Past Events

Let’s Do This! We're excited about our flight of 6 single malt whiskies. They fit together quite nicely to the point of creating synergies… the whole is greater than the sum of its component parts. We've based our flight on 3 pairings: Tullibardine (light aperitif whisky and Tomatin (a sherry-finished ‘Tweener’ dram), Bladnoch (a bold …

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Three years ago we celebrated Ardbeg Day by tasting all seven of the then existing Ardbeg Day special releases. A good time was had by all. This year we pick up where we left off, tasting the three most recent Ardbeg Day releases (all in the much coveted higher abv Committee Release versions), plus a …

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LASC is back! It seemed the year just Zoomed by, didn't it?  To celebrate the return to normalcy, the club is going to have a little get together in the backyard of one of our members in Sherman Oaks, limited to 14 people. This will be a tall-pour, high-end gathering with deep 50ml (2oz) pours …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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SOLD OUT 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, …

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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 selects only the best casks. This is a complex treat for true enthusiasts. Joshua Hatton, Keeper of the Quaich, …

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April Celebration: Our tasting includes 3 fine cask strength single malts, 1 single grain, 2 single malts at 46%; all are non-chillfiltered. Loch Lomond is our single grain entry. It’s 100% malted barley, but distilled on a twin column still (thus disqualifying it from being a single malt). Such whisky is called a ‘silent malt’. …

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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 …

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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 …

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Denver 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, …

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Proprietor Harvey Burkin and Manager Bryan Baxter are opening the doors for an evening of good spirits and tasty cigar pairings. May I suggest that you grab a friend(s) and head over to Maxwell’s Cigar Bar? It’s conveniently located on Towne Lake Pkwy, just ¼ mile north of Main St. Woodstock. This will be good …

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Scotch Club will be visiting Loch Lomond alone during this special deep dive into a distillery that isn't new, but is new as a single malt to many. Although Loch Lomond has only recently began focusing on selling its single malts as a major brand internationally, it has always been releasing whisky, albeit under differing …

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“This is real… Not An April Fool’s Joke”: The best remedy for any lingering Covid-Shut-In-Blues is high-end single malt.  We’re quite sure that you’ll find our cure most enjoyable. Glenlivet 1991 Nadurra (18-yo) is made from the long-gone Triumph 2-row spring barley. Littlemill (closed in 1992) is a personal favorite. Let’s taste the 1988 (25-yo) …

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When Scotch aficionados talk about smoky whisky, we're usually talking about whisky made from peat smoked barley malt. But there are other kinds of smoke, and other ways of getting smoke flavor into whisky. Let's take a look at some of them. $35 shipped $30 pick up in Costa Mesa (neighborhood of Baker & Harbor) …

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ZOOM EVENT - 6:30pm PACIFIC  - 9:30pm EASTERN Game of Thrones. Great book.  Sometimes great show.  Yadayadayada.  I'm not going to waste too many electrons explaining these bottles.  They've been around for years.  They've been around too long. In fact the box of them I have has been in my garage too long.  Every time …

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We promised you a visit to Japan, so here we go! We've assembled eight bottles that should provide a nice introduction to Japanese whisky. Nothing rare or collectible (though the Suntory bottles can sometimes play “hard to get”), we've got four established favorites, and a couple of newer additions, and we'll take a look at …

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Are we a rum club? No. Do we like rum. YES!  Well, enough of us anyhow.  The folks at Diplomatico believe that we, as lovers of fine distilled spirits, should try out their rums. Not only are we going to drink EIGHT rums, but we'll also do a little blending session.  Can you think of …

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SOLD OUT ZOOM EVENT - 6:30pm PACIFIC, 9:30pm EASTERN Jen Wren did a fantastic job with our zoom last year, but we sold out early.  We are going to visit Dalmore again, but this time with Craig Bridger, the National Brand Ambassador.  We're going to tweak the lineup, too.  This time we'll try EIGHT different …

