Congratulations goes out to Nicki Proulx, the winner of Expensive Taste’s 2016 Glass Turkey Draw. The winning ticket was sold by Expensive Taste member, Tom Suliman.
With proceeds from the draw a donation of $250 will be made in the name of Jacek Wyszynski to the Canadian Cancer Society, Kitchener Branch.
Thank you to all who supported the club and this worthwhile cause and to all those who did not win better luck next time!
Good Afternoon!
The Glass Turkey draw is occurring this Friday June 24th, so if you haven’t purchased your tickets for the draw you still have a few days to do so.
Please remember that Expensive Taste KW is supporting the KW Cancer Society by donating half of the proceeds from ticket sales to this very worthwhile cause.
The winner will be drawn at our regular club meeting this Friday and will be contacted immediately following the draw to be informed of the win. Grand Prize is a texas mickey of whisky of the winners choosing.
Let’s make this the best year ever for Glass Turkey and get the final push on for ticket sales.
I would like to personally thank all of those who have purchased their tickets already! We appreciate your support.
Expensive Taste KW President
Adam Buchholtz
Howdy Everyone,
Expensive Taste KW is once again holding our semi-annual Glass Turkey Draw. Tickets are being sold for $2 each or 3 for $5 with the chance to win a Texas Mickey of Whisky (choice of the winner)
The draw will happen on June 24th so there is plenty of time to get your tickets. Tickets are available from all members of Expensive Taste KW or can be pobtained by emailing eboard@expensivetastekw.org
Fifty percent of the proceeds from this years draw will be donated to the KW Cancer Society in honour of Jacek Wyszynski, father of Expensive Taste KW member Raf, who recently passed away after a battle with cancer.
Get your tickets today to support a great cause and have your chance at winning the Texas Mickey!
Your President,
Adam Buchholtz
Winners will be contacted this week for prizes. Please remit your fees if you have not done so already.
Congrats to the winners and thank you to everyone for participating. Let me know if there are any errors. Results will be final Tuesday at Noon.
Going to be a wild finish!
See attached for Round 1 update.
Please let me know if there are any further errors.
Good morning everyone,
We have reached yet another new record of 58 entrants for this years Masters pool! Expensive Taste thanks everyone for their ongoing support with this great event. The tournament is now live, and the attached sheet shows the list of all people participating this year.
Good luck again to all, and stay posted for updates!
Cheers,
ETKW
The club had the pleasure of a guided tasting with Frank The Glenlivet Ontario ambassador. We were all enthralled with the detailed guided tours supplemented by some fascinating whiskey stories. Frank brought 4 scotches for the main tasting. Founders’ Reserve, 12 Year, 15 Year and finally 18 Year. The tasting took just under an hour while Frank treated up to an oral history of The Glenlivet, mixed in with personal Glenlivet stories, including his trips to Scotland. After the 4 tastings Frank surprised the group by pulling out a special bottle he had hiding in his trunk. We had the enjoyment of tasting The Glenlivet Nadurra First Fill Selection. Overall a great guided tour, thank you Frank and Glenlivet, now time for detailed tasting notes below:
Founders’ Reserve: Sweet fruit notes of oranges and pears with the hint of apple toffee. Great smooth finish with a touch of cream. You can almost taste hints of the over 23 whiskeys that were blended together for this complex dram. Overall a fantastic whiskey that is available at the LCBO for just over $50.
12 Year: Little touch of a floral note mixed with fresh peaches and pears. Touch of vanilla and sweet honey. Finished smooth with a light spiciness mixed with a nutty note… I can’t quite place the type of nut, maybe a hazelnut flavour.
15 Year: A slightly darker version compared to the 12 year, this 15 year iteration has a sweet balanced flavour with the traditional fruitiness rounded out by a touch of cinnamon and spice, almost like the oatmeal flavour from when you were a kid.
18 Year: A balanced darker finish as this gets the bourbon and sherry cask treatment to make it quite distinct from the other three tasters. Smooth balanced flavour with a burst of spice mixed with oranges or orange peel and a nice oaky toasted touch. The sherry cask finish is one of my favourites.
Nadurra First Fill Selection: For this one I will consult The Glenlivet web site so you get the full picture; Nàdurra, meaning “natural” in Gaelic, is The Glenlivet’s range of small-batch expressions made using traditional 19th-century techniques. The Nàdurra First Fill is drawn from casks made of American white oak which have never before been used to mature Scotch whisky. These oak casks, which distillers at The Glenlivet have favoured since the early 1900s, impart hints of creamy vanilla to this wonderfully rich single malt.
You can really taste the difference with the different finish of a virgin oak barrel, sweet pear and pineapple notes with a touch of citrus followed by a bit of a spicy finish as this bottling is a little strong at 48% ABV. Great overall Glenlivet expression.
My favourite of the night is the one I am most likely to purchase in the near future the Founders Reserve. I absolutely loved the expression, was a perfectly balanced blend. Who needs a date on the bottle to enjoy Whiskey? Not this guy.
Overall a huge thank you to The Glenlivet and Frank for the fantastic tasting and history lesson!