March 2008 Live Tasting - When

[Ganga]

When do we want to hold our live tasting in March?

[mikeymad]

After the Easter weekend works for me. Saturday for me because I want to drink with everyone.

Cheers,

[lohssanami]

Saturday the 22nd would be best for me since the WoW 2008 tasting is on the 29th.

[Willie JJ]

I won't vote on this as there is a chance I may go to Islay with the missus around then. I'm just not sure which weekend yet.

If I'm here then I don't really mind, Friday, or Saturday, but I have a slight preference for Friday because its the start of the weekend and there's also a little more recovery time if its a long night.

[Deactivated Member]

Saturday for me. Only because I have another tasting on the Friday night

[Willie JJ]

Saturday for me. Only because I have another tasting on the Friday night

Nice Mark. Is it a public or a private tasting?

[Deactivated Member]

It's Peckhams 1982 Club thing. It will be in the branch in Glassford Street in Glasgow and it will be a Glenfarclas tasting this time. I am hoping, probably unrealistically, that they might pop one of the Family Casks for us, but I doubt it.

[Willie JJ]

They might you know. I've tried the 1967 and the 1987 and they were brilliant.

How does one get an invite to such an event?

[Deactivated Member]

Do you want me to get you a ticket when I pick up mine today? Or you can send an email to them through the Peckhams website.

[Deactivated Member]

I forgot to mention - it's £15 a ticket.

[Willie JJ]

Thanks Mark, but don't get me a ticket yet until I finalise the Islay gig. I will email them once I know.

Cheers

[Deactivated Member]

Okay, here's the full details:

GLENFARCLAS

SINGLE MALT WHISKY TASTING

£15

This event will be a tutored Glenfarclas vertical tasting which will take us on an exciting journey from the 10 year old up through the years until we reach the 25 and 30 year old. The event will be held at our Glassford Street function rooms on

Friday 28th of March

8pm - 10pm

Chris Pendrill

1982 Club

Peckhams

07903 202748

1982@peckhams.co.uk

[Willie JJ]

Ah, I see. If they are doing the 25 and the 30 then hoping for a family cask too might be optimistic. You never know though.

[Sherried Malt]

Actually, all four dates work for me.

Memo to self: Get a life...

[TheTross]

I can't do Easter at all, so either Friday 28th or Saturday 29th for me. I chose Saturday because it gives those on t'other side of the pond a fairer chance, and the more that can be involved in these live tastings the better.

[shoganai]

Any of those dates looks fine for me right now.

[Deactivated Member]

Ah, I see. If they are doing the 25 and the 30 then hoping for a family cask too might be optimistic. You never know though.

Just back from Peckhams, picking up my 4 tickets, and got speaking to the guy in there who appeared to be the resident whisky expert. He has spoken to the Glenfarclas rep about this tasting night and he mentioned 'Family Casks' without me saying anything about them. He seems to think there's a pretty good chance there will be one or two samples as well as the range of standard bottlings.

Edit: Oh, I forgot - he mentioned '67/'68, but I'm not too sure if he was told that or that was a guess...

[Ganga]

You know, we can always make this a 28/29 thing. Start Friday and just keep on truckin'. I have no real preference for any day. If I'm available on those chosen date, I'm there.

[mikeymad]

Saturday the 22nd would be best for me since the WoW 2008 tasting is on the 29th.

Oh yeah I forgot about that. I guess a couple of on-line beverages around noon wont hurt me too bad for the show starting at 5:30....

Cheers,

[Ganga]

We certainly haven't got the responses for a time that we did for the whisky. Balvenie is the chosen one and currently it looks like the 29th of March for the date. As I recall the poll for the date closes Friday evening Pacific time or the wee hours of the morning Saturday for the European contingency.

[Deactivated Member]

Yep, who's not voted? C'mon!

[Ganga]

Poll closes tonight for when to hold the Balvenie tasting. So far looks like Saturday the 29th of March. Afternoon tipples for the far West.

[shoganai]

This actually turned out to be the best day for me. The weekend of 3/22 just got all booked up. On 3/29 I will be indulging one of my other passions with a Genesis tribute concert at 8pm EST, but as long as the tasting isn't too late, it should be a go for me. Unfortunately, I have no Balvenie on hand at the moment. I'll have to try to track down one of the 50ml Trios, or maybe get a bottle of the Single Barrel for the occassion.

[Ganga]

Poll is closed. Balvenie on the 29th of March.

[Deactivated Member]

Poll is closed. Balvenie on the 29th of March.

*tries to remember where he saw that pack of Balvenie miniatures for a tenner...

[mikeymad]

Looks like I need to order up my tripple pack of the 12, 15, 21

Cheers,

[Deactivated Member]

Looks like I need to order up my tripple pack of the 12, 15, 21

Cheers,

Where's that from? Is that miniatures? I can only see a pack with the 10, 12, and 15yo ones.

[Deactivated Member]

Sainsbury's currently have Founder's Reserve for £19.99

No excuses now...

[mikeymad]

Where's that from? Is that miniatures? I can only see a pack with the 10, 12, and 15yo ones.

Ganga found the sample bottles at Hi Times Wine in LA area (he didn't get me one )...

So I had to order up 3 bottles of the 15yo (different casks)

Cheers,

[Ras Mazunga]

Never drank Balvenie before (except a young vatted one), bur that will change: I have a 12yo doublewood and a 21yo portwood ready for the 29th.

I might open the DW12 friday when I have a tasting session at home...

Suddenly I get the urging drift to buy a 10yo Founders reserve, then if I like it I can stock up a little.

[Ganga]

Good for you Ras. Should be an enjoyable day/evening of dramming.

[lohssanami]

Randall Fairbrook gave me a 3-pack of the 12, 15, 21 from Hi-Time, but I will be at the WoW 2008 on the 29th.

[Ganga]

Lohss,
The plan is to start the tasting about 7 pm GMT. You'll have plenty of time to recover before the show.

[blawder]

Ahhh... I just stumbled into this thread. This is fantastic, just started trying Balvenies...lovely malt. I will be joining late on Saturday, March 29th as I will be at a...whisky tasting (south Georgia, USA).

Looking forward to my first online tasting!

[Muskrat Portage]

Ahhh... I just stumbled into this thread. This is fantastic, just started trying Balvenies...lovely malt. I will be joining late on Saturday, March 29th as I will be at a...whisky tasting (south Georgia, USA).
Looking forward to my first online tasting!

Bill: be certain of your timezones on this as 7PM GMT is only 3 pm in Georgia. Here's the North America time zone map with you at GMT -5 (which is actually -4 as we did a timechange earlier than the rest of the world.)
http://www.worldtimezone.net/wtz007.php
Maybe you and your tasting chums should bring a laptop and login from your tasting!

Muskrat Portage