Tasting #72: Michter’s Whiskey

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Mar 5, 2021 | Tastings

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.

YouTube video: YouTube Video

For scores, please check here: Scores

Tasting #70: Rye Whiskey

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Mar 5, 2021 | Tastings

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. Most of the bottles came from a recent trip to Kentucky when we picked up our New Riff barrel for the club. The others were sourced locally and the last one from Tom at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Here is what we tasted.

Castle & Key Restoration Rye – Batch 1
MB Roland Single Barrel Rye
Pinhook 4 Year Rye – Westport Whiskey & Wine Store Pick
Nulu 7 Year Rye – Party Source Store Pick
Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye
SMWS RW3.1 ‘Big, bold, fruity and spicy’ 7 Year Rye – NY Distilling

32 members were online for this really great tasting.

YouTube video: YouTube Video

For scores, please check here: Scores

Tasting #66: American Whiskey

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jan 4, 2021 | Tastings

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

Tasting #52: Clyde May’s

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | May 14, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #52: Clyde May’s

On Wednesday, May 13th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 52nd tasting. The focus of this tasting was whiskey from Clyde May’s in Alabama. We had a special guest for this virtual tasting. LC May, the grandson of Clyde May, joined us online to go over the history of his grandfather and how the brand became to be. It was great having LC online to walk us through the whiskey and history.

Here is what we tasted:

Clyde May’s Original Alabama Style Whiskey
Clyde May’s Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Clyde May’s Straight Rye Whiskey
Clyde May’s Special Reserve Whiskey 110 Proof
Clyde May’s Cask Strength Alabama Style Whiskey 120 Proof
Clyde May’s Cask Strength Straigh Bourbon Whiskey 117 Proof

50 members were online using Zoom for this tasting.

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #50: American Whiskey

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Apr 16, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #50: American Whiskey

On Wednesday, April 15th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 50th tasting! It’s quite the milestone for our club. Too bad it had to be online, but during these uncertain times….

The tasting’s focus was different styles of American Whiskey. We had 7 different releases to taste from. It was a great tasting of whiskey from so many different distilleries with individual tasting profiles.

Here is what we tasted: