I just drank that same mini last night and it was fantastic, I mean astoundingly good, complex beyond delineation. I think your water regimen is suspect. This strength & age of scotch has to be carefully watered in stages to determine the ideal dilution, with a small amount set aside for refortification if/when overwatered. I use sets of 7 drops, smallest of sips between one or more sets. A mere dram was fully a match for 21 drops if not more. I still have a quarter ounce left, and will take all these minis you may still have. I suspect you & I got them from the same event. Am now wondering if the ginger fellow has any more stashed away.