Thread by @stilgherrian

I have a surprise* anonymous** gift! I winder what’s inside?***

* Nah, I knew it was coming.
** And I know who sent it.
*** I know what’s inside.

Tada! It is The Gospel Solera Rye! shop.thegospelwhiskey.com/products/soler…

Now I want to make an old fashioned, because that’s sort of why this bottle turned up, but I don’t have an orange for the twist.

Trying this The Gospel Solera Rye that arrived yesterday. No photos because I can’t be arsed making sure the lighting is OK. Stand by.

https://twitter.com/stilgherrian/status/1341661590563655681

Right then. These notes on the back of the bottle are accurate. Very caramel, though less spice on the palate than I expected…

Now the young whiskey enthusiast bloke at a bottle shop in Haymarket, who knows my tastes, said that the consensus of the whisky forum he’s on is that it’s just a tad “young”. New distillery (2018 I think) and kinda the first go. All positive, looking forward to the future.

I agree. It’s a great blend of flavours — and this is from me who loves peaty salty monsters like Talisker — so yeah once that tower of oak and wine barrels has settled in this is likely to become very good indeed. Bravo to The Gospel Whisky, who are not on Twitter.

Anyway they’re at thegospelwhiskey.com and thank you to the anonymous* listener who sent me this bottle.

* I know who they are but they’re shy.