Whisky Intelligence has secured from Whisky Fun the only bottle of Glen Wonka to be made available in Canada. 
Please visit http://www.whiskyfun.com/TheGlenWonkaProducts.html for details on the entire line of the very imaginative line of Glen Wonka*
*You do know it’s all a spoof, right?
To celebrate the tremendous success of our 30 year old and 40 year old single malt scotch whisky’s at the recent International Wine and Spirit Competition, where they both won Trophies, we are going to offer customers the opportunity to buy a twin pack of 20 cl bottles, one containing the award winning 30 year old and the other the award winning 40 year old.
To make the offer as affordable as possible the pack will consist of only the two bottles with the minimum of outer packaging. There will be no cut crystal decanters, no glasses and no wooden boxes. The labels will be the minimum required to meet our statutory obligations and protect our brand and there will be no engraving on the bottles.
This offer will only be available through our own on-line shop, which will be launched soon, or directly from the distillery and there will only be around 250 packs available which will retail at £500.00 per pack, plus postage.
It is extremely rare for 1 distillery to win 2 Trophies at the IWSC awards in the same year and that makes this offer absolutely unique. We hope to have these packs ready for sale by the end of August but if you want to pre-order your pack now then please let us know at shop@glenglassaugh.com
Visit Glenglassaugh Distillery at http://www.glenglassaugh.com/
An Update from Ian Buxton at Classic Expressions (the photo as shown is of the original book and not the reprint);
It’s at the printers now, so the Founder Subscriber offer is closed. We’ll have postage prices (and thus the confirmed final price to subscribers) shortly once we get the final weight.
We can still take orders, so people need to email us, but all future orders will be at the published price (£99 + shipping)
The Original Offer from Classic Expressions;
We have some good news for you regarding your interest in J A Nettleton’s The Manufacture of Whisky and Plain Spirit.
You’ll remember that this is our planned facsimile reprint of this classic 1913 distilling text book – for many years the standard reference work and an essential source of information for authentic distilling practice from before World War One. It’s never been reprinted and you’d expect to pay close to £1,000 for a copy, if you could ever find one.
The Manufacture of Whisky and Plain Spirit is packed with technical detail and copiously illustrated. It’s over 650 pages long, larger than usual in format (24 x 15½ cm), contains more than 70 plates and as is usual for Classic Expressions, will come in a handsome slipcase with a fully searchable PDF on a handy CD. The edition size will not exceed 300 and all copies will be individually numbered. The names of our Founder Subscribers will appear as a frontispiece.
You asked us to reserve a copy, without obligation, while we assessed interest and priced the reprint.
We estimated the cost then at £85-100 for Founder Subscribers, a discount on the published price of up to £125, plus shipping.
Well, scanning of the book is now nearly complete (this is a time-consuming process, as you can imagine) and we have print prices. With the recent recovery in the international value of the pound sterling,
I’m delighted to tell you that the Founder Subscriber price will be £79, plus shipping.
Once we close the Founder Subscriber list the price will rise to £99. We’re getting ready to print and expect to be shipping the books in August to our Founders.
Contact Classic Expressions at info@classicexpressions.co.uk
http://www.classicexpressions.co.uk/
Society Whisky Tasting Experiences: The Unusual Suspects
The Society’s latest collection of private whisky tasting experiences are truly one-of-a-kind.
Each has its own individual personality, whether it’s passionately seductive, internationally eclectic, shamelessly indulgent or unanimously triumphant. These partners in crime all have their own unique guilty pleasure.
The Society offers unrivalled single cask, single malt whisky tasting experiences at each of our three striking venues in Edinburgh, Leith and London. Or, if you have your own place in mind, we’ll take our Unusual Suspects out on the run. Anywhere in the world, the choice is entirely yours (as long as its a million miles from Humdrum of course!).
There’s also something to suit all tastes, our collection of whisky tastings include: ‘Introduction to Single Cask Whisky’, ‘International Society Spirits’, ‘The Panel’s Unanimous Choice’, ‘Love is Blind’ and ‘Whisky and Chocolate Workshop’
Or if you would like something more bespoke, we can do that too. We’ll put you in touch with a Society Whisky Ambassador who will help create your very own whisky tasting experience.
For further Scotch Malt Whisky Society details visit them at http://tinyurl.com/ksrn47
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Macdonald House, 18 Westerton Road, Broxburn EH52 5AQ
Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm).
