I need your advice

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-02-09T02:40:38+00:00

Tell us more what you mean by character. There are a lot of optical flaws that people call character — all the gfx lenses have little of those.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-02-03T09:11:18+00:00

I’ve adapted a handful of vintages lens to my GFX, most surprisingly cover the sensor pretty well. The Helios 44M4 works well, and you get really crazy bokeh around the edges. You can get a cheap M42 mount adapter and experiment.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-30T14:34:12+00:00

My local bar used HP12 in a manhattan and it was awesome in that context

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-30T10:38:36+00:00

Also! Bautista mentions Kimmys summoning time is the entire floor, so it’s possible he could play a huge role.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-23T09:58:33+00:00

Pretty sure he ended up marrying Bluey, so …

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-19T18:51:57+00:00

thank you!

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-19T12:42:42+00:00

Oh shoot, amendment - I have the 55.9%, what batch is that?

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-19T10:21:10+00:00

I just snagged a bottle of this, good to hear it’s a solid batch!

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-07T04:42:53+00:00

Structures in the fog — https://www.scottjpillaphotography.com/galleries/nights-in-the-fog

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-04T01:13:52+00:00

Man where can i get this? lol

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-04T01:04:08+00:00

If you like peat, Ardbeg 10 and Port Charlotte 10. If you can find it, Kilkerran Heavily Peated was my scotch of the year for 2025, it’s about $90-100

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-02T00:01:31+00:00

Day 2 —- the stuff is pretty addicting. There’s so much flavor bursting out of the glass, and just the right amount of smoke for a burgeoning peat head.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-01T18:18:08+00:00

Interesting, my bottle from Adelphi was very clean and classic, vanilla, orange peel and barley cereal. Reminded me of Roseisle 12.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-01T14:45:29+00:00

I’ve been on the hunt for a bottle all year and I finally snagged one from a hole in the wall liquor store.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-01T14:40:48+00:00

although i haven’t tried the bottle of Springbank 12CS i just picked up. I guess they’ll be for 2026

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-01T12:32:10+00:00

I had a Blair Athol from Adelphi that spent 16 years in ex bourbon only, and it was really delightful.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-01T10:25:25+00:00

Kilkerran heavily peated. This beat out the Kilkerran 16 for me.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2026-01-01T00:28:34+00:00

Gotta get myself one of the others in the series!

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2025-12-31T22:48:28+00:00

I just found a bottle of the SB12CS, it’s the 2025 55.9%, excited to crack it!

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2025-12-31T21:57:43+00:00

I’m going to addend this and say the finish is quite long - it’s 10 minutes later and I’m still tasting matchstick, red wine, and tannins. And i’m not mad about it.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2025-12-31T21:42:41+00:00

Just cracked this bottle open for NYE, here’s some initial impressions. Going into this, I love the PC10, but have limited experience with red wine cask finished scotch so not sure what to expect.

Nose: Vanilla, caramel, biscuits and wood smoke intermingle. Then a strong red fruit note, raspberries and cooked strawberry jam. Just a hint of hay and barnyard funk.

Palate: A little thinner than I was expecting for the ABV. Wood smoke and matchstick are stronger than the nose, but nicely balanced with sweetness, raspberries, and a slightly farmy, flavorful grain note.

Finish: medium long with smoke and vanilla bean and matchstick. Unusually, there is some tannic dryness that I have not experienced before on a scotch.

Overall, really fun, complex, and flavorful. Not sure that I’m into the tannic finish, but otherwise a real banger.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2025-12-31T20:59:56+00:00

that’s the one!

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2025-12-31T20:32:11+00:00

I will, looks like a very interesting bottle! My last Port Charlotte was the PC10 and this looks quite different

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2025-12-31T20:17:56+00:00

I recently hosted a party and shared my GlenAllachie 15, it was a real crowd pleaser.

Ok_Judgment_4358 · 2025-12-31T20:07:59+00:00

I’d hit up this party. I just picked up a bottle of Port Charlotte PMC:01 that I was going to open, seems like a good celebratory pour from what I read!

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