A Society Oktoberfest

Delve into the complementary world of whisky and beer pairing with A Society Oktoberfest! Stage your own tasting at home with five unique single casks to match with five different styles of beer or simply settle in for a first class flight of single cask whiskies perfect for the season. Either way, your palate comes out a winner! Start off with Cask 63.66 Flowers in a cake tin for a light & delicate cask to pair with a refreshing pilsner. No Oktoberfest is official without a ‘pils’ and the freshly floral profile of the dram will make for a nice follow up to the crisp nature of this beer – a perfect opener to the tasting. Switch gears to a wheat beer and the young & spritely Cask 71.73 Lively but lovable. The aromatically intense tropical notes of the beer and equally intense expression of the malt are a sensory match made in heaven. Cask 1.226 Salad undressing marries a spicy & dry profile with a classic lager. Clean, slightly malty suds with spicy aromas in the dram make for a happy palate. This will be a bit of a palate reset for the next leg of the flight. Turn up the hops a notch with a pale ale to pair with Cask 68.43 When life gives you lemons... where the citrusy confection from this spicy & sweet whisky will be perfectly suited for a lightly hopped pale ale. Finally, we turn to a more exotic beer with a full-throttle malt – Cask 7.237 Nutty by nature delivers big flavours in a deep, rich & dried fruits profile that will complement the fruity and spicy expression of saison beer. This pairing will prove to be a bold and rewarding one for a memorable flavour finale!

Cask No. 63.66 - Flowers in a cake tin
Date distilled: September 2011
Cask: First-fill barrel
Age: 8 years
Alcohol: 57.3%
Region: Speyside Spey

Cask No. 71.73 - Lively but lovable
Date distilled: November 2011
Cask: First-fill barrel
Age: 8 years
Alcohol: 61.7%
Region: Speyside Lossie

Cask No. 1.226 - Salad undressing
Date distilled: April 2011
Cask: First-fill barrel
Age: 8 years
Alcohol: 58.4%
Region: Speyside Spey

Cask No. 68.43 - When life gives you lemons...
Date distilled: October 2008
Cask: First-fill hogshead
Age: 11 years
Alcohol: 55.6%
Region: Highland Southern

Cask No. 7.237 - Nutty by nature
Date distilled: April 2007
Cask: First-fill Sherry butt
Age: 12 years
Alcohol: 58.4%
Region: Speyside Lossie