The Irishman Cask Strength
Did you know….
…The Irishman Rare Cask Strength for 2010 has just been bottled and will soon be available in export markets?
…this year’s bottling is at 53% alc. vol., and there are only 2,850 bottles available?
Here’s the health of the salmon to you.
A long life, a strong heart, and a wet mouth!
Hello, so you’re a fan of fine Whisky!
We’ll be having some Dram fine Drams at The Machar on Wednesday!
Just to let you know this week we will be going to The Machar (become a fan of them on FB) as they have just added about 20+ new whiskies to their selection and we need to support this!
We convinced them to do this – so let’s take advantage of it!
So come along from about 7pm this Wednesday!
Are you interested in going to a WHISKY FESTIVAL?
This weekend Speyside will see 100(0)s of whisky fans from all over the world arrive for The Spirit of Speyside Festival
We have been lucky enough to get offered DISCOUNT tickets to the following events:
£10 PER PERSON
Cooper’s Choice – Saturday 1st May, 3:30 pm
Robin Laing – Sunday 2nd May, 7:00 pm
Dalmore – Monday 3rd May, 1:00 pm
Chivas Brothers – Monday 3rd May 3:30 pm
NOTE: All events take place at the WHISKY SHOP DUFFTOWN
LET ME (Blair) KNOW IF YOU WANT A TICKET!*
YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS…!
UP COMING EVENTS:
Arran Whisky – 5th May (£3)
Laphroaig vs. Ardmore – 12th May (£3)
Tasting Tickets go on sale ONE WEEK before the event.
Do not bother Gillian about other things etc etc…
Please be nice to her as she is doing this to help us!
University of Aberdeen Malt Whisky Society
The Chaplaincy
High Street
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB24 3TT
* aberdeenwhisky@googlemail.com
Tullibardine Single Malt Tasting at The Brandy Library
Tullibardine Single Malt Scotch
Tuesday, April 27th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
This is a free and casual tasting, you do not need to make a reservation unless you intend to enjoy drinks here before or after the tasting.
The Tullibardine Whisky
Tullibardine Highland Malt Scotch whisky is generally recognised as an ‘easy drinking’ malt and an ideal pre-dinner appetiser. It is smooth and mellow on the palate with a fruity flavour and has a clean crisp finish. On nosing, Tullibardine provides the recipient with a fresh, floral scent with hints of vanilla and chocolate orange. Distilled from the purest highland spring water Tullibardine’s qualities make it an ideal introductory malt scotch whisky and is described as ’eminently quaffable’. But don’t just take our word for it, please try it for yourself and then please let us know your findings.
It is worth pointing out that we nose and select special casks from time to time which are bottled and then released for sale. Please keep an eye open for these new releases, as well as other products which you will be able to purchase from our on-line shop.
Davidoff Winston Churchill Cigars and Wild Scotsman Whisky Event
by Jeffrey Topping
Join me on April 28 at The Montgomery Inn Boathouse in Cincinnati, Ohio for the first Scotch and Cigar Charity Dinner of the summer. The featured cigars provided by Strauss Tobconnist will be Winston Churchill cigars from Davidoff. I will be pouring my signature Wild Scotsman Black Label Vatted Malt Scotch produced specifically to be enjoyed by a great cigar or heavy meal in addition to my single Cask Royal Lochnagar from the Highlands.
Date: April 28, 2010
Cost: $135
Cocktails: 1800/hrs
Dinner: 1900/hrs
Location:
Montgomery Inn Boathouse
925 Riverside Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
RSVP:513.721.7427
April in Huntly
I was going to say Spring finally seems to have arrived but as the weather continues to be a little unsettled, no one can really say if we have seen the last of the snow for this year!
Worldwide Travel
Below is a picture of Mark Watt while at Whisky Live Aquitaine in Bordeaux last week which proved a great success with the Cragganmore and Laphroaig Octaves being well received along with the Black Bull 12 and 40 which were a particular favourite among many. Mark is also making an effort to learn French hence the picture of his book which features whisky words in English, French and (Mark’s) version of French!!
Lin Liu was due to leave for Taiwan today but as the air travel chaos continues she remains in the UK for the time being, let’s hope normality resumes soon. Again she plans to visit the Far East at the end of May for Whisky Live Shanghai.
New Bottlings
We have had a number of new Rare Auld bottlings this month which I’m sure will be of interest to you all, a selection of these bottlings are listed below with some tasting notes, the Glen Moray’s have been especially successful;
Rare Auld Glen Moray 1983 26yo Cask 3203
Colour: Warm Gold
Nose: Icing Sugar, lemon bon bons, pears, cooking apples and lily’s
Taste: Vanilla custard, orange peel, reed grass, sherbet, milky bars and honey
Finish: Soft delicate crème Brule with a hint of spice
Comment: Beautifully creamy and fruity! – Stunning!
