Cliff Mann
@cliffmann.bsky.social
Runner, Punk & Metalhead, Drammer, Falkirk Convert, A French Speaking Scot 🏃🏽🥃🤘🏻🏴⚽️🇫🇷
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Next up is Cliff @cliffmann.bsky.social #BTC61 with his theme Pardonnez mon français!
December 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Next up is Cliff @cliffmann.bsky.social #BTC61 with his theme Pardonnez mon français!
#BlindDrams Quelle excellente séance de dégustation!👌🏻 Joyeux Noël à tous et à la prochaine! 😜🥃🇫🇷🤷🏼♀️
December 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#BlindDrams Quelle excellente séance de dégustation!👌🏻 Joyeux Noël à tous et à la prochaine! 😜🥃🇫🇷🤷🏼♀️
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That’s right, folks — the moment has arrived! Let’s turn those dials all the way up and give it up for the dynamic duo of DJs who took us on this groovy trip through the 60s… Mike and Sam! The voices behind the vibes step into the spotlight
#BlindDrams
#BlindDrams
December 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
That’s right, folks — the moment has arrived! Let’s turn those dials all the way up and give it up for the dynamic duo of DJs who took us on this groovy trip through the 60s… Mike and Sam! The voices behind the vibes step into the spotlight
#BlindDrams
#BlindDrams
My scores for #BlindDrams are 🥃2🕺2🪩4🎄3🎅🏼4 …. A great selection as always - have a great Christmas & New Year everyone ❤️
December 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My scores for #BlindDrams are 🥃2🕺2🪩4🎄3🎅🏼4 …. A great selection as always - have a great Christmas & New Year everyone ❤️
Blind Drams Dot 5️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 reddish brass, slick
👃🏼 Frazzles & germolene, BBQ gas, burnt rosemary
👅 a punch of metallic peat, surprisingly smooth, a lemon Maoam chew, charry wood
🏁 a drying, wonderful smoky glow
🤔 Charry & cheery
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 4/5
👀 reddish brass, slick
👃🏼 Frazzles & germolene, BBQ gas, burnt rosemary
👅 a punch of metallic peat, surprisingly smooth, a lemon Maoam chew, charry wood
🏁 a drying, wonderful smoky glow
🤔 Charry & cheery
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 4/5
December 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Blind Drams Dot 5️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 reddish brass, slick
👃🏼 Frazzles & germolene, BBQ gas, burnt rosemary
👅 a punch of metallic peat, surprisingly smooth, a lemon Maoam chew, charry wood
🏁 a drying, wonderful smoky glow
🤔 Charry & cheery
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 4/5
👀 reddish brass, slick
👃🏼 Frazzles & germolene, BBQ gas, burnt rosemary
👅 a punch of metallic peat, surprisingly smooth, a lemon Maoam chew, charry wood
🏁 a drying, wonderful smoky glow
🤔 Charry & cheery
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 4/5
Blind Drams Dot 4️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 leggy bronze
👃🏼 funky canned strawberries in syrup, orange oil, Swiss milka chocolate
👅 salty, salty, salty, fresh cut wood, pine bark / sap, a pine forest floor
🏁 a brandy-like burn
🤔 A pine forest floor
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 3/5
👀 leggy bronze
👃🏼 funky canned strawberries in syrup, orange oil, Swiss milka chocolate
👅 salty, salty, salty, fresh cut wood, pine bark / sap, a pine forest floor
🏁 a brandy-like burn
🤔 A pine forest floor
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 3/5
December 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Blind Drams Dot 4️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 leggy bronze
👃🏼 funky canned strawberries in syrup, orange oil, Swiss milka chocolate
👅 salty, salty, salty, fresh cut wood, pine bark / sap, a pine forest floor
