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Naomi’s March Sampler is a small set of host-picked pairings to enjoy while Whisky High Notes gets ready to launch.

This one is just me, Naomi, the host. No guest, no interview. Just four pieces I felt perfectly matched with four drams from my home collection, as a bit of listening fun while we get ready to release Episode 1.

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Quick pour + play list

• Max Richter (Recomposed) – Vivaldi: Spring 1 → The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve (40%)
• Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 (From the New World), II. Largo → Bruichladdich (The Classic Laddie)
• Caroline Shaw – Valencia → Ludlow Single Malt Whisky, Ruby Port – Cask Strength (57%)
• Aram Khachaturian – Sabre Dance → Glen Moray Tokaji Finish

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0KjRWjDxUybzsrmjNAt3pb?si=pp8eLn5LRZiYCBCcKpgrWw

https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/whisky-high-notes-naomi-march-sampler/pl.u-55D66ZKs8x1rlJ

🎵 Pairing 1: Max Richter (Recomposed) – Vivaldi: Spring 1

A little context

Max Richter’s Recomposed project takes Vivaldi’s original material and rebuilds it using a minimalist lens. The result keeps the recognisable “Spring” outlines, but adds loops, soft electronics and a modern sense of propulsion.

In concert, Richter’s recomposed Four Seasons was premiered in the UK at the Barbican in 2012 (Britten Sinfonia, André de Ridder, Daniel Hope).

🥃 Dram pairing: The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve (40% ABV)

Why I paired: IAs the whisky is clean and bright I felt this music is also somehow timeless and clean if perhaps soneties a little too well travelled

Key details: This is a Speyside single malt at 40% ABV, built around The Glenlivet’s classic smooth, fruity profile, with a cask mix that includes American first-fill casks for extra creamy sweetness.

Tasting snapshot:

• Colour: pale gold
• Nose: delicate citrus, notably sweet orange