Visit our virtual distillery and experience all the production steps first hand. So in order to help facilitate your own tastings, ive created a separate file of the flavor wheel along with a tasting sheet you. Here youll find all of the latest bourbon news and links to bourbon distilleries and brands, the rich history, how its made, events, blogs, retailers and great bourbon bars. Different whiskies cause slightly different physical effects. Auto portraitlandscape download and print this whisky tasting note sheet and take it with you to bars and whisky tastings. The bourbon flavor wheel and tasting sheet modernthirst. Whiskey tasting whiskey rating whiskey score card etsy. Use the video and aroma wheel below to assist you in finding the best descriptors for your notes. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and i hope youll find it useful. Pdf in the real world, people prefer their last whisky when tasting.
Its the perfect gift for whiskey aficionados, geeks, nerds and other fans of the distillers art and works for all types of whiskey, including bourbon and irish. May 19, 2017 theres a fine line between delicacy and maturity, which is skilfully handled by this weeks first new whisky ancnoc 2002. If you want to learn more about holding your own tasting, then read our article about home whisky tastings. Informations about whisky production, distilleries and photography. If it is not too powerful get your nose right in the glass, and take a long slow breathe in.
Keeping it simple is key to hosting a whisky tasting at home. Just pour your newest taste into the included set of tasting glasses, mark down your findings on a tasting card, and find your newest indulgence. Interested in further developing your bourbon palate. Our whisky journal, a pocketsized notebook that contains 50 whisky. Comments wine sherried nutty chocolate oily feint plastic sweaty tobacco leathery honey primary taste bitter. A big thanks to sara, kelley and dave for coordinating the shindig in our. Use this guide to help you in writing your own bourbon. This whiskey tasting guide is designed to do just that. Almost 300,000 visitors mean an increase of 35% compared to the previous year. Search here for tasting notes for the whiskies you tried today, or look for additional whisky tasting notes in our online shop. Download your tasting pad for your own whisky tastings at home. Were completely independent and accept no advertising. Mostly scottish single malts, but also some single grains, world whiskies, blends and other spirits. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.
Just taste your bourbon, and start in the middle of the wheel and work your way to the outside, identifying flavors along the way. Great now go a grab a few things that you will need during the tasting. Experts refer to phenomena such as nose prickle, or nose drying, or even nose burn. New pdf whisky nosing and tasting memo sheet whisky merchants. Pike creek discover a whisky crafted by the elements. Start with the lightest whiskies in ascending flavour. Youll be able to pick up any glass of whiskey, glance at the color, take a couple whiffs, a sip, and know things like age, region, and base grain all without ever having seen the whiskey before. What you need is a guide, and who better than your good self to help you discover the drams youll lovewith a little help from the chaps at master of malt of course. Bourbon tasting whiskey tasting bourbon score card. A final thought before we slope off to a little tasting of our own. A big thanks to sara, kelley and dave for coordinating the shindig in our neighborhood. Read this guide to understand how we arrive at our conclusions.
Single malt scotch whiskey most scottish whiskeys come from one of five regions in scotland. Vinepair staff whiskey with an e only in america and japan has been enjoying a decadelong resurgence in the u. It features the most prominent flavours and numbered positions for the glass to stand on. The ultimate guide to hosting a whiskey tasting party. Also there are suggestions on how to describe the colours and flavours to help you describe your taste experience. Here at malt whisky 100, weve developed two useful tasting sheets to help you get started with or improve your own tastings and record your whisky experiences. Not all glasses are good for tasting whisky, so try to choose a nice glass and make sure you have enough of them. Tasting notes and scores help us tell you what we really think of a whisky, whether its a new release, an old favourite or a rare bottling.
