Our inaugural meeting was hosted on Friday, March 27th at 9pm ET. For the first session, we focused on Scottish Malt whisky, and specifically the island of Islay.
About Islay
Islay (pronounced Eye-lah) is an island off the West Coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides.
Many whiskies from Islay are renowned for their peaty, salty, smoky taste. Some notable ones include Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg. One distillery, Bruichladdich, is famous for Octomore, which is the world’s most routinely heavily peated malt whisky.
We had a total of 6 willing participants at our first virtual tasting, with a wide range of topics discussed.
These were some of the whiskies we tasted:
Drinking – Islay
Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release
Drinking – Other
Our discussions also touched upon a number of other whisky and non-whisky drinks.
Other Spirits Discussed
Red Spot / Green Spot / Yellow Spot Whiskey
Other Points of Discussion
Whisky glasses – Norlan, Huckberry Mountain Peaks
