Cyberpissed the First

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The first official meeting of the WWWC in cyberspace. We boldly went where every other fucker has gone since coronavirus lockdown, and zoomed the night away – if it’s good enough to be a major security concern for the cabinet, then it’s good enough to be a major security concern for us.

The format was thus: Ian, our ‘host’ for the evening chose two drams to be the evenings main event; searching his formidable expertise, the Whisky Whisperer of Alderberry chose the following two drops to stretch the depth and breadth of our repertoire:

It was then the duty of each member to choose another three drams to make up a full tasting set. The exception being Dave who was continentally constrained, what with being the other side of the pond, so he just drank whatever was to hand. Suitably embracing the american doomsday survivalist ethos, his stockpile was more than sufficient to take him through an afternoon’s (his time) whisky tasting.

The following is a mostly incomplete and in parts gratuitously inaccurate record of what was tasted:

All together, Dailuane 16

  • Was nice
  • Sherried fruits
  • Christmas
  • Winter warmer

Gav’s Cockburn

  • Doesn’t taste of Honey Nut Clusters
  • Earthy peattiness
  • 3 years old (!?)
  • Possibly actually call Wolfburn or something

Goodsman’s Caol Ila, Unpeated, 15 year old

  • You know you’re drinking it
  • Solventy, alcoholic
  • Dosn’t taste like gin

Jason’s Akaski

  • 46% White Oak single malt
  • ‘Jap’ no age statement
  • Fruity
  • Like being punched in the mouth, but in a good way

Ian’s Yoshi

  • Not pungent
  • Very clean, easy drink
  • Builds after
  • Confers no ability to shit out eggs

Ian & Dave’s Ben 10

  • Very nice
  • You can get it in Wilton shopping village for £38 (if you’re not Dave)

(This is where the note taking starts to deteriorate…)

Ben’s 15 Year Old Tomintoul with a peaty tang

  • Peat and soap on the nose
  • Chocolatey, smooth peatieness
  • This is what dairy milk should taste like
  • Dry finish & not too peppery

All together, Balvenie, 21 Year Old, Port Wood

  • Really good
  • lightly peppered on the end
  • I may have gone off to get more pencil led at this point and I’m not really sure what was going on with the whisky

Josh’s Ashentoshin

  • Josh has wood
  • No balls
  • Whisky

Goodsman’s Benriach, Sherry, 12 Year Old

  • He’s giving nothing away except lamb chops
  • While he appears to be sitting upright, he has mentally reclined

Ian’s Kilkerren, 12 Year Old (the one with the white label)

  • Peachy
  • Solventy

Ben’s anCnoc Peat

  • Umami, marmitey
  • Peppery
  • Peaty dry end
  • Little sweet & sweat

Josh’s Johnny Walker, 18, Platinum

  • Different
  • Smooth
  • Caramel
  • It’s not Irish
  • The worlds most popular whisky, so must be good

Gav’s Glenfarcas 15

  • Sweet, smooth
  • Dosn’t want to burn your face off
  • Almost consensual
  • Not convinced this a Glenfarclas at all

Goodsman’s Crotch Mono

  • Smokey

Gav’s Bunahanbvain Tightywhitey

  • Right up there
  • Ah, that’s good
  • Heavily peated

Ian’s Lagavulin 16

  • Good reference whisky
  • It’s really good

Ben’s Port Charlotte, 15 Year Old

  • Feety plimsolls on the nose
  • and on the palate
  • Very smooth and smokey
  • Very peppery finish

Jason’s Longrow Peated

  • He’d buy it
  • Very peaty
  • Peatier than normal Longrow
  • Not unpleasant

And thus concludes the official evenings record