"Christmas Drams" live tasting with Malty

[Deactivated Member]

I would like to follow-up on a suggestion for another online tasting with Malty; Christmas Drams.

Please let me know if you are interested and which date you prefer.


To me, Christmas Drams mean rich, slightly heavier ones and probably sherry-matured. Feel free to post your own thoughts about your idea of them.
MT

[Deactivated Member]

I have plenty of views here, but only 4 votes.

Are people interested in this or not?
MT

[Ganga]

With all the Holidays in December, this is probably the best opportunity to share "Christmas" drams.

[Wave]

I get 1 or 2 bottles a year strictly for a "Christmas dram", this year it's a Glenfarclas 31yo 1974. Past Xmas drams I still have for tasting are Longmorn 27yo '73 Signatory, Cooley 12yo '93 Irish Peated Bloodtub MMD and Highland Park 32yr old '73 Lorne MacKillop.

I would really like to see the tasting date closer to Christmas (thus a Christmas dram) but with my work schedule the 13th looks like my only real day/night off for the month.

Cheers!

[Ganga]

Bump for MT. Malty is running a Christmas drams tasting for any interested. If interested, please let him know.

[LagaDrinker]

I would like to be in this one if thats ok, especially as the other one didn't work out for me

[Deactivated Member]

Over the next week or so I will post some suggestions for drams to be included, but if you have any definite wishes for me to consider, please post them here.
MT

[SoMK]

I'd be really interested and any date would do.. but I'm afraid I'd be more of a peeping tom taking notes for my Xmas shopping

[Deactivated Member]

My personal idea of Christmas drams are mostly sherry cask ones with a taste of a good olde English Christmas.

Things like:

Glenfarclas Quarter Cask
Aberlour A'Bunadh
Mortlach

However, I will try to think of a couple of lighter ones which would be good starters for a tasting.

[Dram fine idea]

Sounds interesting. I have a few heavily sherried monster drams I look forward to drinking in December. Would everyone like to taste the same drams with someone taking control over distribution? or an informal sharing arrangement? or a free for all where we all let rip with our own sherried drams?

[Ganga]

If I remember correctly MT will be hosting his tasting next weekend. If interested please let him know.

[LagaDrinker]

PM sent MT also whats the deal for the tasting this weekend? Am I too late?

[Deactivated Member]

OK, I'll aim for Dec. 13th but as yet I have very few PMs from interested participants.

If you would like to be included please PM me as I need to know numbers for samples.
Once I know numbers I will advise further about drams and prices including all postage costs.
MT

[Deactivated Member]

Forget this tasting, it is now cancelled as Ganga has decided he will run the tasting on that day.

From now on I will continue to frequent the forum, but after all the various recent events I will stick to inane chat and offer no more tasting notes, Arc blog, whisky & food recommendations or tastings.

Thanks to all who have supported me and the pub until now.
MT

[LagaDrinker]

Its a real shame you feel like that MT I was really looking forward to your tasting. Is there not another way around this?

[Spirit of Islay]

This is getting ridiculous !
Rich made a mistake with the date , this is getting like a school yard.......

[DanAir]

Fight, fight, fight

[DanAir]

But seriously, unless you know for certain othewise, it struck me as an honest mistake.

I've very much enjoyed your tasting notes, tales from the Arc etc. and I really hope you don't quit.

[Ganga]

There is no fight. I mistakenly thought MT's tasting was on the 6th. not the 13th. There has been a poll setup for the other tasting for another date.

The 13th is left open should MT decide to host his tasting, even if it is a last minute thing.

[Wave]

Its a real shame you feel like that MT I was really looking forward to your tasting. Is there not another way around this?

Well actually there is. Even though Malty has canceled his side of the Christmas tasting I on the other hand am still planning for a Christmas dramming on Dec. 13th with or without MT's blessings (or anybody else for that matter!). Just because one person wants to take his blocks and go home doesn't mean we can't still play!

Cheers!

[lohssanami]

I'm here for the inane chat. I'm not good at notes!!!

[Spirit of Islay]

Just because one person wants to take his blocks and go home doesn't mean we can't still play!

Unless it's my Football.....

[Spirit of Islay]

I'm here for the inane chat. I'm not good at notes!!!

We'd noticed that Tim

[Ras Mazunga]

If MT is really not doing his christmas tasting anymore it can be a nice idea to open a few special bottles and swap samples.
I wouldn't mind buying someting special for such an occasion.

MT, your tasting is not going to continue for sure?

[lohssanami]

I'm here for the inane chat. I'm not good at notes!!!

We'd noticed that Tim

Good! As long as everyone knows!

[LagaDrinker]

Perhaps MT could offer some final clarification on whether this is going ahead or not?

[LagaDrinker]

I'm up for this as well, with (hopefully) or without MT

[Spirit of Islay]

Good Idea Wave , I'll join you guys , got plenty of Sherried whisky to pick from......

[Dram fine idea]

I'll join in too for a sherried whisky tasting on 13th December. I have full bottles of the following
1. Aberlour 18 yo (43%)
2. Old Pulteney 1990 59.0% (distilled 15/10/1990 bottled 26/05/06)
3. SMWS 2.35 61.0% (distilled Mar 76 bottled Feb 01 - i don't know how it's still unopen)

And a wee spot left of
4. Bowmore 1991 57.7% (Queen of the Moorlands 199 bottles)

Plenty of time to distribute samples. If you're interested in 1 to 3, please send me a PM. (Sorry but there's not enough of number 4 to share around).

Santa Steve

[Ras Mazunga]

Not only sherried whiskies qualify for a christmas tasting I hope.
Why not a 25 yo Longmorn or maybe even something japanese?
Something on portwood maybe...

[Deactivated Member]

Hi everyone, I was in the process of making what I considered to be a very nice selection of drams for this tasting, but yes, I have decided not to run this event myself.

Although my idea of Christmas drams is heavily biased in favour of the sherried ones, I felt that it should also include something not so heavy.
I would have started with a couple of lighter and more complex drams, then moved on to the heavier ones.

I do hope you come up with your own excellent suggestions / flights.
Enjoy your tasting.
Enjoy your forum.
Goodbye,
MT


PS, Ganga,
I apologise to you personally as I initially mistook your error as one of intent. That was my mistake and one for which I publicy apologise.

Otherwise, I feel no need to apologise to any other forum member, administrator or WM employee.
One of which I would ask to use a dictionary and make a correct translation of a certain German word.

Kindest regards,
MT