Whiskies We’ve Tasted

This page lists each of the whiskies we’ve discussed and tasted in our monthly seminars.

December 2015 – New England Distiller Panel Tasting with: Brett Little, Co-Founder Mad River Distilling; Will Willis, Co-Founder Bully Boy Distilling; Mike Reppucci, Founder Sons of Liberty Spirits

• Mad River Rye Whiskey
• Mad River Bourbon Whiskey
• Bully Boy Old Fashioned
• Bully Boy American Straight Whiskey
• Sons of Liberty Battle Cry Whiskey
• Sons of Liberty Uprising Whiskey
• Sons of Liberty Pumpkin Spice Whiskey

September 2015 – Whisk(e)y from Around the World, with Kelly McCarthy, Brand Manager, Anchor Distilling

• Glenrothes Select Reserve Single Malt Whisky
• Glenrothes 2001 Vintage Single Malt Whisky
• Kavalan Single Malt Whiskey
• Kavalan King Car
• Westland American Single Malt
• Westland Peated American Single Malt

February 2015 – 2nd Annual Good Whiskies on Budget Blind Tasting and Yankee Whisky Swap, With Thom Mitchell, Founder, WhiskyRI

• Virgin Bourbon 7 Year Old 101 Proof
• Old Ezra 7 Year Old  101 Proof
• Speyburn 10 Year Old Single Malt Whisky
• Compass Box Great King St Glasgow Blended Malt Whisky

December 2014 – Whiskies of Brown Forman Tasting, With Don Jean, Market Manager, Brown-Forman

• Old Forester 86 Proof
• Old Forester Signature 100 Proof
• Old Forester 1870 Bourbon
• Woodford Reserve Bourbon
• Woodford Reserve Double-Oaked
• Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection, 2014 Pinot Noir Finish Bourbon

October 2014 – Stay Bonded Tasting, With Bernie Joshua Hatton, Founder, Jewish Whisky Company

• Mellow Corn Bottled in Bond
• Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond
• Evan Williams Bottled in Bond
• Old Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond
• Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond
• Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Bottled in Bond

October 2014 – Stay Bonded Tasting, With Bernie Joshua Hatton, Founder, Jewish Whisky Company

• Mellow Corn Bottled in Bond
• Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond
• Evan Williams Bottled in Bond
• Old Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond
• Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond
• Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Bottled in Bond

September 2014 – Single Cask Nation Whisky Tasting, With Joshua Hatton, Founder, Jewish Whisky Company

• MGP/LDI Light Whisky 11 Year Old
• MGP/LDI Light Whisky 13 Year Old
• Glen Moray 7 Year Old
• Glen Elgin 18 Year Old
• Catoctin Creek Rye 2 Year Old
• Westland American Single Malt with Heavily Peated Malt 2 Year Old

June 2014 – Island Whisky Tasting, With Adam Maur, Northeast District Manager, ImpEx Beverages.

• Isle of Skye 8 Year
• Isle of Arran 10 Year
• Isle of Arran Amarone Cask Finish
• Smokehead
• Kilchoman Machir Bay 2013
• Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2013

May 2014 – Bourbon Tasting and Book Signing with Clay Risen, author of American Whisky, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Favorite Spirit.

• Ancient Age Bourbon
• Ancient Ancient Age 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2012
• Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon
• Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 12 Year Old Bourbon

April 2014 – Blind Tasting of Highland Park Whiskies with Jacqueline Connetti, Innovation Manager, Edrington Americas

• Famous Grouse
• Famous Grouse 12 Year Old
• Black Grouse
• Highland Park 12 Year Old
• Highland Park 15 year Old
• Highland Park 18 year Old
• Bonus Dram – Macallan 15 Year Fine Oak

March 2014 – Irish Whiskey Dinner with Mairead Heavey, Irish Whiskey Ambassador, Kilbeggan Distillery

• 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey
• Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey
• Greenore Single Grain Irish Whiskey
• Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• Tyrconnell Sherry Cask Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey

February 2014 – Gordon & MacPhail with John Heffernan, Brand Ambassador, Gordon & MacPhail

• Linkwood 15 Year Old
• Mortlach 15 Year Old
• Bunnahabhain 8 Year Old
• Glen Scotia 21 Year Old
• Highland Park 8 Year Old
• Glenburgie 21 Year Old
• Caol Ila 10 Year Old

January 2014 – Blind Tasting of Good Whiskies on a Budget with Thom Mitchell, Founder of WhiskyRI

• Single Grain Whisky in a Can – $7.99 355ml can
• Islay Mist – $16.99 750ml
• Cutty Sark Prohibition – $24.99 750 ml
• Old Granddad Bonded – $19.99 1L
• Dusty Private Store 4 Year Bourbon $15 1.5L
• Old Fitzgerald Bonded – $12.99 750 ml

December 2013 – The Balvenie tasting with David Laird, Brand Ambassador, The Balvenie

• Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Whisky
• The Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year Old
• The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year Old
• The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year Old
• The Balvenie Doublewood 17 Year Old
• The Balvenie Portwood 21 Year Old

November 2013 – Wry Rye Tasting w/ the Team from the Malt Impostor, and Mike Reppucci, from Sons of Liberty Spirits

