COLONEL E.H. TAYLOR, JR. SINGLE BARREL BOURBON WHISKEY IS THE LATEST RELEASE IN THE EPONYMOUS COLLECTION

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Aug. 2011) – Buffalo Trace Distillery announces the second release in the Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. collection, a single barrel bourbon aged in the very warehouse Col. Taylor built in 1881.

The E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Bourbon was aged for 11 years 7 months and “Bottled in Bond” at 100 proof.

This new Single Barrel Bourbon is the second in the line of the E. H. Taylor, Jr. collection of whiskeys to be released over the next few years. It joins the Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bourbon Buffalo Trace released earlier this year. Like the Sour Mash, this Single Barrel will have very limited availability and will be packaged in a similar vintage label and canister, which are reminiscent of Taylor’s bottles nearly one hundred years ago.

Taylor is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the bourbon industry, fighting for the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, nearly three decades after he purchased the now Buffalo Trace Distillery. During his time, Taylor implemented several innovative methods still used today by Buffalo Trace, such as climate controlled aging warehouses. In addition to his bourbon interests, Taylor had political ties. He was the great-nephew of President Zachary Taylor and elected the mayor of Frankfort, state representative to the Kentucky General Assembly and a member of the State Senate.

“Colonel Taylor was a pioneer with the highest standards for whiskey. We hope this bourbon honors his legacy,” said Kris Comstock, brand manager. “This Single Barrel Bourbon was aged nearly twelve years in Warehouse C, which was built by Taylor and proven to be an excellent aging warehouse. We tasted through numerous samples and choose 36 individual barrels. The nose reminds me of lightly toasted oak, with dried figs and butterscotch. Sweetness on the tongue remains balanced with tobacco and dark spices that finish just long enough to prepare the palate for another sip.”

The E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel will be available for $59.99 per 750ml bottle.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The distillery’s rich distilling tradition dates back to 1787 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee. Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won seven distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Malt Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It was named Whisky Magazine 2010 World Icons of Whisky “Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year.” Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 200 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotrace.com 

A Wee Bit o’Scotland at Oakridge

Our 3rd Scottish Celebration – Private Malt Tasting Join us at Oakridge Golf Club on Friday Oct. 21 at 6:30pm when Marc Laverdiere, brand ambassador for Highland Park and The Macallan will take us on a sensory journey way up to the Orkney Islands and to the Highlands!

Claidhmor will entertain us once again. And they have a great new album out!!! Stewart will bring both Claidhmor cds for sale.

Yes, there will be a highland dancing demo by Young Stars Dance and, of course, our resident piper Mark Lethbridge will pipe us into the Clubhouse. And, there will be haggis!

We’re in for a real treat of an evening, Marc Laverdiere’s master classes at WhiskyLive and Spirit of Toronto always sell out quickly.

He’s informative and very passionate about his single malt! Checkout the menu at http://golfoakridge.com/htmls/ScotCeleb10.11.html

It will be a night you don’t want to miss out on! Be sure to tell your friends. There is only room for 64 guests, so don’t delay – reserve your spots today!

With 18 holes of golf $118 (2pm tee off) Without golf $85 Without malts – food and entertainment only $50

There will be some great prizes to be won over the course of the evening!

Call John 905.985.0883 x144 or email john@golfoakridge.com to reserve your spots.

See you here… and don’t forget to wear your tartan!

Slainte Mhath!

Oakridge Golf Club
35 Lauren Rd., Port Perry, ON
L9L 2A7

Beam donates $100,000 to Operation Homefront

Fred Noe, seventh-generation Jim Beam family distiller (L), with the help of Kid Rock, presents Jim Beam’s $100,000 donation to Amy Palmer, COO of Operation Homefront, backstage at Kid Rock’s concert in Tinley Park, Ill., on Aug. 19.  Since forming a 2008 partnership with Operation Homefront, a provider of emergency financial aid and critical assistance to U.S. troops, their families and wounded veterans, Jim Beam has donated more than $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions to the organization.

www.beamglobal.com

Sky´s The Limit For Fearless Whisky Worker

Donald Jenkinson (57), who has worked for Chivas Brothers at its Kilmalid bottling plant in Dumbarton for 37 years, undertook the hair-raising challenge for ex-servicemen’s charity Erskine. The parachute jump took place at Strathallan airfield in Perthshire, where he was able to get coast-to-coast views of Scotland as he hurtled to the ground.

