April 2021
Resurrection
It is our custom to gather in the Fall to remember distilleries that have left this mortal plane. But Spring is a time of rebirth, and so this month we come together to celebrate a few of those distilleries that were once lost, seemingly for good, but that have sprung back to life. $55 shipped $50 pick up in Costa Mesa (neighborhood of Baker & Harbor) Each participant will receive a set of six numbered one ounce samples (except the…
Find out more »Glen Scotia – The Deep Dive
Scotch Club will be visiting Glen Scotia alone during this special deep dive to the other Campbelltown distillery. For this online event, Scotch Club will be tasting both the US core range, and some fun additions from the above list in an exploration of the many faces Loch Lomond distillery, guided by Forbes McMullin. The Whisky Glen Scotia Double Cask – 1 oz Glen Scotia 15yr – 1 oz Glen Scotia Victoriana – 1 oz Glen Scotia 18yr – 1…
Find out more »End of Tariffs – Rare Scotch Tasting
SOLD OUT A SECOND EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED WITH A 2ND DATE. YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER. FOR NEW PURCHASERS, A DIFFERENT BERRY'S NORTH BRITISH (1996) WILL BE TASTED. ZOOM - FIVE 1oz. samples The tariffs are over! As if a year of COVID wasn't bad enough, we've had to avoid many of our favorite suppliers overseas because of the 25% tariff they were required to add. Well, that's over and Scotch Club has gone shopping for some of the great whiskies…
Find out more »Kilchoman
Okay, we'll give you more notice this time because you REALLY need to try this scotch. Kilchoman exploded onto the whisky scene less than a decade ago and they've been making fantastic whisky. Don't expect all-out peat monsters the likes of Laphroaig and Ardbeg. Kilchoman peat is more subtle and the distillery when to great pains to select only the best casks. This is a complex treat for the true enthusiasts. The Kilchomans Kilchoman Machir Bay is using (90%) ex…
Find out more »May 2021
San Diego Burns Supper – 2021
Yes, it's Burns Supper. Yes, in May. Yes, LIVE. Robbie Burns is Scotland’s most famous poet, who wrote Auld Lang Syne and other things that tended to involve food and scotch. Scotch Club's finest tradition, our annual Burns Supper got COVIDed in January, but it will not be denied. Join us for Supper, Haggis, tributes to Robbie, Plasteredpiece Theater, the Bad Poetry contest, and yes SCOTCH! For this year's Supper, Liberty Call will be open only for our private event.…
Find out more »Loch Lomond and Glen Scotia – Core Range
Scotch Club will be back on Zoom this month with a friend known to some of the older clubs but new to us, Forbes McMullen. Forbes will guide the club through a tasting of two distilleries, Loch Lomond and Glen Scotia. Glen Scotia has been in the single malt world for a while now, but Loch Lomond used to be rarely released on its own. That's changed now, and Loch Lomond is now the official whisky of the British Open.…
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