Whisky Live 2013 - Melbourne

[sengjc]

Went with a mate and bumped into Matt.

A huge turn out:

Smelling peat smoke for the first time:

Interesting pairing, whisky and oysters. Works well with a Bowmore.

[icproperty]

That oyster looks pristine...

[sharks]

Great Stuff , looks sweet

[BatFastard]

Awesome photo's, looks like a great time. Thanks for sharing

[sengjc]

No worries, thanks for having a look.

Next time you are having oysters al naturale, just put a few drops of Bowmore or some smoky Islay on one then slurp it down. Works very well.

I wonder if it will work with Talisker, hmm.

[sengjc]

It's the day after Whisky Live 2013 and I was so impressed with the "oyster using whisky as a condiment" concept that I decided to try it home:

Works best with the Caol Ila 12 YO. Surprisingly, my wife and I found the pairing with the Talisker 10 YO to be just ok.

As for the Clynelish 14 YO, it was an interesting match. Probably best consumed separately. Suffice to say that briny-savouriness and sweet-maltiness do not go very well together.

BTW, this is probably the only way I will ever get the wife to try any whisky.