August 2015 Meeting - The Ron Burgundy Pool Party 8/22/2015

The Ron Burgundy theme for the evening was in reference to the Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch blends from Compass Box that we were sampling. Two of the three were Blended Malts, meaning no grain whisky, just single malts. Great King Street Artist's Blend is 46% grain. All three were also aged in French, American oak and sherry casks in various combinations. 

*Great King Street Blended Scotch Whisky   43% ABV
     -smelled light, sweet wood with caramel
     -tasted oaky/peppery
     -trailed quickly to bitter wood
     -with water smelled light caramel
     -tasted really peppery bitter
     Light tasting and easy to drink. Water ruined this! This page will tell you what's in it and the barrels: 
http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/greatkingstreet/pdf/GKS-ArtistsBlend-FactSheet.pdf


*Oak Cross  Blended Malt Scotch Whisky   43% ABV
     -smelled caramel sweet dessert like a cinnamon bun
     -after a few minutes I smelled apples
     -tasted cinnamon bread with light oak
     -trailed oak
     -with water smelled citrusy
     -tasted peppery oak with no sweet
     -trailed quickly oak
     Water also ruined this. It was not as bitter as Great King Street with water but not as good without. More here about it:
http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/pdf/OakCross.pdf


*The Lost Blend  Blended Malt Scotch Whisky   46% ABV
     -smelled tar and cinnamon with bacon
     -had an oily, bitter taste like Bunnahabhain
     -trailed sweet, light Highland whisky
     -with water smelled sweet citrusy
     -tasted extremely peaty and smokey
     -trailed quickly with a slight oak flavor
     Water removed the sweetness from this whisky. The oily, peaty taste is actually from Caol Ila, which I learned later. More here about it:
http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/pdf/TheLostBlend.pdf