Martin Duffy, Master of Whiskey and a Spirit Ambassador at Diageo, will present a series of whiskey tastings at the First Floor Bar in Harvey Nichols, Dundrum. The two hour tastings will run on Tuesday nights and include welcome drinks, canapés and whiskey tasting.
The cost is €25.00 per person per class or €80.00 for all four classes. To book, contact First Floor Restaurant on (01) 291 0488.
Jan 27 - Classic Malts (Glenkinchie 12yr, Cragganmore 12yr, Caol Ila 12yr, Talisker 10yr, Dalwhinnie 15yr, Lagavulin 16yr)
Feb 10 - Johnnie Walker (Red, Black, Green, Gold & Blue Labels)
Feb 24 - Celtic Whiskies (Black Bush, Bushmills 16yr, Glenkinchie 12yr, Caol Ila 12yr, Johnnie Walker Green Label & Johnnie Walker Blue Label)
Mar 10 - Bushmills (Black Bush, Bushmills 10yr, Bushmills 16yr, Bushmills 21yr & Bushmills 1608)
13 comments:
Am I right in thinking that they're all Diageo whiskeys?
They are indeed and Martin Duffy is premium brands manager for Diageo.Martin is a great guy and very knowledgable on whisky, but be ready for a Diageo brainwashing!
Im not sure what a whisky master is either?!?!
I don't know what a Master of Whiskey is either :-) It was part of the Harvey Nicks blurb for this course. Perhaps Mr Duffy could get in touch? I wasn't able to find contact details for him on the internet.
They sound like worthwhile classes, and would certainly be a great introduction to whiskey. I'm tempted myself by the chance to sample all of the JWs or Bushmills head-to-head.
The third week is just a combo of what's tasted on the other days. Not really much of an incentive to book all four classes for me.
And I'd be pretty familiar with the Bush output anyway. Though it would be a good opportunity for anyone who hasn't tried the 21 yo to give it a go.
And I've precisely zero interest in tasting a load of different Johnny Walkers, to be honest.
Overpriced Scotch blends are of little interest to me for three reasons - they're blends, they're overpriced, and they're Scotch blends.
The first evening intrigues me the most. I might well pop along to it. Some of those malts you don't see very often in these parts.
The 21yo is the only one of the Bushmills I haven't tried so that does attract me.
I've never had a sup of the JWs either but you hear a lot of talk about them. I feel trying them all in one fell swoop will clue me in on a range that is, at the very least, important for its ubiquity and popularity. Besides, I hear good things about the Blue.
I think the Blue, Green and Gold are very good whiskies. The Green is all-malt too. You get a lot of Caol Ila from them.
The tastings are not bad value, really, considering the cost of a shot of these in some Dubin pubs. You'd be paying over 10 euro for a Bushmills 21 (which is excellent).
Hi David i habe 20cl bottles of the black,green,gold and blue if you want try them. I will bring them on the 29th. The blue is half full the rest are unopened.
I tried calling Harvey Nicks to find out what time of the day these tastings are being held.
After 10 minutes waiting on an empty line while a waitress sought to find someone who knew, I gave up and hung up.
I think I'll be giving this series of tastings a miss and stick with the tried and tested Celtic Whiskey Shop tastings and of course the new Irish Whiskey society meetings.
Not a good sign, the first one was cancelled.
Hi,
I am trying to find out some more information on a bittle of Whiskey that I have had for about 20 years. It is a John Jameson 15 year old, but the label is now very faded and I cannot read most of it. Green bottle, with very simple front label, a small '15' sticker on the neck and the lid has a simple '15' on it too. Labels are a kind of brown with gold writing and outline.
If anyone has any info on this I would really appreciate it. If a photo of the bottle would help please let me know.
After searching online I see that Jameson had a 15 year limited edition to celebrate the millenium (I'm presuming the 1988 Dublin millenium), but the bottle is completely different.
Many thanks,
Brian.
Hi Brian,
If you send me a picture, I'll post it and we'll see what folks have to say.
Otherwise there is a good chance they won't spot your question here.
You can find my email address at the bottom of the page.
It's the old Jameson 15 from long before the Millennium version.
It goes for quite a good bit these days.
Here's a picture http://whiskyauction.com/auction/i/im0902big/9024625.jpg
I assume this is the one anyway.
John
it is a 1970's bottling and aprox value is about €250- €350 if it is in good condition
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