Tasting Recaps
The tasting recaps describe each tasting over the past few years: the whiskies that were sampled, the group size and photos from the events. We hope you enjoy.
Tasting #75: Starward Australian Whisky
On Wednesday, March 31st, the Saratoga Whiskey Club held Tasting #75! The focus of this tasting was Starward Australian Single Malt Whisky. We were joined by David Vitale, the founder who now lives in Seattle. We had a big group on Zoom to learn all about Starward...
Tasting #74: Irish Whiskey Dinner
On Tuesday, March 16th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club held its 74th tasting! It was an Irish Whiskey Paired Dinner to celebrate St. Patrick's Day... a day late... We partnered up with a great restaurant in Glens Falls called Farmacy. Chef AJ Richards is a member of the...
Tasting #73: Tomatin Vertical Tasting
On March 10th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 73rd tasting! The focus was the wonderful Highland Distillery Tomatin. We did an entire Vertical Tasting of Tomatin, including 7 different whiskies. 32 members were in attendance for this great Luxury Tasting. We were...
Tasting #72: Michter’s Whiskey
On Wednesday, February 24th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 72nd tasting. What a night! We had some very special guests that were brought to us by one of our member's sons, LJ Sconzo. He started working for Michter's a year ago and we were excited for this tasting....
Tasting #71: Bourbon-Paired Dinner
On Thursday, February 17th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 71st tasting! We worked again with Hamlet & Ghost in Saratoga Springs to put together another really great To-Go Dinner, this time food paired with Bourbon. The talented crew at Hamlet & Ghost...
Tasting #70: Rye Whiskey
On Wednesday, February 10th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 70th tasting. The focus of the tasting was Rye Whiskey. We hadn't done a focused Rye tasting since very early on in the club's history. So it was great to go back to this ever-evolving category of whiskey....
Tasting #69: Westland American Single Malt
On Wednesday, January 27th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 69th tasting. The focus of this tasting was Westland American Single Malt Whiskey out of Seattle. We were joined by Jeff Greenstein who walked us through the core line expression followed by three limited...
Tasting #68: A Campbeltown Celebration
On Wednesday, January 20th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 68th tasting. The focus of this tasting was Campbeltown. It was a true Celebration of some really fantastic whiskies that were collected by the club over the last year. From Festival bottles to a very...
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