August 24- All emails of the last meeting's recap have been sent to all who signed up at the scottish festival. If you signed up and haven't received an email, it's because there were several of your addresses where I couldn't make out the handwriting. Feel free to email your address to: dwyerspubscotchclub@yahoo.com -Keith S.
August 23- It's a ways away yet, but the date has been set for the 2011 Spirit of Toronto, and it's May 14, 2011.
August 22- Our showing at the Scottish festival was a blast! I really enjoyed it and the chance to have conversations with other scotch tipplers was awesome. Someone once said "People who like scotch like people who like scotch". That was very evident here from meeting the gent who has a 1/12 share of 5 casks currently maturing at Springbank to meeting Bob McNeill, key member of the Third Thursday Club in Rochester, and to meeting all in between, it was a great afternoon.- Keith S.
August 10- Next meeting is August 15th- see event calander for details.
July 27- Club member Paul Manly has just unearthed a Glen Kirk 8yr. old whisky while cleaning his basement. We both know there is no Glen Kirk distillery, so a little research was in order. There is a Majestic Distillers in Maryland that once opened a branch in Scotland so they could add scotch to their portfolio. That closed in '74, so we know this bottle has been in Paul's basement for awhile. This could be a rare treat, and Paul is more than willing to share this bottle with the entire club. Sounds like something cool to add to the x-mas/December meeting. All in all, pretty cool considering Paul doesn't remember how he acquired this bottle in the first place!
July 25- Join us at the Scottish festival at the Amherst Museum on Aug. 21st!
http://www.amherstmuseum.org/scottish.htm
We plan on educating the masses on the role terroir plays in the taste profile of scotch, and we'll look to recruit some new members. Be sure to check out musical acts Harpbeat, Step in Time, and Carol Farrar.
July 18- Meeting #7 in the books! Glen Grant 10 yr was the most popular whisky of the evening. 18 people in attendance, including 10 out of 15 members.