Delivery quibble?

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First time I met my MIL I stayed up until 3am getting spannered while she jabbered on. All very pleasant. Although the novelty’s worn off (she’s fine, but can be a bit trying), I’ve still got credit in the bank from then so can freely disappear now after the first cuppa’s been sunk without being seen as a miseryguts.

Don’t envy your situation. Trying to have a chat about it might work, or it might not. Some people are just mental.

A friend of mine recently bought me Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. Not only does it give you endless ideas for what to try next, it is a fantastic read. Some of his reviews are just bonkers. He does Irish, Japanese, bourbon (check out the Knob Creek entry) etc as well. Well worth a look.

On the whisky itself, I’d go with the sampler idea. Then you can work your way through some different options to see what you like.