Whisky Forum - Whisky for a whisky tasting

larsen161 · Member Joined: 17 Jan 2017 Posts: 14

I'm organising an after school club at the office and the aim is to try whisky and other drinks we'd normally not buy out at a bar or an entire bottle of just to try. For the first even we're going with whisky of course and I'm looking for some suggestions. anything between Â£100-200 should do and maybe a bit out of the ordinary.

dramblersanonymous · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:20 am Post subject:

A single bottle at that price range, or a selection?

You could do something like Glenfarclas 10, 15 and 21 as a vertical perhaps?

Or go for something fun, an indie bottling 20-something Bunnahabhain perhaps? So much to choose from - some direction on profile might be helpful?

gfspencer · Double Malt Member Joined: 09 Jan 2016 Posts: 82

You could go for a range of peaty Scotches.
You could go for a range of Scotches that have been finished in Sherry casks.
You could go for a range from one distiller.
You could go for a Scotch from each region . . . Islay, Highlands, Speyside, Lowlands, the Islands, etc. Print Maps of Scotland that show where each region is located.
You could compare Scotch whisky to Irish whiskey.
There are quite a few ways that you could have fun with this.

Don't try to taste more than six drams. Your taste buds will be burned out. Have water and crackers to clean the taste buds between drams. Have your guests take the first sip neat and let them add a drop or two of water to see how that changes the taste. Have fun. Consider designated drivers.

larsen161 · Member Joined: 17 Jan 2017 Posts: 14

I didn't title this post quite well, it's a tasting of just one whisky that's between Â£100-200 a bottle. The idea is that most (we're a company with avg age of 20s) aren't going to buy a whole bottle this expensive for themselves or spend Â£20+ on a single dram.

I was thinking something along the lines of a Macallan Octave which isimited to ~60 bottles. Looking for some other suggestions along those lines.

Great ideas for a broader tasting which I'm sure we'll do at some point. We're planning on running these ever 3 weeks at the office along side our happy hour Friday's in the office.

jwbassman · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 3:44 pm Post subject:

There are loads of options with that kind of budget for a single bottle, however you don't need to spend that much to try some great whiskies.

I could suggest some whiskies that I might consider buying for that sort of money but they may not be to your taste.

If you are looking for something a bit different then consider an indpendent bottling of a single cask or a small batch release, maybe something from Cadenheads or Douglas Laing.

TheWM · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:05 pm Post subject:

I'd be looking at whisky from Oz, India, Taiwan or the US.

larsen161 · Member Joined: 17 Jan 2017 Posts: 14

John · Moderator Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 876 Location: UK

How about the recently released Benriach 22 year old Moscatel Wood Finish which was reviewed here http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/benriach22muscatelfinish.htm

Grant M · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:46 pm Post subject:

I will add Redbreast 21 year old or Glencadam 25

jwbassman · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:29 am Post subject:

bluepeter · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:00 pm Post subject:

larsen161 · Member Joined: 17 Jan 2017 Posts: 14

Some great suggestions. I'm hoping we can try a few more as the weeks go by. We put a few to a vote and for our first one we decided to go with the Bunnahabhain 26
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/bunnahabhain/bunnahabhain-26-year-old-1989-casks-5794-and-5796-cask-strength-collection-signatory-whisky/

jwbassman · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:06 am Post subject:

Sounds like an excellent choice to me, enjoy Smile