Tasting #22 Recap: Annual Whiskey Club Dinner – Bourbon & BBQ

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Aug 22, 2018 | Tastings

Tasting #22 Recap: Annual Whiskey Club Dinner – Bourbon & BBQ

On Wednesday, August 8, 2018, the Saratoga Whiskey Club held its annual dinner feast. The theme for this year was Bourbon and BBQ. We had close to 40 people in attendance for this great evening of outdoor dining and tasting. The weather cooperated for us which was nice!

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted and the food that they were paired with:

We started with a Maker’s Mark Bourbon Slushie
Barton’s 1792 Full Proof – Loch & Key Society Barrel Pick – Paired with a slow roasted Pork Belly (braised with Old Grand Dad 114) and topped with a Grilled Peach and a Bourbon Peach Sauce (that contained some Small Batch Barton’s 1792)
Weller Special Reserve – Paired with a Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Rebel Yell 10 Year Single Barrel – Paired with Smoked Baby Back Ribs (Johnny Drum was used in the BBQ sauce), Homemade Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, and Cornbread
David Nicholson Reserve – Paired with Smoked Beef Short Ribs which were braised in Michter’s Bourbon and served with a Waldorf Salad
Michter’s Toasted Barrel Rye – Paired with Truly Decadent Bacon Brownies and Ben & Jerry’s Urban Bourbon Ice Cream

A big shout out to Primal for helping us with good pricing on most of the meat served at this dinner!

Thank again to Primal!! And here’s to another great annual dinner!! Cheers.

Tasting #21 Recap: Saratoga Race Track Tasting

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Aug 22, 2018 | Tastings

Tasting #21 Recap: Saratoga Race Track Tasting

On Saturday, July 28, the Saratoga Whiskey Club held its first whiskey tasting at the Saratoga Race Track on Jim Dandy Stakes Day. We had a great group attend and this will definitely become an annual tradition at the track. We couldn’t use our fancy Glencairn glasses, but there was still plenty of whiskey to be tasted. Now if we could only get the wagering to be better!!

Here are the whiskies that we tasted. Scores are posted on the Scores page.

Aberlour A’Bunadh – Batch #62 – 59.9% ABV
Glengoyne Cask Strength – Batch #5 – 59.1% ABV
Benromach – Gordon’s Single Cask – 60.6% ABV
The Macallan Edition No. 3 – 48.3% ABV
The Glenlivet Code – Limited Edition – 48% ABV

Here are photos from the event:

Looking forward to next year already!

Tasting #20 Recap: Irish Whiskey-Paired Dinner

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Aug 22, 2018 | Tastings

Tasting #20 Recap: Irish Whiskey-Paired Dinner

On Monday, July 16, 2018, the Saratoga Whiskey Club was invited to a great Irish Whiskey-Paired Dinner at Harvey’s by Sinead O’Hagan, the Irish Whiskey Ambassador from Kilbeggan Distilling Co. It was a great night of food and Irish Whiskey. We would like to thank Sinead and Kyle Gilligan from Beam Suntory for hosting us on this fun evening.

Here are the whiskies we tasted and the food that was paired with each:

Tyrconnell Single Malt – paired with Shrimp Crostini with an Irish Whiskey Sauce
Kilbeggan Single Grain – paired with Ginger Whiskey Glazed Pork Belly served over house-made Cole Slaw
Connemara 12 Year Peated Single Malt – paired with Roast Chicken over Blistered Tomatoes and Peppers and Mashed Potatoes topped with a Whiskey Cream Sauce
Tyrconnell 15 Year Single Malt Madeira Finish – paired with Brownie Topped with Whipped Cream and Whiskey Caramel Sauce

It was a great night of whiskey, food and company!!