I had so many fantastic whiskey-related adventures last year. I visited multiple distilleries in Kentucky, Scotland and Japan, courtesy of Rascal + Thorn; and I had numerous wonderful tastings in Saratoga Springs with the Saratoga Whiskey Club. My top 10 whisk(e)y experiences of 2018 (in no particular order):
1 Chichibu Distillery (tour & tasting room)
2 Balvenie (distillery tour & tasting room)
3 Glenfarclas (distillery tour and tasting room)
4 Artisan Restaurant in Wishaw
5 Japanese Whisky Bars
6 Splurging on my amazing birthday bottle: Bowmore 25-yr from Feis Ile 2016
7 Bunnahabhain Ultimate Experience
8 Michters (distillery tour and tasting room)
9 Wilderness Trail Distillery
10 Saratoga Whiskey Club (friends, drams and new horizons)
SWC Barrel
Cheers! / Slainte! / Kanpai!