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Un-peated Caol Ila?! Smokey Speysiders?! Glendronach without the sherry?! IT'S MADNESS, MADNESS I SAY!! Just for fun, we've assembled six whiskies that are quite different to what you might expect from their respective distilleries (including one that garnered death threats for it's creator!) Ardbeg Blasda (lightly peated) Balvenie Peat Week (34/52) 14yr. 2003 Caol Ila …

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Proprietor Harvey Burkin and Manager Bryan Baxter are opening the doors for an evening of good spirits and tasty cigar pairings. May I suggest that you grab a friend(s) and head over to Maxwell’s Cigar Bar? It’s conveniently located on Towne Lake Pkwy, just ¼ mile north of Main St. Woodstock. This will be good …

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2pm PACIFIC - Zoom Over the past few years, independent bottler “The Single Malts of Scotland” has established a solid reputation in Europe for the quality of it's cask  selections. Earlier this year they began bringing their whiskies directly to the U.S. And now, thanks to our friends at JVS Imports, the Orange County Scotch …

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7pm EASTERN YOU ARE INVITED to join for a virtual GlenDronach tasting featuring 3 top-shelf single malts with gourmet chocolate pairings. This MASC event will be led by Amber Aristy, Brown-Forman/Atlanta. Please purchase your tickets ASAP as we only have room for 24 participants. No worries… there will be events for BenRiach, Glenglassaugh and, again, …

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ZOOM EVENT: 6:30pm PACIFIC - Eight samples totaling 6oz. - $60 This is part TWO of our two part series, as will explore the dichotomy of BenRiach: that which is peated vs. that which is not. This month we are stepping it up a notch. The NEW core range as arrived so we will taste …

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Born from the Navy and raised in Baltimore... Old Line Spirits! American Single Malt Whiskey 43% abv - Made from 100% malted barley, this American Single Malt Whiskey is aged in charred, new white oak casks, which impart essences of caramel, honey, and vanilla that complement the malt flavor. OL ASMW Cask Strength 61% abv …

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The best remedy for any lingering ‘turkey overdose’ and ‘over-shopping’ evils is Scotch whisky and I’m quite sure that you’ll find my Rx most enjoyable. This Glencadam is da bomb! I just love this style of whisky, because it for its unique taste and interesting complexity. Glenlivet Triple Cask Matured is the half-step in strength …

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It’s a Whiskey Season Celebration. By popular demand, it’s a Bourbon center gala. W.L. Weller is a must sought after wheated Bourbon as its Mashbill substitutes wheat instead of the standard rye grain component. Boone County 1833 is a fine 10-year Bourbon bottled at almost 91-proof. In Chattanooga, we discovered its top-selling J.W. Kelly Melrose …

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YOU ARE INVITED to join us for a BenRiach virtual tasting featuring 4 top-shelf single malts with Walkers Scottish Shortbread Highlanders pairings.  This MASC event will be led by Amber Aristy, Brown-Forman/Atlanta.  Please purchase your tickets ASAP as we only have room for 24 participants.  No worries; there will be a GlenDronach event in December …

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Dearly Beloved, Once again, as is our custom, we will gather together (albeit virtually this time), to honor some of those distilleries that have passed on to the big warehouse in the sky. Some of the biggest names among the dead will be there. Many of these expressions are rarities that are skyrocketing in value …

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5 Speyside & 1 Islay Single Malts: We’ve got some interesting bottles of 5 Connoisseur Choice expressions from distilleries seldom seen in Georgia. When was the last time you saw a bottle (or heard the name uttered) of Auchroisk, Balmenach and Inchgower? And although you may have heard of Glenrothes and GlenAllachie, our 8-year Glenrothes …

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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 US recently with the rising tide of Japanese Whisky popularity.    These distilleries use a different grain, rice, but it's still whisky.  It turns out …

