Controversy hits Book Club in August

Posted by Tattersalls Club on Friday, September 04, 2020

Our book this month, They know not what they do by Finnish author Jussi Valtonen, was a bit controversial! Straddling the US and Finland, the story confronted traditional themes like family connection and parenting, ethical dilemmas involving animal testing and market power and some futuristic ideas around how technology and pharma are impacting our lives and how they are marketed to us. Although not a favourite, it kept us all talking candidly and we all agreed we learnt something new.

The groups three-word summaries are very telling this month: "children, parents, bad" or " Finland, America, black".

Plenty of room for more participants for our next meeting on Zoom where we embark on a memoir; Educated by Tara Westover.

Readily available in most book stores. Join in a lively discussion with your fellow book club Members!

This month's book club meeting via Zoom takes place on Wednesday 30th September from 16:00 to 17:30.

For more information or to sign up for the book club please contact Sara at sarapeelgrane@tattersallsclub.org or phone 9263 9202.

The Great Virtual Race across Tennessee deserves a Jack Daniels Select

Posted by Tattersalls Club on Friday, September 04, 2020

Our September Whisky of the Month – Jack Daniels Single Barrel Select, reviewed by Committee Member and Run Clubber Richard McGrath.

Tennessee, proudly known as the volunteer state, has three notable exports; country music, whiskey, and soldiers.

The origins of country music and whiskey in Tennessee are intertwined down to the Irish spelling of whiskey and the sound of the Galway pub fiddle you can still hear in today’s country hits. They say the stories of country music are a combination of Saturday night and Sunday morning. Sometimes they are both if you think of Kristofferson’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” or Love and Theft’s lyrics “I ain’t afraid of dying, but what scares me to death, is meeting Jesus, with whiskey on my breath.”

Jack Daniels’ Single Barrel Select Tennessee Whiskey is a step up from the famous Old No. 7. First bottled in 1997, Select is a relatively new addition to the 1864 Lynchburg distillery. This brand is as American as Harley Davidson Motorcycles and Levi’s jeans. All three are very familiar with each other, and the expansion of the Jack Daniel’s brand has been as much of a commercial success as the others.

It’s certainly a fancy bottle, and not just in appearance. As Select suggests, these barrels are sourced from 1 in a 100 of the stock that makes the famous No. 7. Each bottle is referenced back to the barrel, with the current bottle in the Tattersalls whiskey library (Dewey 663.5) from barrel No. 20-00364, Rick R-9 and bottled on 23-1-2020. With the usual Jack retailing at an everyman’s price of $45, this edition is pushing $100. With the same limestone cave water and charcoal filter all from Lynchburg, it’s interesting but at a price.

With the colour of Tennessee sweet tea and a whiff of summer pasture, it is soft on the palate, as is anything with caramel. As with everything from the South, it is warm and hospitable.

If country music is three chords and the truth, then my ‘good friend’ Jack’s Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey is inviting, easy, and neighbourly. Don’t be fix’n to mix it with Mountain Dew.

With no real running races taking place, I recently entered ‘The Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee’ from Memphis in the south-west to just past Bristol in the north-east; a distance of 1,021.68 kilometres. We had from 1 May to 31 August to complete the course, but somehow I ended up crossing the state in 34 days. The trip back was done with the aid of a stent and took a bit longer.

Only able to virtually pass by Jack Daniel’s birthplace, I was a keen volunteer to review this month’s whisky of the month.

The next challenge for me is the Tattersalls New York Marathon in Sydney, taking place over the last week of October with our Run Club.

Contact Sara on sarapeelgrane@tattersallsclub.org to arrange your Whisky Club Membership.

New York State of Mind

Posted by Tattersalls Club on Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Monday 26th to Friday 30th October

We are bringing the New York Marathon and all that goes with it, right here to Sydney and to you. Without a doubt, this will be the greatest event in Tattersalls Athletic Department history and possibly the history of the world.

Our event will take place over five consecutive days with a combination of five times 8.44km runs, representing the five boroughs of New York.

The Athletic Department team have put together an exclusive New York Spotify playlist, to keep you motivated whilst hitting the pavement.

Our event will culminate, in true Tattersalls tradition, with a grand lunch in the Club to celebrate our achievements…worthy of any of New York’s great establishments and featuring a New York-inspired menu.

As the event is now 12 weeks away, you have plenty of time to start getting ready and confront any fear you may have of running. All Members are welcome to participate. The AD team are taking bookings now for Members who would like a personalised running and weights plan to complement your training and to help get you both physically and mentally ready.

$50 entry fee (which is claimable as a tax deduction), which we will donate to ensure that Bear Cottage continues to provide much-needed respite for children and their families.

To sign up or for more information, please contact the team at addesk@tattersallsclub.org or on 9263 9213.