🏁 a brandy-like burn
🤔 A pine forest floor
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 3/5
👀 leggy bronze
👃🏼 funky canned strawberries in syrup, orange oil, Swiss milka chocolate
👅 salty, salty, salty, fresh cut wood, pine bark / sap, a pine forest floor
🏁 a brandy-like burn
🤔 A pine forest floor
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 3/5
Blind Drams Dot 3️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 very oily, brassy
👃🏼 rich & rounded, candle wax, bruised red apple, posh ketchup
👅 maple syrup, tannic black tea, very drying, molasses & black pepper
🏁 prickly peppercorns
🤔 Dr Pepper-y
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 4/5
👀 very oily, brassy
👃🏼 rich & rounded, candle wax, bruised red apple, posh ketchup
👅 maple syrup, tannic black tea, very drying, molasses & black pepper
🏁 prickly peppercorns
🤔 Dr Pepper-y
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 4/5
December 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Blind Drams Dot 3️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 very oily, brassy
👃🏼 rich & rounded, candle wax, bruised red apple, posh ketchup
👅 maple syrup, tannic black tea, very drying, molasses & black pepper
🏁 prickly peppercorns
🤔 Dr Pepper-y
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 4/5
👀 very oily, brassy
👃🏼 rich & rounded, candle wax, bruised red apple, posh ketchup
👅 maple syrup, tannic black tea, very drying, molasses & black pepper
🏁 prickly peppercorns
🤔 Dr Pepper-y
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 4/5
Blind Drams Dot 2️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 light gold, thick oil
👃🏼 Quavers, farmyard, potting compost, physalis
👅 warming spice, rusty metal, dark gingerbread & peppercorns
🏁 very dry, lingering spice
🤔 way too dry for me
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 2/5
👀 light gold, thick oil
👃🏼 Quavers, farmyard, potting compost, physalis
👅 warming spice, rusty metal, dark gingerbread & peppercorns
🏁 very dry, lingering spice
🤔 way too dry for me
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 2/5
December 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Blind Drams Dot 2️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 light gold, thick oil
👃🏼 Quavers, farmyard, potting compost, physalis
👅 warming spice, rusty metal, dark gingerbread & peppercorns
🏁 very dry, lingering spice
🤔 way too dry for me
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 2/5
👀 light gold, thick oil
👃🏼 Quavers, farmyard, potting compost, physalis
👅 warming spice, rusty metal, dark gingerbread & peppercorns
🏁 very dry, lingering spice
🤔 way too dry for me
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 2/5
Blind Drams Dot 1️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 pale straw, brittle
👃🏼 Brie lemon, copper coins, plasticine
👅 sherbet, lemon curd on a Jacob’s cream cracker, sesame seeds
🏁 quite bitter, tingling
🤔 psychedelic 😵💫
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 2/5
👀 pale straw, brittle
👃🏼 Brie lemon, copper coins, plasticine
👅 sherbet, lemon curd on a Jacob’s cream cracker, sesame seeds
🏁 quite bitter, tingling
🤔 psychedelic 😵💫
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 2/5
December 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Blind Drams Dot 1️⃣🕺🪩🎄
👀 pale straw, brittle
👃🏼 Brie lemon, copper coins, plasticine
👅 sherbet, lemon curd on a Jacob’s cream cracker, sesame seeds
🏁 quite bitter, tingling
🤔 psychedelic 😵💫
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 2/5
👀 pale straw, brittle
👃🏼 Brie lemon, copper coins, plasticine
👅 sherbet, lemon curd on a Jacob’s cream cracker, sesame seeds
🏁 quite bitter, tingling
🤔 psychedelic 😵💫
📍 #BlindDrams
#️⃣ 2/5
