March Malt Madness 2024

$52 event + $3.60 tax + $4.39 gratuity = $59.99 Ticket Price

“March Malty” – A Whisky Tasting Dinner: Now that we’ve successfully survived St. Patrick’s Day, it’s time for the March Malts. I bet that you haven’t had a wee dram of Strathmill, Bladnoch, Edradour, Raasay, or SPEY single malt Scotch recently. Well, here is the solution:

Let’s taste all 5 of the aforementioned whiskies and the great Ardbeg’s BlaaacK limited edition from 2020. Strathmill is the key malt in the J&B Rare Blend, Bladnoch Vinaya is from a 50:50 of first-fill bourbon and fresh sherry casks, Edradour 2002 Vintage 10-Yr is da bomb, Raasay is the best young single malt from among the last decades new distilleries (except Lochlea): it is stunningly good.

The orphaned SPEY (Speyside Distillery allowed its property to be sold to another distiller) makes an excellent malt. Let’s watch for the build-out of their Aviemore distillery.  Ardbeg: enough said, so let’s taste BlaaacK.

Our cuisine… all four courses… will be delightful, so do please join us and bring a friend: “Good whisky is made great when shared among friends.”

WHISKY MENU:
1. STRATHMILL Single Malt / 10-Year / 46% ABV / NCF / IB: Gordon & MacPhail (Connoisseurs Choice range) / Dist Owner: Diageo Scotland Ltd. (Diageo plc) / Speyside (Strathisla)

2. BLADNOCH Single Malt / ‘Vinaya’ (Bourbon & Sherry first-fill) / NAS / 46.7% ABV / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: Bladnoch Distillery Ltd. (David Prior) / Lowland (Wigtown, Dumfries)

3. EDRADOUR Single Malt / 2002 Vintage (10-Year) / 46% ABV / NCF / SC# 466 – Bottle #331/849 / OB: Signatory / Dist Owner: Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Co. Ltd. (Andrew Symington) / Highland (Southern aka Midlands)

4. ISLE OF RAASAY Hebridean Single Malt / ‘Classic’ / NAS / 46.4% ABV / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: R&B Distillers Ltd. (Bill Dobbie & Alasdair Day) / Island (Raasay)

5. SPEY Single Malt / ‘Fūmāre’ (Latin Collection; Smoky) / NAS / 46% ABV / NCF / OB: Speyside Dist / Dist Owner: HOE International Ltd. (John Harvey McDonough) / Speyside (Central) – Peated Barley

6. ARDBEG Single Malt / ‘BlaaacK’ (2020 LE – Committee 20th Anniversary) / NAS / 46% ABV / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E.) / Islay (Kildalton) – Finished in NZL Pinot Noir Wine Casks