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 #57: Track Tasting

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Oct 7, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #57: Track Tasting

On Sunday, August 2nd, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 57th tasting. It was our annual track tasting, but because of COVID, we were unable to host the tasting at the Saratoga Racetrack. We used a member’s backyard to host the tasting on Zoom. It was a really great tasting of whiskies from the Highlands of Scotland. A lot of fun.

Here is what we tasted:

Deanston 18 Year Bourbon Finish
SMWS Beachcomber 7 Year Blended Whisky
Old Pulteney 21 Year from Gordon & MacPhail
Highland Park 24 Year from Gordon & MacPhail
Glengoyne 20 Year from Old Particular
SMWS 66.162 ‘A true harmony of flavors’ Ardmore 13 Year
SMWS 68.34 ‘Roasty-toasty-tasty’ Blair Athol 10 Year Highland Festival Release

32 members were online using Zoom for this really fun track 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 #54: Speyside Tasting

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jul 22, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #54: Speyside Tasting

On Wednesday, June 24th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 54th tasting. The focus of this tasting was whisky from the Speyside region of Scotland. We had bottles from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society as well as others to round out this great tasting.

Here is what we tasted:

Aberlour A’Bunadh Alba
SMWS 54.80 ‘Banana Mexicana’ – Aberlour
Cadenheads Miltonduff 11 Year
SMWS 1.217 ‘Mezzalunas at dawn’ – Glenfarclas
SMWS 44.118 ‘Get your castanets clacking’ – Craigellachie
SMWS 44.117 ‘Happiness is a warm bung’ – Craigellachie
SMWS 36.171 ‘A smooth ride’ – Festival Bottling of Benrinnes

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

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #53: Penelope Bourbon Tasting

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Jul 22, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #53: Penelope Bourbon Tasting

On Wednesday, June 10th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 53rd tasting. The focus of this tasting was whiskey from Penelope Bourbon, a newer Bourbon company based in New Jersey. We had both founders join us online to go over the history the brand and how the whiskey is sourced and bottled. It was great having the Penelope team online to walk us through the whiskey and history.

Here is what we tasted: