Whiskey Night at the 8Eightyeight Diamond Crown Lounge

A great night of whiskey and cigars at the 8Eightyeight Diamond Crown Lounge in Fullerton, California. Joined Danny, Dale and Mike for a Glenrothes whiskey tasting. The three whiskeys provided for tasting were the Select Reserve (about $45 a bottle), Vintage 1985 ($125) and Vintage 1991 ($78). Based on the prices I suppose the 1985 was supposed to be the most impressive, but I really liked the Select Reserve. Mike, our resident whiskey expert, informed me that the Select Reserve bears no vintage date because it is a blend of single malts from different years. I guess I favor blends because I found it very smooth.

As to the cigars, I enjoyed an Oliva Serie V and a CAO Criollo from 8Eightyeight’s humidor. I’ve rated both here and neither failed to please (although the CAO had uncharacteristic burn problems).

Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Cigar Lounge, Cigars, Reviews