Back at the Falkirk stadium for an evening clash against the jambos #COYB 🔵⚪️
#falkirk #scottishfootball #falkirkfc
#falkirk #scottishfootball #falkirkfc
December 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Back at the Falkirk stadium for an evening clash against the jambos #COYB 🔵⚪️
#falkirk #scottishfootball #falkirkfc
#falkirk #scottishfootball #falkirkfc
December 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Evening all! We have the football tonight, but #BlindDrams have been sampled and notes taken. Will post my notes in real time and try to jump on the zoom later 🥃🕺🪩🎄
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Evening all! We have the football tonight, but #BlindDrams have been sampled and notes taken. Will post my notes in real time and try to jump on the zoom later 🥃🕺🪩🎄
A walk on the beach at Blackness & a burger in the the lobster pot - a great wee boy’s day out 👌🏻
December 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A walk on the beach at Blackness & a burger in the the lobster pot - a great wee boy’s day out 👌🏻
Advent Dram 1️⃣2️⃣
Hazelburn 8yo Oloroso 2025, 48.2%, Campbeltown 🏴
👀 slick dark gold
👃🏼 hot donuts in cinnamon sugar, redcurrants
👅 chilli, walnuts, bazooka joe, campino sweets
🏁 a saccharine dryness, quite short
🤔 sugar free sweet shop
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
Hazelburn 8yo Oloroso 2025, 48.2%, Campbeltown 🏴
👀 slick dark gold
👃🏼 hot donuts in cinnamon sugar, redcurrants
👅 chilli, walnuts, bazooka joe, campino sweets
🏁 a saccharine dryness, quite short
🤔 sugar free sweet shop
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Advent Dram 1️⃣2️⃣
Hazelburn 8yo Oloroso 2025, 48.2%, Campbeltown 🏴
👀 slick dark gold
👃🏼 hot donuts in cinnamon sugar, redcurrants
👅 chilli, walnuts, bazooka joe, campino sweets
🏁 a saccharine dryness, quite short
🤔 sugar free sweet shop
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
Hazelburn 8yo Oloroso 2025, 48.2%, Campbeltown 🏴
👀 slick dark gold
👃🏼 hot donuts in cinnamon sugar, redcurrants
👅 chilli, walnuts, bazooka joe, campino sweets
🏁 a saccharine dryness, quite short
🤔 sugar free sweet shop
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
Great drams & banter with the Heavy Metal Homework crew last night at Bon Accord, Glasgow 🥃👌🏻
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Great drams & banter with the Heavy Metal Homework crew last night at Bon Accord, Glasgow 🥃👌🏻
Advent Dram 1️⃣1️⃣
@WmCadenhead Ben Nevis 22yo bourbon hog, 52.2%, Fort William 🏴
👀 rich gold, slick
👃🏼 Sticky pineapple jam & synthetic cream
👅 Wow - candied ginger, pineapple chunks, tinned fruit cocktail
🏁 tropical, honey, salt, lime
🤔 Pineapple cake
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 5/5
@WmCadenhead Ben Nevis 22yo bourbon hog, 52.2%, Fort William 🏴
👀 rich gold, slick
👃🏼 Sticky pineapple jam & synthetic cream
👅 Wow - candied ginger, pineapple chunks, tinned fruit cocktail
🏁 tropical, honey, salt, lime
🤔 Pineapple cake
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 5/5
December 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Advent Dram 1️⃣1️⃣
@WmCadenhead Ben Nevis 22yo bourbon hog, 52.2%, Fort William 🏴
👀 rich gold, slick
👃🏼 Sticky pineapple jam & synthetic cream
👅 Wow - candied ginger, pineapple chunks, tinned fruit cocktail
🏁 tropical, honey, salt, lime
🤔 Pineapple cake
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 5/5
@WmCadenhead Ben Nevis 22yo bourbon hog, 52.2%, Fort William 🏴
👀 rich gold, slick
👃🏼 Sticky pineapple jam & synthetic cream
👅 Wow - candied ginger, pineapple chunks, tinned fruit cocktail
🏁 tropical, honey, salt, lime
🤔 Pineapple cake
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 5/5
Advent Dram 1️⃣0️⃣
@wmcadenheads Bunnahabhain 11yo amontillado hogshead, 55.0%, Islay 🏴
