Pacific Rim Tasting

Pacific Rim Tasting

Sunday, 19 November 2023 at 2:30PM
The Last Word
£46
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Overview

Join fellow whisky enthusiasts and special guests for a social, relatively informal break-even whisky tasting, showcasing various whiskies and producers from across the Pacific Rim. Some of these world whiskies you'll likely never see again.

For more in-depth information on each of the drams, please have a look at this overview of the Pacific Rim tasting.

The Lineup

This tasting is comprised of 7 cask strength drams in 20ml measures (with one exception, noted below):

  1. Adelphi Chichibu 7yr 2013 57.8% (Honshu, Japan) 🇯🇵

    • Single cask / refill ex-bourbon hogshead / 1 of 210 bottles

  2. Thompson Bros Kanosuke 4yr 2018 58% (Kyushu, Japan) 🇯🇵

    • Single cask / ex-Shochu reracked in ex-bourbon / 1 of 243 bottles

  3. Kinglake Distillery “See Ya Later Alligator” 2yr 2020 61% (Victoria, Australia) 🇦🇺

    • Single cask / ex-bourbon shaved with very heavy toast / 28 of 171 bottles
    • NOTE: This dram will be 15ml.

  4. Spring Bay “The Rheban” NAS 58% (Tasmania, Australia) 🇦🇺

    • Vatting of 16 barrels (2 port + 14 tawny port)

  5. Thomson Saison Ale Yeast NAS 53.4% "Whisky Exchange Exclusive" (New Zealand) 🇳🇿

    • Single cask / french oak ex-NZ pinot noir cask / 1 of 277 bottles

  6. Re:Find Rye Whiskey 8yr 71.1% (Paso Robles, California) 🇺🇸

    • A deliciously powerful "accidental" one-off, courtesy of the pandemic lockdown.
    • Mash bill of rye, wheat, and barley, aged for 8 years in an ASB.
    • No need to be too afraid of that massive ABV! Well, maybe a wee bit...

  7. Kavalan “Solist” Sherry Cask NAS 57.8% (Taiwan) 🇹🇼

    • Single cask / bottled in 2014 / 252 of 498 bottles

The Lineup

Special Guests

Antonia Bruce of Adelphi / Ardnamurchan will be joining us to talk about the delicious Adelphi Chichibu, which is the first dram on this tasting. Antonia is a very familiar face in the whisky scene. An integral part of the Sales Team at Adelphi / Ardnamurchan, you've no doubt seen her at numerous whisky festivals near and far. She harbours a wealth of knowledge, has great chat, and she's a lovely person. It'll be a treat to have her join us!

Also, Jack Lowrie of Thompson Bros / Dornoch Distillery has graciously offered to say a few words about the Thompson Bros Kanosuke whisky. He's not attending the tasting in an "official" capacity – he's just a good guy with a wealth of hands-on knowledge to share. Jack lives up in Inverness, so I'm absolutely thrilled he's coming all the way down to join us! He really knows what he's talking about, and I know everyone will enjoy hearing his insights.

Event Schedule

The tasting will start promptly at 2:30pm on Sunday, November 19th. Any presentational aspects of the tasting will wrap up by 4:30pm. The venue will reopen to the public at 5pm, but we can remain in the space for as long as we want to.

The Venue

The Last Word in Stockbridge, Edinburgh is a place that's near and dear to my heart. I've been coming here for years, and I've had loads of fun combing through their substantial backbar. Part of Mothership and established in 2004, The Last Word is an excellent neighbourhood cocktail bar with a low-key atmosphere and superb hospitality. It has an extensive and criminally underrated whisky selection, courtesy of the owners and a series of fabulous venue managers who are serious whisky enthusiasts. It's a great space, and I'm happy they're graciously opening up for us.

For the duration of the tasting, The Last Word will be closed to the public, and we'll have the entire space to ourselves. 🎉

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