Tasting #52: Clyde May’s

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | May 14, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #52: Clyde May’s

On Wednesday, May 13th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 52nd tasting. The focus of this tasting was whiskey from Clyde May’s in Alabama. We had a special guest for this virtual tasting. LC May, the grandson of Clyde May, joined us online to go over the history of his grandfather and how the brand became to be. It was great having LC online to walk us through the whiskey and history.

Here is what we tasted:

Clyde May’s Original Alabama Style Whiskey
Clyde May’s Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Clyde May’s Straight Rye Whiskey
Clyde May’s Special Reserve Whiskey 110 Proof
Clyde May’s Cask Strength Alabama Style Whiskey 120 Proof
Clyde May’s Cask Strength Straigh Bourbon Whiskey 117 Proof

50 members were online using Zoom for this tasting.

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #49: SMWS April Preview

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | 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

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | 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 #47: The Whisky Hoop

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Mar 12, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #47: The Whisky Hoop

On Wednesday, February 19th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club held its 47th tasting as a club. The theme for this tasting was The Whisky Hoop Independent Bottlings. These bottles were brought back from Japan. The Whisky Hoop is a members-only independent bottler that sells mostly to Japanese bars. It was an incredible tasting.

The whiskies that we tasted included:

Talisker 6 Year
Arran 16 Year
Clynelish 23 Year
Glendronach 22 Year
Tobermory 11 Year
Bunnahabhain 4 Year

23 members were in attendance for this tasting.

Tasting #46: Burns Night

by Saratoga Whiskey Club | Mar 12, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #46: Burns Night

On Thursday, January 30th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 46th tasting. It was incredibly special evening as it was our first Burns Night for the club! Holly Seidewand from Bacardi’s Single Malts Portfolio hosted our group and brought along some special whiskies. We also added a few to make for a perfect tasting. The food consisted of charcuterie boards, haggis balls and a beef stew.

Here are the whiskies that were tasted: