Cameron Hobbs
@cameronhobbs.bsky.social
Stramash! & The Sipping Point podcast host | Sport & Whisky fan | 2x Off The Ball guest | Have hit a hole in one
D5
Rushing through this now because I want to know what this is.
It's so rich and smoky. This is a firepit of a whisky and I could sit here all night
5 out of 5.
#BlindDrams
Rushing through this now because I want to know what this is.
It's so rich and smoky. This is a firepit of a whisky and I could sit here all night
5 out of 5.
#BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
D5
Rushing through this now because I want to know what this is.
It's so rich and smoky. This is a firepit of a whisky and I could sit here all night
5 out of 5.
#BlindDrams
Rushing through this now because I want to know what this is.
It's so rich and smoky. This is a firepit of a whisky and I could sit here all night
5 out of 5.
#BlindDrams
D5
NOW. WE'RE. TALKING!
Frazzles and lardons, engine oil, cheese, bonfire embers, something unique like Kansas City BBQ rub. This smells AMAZING
Oh my word! This is delicious. Everything I could smell I can taste. Not strong abv wise I'd say but it's a gorgeous dram. I'm in heaven
#BlindDrams
NOW. WE'RE. TALKING!
Frazzles and lardons, engine oil, cheese, bonfire embers, something unique like Kansas City BBQ rub. This smells AMAZING
Oh my word! This is delicious. Everything I could smell I can taste. Not strong abv wise I'd say but it's a gorgeous dram. I'm in heaven
#BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
D5
NOW. WE'RE. TALKING!
Frazzles and lardons, engine oil, cheese, bonfire embers, something unique like Kansas City BBQ rub. This smells AMAZING
Oh my word! This is delicious. Everything I could smell I can taste. Not strong abv wise I'd say but it's a gorgeous dram. I'm in heaven
#BlindDrams
NOW. WE'RE. TALKING!
Frazzles and lardons, engine oil, cheese, bonfire embers, something unique like Kansas City BBQ rub. This smells AMAZING
Oh my word! This is delicious. Everything I could smell I can taste. Not strong abv wise I'd say but it's a gorgeous dram. I'm in heaven
#BlindDrams
D4
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this one. It's the sort of thing I normally love, but it's lacking a little something. It's not quite savoury or smokey enough on the palate to really stand out. It's a solid dram, but don't think I can go higher than a 3/5
#BlindDrams
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this one. It's the sort of thing I normally love, but it's lacking a little something. It's not quite savoury or smokey enough on the palate to really stand out. It's a solid dram, but don't think I can go higher than a 3/5
#BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
D4
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this one. It's the sort of thing I normally love, but it's lacking a little something. It's not quite savoury or smokey enough on the palate to really stand out. It's a solid dram, but don't think I can go higher than a 3/5
#BlindDrams
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this one. It's the sort of thing I normally love, but it's lacking a little something. It's not quite savoury or smokey enough on the palate to really stand out. It's a solid dram, but don't think I can go higher than a 3/5
#BlindDrams
D4
Nose has a hint of smoke. Meaty too, like a pork chop overly seasoned with pepper. Just savoury notes on this one. Faint hint of pork pie pastry, due to a slight butter note.
It's dry again. Hot honey sauce. Old leather, I got pork on the nose but it's more lamb roast to taste.
#BlindDrams
Nose has a hint of smoke. Meaty too, like a pork chop overly seasoned with pepper. Just savoury notes on this one. Faint hint of pork pie pastry, due to a slight butter note.
It's dry again. Hot honey sauce. Old leather, I got pork on the nose but it's more lamb roast to taste.
#BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
D4
Nose has a hint of smoke. Meaty too, like a pork chop overly seasoned with pepper. Just savoury notes on this one. Faint hint of pork pie pastry, due to a slight butter note.
It's dry again. Hot honey sauce. Old leather, I got pork on the nose but it's more lamb roast to taste.
#BlindDrams
Nose has a hint of smoke. Meaty too, like a pork chop overly seasoned with pepper. Just savoury notes on this one. Faint hint of pork pie pastry, due to a slight butter note.
It's dry again. Hot honey sauce. Old leather, I got pork on the nose but it's more lamb roast to taste.
#BlindDrams
D3
A doubs of water brings out some more rich caramel flavours. There's something at the back of my throat though which makes it a little bitter on the finish, which is a shame as this could have been a belter.
