This year's PASSPORT program runs from Friday 12-21-18 6:30 PM through Sunday 01-27-19 11:59 PM.
$800/passport. Choose 12 ounces from 35 bottles. Out of 12 pours, one must be non-whisk(e)y. Our hours of operations are your windows for indulgence. Please note that we are closed January 1st, 2019. You can share your Passport(s) with as many (close) friends as you want.
Join us for a "Kick-off“cocktail reception before the official start on Friday, December 21, 2018 between 5:30 and 6:30 PM. We'll have a guest distiller as well as two mystery pours of something worthy to be on the list. Flavien will give a brief address as he reflects on 2018 and some house-favorite culinary bites will make their way around the room.The gift bag this year will feature 1 Spirit School Seminar gift certificate, a spirited decanter, a box of Brooklyn Born chocolates, and a Ravenscroft tasting glass. We'll even provide a mini (or two) to fill said tasting glass. We can’t think of a better way to kickoff the New Year than a little pre-holiday cheer. We look forward to seeing you as we kick off the 2018/19 PASSPORT TO GREAT SPIRITS.
This year's selections are:
Scotch
Ardbeg Twenty One, ‘The Ultimate’ Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 92 proof
Balvenie 17 Year Old Peated Cask, 86 proof
Benriach Authenticus, 30 Year Old Peated Malt, 92 proof
Carsebridge (The Exclusive Malts) 44 Year Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Distilled in 1974, Cask Number 6044, 284.6 proof
Caol Ila 30 Year Old Limited Release, Cask Strength, Bottled in 2014, Bottle 5607, 110.2 proof
Dalmore 35 Year Old, 80 proof
Glenfiddich Excellence 26 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 86 proof
Glenrothes 1968 (The Last Drop) Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Bottled in 2018, Cask 13504, 102.6 proof
Highland Park 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Distilled in 1971, Bottle 1 of 657 part of the Orcadian Vintages series launched in 2010, 17 casks only, 93.8 proof
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare, Special Blend includes Brora, 92 proof
Macallan (Distiller’s Art bottling) 23 Year Old Single Cask, Bottle 201 of 210, Distilled in 1993, 108 proof
North British 50 Year Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Berry Bros & Rudd ‘Exceptional Cask’ series Cask 90592/3, Bottle 344/472, 117.8 proof
Springbank 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 92 proof
That Boutique-y Whisky Company 50 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky #1, Batch 6, Bottle 506 of 1000, 93.2 proof
Tullibardine 44 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Distilled in 1970, 81 proof
Bourbon & Rye
Buffalo Trace Distillery, Experimental Collection, 9 years + 5 months old Bourbon Whiskey made with Oats, 90 proof
Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single Barrel, Hand Selected by Brandy Library, 90 proof
George T. Stagg Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Cask Strength Fall 2018 Antique Collection release, 124.9 proof
Heaven Hill 8 Year Old Select Stock wheated Bourbon, Finished in Cognac Barrels, Bottled in 2014, 130.2 proof
Hirsch Selections 22 Year Old Hand Picked Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, Distilled in 1983, 93 proof
Jefferson’s 18 Year Old Presidential Select, Batch 30, Bottle 1333, Distilled in 1991, Aged in Stitzel-Weller Barrels, 94 proof
Michter’s 20 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, released Fall 2018, 114.2 proof
Old Fashioned Copper (O.F.C.) Vintage Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Distilled in 1985, 90 proof
Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Old Family Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottle F4297, 95.6 proof
Parker’s Heritage Collection (Heaven Hill) Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky Finished in Orange Curacao Barrels, Fall 2018 release, 110 proof
Vintage Rye 23 Year Old, 94 proof
World Whisk(e)y
Hibiki 21 Year Old Suntory Whisky, 86 proof
Yamazaki 25 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky, 2017 release, 86 proof
Knappogue Castle 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey, 80 proof
Brandy
Christian Drouin 1948 Calvados Eau-de-vie de Cidre de Normandie, 84 proof
Courvoisier L’Essence Cognac, 80 proof
Delamain 50 Year Old Grande Champagne Cognac, Distilled in 1966, Bottle 19, 80 proof
Hennessy Paradis Imperial Cognac, 80 proof
Jean Cavé Vieil Armagnac, Distilled in 1959, 80 proof
Domaine de Papolle, 45 Year Old Armagnac, Distilled in 1973, 80 proof