How to Taste Whiskey
1.
Get ready
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2.
Check the color
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3.
Hold the glass up to the light. The color comes from the Casks.
Look at the legs
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4.
Pour a glass and have some Scottish spring water at hand.
Hold at an angle and rotate it briskly. The slower the legs, the older
the whiskey.
Nose
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Hold the glass at an arms length and then pass it smoothly under
your nose; Repeat.
How to Taste (cont)
5.
Taste the spirit
 Form your tongue into a small spoon shape in your mouth.
Sip from the glass, letting the single malt nestle on your
tongue.
6.
Add a little fresh water
 Just a few drops, swirl the glass, and take a small mouthful
with some air.
7.
Enjoy
 There are no ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ articulations of the aromas
and taste you experience. Just go with it.
Johnnie Walker
Red Label
Blended Scotch Whiskey
Johnnie Walker
Red Label
Blended Scotch Whiskey
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1906
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Sourced from small distillers light
whiskies from Scotland’s east
coast and dark, peaty whiskies
from the west.
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The heart is Cragganmore
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The world’s best selling scotch
whiskey
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“Johnnie Walker Red Label is an
excellent entry level scotch for
the novice who is experimenting
in this wonderful world.”
Johnnie Walker
Red Label
Tasting Notes
Nose: Heavy alcohol wafts up to the nose,
mixed with some pine needles.
Palate: Sweet, candied like those gum balls
you buy your child or niece at the local mall
from those coin operated machines with the
glass jar standing on stainless steel legs.
Following the sweetness, it is chased by
some peat that is very pleasant, but then
comes some heat and burn.
Finish: Some peat and more sugar. If only
the peat was stronger.
Jack Daniel’s No. 7
Tennessee Whiskey
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Jack
Daniel’s
Old No. 7
Tennessee Whiskey
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Mellowing drop by drop through
ten feet of sugar maple charcoal.
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Mr. Jack arrived at work early one
morning and tried to open the safe
in his office. He couldn’t recall the
combination, so he gave that safe
a good, solid kick. The blow broke
his toe and infection set in,
leading to the blood poisoning
that killed him in1911.
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Sarah is avoiding this by not going
to work at all!
Jack Daniel’s
Old No. 7
Tasting Notes
Jason's Scotch Whisky Reviews
Nose: Damp leaves; big American oak; a whiff
of turned over earth with a spade in the early
morning in search of worms to take brook
fishing; big time vanilla.
Palate: Starts on sweet, that's the
corn. Moves to oak, charcoal and vanilla.
Finish: It's short. The sweetness leaves and it
dries across the palate. Flavors of oak and
vanilla dissipate almost instantly. Nothing
lingers very long.
Jameson
Irish Whiskey
Jameson
 Irish Whiskey Blend
 Triple distilled
 Stored in sherry and
bourbon casks
 ‘Sine Metu’ meaning
‘Without Fear’ is the
Jameson family motto,
awarded for their bravery
in battling pirates on the
high seas back in the
1500s.
Jameson
Irish Whiskey
Tasting Notes
Nose: Flower like smells dominate
Body Very light and smooth
Palate: It has tastes floral in nature.
The flavor immediately reminds me of
the alcohol in Irish cream. The flavors
are faint at best.
Finish: Oaky, spice, grass, malt, clean,
short, cool
Wild Turkey 101
Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Official U.S. Rules for Bourbon
Must be a
grain mixture
51% corn.
Aged at least
briefly.
Aged in new,
charred-oak
barrels
Bottled at
>= 80 proof
or more
Entered into
the barrel <=125 proof
Straight Bourbon
1. Aged for at least 2 years
2. No added coloring or flavoring
3. Age is based on the youngest whiskey
Wild Turkey
101
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Bourbon
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America’s name Brand
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Jason Debly On Bourbon
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Countless great, as well as utterly
forgettable, westerns have actors
like John Wayne or Clint
Eastwood saddle up to the bar and
order a bourbon that came in a
little shooter glass. They would
gulp it down and promptly wince
in pain that would flash
momentarily across their face.
That is to say, “Saddle up!”
Wild Turkey
Bourbon
Tasting Notes
Jason's Scotch Whisky Reviews
Nose: Classic bourbon bouquet of big time vanilla
and sweet corn rising up from the bottom of my
brandy snifter. The scent of red licorice also makes
an appearance. I like this!
Palate: A rip roarin' entry of sweet corn and warm
caramel, reminiscent of the hardened top surface of
crème brûlée explodes across the palate. Rye, and
hickory smoke too.
Finish: The longest lasting flavors left lingering
are of spicy rye, uncrushed peppercorns and, to a
much lesser extent, vanilla. The flavors hang upon
the palate for a considerable amount of time, about
as long a rodeo cowboy on a bucking bull.
Bowmore Legend Scotch
Single Malt Islay Scotch
Bowmore
Legend
Scotch
 Islay – Highland – Lowland
 The barley goes through a
germination process by being
soaked in warm water.
 To stop this process the barley
is put into a kiln that is heated
by burning peat moss.
 The island of Islay is covered
with peat bogs, so it is an
ideal fuel.
Bowmore
Legend Scotch
Tasting Notes
Nose: Gentle peat smoke, a little barley,
touch of the coast.
Palate: Gentle, a one dimensional malt
with a vibrant youthfulness, lots of pep,
but not too much in the way of
complexity.
Finish: Good malty sweetness,
maritime, a touch of pine.
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