Treat #2 of our annual Halloween Party – The Light, created by HP to celebrate the end of winter, fresh air and long summer days, with flavours of vanilla and pear, lightly peated and aged in European oak casks. $450, 52.9 ABV. Bravo on the packaging HP, as usual!
Our annual Halloween Party arrived along with the perfect treat – 2 prestige offerings from Highland Park – The Dark and The Light – both aged 17 years and sourced from Alberta for $450 each. It seemed that The Light had the edge with our group, a bit of a surprise given a general penchant for sherry aged whisky. The Dark, created by HP to celebrate autumn and winter in Orkney, with flavours of dried fruit and light smoke. 52.9 ABV. Bravo on the packaging HP, as usual!
An old dusty, clearly from the leather-look case! A very clear departure from GG’s modern approach – there is no 21 year age statement any longer, but rather “vintages” of specific years, such as 1999. A great dram!
You cannot purchase Kirkland Whisky in Ontario, but the Club was able to procure a bottle for interests’ sake. Actually quite good for the very fair price of around $70 for a 20 year whisky ($100 for us). There are several online theories regarding which Speyside distillery the whisky actually came from…
Another great expression from Signatory Vintage, and another new distillery to this club! Great to experience an affordable 25 year-old at a reasonable price point in the $300 range. Sourced from Alberta.
A smooth, well loved dram on a lovely summer night. You won’t be seeing 25 year old Tulli for a while, as the distillery was not operating from 1995-2003. This bottle was purchased in 2020! Perhaps there is still some around?
Yet another closed distillery! We tried 2 rarities both distilled in 2007, but aged 1 year apart in different cask styles. The 12 was matured in Wine & Sherry Casks.
A great dram from an independent bottler – wish we saw more Ben Nevis around Ontario, a friendly place located at the foot of mount Ben Nevis in Fort William, Scotland, but owned by Japanese whisky, Nikka.
Ok everyone, the final results are in! As always, Expensive Taste would like to extend our thanks to everyone who participated in this amazing event. The winners will be contacted shortly to distribute prizes. We cannot wait until next years event… but if you do not want to wait, check out our golf tournament… did we mention that yet?
Well, that was quite the finish! While Scheffler held off to take the win, it was not an easy one. Rory McIlroy had a spectacular 8 under finishing round (only 1 stroke off the all time single round record of -9 set by Nick Price in 1986). Smith got within a stroke and then collapsed. Tiger Woods wore his Sunday red, which was a great sight to see, albeit, not so much his golf game. But, seeing him out there after all he has been through was amazing for everyone. All day long it felt like there was a ton of action with no guaranteed winner. Speaking of that, here are the UNOFFICIAL results of the pool! Our golf guru will have to final information as soon as possible and we will post the final results tomorrow morning. Thanks again to all who participated and look forward to seeing most of you at the tournament on June 18th!