Tasting #78: Bourbon & Rye
Tasting #72: Michter’s Whiskey
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. Joining us were both Andrea Wilson, Master of Maturation and General Manager, and Dan McKee, Master Distiller. They stayed with us for two hours and we tasted through 8 of their great expressions. It was really an incredible night of lots of information with some of the most talented people in the industry.
Here is what we tasted.
- Michter’s American Whiskey
- Michter’s Sour Mash Whiskey
- Michter’s Bourbon Whiskey
- Michter’s Rye Whiskey
- Shenk’s Sour Mash Limited Edition 2020 Whiskey
- Michter’s 10 Year Bourbon Whiskey 2020 Edition
- Michter’s 10 Year Rye Whiskey 2020 Edition
- Bomberger’s Bourbon Limited Edition 2020 Whiskey
56 members were online for this really great tasting.
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For scores, please check here: Scores
Tasting #71: Bourbon-Paired Dinner
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 created a Korean-inspired meal to pair with our Bourbon selection, mostly obtained during a recent trip to Kentucky. It was a great evening and thank you so much for the work and time that the restaurant devoted to making this evening so special.
Here is the menu and what was paired with it:
- Bourbon Cocktail to start using Weller Special Reserve
- Pan Fried Chicken Dumplings – XO sauce – Paired with a single cask of Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Westport Whiskey & Wine Store Pick
- Momofuku Style Bossam – Caramel Roast Pork Shoulder, Lettuce Cups, Fixin’s, Sticky Rice – Paired with New Riff Maltster, Ezra Brooks Straight Bourbon Single Barrel Pick from Westport Whiskey & Wine, Old 55 Single Barrel Bourbon – Total Wine Store Pick
- Vanilla Panna Cotta – Bourbon sour cherries, Cinnamon-Oat Lace Cookies – Paired with Starlight Carl T Huber’s Single Barrel Bourbon Port Finish
28 members were online for this really great dinner and whisky tasting.
Tasting #66: American Whiskey
Tasting #66: American Whiskey
On Wednesday, December 30th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 66th tasting! It was the last tasting of the year and a great way to end it. We all can’t wait for 2021!! The focus of this tasting was American Whiskey. We dove into some Bourbons and then finished with 3 single casks from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society that were Bourbon, Rye and American Single Malt. On top of this, one of our members made ginger snap cookies with our logo on them! See the photo below. It was a really fun evening and a nice way to end the year. Here is what we tasted.
- Pre-Tasting Dram: Kyro Malted Rye Whisky – from Finland – yes, not American
- Penelope Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Rose Finish
- Elijah Craig Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Toasted Barrel Finish
- Knob Creek 12 Year Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 100 Proof
- SMWS RW2.1 American Rye Whiskey ‘Out of the ordinary – in a very good way!’
- SMWS B6.1 American Bourbon Whiskey ‘Ginger-spiced sponge’
- SMWS 142.1 American Single Malt Whiskey ‘Made in New York, New York’
53 members were online for this really great tasting.
For scores, please check here: Scores
