A photograph of the Day 24 story of the Hingston & Olsen Short Story Advent Calendar story, leading to a small bottle of whiskey labeled Bushmill's Irish Whiskey, The Causeway Collection 1997 Rum Cask. A Christmas tree lit for the season is the backdrop for the photo.

The final day of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 brings an Irish whiskey and a story of a prodigal son (perhaps accidentally) returned home. This is the end of the whiskey, but there is still a story to enjoy tomorrow.

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A photograph of a Glencairn glass of whisky, next to a small bottle labeled The Whiskymaker's Reserve No. 7, Single Malt English Whisky. Both are next to a small pile of Pastéis de Nata tarts, with molds for making the tarts in the background.

Penultimate day of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 is another English whisky, and a short story about a not-so-typical family reunion.

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Day 22 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 has arrived, and I'm on vacation. Celebrating with today's dram and, surprisingly, a story by Chekov (of gun, not nuclear wessels) that I'm pretty sure I've read before to mark the occasion.

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Day 11 in the big SMWS whisky advent calendar and I have to admit I'm struggling getting these notes. Sure, slight peatiness, of smoke, bit of a bite. It's a speyside I have a named bottle of and I recognise it. Not my favourite, but a nice easy drink.
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A photograph of a Glencairn glass of whisky, next to a small bottle labeled Glengoyne 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, both in front of a corkboard made from wine corks.

Day 21 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 is a clever bit about needs and wants on a few fronts, and a 10-year-old Glengoyne single malt.

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Day 10 in the big SMWS whisky advent calendar and it's almost over! Luckily I've only had half a miniature each time! Light, tropical fruitiness, and very quaffable.
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A photograph of two bottles of Mortlach 16-year-old whisky, one a large bottle of the Flora and Fauna bottling, the other a small nip bottle of the distillery bottling from the Drinks by the Dram advent calendar. A Glencairn glass of the whisky is in front of and to the right of the bottles.

Nostalgia lay behind door 20 of the #whiskyadvent calendar today, while #SSAC2023 was s brief read called "The Skull", by Leopoldine Core.

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Day 9 in the big SMWS whisky advent calendar. Lovely amber colour, fudge smells. Sweet, slightly buttery, very palatable. Speyside, 60.1%, and I didn't want to add water. Very nice.
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A photograph of a cut crystal glass of whisky, with a small bottle labeled "Drinks by the Dram Longmorn 23 Year Old Secret Speyside Collection" next to it. A pile of baking cookbooks is behind the glass, and a Moleskine notebook is open next to it on the left with handwritten recipe notes on the page.

Day 19 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 brings a Longmorn whisky and a short story from Michael LaPointe.

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Day 8 in the big SMWS whisky advent calendar. It's a single grain whisky from the Highlands, quite young, fresh, light, buttery, a wee bit of peat. I really don't get the rest of the notes that are suggested! Nice and easy though.
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A photograph of fingertips holding a Glencairn glass of whisky in front of a carved wooden mantel in the background. The "legs" of the whisky are visible on the glass.

#whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 day 18 brings another repeat previously seen last year and in 2020, and a bit of a horror story.

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Day 7 in the big whisky advent calendar. Off somewhere I don't always like to go, usually too medicinal for me, however SMWS have transformed it.
After the initial hit it's waxy and warm. On the palate (as they say!) it's a chilli warmth and golden syrup.
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A photograph of the Day 17 story from the Hingston and Olsen 2023 Short Story Advent calendar, next to a Glencairn glass filley with whisky and a small bottle labeled "Drinks by the Dram Glenfiddich 23 Year Old Grand Cru". A library card catalog is the backdrop.

Day 17 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 was a very welcome repeat from last year's calendar, and Sara Lippman's short story "Swanee".

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Whisky in a Glencairn glass

Day 6 in the big SMWS whisky advent calendar. Speyside again with Fruitcake Earthquake! Sticky toffee pudding, figs, marzipan. Lovely, fruity, very warming. I'm going to have a terrible time deciding which to buy after this!
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A photograph of a man's legs in blue jeans and hiking boots, resting on a porch rail. A Glencairn glass with a bit of orange-y whiskey in itand a small bottle labeled "Drinks by the Dram Johnny Walker Gold Label Reserve" is also on the porch rail, with sunset colors in the sky beyond. The man is reading the Day 16 story from the Hingston and Olsen 2023 Short Story Advent calendar, "The Kit-Bag", by Algernon Blackwood, and the title and first page are visible.

Day 16 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 was a good day for a porch whisky.

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Whisky in a Dramathon glass with light from behind and the reflection of my PS5 loading screen!

Day 5 in the big whisky advent calendar. Highland way now and after a 31k cycle is warming me up nicely. Sea, Scottish forests, and a kick of antiseptic at the end, which isn't that unwelcome as I oft find it.
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A photograph of a Glencairn glass with a bit of orange-y whiskey in it, with the Day 15 story from the Hingston and Olsen 2023 Short Story Advent calendar to its right and a small bottle labeled "Drinks by the Dram The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky" on its left, all sitting on top of a stone wall in late afternoon sun. The light is shining through the glass, spilling a shadow with a bright core the color of the whisky onto the stone.

Took advantage of being home during daylight to shoot day 15's #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 photo today, with a well-known Speyside whisky from one calendar and a short story from Deb Olin Unferth from the other.

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Whisky in a glass by a small bottle sitting in day four of the whisky advent calendar.