• Sons of Liberty Battle Cry Whiskey
• High West OMG Rye
• High West Rendezvous Rye
• Breuckelen Rye & Corn
• Templeton Rye
• Dad’s Hat Vermouth Finished Pennsylvania Rye
• Smooth Ambler Old Scout Rye

October 2013 – Buffalo Trace tasting with Jobie Smith, Brand Ambassador, The Sazerac Company

• Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon
• Buffalo Trace Bourbon
• Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Weller 12 Year Old Bourbon
• 1792 Ridgemont Reserve
• Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye

September 2013 – Laphroaig Whisky tasting with Simon Brooking, Master Ambassador Laphroaig and Ardmore

• Laphroaig 10 Year Old
• Laphroaig Quarter Cask
• Laphroaig Triple Wood
• Laphroaig Cairdeas 2013 Port Wood
• Laphroaig 18 Year Old
• Laphroaig PX Cask
• Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old Batch #4

August 2013 – Canadian Whisky Tasting and book event with Davin de Kergommeaux

• Still Waters 1+11 Blended Canadian Whisky
• Still Waters Stalk & Barrel Cask #3 Single Malt
• Century Reserve 21
• Forty Creek Confederation Oak
• Pike Creek Double Barreled
• Alberta Premium Dark Horse
• Wiser’s Legacy
• Lot No. 40 Single Copper Pot Still

July 2013 – Styles of Rum tasting with Brent Ryan, Distiller, Thomas Tew Rum

• Cruzan Estate Single Barrel Rum
• Flor De Cana 7 Year Rum
• Flor De Cana 18 Year Rum
• Sea Wynde Rum
• Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star Rum
• Rhum Clement VSOP Rum
• Thomas Tew Single Barrel Rum

June 2013 – American Craft Distiller tasting w/ Herman Mihalich, founder of  Dad’s Hat Rye; Chris Weld, Founder of Berkshire Mountain Distilling; Daniel Khan, Steward of the Brand for Whistlepig

• Dad’s Hat White Rye
• Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye
• Dad’s Hat Vermouth Aged Rye
• Berkshire Mountain Corn Whiskey
• Berkshire Mountain Ragged Rum
• Berkshire Mountain Bourbon
• Whistlepig 100/100 Straight Rye 10 Years Old
• Whistlepig TripleOne Straight Rye 11 Year Old

May 2013 – Raj Sabharwal, Director, Purple Valley Imports USA

• Amrut Single Malt
• Amrut Fusion Single Malt
• Sullivan’s Cove Double Cask
• English Whisky Company Classic Single Malt
• Glenglassaugh Revival
• Blackadder Smoking Islay

April 2013 – Ralph Rooke, Brand Ambassador, Whyte and Mackay

• Dalmore 12 Year Old
• Dalmore  15 Year Old
• Dalmore 18 Year Old
• Dalmore Cigar Malt
• Dalmore King Alexander
• Isle of Jura Superstition
• Isle of Jura Prophecy
• Mackinlay’s  Rare Old Highland Malt.

March 2013 – Jay Scenti, Campari America

• Auchentoshan 12 Year Old
• Auchentoshan Three Wood
• Glen Grant 10 Year Old
• Glen Grant 16 Year Old
• Glen Garioch 1797 Founder’s Reserve
• Bonus Dram – Glen Garioch 1994
• Bowmore 12 Year Old
• Bowmore 15 Year Old Darkest
• Bonus Dram – Bowmore Dorus Mor
• Bowmore 18 Year Old

February 2013 – Benromach w/ Chris Riesbeck, National Brand Ambassador, Gordon & MacPhail

• Benromach Traditional
• Benromach 10 Year Old
• Benromach Organic
• Benromach Peat Smoke Batch #4
• Benromach 25 Year Old
• Benromach 30 Year Old

December 2012 – Compass Box w/ Robin Robinson, US Brand Ambassador

• Compass Box Great King Street, Artist’s Blend
• Compass Box Oak Cross
• Compass Box Spice Tree
• Compass Box Peat Monster
• Compass Box Hedonism
• Compass Box Flaming Heart

November 2012 – Holiday Whiskies w/ Stephen Mathis from the Malt Impostor

• Aberlour Abunadh
• Glenfiddich 18yr
• Scapa 16yr
• Four Roses 2012
• Ardbeg Corryvreckan

October 2012 – Glenmorangie and Arbeg w/David Blackmore, Global Brand Ambassador

• Glenmorangie Original 10 Years Old
• Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or
• Glenmorangie Signet
• Glenmorangie 18-year-old
• Ardbeg 10 Years Old
• Ardbeg Uigeadail

September 2012 – Bourbons w/ Stephen Mathis from the Malt Impostor

• Black Maple Hill 15 Year old
• Four Roses Single Barrel, Barrel Strength
• Prichard’s Double Barreled Bourbon
• Colonel E. H. Taylor Warehouse C Tornado Surviving Single Barrel
• Jefferson’s Presidential Select 18 year Old

August 2012 – Regions of Scotland w/ Stephen Mathis from the Malt Impostor

• Edradour 10-year
• Auchentoshan 12-year
• Macallan 12-year
• Laphroaig 10-year Cask Strength
• Springbank 15-year