The members of The Cabinet met last week for one of our most hallowed traditions - the annual pre-Christmas member's choice night. Normally the Secretary sets the theme and makes the selections, but once a year a rotating list of members pick the whiskies from our stocks that they would most like to showcase.
As it is a busy time of year and as I have left the writing of this a little bit too long, I am going to beg pardon and simply present photos of what was tasted. All are familiar have been reviewed before.
As it is a busy time of year and as I have left the writing of this a little bit too long, I am going to beg pardon and simply present photos of what was tasted. All are familiar have been reviewed before.
The Highland Park 18 was strictly speaking not a "member's choice", but rather the fruit of careful budgeting, allowing its purchase with the remaining 2017 funds. The clear favourite among the above was, perhaps surprisingly, the Tullibardine 20. If you are feeling generously inclined, this would make a very fine Christmas gift for the right person. $167 at Manitoba Liquor Mart.
Before wrapping up this briefest of posts I should mention that Michael attended the launch of "Canadian Whisky" by Davin de Kergommeaux at McNally Robinson on our behalf. He reported it to be an interesting and amusing evening, although it is safe to say, likely not nearly as interesting and amusing as a Cabinet meeting. A copy of Davin's excellent book was raffled off during our meeting to the member who demonstrated the least knowledge of Canadian whisky and was thus the most in need of education.
Thank you to our members and to our readers, 2017 was another brilliant year for The Cabinet.
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