Tasting #58: Kaiyo Whisky

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Oct 7, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #58: Kaiyo Whisky

On Wednesday, August 26th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 58th tasting. Jay Cole from Kaiyo Whisky joined us on a Zoom call to go over their Japanese brand and whisky portfolio. It was great having the Whisky Pirate join us for this story and really great whiskies.

Here is what we tasted:

Kaiyo Japanese Mizunara Oak
Kaiyo Japanese Mizunara Oak Cask Strength
Kaiyo 7 Year The Single
Kaiyo The Sheri 2nd Edition
Kaiyo The Peated 2nd Edition

32 members were online using Zoom for this really fun tasting. Thank you, Jay!!

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #56: Kilbeggan & Tyrconnell

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jul 22, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #56: Kilbeggan & Tyrconnell

On Wednesday, July 15th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 56th tasting. Alexandra Lynch from Beam Suntory joined us on this evening for a tasting focused on some of the newer Kilbeggan and Tyrconnell releases. It was a great brand tasting with a lot of history and tastes!

Here is what we tasted:

Kilbeggan Rye Irish Whiskey
Kilbeggan Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Tyrconnell 10 Year Single Malt Port Finished Irish Whiskey
Tyrconnell 10 Year Single Malt Madeira Finished Irish Whiskey
Tyrconnell 10 Year Single Malt Sherry Finished Irish Whiskey

52 members were online using Zoom for this really fun tasting.

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #55: Dusty Bourbons

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jul 22, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #55: Dusty Bourbons

On Wednesday, July 8th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 55th tasting. This was a very special tasting with some older Bourbons. Most of these bottlings were purchased in Japan during a pop-up Dusty Bourbon sale in Kyoto. We matched these with a couple of older bottlings from here in the US and it made for a special evening.

Here is what we tasted:

Old Fitzgerald Prime
Wild Turkey 1994 Tradition – Export Bottling
Wild Turkey 8 Year Japanese Release from the 80s
Wild Turkey 8 Year US Release from 1965
Wild Turkey 12 Year Japanese Release from the 90s
Maker’s Mark Japanese Release from 1995

35 members were online using Zoom for this really fun 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:

High Wire Distilling New Southern Revival Rye
Michter’s Toasted Barrel Sour Mash
St. George’s Baller Single Malt
Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Maker’s Mark RC6 Limited Release
Westward Astor Pick Single Malt
Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon

30 members were online using Zoom for this tasting.

Please check out our Scores page! 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: