First night of Victoria Whisky Festival 2018! Some pre-dram drams with the Whisky Fabric, fabulous drams and familiar faces. 1. SMWS 76.109 - Sinfully Seductive (& Delicious!!) - Mortlach 8YO, Speyside, 59.5% 2. Springbank Society 8 YO, Campbeltown, 57.2% - for a special toast to Herb Wallace 3. SMWS 93.13 - Glen Scotia 13YO, Highland, 63.7% 4.Canadian Rockies tasting turned into a world tour instead but what a tour! Canadian Rockies 35YO, Tullibardne 25YO (Highlands), Kavalan Vinho Cask Celebrating Canada (Taiwan), Amrut Spectrum (India), Kilchoman 100% Islay 7th Edition 5. One of the presenters, J.Wheelock - missed a photo of Roberto Roberti. Such an entertaining pair! 6. Amrut Spectrum - interesting whisky aged first in bourbon barrels and then transferred to a custom barrel made of four types of wood: new French oak, new American oak, ex-Oloroso sherry staves and ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry staves 7. Wonderful to see the Jaremcos 8. The Hotel Grand Pacific - home of the festival and great hosts! . . #VWF2018 #VictoriaWhiskyFestival #whiskyfabric #Whisky #Whiskey #Drams #Instagramdrams #Springbank #SpringbankSociety #Scotch #ScotchWhisky #CanadianWhisky #TaiwaneseWhisky #IndianWhisky #Highland #Speyside #Islay (at Hotel Grand Pacific)