The Blue Moon of whisky tastings, sort of. 

A blue moon happens only rarely, right? Well, so it is when the First Friday and Second Saturday of a month wind up on consecutive nights. Such is the case in February and March of 2014. 

February 7^th and March 7^th are the First Fridays of those two months. February 8^th and March 8^th are each month’s Second Saturday. What’s it all mean? 

Well, it’s quite a good thing for whisky drinkers in and around central Wyoming. It means those two months’ single malt Scotch tastings are on consecutive nights at the Miner’s Delight Inn Bed & Breakfast in Atlantic City, Wyoming. 

Thirty miles from gas and groceries, and situated along the southeastern foothills of the Wind River Mountain Range, Atlantic City—at 7,675’ (2,339m)—boasts dirt streets and about 25 year-round residents. In the winter months the fireplace and woodstove roar at the Miner’s Delight Inn, and on the Second Saturday of each month proprietors Barbara and Bob Townsend have been pouring single malt Scotch whiskies going on six years. They started their First Friday tastings in February 2012. 

            Climb the mountain, bring your cross-country skis if you’re so inclined—there’s a Nordic trail system six miles away—and settle in to sample the single malt spirits of Scotland. 

            You’ll find the featured whiskies for each night at the inn’s site:  http://www.minersdelightinn.com/Scotch%20Whisky.htm