👀 rich gold, slick
👃🏼 BBQ chicken, a coal fire
👅 crispy embers, honey & soy glaze, vegetal, brown sugar
🏁 peppery char, sweet chilli
🤔 BBQ fusion
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 5/5
@wmcadenheads Bunnahabhain 11yo amontillado hogshead, 55.0%, Islay 🏴
👀 rich gold, slick
👃🏼 BBQ chicken, a coal fire
👅 crispy embers, honey & soy glaze, vegetal, brown sugar
🏁 peppery char, sweet chilli
🤔 BBQ fusion
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 5/5
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Advent Dram 1️⃣0️⃣
@wmcadenheads Bunnahabhain 11yo amontillado hogshead, 55.0%, Islay 🏴
👀 rich gold, slick
👃🏼 BBQ chicken, a coal fire
👅 crispy embers, honey & soy glaze, vegetal, brown sugar
🏁 peppery char, sweet chilli
🤔 BBQ fusion
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 5/5
@wmcadenheads Bunnahabhain 11yo amontillado hogshead, 55.0%, Islay 🏴
👀 rich gold, slick
👃🏼 BBQ chicken, a coal fire
👅 crispy embers, honey & soy glaze, vegetal, brown sugar
🏁 peppery char, sweet chilli
🤔 BBQ fusion
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 5/5
Advent Dram 9️⃣
@wmcadenheads Glenfarclas 22 yo 2001, Oloroso, 51.8%, Ballindalloch 🏴
👀 dark oak, slow beading
👃🏼 nutty, musty, leather sofa
👅 honey glazed ham, dates, oranges
🏁 aromatic, prickle of citrus & rye
🤔 Bitters & rye
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 4/5
@wmcadenheads Glenfarclas 22 yo 2001, Oloroso, 51.8%, Ballindalloch 🏴
👀 dark oak, slow beading
👃🏼 nutty, musty, leather sofa
👅 honey glazed ham, dates, oranges
🏁 aromatic, prickle of citrus & rye
🤔 Bitters & rye
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 4/5
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Advent Dram 9️⃣
@wmcadenheads Glenfarclas 22 yo 2001, Oloroso, 51.8%, Ballindalloch 🏴
👀 dark oak, slow beading
👃🏼 nutty, musty, leather sofa
👅 honey glazed ham, dates, oranges
🏁 aromatic, prickle of citrus & rye
🤔 Bitters & rye
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 4/5
@wmcadenheads Glenfarclas 22 yo 2001, Oloroso, 51.8%, Ballindalloch 🏴
👀 dark oak, slow beading
👃🏼 nutty, musty, leather sofa
👅 honey glazed ham, dates, oranges
🏁 aromatic, prickle of citrus & rye
🤔 Bitters & rye
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 4/5
Advent Dram 8️⃣
@duncantaylorscotchwhisky Octave Glentauchers 2009 13yo 8537289, 54.7%, Mulben 🏴
👀 oily blobs, apple cordial
👃🏼 Orange & almond, butter frosting
👅 Hot & syrupy, oranges & stewed fruits, pain d’épices
🏁 surprisingly short, ginger, menthol
🤔 a twist in the tail
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
@duncantaylorscotchwhisky Octave Glentauchers 2009 13yo 8537289, 54.7%, Mulben 🏴
👀 oily blobs, apple cordial
👃🏼 Orange & almond, butter frosting
👅 Hot & syrupy, oranges & stewed fruits, pain d’épices
🏁 surprisingly short, ginger, menthol
🤔 a twist in the tail
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Advent Dram 8️⃣
@duncantaylorscotchwhisky Octave Glentauchers 2009 13yo 8537289, 54.7%, Mulben 🏴
👀 oily blobs, apple cordial
👃🏼 Orange & almond, butter frosting
👅 Hot & syrupy, oranges & stewed fruits, pain d’épices
🏁 surprisingly short, ginger, menthol
🤔 a twist in the tail
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
@duncantaylorscotchwhisky Octave Glentauchers 2009 13yo 8537289, 54.7%, Mulben 🏴
👀 oily blobs, apple cordial
👃🏼 Orange & almond, butter frosting
👅 Hot & syrupy, oranges & stewed fruits, pain d’épices
🏁 surprisingly short, ginger, menthol
🤔 a twist in the tail
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
Advent Dram 7️⃣
DT Octave Aultmore 2008 13yo 9535589, 52.5%, Keith 🏴
👀 Oily, breakfast tea
👃🏼 Apricot jam, bruised red apple, bamboo shoots
👅 Almonds, orange oil, cinnamon & fresh ginger, a little salty
