2010 Tastings (Suggestions and Offers)

[TheWhiskeyBro]

As we approach the end of our first year, we will be reviewing 2009 and refining/improving things for 2010.

I am compiling a list of previously submitted tasting ideas for the committee to discuss, so if anyone would like to add any further suggestions/ideas shout now!


Secondly I want to make an appeal, if anyone has bottles they wish to offer for consideration for the society tastings for a price (cost price, fair price or market price) can they please PM me with the list of bottles and what price you would sell them to the society. This will allow us to better plan, build and put together interesting tastings for 2010.

Cheers all!

[jcskinner]

"What your Da drank" - Sixties, Seventies and earlier bottlings, possibly compared alongside their modern namesakes?

That could be a good, relatively inexpensive tasting, especially if we look to go with Sixties versions of Powers, Bushmills, Tullamore Dew, etc. Even an early Jameson wouldn't raise the cost prohibitively. 'Redbreast, Comber or other rarer whiskeys could quickly make it a much less affordable evening, though. I suspect I could near enough supply all the older bottles myself, and likely there are a few other members who could contribute too.

I'd be thinking along the lines of White Bush, Bush liqueur (forerunner to Black Bush), Jameson 12 or 15, Powers, Tullamore Dew versus their modern bottlings.

[TheWhiskeyBro]

Excellent idea, would love that one too myself... keep those ideas coming

[jcskinner]

Forgot about the edit function! I've now corrected my post above. Nothing to see here!

[JohnM]

A good idea. We should do an American whisky tasting too at some stage.

[TheWhiskeyBro]

What would you suggest Bourbon or Rye or Corn, Kentucky or Tennessee, Independents ???

[JohnM]

Maybe something from each. I'm not sure what's available in Ireland, though.

[JohnM]

We could also do the different distillation methods... column still, double distillation, two-and-a-half times distillation, triple distillation and quadrupal distillation.

Othere suggestions...

Grain night, Islay night, Speyside night, whiskies of the world night, island night, highland night.

Good night.

[IainB]

Maybe something from each. I'm not sure what's available in Ireland, though.

I've a few unopened ryes and bourbons I could throw into the mix for this!

[TheWhiskeyBro]

Could you pm/e-mail me with details of bottles you can offer for 2010 tastings, US and Irish with price for society if possible, much appreciated, Cheers