Dougie marvels at whisky’s way of bringing distant folk together. Over a particularly delicious Little Brown Dog bottling of Glenwyvis, he enjoys some sunny Skye time with a new soul mate.

The last thing Earie needs is more fuel for FOMO, but this time he’s on home turf. It’s different. Yet, instead of a biased review, what we actually read from this coming-of-age story is a sense of relief.

Earie considers the Portuguese Selection from Tomatin something of a whisky blueprint.

The Ardnamurchan signature balanced with a red berry infusion