Take Notes of Your Whisky Journey
After becoming captivated by the world of whisky in 2006, I initially used The Maltlog (by The Glenlivet) to take notes of the drams I tasted. However, I soon realized it wasn’t the right fit for me.
Consequently, I crafted my own whisky tasting notes templates. Over several years, I refined these templates to better suit my needs — and hopefully yours too.
These templates provide a simple yet thorough format for documenting your whisky experiences. They allow you to easily record essential details about the release and cask, as well as your observations on the nose, taste, finish, and overall balans.
Key Features:
- Edition for Every Occasion: A festival edition (perfect for folding) and a home edition (with an extra comment field).
- Scoring Flexibility: Rate your whisky on an overall scale (1-100) and/or use our 4×25 rating system (Nose | Taste | Finish | Balance).
- Detailed Observations: Separate sections for Nose, Palete, Finish, Aromas, and (extra on the home edition) Overall Comments.
- Optimized for Easy Printing: Designed for A4 paper with two identical pages in the PDFs for hassle-free duplex printing.
- Optional Color Printing: Use the (Whisky Magazine) Colour Bar version with a color printer, or the B/W version for monochrome printing.
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In 2023, I developed an alternative version for casQueteers.com, a (hobby) initiative by two friends in The Netherlands. Their community offers a fantastic way to participate in multiple whisky casks, sparing you from some challenges of owning a single cask (such as the hefty investment and the prospect of drinking the same whisky for years). If you’re interested, you can easily obtain a free casQueteers account by completing the application form.
The Tasting Toolkit for the casQueteers.com community helps members assess cask samples as they mature. To make it a comprehensive guide, I included the industry-standard Flavour Wheel by the Scotch Whisky Research Institute and a streamlined version of the Colour Bar by Whisky Magazine, making color gradation more discernible when printed.
For the best experience, I recommend printing the first page at a professional print shop on 200-gram matte paper — it looks absolutely stunning.