Tag Archives: Usquebaugh Society
Picking a new cask for our club’s bottling
There’s no proper review today, since I didn’t really get around to writing a post yesterday. Apart from being rather busy over the weekend I spent yesterday afternoon with 40 others from the Usquebaugh Society to pick a new cask … Continue reading
Posted in Tomatin
Tagged Club Bottling, Highlands, Scott Adamson, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting
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Blind Tasting Competition day 18: Auchentoshan 1998-2014, 16yo, 59.1% – Malts of Scotland
Today is a weird day. It’s the last day of the competition and I’m sucking every step of the way. My highest score is 50 points, which was for a whisky of which I had the region right and was … Continue reading
Posted in Auchentoshan
Tagged 1998, Auchentoshan, Blind Tasting Competition, Christmas, Lowlands, Malts of Scotland, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition day 17: BenRiach 20, 1994-2014, 54.6%
The penultimate day of the Blind Tasting Competition was upon us yesterday. A big and sherried whisky was waiting for us and the only thing we knew was that it couldn’t be a Highlander. I didn’t score much over the … Continue reading
Posted in BenRiach
Tagged 1994, BenRiach, Blind Tasting Competition, Cask Strength, Germany, Independent Spirit, Oloroso Cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition day 15: Linkwood 1990-2014, 24yo, 57.5% – Adelphi
When I look at the whisky’s we’ve had in the competition so far, with three more days to go, I can barely imagine getting anything but Glenfiddich 12, Caol Ila 12 and a Highland Park 12 for the remaining days. … Continue reading
Posted in Linkwood
Tagged 1990, Adelphi, Blind Tasting Competition, Cask Strength, Linkwood, Sherry Hogshead, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition day 14: Port Charlotte PC11, 59.5%
So, the end of the competition is drawing close, but there’s still room to get some points. Even so, if I would get 100 points per day now, and nobody else would too, I’d still win. You can guess I … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Bruichladdich, Islay, PC11, Port Charlotte, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition day 13: Isle of Jura 1988, 51.2% – The Whiskyman for Sweden
Where yesterday saw me scoring for guessing the correct distillery, today saw me staying just clear of zero points based on a wild ABV guess. Just for the sake of completeness. After 13 days, you can technically have 1300 points. … Continue reading
Posted in Jura
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Sweden, The Whiskyman, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 12: Clynelish 25, 45.8% – Cadenhead’s Cask Ends
So, yesterday I scored 50 points based on region and age, which is not a very high score, but in my case it’s the record of, I guess, the last few years. I was a happy camper with that. There … Continue reading
Posted in Clynelish
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Brora, Cadenhead's, Cask Ends, Cask Strength, Clynelish, Highlands, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 11: Kilkerran WIP 7, 11yo, 54.1%
The chances of a whisky in the competition being a Campbeltown whisky kept increasing. The rule is that every region is represented at least once. With seven drams to go the chance was only some 14%, but every day it … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Competition Day 10: Glen Moray 20yo, 1994-2015, 56.5% – SMWS (35.134)
Ah, the annual SMWS dram! I think in every year there has been a Blind Tasting Competition, there has been at least one Scotch Malt Whisky Society whisky involved in screwing up the rankings. The highlight of this messing up … Continue reading
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