World Whisky Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May, or May 16 this year. It was founded in 2012 by Blair Bowman, a Scottish graduate student at the University of Aberdeen and whisky enthusiast. It initially started out as a Facebook page encouraging others to enjoy a wonderful drink. It soon struck a nerve (or taste bud) and by 2014 an estimated 250,000 people participated in hundreds of events in over 40 countries including China, New Zealand and Azerbaijan.
On the evening of November 6th, three of the founding members of Scotchology went to a Scotch tasting hosted at a local British pub, Merlin’s Rest, in South Minneapolis. Merlin’s happens to be the place we, as Scotchology members, go to try new Scotches and pick which ones to taste for our monthly meetings. What delectables were consumed and what sort of shenanigans were found? More importantly, why weren’t you there too?
World Whisky Day 2014 was a rousing success for Scotchology this past May. It was the first whisky tasting any of us had planned or hosted. It taught us what teamwork and good planning can accomplish. We’re sorry if you couldn’t make it but encourage you to not miss the day in 2015, either by joining us or celebrating in your own way. To help gauge what people thought, we sent out a short survey to cover the important points. Here’s what the data told us.