Donald, who lives near Dumbarton Castle, raised £550 sponsorship cash through the daring stunt, with another £500 added by Chivas Brothers through the company’s doubling up scheme, which matches charity amounts raised by employees.

Donald said: “I had decided a while ago that I wanted to do a skydive before my 60th birthday and this gave me the prefect excuse as I knew the company would help me reach my goal amount for the charity.

“The scariest part was taking-off as the plane has no doors. Once I jumped the first 5,000 feet were amazing as I was just freefalling. I’d do it again in a heartbeat. I want to do a bungee jump next, but my wife thinks I’m mad.”

Chivas Brothers Communications Director Vanessa Wright added: “Our employees are so generous with their time and money when it comes to a good cause, and Donald is certainly no exception to this.

“We’re delighted he was able to raise so much for Erskine, and that we were able to contribute further to this through doubling up. I hope this will be an incentive for even more employees to do their bit for charity.”

Notes:

Chivas Brothers is the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard – the world’s co-leader in wine and spirits. Chivas Brothers is the global leader in luxury Scotch whisky and premium gin. Its portfolio includes Chivas Regal, Ballantine’s, Beefeater Gin, The Glenlivet, Royal Salute, Aberlour, Plymouth Gin, Longmorn, Scapa, 100 Pipers, Clan Campbell, Something Special and Passport.

In July 2010 Chivas Brothers launched The Age Matters campaign to help consumers understand the importance of Scotch whisky age statements.

September Outturn: A Summer Songbird

Summer isn’t over until our songbird has sung, and this September Outturn carries a perfect-pitch note. Spread your wings and fly with TEN harmonious single casks

35.53 Old Jazz Bar
Speyside Lossie
£76.60 inc. free p&p
Mellow nose with Calvados, baked banana and apple crumble with caramel, almonds and ground nutmeg on top, consumed in an old jazz bar with polished brass and leather straps

29.100 A league of its own
Islay
£50.70 inc free p&p
Wet peat, raw oysters, almond oil, smoked mussels, crispy duck, heather smoke, hot diesel engine, earthy dunnage floors and a whiff of perfumed new make made a diverse first nose

EXPLORE our September Recommendations:
PAIR OFFER: Buy 23.69 & 7.67 for only £91.30 (save £10)
23.69 Dusty muesli and green bananas
7.67 Breakfast dram

TRIO OFFER: Buy 125.46, 9.61 & 30.66 for £148.70 (save £15)
125.46 Bright and vivacious
9.61 A hot summer’s day among the gorse
30.66 Muscovado, Macadamia and Manuka

CASE: Take the Sept PAIR, TRIO and ADD 76.81 for £271.50 (save £30) 76.81 Vanilla malt shake

Browse all bottlings  (45 single casks online)

Society Tastings & Events (51 Society tastings online)
New Outturn Open Tasting – London, Sat 3 Sept
New Outturn Tasting – The Vaults, Sun 4 Sept
Free Live Music – The Vaults, Sun 4 Sept
Steak & Whisky Tasting – London, Mon 5 Sept
New Members Tasting – London, Thu 15 Sept
Rum Tasting – The Vaults, Fri 16 Sept
All about smoke – Queen Street, Tue 20 Sept
Colin Dunn’s Society Choice – London, Thu 22 Sept
Steak & Chips Tasting – The Vaults, Sat 24 Sept
From Leith to Bavaria – The Vaults, from Mon 26 Sept
New Outturn for the Cheese Lover – Queen Street, Tue 27 Sept
New Outturn for the Meat Lover – Queen Street, Wed 28 Sept
All things Bavarian – The Vaults, Wed 28 Sept

More Society tastings

October Outturn Preview Tastings
Your chance to taste and explore October’s Outturn (FIVE drams!) with a spot of supper.

