Well, my employment prospects have been, shall we say, interrupted rudely by certain governmental forces. So my Scotch budget has dwindled to zero - not to mention prices are still crazy considering the value proposition.
It does seem like the Scotch industry is heading for a reckoning, for sure - what with the random tariffs, the glut of inventory everyone is talking about, the myriad new distilleries trying to rush and claim a seat at the table, the general malaise of drinkers (especially young ones) regarding Scotch, the suspicion with which we now regard all marketing (looking at you, Ardbeg and your endless, meaningless NAS bottlings) ... well, it's a good time to be sitting back and drinking my stocks, let's say that.
So until further notice, I'm pulling in the shutters and weathering the storm. Maybe if I get a magical new job I'll review the odd SMWS or Single Cask Nation or Blackadder bottling, but that's not in the cards as they are arrayed today.
Cin cin, my friends.
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