In the end though, a respectable 3/5 on this one. #BlindDrams
A doubs of water brings out some more rich caramel flavours. There's something at the back of my throat though which makes it a little bitter on the finish, which is a shame as this could have been a belter.
In the end though, a respectable 3/5 on this one. #BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
D3
A doubs of water brings out some more rich caramel flavours. There's something at the back of my throat though which makes it a little bitter on the finish, which is a shame as this could have been a belter.
In the end though, a respectable 3/5 on this one. #BlindDrams
A doubs of water brings out some more rich caramel flavours. There's something at the back of my throat though which makes it a little bitter on the finish, which is a shame as this could have been a belter.
In the end though, a respectable 3/5 on this one. #BlindDrams
D3
Nose is sultanas & rock buns. Or highland shortbread with a milky cup of coffee. There's something very 11am about the smell of this...which is probably worrying 😅
To taste, it's boozy, fizzzy, but dry and slightly sweet. A well baked, low sugar apple strudel comes to mind
#BlindDrams
Nose is sultanas & rock buns. Or highland shortbread with a milky cup of coffee. There's something very 11am about the smell of this...which is probably worrying 😅
To taste, it's boozy, fizzzy, but dry and slightly sweet. A well baked, low sugar apple strudel comes to mind
#BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
D3
Nose is sultanas & rock buns. Or highland shortbread with a milky cup of coffee. There's something very 11am about the smell of this...which is probably worrying 😅
To taste, it's boozy, fizzzy, but dry and slightly sweet. A well baked, low sugar apple strudel comes to mind
#BlindDrams
Nose is sultanas & rock buns. Or highland shortbread with a milky cup of coffee. There's something very 11am about the smell of this...which is probably worrying 😅
To taste, it's boozy, fizzzy, but dry and slightly sweet. A well baked, low sugar apple strudel comes to mind
#BlindDrams
D2
Smells musty and a little like the bitter dampness of poorly dried clothes. Not a fan....
Nothing much to note on th taste with this either. Very thin, more feelings than flavour and those feelings are spicy ones.
Can score this quickly as a 1 and more on tbh
#BlindDrams
Smells musty and a little like the bitter dampness of poorly dried clothes. Not a fan....
Nothing much to note on th taste with this either. Very thin, more feelings than flavour and those feelings are spicy ones.
Can score this quickly as a 1 and more on tbh
#BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
D2
Smells musty and a little like the bitter dampness of poorly dried clothes. Not a fan....
Nothing much to note on th taste with this either. Very thin, more feelings than flavour and those feelings are spicy ones.
Can score this quickly as a 1 and more on tbh
#BlindDrams
Smells musty and a little like the bitter dampness of poorly dried clothes. Not a fan....
Nothing much to note on th taste with this either. Very thin, more feelings than flavour and those feelings are spicy ones.
Can score this quickly as a 1 and more on tbh
#BlindDrams
D1 Score
Decent dram. Wonder if this is a Loch Lomond. Has some of the character I've found in their distillery editions
An easy drink, sweet, the more I have the more it reminds me of pancake day. Jif lemon juice (not cleaner), castor sugar and pancake mix
It's a solid 3/5 for me #BlindDrams
Decent dram. Wonder if this is a Loch Lomond. Has some of the character I've found in their distillery editions
An easy drink, sweet, the more I have the more it reminds me of pancake day. Jif lemon juice (not cleaner), castor sugar and pancake mix
It's a solid 3/5 for me #BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
D1 Score
Decent dram. Wonder if this is a Loch Lomond. Has some of the character I've found in their distillery editions
An easy drink, sweet, the more I have the more it reminds me of pancake day. Jif lemon juice (not cleaner), castor sugar and pancake mix
It's a solid 3/5 for me #BlindDrams
Decent dram. Wonder if this is a Loch Lomond. Has some of the character I've found in their distillery editions
An easy drink, sweet, the more I have the more it reminds me of pancake day. Jif lemon juice (not cleaner), castor sugar and pancake mix
It's a solid 3/5 for me #BlindDrams
D1
Nose - champagne, evervescence, lemon drops.
To taste, honey, lemon, lockets. Little pineapple in there too. Absolutely a whisky to make a hot toddy with.
