Event Review – 2012 Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza at The Union League, Center City Philadelphia

On Tuesday November 27th, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America held their annual Extravaganza event at the Union League in Center City Philadelphia. This event was originally scheduled for November 1st, but thanks to the mayhem that was caused by Hurricane Sandy, the event had to be rescheduled. Although this rescheduling resulted in a much smaller crowd at this years event, there were some huge benefits from our perspective, especially since the majority of the distilleries from years past were still in attendance.

There were around ten of us scheduled for the original date, but due to work and family commitments (surprise surprise!), only five of us were able to make it on November 27th. Limpd, his Pappy (aka The Godfather of Whisk(e)y), The Rick (aka Swagmaster), our friend Bill, and I met up at around 6PM. Just in time for The Whisky Panel!

Booze News Flash: The 2012 Philly Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza Date + A Discount Code!

As most of you are well aware, we are big fans of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, and have attended the last five Fall Extravaganza events in Philadelphia, as well as the Spring Extravaganza event in New York this past May. Due to Hurricane Sandy, the Philly Fall 2012 event which was to be held on Thursday, November 1st will now be held on Tuesday, November 27th, which is just seven days away.

Below is some general information from the Society about this event, as well as a promotional code that will save you some money on the price of admission:

Ladies and Gentlemen are cordially invited to enjoy a connoisseur’s evening featuring rare and exceptional Single Malt Scotch and unique whiskies from around the world. The evening includes a delicious dinner buffet as well as a selection of premium imported cigars for our guests’ later enjoyment. The Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza brings the discerning enthusiast the opportunity to sample the participating whiskies in a sophisticated and elegant environment with genuine camaraderie and knowledgeable representatives from each participating distillery.

All events run from 7pm to 9pm. Registration begins at 7pm. The dress code is business casual, jackets preferred. No denim or athletic attire.

Readers of “It’s just the booze dancing…” will receive the Society member discount on tickets by using promotional code “BDC2012“. Members tickets to the Extravaganza are $135.00 each and non-member guest tickets are $150.00 each. We will offer our members price for your readers at $135.00 each, when they use the promotional code (be sure to ask about special rates for groups of 8 or more).

Please inform your readers to use the promotional code “BDC2012“. They can purchase tickets directly from our website via the link below, or call us at 800.990.1991.

https://www.amerisurf.com/singlemaltextravaganza/form_tickets.html

Again, please have them put “BDC2012” in the promotional code box to receive the members’ price for their ticket(s).

Please let us know if you’ll be attending next Tuesday’s events. It looks like we will definitely be attending the Philadelphia event, so perhaps we’ll see you there. Cheers!

Booze News Flash: The 2012 Fall Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza Dates + A Discount Code!

As most of you are well aware, we are big fans of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, and have attended the last five Fall Extravaganza events in Philadelphia, as well as the Spring Extravaganza event in New York this past May. A few days ago, I received an email from the Society announcing their Fall 2012 events lineup.

Below is some general information from the Society about the Fall 2012 events, as well as a promotional code that will save you some money on the price of admission:

Ladies and Gentlemen are cordially invited to enjoy a connoisseur’s evening featuring rare and exceptional Single Malt Scotch and unique whiskies from around the world. The evening includes a delicious dinner buffet as well as a selection of premium imported cigars for our guests’ later enjoyment. The Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza brings the discerning enthusiast the opportunity to sample the participating whiskies in a sophisticated and elegant environment with genuine camaraderie and knowledgeable representatives from each participating distillery.

All events run from 7pm to 9pm. Registration begins at 7pm. The dress code is business casual, jackets preferred. No denim or athletic attire.

Readers of “It’s just the booze dancing…” will receive the Society member discount on tickets by using promotional code “BDC2012“. Members tickets to the Extravaganza are $135.00 each and non-member guest tickets are $150.00 each. We will offer our members price for your readers at $135.00 each, when they use the promotional code (be sure to ask about special rates for groups of 8 or more).

Please inform your readers to use the promotional code “BDC2012“. They can purchase tickets directly from our website via the link below, or call us at 800.990.1991.

https://www.amerisurf.com/singlemaltextravaganza/form_tickets.html

Again, please have them put “BDC2012” in the promotional code box to receive the members’ price for their ticket(s).

Please let us know if you’ll be attending any of the Fall events. It looks like we will definitely be attending the Philadelphia event, so perhaps we’ll see you there. Cheers!

Event Review – The Single Malt and Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, New York City

Reflection of the New York City skyline as we walked from Penn Station to the Roosevelt Hotel.

Every October for the past five years (2006 to 2011), the boys and I have attended the Fall edition of The Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza that’s been held at The Union League in Center City Philadelphia. During our 2011 excursion to this event, we noticed a significant drop off in the number of whisky brands that were represented and were somewhat frustrated by this, especially when we noticed that attendance for this event was significantly up (you can read my recap of this event by clicking here). After reading reviews of the Fall 2011 DC, Boston, and San Fran Extravaganza events, and hearing about all of the whiskies that didn’t make it to Philly (Diageo Distiller’s Editions and The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch #3 were especially missed), we were determined to get to Manhattan so that we could find out first hand what we were missing.

Booze News Flash: The 2012 Spring Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza Dates + A Discount Code!

Click the pic for a full sized view.

As most of you are well aware, we are big fans of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, and have attended the last five Fall Extravaganza events in Philadelphia. Two days ago, I received an email from the Society announcing their Spring 2012 events lineup. Below is some general information from the Society about the Spring 2012 events, as well as

Event Review – 2011 Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza at The Union League, Center City Philadelphia

Friday, October 28th marked our fifth visit to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza which was held at The Union League in Center City Philadelphia. There is only one way to describe how I feel when I attend these events (this also applies to Philly Beer Week):

So maybe there are several ways to describe how I feel when I attend these events!

There are also several reasons why I was REALLY looking forward to this year’s event: