Corporate tasting event recap

On January 22nd, 2015, I led a corporate tasting at a very exciting company in Boston's waterfront area. We had a great view, fantastic crowd, and some phenomenal whiskies - here they are:

• Rusty Nail made with Glenmorangie 10 and Drambuie (1:1 mixture)
• Glenmorangie 18
• The Macallan 18
• Glenfarclas 40
• Laphroaig 18

I had to hold my brains in with each successive sip. These whiskies are absolutely fantastic. The Glenmorangie 18 is like the 10 but with fuller body and rounded edges, plus a hint of chocolate from the little bit of sherried malt in it. The Macallan 18 is luxurious with all the quintessential flavors a sherried whisky could ask for. Then there's the Glenfarclas 40. Holy moly. Just deep everything. And the Laphroaig is like a well-mannered version of the 10, with plenty of gentle cuddling after you're done.

Thanks to Jeff Fine from Atlas Liquors for providing them at a very good price, with delivery to boot!

Pouring samples!

Gordon & MacPhail tasting

I just found out there will be a tasting of the 8-year-old Gordon & MacPhail offerings, as well as the Benromach 10, this Friday, 11/5/10, 4:00-7:00pm at Atlas Liquors in Medford.

The G&M 8-year-old series was released in response to the global economic crisis, realizing that many folks no longer wanted to spend north of $50 for a single malt whisky. So these bottles retail for around $30, and come from three distilleries: Highland Park, Tamdhu, and Glenrothes.

I'm definitely interested in trying this lineup...

Ardbeg tastings in the Boston area

The Ardbeg folks are in town and they really want you to taste their whiskies! It's actually part of the Ardbeg chopper tour - they got an Ardbeg motorcycle made by Orange County Choppers and are showing it off around the country over the next few months. You can also enter a raffle to win the motorcycle...though I'd personally rather have its value in Ardbeg whisky.

Kevin with Ardbeg chopper and a tiny dram of the whisky.

Here are the tastings in Massachusetts that I know about:

10/31/10, 4:00-6:00pm: Atlas Liquors in Medford, MA
11/3/10, 7:00-8:00pm: Julio's Liquors in Westborough, MA

They're only pouring the 10, Airigh Nam Beist, and Uigeadail, though, so don't go expecting to taste the full range...