Whisky Forum - World Whisky Day

William · Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 12:19 pm Post subject: World Whisky Day

I hope you all plan on raising a glass at some time today to celebrate World Whisky Day, not that you need an excuse. There are a number of events taking place worldwide such as the Loch Lomond distillery giving hill walkers who reach the summit of Ben Lomond today a dram of their Loch Lomond 12 year old.

http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/benlomondworldwhiskyday.htm

Loch Lomond are also running a global online competition encouraging Loch Lomond Whisky followers to submit their pictures of any peak in the world with the hashtag #SummitSnap #lochlomondwhiskies. All entrants will be in with a chance of winning award-winning liquid from the Loch Lomond Single malt family.

If you are more the armchair drinker than the mountain climbing drinking then why not join Redbreast Head Blender Billy Leighton in a Facebook LIVE tasting of a rare and exclusive Redbreast Irish whiskey to celebrate World Whisky Day 2017 at 7pm GMT this evening. I will be taking part in the tasting myself.

https://www.facebook.com/RedbreastSinglePotStill/

Have a great day whatever you are doing or drinking.

Slainte

William
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Gregor · Master Of Malts Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 798

No mountains for me but I will certainly have a few drams.

Mark · Master Of Malts Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 1664

I would imagine it is a little wet and breezy up Ben Lomond today, you will need a dram after coming back down.

I will tune into facebook later with a dram in hand, it will have to be a Jameson as I have no Redbreast on the go at the moment.

Charlie · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1405

Poured a Redbreast 12 and going to follow the facebook tasting slainte William

William · Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 6:38 pm Post subject:

The Redbreast Facebook tasting has just finished and it was a outstanding single cask expression of Redbreast. As I guessed it was from a sherry cask and a very mature Redbreast. It was matured for 25 years in a bourbon cask followed by 6 years in a sherry cask which it is still in. It is destined to go into the Redbreast 21 but that would be a crime.

I will write up my tasting notes later for it and hopefully some pressure can be put on the powers at Midleton to bottle this as a single cask, a cracking Irish pot still whiskey and a great dram to celebrate World Whisky Day.

Going out for dinner now and a few more drams latter

Slainte
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Innes · Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 6:43 pm Post subject:

I watched the show William. Very impressed with your tasting notes which you posted before Billy Leighton revealed what it was and his notes which were much in line wit what you said. Some Glengoyne 21 here for World Whisky Day.

Acksboy · Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 7:36 pm Post subject:

I've been spending it at the Albanach bar in Edinburgh enjoying a good few drams. Octomore being a highlight!

Grant M · Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 9:15 pm Post subject:

I am very envious William, a 31 year old Redbreast. Making do with a Redbreast 15 here and have a Glenfarclas 17 to open to follow it with.

James T · Master Of Malts Joined: 05 Feb 2011 Posts: 2969

I am a little late having my World Whisky Day dram as I had to drive but enjoying a Glenfiddich 18 now.

William · Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 9:57 pm Post subject:

I posted my review of the Redbreast Dream Cask as well as a video of the tasting here:

http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/redbreastdreamcaskreview.htm
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