October 2006

Gentlemen,

As a follow up to the invitation to our first expanded Third Thursday Whisky night, I wanted to share a brief recap.  In sum, and I believe I speak for everyone who attended, it was an excellent start to the monthly event!  We're already looking forward to November 19th, so please mark your calendars for it.

Our tasting was of the Speyside's Balvenie 12 year old Doublewood (43% ABV), produced by the same company that brings us Glenfiddich ~ perhaps to be tasted ere long.  Although the nose was interesting, with floral, straw, and honey-lemon notes, the taste delivered far less than was expected.  The flavor really only opened up after the spirit was drowned in water and we were drowned in spirits.  The resultant average score was a resounding 6.5 out of 10... simply not a favorite.  A tough go for TP tonight, being his first real whisky tasting, but I'm assured that the excellence of our company made up for the lack of interest in the drink.

As for the rest of the night: dinner followed by a cigar.  Let's just say Manchester's been put on my "to visit" list and PK's porch, so long as it's not snowing, is as welcome a place to light up as any.  The rest of the evening's finer points were better enjoyed live than recollected in writing, so I'll leave it at this: "having a wonderful time, wish you were here."

Until we raise our next glass together...

Sláinte,

Welcome!

<This letter was written in December 2010, but has been back-dated for reasons which will become clear as you read on...>

For those of you visiting this blog for the first time, including those of my faithful followers who are no longer able to view our 'lost' blog site, please allow me to explain what is happening and what you will find in the posts that follow.


The Third Thursday Club held its first whisky tasting event in October, 2006 anno domini.  It became my habit, after each meeting, to provide a summary recapitulation of the evening's tasting, including any related "scoring" and perhaps some personal observations.  I began to post my invitation letters as well, in hopes that those who might have accidentally stumbled upon the record of our exploits would also be advised of how they might find us in the real world, thereby enabling their attendance in person.


Due to circumstances beyond our control, we lost the http://www.thirdthursdayclub.org/ website, complete with all documentation, around November 2010.  I have recently been working with some of my more technical cohorts to redefine our online presence.  In addition to the blog, we can be found on Facebook, and on our main page at http://www.thirdthursdayclub.org/.  The series of entries which follows on my blog (you are here) includes only those letters I retained and of those, only the ones written as the result of a meeting.  I have opted not to include the invitations - except in some particular circumstances - as this information will be made available, going forward, at our main site.

I was able to arrange the postings by the month in which they occurred, so as to at least preserve the flow of our Club's lifecycle.  I hope you find the reading which follows to be informative, insightful, and at least partially entertaining.  And if I can be of any assistance, please don't hesistate to let me know.


Sláinte,