Rare Auld Glen Moray 1973 53.1%
Colour: Russet
Nose: Lots of sweet toffee, raisins, rum like notes, milk chocolate, nougat and bourbon biscuits.
Taste: Warming, rich toffee, cherries, quite creamy, melted chocolate, tangerines and a touch nutty.
Finish: Thick and lingering, lots of treacle toffee and some spiced fruits.
Comment: A big Glen Moray – An excellent example of how good this whisky can be!
Rare Auld Glen Scotia 1991 18yo Cask 71375
Colour: Straw
Nose: Sweet, lots of vanilla, a trace of smoke, creamy medicinal notes and quite herbal, warm grass and mint
Taste: Malty, touch oily, more grassiness develops, dry spice and lemon
Finish: Finish long, citrus notes, creaminess develops with distant medicinal notes
Comment: A clean cut Glen Scotia – refreshing and coastal.
To view more tasting notes, please follow this link:
http://www.duncantaylor.com/products/new_bottlings.html
Upcoming Events
Spirit of Speyside – Whisky Festival Dufftown
Monday 3rd May 2010 – Mark will be holding a masterclass at the whisky festival with 6 fantastic whiskies including the new Black Bull 40 year old if your lucky!
There are still tickets available from the following website: http://www.spiritofspeyside.com/event_detail.php?event=646
Social Networking
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Duncan Taylor & Co Ltd Whisky Merchants and Brokers,
4 Upperkirkgate, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland AB54 8JU
website: www.duncantaylor.com
email: info@duncantaylor.com
Phone: +44 (0) 1466 794055
Fax: +44 (0) 1466 794618
Purveyors of the worlds most exclusive range of Scotch Whiskies
Dear all,
It has been a few months since you last received an email from us but I can promise you that we have been hard at work sourcing and bottling some very exciting new whiskies.
In February we bottled the following new whiskies:
Bowmore 2001 8yr old refill sherry (limited UK stock available)
Bunnahabhain 2000 9yr old 1st fill sherry (previous Dancey Man offer, limited UK stock available)
Bruichladdich 1990 19yr old refill bourbon (very limited UK stock available)
Glenlivet 1978 31yr old refill bourbon (UK stock available)
Glenallachie 1973 36yr old refill bourbon (very limited UK stock available)
Aultmore 1974 35yr old 1st fill bourbon (sold out)
This was followed in March by some more bottlings:
Breath of the Isles 1995 14yr old refill bourbon (UK stock available)
Macallan 1995 14yr old refill sherry (sold out)
Longmorn 1992 17yr old 1st fill bourbon (UK stock available)
Bunnahabhain 1968 41yr old refill sherry (UK stock available)
If you would like prices on any of the above, just let me know. For this month we would like to offer one of the best Longmorns we have ever tasted. From a 1st fill bourbon hogshead, this has a great colour and is packed full of flavours.
Longmorn 1992 £66.98 inc. VAT
17 year old Speyside 53.9% vol
1 of only 186 bottles from cask no. 48430
Our overall comment on this malt was ‘a sunny day in the Highlands’. The deep gold colour suggests that the ex-Bourbon hogshead it is drawn from is 1st fill.
The first impression is gorse flowers, macaroons and almond paste, with fragrant jasmine behind, some ash, and after a while, light sponge.
Water introduces a pine-like note, heather flowers, yielding to buttery tablet with tinned mandarins.
The latter give a fresh acidity to the taste, which starts sweet, but not cloying and drying elegantly to a medium length finish. Well balanced and stylish.
In addition to this, I am delighted to announce the launch of Adelphi’s Fascadale 10yr old single Island malt 46% Batch 2. Batch 1 was a huge success and we are delighted to have been able to secure another excellent 10 casks for batch 2. This is due to be bottled next week and should be available in most of your stockists by the middle of May. The price is still to be confirmed, but please let me know if you would like to be notified when it is released.
Furthermore, we are planning a 3rd whisky for this range (to accompany the new Fascadale and the sadly departed Laudale) – more news next month!
Whisky travel continues: Holland for a week in March, Washington DC for a weekend earlier this month, and Limburg this weekend.
I look forward to seeing some of you in Limburg this weekend and/or Speyside next weekend.
All the best,
Alex.
Alex Bruce
Sales & Marketing Director
Adelphi Distillery Ltd.
Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1383 872 548
Mobile: +44 (0) 7795 424 838
Skype: alex.bruce
Email: alex@adelphidistillery.com
Web: www.adelphidistillery.com
Please contact Alex directly if you would like to join the Dancey Man Society
Glen Mhor Carn Mor 1982 27yo 52%alc.
