Cigars and Bourbon Bash
“Welcome Back” Eighteen lucky MASCers participated in our June whisky, cigar and Greek dinner at the Greek. The event was so warmly received that we’re repeating it with 6 good …
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“Welcome Back” Eighteen lucky MASCers participated in our June whisky, cigar and Greek dinner at the Greek. The event was so warmly received that we’re repeating it with 6 good …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 , …
2pm PACIFIC, 3PM MOUNTAIN, 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 …
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 …
“Rum: It’s The Spirit of The World: Rum and its close cousins (aguardiente de caña, arrack, cachaça, charanda, and seco) is produced in more than 150 countries. What is rum? Rum is a spirit that’s distilled either from fermented molasses (or other by-products from sugar refining making) or freshly-pressed sugar cane juice. Because of its …
Dare to Dram? Our lineup is most promising as the six expressions match up nicely. Heart of Speyside from BenRiach’s is a fine aperitif dram! Glenlivet’s Triple Cask Matured is …
SDSC will be eaaaasssing into live events at the Liberty Call Barrio Logan patio. Liberty Call has been allowing diners legally for the last month, so we'll be following the usual rules. The big difference... we get to bring scotch! We are going to start this out with 10 members sharing (drinking every drop …
6 Whiskies from 6 Regions: We’ve selected an interesting from each of the 6 Whisky Regions: Lowlands: Auchentoshan American Oak, Highlands: Fettercairn 19-Yr, Speyside: Glenfarclas 17-Yr, Campbeltown: Longrow NAS, Islands: …
6:30pm PACIFIC 9:30 EASTERN Well, the attendees at the Munros tasting asked for it, so you'll get it. Archives is the independent label sold by the large whisky ratings site, Whiskybase. Whiskybase is in the Netherlands and until now we've only gotten Archives bottles shipped directly from overseas. Looks like they are in America now, …
Pop-over for our Pop-up! I’ve selected three pairs of complementary whiskies in three different styles for our tasting. We’ll begin with Glen Grant (Speyside) Major’s Reserve, a prototypical aperitif-style dram. Macleod’s Highland Regional Single Malt (from its Glengoyne distillery) is my favorite bargain dram at $40. Bladnoch Samsara (11-yr) is a double-distilled Lowlander and Glen …
YOU ARE INVITED to join for a virtual GlenDronach tasting featuring 3 top-shelf single malts with gourmet cheese pairings. This MASC event will be led by Amber Aristy, Brown-Forman/Atlanta. Please purchase your tickets ASAP as we only have room for 23 participants. See you on Zoom! The GlenDronach 12 - paired with - Dubliner …
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-ZOOM EVENT- 6:30PM PACIFIC This month (following a brief hiatus) we leave Scotland and head east. We'll be tasting whiskies from Israel (yes, the eastern shore of the Mediterranean is Asia), India, and Taiwan. Don't fuss, we'll get to Japan later. It needs a whole event of it's own. $50 shipped Each participant will receive …
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 …
YOU ARE INVITED to join for a Glenglassaugh virtual tasting featuring 3 top-shelf single malts with Scottish Confection pairings. This MASC event will be led by Amber Aristy, Brown-Forman/Atlanta. Please …
In part one of our two part series, we will explore the dichotomy of BenRiach: that which is peated vs. that which is not. We will be matching up three …
6PM PACIFIC - 7pm MOUNTAIN - 8PM CENTRAL - 9PM EASTERN - five 1oz samples We'll be going to Japan for this tasting (virtually.) Fukano and Ohishi came to the …