Whisky Tasting Dates

All of the Jolly Toper’s whisky tastings take place on Thursday nights from 7:30pm until approximately 10pm at the Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, meals available up to the time of the tastings.

Future dates:-

8.7.10 Theme : bottled at the distillery- taken directly from a cask for distillery visitors. £26/23*

Longrow Shiraz hogshead 08.01 – 20.05.10 8yo 58.5% 414 bottles

Aberlour first fill Bourbon cask 27.06.95 – 12.03.10 14yo 63.3%

Benromach Bourbon cask 01.05.10 – 03.05.10 10yo 60.1% first fill Boubon barrel

Bruichladdich Feis Ile fresh sherry butt Islay barley 2004 – 2010 57.5%

Old Pulteney 1990 2010 19yo 57.4% Bourbon cas

22.7.10 Old/Sherried/Peaty/Rare/Unusual £t.b.c. including:-

Rare Ayrshire (Ladyburn) 1975 45.2% Signatory

Laphroaig Cairdeas (11yo to 19yo) 2010 Feis Ile 57.3%

Bladnoch 03.03.2001 – 20.01.2010 8yo single sherry butt 55.0% (possibly)

something unusual

something else

+ a mystery dram (probably)

Thursday September 2nd Old/Sherried/Peaty/Rare/Unusual £t.b.c

Thursday September 16th old Caol Ila £t.b.c.

25yo 43% Diageo,

25yo 55.2% Cadenheads

25yo 54.1% Bladnoch Forum

30yo 54.2% Bladnoch Forum

another 25yo+

Thursday September 30th Old/Sherried/Peaty/Rare/Unusual £t.b.c.

Thursday October 14th Longmorn £t.b.c.

official 15yo 45%

Duthies 19yo 46%

12yo 53.4% Bladnoch Forum

1971 43% Gordon and MacPhail

another

Thursday October 28th Old/Sherried/Peaty/Rare/Unusual £t.b.c.

Thursday November 11th World whiskies No. 3 £t.b.c.

Millstone 8yo 43% (Holland)

Kilbeggan 15yo (Ireland)

Weidenauer (Austria)

Eddu Silver (France)

2 others

Thursday November 25th Old/Sherried/Peaty/Rare/Unusual £t.b.c.

Thursday December 9th non-Islay peaty drams £t.b.c.

Caperdonich 10yo 58.5% The Whisky Exchange

Talisker 53.9% from distillery only

Longrow

two others

Thursday December 23rd Old/Sherried/Peaty/Rare/Unusual £t.b.c.

Future tastings:-

Peaty blends 40% : date and price tbc

Islay Mist
Islay Hallmark 8yo
Black Bottle 10yo
Black Grouse
Black Bottle
plus a special guest (Brora or Port Ellen)

Visit the Jolly Toper at http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/