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Drink!
I went to a testing event run by the Whisky Association the other night at the Ranier Club. They do two a year in Seattle, one in November, the other in March. It was wonderful.
It was not unlike a beer festival in that you paid a cover charge and were given a glass and inside were tables with representatives of all the major distillers and a fair number of minor ones. Obviously at $100 it's quite a high cover, however, the flip side of this was a really good buffet meal and that the tastings were completely free and bottomless.
The range of scotch was pretty spectacular too - everything from run of the mill standard Malts to a tasters table run by the Association which had 10 scotches of various vintages all of which were quite rare.
I think the 18 year olds were all pretty excellent but a couple of the 25 and a 27 really were amazing. I made notes in my tasting book for when I'm passing through the Whisky Shop in T4 next time.
I joined the association too. It was discounted at $150 a year, but came with a free bottle of Single Malt and free entry to their tasting clubs around the world. I'll certainly be going to the next one, it was amazing value for money and hats off to the Glenlivet guys who really believed in the concept of multiple comparative testings and large pours.
It was not unlike a beer festival in that you paid a cover charge and were given a glass and inside were tables with representatives of all the major distillers and a fair number of minor ones. Obviously at $100 it's quite a high cover, however, the flip side of this was a really good buffet meal and that the tastings were completely free and bottomless.
The range of scotch was pretty spectacular too - everything from run of the mill standard Malts to a tasters table run by the Association which had 10 scotches of various vintages all of which were quite rare.
I think the 18 year olds were all pretty excellent but a couple of the 25 and a 27 really were amazing. I made notes in my tasting book for when I'm passing through the Whisky Shop in T4 next time.
I joined the association too. It was discounted at $150 a year, but came with a free bottle of Single Malt and free entry to their tasting clubs around the world. I'll certainly be going to the next one, it was amazing value for money and hats off to the Glenlivet guys who really believed in the concept of multiple comparative testings and large pours.
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You know about the better selection available in Portland, right? I think it was 10th Ave Liquor we checked out last trip, particularly looking for Penderyn.
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It's well worth getting tickets in advance. I'll certainly be marking it in my diary and getting tickets as soon as possible.