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September Meeting 9/17/16

12/28/2016

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     This monthly gathering saw a few more of us than August. Maybe I should take minutes instead of racking my brain to remember who was there. I will be Sargeant at Arms, Club Taster, Secretary and story teller. My motion was just seconded by me.
     Todd had gathered a local whiskey from St Augustine Distillery and some old favorites. I took notes on just a few. I also took some pictures of the bottles right after I stepped in front of Greg, who had just arranged them into a nice composition (sorry Greg!). 
     There was an Edradour Natural Cask Strength NAS 56.1% ABV on the table as well. We have apparently tasted this before (Notes from 8/9/14) but not this bottle. Under fear of death, from Todd, we refrained from opening and looked at it intently. 
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PictureThe unopened Edradour and Green Label.
SURPRISE OF THE WEEK  (Is it?)
​*Johnny Walker Green Label  15yr  43% ABV
              -smelled peaty with sweet floral
              -tasted peaty and goes to toasted bread then pepper and oak
              -with water smelled lemony floral
              -tasted gritty/chalky with sweet floral pepper
              -trails quickly
              We’ve tasted this before and I now have a bottle since it is not being produced- No wait. They are producing this again. I learned that "Johnny Walker Green Label is back." The website stated such. That would explain why prices did not go up significantly and though a little rarer in stores, I continued to see it on the shelves in small numbers. Still a good drinking whisky, though not something to go out of your way for. 

​*Clynelish 14 yr  46% ABV
              -smells toffee, vanilla with sugary caramel
              -tastes slightly floral with peppery oak
              -with water smells sweet caramel with tinge of floral
              -tastes peppery (soapy)
              -goes to oak and trails quickly!
              Water is not a good thing in this.
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​*St Augustine Distillery Company Double Cask Bourbon 46.9% ABV
              51% Corn with Malted Barley and Wheat
              16 months in small casks and then transferred to larger for remainder
              -smells of corn and wheat
              -tastes sweet corn with tinge of vanilla and oak
              -with water smells sweeter corn and wheat
              -tastes caramelized dessert sweet
              -trails smoothly with touch of pepper and caramel
              Very smooth whisky with little burn!

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