Down in Los Angeles, there are a group of people who are much more passionate about whisk(e)y then most average consumers. And we do mean much more.

Inspired by his new home’s elaborate bar back in 2006, this group’s founder, Adam Herz, decided it would be the perfect opportunity to gather with some likeminded fans of single malts. A casual gentlemen’s club of sorts, everybody could pitch in for an ultra-premium bottle of scotch (then around $500). There was born one of the most respected (even if accidental) authorities on whiskey: The L.A. Whiskey Society (or LAWS).

Not four years…