It feels young, and fairly simplistic, not a bad dram just nothing all that exciting
#BlindDrams
Nose - champagne, evervescence, lemon drops.
To taste, honey, lemon, lockets. Little pineapple in there too. Absolutely a whisky to make a hot toddy with.
It feels young, and fairly simplistic, not a bad dram just nothing all that exciting
#BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
D1
Nose - champagne, evervescence, lemon drops.
To taste, honey, lemon, lockets. Little pineapple in there too. Absolutely a whisky to make a hot toddy with.
It feels young, and fairly simplistic, not a bad dram just nothing all that exciting
#BlindDrams
Nose - champagne, evervescence, lemon drops.
To taste, honey, lemon, lockets. Little pineapple in there too. Absolutely a whisky to make a hot toddy with.
It feels young, and fairly simplistic, not a bad dram just nothing all that exciting
#BlindDrams
Better late than never! A wonderful visit from friends has put me about an hour behind but it's time for #btc60 #blinddrams as it's time for a groovy 60 silent disco apparently.
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Better late than never! A wonderful visit from friends has put me about an hour behind but it's time for #btc60 #blinddrams as it's time for a groovy 60 silent disco apparently.
D5
Final score on the night and it's another 4. A delicious dram to close things off, all the fire and brimstone I was hoping for from this line up.
I'm away to pour myself another
#BlindDrams
Final score on the night and it's another 4. A delicious dram to close things off, all the fire and brimstone I was hoping for from this line up.
I'm away to pour myself another
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
D5
Final score on the night and it's another 4. A delicious dram to close things off, all the fire and brimstone I was hoping for from this line up.
I'm away to pour myself another
#BlindDrams
Final score on the night and it's another 4. A delicious dram to close things off, all the fire and brimstone I was hoping for from this line up.
I'm away to pour myself another
#BlindDrams
D5
Salty, deep heat laced lemon syrup. It suggests up front it's going to be sweet but it's absolute liquorice and tobacco. There's a bit of rubber and a real hemp note there too. Reminds me of my bagpipe playing days...
#BlindDrams
Salty, deep heat laced lemon syrup. It suggests up front it's going to be sweet but it's absolute liquorice and tobacco. There's a bit of rubber and a real hemp note there too. Reminds me of my bagpipe playing days...
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
D5
Salty, deep heat laced lemon syrup. It suggests up front it's going to be sweet but it's absolute liquorice and tobacco. There's a bit of rubber and a real hemp note there too. Reminds me of my bagpipe playing days...
#BlindDrams
Salty, deep heat laced lemon syrup. It suggests up front it's going to be sweet but it's absolute liquorice and tobacco. There's a bit of rubber and a real hemp note there too. Reminds me of my bagpipe playing days...
#BlindDrams
D5
Sour apple, a hint of smoke, a highly polished old table, sherbet, pink germolene, deep heat, heavily smoked gammon....There's a lot going on here
#BlindDrams
Sour apple, a hint of smoke, a highly polished old table, sherbet, pink germolene, deep heat, heavily smoked gammon....There's a lot going on here
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
D5
Sour apple, a hint of smoke, a highly polished old table, sherbet, pink germolene, deep heat, heavily smoked gammon....There's a lot going on here
#BlindDrams
Sour apple, a hint of smoke, a highly polished old table, sherbet, pink germolene, deep heat, heavily smoked gammon....There's a lot going on here
#BlindDrams
D4
There's a lovely complex nature to this, which brings a solid peat level but with plenty of other salty and sweet notes to keep my going back for another quick sip.
I'd promised myself I wouldn't buy another bottle this year, but at the right price this might push me
A strong 4/5
#BlindDrams
There's a lovely complex nature to this, which brings a solid peat level but with plenty of other salty and sweet notes to keep my going back for another quick sip.
I'd promised myself I wouldn't buy another bottle this year, but at the right price this might push me
A strong 4/5
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
D4
There's a lovely complex nature to this, which brings a solid peat level but with plenty of other salty and sweet notes to keep my going back for another quick sip.
I'd promised myself I wouldn't buy another bottle this year, but at the right price this might push me
A strong 4/5
#BlindDrams
There's a lovely complex nature to this, which brings a solid peat level but with plenty of other salty and sweet notes to keep my going back for another quick sip.
