Landmark Diner

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

“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 …

Scotland Bound, Scotland Bound, I Wish Y’all Were Also Scotland Bound”…… (I hope to avoid Gordon Lightfoot litigation for use of “Alberta Bound” lyrics): The best way to prepare for a sennight in bonnie Scotland is to partake in some fine malts prior to boarding. Loch Lomond has just released Original, a retromalt from the …

Three NEW-TO-MARKET SINGLE MALTS: Glenburgie 15, Armorik Classic NAS & Balmenach 10. We will begin with Glenburgie 15-year from the new Ballentine’s Single Malt range. For second whisky (the ‘tweener), Balblair 10-year, a beauty of an indie bottling from G&M. Highland Queen Majesty is available at Total Wine. Some of the bloggers are sure that …

Scotch for Summer! After a protracted search, two of our illustrious members found 4 bottles of Glen Grant The Major’s Reserve. It is a wonderful aperitif and, incidentally, a fine dram to enjoy during the summer. I can’t understand why Glen Grant malt continues to be only #10 in worldwide Scotch single malt sales. I …

“Sure, you’ve been invited to lunch… but have you ever been invited to launch?” NASA-Atlanta: we have a ‘go’ for launch!  There’s no better way to introduce 4 new BenRiach expressions to the Georgia market than (drum roll followed by the Churchill Downs ‘call to the post’ trumpet riff)… by having a LAUNCH PARTY!  And …

“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 …

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 …

$40 Pay at the Door RSVP: [email protected] 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 …