Now a Single Malt Scotch Kind of Girl

My friend Mark from work let me know that his boyfriend had found a whisky tasting for us to go to. A man had just found the key to my heart, but alas he had a boyfriend. However since Mark is really one of my besties I was not deterred, I was ecstatic! The whisky we were going to be tasting was Macallan, a whisky distillery from the Speyside region of Scotland. Therefore we would be enjoying an evening of friendship and single malt scotch. I have always been a cheap whisky drinker, and now I was going to go over to the classy side. And best of all the tasting was FREE!

So the night started with myself, Mark, Tony, Lori, and Calla going to the Walnut Room for a beer. None of us had ever ordered a whisky neat before, so we weren't really sure what to expect. My whiskey experiences had always been with Coke mixers or slammed out of a shot glass. My experiences were never of whiskey sipped in class, style, or manly sophistication. We also had a few appetizers because no one new how much single malt scotch we would be consuming that night.

When we first arrived in line, we were checked in via a cocktail waitress with a little black dress and an IPAD- classy. Once she checked us in, she handed us each a gold coin. We were to exchange our gold coin for our first sample of a 10-year single malt scotch. 750 ml of the regular 10 year fine oak cask will run you about 30-40 dollars.

Tony, Mark, Me, Lori, and Calla

We entered the room and received our first taste of single malt scotch. It was delicious. The kind of drink that you sipped slowly and that made you feel all warm inside. There were also lots of yummy appetizers. I only got to try the chicken pesto poppers, but I heard that the seared tuna bites were amazing! A professional photographer was also on hand to take our pictures and make us feel like important rockstars. Don't believe me, take a look for yourself (makes me wished I had dressed up a bit):

After the pictures and the warm tingling feeling from the 10 year scotch, we proceeded into the main room. There we were seated, and a cute Scottish man came out and proceeded to engage us with his whit and charm. A cute Scottish man with whit and charm in the whisky business....a man after my own heart. My friend Mark even looked at me and said, "Oh my gosh Emily, It's your dream man!"But once again, ALAS, this time the man after my own heart was married. However I was still not deterred as years of scotch were about to pass right into my belly.

We proceeded to listen to the whit, charm, and jokes of the Scottish man as we indulged in:

12-Year Single Malt Scotch which is anywhere between $43 and $57 for a 750ml bottle

15-Year Single Malt Scotch which is anywhere between $70 and $80 for a 750ml bottle

17-Year Single Malt Scotch which is anywhere between $125 and $130 for a 750ml bottle

18-Year Single Malt Scotch which is anywhere between $140 and $165 for a 750ml bottle

According to Wikipedia back in 2007 a bottle of 1926 vintage Macallan was sold at a Christies auction for 54k making it the most expensive bottle of liquor ever sold!

Although they were all good. My favorite was the 15 year and the 17 year. The cute Scottish man had done his job, he had made me a fan of Macallan. And even more importantly, I learned that I am a single malt scotch girl! I cannot wait for the tastings to come, and I can't wait to learn more about whisky!!!!