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Meeting No. 102
Meetings > Minutes > 2009
The 102nd Meeting of the Norwegian Scotch Malt Whisky Society was held at Aroma Bar on February 27, 2009.
Members present
- The Laird
- Butt
- Mr. Hole
- Springbank
- Mr. Gjøen
- Ms. Jansen
- Ms. Raa
- Mr. Kjepso
- Ms. Rayyan
Whisky of the Night
- Speyside
- Single malt
- 10 year old Miltonduff by Gordon & MacPhail mautred in sherry casks
- 40% (vol)
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| AGM 2009 | |||
| The AGM was chaired by the Grand Master as the Secretary was unable to attend the meeting. The meeting was held in accordance with the agenda suggested by the Secretary: 1) Accounts |
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| The Cashier was unable to attend the meeting, but had sent the financial statements for 2008 to Mr. Haldorsen, who enlightened the AGM with regards to NSMWS’s financial status. It seems the equity is NOK 12.238. |
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| 2) Election of Executive Committee | |||
| The following members were elected: | |||
| Grand Master Secretary Cashier Web Master |
Mr. Peter Kjepso (new) Mr. Inge Rå (new) Mr. Willy Hauge (re-elected) Mr. Andreas Jaunsen (re-elected) |
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| The outgoing Grand Master and outgoing Secretary, were presented with a bottle of whisky each in recognition of the work they had done for the Society. |
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| 3) Burns supper 2010 | |||
| If the Society holds a Burns Supper in 2010, Ms. Knowles has indicated that she can help organise it, as she has done on previous occasions. Mr. Jaunsen would also be able to help the new Grand Master with flyers etc. if the need arises. |
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| 4) Future meetings | |||
| Host for the meeting up to and including the 2010 AGM were appointed. The complete list (below) will be published on the Web: | |||
| March – Mr. Finn Atle Haldorsen April – Ms. Marianne Raa May – Mr. Endre Hole (at Mr. Hole’s abode) June – Mr. Inge Rå August – Ms. Katrine Jansen September – Mr. Frode Gjøen October – Mr. Andreas Jaunsen November – Ms. Anne-Katrine Haldorsen January 2010 (Burns Supper) – Ms. Vivienne Knowles February 2010 (AGM) – Mr. Peter Kjepso |
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| It was noted that it will be the host’s responsibility to appoint a stand-in host, and not just inform the Secretary and leave it up to him/her to find a replacement. |
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| 5) Any other business | |||
| 5.1 and 5.2 – Internet | |||
| It was unanimously decided that the Society should be on the Web. The Web Master informed the AGM that the old Web pages from 2001-2004 were published via a free Web service which would be discontinued from May 2009 (http://home.no.net/nsmws/index.htm). After a deliberation it was agreed that the domain http://www.whisky.no owned by Mr. Haldorsen would be an excellent address for the new Web pages. Mr. Haldorsen would forward all the relevant information to the Web Master to facilitate the move of the Society’s Web pages to the new domain. It was also agreed that as a minimum, the Web pages should list the various Whiskies tasted at members meetings over the years. The Web Master informed the AGM that the minutes from meetings would be the basis for the lists, and estimated that minutes were missing from approx 10-15% of all meetings. The Web Master also recommended the setting up of a mailing list on e.g. Yahoo or Microsoft to facilitate an easier way of sending emails between Society members. The Secretary will decide whether such a list should be implemented or not. |
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| 5.3 – Whiskies | |||
| It was agreed that the Society should sponsor whiskies at meetings as the average number of participants has increased steadily over the years. The host supplies the Whisky of the Night and also two other bottles of whisky. The host is reimbursed by the Society for the two extra bottles. After evaluating how this functions over the next few meetings, the Society can take up for discussion whether the number of bottles sponsored by the Society should be reduced to one bottle. Members can still bring whisky to meetings on a voluntary basis. |
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| 5.4 – Update the Articles | |||
| “§11 – Smoking” was dropped as this doesn’t apply any more after the law banning indoor smoking in public places was introduced some years ago (7 for – 2 against). Subsequently §12 was changed to §11, and §13 changed to §12. §9.2 was changed from “Female members have to wear a light coloured shirt and a skirt at every meeting” to “Female members have to wear a blouse and a skirt or dress at every meeting” (8 for – 1 against). |
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| 5.5 – Increase the guest fee | |||
| After some deliberation, it was agreed that the guest fee should be increased from NOK 100 to NOK 200 per meeting. It was pointed out that trial members, who had paid NOK 600 for the required 3 trial meetings, would not have to pay NOK 500 membership fee for the year in question. |
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| 5.6 – Whisky tour | |||
| The incoming Grand Master informed the AGM of the possibilities for a Whisky tour to Islay. This included a charted flight from Norway to Scotland. Transport on Islay might cause some challenges. The Grand Master would keep the Society informed and any trip should be decided upon at least one year in advance. |
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Members meeting #102
After the conclusion of the AGM, the evening’s host, Mr. Jaunsen, held a very informative speech about the second-hand whisky barrel industry. It was agreed that the speech was in accordance with §5.4 of the Articles.
After the speech, the Whisky of the Night was introduced to the members. It was a 10 year old Miltonduff from the Miltonduff distillery. The distillery was founded in 1824, and has had different owners over the years. A little part of the production is marketed as single malt by the Elgin's independent bottler Gordon & McPhail. 50% is sold to blenders, and the remaining part is used in the blends of the group: Ballantine's, Teachers and Old Smuggler.
The following whiskies were also brought to the meeting:
- Ardbeg Blasda
- Longrow, 10 year old, 46%, single malt from Campbletown
- The Dalmore, 43%, Cigar malt
- Cardhu, 12 years old, 40%, Highland single malt
Points were given for the Whisky of the Night in addition to the Cardhu and The Dalmore. The other whiskies were left-over from the 100th members meeting.
The meeting became boisterous and lively after all the sampling, and many topics were discussed before everybody retired for home when all the whisky had been consumed.
Synopsis written by The Laird