For our quarterly virtual tasting with @PBMichiganWolverine , @ctbeck11 , @Richard-ModernDrinking and @Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington , @PBMichiganWolverine was kind enough to treat us to a round the world assortment of drams. First was a single cask IB 14 year Tamdhu (Scotland) Second was the 2022 Chichibu Peated Edition (Japan) Third was the Chattanooga Islay Finish (America) that was bottled at 47.5% ABV. Fourth might have been a Thomson Saison Yeast Cask #39(New Zealand) that was bottled at 53.4% ABV Fifth might have been an Elements of Islay Bn7 (Scotland) that was distilled in 2001 and aged for more than 16 years in a pair of oloroso sherry butts before being bottled at 55.7% ABV. Last of the night was this 12 year old Teeling (Ireland) that was aged in an Amburana cask before being bottled at 46% ABV. The nose is a very straightforward yet delightful pineapple upside down cake that has a dash too much cinnamon and mild ethanol burn which carries over to the palate with a medium viscosity and minor sourness before a finish that veers into an earthy clay bitterness akin to enjoying a piece of cake before a sudden backhand to the face from a perturbed spouse after their pottery class due to stumbling upon a poorly hidden receipt of an exorbitant whiskey purchase. This started out promising with those creamy pineapple cake notes found on the nose and palate, but that finish is simply too much for me as I’m more sensitive towards bitter flavors than others and that clay bitterness overpowers all those cakey delicious pineapple notes that I would have really liked to linger on the finish. Overall, this was another fantastic virtual tasting with a hell of a lineup of delicious drams and I look forward to our next round and what surprises are in store for our little group.