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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 pairs of bottles which would otherwise be the same if not for the peat. We will also be bidding many of these expressions adieu, as …

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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 purchase your tickets ASAP as we only have room for 23 participants. No worries; there will be BenRiach and GlenDronach events in November and December …

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  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 …

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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 …

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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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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 …

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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, …

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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: Tobermory 10-Yr, and Islay: Bowmore 18-Yr. It’s a promising whisky flight! I hope that you’re able to join us and bring a friend. Why? Because …

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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 …

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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 next. It’s aged in a combo of bourbon, sherry and refill casks. GlenAllachie 12 is matured in a mixture of virgin oak, Oloroso sherry and …

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“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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 , …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 Bourbons, 3 GTO Dominican cigars and full Greek dinner. Elmer T. Lee, a highly-sought bourbon, will lead-off our tasting (thanks to Harry @ Juice Box …

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NOTE:  Time is 6:30pm PACIFIC, 7:30 MOUNTAIN, 9:30 EASTERN Well, life is starting more toward normal but it's not there yet.  We're going to try something new and fun.  Perhaps your not ready to pack into a tight space with 40 people, but are you ready to host 3 or 4 friends at your home?  …

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Dare to Dram? Our lineup is most promising as the six expressions matchup nicely. Heart of Speyside from BenRiach’s is a fine aperitif dram! Glenlivet’s Triple Cask Matured is next. It’s aged in a combo of bourbon, sherry and refill casks. GlenAllachie 12 is matured in a mixture of virgin oak, Oloroso sherry and Pedro …

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-REAL LIFE, HONEST-TO-GOD, NON-ONLINE EVENT (PRIVATE RESIDENCE) No, this won't be on Zoom.  We will not be doing this online (offline, non-line, hmm) We'll be visiting the land of high proof (AKA Corona-proof) rums. How high? Well the highest got nabbed by TSA for being over HAZMAT. Not a joke. They declared it a fire …

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Bruichladdich is coming to Atlanta.   Erica Beindorff, the local Remy Cointreau rep, and Frazer Matthews, directly from Scotland, will lead us through a special tasting of Bruichladdich and their peatier brands, Port Charlotte, and Octomore. Each participant will receive five 1oz bottles in the mail.  The event will be presented in the Virtual Clubhouse, the …

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“Oh, What A Night” - We were thinking: Who has the best humidor full of the finest cigars in the state of Georgia? That’s Shafi Hai’s Scottish Tobacco at the corner of Piedmont Road and Sidney Marcus, Buckhead. Who has more than 300 bottles of single malt whisky at his home? That would be me …

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The Virtual Clubhouse is going to go on a Virtual Distillery Tour to Scotland, courtesy of Glenfiddich.  Join us for as Allan Roth takes us to Scotland and the Glenfiddich distillery itself, and we don't even have to leave our living room.  Afterwards, we'll drink some scotch:   SPECIAL EVENT BOTTLES Glenfiddich 1973 Single Cask …

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The Virtual Clubhouse is going to go on a Virtual Distillery Tour to Scotland, courtesy of Glenfiddich.  Join us for the higher-end version of this event on June 11th as Allan Roth takes us to Scotland and the Glenfiddich distillery itself, and we don't even have to leave our living room.  Afterwards, we'll drink some …

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We have 2 fine single-cask, cask strength bottlings from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (American Branch) and Whisky Exchange’s 10th Anniversary Port Askaig cask-strength!!! We hope that you’re available for short-notice evening of lovely spirits, lots of good food and good fellowship with a lovely group of like-minded folks. You may be familiar with Glen …

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Brown-Forman, the parent company who owns BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassaugh must like Denver. We are getting a special ZOOM event featuring the GLOBAL AMBASSADOR Stewart Buchanan. Steward will be connecting with us in the UK, so this will be an early event for us, 2pm, because it will be late there. The club voted to …

