Alan Kendall
akthegreat.bsky.social
Alan Kendall
@akthegreat.bsky.social
A350 MLG Engineering Group Leader, Immunocompromised, Amateur gardener and plantaholic, whisky enthusiast, Cavvie dad, great!
The trick or treaters have started to knock, so it must be #cocktail o'clock.
October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's that time of year again, the annual #pumpkin carving contest. Will it be A or B this year?
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Made a start on the #pumpkin carving for this #Halloween. Still got the larger ones to do yet.
October 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tonight post dinner tipple is 55 year old #Armagnac
October 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Keeping Monday at bay a little longer, and whiling away Sunday evening with a dram of HP21, even better at 47.5%. Hope you are all having a great and relaxing Sunday evening? As it's tulip shaped, does this count as a tumbler? #slainte
October 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New arrivals!
October 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Does anyone here live in a house with a loft conversion? Do they get really hot in summer?
September 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
How young is too young to buy a bungalow? 😂 #Househunting
September 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
To sum up: this cements why I love highland park. Very solid base on all the drams here, and I've always loved any HP with that beautiful smokey finish. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Dram 5: little spicy on the finish bit it's a decent dram. Id go for a 3.
September 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Dram 5 P: sel de guerande, vanilla, baked apple pie, coal and steam as if you could taste a steam train passing, lightly honeyed but quite austere. Decent. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Dram 5 and it's the father, the valfather. Amber. Nose: fruity like the syrup in a can of the old timey fruit salad cans we had for desert in the 80's/90's. Green apples, with cinder toffee. Oakey bonfire. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I need to take a few mins before nosing dram 5 as the dogs just passed wind. #pswhisky
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September 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Dram 5
Whisky: Highland Park Valfather (The most heavily peated HP ever)
Released: 2019
Cask: 100% refill casks
Abv: 47%
Price: <£50 at auction
#pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Dram 4 finish: just a nice puff of smoke and honey to round it off. It's a solid 4 for me. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Dram 4 P: really like this. It's got the fine mild smoke I love, and some honey sweetness to back it up. Golden syrup again, and honeycomb. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Dram 4: Valknut. Gold. More as I remember the hp of old. Manuka honey, caramel, floral smoke, custard, wet heather on the moors, sezhuan pepper corns maybe and all spice. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Reposted by Alan Kendall
Dram 4
Whisky: Highland Park Valknut
Released: 2018
Cask: Sherry-seasoned American oak casks
Abv: 46.8%
Price: <£50 at auction
#pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Dram 3 finish: Christmas spice, dry tannins and red fruit. It's a 2 from me. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Dram 3 P: Christmas cherry chocolates, cranberry, chilli, basil. Not much smoke here but something a little dry and bitter. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Reposted by Alan Kendall
Now dive in for a taste of Dram 3. Palate and finish, please… #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Dram 3: an usual rioja finish here! Colour gold/amber with just a hint of pink. Nose: fruity! Like a jam sandwich, on milk bread. Red apple. Some golden sweetness. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Reposted by Alan Kendall
Dram 3
Whisky: Highland Park 16 year old Twisted Tattoo
Released: 2019
Cask: 1st-fill Rioja casks and refill bourbon casks
Abv: 46.7%
Price: ~£100 at auction
#pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Dram 2 finish: medium long and a small whiff of that famous smoke, toffee makes an appearance. Another 3/5. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Dram 2 P: amaro, bitter orange mixer, still some spice here more on Aleppo chilli. Less sweet than the nose led me to believe. #pswhisky
September 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM