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 A Legend in Kentucky Bourbon Comes Home

Buffalo Trace Distillery acquires E.H. Taylor Bourbon

FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY— E.H. Taylor is coming back to the distillery where it all began. Buffalo Trace Distillery, located in Frankfort, KY, has purchased the Old Taylor Bourbon label and barrel inventory from Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., maker of Jim Beam Bourbon.

“We are ecstatic about this transaction,” said Mark Brown, president and CEO of Buffalo Trace Distillery. “Part of our family is returning and we are thrilled to welcome home a true bourbon whiskey pioneer.”

Taylor, the great-nephew of President Zachary Taylor, briefly lived with his great-uncle after the death of his parents. He later moved to Kentucky where he was adopted by his uncle, Col. E.H. Taylor, Sr. Following in his uncle’s footsteps, Taylor went on to be a leader in the Frankfort community. He served as mayor from 1871-1887 as well as a local state representative to the Kentucky General Assembly and a member of the State Senate.

Taylor’s link to Buffalo Trace dates back to 1870 when he first purchased the distillery and took on the daunting task of modernization. He later named the distillery O.F.C. (Old Fire Copper) and continued to invest large sums of money, making it a leader in the industry.

 Taylor over-extended himself financially in an effort to use the most modern equipment to make the finest bourbon whiskey available. The end result of Taylor’s financial difficulties was the sale of O.F.C. to George T. Stagg. However, even with Taylor out of the picture, the new owner moved forward using his name, as it was synonymous with fine bourbon whiskey. The award-winning Buffalo Trace Distillery is proud to carry on the legacy of this great pioneer.

 “It’s an exciting, new opportunity for us,” said Harlen Wheatley, master distiller. “We are very proud of the bourbon we produce at Buffalo Trace and to be able to carry on what E.H. Taylor started more than a century ago is a real honor.”

 For more information about Buffalo Trace Distillery please visit www.buffalotrace.com. To learn more about the other award-winning bourbons of Buffalo Trace please go to http://www.greatbourbon.com/.

About Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a family-owned company based in Franklin County, Kentucky. The distillery’s rich distilling tradition dates back to 1787 and has included such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace is a fully operational distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Buffalo Trace has won seven distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Malt Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Buffalo Trace has also garnered more than 170 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. The distillery is part of the Sazerac family of companies, which has operations in New Orleans, Louisiana; Franklin County, Bardstown and Owensboro, Kentucky; Fredericksburg, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland.

Please visit http://www.buffalotrace.com/

All the very best,

Rusty

Visit http://www.theellensburgdistillery.com/ for more on this new product.

Yet another hotly anticipated new release from Bruichladdich Distillery on the Hebridean Isle of Islay; the first release from bourbon casks bottled at a very high ABV and at a whopping 131 PPM (parts per million). An in a vodka style bottle to boot, what’s the whisky world coming to? Bruichladdich simply don’t care; charge on with the next hotly anticipated bottling and leave the critics bewildered in the dust. The nose deceptively subtle at first, creamy buttery peat, a deep waft up the nose strikingly reveals the alcohol. However the aroma is very pleasant despite the high strength. A little water will help? Most definitely, increased and new aromas of wine coal smoke, roofing tar, iodine and of course peat smoke. The taste is at the same time creamy and filled with loads of peat smoke and honey but still very strong despite the veritable swimming pool of water dumped in. A secondary taste of malt and peat smoke, much like when one breathes in malt dust when shoveling the malt from the kiln. After a few minutes the malt is dominate and the peat smoke is a close second. Perhaps a few more years in the cask will coax out new aspects but at the moment it’s a bit of a bruiser in the mouth that peat heads will love. The finish is very long and is a follow through of the nose and taste, peat smoke, malt and sweetness but the creaminess is sulking in the corner. After a few minutes there is a very slight hint of coal soap however it’s not unpleasant. Perhaps a tad waxy? The finish is long, about as long as Star Trek reruns….surrender is conceded, off to lunch.

Good fun and well worth a try.

C$180

Score 88 Points

Visit http://www.bruichladdich.com/ for more information

John Ramsay has turned over the duties of Master Blender for The Glenrothes and the Edrington Group’s other whiskies to Gordon Motion after 43 years in the whisky business. He’ll share his insights with us in this episode, along with the plans for one final malt that he’s working on. In the news, William Grant & Sons gets a new CEO, a 1919 Springbank sells for nearly $2500 (for a mini!), and Knob Creek runs dry for a few months.

Please visit WhiskyCast at http://www.whiskycast.com/ to listen to Episode 205

The Companions of the Quaich Victoria BC Chapter will be holding a Dinner & Tasting featuring American Whiskies on Tuesday July 7th commencing at 7:30PM.

For pricing, location and further details please visit http://www.thequaich.com/

Jolly Toper Tastings are holding an event in the Toll Booth Tavern on the Royal Mile in Endinburgh this week;

JUNE 25TH THURSDAY £20/17* Islay tasting No. 2
Port Ellen 1983 – 2009 54.0% 316 bottles Golden Cask
Lagavulin 12yo cask strength
Laphroaig (LP1?/18yo 48%?)
Bunnahabhain
Bowmore

For further details please visit http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/whisky-tasting-dates/

An update from the Jolly Toper himself;

The Bowmore is a Cadenheads bottling : 1992 – 11/07 15yo Bourbon hogshead 276 bottles 55.2%

The Lagavulin is Diageo’s own from 2007 at 56.4%

The Laphroaig is the Cairdeas 12yo 57.5% 2009 feis Ile bottling

Thw Bunnahabhain is Malt Whisky Buyer’s Helpline 19yo 49% 251 bottles sherry cask

These tastings get written up on the Bladnoch forum and the full program is detailed on

http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/whisky-tasting-dates/

Mark Davidson

J Liu’s restaurant in Worthington, OH will be hosting a one off event with Jeffrey Topping of Wild Scotsman and John McDougall of John McDoguall’s Selections.

The Whisky’s to be presented are:

Blend No. 888
Wild Scotsman Black Label Vatted Malt
John McDougall’s Bladnoch 16yr Single Cask
Wild Scotsman Royal Lochnagar Single Cask
Wild Scotsman 15yr Vatted Scotch Malt

RSVP: 614-888-1818
Cost: $30 per person

Top Summer Scotch Event at J Liu’s
July 9, 2009  from 18:31 to 21:31 hrs.

For further details on Jeffery Topping of the Wild Scotsman and John Mcdougall please visit their websites.

http://wildscotsman.com/jeff/top-summer-scotch-event-at-j-lius/

http://www.johncmcdougall.com

The results for the Bonhams Sale 17244, Whisky Auction on 17th  June 2009 in Edinburgh can be viewed at

http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=ResultsXML&iSaleNo=17244

Click on “Prices & Description” to see the bottle descriptions…..

Come join the K & L crew for a very special event at Hollywood’s central stage for spirits tastings, The Blue Palms Brew House. For more than 110 years, Gordon & MacPhail has been carefully selecting, filling, maturing and bottling malt whiskies for your enjoyment and has remained independent and family owned throughout its long history. Now the proud owners of Benromach Distillery in Forres, the company is also distilling the precious Benromach Spirit again and is bringing this exceptional single Speyside malt – a secret for far too long – to whisky drinkers the world over. This wonderful establishment still based at its original location in Elgin, has become ubiquitous with the world’s finest single malts. G & M nearly single handedly developed the single malt category by trusting the quality of the distillers when everyone else was blending their malts. Their unique method of buying new whisky, aging and bottling the malt themselves has given us some of the finest examples of Scotch the world has ever known. This wonderful event will feature 9 of the worlds finest Malts and significant discounts will be available for those who attend. Seating is very limited.

Visit http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1047077 to book your seat for this event.

By John McNerney http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/

With Fathers day approaching, I thought I should recommend a few excellent examples of the Single Malt Whiskies that are available out there. A contemplative sip on a calm summers evening should bring a gleam to any Dad or grandad’s eye.

My two favourites at the moment are Auchentoshan and Bowmore.

Auchentoshan is an award-winning single malt that’s quite unique due to its fresh subtle flavours and smooth easy taste

http://www.auchentoshan.co.uk/auth/

Auchentoshan 12 year old (*RRP £26.99) the nose has a honey and caramel edge to the sweet oatmeal and orange peel tones with a vaguely medicinal hint. On the palate the sweet oatmeal comes to the fore of the gentle toffee and candied peel flavour with that twist of Iodine.

Auchentoshan Three Wood (*RRP £36.99) this one has a tighter more grainy, oaky edge to the pear and oatmeal nose. A complex mouthful of biscuity oatmeal and finely balanced pear fruit with an evolving finish hinting at sweet ripe plums and spice.

At the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Auchentoshan 12 year old, Auchentoshan Classic and Auchentoshan Three Wood were all awarded a Silver Medal in the Spirits category.

Bowmore is a single malt whisky of a truly rugged character which has matured in Bowmore’s unique cellars, beaten by the wild Atlantic winds and soaked in sea spray from Loch Indaal ’s untamed waves. It is the original whisky from Islay’s oldest distillery established in 1779, where each finished expression is balanced by nature.

Highly acclaimed, Bowmore is a multiple-award winner. At the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Bowmore 12 Year Old won a Double Gold Medal, whilst Bowmore 16 Year Old received a Gold Medal.

In 2008, the single malt scooped the Trophy for Best Spirit Range and Trophy for Best Overall Spirit at the International Spirits Challenge Awards. The 2008 Malt Advocate Whisky Awards also honoured the Black Bowmore with the Scotch Malt Whisky of the Year Award and the White Bowmore was awarded a place in the Top Ten New Whiskies for 2008.

Choose a special award winning dram to suit your Dad’s taste from Bowmore’s unique range of single malts:

Bowmore 12 Year Old (*RRP £27.99) This one has a typically gorgeous nose of sweet, honeyed oatmeal with a comforting tang of Iodine. On the palate there is a trace of chocolate to the soft toasted oatmeal flavour that has hints of leather and rubber.

Bowmore is the original whisky from Islay’s oldest distillery established in 1779. A multi-award winner, Bowmore is matured in cellars beaten by the Atlantic winds and sea spray from Loch Indaal’s waves – each finished expression is balanced by nature.  http://www.bowmore.co.uk/