Guildford – Manor House Hotel, Thu 29 Sept
Dunfermline – Garvock House Hotel, Thu 29 Sept
Brighton – Hotel du Vin, Fri 30 Sept
Manchester – Malmaison, Fri 30 Sept

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ
Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm).

Visit the Society at http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships for your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers.

Canadian Club 1.75L…$16.99
Canadian LTD 1.75L…$10.99
Cutty Sark Scotch 1.75L…$19.99
Dewar’s White Label 1.75L …$26.99
House Of Stuart Scotch 1.75L…$14.99
Jack Daniels Black 1.75L…$34.99
Jim Beam Bourbon 1.75L…$21.99
Johnnie Walker Red Label 1.75L…$27.99
Maker’s Mark Bourbon…$22.99
Southern Comfort & Lime 1.75L…$19.99

*Prices valid W/Binny’s Card September 1 through September 6, 2011. Not responsible for misprints or typographical errors.Sizes 750ml unless otherwise stated. Advertised items limited to quantities on hand. Don’t forget to use your Binny’s Card! Get discounts on mixed case wine purchases and work towards a 2% rebate on every $500 of eligible purchases. Get your free card at a Binny’s near you.

Visit Binny’s at www.binnys.com 

Make it snappy or we’ll see you later, urges Ardbeg

— An Islay-gator Tale: Iconic Islay whisky distillery “unleashes” its annual Limited Edition…Ardbeg Alligator —

— Previous Limited Edition – Ardbeg Supernova – won Scotch Whisky of the Year title in 2010 —

Bosses at Ardbeg – the iconic whisky distillery on the remote island of Islay – are urging whisky aficionados to snap up their annual Limited Edition Ardbeg Alligator…before it’s too late.

Described as a “whisky with bite”, it is hoped Ardbeg Alligator will go on to emulate the success of last year’s limited edition – Ardbeg Supernova – which not only sold out in record time but also won the coveted Scotch Whisky of the Year award.

On sale from today (September 1 2011), there are a limited number of bottles of Ardbeg Alligator available worldwide. With an RRP of £65 Scottish stockists include Royal Mile Whiskies in Edinburgh and Luvians Bottle Shop in Cupar, Fife. It is also available online at www.ardbeg.com

Ardbeg Alligator is the result of experimentation carried out many years ago by the Distillery and its team headed up by Dr. Bill Lumsden, Head of Distilling and Whisky Creation.

“Alligator Charring” describes the method of charring (or burning) the inside of the oak casks before they are filled with spirit. The burnt wood staves take on the appearance of an alligator’s scales, hence the name. The heart of Alligator is spirit matured in ‘Level 4’ casks – the most intense type of charring you can achieve.

Lumsden said: “Since we bought and restored the Ardbeg Distillery we have undertaken lots of experiments, laying down spirit in different types of casks. This began back in the late 1990s and Alligator is a good example of one experiment that has definitely worked.

“The key for us was to “marry” the intense smoky bacon and charcoal taste of the whisky from these heavily charred casks with the equally intense smoky peaty flavours of hallmark Ardbeg and get the right taste. We are intensely pleased with the results and it would be fair to say that this whisky has bite.”

On the launch Hamish Torrie, Ardbeg Brand Director explained: “It is a limited release and, judging by the reaction of our Ardbeg Committee Members to the few bottles we pre-released in June it will be snapped up very quickly!”

Ardbeg prides itself on being the ‘Ultimate Islay Malt Whisky’. Established in 1815, Ardbeg is revered by connoisseurs around the world as the peatiest, smokiest and most complex of all the Islay malts. Despite its smokiness, Ardbeg is renowned for its delicious sweetness, a phenomenon that has affectionately become known as ‘the peaty paradox’.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Ardbeg suffered from an uncertain future and it was not until the brand was purchased by The Glenmorangie Company in 1997 that the Distillery was saved from extinction. Since then, the Distillery has risen like a phoenix and today Ardbeg is well established as a niche, cult malt, with a passionate following.

