To say our Whisky Ladies is a remarkable group, is a bit of an understatement. From 20s to 60s, these ladies have two things in common – a passion to explore the world of whisky and a predilection to pursue unconventional paths.
Our first session was in August 2015, and since then we have met monthly, with this “Whisky Ladies Corner” a place to share our various tasting adventures. From October 2019, as I’ve shifted from Mumbai to Nurnberg, the ladies created a new tasting notes home at Whisky Ladies of Mumbai for their continued adventures!
As for me? Well… I’m fortunate to have company in Europe as a fellow Whisky Lady of Mumbai relocated to Paris… By late 2020, we’d had enough of COVID, no tastings and created our wee ‘off-shoot‘ with notes found here or images on Instagram.
- 1st session with a Chorlton Trio
- 2nd session with Chorlton’s Duo plus Whisky Warehouse No. 8‘s Glencadam
- 3rd session with North Star trio, and 4th with another North Star set of Speyside, Auchroisk and Glenturret
- 5th session exploring France’s Maison Benjamin Keuntz
- 6th & 9th session featured Flora and Fauna range
- 7th session embraced a box set of minis from The Whisky Warehouse No 8
- 8th session explored a Campbeltown trio with a couple of Bombay Malt & Cigar gents
However nothing compares with our original gang with so many terrific nights with whiskies we’ve sourced from around the world… I’ve kept up with tasting notes when I’m lucky enough to join a session or receive samples of what was explored!
Whisky Ladies of Mumbai’s 6th year (2020/2021)
- Campbeltown Trio – Springbank 10 year 46%, Glen Scotia 16 year 46%, Glen Scotia 1832 Campbeltown 46%
- Arran’s Lochranza Vertical – 14 year 46%, 18 year 46%, 23 year (1996/2020) Sherry Hogshead Cask No 436, 52.6%
- Peaty Persuasion – Laphroaig Four Oak 40%, High Coast Hav “Spiced Oak” 48%, Spirit of Hven “The Nose” 44.9%
Whisky Ladies of Mumbai’s 5th year (2019/2020)
- Passing the baton… to the Whisky Ladies of Mumbai’s new blog
- Whisky Ladies & Bombay Malt and Cigar – Comparing Suntory and Nikka old and new Japanese avatars
- Irish Trio – Glendalough 13 year Mizunara Finish 46%, Teeling Brabazon Port 49.5% (Series 2) & Sherry 49.5% (Series 1)
Whisky Ladies of Mumbai’s 4th year (2018/2019)
- 4th Anniversary Celebration
- Highland Treat – AnCnoc Black Hill Reserve 46%, AnCnoc Rùdhan 46%, Glen Garioch 15 year Sherry Cask 53.7%
- Whisky Tales – Sild “Crannog” 3 year Single Malt 48%, Shackleton “The Journey” 47.3%, Gerston Vintage (2013) Batch 1 46%
- Unusual Finishes – Glenfiddich IPA, Penderyn Madeira, Tomatin 14 year Port Wood, Amrut Port Pipe Peated
- Peaty Highland – Aird Mhor 8 year, Inchmoan 12 year, Ballechin Heavily Peated 12 year
- Asian Delights – Akashi White Oak Single Malt, Nikka Coffey Malt, Kavalan Classic, Nikka From the Barrel
- North Star 5 Regions, Series 5
- Smokey Nights – Glenglassaugh Port Wood Peated, Kilchoman Machir Bay, Bunnahabhain Chuach-Mhona, Kilchoman Loch Gorm
- Highland “Bar Bottles” & Blend – Glenmorangie Dornoch, Old Pulteney Dunnet Head, Great King Street Glasgow Blend, Ardmore Triple Wood Peated
- Contributor’s Choice – Ballentine’s 17 year Glentauchers, Glentauchers 20 year (That Boutique-y Whisky Company), Balvenie Caribbean Cask Talisker 18 year
- Going Grainy – Haig Club, Suntory Chita Nikka Coffey Grain, Cambus 24 year
Whisky Ladies of Mumbai’s 3rd year (2017/2018)
- 3rd Anniversary Irish Celebration
- Sukhinder Singh’s Cask Strength Selection – Glen Moray 8 year, Arran 14 year, Ledaig 12 year
- Highland Hijinks – Old Pulteney, Glenmorangie, Aberfeldy
- Northern Lights – Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, Flóki Young Malt, Mackmyra Mack
- Islay iterations – Lagavulin, Finlaggan, Ileach, Laphroaig
- “Trans Tasman Tour” – Willowbank 10 year Doublewood, Willowbank 22 year (1989), Hellyer’s Road Pinot Noire, Sullivan’s Cove Double Cask (2008/2015), Crazy Uncle Moonshine
- Contributor’s Choice – Mars Iwai, Glenrothes, Glenmorangie 19, Bunnahabhain Ceobanach
- Après-ski – France, Sweden, Switzerland + Austria
- Gordon & MacPhail Trio – Aultmore, Glendullan, Longmorn
- Diwali Drams – Hakushu, K5, Misty Peak, Nikka From the Barrel vs Super Nikka
- Worthy whiskies – Mortlach, Arran Amarone, Lochside, Aultmore
Whisky Ladies of Mumbai’s 2nd year (2016/2017)
- 2nd Anniversary Drams
- Compass Box Quintet
- A Night with Glen
- Bruichladdich Peat Progression
- Bowmore Travel Trilogy
- Risky Whisky?