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  This will be good fun! Our whisky is breaking out of the lock down, so let’s help it escape. The Glenlivet’s Founder’s Reserve is a delightful aperitif-style dram. Hailing from just up the road, Tamdhu is the Speyside delegate in MacLeod’s regional single malt range… it’s a sherry bomb! Ex-patriot Steve Lipp (now living …

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Elixir Distillers will be "Virtually" bringing in Oliver Chilton, master blender and scotch selector, to discuss three of their brands, the Single Malts of Scotland, Port Askaig, and Black Tot. We will have 2 different 1 hour sessions on consecutive days, both which will feature Black Tot and Port Askaig, but will include different expressions …

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Elixir Distillers will be "Virtually" bringing in Oliver Chilton, master blender and scotch selector, to discuss three of their brands, the Single Malts of Scotland, Port Askaig, and Black Tot. We will have 2 different 1 hour sessions on consecutive days, both which will feature Black Tot and Port Askaig, but will include different expressions …

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---6PM PACIFIC TIME--- The Virtual Clubhouse will be opening its doors to the world on April 19th, 6pm PACIFIC. Our first 3 tastings sold out in hours. We didn't event email the events out! When you put us all together Scotch Club has a lot of thirsty (and quarantine-bored) drammers. So this time we're going …

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For those at the "Taste of History" on March 6th, Andy Smith discussed "Scotch Club", the network of clubs across the country of which MASC is a part. Beginning with the original club (LA Scotch Club), we have also offered Official Lifetime Memberships. Official members have add benefits above what is generally offer to the …

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5pm PST The garage must be cleared of leftover event scotch, and this online zoom tasting in the Scotch Club Virtual Clubhouse will be priced to sell at a hefty loss.  Your gain! Why. I. Never! The twits of the upper class are perturbed. High End blends have traditionally been a mainstay of the shelves …

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6:30pm PST This Virtual Clubhouse tasting will be limited to 10 attendees. This one is for is for those who love old whisky and have a sweet tooth. We will meet at 6:30pm PACIFIC TIME on Friday in the Virtual Clubhouse, the club's Zoom room. 3/4 oz minis will be sent by mail to the …

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Great Fun is in the Offing! We have 2 fine single-cask, cask-strength bottlings from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (American Branch) and Whisky Exchange’s 10th Anniversary Port Askaig cask-strength!!! I hope that you’re available for short-notice evening of lovely spirits, lots of good food and good fellowship with a lovely group of like-minded folks. You …

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7 Japanese Whiskies! Chuck Crouse, Marietta’s favorite son and Atlanta Beverage Co.’s Artisan Spirits Manager, will lead us through a flight of 7 interesting Japanese whiskies. Our flight is comprised of 1 whisky, 1 blended whisky, 3 blended malts (aka vatted malts) and 2 single malt Japanese whiskies. And we will be traveling a bit …

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We've done young whiskies. We've done mature whiskies. But what about the ones in the middle? Unlike with people, the teenage years are whisky's sweetspot: beginning to show the nuances of maturity without being stodgy, and still (mostly) affordable. We've assembled a selection of whiskies from 13 to 19, to see what these adolescents have …

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It’s a WOW event with a $65 pricing that says “Y’all Come”! Andy Smith (LA, OC, SD Scotch Club),  is flying in to Atlanta to lead our tasting of some old single malts.   Jack has been saving a bottle of 1968 Glen Keith and Andy has saved a sherry cask 1969 Glenrothes for a …

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Denver Scotch Club is back, and we've got our biggest and best event yet.  There will be not one, but two special guests.  The evening will include light Indian food, including vegetarian and chicken appetizers, from Little India.  Koray Ozdemir, the infamous whisky rep from Paul John Whisky in India, will tell us about the …

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“Think rum, think Caribbean, think 90-degrees”  Rum is a spirit that’s distilled either from fermented molasses (a by-product from sugar refining making) or freshly-pressed sugar cane juice.  Because of its base material, molasses-based rums generally have a sweet note and flavors of molasses, banana and tropical fruit (their complexity is ramped up by aging them …