I'd promised myself I wouldn't buy another bottle this year, but at the right price this might push me
A strong 4/5
#BlindDrams
D4
Ah this is lovely. Oily, industrial, smokey, and salty with hints of oranges, old fashioned syrup and burnt brown sugar.
Feels Campbeltowny I think...
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Ah this is lovely. Oily, industrial, smokey, and salty with hints of oranges, old fashioned syrup and burnt brown sugar.
Feels Campbeltowny I think...
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
D4
Ah this is lovely. Oily, industrial, smokey, and salty with hints of oranges, old fashioned syrup and burnt brown sugar.
Feels Campbeltowny I think...
#BlindDrams
Ah this is lovely. Oily, industrial, smokey, and salty with hints of oranges, old fashioned syrup and burnt brown sugar.
Feels Campbeltowny I think...
#BlindDrams
D4
Honey glazed gammon, salt, coastal notes. Pencil shavings, lemon tart, some buttery notes in there too and a ton of peat!
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Honey glazed gammon, salt, coastal notes. Pencil shavings, lemon tart, some buttery notes in there too and a ton of peat!
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
D4
Honey glazed gammon, salt, coastal notes. Pencil shavings, lemon tart, some buttery notes in there too and a ton of peat!
#BlindDrams
Honey glazed gammon, salt, coastal notes. Pencil shavings, lemon tart, some buttery notes in there too and a ton of peat!
#BlindDrams
D3
Some decent flavours, but far too subtle and the firey finish dominates.
After a heavenly first dram, hell hath been bestowed upon me with drams 2 & 3 delivering heartburn and a scorchedophagus (future Ardbeg release?)
No vomit this time, so this get's a 2/5
#BlindDrams
Some decent flavours, but far too subtle and the firey finish dominates.
After a heavenly first dram, hell hath been bestowed upon me with drams 2 & 3 delivering heartburn and a scorchedophagus (future Ardbeg release?)
No vomit this time, so this get's a 2/5
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
D3
Some decent flavours, but far too subtle and the firey finish dominates.
After a heavenly first dram, hell hath been bestowed upon me with drams 2 & 3 delivering heartburn and a scorchedophagus (future Ardbeg release?)
No vomit this time, so this get's a 2/5
#BlindDrams
Some decent flavours, but far too subtle and the firey finish dominates.
After a heavenly first dram, hell hath been bestowed upon me with drams 2 & 3 delivering heartburn and a scorchedophagus (future Ardbeg release?)
No vomit this time, so this get's a 2/5
#BlindDrams
D3
Thick and creamy up front. Really dry fruit cake notes. Salty, savoury, but something like strawberry creamola foam....then a world of burn and pepper. First two sips singed but after that it's simmered.
#BlindDrams
Thick and creamy up front. Really dry fruit cake notes. Salty, savoury, but something like strawberry creamola foam....then a world of burn and pepper. First two sips singed but after that it's simmered.
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
D3
Thick and creamy up front. Really dry fruit cake notes. Salty, savoury, but something like strawberry creamola foam....then a world of burn and pepper. First two sips singed but after that it's simmered.
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Thick and creamy up front. Really dry fruit cake notes. Salty, savoury, but something like strawberry creamola foam....then a world of burn and pepper. First two sips singed but after that it's simmered.
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D3
Subtle, Oloroso like smells here, soft, but figs and toffee. Honey, peanuts, expensive real wood flooring notes too.
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Subtle, Oloroso like smells here, soft, but figs and toffee. Honey, peanuts, expensive real wood flooring notes too.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
D3
Subtle, Oloroso like smells here, soft, but figs and toffee. Honey, peanuts, expensive real wood flooring notes too.
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Subtle, Oloroso like smells here, soft, but figs and toffee. Honey, peanuts, expensive real wood flooring notes too.
#BlindDrams
D2 Score
Not for me, the nose had some promise, the palate had just a touch of vomit.... 1/5
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Not for me, the nose had some promise, the palate had just a touch of vomit.... 1/5
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November 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
D2 Score
Not for me, the nose had some promise, the palate had just a touch of vomit.... 1/5
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Not for me, the nose had some promise, the palate had just a touch of vomit.... 1/5
#BlindDrams
D2
Urgh. First sip is acidic. It's like heartburn. A few more and I'm wondering if it might be an STR red wine. Burnt berries. There's really not a lot to enjoy here. Maybe D1 killed my palate but this isn't doing it for me.
#BlindDrams
Urgh. First sip is acidic. It's like heartburn. A few more and I'm wondering if it might be an STR red wine. Burnt berries. There's really not a lot to enjoy here. Maybe D1 killed my palate but this isn't doing it for me.
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
D2
Urgh. First sip is acidic. It's like heartburn. A few more and I'm wondering if it might be an STR red wine. Burnt berries. There's really not a lot to enjoy here. Maybe D1 killed my palate but this isn't doing it for me.
#BlindDrams
Urgh. First sip is acidic. It's like heartburn. A few more and I'm wondering if it might be an STR red wine. Burnt berries. There's really not a lot to enjoy here. Maybe D1 killed my palate but this isn't doing it for me.
#BlindDrams
D2
No smoke here...was hoping we might be going all 5 there!!
Oloroso like smell on this one. A nutty, almost savory sweetness. Touch of cola cubes, boozy sultanas, warm banana bread
#BlindDrams
No smoke here...was hoping we might be going all 5 there!!
Oloroso like smell on this one. A nutty, almost savory sweetness. Touch of cola cubes, boozy sultanas, warm banana bread
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
D2
No smoke here...was hoping we might be going all 5 there!!
Oloroso like smell on this one. A nutty, almost savory sweetness. Touch of cola cubes, boozy sultanas, warm banana bread
#BlindDrams
No smoke here...was hoping we might be going all 5 there!!
Oloroso like smell on this one. A nutty, almost savory sweetness. Touch of cola cubes, boozy sultanas, warm banana bread
#BlindDrams
D1 score
Did I get a different dram to everyone else??!!
I can't give this a 3, it's better than, so it gets a rarely seen first dram 4 for me. Could guzzle my way through this in no time. If someone could bring me some BBQ'd cod to go with this that would be perfect.
#BlindDrams
Did I get a different dram to everyone else??!!
I can't give this a 3, it's better than, so it gets a rarely seen first dram 4 for me. Could guzzle my way through this in no time. If someone could bring me some BBQ'd cod to go with this that would be perfect.
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
D1 score
Did I get a different dram to everyone else??!!
I can't give this a 3, it's better than, so it gets a rarely seen first dram 4 for me. Could guzzle my way through this in no time. If someone could bring me some BBQ'd cod to go with this that would be perfect.
#BlindDrams
Did I get a different dram to everyone else??!!
I can't give this a 3, it's better than, so it gets a rarely seen first dram 4 for me. Could guzzle my way through this in no time. If someone could bring me some BBQ'd cod to go with this that would be perfect.
#BlindDrams
D1
To taste...still Caol Ila so it's that (or Torabhaig potentially). It's young, fizzy, smokey, with a light lemon citrus note and a hint of grapefruit. Surely bourbon finish only. A cracking start.
#BlindDrams
To taste...still Caol Ila so it's that (or Torabhaig potentially). It's young, fizzy, smokey, with a light lemon citrus note and a hint of grapefruit. Surely bourbon finish only. A cracking start.
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
D1
To taste...still Caol Ila so it's that (or Torabhaig potentially). It's young, fizzy, smokey, with a light lemon citrus note and a hint of grapefruit. Surely bourbon finish only. A cracking start.
#BlindDrams
To taste...still Caol Ila so it's that (or Torabhaig potentially). It's young, fizzy, smokey, with a light lemon citrus note and a hint of grapefruit. Surely bourbon finish only. A cracking start.
#BlindDrams
D1
On the nose...Caol Ila. Has to be. It's all that coastal, unique smokey smell from the Islay distillery you hit first (when landing at Port Askaig) tar, old boats in an old harbour. Smells great!
#BlindDrams
On the nose...Caol Ila. Has to be. It's all that coastal, unique smokey smell from the Islay distillery you hit first (when landing at Port Askaig) tar, old boats in an old harbour. Smells great!
#BlindDrams
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
D1
On the nose...Caol Ila. Has to be. It's all that coastal, unique smokey smell from the Islay distillery you hit first (when landing at Port Askaig) tar, old boats in an old harbour. Smells great!
#BlindDrams
On the nose...Caol Ila. Has to be. It's all that coastal, unique smokey smell from the Islay distillery you hit first (when landing at Port Askaig) tar, old boats in an old harbour. Smells great!
#BlindDrams