Tasting #75: Starward Australian Whisky

Tasting #75: Starward Australian Whisky

by | Dec 5, 2021 | Tastings

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 whiskies and we also did a virtual tour of the Distillery with the distillery manager who joined us online from Melbourne. Pretty awesome stuff!

Here is what we tasted:

  • Starward Nova
  • Starward Two Fold
  • Starward Solera 3 Year
  • Starward Single Cask from Astor Wines
  • Starward Single Cask from Park Ave
  • Starward Single Cask from Wally’s
  • Starward Single Cask from Chicago’s Women Who Whisky Club

It was a great night of whisky and conversation with the great group of people at Starward.

Tasting #73: Tomatin Vertical Tasting

Tasting #73: Tomatin Vertical Tasting

by | Nov 30, 2021 | Tastings

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 also joined by Scott Adamson from the Tomatin Distillery. He joined us via Zoom at a very late hour of the night for him. It was really fantastic.

Here is what we tasted:

  • Tomatin 12 Year – vintage bottling from the 1980’s
  • Tomatin 14 Year Port Wood Finish
  • Tomatin 15 Year Limited Edition Moscatel Finish
  • Tomatin 18 Year Oloroso Sherry Finish
  • Gordon & MacPhail’s Connoisseur’s Choice Tomatin 16 Year First Fill Bourbon
  • Tomatin 30 Year Bourbon and Traditional Oak
  • SMWS 11.41 ‘Smoke, mirrors and honey traps’ 31 Year Single Cask

It was a great evening of whisky! Scores can be found here: Scores