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Everyone's heard of Blended Scotch. And if you're part of this group, then you know something about Single Malt. But what about Blended Malts? Thanks to the current tariff situation, that “other scotch” has been (and no doubt will continue to be) the subject of much discussion. But what, exactly, is it, and what's in …

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Something Borrowed, Something New! TEXAS BOURBON: How cool is about? Why it is pretty darn cool for me, a guy from Dallas (the one on the Trinity River and home of DFW, the Rangers and the Cowboys). Atlanta’s Michael Leidel, a fellow MASCer albeit now outof- state, is the owner of Dime Box Distillery, non-producing …

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Robbie Burns is Scotland’s most famous poet, who wrote Auld Lang Syne and other things that tended to involve food and scotch. In keeping with tradition, we’re going to have a grand ol’ time with a lot of great scotch and dinner. And yes, all of the best traditions will return, including Plasteredpiece Theater, the …

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Think rum, think Caribbean, think 90-degrees” Rum is a spirit that’s distilled either from fermented molasses (a by-product from sugar refining making) or freshly-pressed sugar cane juice. Because of its base material, molasses-based rums generally have a sweet note and flavors of molasses, banana and tropical fruit (their complexity is ramped up by aging them …

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It's the most Scottishy time of the yeeaaarrrrr. Yes, it's Burns Suppertime once again. This year will be better than ever. We have GLENFARCLAS coming to visit. And yes, all of the best traditions will return, including Plasteredpiece Theater, the Bad Poetry contest, and Brett's annual address to the haggis. Perhaps this year, we'll be …

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The LA Scotch Club will be hosting its TENTH infamous Burns Night Supper on Saturday, Jan 25th at Tam O'Shanter with special guest Chanel Liquori. Robbie Burns is Scotland’s most famous poet, who wrote Auld Lang Syne and other things that tended to involve food and scotch. In keeping with tradition, we’re going to have …

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Price all Inclusive YOU ARE INVITED to help us celebrate Robert Burns’ 261st birthday!  Due to the initiative of Amber Aristy, Brown-Forman’s GA executive, Atlanta will be joining in the worldwide observation of Rabbie’s birthday with a memorial dinner tasting. Our evening will feature a 4-course dinner prepared by chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere …

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Proprietor Harvey and Manager Bryan are opening the door for an evening of good Bourbon, Rye and Cigars. After you add your favorite stogy, you’ll have a winning formula: Fine Cigars + Good Whisky + Great Friends = An Grand Event @ Maxwell’s Cigar Bar! May I suggest that you grab a friend or two …

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“After 10-days, it’s time for a Break” So, we’re breaking out the good stuff: 6 single malts and lots of comfort food. Glen Moray Sherry Cask Finish (Speyside) is the key malt in two of the top ten best-selling Blended Scotches: Label 5 and Sir Edwards. With its capacity of 6-Mlpa (and plans to increase …

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Let's end 2019 surrounded by like-minded friends with drams in our hands! Whiskey and food - doesn't get much better! Each person or couple to bring (1) of their favorite bottles and (1) food item to share with the group. Steve will bring pourers and everything else. Please, register for the potluck at: https://perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=DBCJ7600

It's December again! That means LASC gets back together for food, drinks, holiday cheer, and more drinks. Something about this time of year makes us want to have sweets, but LASC has something for your sweet tooth that won't take exercise till mid-February to burn off. We're talking some delicious Port and Sherry Casks here. …

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Ho Ho Ho, it's time for trees, menorahs, and scotch. This year we'll be back in North Pole. Pardon, North PARK. Per tradition we'll have potluck and a white elephant whisky exchange featuring 1 or 2 oz minis of GOOD whisky to trade and steal. A Festivus airing of grievances may occur after we are …

