August 2020
MASC World Tour!
It’s a World Tour (without roadies)! Hailing from Canada, Collingwood blended whisky is distilled at the Canadian Mist Distillery in Collingwood, a resort town circa100-miles north of Toronto in Ontario. After an initial aging in oak, it’s finished in a Maplewood stave vat. Singleton of Glendullan is made in Dufftown, Scotland, where it’s matured in a combination of Bourbon and Sherry casks. Born in Brittany, France, Armorik is a top-quality single malt. I just love the stuff! Our American entry…
Find out more »Bourbon vs. Scotch
This or That? Bourbon or single malt? Why not three of each? Kilkerran single malt is the excellent whisky made at Glengyle Distillery (1872-1925; resurrected by Hedley Wright, the great-great nephew of William Mitchell, the original owner-operator). Deanston 18-yr is an official bottling bought at the distillery in 2019. Macleod’s is the single malt range bottled by Ian Macleod Distillers; let’s try its Islay edition. Eagle Rare is a lovely 10-yr bourbon from Buffalo Trace. Next, the last bottle of…
Find out more »Tandem Delight
Tandem Delight, Teaninich-Dailuaine: Diageo’s Teaninich (Highlands) and Dailuaine (Speyside), 2 little-known but never the less top-tier candidates, make a great opening tandem. Have discovered Loch Lomond yet? If not, let’s get started with its lovely 12-year. Is Springbank the top distillery in Scotland? No, it’s the #1 distillery on planet Earth! It also has my favorite 10-year. Tomintoul has a new release: Peaty Tang. We will finish with Highland Park’s Valknut, Vikings series release. I hope that you are able…
Find out more »Dalmore with Jen Wren – six samples
ZOOM EVENT - 7pm PACIFIC, 10pm EASTERN Dalmore. One of the most famous (and pricey) names in whisky. Scotch Club hasn't done a lineup since the 2011 Tiki cruise and it is definitely time to revisit. Speaking of revisiting, Jen Wren first came to us as a new trainee in whisky industry years ago , but now she's a malty veteran ready to step us through a fZOOabulous lineup. We're still all sheltering in place, so you'll get SIX samples…
Find out more »Penderyn Welsh Whisky Zoom – six 1oz samples
2pm PACIFIC, 3PM MOUNTATIN, 4PM CENTRAL, 5PM EASTERN Scotch Club is back, um. at home, with another great night of COVID sheltering. We will be treated to SIX Penderyn Welsh Whiskies, made in the Scottish tradition (just don't call it scotch.) Even better, we'll have an ambassador from the UK leading the tasting (hopefully not in Welsh.) This is a DENVER SCOTCH CLUB organized event, so packages will ship (to anywhere) from Denver. Our guest host: Self proclaimed ‘whisky nerd,’…
Find out more »The Munros – Five 1oz samples
Per peer pressure by Cermak and Shah, SDSC will be doing a little tasting of the Munros K&L (semi) Exclusives. They've only sold 5 so far, so that's what we're doing. Special thanks to Nim for helping us out with the very sold-out and and popular Ledaig bottle. The price will be $40 for packing and shipping included, or $30 for pick up in Coronado, or another non-shipping arrangement. FROM K&L: The Munros are Scotland's tallest peaks, all over 3000…
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