To become or at least appear a consummate pro about all things whisky, take a wander through the wonderful whisky glossary that master of malt has put together. Score sheet a great way to guide your bourbon experience and keep a record of it as well, the score sheet allows you to record the name, proof, year of the bourbon, as well as room for tasting notes and recording the score for the four parts. A foldout map of scotland and the us showcases the different regions from highland and speyside to kentucky and tennessee while explaining the variations and history behind scotch, bourbon, and whiskey. I created the wheel back in april for my tasting bourbon 101 post, and i suppose it has been a useful tool for some of our readers. Jul 27, 2016 keeping it simple is key to hosting a whisky tasting at home. Just taste your bourbon, and start in the middle of. To celebrate the birth of our daughter today, i have decided to publish a few tasting notes of some exceptional bottles. Tasting notes producing whiskycast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and im pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. Bourbon whiskey americas native spirit with roots dating back to the 18th century.
Glasses mineral water glass lid or pieces of paper tasting notes sheets pen. One is a sheet giving you options for how the whisky appears on the nose, on the palate and. A handy guide to all things whisky including a history of whisky in quotes, an overview of the regions of scotland, how to taste and nose whisky, a useful glossary and, of course, lots of space for tasting notes. Finally get enough tasting sheets or get a blank sheets of paper. Its thinner than an iphone and easily fits in a back pocket. I have been a whisky enthusiast since 2002 and began taking notes and assigning scores to whiskies in 2009. The flavor wheel is just a guide with some very general flavors. Setting an accidental dusty theme, the whisky has excellent texture and notes of lemon, orange and sultana, says dave broom. Isle of jura 33 yo 1966 50%, douglas laing old malt cask 1999, sherry wood, 343 btl.
Dalwhinnie 15 year old is adored for its honey, smoky, vanilla and apple peels flavor notes. Use it to record your impressions of the appearance, nose, palate and finish of the drams you sample at our meetings or at home. Weve had a lot of requests lately to repost the bourbon flavor wheel for readers who want to conduct their own tastings. In addition to the expansion of the distillery and the. How to taste whisky whisky theres a lot of it, and it can be hard navigating a tasty and satisfying way through the amazing choices on offer. Swirl the whisky in the glass and sniff it cautiously. Is it a single malt, blended malt, grain, rye, corn, blended or liqueur. You may find none of these in some bourbons, or you may find these and lots more that are not included. At first whiskey tasting might seem intimidating due to the vast amounts of knowledge and snobbery that can be associated with it, but a few simple guidelines can help ease tensions and make it fun. Notes for tasting whisky, modeled after the 33 beers tasting booklets. Meet other whisky lovers, exchange knowledge and facts about whisky. Bottler score name nose nasal effects pungent prickle nose warming nose drying palate primary taste bitter salty sour sweet finish length short.
It was a way for me to focus on the aromas and flavours and remember what i. Whiskey tasting set cocktail party ideas uncommon goods. Following on from this comes the first of four new james eadie bottlings for royal mile whiskies, a nineyearold auchroisk. New pdf whisky nosing and tasting memo sheet we have created a new guide on how to nose and taste whisky on our website. We have created a new guide on how to nose and taste whisky on our website. Pdf when people in laboratory studies sample products in a sequence, they. Sign up here to get your free pdf copy of the tasting chart. Below are links to these two downloadable resources. This scotch is carefully distilled at dalwhinnie distillery, highland. Pocketsized, yet powerful 33 whiskeys is a whiskey journal that provides an easy way to quickly record whiskey tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format.
Choose no more than 4 to 5 whiskies, served in 15 ml pours you can always have more and tell your guests in advance not to drive. Hosting a whiskey tasting party is a great way to gather your friends for a day of appreciation of one of the best drinks around. The language of whisky tasting whiskyklubben uisge beatha. We explain what is suitable for beginners, experts and how to do blind tastings. Brorageddon 1972 old malt cask for the plowed, 30 yo, douglas laing, 50. Whisky tasting is the analysis of whisky through visual examination, taste and aroma. Hold the whiskey up against a white background, like a sheet of. Download and print this whisky tasting note sheet and take it with you to bars and whisky tastings. Buffalo trace distillery saw visitor record in 2019. Below is a link to the hwc standard whisky tasting notes temlpate.