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Thanksgiving cheer via this flight of holiday spirit on the night before! Boone County 10-Year, a 90.8-proofer, is definitely something to cheer about. It’s the distillery’s oldest bottling to date which was selected bottled exclusively for my friends at the Big A Bottle Shop in Marietta. Old Forest Signature, 100-proofer, is my go-to Bourbon. I’ve …

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Please join SDSC in a "celebration of life" for eight distilleries now passed on to the big warehouse in the sky. Many expressions are off the market entirely and some are rarities that are skyrocketing in value and nearly impossible to find. Darkness falls upon the land One by one the stills go dead Each …

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  Contact brett@scotchclub.com for last minute tickets. This month we wrap up our exploration of the Five Whisky Regions with a visit to Scotlands unofficial sixth region. Currently part of the Highland Region, there are six distilleries scattered over five islands: Orkney, Skye, Mull, Jura, and Arran; with more in the works (Islay is it's …

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Nothing says Christmas like Indian Whisky, right? Well, the world is changing so get used to it. The tariffs are here and Paul John Whisky is not part of it. They came our of nowhere a few years ago, but they're definitely a thing now. If you've been to a few of their tastings and …

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November: Whisky Season Has Arrived! It’s likely that you haven’t recently tasted Fettercairn, Glen Ord or GlenAllachie. So, let’s have those 3 and add BenRiach, Balblair and Laphroaig of which you may already be a fan. BenRiach makes excellent all-rounder and digestif style whiskies, but did you know that its Heart of Speyside is one …

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Whisky Season has begun!! It's been 8 years since Scotch Club had a visit from Tomatin. They've got a whole new lineup and WE get to try them all. Global Director Michael Bryant will present. $35 with $20 coupon to purchase Tomatin at the end of the event. Tomatin Cuatro Series 12 Year Fino Finish …

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Please join LASC in a "celebration of life" for eight distilleries now passed on to the big warehouse in the sky. Many expressions are off the market entirely and some are rarities that are skyrocketing in value and nearly impossible to find. At the Sherman Oaks Temple of Mourning we will eulogize each whisky with …

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Dearly Beloved, Please join the Orange County Scotch Club in celebrating The Day of the Dead, and honoring seven distilleries now passed on to the big warehouse in the sky. Some of the biggest names among the dead will be there. Many of these expressions are off the market entirely and some are rarities that …

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Glendalough Irish Whisky - Most of us haven't had it yet. Bearface Canadian Whisky - Most of us haven't had it yet. They're in town. Let's try it, already! The presentation will be by master distiller Andres Fausinelli $20 (includes $5 coupon)

“Whiskies from Distilleries visited during MASC’s 2019 Tour” On 9/15/19 (Saturday), MASC toured Glen Moray Distillery in Elgin, Scotland. We will begin with its Elgin Classic ex-bourbon barrel matured single malt which was bottled at 40% ABV. On 9/9/19 (Monday), we dropped by Loch Lomond Distillery to pick-up a bottle of its 2018 Open Championship …

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Clear the deck, batten down the hatches & bring in the children! Scotland’s David Keir is pouring!! My whisky friends: Are you interested in having the best Tuesday evening that you’ve had in recent memory? Global Ambassador David will pour 5 expressions of award-winning GlenAllachie single malt which will be paired with Executive Chef Matt …

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Would you like to spend $300 running around with thousands of sweaty men and women begging to try bottles worth $35? Go to WhiskyFest! Want to spend $300 to relax in an exclusive club with a few friends drinking nothing but epic scotch all night? Go to Scotch Club's ALT WhiskyFest. Yes, $300 can buy …

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Over a year ago John Pauley presented Deanston and Ledaig with the promise that Bunnahabhain would come later... that time has come. SD Scotch Club will be partnering with KnB in La Jolla and Terlato Artisan Spirits to share some great Bunnahabhain, Tobermory, and Deanston expressions. Just ten years ago Bunnahabhain was considered an also-ran …

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