Pacific Rim Tasting

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

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