 7, 15 Stars, another great dram, 9 Day 8, Frey Ranch, very good Rye, 8 Day 9, Mary Dowling, I got a bit of the Tequila taste, 7 Day 10, Two Stacks, I got a bit of a peaty taste, 7 Day 11, Guard Bridge, again a bit too peaty for me, 7 Day 12, Westward, every blend I’ve had from this distillery have been good, a bit hot, long finish, this one, 7 Day 13, Courage & Conviction, a bit hot, long finish, 7 Day 14, Oregon Spirt, a bit hot, long finish, 7 Day 15, Akashi, again, stationed in Okinawa in the 1980’s, wish I had tried this one as well, 8 Day 16, Hai Seas, not sure if I’ve had a Chinese Whiskey before, but look forward to sampling more, 9 Day 17, New Riff, very smooth with a velvety finish, 9 Day 18, Kyro, a bit too hot and smokey for me, 6 Day 19, Finvara, another great Irish Whiskey, 9 Day 20, Lodestar, who’d think LA could produce such a good whiskey, 8 Day 21, Woodinville, another distillery that every blend I’ve had, have been good, 9 Day 22, Natterjack, probably the best Irish Whiskey I’ve tasted, 10 Day 23, Heaven’s Door, smooth with a pleasant finish, 8 Day 24 the finally, Martingale, technically not a Whiskey/Whisky, a great dram to finish off our around the world journey, 9 Looking forward to the 2026 advinture.