A New DNA in Every Cask! August09 Bottling Douglas Laing
Old & Rare 45% ABV: Straight from the Cask
MACALLAN 30 YEAR OLD
This interesting Macallan without the sherry maturation is an example of refined complexity. The graceful and fresh nose carries a buttery, fruity sweetness (apples and apricots) and a hint of eucalyptus is coming through.
The palate opens honeyed and runs to spicy caramelized baked apples and sweet ripe grapes. The finish is long and fresh, still sweet and develops a late and fruity tang.
Old Malt Cask
All 50% ABV: No Chill Filtering & No Nonsense
CAOL ILA 19 YEAR OLD CLARET WINE FINISHED
Nose: Red fruit and spices preface a sweet peat/maritime style
Palate: Mouthcoatingly salty, tarred and phenolic (no hint of wine)
Finish: Still peaty, warmly spiced now + tar + light wood-smoke
CLYNELISH 20 YEAR OLD
Nose: Sweetly citric + dark spices/liquorice
Palate: With macerated sultanas/currants and oak
Finish: Carries espresso, light smoke + dry spices
GLEN SCOTIA 17 YEAR OLD BOURBON CASK MATURED
Nose: Carries its bourbon cask influences evident – vanilla!
Palate: Totally different from the nose – beachy, dry and salted
Finish: The nose and palate combine here most interestingly
SPRINGBANK 16 YEAR OLD
Nose: Briny, clean and fresh – with sweet smoked nuts.
Palate: Saline, gristy and lightly (citric) fruited in style
Finish: Tannic, smoked, spiced and warming
Information or to order contact bobkyle@raredrams.com (British Columbia)
Copper Fox Distillery, Virginia
With Rick Wasmund – Wasmund’s Single Malt Whiskey
Tuesday, August 4th. 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Rick Wasmund
Among the most talked about of the over 200 whiskies on our Grand Harbor Whiskey Cruise last May were the Wasmund’s from northern Virginia’s Copper Fox Distillery. There were one Single Malt and an American Rye Whiskey. Both were like nothing else there.
They are the product of Rick Wasmund’s three- person distillery and his dream. Tuesday, you can meet him and taste his four whiskies, the two above and the two barrel-proof spirits from which they are made.
We’ll have all for sale plus something special to Wasmund’s. You can get a two-liter barrel with a couple of bottles of either Spirit and barrel-age the whiskey yourself at home , sampling it from time to time until it gets to the perfect wood level for your taste.
Wasmund’s Single Malt Whiskey Reg. $41.99 – Sale $37.99
Rye Whiskey 45% (VERY LIMITED) Reg. $41.99 – Sale $37.99
Single Malt Spirit 62% Reg. $26.99 – Sale $23.99
Rye Spirit 62% Reg. $26.99 – Sale $23.99
The Barrel Kit contains – 2 bottles of Spirit ( Single Malt or Rye ) with (1) 2 lt.. Barrel with a stand and gives you the chance to age the spirit to the degree of wood that you want, whether you prefer Malt or Rye and to sample the process while the spirit is evolving
Be the first kid on your block with your own Barrel of Whiskey or Rye!!!
Barrel Kit Single Malt = 1- Barrel with stand – 2 bottles of Malt Spirit
Reg. $110.00 – Sale $99.00
Barrel Kit Rye Spirit = 1 – Barrel with stand – 2 bottles of Rye Spirit
Reg. $110.00 – Sale $99.00
Please pass this on to any friends who are scotch enthusiasts.
Joe Howell
Federal Wine & Spirits
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Email: joe@federalwine.com
Phone: 617-367-8605
Web: http://www.federalwine.com/
Our friend Serge at Whisky Fun releases the news on the 100 year old Glen Wonka Single Malt Scotch Whisky which scores 99.9 points!*
Visit Whisky Fun at http://www.whiskyfun.com/
*Prior to reading please insert tongue firmly in cheek.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Svend Jansen
Public Relations Manager
Brown-Forman Corporation
502-774-7825
CANADIAN MIST LAUNCHES “SCIENCE BEHIND THE COCKTAIL” TOUR
After-Hours Events at Art and Science Museums will Travel Country
Louisville, Ky. (August 3, 2009) – Ever wonder how you can keep carbonation in champagne? Why bartenders always pour the alcohol in first and then the mixer? If garnish really influences the taste of your cocktail?
Mistology: The Science Behind the Cocktail, an after-hours event hosted at various Art and Science museums nationwide, will explore the entertaining and educational side of cocktail creation. The events, brought to you by Canadian Mist Whisky, will feature an interactive presentation from Canadian Mist’s Chief Entertaining Officer (CEO) Tim Laird and Spirits Scientist Steve Hughes.
