A Whiskey Affair 2016 11/10/16

     This year's A Whiskey Affair seemed slightly smaller in both attendance and vendors. That made for more room to taste and eat. The temperature was perfect. My tweed jacket was not stifling and we did not have to huddle around heaters. 
      My wife accompanied me this year. With Todd, we were three. Got our picture in Jacksonville Magazine again, too. Crazy people in kilts!
     Dick and Marti from Palm Ridge Reserve were also there. It's always nice to see them. I am sure they were happy to not see me in my Richard Simmons costume from our pre-Holloween visit. 
     

​*Johnny Walker Platinum 18 yr Blend  40%ABV
              -smelled grassy sweet with a touch of citrus
              -tasted slight oak
              -quickly went to pepper and oak
              -faded to nothing

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​*Michter’s US1 Barrel Strength Rye  55.1% ABV
              -smelled sweet oak and rye
              -tasted peppery rye
              -went quickly to oak
              -trailed pepper

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​*Hochstadter’s Rock and Rye Slow And Low 42% ABV
              -smelled very orange!
              -tasted orange and rye with no pepper
              -smelled like Pendleton with orange
              -trailed sweet citrus
              Surprisingly sweet for a rye.

​*Jack Daniels Sinatra 45% ABV  
              -smelled light oak
              -tasted peppery oak!
              -trailed quickly to bitter oak
              Definitely one to pour over ice or mix with something. What’s in a name though, right?

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