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I just got back from a golf trip to central/southern Pennsylvania. Twelve guys, three nights, and 90 holes of golf. The number one question I got from people leading up to the trip was, “are you bringing whisky?” Of course I was bringing whisky! I think the majority of the group ended up trying a little bit of the bottle and receiving it well. It made me think of a list of rules for bringing a bottle of whisky on a road trip:
- Get a GOOD bottle – You don’t need to break the bank on a 40 year old Highland Park for a trip to Chambersburg. Just a good bottle, representative of the distillery’s products will do. I chose the 10 year old from Ardbeg. Avoid the plastic bottles for the trip. Get something people will actually enjoy.
- Bring a full bottle - There’s always less whisky left in an open bottle than you remember, so make the trip to the liquor store and get a fresh bottle in the box (easier to travel with anyway).
- Share it – This is a great opportunity to expose whisky to friends who may not be familiar with it. Give them a small sample and see what they think. It’s a nice, risk free way for them to try something new and you’ll be spreading the word.
- It’s a golf trip, not a whisky tasting – Not everybody needs to bring a bottle on a road trip. We’re not doing a tasting event, we’re enjoying a drink. Figure out the people who are bringing the bottle(s) ahead of time so the rest can take care of other supplies.
- Bring your own glasses – For the first time, I packed up a bunch of glencairn glasses and packed them with my whisky. Not relying on the “complementary” plastic cups from the Sheraton Four Points ended up being a good call. The glasses added to the experience, discouraged mixing the Ardbeg with Diet Coke and made us feel more like grown ups than over-sized college students.
- Finish it – You don’t want to drag a bottle back with you from a road trip. Make sure you’re generous enough that it doesn’t come home with you. If no one wants the last dram, I’m pretty sure you’ll know what to do.
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