Connoisseur
A connoisseur, derived from the French word ‘Connaitre’ is a person with a great deal of knowledge about a particular thing, be it food, beverage, music or so on.
My love for Scotch whisky makes me a connoisseur of whisky, particularly the ‘Single Malt’. Of course I humbly admit, if not a great deal, I have a fair bit of knowledge.
Passion, travel, research, and experimenting with exchange of thoughts has enhanced the knowledge of my interest.
My initial experiments with alcohol were varied and a lot confused. During my younger days, situation in the wallet decided on the poison and I was easily pleased with whatever was affordable. But with time I graduated from ‘any kind’ of spirits to specific brands. Somewhere along the way I developed an eternal taste for whiskys and the other spirits went off my radar. As I matured, I began to seek mature whiskies and then I found my soul mate, the ‘single malt’!
Love for the ‘malt’ took me to distilleries across Scotland for an in depth understanding of the brew and its making. And believe me, I was bowled over completely and since then am totally loyal to the ‘Single Malt’. It’s never an attitude or arrogance (as some might think), but these days my system does not accept anything, but the single malt. And that’s purely an appreciation and love for the elixir which gives me so much more than just its taste! Uisge-Beatha!
Nosing a single malt takes me right back to the distilleries especially to the warehouse where the whiskies are stored in casks for maturation. I just need to close my eyes and am there. The taste takes me on a walk through the specific distilleries according to the flavours.
I have had a penchant for Single malt for quite some time now. Technology and travel has helped me to gather more knowledge about it. I can proudly say that I am well aware of a lot of information about Scotch from the distilleries to being able to taste a whisky and write my own notes about it!
Being a connoisseur means knowing all about something and I am on the trail learning each day. It’s a pleasure literally, to learn more and more about the single malt whisky. I am confident of suggesting a suitable whisky that would be appealing for anybody just by knowing something about them. I am pretty sure they will get hooked on to it!
I love having a gang of likeminded souls who would appreciate good things in life, similar passions and interests and would be more than happy to open a bottle for them. So come with me and let’s explore single malt and fall in love with it. Join me on one of my tours to Scotland and you will know what I am talking about!
Check out some interesting facts and trivia about the single malt and images with my tasting notes! Cheers!
