Onward into autumn and September. The busy season at work starts up again in the middle of the month. I’m teaching online again this term but that amounts to more work than teaching in person. The missus is teaching online too and the boys are going to be at home as well—we passed on the in-person school option for them. Hopefully, we won’t go crazy and hopefully, our little town will not be hit too hard by the fact that both the local colleges are bringing all or most of their students back to town from all over the country and the world. Let’s see how it goes,

In the meantime the blog will carry on as normal with the usual complement of booze reviews and takeout meal reports. I’ll also be filing regular entries in my new series, Bombay Cinema: A Rough Guide. If time permits I hope to get another longer piece on Indian food started and finished as well. The experiment with ads on the blog will continue as well for now. The gap between page views and ad impressions suggests most of my readers have ad blockers on but the ads still generated enough money to cover August’s hosting costs. Ads should no longer be appearing inline in posts—hopefully those of you who’ve turned off your ad blockers are not finding the ads to be too disruptive. Do let me know if that proves to be the case.

Here, as usual, is the long list of potential reviews. Some of these reviews are already in the bag but please feel free to make nominations to the shortlist.

1. Allt-A-Bhainne 7, 2011 (SMWS)
2. Ambassador 25 yo, Blend
3. Ardmore 20, 1996
4. Auchroisk 22, 1990 (Whisky Fässle)
5. Balblair 1990 (2015 release)
6. Ben Nevis 22, 1991 (Signatory)
7. Ben Nevis 24, 1991 (Signatory)
8. Ben Nevis 26, 1991 (Signatory)
9. Benrinnes 21, 1997 (SMWS)
10. Bowmore 11, Feis Ile 2017
11. Bunnahabhain 23, 1991 (Whisky Fässle)
12. Caol Ila 19 (for the Whisky Show, 2012)
13. Caol Ila 27, 1984 (Old Malt Cask for the Whisky Barrel)
14. Clynelish 24, 1989 (Adelphi)
15. Convalmore 21, 1984 (G&M)
16. Cragganmore 16, 2001 (SMWS 37.127)
17. Dufftown 9, 1999 (G&M for Binny’s)
18. Glenburgie 14, 1997, Cask Strength Edition
19. Glenglassaugh 30
20. Labet 2003, Marcs de Jura
21. Lagavulin 1991, The Distillers Edition
22. Laphroaig Cairdeas 2020, Port & Wine Casks
23. Ledaig 10, 2005 (Signatory)
24. Ledaig 17, 1998 (AD Rattray)
25. Longmorn 18, 1995, Cask Strength Edition
26. Old Crow, 1980s Release
27. Pasquet Lot 62, Serious Brandy Cask 1 (Cognac)
28. Pasquet Lot 62, Serious Brandy Cask 2 (Cognac)
29. Tamdhu 26, 1984 (WWW forum bottling)
30. Teaninich 10, 2008 (SMWS 59.56)
31. Teaninich 10, 2009 (SMWS 59.58)
32. Tomatin 23, 1976 (Old Malt Cask)