Hi,
This month’s live tasting thread is now open to cater for all timezones (and the fact that I’m going to the Auchentoshan Festival in an hour or two). Feel free to drop in at any point over the weekend, even if you don’t have anything from the southern hemisphere to hand.
http://www.whiskywhiskywhisky.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2274
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Slàinte!
Mark (butephoto)
Invest in Arran
26/08/2009
We are pleased to announce that our Board of Directors have agreed to consider applications for inward investment in our fast growing business. A minimum threshold of £100,000 per Investor will apply with the funds being used to develop the Arran brand further in key whisky markets around the world and to lay down further bulk stocks of single malt whisky to enable us to meet future,anticipated demand.
Prospective Investors will also be offered the opportunity to buy up to the same amount in bulk whisky stocks at a discounted price to todays production cost,plus storage and insurance for the next five years.At the end of this period the company shall have the option of first refusal to buy back all or part of such stocks AT THE MARKET VALUE RULING AT THAT TIME.
Interested applicants should respond to the e-mail address shown below ,and after returning a signed,non disclosure agreement, will be provided with an investment memorandum setting out further details of this share offer.
Prospective Investors who may wish to invest less than the threshold amount shown above should also respond to the e-mail address below, stating the amount which they wish to invest.The company would make this known to our existing shareholders in the event that some may be prepared to sell their shares on a matched basis.
Email: douglas@arranwhisky.com
VonAlbrecht & Associates, the agents for the Vintage Malt Whisky Company in British Columbia, report that The Coopers Choice line of single malt scotch whiskies will soon be joining Finlaggen and the Ileach Islay single malts on stores shelves.
Visit them at;
http://www.vintagemaltwhisky.com/product-cooperchoice.html
Organic Developments for Islay Distiller
The first ever organic Islay single malt whisky has been released to coincide with the opening of a new island barley facility for farmers and Bruichladdich distillery.
Bruichladdich has released the world’s first organic Islay single malt whisky on the day the Hebridean island’s first grain facility opened – in time for this year’s barley harvest.
This is the ultimate “single”, single malt (single farm, harvest, variety and vintage) distilled from Chalice barley grown by William Rose at Culblair in summer of 2003.
This first organic bottling represents the direction Bruichladdich has been going since it was reopened in 2001. Unparalleled Scottish provenance, quality, variety and traceability.
Duncan McGillivray, manager of the privately-owned distillery, said: “it’s the way is used to be – ultimate authenticity – real people, real places, real character. That’s what we’re about”
All Bruichladdich whisky is naturally bottled at the distillery in the island’s only bottling hall at 46% alc/vol with Islay spring water – chill-filtration and colouring-free.
The Octofad facility (weighbridge, unloading area, drying house and storage) means each of the 15 Islay farm’s harvests can be kept separate until ready for malting later in the year.
“Being able to dry our barley “off the field” makes harvesting logistics less frantic, less risky and more efficient. With the current poor weather it is not a moment too soon”
“Environmentally too, by trucking one load of ‘green’ barley to the maltings at Bairds, and returning with one load of ‘malted’ barley means less of a footprint.”
“We’re very proud; it’s the culmination of a great team effort. People thought we were mad, perhaps we are, but the taste makes it all worth while; the proof is in the pudding.”
Notes for Editors
Images and further details: http://web.me.com/markreynier/Organic
Distributed in the UK by Blavod, 202 Fulham Road, London SW10 9PJ – contact: rambler@blavodextreme.com or Phyllis Taylor 0207 3522096
Exports: Andrew Gray andrew@bruichladdich.com
All Bruichladdich bottlings are natural whisky, non chill-filtered, colouring-free, distilled, matured and bottled on Islay at 46% using Islay spring water
15,000 bottles of the Bruichladdich 2003 “Culblair Farm” edition have been released. UK Retail price £39
“Anns an t-seann doigh” is Gaelic for ‘the way it used to be’
Uniquely, 100% of Bruichladdich’s barley is Scottish grown, with 50% produced on the island at 15 farms and 50% organically grown on another 8 farms
Naturally bottled at Bruichladdich distillery, colouring-free, with out chill-filtration, with Islay spring water at 46% alc/vol
Certified by the BioDynamic Agricultural Association
Canmore Highland Games – The Biggest Celtic Celebration in Western Canada
Date: Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Time: Full Highland Games 8 AM – 5 PM; Evening Ceilidh 6 PM – 11 PM
Location: Centennial Park
Tickets: $35
The Canmore Highland Games is presented annually on the Sunday of the Labour Day weekend by the Three Sisters Scottish Festival Society. They are a non-profit society (1991) with a mandate to promote and encourage Celtic culture in all its forms.
CSN, along with Adelphi Distillery, will be on hand pouring some of Adelphi’s best single cask, single malt Scotches.
To learn more about the Canmore Highland Games, and what they’re up to, check them out here;
A bit of Irish distilling history is being brought back to life this weekend, if only for one day. Commercial shipping along Ireland’s Grand Canal ended 50 years ago this year…shortly after the closing of the Locke’s Distillery in Kilbeggan. Cooley brought the Old Kilbeggan Distillery back to life two years ago, and now, whisky and history buffs are recreating the shipping of whiskey casks from Kilbeggan to Dublin to honor the surviving men who sailed up and down the Canal. In the news, more political problems for Diageo, an anniversary bottling for Johnnie Walker, new whiskies from Connemara and Bruichladdich…and much more!
To listen to Episode #215 please visit WhiskyCast at http://www.whiskycast.com/
The Arran Malt Down Under…..
