06-19-2006, 02:37 PM
or you can go here and taste EVERYTHING!!!
Whiskies of the World Expo 8th Annual
Saturday April 14th 2007
The Palace Hotel
SAN FRANCISCO
All info on <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.celticmalts.com">www.celticmalts.com</a><!-- w -->
Our phone: 888.748.2400
$95.00/ticket (yes, but free whiskey all night LONG!!!!). Went to two of these (another friend with extra tickets, but I would definitely pay to go next year).
Every major and dozens of minor distillers are there pouring samples of their wears for free. This could be a DOOM outing. I had some trouble walking home after the last one.
Went to a MacCallan Rare Cask tasting there a couple of years back. Five whiskeys featured in five glasses on each table, one from every decade from 1930 to 1970. Color was anywhere from DM's Soul to a light heather (like a Dahlwinnie). They were each smooth (mostly sherry cask finishes, so slightly sweet) but one was a American Oak finish (lightest color, least sweet). Some were more complex than others, and all were very good, but I guess my palate is not developed enough to discern why I would want to pay $6000.00/bottle (for the 1930).
I enjoyed the Old Potrero Rye Whiskey from Anchor Distillery. It was made from the first documented American whisky recipe and compared favorably to Jameson, but with just a little rougher edge.
KB, HK, find if you can Iain Bank's book Raw Spirit. It is the definitive Scottish road-trip and whiskey history from one of Scotlands best writers. Non-fiction and very, very good.
PPFY, ZY, off to count my money with my crusty old monied cronies at my club.
Whiskies of the World Expo 8th Annual
Saturday April 14th 2007
The Palace Hotel
SAN FRANCISCO
All info on <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.celticmalts.com">www.celticmalts.com</a><!-- w -->
Our phone: 888.748.2400
$95.00/ticket (yes, but free whiskey all night LONG!!!!). Went to two of these (another friend with extra tickets, but I would definitely pay to go next year).
Every major and dozens of minor distillers are there pouring samples of their wears for free. This could be a DOOM outing. I had some trouble walking home after the last one.
Went to a MacCallan Rare Cask tasting there a couple of years back. Five whiskeys featured in five glasses on each table, one from every decade from 1930 to 1970. Color was anywhere from DM's Soul to a light heather (like a Dahlwinnie). They were each smooth (mostly sherry cask finishes, so slightly sweet) but one was a American Oak finish (lightest color, least sweet). Some were more complex than others, and all were very good, but I guess my palate is not developed enough to discern why I would want to pay $6000.00/bottle (for the 1930).
I enjoyed the Old Potrero Rye Whiskey from Anchor Distillery. It was made from the first documented American whisky recipe and compared favorably to Jameson, but with just a little rougher edge.
KB, HK, find if you can Iain Bank's book Raw Spirit. It is the definitive Scottish road-trip and whiskey history from one of Scotlands best writers. Non-fiction and very, very good.
PPFY, ZY, off to count my money with my crusty old monied cronies at my club.
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