July is often quieter on the whisky front here in Mumbai as one of our regular clubs skips this month to kick back, relax and enjoy monsoon or traverse the globe. Which provides a great opportunity to catch up on all the posts I didn’t manage to share from June!
Two groups did meet – Bombay Malt & Cigar Club and the Whisky Ladies. What did we try?
Our Bombay Malt & Cigar club went in a completely different direction to explore the range of possibilities based on Kentucky Rye:
- Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye 40% – Kentucky Straight Rye, Canadian Rye and Port make for a unique combination, loads of cherries
- New Riff Kentucky Straight Rye 50% – A new player that respects the bottled in bond traditions
- Wilderness Trail Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye 56.5% – Perfect balance between rye spice and sweetness
- Angel’s Envy Rum Finished Rye 50% – Burnt caramel… desert in a glass
And the Whisky Ladies? We had a Highland Treat with:
- AnCnoc Black Hill Reserve 46% – Honeyed treat, lovey and well balanced
- AnCnoc Rùdhan 46% – A peatier persuasion, spice, apples, interesting…
- Glen Garioch 15 year Sherry Cask 53.7% – Coffee candy, heavy sherry and brilliant paired with cheese
I also caught up on tasting notes from the Whisky Ladies session with Whiskies having tales to tell:
- Sild “Crannog” 3 year Single Malt 48%
- Shackleton “The Journey” 47.3%
- Gerston Vintage (2013) Batch 1, 46%
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