- Not your ordinary North American whiskey
- “Ladies Choice” for the BMC
- Glencairn vs Norlan
- American adventure!
- Variety show
Whisky Ladies of Mumbai’s 1st year (2015/2016)
- Whisky Ladies of Mumbai turn “One”
- Scottish regions
- European tour
- “I like the label!”
- Explore the Far East
- Go sweetly smoky
- Pair whisky + chocolate
- World tour
- Cask strength Diwali
- Inaugural evening...
Over the years, some ladies have come out from their anonymous shadows to share guest posts:
- Lina Sonne on Connemara NAS 40% & Caol Ila 12 year (2018) 54.6%
- Nikoulina Berg on Akashi Blended Whisky 40% & Glentauchers 11 year (2018) 58.9%
- Paula McGlynn on her visit to Paul John’s distillery in Goa, Bushmills 16 year 40%, Paul John Single Cask #1844 60.5% & Campbeltown 4 year (2018) 57%
- Pooja Vir on Kornog Taouarc’h Pempved 14 BC 46%
- Rekha Sharma on MacDuff 11 year (2018) 55.2%
- Shruti Sutawala on Bushmills 21 year 40%, Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask S090102020 57.1% & Orkney 12 year (2018) 57.8%
- Susan Dias on Bushmills Steamship 40% & Mackmyra Vinterdröm 46.1%
We have also enjoyed tastings courtesy of various benefactors:
- Whisky Ladies visit Paul John Distillery, Goa (Aug 2019)
- Canadian Shelter Point 2018 Editions – Artisanal Single Malt 46%, Montfort District Lot 141 46%, Double Barrelled 50%, Artisanal Cask Strength 58.7%
- Irish Celebration – Jameson Caskmate Stout Edition 40%, Green Spot 40%, Yellow Spot 12 year 46%, Redbreast 12 year 40%
- Bombay Malt & Cigar’s Independent Blends
- Of all the gin joints..? Native Brews early gin experiments with Susan Dias
- When International Scotch Day is not about the whisky…
- Bombay Malt & Cigar’s Irish Evening
- Whisky Ladies visit Scotland’s Inver House whiskies with Karen Walker
- Whisky Ladies go Goan! Paul John Brilliance, Edited, Bold, Classic & Peated
- Whisky Ladies go American! with Shatbhi Basu of DISCUS
I’ve also shared a few whisky women centric posts with:
- Feminist twist to whisky?
- Whisky Ladies of Mumbai
- Whisky Clubs Revealed – Secret Recipe for the Whisky Ladies Success
- Plus the Mumbai Mirror’s article “Whisky Business“
For complete listing of all my tastings, check out:
- Tasting Sessions – Includes all “Whisky Ladies” sessions from Aug 2015 – Sep 2019
- Whiskies by Country / Region – Those with “WL” are bottles sampled with the Whisky Ladies of Mumbai
We are always happy to connect with a wider world of fellow women whisky appreciators! Just reach out to:
- Whisky Ladies of Mumbai whiskyladiesofmumbai [at] gmail [dot] com
- Or just leave a comment here and I’ll be in touch
