I mentioned that I had a whisky advent calendar. I went from drinking whisky a couple of times in a year to 24 times in a month. First conclusion was that I'm going back to a couple of times a year: whisky is ok, but it's not a big thing for me. Second conclusion is that I was expecting more variety. A lot of the time it tasted like... whisky. A couple that did make an impression were Highland Park and Bunnahabhain. Third conclusion: given that there were examples from Scotland, Ireland, France and Sweden, I missed Japan (where I know they can make good whisky because I've had it) and England (where I've heard they make it, but I know no details).

Well, not I have 24 tiny bottles, and my SO said she wanted them for something to do with painting, so I have to rinse them out.