Martin Eckert

I still remember how, back in 2017, my roommate poked his head into my room, asking if I’d like to try a couple of whisky samples he got for his birthday. Unsuspecting of the impact this day would have on our lives, we had some Kilbeggan, and then some Clontarf, and then some Jim Beam...

As we wanted some record of our experience for future reference, we jotted down a couple of tasting notes onto our white board. When the white board was full, we started a digital list. When we told a couple of friends about what we were doing, they joined in, and before we knew it, we had regular online meetings of our very own whisky tasting group. Flash forward almost ten years now, and I am still having a blast discovering distilleries, experiencing good and bad scotch and most of all arguing with my friends about it. I’ve gone through a couple of phases of preferences, starting with gentle and bright stuff like Knockando to fully matured sherry stuff and cask strenghts. Nowadays, I find myself most partial to simple, but well-made ex-bourbon maturations from the Highland or Speyside region with a much more moderate strong wine influence, if that – Longmorn, Deanston, Glencadam and a few others.

Still won’t say no to a good Jim Beam… just kidding, I will. Cheers, guys o/