2nd Semi-Annual 'Scotchtoberfest' - June 22, 2012 - Blended Scotch Whiskies

[dan_the_tax_man]

Last night Jeff and I co-hosted our 2nd Semi-Annual 'Scotchtoberfest' Scotch Tasting Evening.  The first event, held in December 2011, was fun.  This one was better.  More people, fewer whiskies, which is a good thing, believe me; last time we had seven people and seven whiskies, and by the end of the evening I was feeling more than a little buzzed

Comments

[anonymous]

This is awesome. I'm having my first scotch party this summer - and I've been nervous about it. I have 7 people on my invite list and only 2 are absolutely certain they can make it. Any tips? I didn't have a theme - I was just going to ask them to bring something they've perhaps never tried before.

Hosting

[dan_the_tax_man]

Hi! Thanks for commenting. Do I have any tips? To be be honest, when Jeff and I started planning to host the event, we went and looked at a lot of different blog sites to see if anyone else had any tips for hosting! I've summarized below what we've learned

scotch party

[ext_1077439]

Dan, thanks for these great tips. I think if I had any questions about how to host one, you've answered them. I think I read somewhere that almonds are a great way to cleanse the palate between drinks. True?

Re: scotch party

[dan_the_tax_man]

Not sure, to be honest. We tend to use plain unsalted crackers or lightly flavoured crackers (like wheat thins, etc.) and water. I can see how they might work, as long as they weren't salted or otherwise too heavily flavoured.

I'd recommend having at least a full glass of water and some crackers or some plain bread (like slices of a French baguette, or something similar) between each dram of whisky. It cleanses the palate and ensures that you won't end up with a hang-over the next day!