Follow-up/Whisky Live Paris 2006
32 Primary Aromas follow up
In the latest episode of WhiskyCast, Mark Gillespie did me one better on the subject of 32 primary aromas - not only interviewing me, he also talked to Charles Maclean - to whom I attributed as the seminal source of the 32 aromas myth.
Read the original The Scotch Blog article: 32 Primary Aromas? Myth Busting
Whisky Live Paris
I did not get a chance to attend last year's Whisky Live in Paris - I've been told it's one of the most interesting shows any where. I also believe that anything Martine is involved in would be top shelf.
This year, the show serendipitously happens to occur the weekend before I'm attending the Bruichladdich Academy. So, it wasn't too much of a task to switch my plans to include a stop in Paris to attend this show.
Last year, the Whisky Live Paris show was completely sold out, attracting more than 1,800 private visitors and 1,200 professionals, this year the show will be spread out over three days, September 16, 17 and 18, to accommodate the expected crowds. I understand that one of those days will be for "professionals".
Co-sponsored by La Maison du Whisky and Whisky Magazine, Whisky Live Paris will host more than 50 distilleries (and 300 whiskies) from Scotland, Ireland, United States, Japan, France, Wales, and India. In addition, each day, there will be a tasting of rare whiskies that have been bottled especially for Whisky Live.
A rare whiskies tasting gives the opportunity to try three single casks selected by La Maison du Whisky: a Glenfiddich 1974, a Highland Park 1977, and an Ardbeg 1975. Apparently there will also be a special surprise - but that's all they will tell me.
If you are planning to attend the Paris show, please consider buying tickets via The Scotch Blog (by clicking here or on the Whisky Live graphic), since this will register the traffic as coming from this site. If you do not speak French you may, like me, need a translator.
Here's an idea - convince your (girlfriend/wife/boyfriend/husband/significant other) that a romantic autumn trip to Paris would be a great get-a-way for the two of you. Only upon reaching Paris do you "discover" that a whisky festival, of all things, happens to coincide with your trip.
How could he/she refuse you the pleasure of attending the show, after you were so considerate to take them to Paris? It could work.
In the coming months I will be giving you more information about the show, and I hope to see you there.
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