Not unusual after the winter, they sometimes rot from the inside & you don’t know until it’s too late

Thelocactus conothelos

Wilma, Yabba-Dabba-Doo 😀

Delivery day, Slàinte

Thelocactus freudenbergeri

Echinomastus macdowellii

Sunday night bottle kill, really enjoyed this one ‘you can’t beat a bit of peat’

Stenocactus confusus

Astrophytum myriostigma

Thelocactus argenteus

Lophophora williamsii

Turbinicarpus valdezicuus albiflorus

My scores for last night’s blind tasting 2/3/3/4/3 #BlindDrams

Thanks to @derekcuster.bsky.social for tonight’s drams & @maltmusings.bsky.social for the invite & to all the other participants for the interaction, really enjoyed it #BlindDrams

Dram 5 scores a 3 #BlindDrams

5F Medium, rubber, salty #BlindDrams

5P slightly grassy, dryish, a touch of saltiness #BlindDrams

5N New shoes, rubber, a hint of lemon #BlindDrams

Dram 4 scores a 4 #BlindDrams

4F Quite long, drying, some salinity #BlindDrams

4P higher abv, apples, lemons, herbal #BlindDrams

4N pencil shavings, honey & caramel #BlindDrams

Dram 3 scores a 3 #BlindDrams

3F medium, lemon sherbert, something I can’t put my finger on #BlindDrams

3P Damp wood, earthy, a touch of liquorice #BlindDrams

3N Musty cardboard, milky bar, hint of banana #BlindFrams

Dram 2 scores a 3 #BlindDrams

2F longer than dram 1, zesty lemon, pepper, fruity #BlindDrams

2P fruity, spicy a hint of milk chocolate #BlindDrams

2N Dried fruit, honey, a hint of salt #BlindDrams