It’s a Scotch-Off: Macallan vs. Dewar’s
Editor's note: the following is the first of 3 special posts by Rosilyn Rayborn. A whisky novice and BBQ connoisseur (thanks to her Memphis roots), Rosilyn spends her nights and days exploring Dallas for the best (cupcakes-Cretia's, margaritas-Iron Cactus, barbeque-THE ORIGINAL Sonny Bryan's) the city has to offer.
Think fast: How many of your high school history class lessons do you remember? How many lab experiments and field trips?
My guess is that you don’t really remember Ms. Long’s Chaucer lecture too well (unless Ms. Long was really hot), and that you do remember that cool science lab and even your first field trip (if you’re a fellow Memphian, it was Graceland).
Why? Because interaction makes more of an impression on us than simply listening.
Point being: I recently attended two scotch tastings
here in Dallas: one for Macallan single malt scotch and one for Dewar’s blended scotch. Now, both brands have great tasting scotch, but the bottom line for me (and for them) is: When I go to Centennial and see Macallan on one end of the aisle and Dewar’s on the other, which will I buy? Well, I’ve made my decision and it has absolutely nothing to do with taste.
I always judge experiences based on sensory stimulation: the more senses you stimulate, the more points you score with me and when it comes to delighting my sense of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste, there’s no heads or tails of it. Macallan and Dewar’s had great high-quality digital media displays and music streaming during the event, they fed us and we held, smelled and sipped the best they had to offer in scotch. And, we even learned a little bit about Scotland along the way.
Have you been to a liquor, wine or beer tasting? What ended up being your favorite, and why? Stay tuned for more on Rosilyn's tasting experiences!
