It starts here. It starts now.

Well, put enough wine in this Vermonter and things like this happen.

I have a blog.

This comes with the crowning of the Boston Red Sox as the 2007 World Series Champions. As such, I will dishonor this maiden posting with a repeat tasting of a precious NV 21 yr old Glengoyne Singlemalt scotch that presided over the Sox's 2004 Championship and has only been cracked once since then. With this tasting, I have enough for MAYBE 2 more championships. I'm willing to make the Big Purchase and pick up another bottle if the Boys from Beantown can keep it going.

So this bottle is special. It's the last man standing from a trip to Scotland in 2002. There have been many since and none its equal. Scoring will follow my typical wine rubric (sans "Potential" for hopefully obvious reasons):

94/100
COLOR: 5/5 - Pure 24k gold in a glass.
NOSE: 13/15 - Strong, dominant butterscotch on the nose with a bit of ripe apple.
FLAVOR: 8/10 - Knowing there's not a bit of peat in this malt, I find myself imagining it there, yet not missing it. My wine-trained palate cannot describe the flavors of this smooth drinking highland malt other than to say it's truly a lowland styled whiskey. Honeydew Melon?
FINISH: 9/10 - Minerality, toast, and butterscotch all blend together at the end to give an outstanding, smooth, lingering, enticing finish.
OVERALL: 9/10 - It's smooth. It's flavorful. It's an outstanding malt that's well made. Heck you could 'cellar' this for 20 years, but you're only hurting yourself, chief! Drink now & drink often. Slainte!