🏁 lasting festive spices
🤔 Lively & festive
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
DT Octave Aultmore 2008 13yo 9535589, 52.5%, Keith 🏴
👀 Oily, breakfast tea
👃🏼 Apricot jam, bruised red apple, bamboo shoots
👅 Almonds, orange oil, cinnamon & fresh ginger, a little salty
🏁 lasting festive spices
🤔 Lively & festive
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Advent Dram 7️⃣
DT Octave Aultmore 2008 13yo 9535589, 52.5%, Keith 🏴
👀 Oily, breakfast tea
👃🏼 Apricot jam, bruised red apple, bamboo shoots
👅 Almonds, orange oil, cinnamon & fresh ginger, a little salty
🏁 lasting festive spices
🤔 Lively & festive
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
DT Octave Aultmore 2008 13yo 9535589, 52.5%, Keith 🏴
👀 Oily, breakfast tea
👃🏼 Apricot jam, bruised red apple, bamboo shoots
👅 Almonds, orange oil, cinnamon & fresh ginger, a little salty
🏁 lasting festive spices
🤔 Lively & festive
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Christmas night in 🎄
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Christmas night in 🎄
A real pleasure to try these drams from Sonny at Whisky Craft at the Wee Whisky Shop in Linlithgow today. A bright Auchentoshan, a tropical Caol Ila, a festive Aberfeldy and a sticky BBQ Ardbeg 🥃🎄
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A real pleasure to try these drams from Sonny at Whisky Craft at the Wee Whisky Shop in Linlithgow today. A bright Auchentoshan, a tropical Caol Ila, a festive Aberfeldy and a sticky BBQ Ardbeg 🥃🎄
Advent Dram 6️⃣
DT Octave Ardmore 2010 12yo 1934126, 53.4%, Kennethmont 🏴
👀 Raindrops, Dark brass
👃🏼 Bluebell matches, crunchie bars
👅 Spiced oranges, black peppercorns, matchbox & a prickle of peat
🏁 Warm orangey glow
🤔 Zest & Sulphur
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
DT Octave Ardmore 2010 12yo 1934126, 53.4%, Kennethmont 🏴
👀 Raindrops, Dark brass
👃🏼 Bluebell matches, crunchie bars
👅 Spiced oranges, black peppercorns, matchbox & a prickle of peat
🏁 Warm orangey glow
🤔 Zest & Sulphur
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
December 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Advent Dram 6️⃣
DT Octave Ardmore 2010 12yo 1934126, 53.4%, Kennethmont 🏴
👀 Raindrops, Dark brass
👃🏼 Bluebell matches, crunchie bars
👅 Spiced oranges, black peppercorns, matchbox & a prickle of peat
🏁 Warm orangey glow
🤔 Zest & Sulphur
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
DT Octave Ardmore 2010 12yo 1934126, 53.4%, Kennethmont 🏴
👀 Raindrops, Dark brass
👃🏼 Bluebell matches, crunchie bars
👅 Spiced oranges, black peppercorns, matchbox & a prickle of peat
🏁 Warm orangey glow
🤔 Zest & Sulphur
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 3/5
Advent Dram 5️⃣
@wmcadenheads Tomintoul-Glenlivet 18yo, 55%, Kirkmichael 🏴
👀 varnished oak, slick
👃🏼 Honey roasted cashews, dunnage
👅 Musty, stewed fruit, balsamic, orange
🏁 brandy & orange zest
🤔 warm, citric
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 4/5
@wmcadenheads Tomintoul-Glenlivet 18yo, 55%, Kirkmichael 🏴
👀 varnished oak, slick
👃🏼 Honey roasted cashews, dunnage
👅 Musty, stewed fruit, balsamic, orange
🏁 brandy & orange zest
🤔 warm, citric
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 4/5
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Advent Dram 5️⃣
@wmcadenheads Tomintoul-Glenlivet 18yo, 55%, Kirkmichael 🏴
👀 varnished oak, slick
👃🏼 Honey roasted cashews, dunnage
👅 Musty, stewed fruit, balsamic, orange
🏁 brandy & orange zest
🤔 warm, citric
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 4/5
@wmcadenheads Tomintoul-Glenlivet 18yo, 55%, Kirkmichael 🏴
👀 varnished oak, slick
👃🏼 Honey roasted cashews, dunnage
👅 Musty, stewed fruit, balsamic, orange
🏁 brandy & orange zest
🤔 warm, citric
📍 #ChezMoi
#️⃣ 4/5