The Balvenie Hits the Road to Celebrate Hand-Crafted Rewards

Michael van Baker — Thu, 12 May 2011 23:48:49 +0000

At the tasting at the WAC, in between cheap Scots jokes, Pollacchi schooled us on nosing and tasting Scotch, telling us to aim for a gentle wafting of the aroma, as if we were smelling a passerby's perfume at the airport. Then, holding the glass, you place other tightly on top, and shake once or twice. With a be-Scotched palm, rub your hands together briskly, then cup them and inhale. When you actually taste the Scotch, let it have at your tongue a bit before swallowing, and then exhale so the "finish" rises to your nose--that's when, with the Balvenie, you'll get the smoky notes.

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The Balvenie Hits the Road to Celebrate Hand-Crafted Rewards