Club: Atlanta

The Chuck Crouch Birthday tasting

October 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Venue

Landmark Diner
3652 Roswell Rd NE
Atlanta, GA + Google Map
Title for The Whisky: The Whisky

 

It’s October; It’s Chuck Crouse’s B-Day: To celebrate his 70th birthday (he’s not  old, he’s just even par), I’ve selected 6 of Chuck’s favorite whiskies. Glencadam is da bomb!  I just love this style of whisky, because it has a unique taste and interesting complexity.  Glenlivet Triple Cask Matured is just the half step in strength that we seek in the #2 slot.  Here’s a lovely dram that is currently missing from its core line-up:  Arran 14-Year.  But there’s no need for us to bemoan its absence: I have a bottle.  Glengoyne is a mellow highlander in its 43-46% ABV typical strength. Even so, it is a bit of a beast ‘at source’ (cask strength).  There are so fine cask strength ranges available from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, Gordon & MacPhail and, now, Battlehill.  Unlike the former listed companies, Battlehill costs $50 a bottle.  These are young CS whiskies, but they are of fully-matured casks of young whiskies.  We’re going to try Royal Brackla, an awesome 5-year-old offering at 58% ABV.  Let’s top this one with a lovely dram of Port Charlotte. I hope that you can join us and do bring a friend because good whisky is made great when shared among friends.

 

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  1. GLENCADAM Single Malt / ‘Origin 1825’ / NAS / 40% ABV / OB / Dist Owner: Angus Dundee Distillers Plc / Highland (Eastern)
  2. GLENLIVET Single Malt / ‘Triple Cask Matured’ (Distiller’s Reserve range) / NAS / 40% ABV / OB / Dist Owner: Chivas Brothers Ltd. (Pernod-Ricard S.A.) / Speyside (Livet)
  3. ARRAN Single Malt / 14-Year / 46% ABV / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: Isle of Arran Distilleries Ltd. (Messrs Auchincloss, Pierce & Mitchell) / Island (Arran)
  4. GLENGOYNE Single Malt / ‘Cask Strength’ (Batch #4) / NAS / CS 58.8% ABV / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: Ian Macleod Distillers (Peter J. Russell & Co.) / Highland (Southern)
  5. ROYAL BRACKLA Single Malt / 5-Year / CS 58% ABV / NCF / IB: Battlehill (Duncan Taylor & Co.) / Dist Owner: John Dewar & Sons Ltd. (Bacardí Limited) / Highland (Northern)
  6. PORT CHARLOTTE Single Malt / ‘Scottish Barley’ (Heavily Peated range) / NAS / 50% ABV / NCF / OB: Bruichladdich Dist / Dist Owner: Rémy Cointreau (E. Rémy Martin & Co., S.A.) / Islay (West Shore)