Day 4 in the whisky advent calendar. It's. A. Blend! Dun-dun duunnn! Also a shock, it's nice. I mean I'm not leaping all over it, but. I get light golden syrup on the nose, nothing near the list on the tasting notes, I get the rum and spice on the taste.
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A photograph of a Glencairn glass with a bit of tawny whiskey in it, centered on a long, narrow wooden tray extending behind it. In front of the glass is the Day 14 story from the Hingston and Olsen 2023 Short Story Advent calendar. The light in the photo comes from behind.

Another late return from the office on Day 14 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023. A wee dram and a short story once again help relax after the commute, this time from Eden Mill and Paul Cresey, respectively.

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A photograph of a rocks glass with a bit of neat whiskey in it on the left, next to the Day 13 story from the Hingston and Olsen 2023 Short Story Advent calendar on the right. Both are sitting atop a laminated bamboo surface.

Got home ridonkulously late on Day 13 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023, but a nice dram from Teeling and a brief, absurdist tale from Melissa Broder were a nice way to unwind.

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A photograph of a Glencairn glass of copper-red-colored whisky, edge-lit against a dark background. "Merry Christmas" is reflected in the glass.

Day 12 of #whiskyadvent was an outstanding tipple from Bushmills, and #SSAC2023's day 12 story of, I suppose, a failed break with the past, comes from Hilma Wolitzer.

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A photograph of the Day 10 entry in the Hingston and Olsen Short Story Advent calendar, next to a Glencairn glass of copper-colored whisky and a small whisky bottle on the right. The bottle is labeled "Drinks by the Dram Gulliver's 47 Pedro Ximenez Sherry Casks". Everything sits atop a round wooden table showing the grain of log it was cut from. The backdrop is out-of-focus white Christmas lights.

Door 11 of the #whiskyadvent calendar opened on a tasty PX cask English whisky, and #SSAC2023 day 11 is a short story-not-story by Alexander Weinstein.

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A photograph of a glass of whiskey on a dark wooden side table next to the arm of a pale gold chair, with the small whiskey bottle to its left. The bottle is labeled "Egans Irish Whiskey Conviction". Behind the class is the Day 10 entry in the Hingston and Olsen Short Story Advent calendar, with a pair of reading glasses atop the story. The backdrop of the scene is a fire burning in a fireplace.

Day 10 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 brings another solid Irish whiskey, and a sad short story of a woman paralyzed by the fallout from one bad decision.

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A photograph of a cutting mat, with assorted tools including a paste brush, utility knife, metal ruler, and some greyboard. A Glencairn glass of whisky is centered in the scene, with a small bottle labeled "Drinks by the Dram" Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Gran Reserva Single Malt Scotch Whisky" behind it. The Day 9 story from the Hingston and Olsen short story advent calendar sits atop the greyboard.

Day 9 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 and we get another (lovely) repeated dram, and Jade Song's story "Cosmic Cul-de-Sac".

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A photo of a Glencairn glass of whisky in front of a mechanical typewriter. The day 8 story from the Hingston and Olsen short story Advent calendar sits closed on the left, partly slid under the typewriter, and the small whisky bottle, labeled for Fettercairn 22, is on the right behind the glass.

#whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 day 8: a 22-year old Highland whisky on the posh side, and a short story that paints what feels like an intensely personal vignette by Lydia Conklin.

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A photo of back the Day 7 Hingston and Olsen short story Advent calendar story, showing the 7 diamonds that indicate this was day 7's story, alongside a Glencairn glass containing today's Drinks by the Dram whisky Advent calendar selection, on a rough wooden table. The whisky bottle, labeled for Redbreast 15-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey, is lying down partially overlapping the corner of the short story.

Day 7 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 offered up the 15-year-old expression of Redbreast single pot still Irish whiskey, and a short story by Thomas King set against the backdrop of the horrors of the Residential Schools in Canada.

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A square photo of the title and author of today's Hingston and Olsen short story, seen refracted through a Glencairn glass with today's Drinks by the Dram whisky selection, with the title above the "water line" and the author, inverted by the refraction, below it.

Day 5 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 brought with it an English whisky named for a rugby play by a guy with my last name, and a short story by Naben Ruthnum set in a sanitarium-cum-fine-arts-school. Happy Repeal Day, for those who celebrate.

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A photo of a rocks glass with a bit of whiskey in it, surrounded by various bits of Moby-Dick-related ephemera including a copy of the novel, a copy of a comic adaptation of the novel, Nathanial Philbrick's "In the Heart of the Sea" (telling of one of the inspirations for the novel), Jens Harder's "Leviathan" (which references it), Hingston and Olsen's Short Story Advent Calendar day four story, "Librarians in the Branch Library of Babel, by Shaenon K. Garrity, and a Camp Cachalot coffee cup from the former Moby Dick Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Day 4 of #whiskyadvent/#SSAC2023 brought with it a Finnish 100% rye whiskey at 47.2%ABV from Kyrö, and the short story "Librarians in the Branch Library of Babel", by Shaenon K. Garrity.

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A photo of Hingston and Olsen's Short Story Advent Calendar day three story, "Shouting Wenkie" by Peter Orner, alongside a small bottle and a Glencairn glass of whisky, with a stack of "Camp Cachalot 2024" calendars and a pen.

#whiskyadvent day 3: a bit of The Singleton of Dufftown 18 year-old, Peter Orner's "Shouting Wenkie", and my task for the night: numbering and signing this year's batch of Cachalot calendars and packing up 20 or so of them to be mailed out tomorrow.

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A photograph of a saddle-stapled short story in green with "O2" on the cover, a Glencairn glass filled with a copper-colored Irish whiskey, and an empty 3cl bottle labeled "Yellow Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey" 12 year old.

Day 2 of #whiskyadvent brought me a wee bottle of Yellow Spot 12-year-old single pot still Irish Whiskey, paired with today's short story by Jessica Anthony, "The Virgin Oyster".

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