And so it begins: round 5 of our trading team. This trading journey began over a year ago, when @LeeEvolved thought of this brilliant idea of sampling one item from every active Scottish distillery. We’re five rounds in, with maybe two more to go. In addition, we usually provide ‘bonus’ samples; items we come across which we think are interesting enough to share. In reality, because of the guard rails on the official samples ( less than $100, most are averaging $50-60), it’s been the bonus samples that end up stealing the show. We’ve had everything from locally available only craft whiskies, top shelf Hibiki 21, Macallan Rare, and HP25, to mezcal, purchased in Oaxaca during vacation, made in an ultra-micro distillery run by a donkey named Chico and two guys. So, now we’re starting round 5, this one provided by fellow northeastern’er @Scott_E . I really liked this one... almost like a Balvenie 12, but better. Waxy, oily, honey and heather. Starts off like freshly baked bread, then goes into beeswax and heather. I can see why Compass Box uses this as a base so often. This is one of those that i’ll keep as a regular on my shelf. One of the reasons I guess I liked this is because it’s “normal”. After having recently Laphroaigs and Springbanks, this is a dial back to normalcy. Sort of like coming back to good old home cooking after a week on a cruise ship. Thanks @Scott_E