New members are welcomed with open arms, and taken in as though they always belonged. Which led me to ask why they felt it was important to be part of a whisky club. For Julie who didn’t really know much about whisky before she joined – it’s about the people and the memories that are created. For Patrick Liew it’s the journey of learning for yourself but also from others all the things that make whisky so unique and interesting. For Ray and Perry, they highly recommend joining a whisky club because it allows people to taste drams they would likely never buy on their own. For Larry, it’s the fact that people come from all different walks of life but end up building rich relationships and memorable moments based on one shared passion.
colleagues, fellow university alumni or friends from across the country, everyone gets along as if they have known each other for years”. Clubs are truly a great way to learn, share and of course create a lifetime of memories. Congratulations to the Whisky 101 Club, may you celebrate another fantastic 10 years into the future. And as the members clearly demonstrate = A seed planted with love, not only grows but flourishes in the place we call the whiskyfabric. Do you want your club to be featured in the next Whisky Explorer Magazine? Email us at editor@thewhiskyexplorer.ca and let us help you share your story.
I always love to ask people what their favourite whisky words are or which bottle stands out as the best (so far)… Favourite word for many – Dirty dram. As for a whisky that stood out, each member had a very distinct one that was linked to a specific moment or memory. • The first club bottling – Igor’s independent bottling of a Ledaig • Roch Comeau’s Hibiki 30 year old • Tasting AncNocs with Gordon Bruce in Cornwall Ontario • Glenfarclas Single Sherry Cask 1973 (27 years old), a gift from a friend (NICE FRIEND) I’ll finish this article with something Larry mentioned during the interview: “The membership may have changed a little bit as we now have members from 3 other provinces. What still strikes me the most about this club is how the rapport between all of these very different individuals is almost immediate, it doesn’t matter if they were my friends, work
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