Once upon a time, March 31st used to mean year-end sales push with everyone running around, heaps of energy, effort and much more!

While I no longer have such direct business pressures, I do still need to do the accounting books so did a little whisky cabinet spring cleaning to pull out a few older oxidation bottles to have on hand for a late evening post numbers wind down. Great plan… til a cold happened. And I never waste good whisky on a stuffed up nose!!

So instead, my March round-up will not feature my hidden gems, instead share that it did bring some merriment and mischief with a trip to Jakarta and Singapore – including a nip into The Single Cask and La Maison du Whisky.

Alas March missed two of our usual tasting group sessions – both the BMC and our underground original club. However nothing was going to stop our Whisky Ladies from their monthly tasting!

And what did the ladies chose? A few less common slightly ‘Risky Whiskies‘:

• France – Brenne Estate Cask 40% – A delightful light, frankly ‘girly’ bubblegum whisky
• France – AWA (Authentique Whisky Alsacien) Pinot Noire 42% – A wine influenced playful, flower bouquet of a whisky
• USA – Virgil Kaine 2016 Ashcat 45.6% –  Bourbon with a twist!

Plus a birthday bonus and bourbon:

• Lowland – Auchentoshan 40 year 41.2% – A whisky lady birthday treat! Happy Bday Pooja!!!
• USA – Willett Pot Stilled Reserve 47% – Great with a cube of ice!

I also shared notes from an amazing evening with Krishna Nakula when we sampled:

• Undeclared 22 year (1990/2012) 46% – Sweet spice with a lovely long finish
• Glenlivet 19 year (1995/2015) 58.1% – Banana spice, nutty cereal…
• Amrut 5 year (2010/2015) 56.5% – Finally an Amrut I really LIKE!
• Kavalan Solist NAS Sherry Cask S081229026 55.6% – Yet another brilliant Kavalan!
• Benriach 20 year (1994/2014) 54.7% – Lots of different elements, not quite in harmony

Plus a few extras like:

• Whisky Tip for Asia – “Take a “shot” of ice cold water” (Murray Campbell, Bruichladdich Brand Ambassador for Asia)
• Whisky Live Singapore – Ladies Room + Amrut
• A look back on the remarkable Nordic Whiskies Journey
• Recap of the Whisky Ladies bitching at the International Scotch Day
• And “Of all the gin joints!” on Native Brew’s early gin experiments for the Whisky Ladies

Curious to know more? Check out recent Whisky Lady’s monthly missives:

• Whisky Lady – February
• Whisky Lady – January
• Whisky Lady – December

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