Tim is the master at mixing cocktails while Steve, a member of Mist’s Research and Development team, spends his day dissecting cocktails in a lab. Together they will answer any and all of your bartending and science related questions. Not only the how, but also the why.
The master mixologists at Canadian Mist will instruct guests on the art of concocting the cocktails that defined an era. After the presentation, attendees can apply what they learned with hands-on demos. If guests prefer to kick back and let others do the work, there will be a bar staff on-site and plenty of appetizers to enjoy. The event is open to anyone 21 years of age and older with admission varying from city to city. All proceeds will benefit the host museum.
WHO:
Tim Laird – Chief Entertaining Officer (CEO) for Brown-Forman Corp., a global marketer and producer of wine and spirits, including Canadian Mist. Tim is known for making entertaining easy and has appeared on hundreds of television and radio interviews across the U.S.
Steve Hughes – Spirits Scientist for Brown-Forman Corp. Steve has been behind the development of several of Brown-Forman’s award winning whiskies, including Canadian Mist, a Gold-Medal winning whisky made in Collingwood, Ontario.
Some of the topics discussed include:
• Starting with the basics – the role of taste buds and sense of smell
• Flavor Wheel – Exploring the various flavor notes in liquor – fruit, wood, spices, sweet aromatics – and the scientific reasoning behind why these flavor notes exist.
• Ice – How to cool your drink down without watering it down. Ice shavings versus ice cubes (surface area)
• Movement – “Shaken vs. Stirred”
• Carbonation – Talk about how to keep carbonation in your cocktail / bottle of champagne. Discuss how carbonation carries flavor.
• Mixing – Why it is important to pour the alcohol in first and then the mixer (specific gravity).
• Garnish – How do garnishes affect the cocktail (pH Levels)
• Glassware – Does the shape really matter?
TOUR DATES:
August 6, 2009 / Denver, CO / Sugar Cube Building in conjunction with Historic Denver
October 7, 2009 / Milwaukee, WI / Eisner Museum of Advertising and Design
December 10, 2009 / Memphis, TN / Brooks Museum of Art
January 7, 2010 / Knoxville, TN / Knoxville Museum of Art
February 11, 2010 / Charlotte, NC / Mint Museum of Art
March 11, 2010 / St. Petersburg, FL / Museum of Fine Arts
More dates are anticipated to be added in the near future. For more information and to keep up with the current tour schedule, visit www.sciencebehindthecocktail.com
About Canadian Mist
Canadian Mist is an award-winning whisky distilled in Collingwood, Ontario with water from the pure Georgian Bay. Brown-Forman Corporation is a diversified producer and marketer of fine quality consumer products, including Jack Daniel’s, Canadian Mist, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodka, Fetzer Wines and Korbel California Champagnes.
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Enjoy Life. Drink Mist Responsibly.
Imported and Bottled by Brown-Forman Beverages, Canadian Whisky, A Blend, 40% Alc. by Volume, Louisville, KY
©2009 CANADIAN MIST is a registered trademark.
Svend Jansen
PR Manager – Canadian Mist, Early Times & Old Forester
Brown-Forman
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
Office, (502) 774-7825
Mobile, (502) 744-0462
The Jolly Toper
September 3rd
All of the Jolly Toper’s whisky tastings take place on Thursday nights from 7:30pm until approximately 10pm at the Tollbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
Glendronach 1990 – 03/09 18yo Bourbon hogshead 54.0% bottled by Cadenheads. This bottling almost always resulted in a sale when potential buyers were given a sample. Simply an easy-to-drink sweet dram.
Glenlossie 14yo port cask bottled by Cadenheads. I overlooked this one at first but on re-visiting the body and complexity along with the lengthy finish leaves me in no doubt it is right for use in these tastings.
Caol Ila 1995 – 03/09 13yo sherry butt 60.4% bottled by Cadenheads. Caol Ila is always a good dram, this one is a bit different in that it has come from a sherry cask although the influence is probably only evident in the hue and not the palate.
Auchentoshan 19yo Bourbon barrel bottled by Cadeneheads. A wonderful example what 19 years in a fresh Bourbon cask can do.
Glen Elgin 1978 – 06/09 30yo 49.1% bottled by Cadenheads. Everything I look and hope for in and old dram.
Plus a mystery dram
Contact the Jolly Toper via http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/
Ralfy at Work
Ralfy has a new single malt scotch whisky video review (#66) online available at http://www.ralfy.com/ In this episode he talks about how to start a whisky club.
Click on “Whisky Reviews” to view his latest.
