March 16th, 2010

The details on my upcoming whisky tasting in New York City this Monday

John Hansell

I’ll be hosting a whisky tasting Monday night at my favorite Manhattan bar called “d.b.a”. It’s a very informal affair, and we’ll have the tasting in the bar’s (heated, enclosed) back patio.

The theme is “Independent Spirit” and features eight different whiskies from eight different distilleries by eight different independent bottlers. The whiskies are from my own collection—some bottled more than 15 years ago.

The whiskies:
-Cadenhead’s “Highland Park”, 21 year old, distilled 1972, bottled 1994, 56.5%
-Whyte & Whyte “Inchgower”, 13 year old, distilled 1980, bottled 1993, 43%
-Signatory “Laphroaig”, 7 year old, distilled 2000, bottled 2007, 59.4%
-Murray McDavid “Bowmore” (finished in Viogner wood), 11 year  old, distilled 1995, bottled 2006, 46%
-Gordon & MacPhail “Glenburgie” (single cask), 15 year old, distilled 1991, bottled 2006, 46%
-Mackillop’s Choice “Macallan”, 14 year old, distilled 1989, bottled 2003, 58.2%
-Scott’s Selection “Glen Elgin”, 25 year old, distilled 1980, bottled 2005, 44.1%
-Port Askaig (distillery undisclosed), 17 year old, 45.8%

The tasting starts at 7 pm. Contact the bar directly for information on tickets and pricing (212-475-5097). If you’re in New York, come and join us.

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March 1st, 2010

Two whisky tastings I’m hosting in March.

John Hansell

I’m hosting two whisky tastings this month. If you’re near Philadelphia or New York,  you might want to check them out.

Both tastings include whisky from my own collection, and both have the theme “Independent Spirit.” I’ll only be using whisky from independent bottlers. 

The Monk’s Cafe tasting is sold out, but sometimes people cancel at the last minute. If you want to go, call them the day of the event. 

Here are the details: 

Tuesday, March 2, 2010  
Monks Café | Philadelphia, PA
Single Malt Scotch tasting
215-545-7005  

For my Monk’s Cafe tasting, we’ll be tasting eight single malts from eight different distilleries and from eight different independent bottlers. The list is below. The independent bottler is in parenthesis. Most are cask strength and all but two are over 20 years old. 

 

Inverleven, 1991, (Gordon & MacPhail)
Bladnoch, 16 years old, cask strength, (John McDougall’s Selection)
Glenrothes, 35 years old!, cask strength (Lonach)
Imperial, 1979, cask strength, (Mackillop’s Choice)
Glenlivet, 1973, cask strength, (Scott’s Selection)
Bruichladdich, 1986, cask strength, (Blackadder)
Bunnahabhain, 1978, cask strength, (Signatory)
Caol Ila, 1984, (Lombard “Jewels of Scotland”) 

Monday, March 22, 2010
“DBA” Bar | New York, NY
Single Malt Scotch tasting
212-475-5097

I still haven’t selected my whiskies for this event yet.

Hopefully, I’ll see you at one of these events (or perhaps at one of our three WhiskyFests this year).

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