Tasting #49: SMWS April Preview

Tasting #49: SMWS April Preview

by | Apr 3, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #49: SMWS April Preview

On Wednesday, April 1st, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 49th tasting. This tasting’s focus was the new release of April whiskies from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. We had 6 different releases to taste from. Ben Diedrich, Co-Director of the Society here in the USA, joined us for this first virtual tasting during the Coronavirus epidemic. It was a great tasting of whisky from so many different distilleries with individual tasting profiles.

Here is what we tasted:

  • SMWS 26.132 ‘Krupnik and amaretti’ Clynelish 9 Year
  • SMWS 93.120 ‘Cocoa and coal’ Glen Scotia 14 Year
  • SMWS 59.59 ‘Spock’s earwax’ Teaninich 10 Year
  • SMWS 1.215 ‘Formidable chocolate’ Glenfarclas 15 Year
  • SMWS 28.43 ‘Muscle-toned heft and punch’ Tullibardine 11 Year
  • SMWS 53.310 ‘Kippers and slippers’ Caol Ila 10 Year

30 members were online using Zoom for this tasting.

Tasting #48: SMWS March Preview

Tasting #48: SMWS March Preview

by | Mar 12, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #48: SMWS March Preview

On Wednesday, March 4th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 48th tasting. This tasting’s focus was the new release of March whiskies from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. We had 8 different releases to taste from. It was a great tasting of whisky from so many different distilleries with individual tasting profiles.

Here is what we tasted:

  • SMWS 71.66 ‘Farmyard feedback loop’ Glenburgie 7 Year
  • SMWS 55.57 ‘Digging up ginger’ Royal Brackla 10 Year
  • SMWS 6.32 ‘Knickerbockers at a wedding’ Glen Deveron (Macduff) 12 Year
  • SMWS 72.79 ‘Chocolate Bourbons’ Miltonduff 11 Year
  • SMWS 44.116 ‘Pirate ship in a storm’ Craigellachie 8 Year
  • SMWS 46.84 ‘Sipping from a velvet Tardis’ Glenlossie 17 Year
  • SMWS 93.119 ‘Charcoal in a honeypot’ Glen Scotia 11 Year
  • SMWS 16.42 ‘Top note of covfefe’ Glenturret 9 Year

30 members were in attendance for this tasting.

Tasting #37 Recap: SMWS Tasting

Tasting #37 Recap: SMWS Tasting

by | Jul 30, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #37 Recap: SMWS Tasting

On Wednesday, July 24th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club welcomed Tom Smith, the USA Director of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, to Saratoga Springs. He hosted a fantastic tasting of the July Outturn releases of the SMWS. Along with the whisky, we were entertained with history of the SMWS, a variety of toasts and some discounts on membership and bottles. 35 members were in attendance for this tasting!

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

  • Cask 93.107 – Glen Scotia – 7 Year ‘Flexing the mussels’
  • Cask 1.209 – Glenfarclas – 7 Year ‘Waxing a hot woodsman’
  • Cask 5.70 – Auchentoshan – 18 Year ‘In the absence of convention’
  • Cask 35.224 – Glen Moray – 23 Year ‘Fata Morgana’
  • Cask 52.25 – Old Pulteney – 11 Year ‘A morning at the beach’
  • Cask 53.287 – Caol Ila – 12 Year ‘Ye olde medisin’

It was a fantastic evening with Tom and we look forward to another visit in the future. Everyone enjoyed this special treat. Cheers!