Past Events
Youthful Exuberance
Last month we tasted a group of young, very peaty whiskies. This month we tackle some youngsters with no more than a whisper of peat. We've assembled a collection six bottles, from a "yesterday we couldn't call it whisky" three year old from the newest distillery in the Highlands, to an "almost grown-up" nine from …
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Find out more »Santa Ana, CA 92701
SF Scotch Club – Aberlour with Callum O’Donnell
Our second event will feature Callum O'Donnell of Aberlour. We've rented a big quiet room to spend a few hours with this great whisky. In addition to the whisky listed, Callum is going to bring a few other surprises plus swag. SWAG! We've got the build up the club, so as a special deal our …
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Find out more »San Francisco, CA 94111
Old Glen Grant – San Diego
I love Glen Grant. More specifically Old Sherried Glen Grant. I've sourced four of these rare bottles at a cost of over $2000 so that a small group of us may gather and share some of the best scotch on Earth. Tickets will be $105 for four 1oz pours of the Old Glen Grant or …
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Find out more »San Diego, CA United States
Young, Loud, and Snotty: Peaty Whisky Under 10 Yrs Old
The whisky world worships maturity, with age statements of even basic expressions pushing higher and higher all of the time. But in the last couple of years, connoisseurs have been rediscovering the joys of younger, more sprightly drams. Whisky producers, from independent bottlers to the distilling giants, have been releasing expressions with single digit ages. …
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Find out more »Santa Ana, CA 92701
Old Glen Grant
I love Glen Grant. More specifically Old Sherried Glen Grant. I've sourced four of these rare bottles at a cost of over $2000 so that a small group of us may gather and share some of the best scotch on Earth. We'll gather at a private home in Mid-wilshire. Tickets will be $100 for four …
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Find out more »The Flight of the Light Brigade
“Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” (A reference to Captain Fraser, the founder of Brackla Distillery who was a career soldier, a battlefield-commissioned officer and quiet a character, and Major James Grant, the founder of Glen Grant, who was both a legendary distillery manager and highly-decorated combat commander.) Let’s begin with Glen Grant …
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Find out more »Atlanta, GA
Inaugural Event – Denver Scotch Club
Some of you have been waiting for years. The glassware has been printed since 2016. The logo was made. We just needed to finally meet and drink scotch. THE TIME HAS COME! It will be a humble beginning, but begin it shall and scotch will flow. Join us as we try four single malt whiskies …
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Find out more »Denver, CA 80216
The Game of Thrones – Night’s Watch
We shall go to the North and begin our watch. Winter is coming. Yeah, screw spring. SDSC will be enjoying a heavily subsidized Game of Thrones Premiere Scotch Drinking event thanks to a generous donation from Nim Shah. Starting at 5 we'll start prior episodes of GOT. Food at 6. Official GOT Diageo release tasting …
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Find out more »San Francisco Inaugural Event
SFSC is finally beginning! We will be meeting at the private room of Elixir on Thursday at 7pm. Rory Glasgow will be pouring GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, and BenRiach. Come visit me and a few other club members from LA and SD as we sip whisky and discuss whatever plan you have for the club (will probably …
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Find out more »San Francisco, CA 94103
Burbank, CA 91506 United States
Friends in Low Places
We will continue our exploration of the "Five Whisky Regions" by visiting the Lowlands. We've collected examples from all six working distilleries that currently have whisky on the market. Is there such a thing as a "Lowland style?" We'll find out as we try these rare bottles, including an Eden Mill Distillery, making us some …
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Find out more »Santa Ana, CA 92701
Luck o’ the Irish
An Early Celebration: St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, March 17th! March is the right month to explore Irish whiskey, so let’s cover the full range with 2 single malts, 2 single pot stills, 1 malt whiskey, and 1 blended whiskey. Slane Castle is a triple blend (of single malt, single pot still & grain whiskies) …
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Find out more »Woodstock, GA 30188 United States
Burns Supper with Compass Box
Burns Supper, like Easter, is arriving late this year. Please join us for this weekend for Supper, Haggis, good poems, bad poems, and a lot of great scotch. This year, one of San Diego's favorite non-distilleries will be presenting, Compass Box. This independent blender takes scotch from all over Scotland and makes it into something …
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Find out more »San Diego, CA 92120 United States
The Ides of March
The Ides of March Why not celebrate early? The theme of this flight is triplets as I’ve selected 3 pairs of similar whiskies that should be good (and tasty) matches. Glen Moray sherry cask finish and Tomatin (it rhymes with ‘satin’) Dualchas are light, complex and delicious ‘thinking person’s drams’ with Tomatin featuring a virgin …
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Find out more »Atlanta, GA
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
The Scotch Malt Whisky Association began as a private club in 1978 for a select group of friends to share the purchase of single casks. It has since become public but continues to sell carefully selected whisky to club members around the world. Ben Dietrich of SMWSA will present on the South Patio (with fireplace), …
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Find out more »Pasadena, CA 92118 United States
Skye Bottles in Flight
Laying on our backs and staring at the Skye Cause we’re feeling satisfied and we all know why Skye bottles in flight! Afternoon delight! The beautiful Isle of Skye, home to one old world class distillery and a few new upstarts. We'll be focusing on one of the top distilleries in the world this …
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Find out more »San Diego, CA 92107 United States
Burns Supper 2019
Burns Supper, like Easter, is arriving late this year. Please join us for this weekend for Supper, Haggis, good poems, bad poems, and a lot of great scotch. Bahia has offered us the patio again this year (and they have firepits now.) To pair with our New York strip supper, Andy and Brett will be …
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Find out more »Corona del Mar, CA 92625 United States
I Heart Scotch
$40 Pay at the Door RSVP: Jack@AtlantaScotchClub.com Valentine’s Day? Maybe my timing isn’t so good, but the whisky that I’ll be pouring on Thursday night certainly is! Dailuaine 16 and Teaninich 12 are a great opening tandem. Our light all-rounder will be Glen Scotia 15 whereas Arran Pomerol Cask Finish at 50% ABV will be …
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Find out more »Atlanta, GA
I Heart Scotch
Valentine’s Day? Maybe my timing isn’t so good, but the whisky that I’ll be pouring on Thursday night certainly is! Dailuaine 16 and Teaninich 12 are a great opening tandem. Our light all-rounder will be Glen Scotia 15 whereas Arran Pomerol Cask Finish at 50% ABV will be our full all-rounder. Next up is Bunnahabhain …
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Find out more »PEATIN’ MEETIN’ X
SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2018 TEN YEARS AGO A BOLD GROUP OF WHISKY DRAMMERS FILLED A YARD WITH FRIENDS, FOOD, AND THE SMOKIEST, EARTHIEST, WHISKIES IN THE WORLD. THAT STORIED NIGHT BEGAN AN ANNUAL TRADITION OF THE LA SCOTCH CLUB THAT HAS GROWN TO BE THE LARGEST PRIVATE WHISKY EVENT IN AMERICA. FOR AN ENTIRE EVENING, THE …
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Find out more »los angeles, CA