26/08/2009
Whisky fans in Australia will get a wonderful opportunity to sample a selection of Arran Single Malts at Whisky Live which takes place in Sydney from 31st August to 6th September 2009.
Managing Director, Euan Mitchell, is heading down under for the Tasting Expo and commented: “although our products are not yet widely available in Australia I look forward to meeting some Arran fans at what promises to be an amazing event. Whisky connoisseurs and novices alike can sample a huge array of drams with stunning Sydney harbour as the backdrop”.
Visit Arran Distillery at http://www.arranwhisky.com/
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2010
The most comprehensive whisky guide ever written, now further expanded with 946 new entries and another 56 updated.
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Detailed, professionally analysed yet easy to understand tasting notes on more than 3,850 of the worlds leading and lesser-known whiskies.
Reviews of all that’s new and worth looking out for in the world of whisky.
Specially designed for quick and easy reference in any liquor store or supermarket.
Each whisky evaluated by whisky guru Jim Murray in his unique, forthright, honest, amusing, fiercely, independent and non-pretentious style.
All books from the Dram Good Book Shop are signed by Jim Murray.
Use the box below to enter the name of the person you would like the book dedicated to. Alternatively enter “Unsigned” if you would prefer an unsigned copy.
Order now. Publishing date 5th October 2009. Order Price: £10.99
Order via http://www.ekmpowershop7.com/ekmps/shops/dramgoodbooks/jim-murrays-whisky-bible-2010-16-p.asp
Ralfy is at it again, however this time he has published two reviews on r*m
Ralfy at Work
Visit Ralfy at http://www.whiskyreviews.blogspot.com/
New Bottles: Single casks from Berry Bros.
28 August 2009
New from Berry Bros. & Rudd, London.
Islay:-
Bowmore 21 Year Old, John Milroy Selection
Description
Single cask #2789 refill hogshead. John Milroy was one of the first retailers to pioneer Single Malt Whiskies in London over 40 years ago.
Distillery: Bowmore
Founded 1779. 228 years of fine tuning and we have deep and complex whiskies with fabulous Bowmore reek, salt, spices, dried fruits, smooth and lasting.
Tasting Notes
This remarkably aromatic Whisky offers trademark peat laced with warming medicinal and leafy notes. The palate resonates with sooty smoke and pepper carried on a creamy wave with apple and toffee emerging towards the distinguished finale.
Product Details
Age: 21 Years Old
Vintage: 1987
Volume: 70cl
ABV: 45.0%
Bottler: Berry Bros.
Bowmore 1989 Vintage, 18 Year Old
Description
Single cask #7609. A great value 18-year old bottling from Berry Bros & Rudd, London.
Distillery: Bowmore
Founded 1779. 228 years of fine tuning and we have deep and complex whiskies with fabulous Bowmore reek, salt, spices, dried fruits, smooth and lasting.
Tasting Notes
Wonderfully aromatic, this remarkable Whisky offers peat with leather, yellow fruit and leafy notes. The palate shows sooty smoke and ample fruit with a little pepper and hot sand emerging on the finish.
Product Details
Age: 18 Years Old
Vintage: 1989
Volume: 70cl
ABV: 53.5% (Cask Strength)
Bottler: Berry Bros.
Laphroaig 10 Year Old, John Milroy Selection
Description
Single cask #700212 refill hogshead. John Milroy was one of the first retailers to pioneer Single Malt Whiskies in London over 40 years ago.
Distillery: Laphroaig
Founded in 1815. A stupendous complexity of sweet malt, Islay reek, Islay salt, all that is Islay, all that is the Scottish islands, that flows across the palate, that benefits from a chew and, finally rocks your own little foundations.
Tasting Notes
Vibrant, peat smoke aromas evolve to reveal leathery hints with ripe banana. The smoky palate bursts with black pepper subdued by the fruity notes. The lingering finish warms the mouth with prickling phenol and iodine.
Product Details
Age: 10 Years Old
Vintage: 1998
Volume: 70cl
ABV: 60.4% (Cask Strength)
Bottler: Berry Bros.
Highland:
Macduff 1991 Vintage, 17 Year Old
Description
Casks #1370/1371.
Distillery: Macduff
Founded in 1962 when the existing distilleries were striving to satisfy the ever-upward demand for blended whisky. Originally fitted with state of the art equipment making it the first distillery in the country to have a stainless steel mash tun, the first to run stills fitted with internal steam coils and the first to use shell and tube heat exchangers rather than worm tubs.
Tasting Notes
Lemon tart and pear skin are first to emerge on the nose followed by honey and menthol. The palate is bold and expansive, mouth-watering with apple freshness and vanilla coming through to sooth the more robust elements.
Product Details
Age: 17 Years Old
Vintage: 1991
Volume: 70cl
ABV: 46.0%
Bottler: Berry Bros.
Speyside:-
Dailuaine 1974 Vintage, 32 Year Old
Description
Cask #B111/2. Dailuaine means “green vale” in Gaelic and is situated between Ben Rinnes and the River Spey. The whisky is quite rare as a single malt as most of the production contributes to blending.
Distillery: Dailuaine
The Distillery was founded in 1852 by William Mackenzie. When he died in 1865 his widow leased the distillery to James Fleming, a banker. Together with William Mackenzie’s son he founded Mackenzie and Company. Today very little of this whisky is released as single malt – most of the spirit is used for blending, in particular the popular Dewars blends.
Tasting Notes
The nose is soft and deeply perfumed with soft fruit. Barley-sugar sweetness combines with a firm smokiness to produce a full flavoured malt whisky with a lingering finish of considerable class.
Age: 32 Years Old
Vintage: 1974
Volume: 70cl
ABV: 46.0%
Bottler: Berry Bros.
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