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| David L. Kahn |
Wine Tasting Club |
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Special Tasting Summary
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For general information on Scotch, refer to
The Scotch Connoisseur,
scotchwhisky.com,
Scotch Malt Whisky Society and
whisky.com.
In the list below, distillery names are linked to their respective Web sites.
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Single Malt Scotch |
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Oct 4, 2002 |
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Producer, Selection |
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Variety |
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Price |
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Score + |
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| 12 |
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Highland Park |
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Orkney Islands |
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singlemalt |
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$42 |
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93 |
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| 12 |
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Balvenie, Doublewood |
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Speyside |
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single malt |
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$45 |
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92 |
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| 10 |
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Glenkinchie |
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Lowlands |
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single malt |
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$38 |
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86 |
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| 10 |
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Talisker |
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Skye |
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single malt |
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$49 |
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86 |
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| 12 |
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Chivas Regal |
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Speyside |
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blended |
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$31 |
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86 |
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| 14 |
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Oban |
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Highlands |
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single malt |
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$45 |
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85 |
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| 10 |
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Laphroig |
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Islay |
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single malt |
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83 |
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While we normally focus on wines, several of our members enjoy single malt Scoth and decided to
get together for a Scotch tasting. We selected a highly rated Scotch from each of the major
regious of Scotland, and we included a well known blended Scotch for comparison.
One of our members brought along a bottle of Laphroig for us to try. We followed the same process
and rating system we use for wine tastings.
All of the Scotches were delicious, though there were substantial differences between them. The
Highland Park came out on top, with its long smooth finish and hits of licorice. The Balvenie, aged in
two different casks, came in as a close second. The other five Scotches came in nearly equal in rank,
though there were significant differences between them. The Talisker was a bit harsher than the others,
but smoothed out in the finish. The Laphroig, with its heavy smoky peat aroma and flavor, was the most
distinctive. The Chivas Regal was the least distinctive, but was excellent too.
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* The Price reflects the regular price at
Kappy's Liquors
in Sudbury.
+ The Score represents the average rating of the group at this tasting, on
a scale from 50 to 100. We each assign a value of 0-4 for appearance, 0-6 for aroma, 0-6
for flavor and 0-4 for our overall impression resulting in a total score from 0-20. These
are averaged, the result is multiplied by 2.5 and then 50 is added. The resulting 50-100
scale is the same range used by Wine Spectator
though their process may be different.
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