The Casual Dram:22 - Sunday 3 May, 2.30 pm, Mean Doses Taproom

Level 1, 66 Tory St (above Apache), Te Aro, Wellington | $55

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It's time for another Casual Dram, and this time we’re going to take a look at all things barley!

We’ll discuss the processes of malting and look at ways in which barley can affect the flavour of whisky, with a focus on the provenance of the barley, the use of peat when kilning, and different malting processes. We’ll taste whiskies that have been malted in different ways, with an early 90s floor-malted BenRiach, an 18-year-old Tamdhu malted in a saladin box and a floor-malted Springbank. There’ll be exotic barley from Bruichladdich and a sprinkling of peat here and there for good measure.

Here’s the lineup…

Benriach 22 Year Old 1993-2016 Claret Hogshead #7937 54.3%

Bruichladdich Mico Provenance 2011 NZ Exclusive 61.9%

Tamdhu 18 years old 46%

Springbank 12-year-old Cask Strength 55.9%

Mystery whisky

I hope you can join me for another tilt at five tip top drams!