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Whisky Ladies TWE Cask Strength Night - Glen Moray, Arran, Ledaig

Whisky Ladies TWE Cask Strength Night – Glen Moray, Arran, Ledaig

This was not our first evening devoted to high alcohol strength whiskies… Last time, our Diwali celebration featured Glenfarclas 105 60%, Chichibu 2009 63.1%, A’bunadh 35 (2011) 60.3% and we’ve certainly sampled other Cask Strength drams including our Bruichladdich peat progression session.

So what made this session distinctive? This time our selection had a decidedly independent bent, all…

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When an International Scotch Day celebration is NOT about the whisky

When International Scotch Day is not about the whisky #LoveScotch

From time to time, our Whisky Clubs are invited to events… Let’s just say it is convenient to extend an invite to one and get a bunch of whisky aficionados – particularly if it is a rollicking group of “Whisky Ladies.”

And that is how we found ourselves at Diageo’s International Scotch Day… Yet given what we assumed would be the whiskies on offer, our interest was more the multimedia artist’s…

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Whisky Ladies Choice - Treating the BMC Gentlemen...

Whisky "Ladies Choice" treating the gents with #Akashi, @Mackmyra, @PaulJohnWhisky, Kornog @Glannarmor and @Kavalanwhisky

Last year, the gentlemen from the Bombay Malt & Cigar club took it upon themselves to treat the Whisky Ladies of Mumbai to an evening of Irish whiskies and cigars.

This year, it was our turn to return the favour.

We debated a range of different approaches and finally decided on a theme of “Ladies Choice.” And what pray tell did that mean to us?

We wanted to share with the gentlemen some of the…

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2016 Whisky Thank You...

2016 Whisky Thank You…

Sampling whisky is an expensive habit and one most enjoyable when shared. Rather than brag about brilliant drams, talk about top tipples, I want to start 2017 by saying thank you for those who aided in ways big and small Whisky Lady adventures. Because of you, 2016 resulted in over 200 posts – unbelievable!

Above, Whisky Lady in India is a collective effort – a chronicle of tasting sessions – so…

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Whisky Ladies of Mumbai turn "One"

Whisky Ladies of Mumbai turn "one"! #whiskyladiesat1

One year ago, a chance conversation about whisky lead to a fabulous evening… Each month since, a remarkable group of women have met in Mumbai to explore whiskies combined with witty conversations.

Together we’ve had 12 fabulous sessions:

Whisky Ladies Welcome – Compass Box Asyla, Kilchoman Coull Point, Nikka ‘Yochi’ 10 yr, Caol Ila 12 yr, Ledaig 1997

With Karen Walker – Caorunn gin, Balblair 03, 

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Sometimes you need a treat! Zacapa 23 rum 40%

Sometimes you need a treat! Zacapa 23 rum 40%

Our Whisky Ladies in Mumbai are a merry lot and so if one of our members has a birthday, that naturally demands a small celebration… and cake… chocolate of course!

While our host made from scratch this luscious number… adorned with flowers for a fanciful flourish.

Our birthday lass decided we needed a treat…Zacapa 23 Sistema Solera.

Now there are rums and then there are rums!

From Guatemala, it…

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Lovely labels - Australia's Starward 43%

Lovely labels – Australia’s Starward 43%

Starward was introduced in our Whisky Ladies May session, part of whiskies our host selected based on labels she found attractive and interesting! Produced by New World Distilleries in Australia, Starward is a new entry to the growing Australian whisky market.

Unlike many terrific Australian whisky distilleries based in Tasmania, New World Distilleries is located just outside of Melbourne –…

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"I like the label!" Great King Street, Starward, Smoky Goat

I like the label whisky ladies night! @compassboxwhiskyco #GreatKingStreet @smokygoat @starwardwhisky

There is the old adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover!” However let’s face it, we can’t help but be swayed by the ‘packaging’ sometimes!

The theme for our May Whisky Ladies evening was a trio of whiskies selected by our host simply because “I like the label!”

One was a familiar favourite and the other two were completely new to both her and our merry bunch of whisky women.

We sampled:

Compass…

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