The outturn for September is a bit bigger than usual, and nicely diverse. It also promises to be expensive for many people!

Cask, wise, we seem to have it all - first and refill bourbon, several sherried drams, and a Chenin Blanc!

We also have five peated drams, presumably to make up for the complete absence last month.

My favourite drams were the Bladnoch, the Bunnahabhain, the younger Bowmore and the excellent Longmorn.

Very worthy mentions are the Glen Grant, the older of the Glen Morays, the Dailuaine, the Balmenach, and the Mannochmore, each of which scored 4/5.

So despite nothing scoring 5/5, there's a whopping four 4.5s and five scoring 4. Yes, this could be a very expensive list...