Tasting #55: Dusty Bourbons

Tasting #55: Dusty Bourbons

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 #27 Recap: Great Bourbons

Tasting #27 Recap: Great Bourbons

Tasting #27 Recap: Great Bourbons

On Wednesdays, January 9 & 23, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its first tasting of 2019. The focus of the tasting was Great Bourbons. These were bottles that were collected over the last year by the club. It was a great way to start off the new year! There were 36 members in attendance.

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

  • Weller 12 Year
  • Old Ezra 7 Year Barrel Strength
  • Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch 11, Spring ’16
  • SMWS B5.1 – Dickel 13 Year
  • Wild Turkey ‘Revival’

For scores from the tasting, please go to Scores.

Two wonderful evenings of Bourbon. Can’t go wrong with that to start the year! Cheers.