Distilled 18/08/1982
Bottled 22/02/2010
Matured in a Hogshead number 1233
Limited to 270 bottles
Price excluding VAT: £109.79
£129.00 Including VAT at 17.5%
Glenrothes Carn Mor 1988 21yo 51.8%alc.
Distilled 01/06/1988
Bottled: 22/02/2010
Matured in a Hogshead number 7002
Limited to 294 bottles
(LFW reports);
Carn Mor bottlings are a little bit special for their presentation, a nice, different tapered bottle with antique label and subtle ‘fluff’ and a none-too-fussy box gets the thumbs-up from me.
Here’s a classic Glenrothes, bourbon cask matured and delicious. An oily nose, glenrothes-fruity with a distinct whiff of household-cleaner smoke, very inviting and with water a sherbet sweetness rises.
Taste is all fruitiness, oranges and tropical fruits with cream, a passion fruit Solera (ice cream lolly). Very enjoyable.
On the flavour map I’d plonk it in square D4 Complex, Light and Delicate.
Price excluding VAT: £64.60
£75.90 Including VAT at 17.5%
Order yours today (now that the air planes are flying in Europe again) at www.lfw.co.uk
Loch Fyne Whiskies News , ‘Win a Glenfarclas 40yo!’
Buy any 70cl bottle of Glenfarclas and get free entry into a draw to win the
new Glenfarclas 40yo plus a VIP tour of the Glenfarclas Distillery.
Closing date: 18th June 2010
You may view the latest post at
https://www.lfw.co.uk/blog/2010/04/23/win-a-glenfarclas-40yo/
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk
EPISODE 249: APRIL 19, 2010
I had a great experience today, and decided it warranted a special mid-week episode recorded on board a First ScotRail train from Aberdeen to Glasgow. Michael Urquhart gave me a private tour of the Gordon & MacPhail warehouses and sample room in Elgin, along with a tasting of several G&M bottlings, including the new 70-year-old Mortlach! Along the way, we talked about the family’s history in the whisky business, nosing and tasting, and much more!
EPISODE 248: APRIL 17, 2010
This episode comes from the Highlander Inn in Craigellachie, Scotland…the heart of Speyside! We’ll hear from Highlander co-owner Duncan Elphick and the manager of the Highlander’s world-class whisky bar, Tatsu Minagawa, about the Highlander’s history and its whisky selection. In the news, Scotch whisky exports hit a new high despite the economy, a mothballed Speyside distillery will be sold and closed forever, new distillery tours, and a new GlenDronach. I’ll also go to whisky school with Donald Renwick and the faculty at Royal Lochnagar!
EPISODE 247: APRIL 12, 2010
The whisky business is in good shape despite the global recession. That’s the view of Sir Gavin Hewitt, CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association. I sat down with Sir Gavin during his visit to New York for Whisky Live and a seminar for trade professionals to discuss whisky exports and the impact of the new Scotch Whisky Law. I’ll also have highlights from Whisky Live New York, and word on new whiskies from Early Times, Caribou Crossing, an ultra-rare Macallan, and the results of the Alzheimer’s Association Chocolate Symphony Scotland tour auction!
Catch up with WhiskyCast at http://www.whiskycast.com/
Gauntleys Whisky Newsletter #4 – April 2004 – Scotch Whisky News
Whisky Intelligence has reproduced (with permission) The Gauntleys Whisky Newsletter for January 2004; a small sample of scotch whisky archeology. The author, Chris Goodrum, has some excellent insights of whisky, which makes for excellent reading on a Sunday. However as you may have noticed we are nearing the end of the series of his excellent newsletters. Enjoy one of the final installments!
Dear Whisky Customers
I hope that you all had a good Christmas and new years celebrations and have drunk the whisky cupboard dry, as I have some interesting new bottlings with which to temp you.
NEW WHISKY LIST
Please find attached to this newsletter a copy of the newly updated list. This is the first real whole scale make over the list has had in several years and I think it was long overdue. You will notice that the layout has changed and I hope that it easier to use as a result. The main and exciting changes are that we’ve added whiskies from three new Independent bottling companies. You will also see that there have been additions to both the Gordon & MacPhail and Distillery bottlings list. But first the new guys!
THE SPEYSIDE DISTILLERY COMPANY – SCOTT’S SELECTION
The Speyside Distillery company are a small independent whisky producer, owning their own distillery, blending and bottling plants. They produce a pleasant 10 year old malt from their distillery near Kingussie, close to the site of a distillery of the same name which had been established in 1895 and has long been out of production.
The whiskies that really interested me are from their Scott’s Selection list. In the 1970’s Robert Scott was appointed Master Distiller at the Speyside distillery. Robert like many other respected distillers had begun plying his trade at the tender age of 16 when he left school. Prior to his retirement, he was given one final assignment, namely to create a personal selection of his favourite single malt whiskies. Thus Scott’s Selection was born.
His criteria for this selection was that the whisky must be of the optimum level of age and top quality. They must be bottled in as natural a state as possible – no dilution by water or chill filtration. Over the past few years a number of new additions have been added to the portfolio while stocks of some others have inevitably been exhausted. The selection now reads like an encyclopaedia of great whiskies of Scotland.
From this list I have selected the following exceptional whiskies to add to our list.
SPEYSIDE
Glendulan Distilled 1981 52.6% £49.95
Mannochmore Distilled 1978 60.3% £54.95
HIGHLAND
Macduff (Glen Deveron) Distilled 1978 57.1% £60.95
Macallan Distilled 1979 54.7%£85.95
RARE MOTHBALLED/CLOSED DISTILLERIES
Milburn Distilled 1983 85% £64.95
North British Grain Whisky Distilled 1974 53.1% £59.95
HART BROTHERS
Hart Brothers is an independently owned family company, originally established in 1962 by the brothers Iain and Donald Hart as a wine and spirit wholesalers as well as whisky blenders.
In 1975 they were joined by Alistair Hart, the former chief blender and director of Whyte & Mackay Limited. It was his responsibility to buy new whisky from various distilleries in order to meet future sales of the Whyte & Mackay brands.
With his expertise, Hart brothers expanded into the bonded warehouse business where they blended and bottled whiskies for many U.K and overseas whisky marketing companies.
During this time they have been able to purchase stocks of aged malt whiskies, some from lesser-known distilleries and distilleries that are no longer in production or have been demolished. These casks were deemed far to good just to blended, and thus they created a list of these malt whiskies for the more discerning drinker.
I have chosen the following exceptional whiskies from their “Finest Collection”, to compliment our list.
SPEYSIDE
Balmenach 18 year old 43% £45.95
Benrinnes 18 year old 43% £45.95
Benriach 30 year old 49.8% £96.95
Glen Elgin 19 year old 43% £49.95
Glenlivet 23 year old 43% £55.95
Tamdhu 10 year old 43% £25.95
HIGHLAND
Glen Albyn 19 year old 43% £49.95
Glenglassaugh 22 year old 43% £54.95
Teaninch 24 year old 43% £58.95
Tomatin 37 year old 47.2% £115.95
ORKNEY
Highland Park 25 year old 43% £64.95
Highland Park 35 year old 43% £97.95
RARE MOTHBALLED/CLOSED DISTILLERIES
Inchgower 26 year old 49.9% £70.95
CHIEFTAINS CHOICE
Ian Macleod & Co was established in 1936 and now produces in the region of 15 million bottles of Scotch whisky per year. They hold stocks ranging from new distillates through to 50 year old single malts.
It soon became clear that they had some wonderful stock for single cask bottlings that would appeal to the specialist malt drinker, and so the Chieftains choice range was born.
As part of his daily routine Gorge Doctor, the chief blender samples hundreds of casks and is always on the look out for the most interesting casks to add to the range. Together with Antony McCallum, the Rare Malt manager they work together to produce a premium quality product.
We introduced the Chieftains Choice range during Christmas, and quite a few of you have hopefully enjoyed these whiskies over the festive period.
These are the currently available bottlings that I have added to our list.
SPEYSIDE
Glen Lossie Distilled 1992 43% £23.95
Tormore Distilled 1990 Port Wood Finish 53% £35.95
HIGHLAND
Glenturret Distilled 1991 43% £24.95
ISLAY
Caol Ila Distilled 1993 Rum Wood Finish 43%£26.95
RARE MOTHBALLED/CLOSED DISTILLERIES
Banff Distilled 1979 46% £55.95
Brora 20 year old Sherry Wood 46% £48.95
Dallas Dhu Distilled 1980 63.6% £64.95
Scapa Distilled 1979 Sherry Wood 55.6% £61.95
If you would like to order any of these bottlings, please send us an email or give us a call on 0115 911 0555.
FINALLY…………..SPRINGBANK
No whisky newsletter would be complete without a mention of Springbank. There are three releases planned for this year. These are:
Springbank Distiled 1991 Bourbon Wood 46% (March 2004) £47.95
Springbank 15 year old 46% (Available May 2004) £54.95
Springbank 14 year old 46% Port Wood (Oct 2004) £48.95
As you will appreciate demand for these bottlings will be extremely high, thus if you would like to reserve one, please let me know by the 14th February.
Sincerely
Chris Goodrum
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