Conjures a vision

The last time I visited a Wimpey it was in Holland, so that sounds good to me Jules. 

I wonder if they still serve 'Benders' in Wimpey.  I used to love those.

I'm very much enjoying an 18 year old Talisker. As they suggest in the write-up it's got the balance of the Talisker of my youth.
www.lochfynewhiskies.com/scotch-whisky/single-malts/island/talisker/talisker-18-year-old/

My other bottle currently open is Irish pot still cask strength, I'm really ejoying this too.
www.lighthousewines.co.uk/shop/viewdetails.asp?Name=Redbreast_12_Year_Old_Cask_Strength_Single_Pot_Still_Whiskey&CatID=17&SubCatID=5&groupID=3038

I don't find the sherry particularly noticeable (just nicely balanced), unlike ian Aberlour D'Bunadh for example which is find very sherried.  It's good foil for the Scottish malts I tend to drink which are a mix of sherried, peaty & smokey.  Goes well with Tulips!

Fackin' ell; I give up trying to share pictures, life's too short!

Right, I've currently got open:

• Aberlour 12; non chill filtered (48%)
• Springbank 10
• Balvenie 12 triple cask 
• Amrut Fusion
• Ardbeg 10
• Glenfarclas 25
• Johnny Walker Double Black

I like all of them, the Glenfarcals, Springbank, Amrut and Aberlour are all lovely and reasonable value. Johhny Walker Double Black is a very reasonable 'working' (Commnly drunk) whisky.

Significant recent purchases are:

Rest & Be Thankful Macallan 26 (Cask Strength, non chill filtered)
Rest & Be Thankful Springbank 26 (Cask Strength, non chill filtered)
Rest & Be Thankful Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 13 (Cask Strength, non chill filtered)
Rest & Be Thankful Macallan 26 (Cask Strength, non chill filtered)
Rest & Be Thankful Octomore Tempranillo 6 (Cask Strength, non chill filtered)
Rest & Be Thankful Octomore Paulliac 6 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)
Rest & Be Thankful Bunnahaibhain 35 (Cask Strength, non chill filtered)

Glenfarclas Family Casks - 1979; 37 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)
Glenfarclas Family Casks - 1995; 20 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)
Glenfarclas Family Casks - 1996; 20 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)
Glenfarclas 30 

Springbank local barley 10 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)
Springbank Bourbon wood 14 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)
Springbank 12 (15th release) (Cask strength, non chill filtered)

Aberlour (That boutique-y whisky company) 23 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)

Laphroaig 25 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)

The Cally - 1977; 40 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)

Johnny Walker (Don't laugh) 1 litre, cask strength

Amrut 'Greedy angels' 8 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)

Ardbog; 10 (Cask strength, non chill filtered)
Ardbeg Dark Cove; 10

Glengoyne 21

Glendronach 21

I used to love whisky with ice in it. Now I hate it; it feels like a constant race against the ice melting and watering down the flavour. The nearer to the end you get, the faster you have to drink it to avoid the flavour getting eradicated.

I avoid water as well. Someone else already said it in here, it's not to be macho, but I genuinely prefer most whisky this way. I'm sure there are  times I probably would have benefitted from having it.

Honourable mentions to broadening my horizons:

1976 Darroze Domaine de Bouillon Tenareze Armagnac 40 Year Old Cask Strength  
Appleton Estate 21 year old rum
El Dorado 21 year old rum

Balvenie is always a sure fire winner.

I really want to try their 15 year old, Balvenie with extra oomph. But I've promised Jessie I'm going to calm it down a bit for the foreseeable...

What an amazing selection of whisky.

I must repeat to myself I'm not jealous at all ...

Ps. Rest and be thankful have just released a whole slew of new bottlings and they look very interesting and are also a lot more affordable - good times!