Scotch tasting in Dallas

**lethearen** · 15th October 09, 08:16 AM

For anyone that might be in the Dallas area next Wednesday 6-8pm, Sigel's liquor store on Greenville avenue will be hosting a "Scotch Tasting and Festival" featuring samples of 65 scotches (sadly you have to pick only 12 you want to try). The list they have is pretty impressive...

Arbelour 16y
Ardbeg 10y, Airigh Nam Beist, Supernova, Uigeadail
Ardmore
Auchentoshan 12y
Ballantines 17y
Balvenie 12y Doublewood, 15y, 17 Madeira, 21y Portwood
BenRiach 10y Curiositas, 12y, 16y
Bowmore 15y
Bunnahabhain 12y, 18y
Chivas 12y, 18y
Dalmore 12y, 15y, Gran Reserva, King Alexander III
Dewars 12y, 18y, Signature
Famous Grous 12y
Glenfarclas 10y, 12y, 17y, 21y, 25y
Glenfiddich 15y Solera, 18y, 21y
Glenlivet 12y, 15y French Oak, 18y, Nadurra
Glenmorangie Astar, Lasanta, Nectar d'or Quinta Ruban, Signet
Glenrothers 1991
Highland Park 12y, 15y
Johnnie Walker Black, Gold
Laphroaig 10y, Quarter Cask
Longrow CV
Macallan 12y, 15y Fine, 17y Fine
Penderyn Welsh
Scapa 16y
Singleton
Springbank 10y, 15y
Teachers
Yamazaki 12y

If you are interested, you can visit this link to RSVP: http://www.sigels.com/component/opti...,185/index.php

Hope to see some of y'all there!

Oh, and to the best of my knowledge there's no charge!

**ForresterModern** · 15th October 09, 11:08 AM

I will have to talk to the captain of the Disney cruise ship my wife and son are taking me on next week to see if he is a scotch drinker, and maybe I can get him to make a little detour from our Caribbean course. Heck with a table set with that much scotch I think I would buy two tickets just for myself----it would be too hard to limit my choices and desires to only 12.

Y'all enjoy yourselves. Pictures NOT necessary unless you go kilted.

**cajuncelt** · 15th October 09, 12:07 PM

I am SOOO there.

**lethearen** · 21st October 09, 06:24 PM

So here's what didn't happen tonight...

A few score Scotches were scattered throughout the large liquor store, ranging in price (and quality) from 20$ a bottle to over 200$. Some really good batches... though I've really just confirmed that Glenmorangie is my favourite maker, as all of their varieties were at the top of my list after trying over a dozen different types. I'm not particularly fond of Laphroig but tried their Quarter Cask... tasted like I was sucking on a piece of burnt hickory. Also tried Ballanties 21, Dewars Signature, Dalmore King Alexander, and a couple other higher-end Scotches. Compared Johnnie Black and Gold, and the gold is noticeably more complex; the black is almost bland by comparison. But Glenmorangie Signet was the best >200$ IMHO, and Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or is probably still my fav Scotch all told.

Anyway... I was there in my Ferguson Modern with a lovat green Lochcarron Argylle jacket and charcoal tweed waistcoat. There were 2.5 other kilties there that I saw. One vendor (for Chivas) was wearing a Dark Island kilt with PC, one employee in a khaki UK, and one vendor who saw me and lamented that he wasn't wearing his Gordon kilt. Met a woman who was a member of the North Texas Clan Association or somesuch, and generally got several nice compliments. A few people with silly remarks like "I wonder where he's going?" (en route to the Scotch tasting), and "Are you sure you're at the right place?" after I was there.

So why didn't this happen? No pictures... sorry guys