Jolly Toper’s whisky tastings normally take place on Thursday nights from 7:30pm until approximately 10pm at The Kilderkin 65/67 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, (they do a mean pizza). For more details on the tastings themselves please click here

P/O/U/R/S = Peaty, Old, Unusual, Rare and Sherry cask matured. Recently many people have requested the exact nature of the line up at the ‘pours’ tastings remain secret so a proper ‘blind’ tasting can be held. However I understand some attendees would be more comfortable knowing which drams were to be tasted before committing to attending. If you don’t want to know the confirmed line up contact us before checking the details listed below.

* = £3 discount for first timers and members. Membership costs £10 for 13 months.

Future dates

P/O/U/R/S 06/03/14 £25/22*

Glentauchers 15yo cask strength sherry cask bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for The Whisky Exchange – a true sherry monster, not for everyone but very much for me.

Invergordon 25yo cask strength single grain from Whisky Broker

Glen Elgin 22yo rum cask full strength Cadenheads

Craigellachie-Glenlivet 14yo Bourbon hogshead 53.3% –  bottled to mark the 10th anniversary of Cadenhead’s Berlin shop, only 18 bottles in the UK

Lagavulin 12yo cask strength Diageo Special Release 2013

Marie Curie fund raising tasting Thursday 13.3.14 £15 – 100% of money taken goes to the charity

Longrow 7yo October 2000 – January 2008 5 1/2 years in refill Bourbon then 1 1/2 years fresh Gaja Barolo 55.8% 12120 bottles. I love this stuff, the flavour just keeps on going.

Tomintoul 14yo 46%

Tomatin 15yo 43%

Clynelish 16yo 46%

Century of Malts 40%

P/O/U/R/S 20.3.14 £YBC*

Marie Curie fund raising tasting Thursday 27.3.14 £25 – 100% of money taken goes to the charity SOLD OUT!

P/O/U/R/S 3.4.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 17.4.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 1.5.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 15.5.14 £TBC*

THE BEST CADENHEADS HAS No. 3 21.05.14 £TBC

Those whisky daft Danes are back with the usual request – pour the 5 best drams Cadenheads currently have – hang the price.

P/O/U/R/S 29.5.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 12.6.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 26.6.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 10.7.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 24.7.14 £TBC*