The March meeting of the QMWS was held at Tank bar and dining. Members and guests thoughts included; Starward no age (43%abv) – Australia The nose had caramel and sweet spice. There was a suggestion that this was a more recent bottling as the tropical fruits and banana seemed less prevalent than previous encounters. The palate…
Category: Tasting notes
Whisky Tasting January 2014
The January meeting of the QMWS was held at Tank bar and dining. Whiskies were Guager’s choice. Members and guests thoughts included; Clynelish 14 y.o. (46%abv) Compared well to some favourites like Talisker and Bowmore. Floral with a rugged salty edge, spice with a good lingering mouthfeel. Speyside meets the coast. A pronounced blocky complexity that…
2012 September Meeting: 12 yo 40% or over
Tuesday, the 25th September 10 of us gathered to sample three whiskies. Unfortunately Filip was unable to attend due to commitments so I stood in as guager. Filip had organised a taste of sherry and outlined the order of tibbles. We started with an Auchentoshan 3 Wood, triple distilled malt finished in Oloroso and Pedro…
2012 July Meeting: blind tasting on the nose with a rare drop to finish
Well, the July meeting has been held and was attended by 15 members, guests and visitors. Filip presented a blind tasting of a total of five whiskies. First taste – alcohol content discussion varied between 40 and 46% with the group spilt about half and half on higher and lower limits. Very little legs displayed…
2012 April Meeting: Late praise for organic with no age statement
The April meeting was held at the rear of the restaurant at the Transcontinental Hotel Roma Street Brisbane of Tuesday 24th. A change in management of the hotel led to the re-location downstairs from upstairs. The meeting was well attended with several guests of Filip. Our enjoyment started with an Old Pultney 17 y/o single…