An occasional visit from Gilbert to ask us for our trust. He’s finding it difficult not to like a bottle that’s almost universally ignored, or even disliked. He digs beyond the tacky to work out why.

While confessing to some obsessions when it comes to things of a Japanese origin, Gilbert is puzzled as to why it’s taken him five years to get through a bottle of Nikka’s Hibiki Harmony

Before submitting a long-awaited article, Gilbert ponders all the excuses he might have for not being as productive as he’d like. Just like the rest of us then. Cask strength Cotswolds English whisky helps though.

With four separate Dramface appraisals, we uncover why this Lagavulin 16yo has been such a powerful ambassador for whisky, and the reasons why that can no longer be.

A Dramface Collective Mega-review, an ode to the Springbank 15yo

Gilbert can’t resist a bargain, especially an Islay single malt for next to nothing

A bitter, less robust 10, but that’s not a bad thing.

Sea Side Salted Fudge for a similar cost

Whisky ‘bargains’ come at a price

Meat, sweet and a little bit of feet

A decent example of an STR cask whisky with added quirks

Does what it says on the tin.