Ardbeg was voted Scotch Whisky of the Year three years in a row (2008-2010) by Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.

Ardbeg Alligator has been bottled at 51.2% ABV and as with all Ardbegs is non chill-filtered for extra texture and mouth-feel.

Notes:

Responsible Drinking

Ardbeg and The Glenmorangie Company advocate responsible drinking and suggest that drinkers savour Ardbeg in moderation and in line with recommended daily guidelines for alcohol consumption.

About The Glenmorangie Company

The company is one of the most renowned and innovative distillers and marketers of Scotch whisky brands worldwide and is part of Moët Hennessy, the wine and spirits division of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). Headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Company produces Glenmorangie Single Highland malt whiskies and Ardbeg Single Islay malt.

Whisky Intelligence has added a new category called ‘Vignettes – Moments in Whisky’ which will feature whisky moments as experienced by the readership. If you have a whisky moment please feel free to submit your moment and we’ll do our best to publish it. Go on; you know you want to be famous…

WoW 2012 News

The countdown clock to WOW 2012 reads T-minus 7 months and counting. Launch into fall with our end-of-summer sale and lock down tickets to the grand event at early bird savings before this deal expires on Sept 30, 2011. (See below)

We don’t want to tease you with what’s coming but the WOW staff just can’t resist sharing some tantalizing previews to get your taste buds in the mood:

Diageo presents a complete tour of Scotland with their quintessential Classic Malts. The Classic Malts lineup consists of many of the highest awarded malts from the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) and San Francisco Spirits Competition (SFSC). Dalwhinnie, Talisker, Cragganmore, Oban, Lagavulin and Glenkinchie represent a full range of whisky flavor profiles.

The Bushmills Pipe and Drum Band grace us with the sounds of Ireland and of course Bushmills Irish Whiskey graces our palates.

North America distilleries Crown Royal, Bulleit and George Dickle each bring their fine beverages for your sampling pleasure.

Look out for the new Oban Experience booth for WoW 2012!

Beam Global brings their exciting Mixology booth to dazzle WOW with whisk(e)y based mixed drinks and present samples from their impressive portfolio including Laphroaig, The Small Batch Bourbon Collection and Canadian Club. If you just can’t wait to try some of these before WOW 2012, get up close and personal with the Beam Global Ambassadors and join our dinner in San Jose on Sept 12, 2011! 

High West will be releasing its newest Silver Whiskey this October – OMG Pure Rye. Read the fascinating history of American Rye and High West’s quest for bringing back this true American product.

Douglas Laing is here to stay! After their success at WoW 2011 and establishing contacts and distribution across the Golden State, their excellent whisky easily guaranteed itself shelf space in California’s finest beverage emporiums. We anticipate several new and exciting expressions from Douglas Liang.

Part of the Art of Whisky is pairing with foods. Checkout the classic malts Malt-Matcher food pairing section and start preparing for your own Labor Day weekend pairings. Malt-Matcher

Summer Ticket Sale Ends Sept 30
Don’t wait any longer. These will be the lowest prices and tickets are refundable until Dec 31.

13th Annual
Whiskies Of The World Expo,
March 31, 2012

TICKETS ARE ON SUMMER DISCOUNT until Sept 30th.

Regular Price Summer Sale price
General Adm $120 $105
(6:00 pm – 9:pm)
VIP : $150 $130
(5:15 pm – 9:pm)
Dram Club $130 $115
(5:00 pm – 9:pm)
Dram Club Membership $60 $40
(Early Bird Tickets are refundable until Dec 31)

SCOTCH TASTINGS

Sunday, September 4th @ 4 p.m. & Thursday, September 8th @ 7 p.m.

This months tastings “Back to School 201” will be a little bit more advanced than the basics. Rachel is going to start with A = Auchentoshan 21, B = Benrinnes, C = Caol Ila and so on. I think this will be a really fun tasting even if you’re a beginner because you’ll learn a lot from Rachel and everyone in the tasting. Make sure to call and make a reservation 402.553.9501. ($50 per person

5007 Underwood Ave, Omaha Ne 68132 402.553.9501 www.dundeedell.com