{"id":1158,"date":"2012-11-12T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homespeakeasy.com\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2012-11-12T12:07:28","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T17:07:28","slug":"the-whiskey-society-of-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homespeakeasy.com\/?p=1158","title":{"rendered":"The Whiskey Society of Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week, after the kind of brainstorming that only happens over drinks with friends, we had an idea for getting to drink more whiskey than a reasonable person could afford. Since there are so many types of great whiskey out there, but it’s impossible to try without dropping a hundred or more on a bottle you might not even love, we decided a little divide-and-conquer\u00a0might be in order. We recruited a group of about 8 people that all really enjoy whiskey to start a club that will meet once a month to split a bottle of something we’ve been thinking of trying (or flat-out lusting over) for a while.<\/p>\n

It’s going to work like this:<\/p>\n

Each month, a rotating member of the club will host, and the host will get to pick what whiskey we’ll be drinking \u2013 Rye, Bourbon, American, Scotch, Japanese and Irish are all fair game. All other participating members will come, pay their portion of the bottle, and we will sit and drink it in one sitting. It’s not the most unique or innovative thing in the world, but I’m certainly looking forward to getting to taste all the whiskey I’ve been hunting for a pretty reasonable price.<\/p>\n

For the first meeting, I’ll be hosting, and I’m excited to say that I got my hands on a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 20 year.<\/p>\n

I’d encourage other people to try it out too. I would love to hear about what everyone thought about their whiskeys in normal terms…professional reviews are never much help to me. All you really need is a few friends, some extra rocks glasses, and the urge to drink something delicious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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