In our club we have a long tradition of fireside evenings: small gatherings where we get together to put our feet up, have a good drink and enjoy each others company.

A couple of months ago Peter Lie organized a wine tasting evening and shared his detailed knowledge of fine spirits with us. Eager to host a fireside evening of my own I started thinking what drink-related knowledge I could bring to the table. Fortunately I have a fine collection of whisky’s in my drinks cabinet and know a little about the various types of whisky. Could I perhaps host a whisky tasting evening?

As they say in Holland: zo gezegd zo gedaan. A small group of us got together at my place in Houten yesterday  for a night of fine whisky, excellent cheese and pleasant banter. Olena and Peter brought a large number of snacks including an impressive cheese plateau, olives and some tasty bread.

Us Rotarians deserve the best of what life has to offer, and so in that vein I decided to uncork  my oldest 4 bottles. We started with a nice 20 year old Whyte & MacKay blend and then worked our way through successive lowland and highland single malts. The evening concluded with a fine Glenfarclass from 1966.

Peter & Olena: thanks for your pleasant company, and I hope you enjoyed the whisky!