Whisk Me Away∞ Sarah’s Scotch Tasting Celebration ∞

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How to Taste Whiskey

1. Get ready Pour a glass and have some Scottish spring water at hand.

2. Check the color Hold the glass up to the light. The color comes from the Casks.

3. Look at the legs Hold at an angle and rotate it briskly. The slower the legs, the

older the whiskey.

4. Nose Hold the glass at an arms length and then pass it smoothly

under your nose; Repeat.

How to Taste (cont)

5. Taste the spirit Form your tongue into a small spoon shape in your

mouth. Sip from the glass, letting the single malt nestle on your tongue.

6. Add a little fresh water Just a few drops, swirl the glass, and take a small

mouthful with some air.

7. Enjoy There are no ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ articulations of the

aromas and taste you experience. Just go with it.

Johnnie Walker Red Label

Blended Scotch Whiskey

Johnnie Walker Red Label

Blended Scotch Whiskey 1906 Sourced from small distillers

light whiskies from Scotland’s east coast and dark, peaty whiskies from the west.

The heart is Cragganmore The world’s best selling

scotch whiskey “Johnnie Walker Red Label is

an excellent entry level scotch for the novice who is experimenting in this wonderful world.”

Johnnie Walker

Red LabelTasting Notes

Nose: Heavy alcohol wafts up to the nose, mixed with some pine needles.

Palate: Sweet, candied like those gum balls you buy your child or niece at the

local mall from those coin operated machines with the glass jar standing on

stainless steel legs. Following the sweetness, it is chased by some peat that

is very pleasant, but then comes some heat and burn.

Finish: Some peat and more sugar. If only the peat was stronger.

Jack Daniel’s No. 7Tennessee Whiskey

Jack Daniel’sOld No. 7

Tennessee Whiskey Mellowing drop by drop through

ten feet of sugar maple charcoal.

Mr. Jack arrived at work early one morning and tried to open the safe in his office. He couldn’t recall the combination, so he gave that safe a good, solid kick. The blow broke his toe and infection set in, leading to the blood poisoning that killed him in1911.

Sarah is avoiding this by not going to work at all!

Jack Daniel’sOld No. 7

Tasting NotesJason's Scotch Whisky Reviews

Nose: Damp leaves; big American oak; a whiff of turned over earth with a spade in the

early morning in search of worms to take brook fishing; big time vanilla.

Palate: Starts on sweet, that's the corn.  Moves to oak, charcoal and vanilla.

Finish: It's short.  The sweetness leaves and it dries across the palate.  Flavors of oak and

vanilla dissipate almost instantly.  Nothing lingers very long.

JamesonIrish Whiskey

Jameson Irish Whiskey Blend Triple distilled Stored in sherry and

bourbon casks ‘Sine Metu’ meaning

‘Without Fear’ is the Jameson family motto, awarded for their bravery in battling pirates on the high seas back in the 1500s.

JamesonIrish Whiskey

Tasting Notes

Nose: Flower like smells dominate Body Very light and smooth

Palate: It has tastes floral in nature. The flavor immediately

reminds me of the alcohol in Irish cream. The flavors are faint at best.

Finish: Oaky, spice, grass, malt, clean, short, cool

Wild Turkey 101Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Must be a grain

mixture 51% corn.

Official U.S. Rules for Bourbon

Aged in new,

charred-oak barrels

Bottled at >= 80 proof

or more

Entered into the barrel -

<=125 proof

Aged at least briefly.

1. Aged for at least 2 years2. No added coloring or flavoring

3. Age is based on the youngest whiskey

Straight Bourbon

Wild Turkey 101

Bourbon America’s name Brand Jason Debly On Bourbon

Countless great, as well as utterly forgettable, westerns have actors like John Wayne or Clint Eastwood saddle up to the bar and order a bourbon that came in a little shooter glass. They would gulp it down and promptly wince in pain that would flash momentarily across their face.

That is to say, “Saddle up!”

Wild Turkey Bourbon

Tasting NotesJason's Scotch Whisky Reviews

Nose: Classic bourbon bouquet of big time vanilla and sweet corn rising up from the bottom of my

brandy snifter. The scent of red licorice also makes an appearance. I like this!

Palate: A rip roarin' entry of sweet corn and warm caramel, reminiscent of the hardened top surface of crème brûlée explodes across the palate. Rye,

and hickory smoke too.

Finish: The longest lasting flavors left lingering are of spicy rye, uncrushed peppercorns and, to a much lesser extent, vanilla. The flavors hang upon

the palate for a considerable amount of time, about as long a rodeo cowboy on a bucking bull.

Bowmore Legend Scotch

Single Malt Islay Scotch

Bowmore Legend Scotch

Islay – Highland – Lowland The barley goes through a

germination process by being soaked in warm water.

To stop this process the barley is put into a kiln that is heated by burning peat moss.

The island of Islay is covered with peat bogs, so it is an ideal fuel.

BowmoreLegend Scotch

Tasting Notes

Nose: Gentle peat smoke, a little barley, touch of the coast.

Palate: Gentle, a one dimensional malt with a vibrant youthfulness, lots of pep, but not too much in the way of

complexity.

Finish: Good malty sweetness, maritime, a touch of pine.

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