Who’s ready to taste some whisky? Specifically whisky that you can’t buy anymore, at least most of it.
Tickets are now on sale for our Wednesday Oct 18th Tasting – A Public Private Barrel Tasting. We’ll be tasting 6 whiskies – 5 Bourbons and 1 Rye. All from privately selected barrels. 5 of these are from my collection and are no longer available, at least these particular barrels have long since been sold out.
The ephemeral quality of a single barrel bourbon is part of what makes it so special. When you find one you really like – you buy as much of it as you can. Alternatively you savor it – breaking it out to share with special friends – because whisky shared with other people always tastes better. Enough philosophizing. Onto the whiskies.
We’ll be tasting:
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Old Weller Antique Private Barrel (I bought an entire 12-count case of this a few years ago I liked it so much)
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2013 Vintage Elmer T Lee (One of the last barrels chosen by Elmer T Lee himself before he passed away at age 93)
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Dad’s Hat Rye (this is the 1st private barrel they did)
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Old Forester (this is from the Liquor Barn in Kentucky, they know bourbon and I find myself enjoying Old Forester more and more)
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Barrell Bourbon (this one was chosen by a group called the Bourbon Crusaders, I was allowed to buy one bottle)
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1792 Full Proof (this is still available at Bottles, for now)
The tasting will be held at New Harvest Coffee & Spirits, Wednesday October 18th at 7:30. We’ll have light appetizers catered for the evening (catering by Easy Entertaining). Tickets are available today at Bottles Fine Wine and are $35 each. We’ll have our usual post-tasting raffle to benefit Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, an organization dedicated to helping homeless veterans – so bring your cash because we’ll be raffling off a bottle of something, as well as a few other goodies.
Whisky Tasting tickets always make a great gift – why don’t you buy two tickets and bring a friend. You’ll both be happy, hopefully learn a few things, taste some bourbon and make new memories. What could be better?
Don’t delay buying your tickets, this one should sell out. It’ll be a fun night and the perfect way to kick off the busy Fall holiday sesson. Hope to see you there. -t