The Booze-y SXSW

You guys! The Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza is coming to town! It’s like the adult (Scotch-lovers’) circus, but instead of 20 clowns stuffed into a VW, you get 20 clowns stuffed into a hotel lobby.

Wait, what?

Yeah, you’ll have to excuse me. I was up late last night “researching” several different whiskies (no, not the cat food–no wait, that’s Whiskas. Nevermind).

Exhibit A: My brain currently

The SMSW Experience, yes! For $135 (for non-members, $120 for members) here’s what you can expect:

• Taste over 110 single malt & Scotch whiskies (One hundred and ten. ONE HUNDRED AND TEN.)
• Savor a sumptuous buffet dinner (I love that word: sumptuous)
• Premium imported cigars for your later enjoyment (is it just me or does that sound dirty? Like Clinton-Lewinsky dirty. Sorry, carry on…)
• Robb Report magazines for attendees
• A souvenir tasting glass
• Raffle prizes

Their spring lineup included New York, Phoenix, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, and Denver; and the fall lineup includes Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Fort Lauderdale.

Here is a more detailed list: http://www.singlemaltextravaganza.com/schedule.html

Lastly, here are the brands that you can expect to try:

• Aberfeldy
• Aberlour
• anCnoc
• Ardbeg
• Ardmore
• Auchentoshan
• Balblair
• The Balvenie
• Big Peat
• Bowmore
• The Classic Cask
• The Classic Malts
• Cardhu 12
• Dalwhinnie 15
• Glenkinchie 12
• Lagavulin 16
• Oban 14
• Singleton 12
• Talisker 10
• Clontarf
• Crown Royal
• The Dalmore
• Dewar’s
• Double Barrel
• The Famous Grouse
• Glen Garioch
• Glen Grant
• Glenfiddich
• The Glenlivet
• Glenmorangie
• The Glenrothes
• Highland Park
• Highland Stag
• Isle of Jura
• Knappogue Castle
• Laphroaig
• Loch Chaim
• Longmorn
• The Macallan
• The McGibbon’s Provenance
• Michael Collins
• Old Pulteney
• The Premier Barrel
• Scapa
• The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
• Speyburn
• Suntory
• Yamazki
• Hibiki
• Usquaebach