Dear Friends in Spirits,

With another successful Expo behind us, plans are already brewing for the next exciting show in spring 2012.  Many thanks for all your feedback; it is proving very useful for planning a bigger and better event for WoW 2012.  We have in mind several brand new and magnificent venues, in addition to the good ole Hornblower Yacht’s “San Francisco Belle”.  We’ll be announcing our new location very soon!

As much as we like to listen to you, we hope you will allow all future attendees of the show to benefit from your feedback.  We greatly encourage you to take a minute and tell the world about YOUR experience of the last Expo.  Websites such as Yelp, Judy’s Book, Whisky Connosr, and others, will gladly post both your heartfelt appraisal and open minded critique.

Now on to the Whisky Talk:
 
This seems to be a year of mass creativity in the spirits world and we hope you are out there sampling some of the fascinating new bottlings on the shelves of bars and shops.
Glenmorangie has introduced Finealta.  Click for a sampling of this intriguing new expression.

From the larger more familiar brands, like Glenmorangie…to the tiny family owned distilleries we go on a summer road trip!  Up into New England and the home of Cabin Fever Whisky, a completely unique maple syrup based spirit developed over several years (and multiple recipe trial and error sessions) by the brilliant Robbilard Family.  Run a web search and you will find a highly personal and educational site all about Cabin Fever and its history, present and future. This is a definite bottle to be added to your Americana collection!

Word is out that High West, the intrepid Utah distillery, is in the process of aging further batches of some of its most amazing bottlings: Rendevous Rye and Double Rye.  If you haven’t tried these wild west whiskeys, you are missing out big-time!  And don’t overlook Bourye…as delicious a spirit as you will ever imbibe and only available in limited quantities.  Treat yourself to a summer vacation in Park City, Utah and walk through the doors of the distillery/restaurant right off the main street below the big mountain.  Or….wait until January and head out for the Sundance Festival where High West whiskies take center stage.

While we’re on the western theme it’s a good time to educate yourself about the unusual spirits coming to life at Balcones in Texas!  An amazing whiskey of BLUE CORN distillation, a single malt with a mystery all it’s own and more.  Chip Tate seems to always be brewing up something new and different and as big as Texas in flavor.

Isn’t it remarkable what America has been doing with whiskey in the past 10 years?  A whole new revolution…and a peaceful happy one!  It’s about time someone struck out for world peace and human contentment in this manner!!

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Have a great spring and don’t forget that we’re always here to listen to your suggestions for the next WoW Expo, about new whiskies you’d like to taste, and new features to experience.

As for the features…were you one of the adventurous ones to visit the Beam Global Mixology Booth at this last Expo?  Then it’s very likely that their well mixed whisky cocktails (with such great whiskies as Makers Mark, Canadian Club, Laphroaig, and Knob Creek) were a nice discovery of the evening.  See all the recipes listed at the bottom of this newsletter.
 
We are also gearing up for local Whisk(e)y dinners/pairings. Get ready for a cooking class where we will prepare and then sit down together to eat our fabulous meal paired with Whisky.  Cooking is fun, cleaning up not so fun, so the restaurant staff takes care of this detail.  What more could you ask for?  Oh yeah, dessert.

And finally, congratulations to Animal Kingdom for a great race on Derby Day this month!  For the next year’s race, please remember that the best mint juleps are made with the best bourbons…and we’re sure to bring many of those for your enjoyment to the next Expo!

Cheers,

Douglas Smith

See updated photos from WoW 2011
WoW Photos (1)
WoW Photos (2)

Whiskies Of The World Expo
168 Park Bolton Pl
San Jose, CA 95136

www.whiskiesoftheworld.com