Bernie’s Big Bountiful Bash
December 27, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
It’s that time of year! The temperatures have “dropped” to a brisk 80F and the sun is shining bright enough to require ample sunscreen. Yes it’s December in San Diego, bringing us holiday traditions like holiday parades, December Nights, Candy Cane Lanes, the Parade of Lights, but most importantly, the annual SDSC Holiday Party! We’ve pulled some fun and festive Islay whisky (and a Highland Park) from the vaults to dram, and in the festive holiday spirit, to share. A bottle share, to be exact. In addition to the usual potluck, we will also have a bottle share including some scotch club bottles from events from past events. Please feel free to bring up to 1 (ONE!) of your own bottles to share, can be open or sealed. We will also be doing the usual holiday white elephant sample exchange (details below).
White Elephant Sample Exchange: This is similar to a traditional white elephant gift exchange. Please bring a LABELED! 1 or 2oz Boston round (mini) scotch bottle. It can be from anything in your collection, we usually have some very good samples, so bring something special.
Rules: all samples will be placed in bags or wrapped so no one knows what they are. We will draw numbers and then go in order starting at 1. The first person will pick a sample from the bunch, open it, and show it to everyone. The next person, 2, will then choose to steal the first person’s sample or open a new one. We continue this until all samples are open and everyone has 1 to take home. 2 important caveats: 1. Each sample may only have a total of 3 owners (2 steals), after that it is locked and can no longer be stolen. 2. At the very end the first person who went may trade samples with ANYONE, including locked samples (house rule), making the #1 spot very desirable… Please email if you have any questions or if you are unable to provide a sample (I can provide something good for you).
Food: Potluck, please sign up here and add what you’re bringing (if the link doesn’t work for you, search on https://www.PerfectPotluck.com/ for last name “Baer” and password is “1”):
https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=BAVP8738
The scotch lineup will consist of the following (and whatever you bring to share):
The Whisky
Highland Park Little Lebowski Urban Achievers 12.5yr sherry seasoned Firkin cask
Kilchoman Mahir Bay ACE Spirits collaborative vatting (95% bourbon 5% sherry)
Lagavulin Offerman Edition Charred Oak 11yr (2023)
Kilchoman PX (The New.WhiskeyOrder/PITCH/Travis Williams/AWC pick)
Port Charlotte PC10 Second Limited Edition
Grander Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Islay cask finish Panama Rum