Tasting #36 Recap: Feis Ile 2019

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jun 27, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #36 Recap: Feis Ile 2019

On Wednesday, June 26th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had a really special & unique tasting that focused on bottles recently brought back from the Feis Ile Music & Whisky Festival on Islay. This was a first for the club and probably one of our best tastings to date! It was a packed house and there were 20 members in attendance.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

Bunnahabhain 17 Year Sauternes Finish – Feis Ile 2019
Bowmore 15 Year Ex-Bourbon – Feis Ile 2019
Laphroaig Cairdeas Triple Wood Cask Strength – Feis Ile 2019
Lagavulin 19 Year – Feis Ile 2019
Caol Ila 22 Year – Feis Ile 2019
Octomore Event Horizon – Feis Ile 2019

For scores from the tasting, please go to Scores.

It was a fantastic evening recapping the Feis Ile and tasting some of the superb whiskies that we brought home to New York. Everyone enjoyed this special treat. Cheers!

Tasting #32 Recap: For Peat’s Sake

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Apr 26, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #32 Recap: For Peat’s Sake

On Wednesday, April 10th, and Thursday, April 25th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its first tasting that just focused on peat. We have had plenty of peated whiskies before, but they were usually from one area (Islay), so this tasting was different in that we had Speyside, Highlands, Japan and of course Islay. We also paired each whisky with different smoked snacks. There were 28 members in attendance.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

Glenfiddich’s Fire & Cane – paired with Applewood smoked salame
Ancnoc Cutter – paired with smoked Gouda and aged Cheddar
Kaiyo The Peated – paired with Teriyaki beef jerky
Port Charlotte 10 Year – paired with smoked mussels
SMWS 10.118 ‘Enthralling pink and peat intensity’ – Bunnahabhain 10 Year – paired with smoked trout and smoked salmon

For scores from the tasting, please go to Scores.

Two fun evenings of education and great whisky. Cheers!

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 #26 Recap: Luxury Tasting

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jan 9, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #26 Recap: Luxury Tasting

On Wednesday, December 5, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its first higher-priced tasting that we named the Luxury Tasting. These were all bottles that we either purchased through auctions or were collected over the last year by the club. There were 16 members in attendance. This was the max number since we only had one bottle of each of the five bottles we tasted.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

Craigellachie 23 Year
Distiller’s Art Bunnahabhain 27 Year
Bruichladdich Private Single Cask 9 Year Sherry
Edradour Single Cask 14 Year
Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique

For scores from the tasting, please go to Scores.

It was a great first shot at a Luxury tasting and we can’t wait to do this again in 2019!

Cheers!

Bourbon selection for Great Bourbon Tasting

Tasting #25 Recap: A Scotland Tour

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jan 9, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #25 Recap: A Scotland Tour

On Wednesdays, October 24 and November 28, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had great tastings of bottles that were brought back from Scotland on the 9 Maple Scotland Tour in September. The Tour focused primarily on the Speyside and Upper Highlands region of Scotland. A total of 22 members took part in this tasting.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

Balblair ’91 – 27 year
The Singleton of Glen Ord – Distillery Exclusive – 14 Year
Gordon & MacPhail’s Glenturret 14 Year Shop Exclusive – Spirit of Speyside edition
The Arran Wee Double 10 Year
Aberlour Hand-Filled 13 Year Sherry
Tomatin Hand-Filled 16 Year Pedro Ximenez

For scores from the tasting, please go to Scores.

It was a fun tasting and a great recap of our Tour to Scotland.

Cheers!