Tasting #31 Recap: Luxury SMWS Vertical Tasting

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Apr 1, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #31 Recap: Luxury SMWS Vertical Tasting

On Wednesday, March 27, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its first Luxury tasting of 2019. The focus of the tasting was a SMWS Vertical Tasting of Glen Grant whiskies. It was an incredible evening and all of the whiskies were special in their own way. It was amazing to see how three of the bottles that were distilled on the same day in 1996 were so different from each other. There were 18 members in attendance.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

SMWS 9.147 ‘Cocktails in a coalmine’ – Glen Grant 21 Year
SMWS 9.148 ‘Mustard, custard and musk’ – Glen Grant 21 Year
SMWS 9.155 ‘Witches’ night’ – Glen Grant 22 Year
SMWS 9.152 ‘Mindful savouring’ – Glen Grant 25 Year
SMWS 9.150 ‘Thyme well spent’ – Glen Grant 30 Year

For scores from the tasting, please go to Scores.

An extraordinary evening of Scotch. Cheers!

Tasting #30 Recap: Westland American Single Malt Whiskey Portfolio

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Mar 19, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #30 Recap: Westland American Single Malt Whiskey Portfolio

On Monday, March 11th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had a great evening tasting American Single Malt Whiskey from the Westland Distillery of Seattle, WA. Our tasting was led by Chris Riesbeck, the US Brand Ambassador and a Keeper of the Quaich! Chris was excellent in walking us through the core portfolio as well as some special Westland releases. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and learned so much about American Single Malt and the growth of this category of whiskey.

The event took place at Harvey’s in Saratoga Springs, NY, and we had 25 members in attendance.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

Westland American Oak Single Malt Whiskey
Westland Sherry Wood Single Malt Whiskey
Westland Peated Single Malt Whiskey
Westland Special Release Peat Week 2018
Westland Single Cask 2479

Here are some photos from the evening:

Tasting #29 Recap: Bacardi Single Malt Scotch Portfolio

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Mar 11, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #29 Recap: Bacardi Single Malt Scotch Portfolio

On Thursday, February 28th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had a great evening tasting Single Malt Scotch whiskies from the Bacardi portfolio. Our tasting was led by Holly Seidewand, the US Brand Ambassador for Bacardi’s single malts. Holly walked us through the history of each distillery, what makes them unique and added tasting notes to all of the whiskies tasted.

The event took place at Bailey’s Tavern in Saratoga Springs, NY, and we had 36 members in attendance.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

Aberfeldy 12 Year
Craigellachie 12 Year
Aultmore 12 Year
Royal Brackla 12 Year
Deveron 12 Year
Aberfeldy 16 Year

Here are some photos from the evening:

Tasting #28 Recap: Japanese Ramen Dinner & Whisky

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Feb 26, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #28 Recap: Japanese Ramen Dinner & Whisky

On Wednesdays, February 6 & 13, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had two really fun evenings at Hamlet & Ghost in Saratoga Springs. The focus of the dinner and tasting was Japanese Whisky, many of it brought back from Japan during the Saratoga Whiskey Club Trip to Japan in November of 2018.

The evening started with a Sapporo beer and potstickers. This was follow by a full Ramen dinner course and 9 Japanese whiskies. Five of the 9 whiskies were brought from Japan. There were 38 members in attendance.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

Yamazaki 12 Year
Hakushu 12 Year
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Masters Select
Nikka Tsuru
Ichiro’s Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve
Mars Komagatake Limited Edition 2018
Akashi Eigashima White Oak Sake Cask 3 Year
Nikka From The Barrel
Kaiyo Cask Strength

For scores from the tasting, please go to Scores

Here are some photos from the evenings:

Tasting #27 Recap: Great Bourbons

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jan 28, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #27 Recap: Great Bourbons

On Wednesdays, January 9 & 23, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its first tasting of 2019. The focus of the tasting was Great Bourbons. These were bottles that were collected over the last year by the club. It was a great way to start off the new year! There were 36 members in attendance.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted: