It was a night that had it all. A $40 blend derailing a Rolls Royce single malt, a jaw-dropping shocker of a mystery whisky and an ode to a fart… what more could you ask for!I’ve facilitated a few of these now and thought I had seen it all… but there’s never a dull moment with whisky. It keeps you on your toes and often when you think you’ve got it sussed, it does something strange.Ok, let’s be fair, it wasn't the lineup we would have picked at the start of the year if we’d had our way, but there...

Do you remember the first time you watched Casablanca or Citizen Kane? The sultry femme fatale, the sympathetic yet downtrodden hero... all those strong characters with their sophisticated dialogue. Well, this tasting was a bit like that… leaving one with a sense of having just experienced something rather special, a lineup of whiskies that all knew their part and delivered a performance of a lifetime. It was a tasting with a perfect story arch. The scene was set beautifully by a gentle yet amazing Strathmill before a sense of conflict was introduced by the surprisingly peaty Teaninich posing as the...