First Annual Advent Calendar 2020

First Annual Advent Calendar 2020

First Annual Advent Calendar 2020

The Saratoga Whiskey Club did its first ever Advent Calendar for 2020!! We had 48 Calendars in total go out to members and friends. Here is the list of whiskey that we have tasted so far. This is a blind calendar, so each day’s whiskey will be released at 9pm.

  1. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon C920 (Fall Release), 66.4% ABV
  2. Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake, 46% ABV
  3. Amrut Single Malt Indian Whisky – Cask Strength – 61.8% ABV
  4. Method and Madness Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – Finished in French Chestnut – 46% ABV
  5. Arran Sherry Cask ‘The Bodega’ – 55.8% ABV
  6. Pinhook Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Store Pick from Gordon’s – 57.25% ABV
  7. Nikka Days – 40% ABV
  8. Penderyn Portwood Single Malt Welsh Whisky – 46% ABV
  9. Tomatin Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch – 57.5% ABV
  10. New Riff Single Barrel Rye – 57% ABV
  11. Talisker Port Ruighe Single Malt Scotch – 45.8% ABV
  12. Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (Inaugural Release) – 46% ABV
  13. Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon – Barrel Strength – Gordon’s Pick – 62.2% ABV
  14. Glenallachie 10 Year Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch – Batch 3 – 58.2% ABV
  15. Mars Maltage “Cosmo” Japanese Whisky – Blended Malt Whisky – 43% ABV
  16. Starward Australian Whisky – Single Cask Release – Astor – 55.8% ABV
  17. The Lakes Single Malt Whisky – The Whiskymaker’s Edition: Colheita – 52% ABV
  18. Glenfarclas 15 Year Single Malt Scotch – 46% ABV
  19. Waterford Rathclogh (a) & Dunmore (b) Single Malt Irish Whiskey – 50% ABV
  20. Maker’s Mark Private Select Bourbon – Bayway Store Pick – 54.3% ABV
  21. Edradour Caledonia 12 Year Single Malt Scotch – 46% ABV
  22. Smoke Wagon Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Private Barrel – Bayway Liquors – 58.76% ABV
  23. Barrel Craft Spirits Rye – Cask Strength – Batch 1 – 58.5% ABV

Stay tuned for each day’s announcement!

Tasting #64: Dramfool

Tasting #64: Dramfool

Tasting #64: Dramfool

On Thursday, November 19th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 64th tasting! We actually didn’t host this one, but had 34 of our members join this great online tasting put together by Mario Campa and Bruce Farquhar, the founder of Dramfool Independent Bottlings. They shipped from Scotland six incredible tastes in these great tubes. Wonderful packaging. And the whisky was not too shabby!

Here is what we tasted:

  • Carsebridge 44 Year Single Grain Whisky
  • Highland Park 14 Year Single Malt Scotch
  • Ben Nevis 23 Year Single Malt Scotch
  • Malt Can Heal 25 Year Mystery Speyside Single Malt Scotch
  • Bruichladdich Chateau D’Yquem 14 Year Single Malt Scotch
  • Invergordon 33 Year Single Grain Whisky

34 members were online along with another 30 or so from other clubs using Zoom for this really fun and rare tasting!!

Tasting #63: Bruichladdich

Tasting #63: Bruichladdich

Tasting #63: Bruichladdich

On Wednesday, November 4th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 63rd tasting! We were joined by Jeff Greenstain, Brand Development Manager from Remy Cointreau, to go through Bruichladdich’s history and to taste some of their core lineup. We ended up tasting two of the new Octomore’s that we just released and they were fantastic. It was a great tasting and thank you to Jeff and Justin from Remy for setting this up for the club!

Here is what we tasted:

  • The Classic Laddie
  • Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2011
  • Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2010
  • Port Charlotte 10 Year
  • Octomore 11.1
  • Octomore 10 Year

32 members were online using Zoom for this really fun and rare tasting!!

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #62: Whisky and Rum!

Tasting #62: Whisky and Rum!

Tasting #62: Whisky and Rum!

On Wednesday, October 28th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 62nd tasting! We were joined by Tom Smith from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society to taste different whiskies finished in Rum casks. We then ended with three of the Society’s Single Cask Rums! It was a great evening and discussion on rum, its impact on whisky and how great it can be on its own as well. Such a fun evening of tastes and education.

Here is what we tasted:

  • Glenlivet Caribbean Rum Cask Finish (pre-tasting dram)
  • Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask
  • SMWS 9.172 ‘Quantum Endramglement’ Glen Grant 15 Year
  • SMWS 112.51 ‘Funky Irie Feeling’ Loch Lomond 15 Year
  • SMWS R2.11 ‘Goat farms, esters and vinyl funk’ Guyanese Rum 16 Year
  • SMWS R1.5 ‘A little extravagant’ Jamaican Rum 12 Year
  • SMWS R8.7 ‘The volcanic spirit’ Nicaraguan Rum 14 Year

32 members were online using Zoom for this really fun and rare tasting!!

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #61: Single Cask Nation

Tasting #61: Single Cask Nation

Tasting #61: Single Cask Nation

On Wednesday, October 14th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 61st tasting! We were joined by Jason from Single Cask Nation to go through their company’s history and to taste some of their great whiskies! It was a really informative tasting about their philosophy, palate and how they go about selecting casks. We had six different whiskies to sample and they were all very good.

Here is what we tasted:

  • Stones of Stenness 19 Year Orkney Single Malt Scotch
  • Milk & Honey 2 Year Single Malt
  • Blended Malt 10 Year
  • Aultmore 8 Year Single Malt Scotch
  • Aultmore 30 Year Single Malt Scotch
  • Ruadh Mohr (Glenturret) 10 Year Single Malt Scotch

32 members were online using Zoom for this really fun and rare tasting!!

For scores, please visit our Scores page.