Bloody Scotland: Launch of the Glengoyne Short Story Writing Competition

Glasgow: Like its whisky, Scotland is world-renowned for the exceptional quality of its crime fiction.

To celebrate and recognise this synergy, Glengoyne Highland Single Malt is proud to announce the launch of a new short story writing competition as part of Scotland’s inaugural international crime writing festival, Bloody Scotland (14-16 September 2012) in Stirling.

With the aim of discovering the next big name in crime fiction the Glengoyne Short Story Writing Competition opens for entries today (Thursday 8 March), giving amateur writers the opportunity to be read and reviewed by some of the most respected authors, publishers and editors in the crime literary world. The prestigious prize will include digital publication by Blasted Heath as the lead short story in an ebook collection of the best competition entries. The winner will also benefit from a week-long residential writing course run by Arvon at a location of their choice.

The overall winner will receive a bespoke hand-engraved Glencairn Crystal Decanter filled with an exceptionally rare 35 Years Old Glengoyne Highland Single Malt, worth over £2,000, presented at the closing award ceremony at the Bloody Scotland Festival in September.

To enter, writers need to submit a maximum 3000 word short story online via bloodyscotland.com by 29 June 2012. All entries need to, on some level, incorporate the theme or wording: ‘worth the wait.’

Iain Weir, Marketing Director for Glengoyne, explained: “Crafting a great crime novel takes time, care and attention to detail, but the results are worth the wait. The same attributes are crucial in making Glengoyne Whisky’s natural, unpeated taste and flavour. Scottish crime fiction is an international success story and we are delighted to be part of a competition that celebrates our country’s unique creative contribution.”

Crime author and Bloody Scotland event organiser, Gordon Brown, commented: “With UK retail sales for crime fiction now worth over £143 million, the genre has never been more popular. We are thrilled to have Glengoyne’s support for the short story writing competition. Bloody Scotland celebrates not only our nation’s crime fiction legacy, but the success of crime writing across the globe. Glengoyne’s sponsorship reaffirms the Scottish roots of the festival, but like the whisky, an exciting crime thriller can be enjoyed with a great quality dram anywhere in the world”.

Taking place 14-16 September 2012 in Stirling, Bloody Scotland will have over 20 events and host over 40 UK and international authors, including Scotland’s own Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. Named by VisitScotland as the Year of Creative, 2012 is a landmark date for Scottish crime fiction. Bloody Scotland will also celebrate the 125th anniversary of the publication of the first Sherlock Holmes story, the 35th anniversary of William McIlvanney’s ‘Laidlaw’, the father of ‘Tartan noir’ – and the 25th anniversary of the first Rebus novel by Ian Rankin.

A crime scene from her latest novel, A Pound of Flesh, Alex Gray launched the Glengoyne Short Story Writing Competition in Glasgow’s Blythswood Square. Alex is the brains behind the Bloody Scotland Festival, along with her good friend and partner in crime Lin Anderson. They are also the main organisers along with Jenny Brown (their literary agent), Gordon Brown and Clio Gray, and they are supported by fellow authors who have given their invaluable assistance to help organise the event. Alex Gray says:

“With over 40 literature festivals taking place in Scotland each year, not one has ever exclusively recognised the remarkable talent amongst Scottish crime writers. Bloody Scotland will showcase all that is great in Scottish crime literature and indeed the fabulous authors who continue to excite, thrill and entertain us.”

The Glengoyne Short Story Writing Competition is open to all amateur writers over 18 years old. Entries must be uploaded to www.bloodyscotland.com before the closing date of 29 June 2012.

For further information on Glengoyne Highland Single Malt and for exclusive expert tips on successful crime writing visit: www.glengoyne.com.

Photo captions (in order of appearance from top):

1. Mashman Charlie Murray and stillman Duncan McNicoll search for creative inspiration among the casks for the new Glengoyne sponsored Short Story Writing competition, part of the inaugural Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival.

2. Glengoyne Distillery’s Engineer Billy Edminston and stillman Duncan McNicoll get set for the Glengoyne Short Story Writing competition, part of the inaugural Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival.

3. Mashman Charlie Murray does his detective work for the Glengoyne Short Story Writing competition, part of the inaugural Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival.

4. Glengoyne Distillery’s stillman Duncan McNicoll and mashman Charlie Murray get inspired from Sherlock Holmes for the Glengoyne Short Story Writing competition, part of the inaugural Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival.

For further details on the competition prizes, and entry terms & conditions visit: www.bloodyscotland.com

Glengoyne

Situated nearby to Bloody Scotland Festival’s home in Stirling at the beginning of the West Highland Way, Glengoyne Distillery is known as Scotland’s most beautiful distillery and offers an unrivalled visitor experience. Owned by independent family company, Ian Macleod Distillers, Glengoyne, has been producing its award winning Highland Single Malt for over 175 years. Using methods passed down for generations, Glengoyne has nurtured and perfected the art of producing multi – gold award winning single malts. The result is a portfolio of whiskies including the core 10, 12, 17 and 21 Years Old range, as well as special limited edition Single Malts, released each year. www.glengoyne.com

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Arvon is all about writers. Their residential writing courses pluck you from your everyday life and place you gently in one of their four writers’ houses, located in Devon, Inverness-shire, Shropshire or West Yorkshire, where you are insulated from the outside world of email, internet and mobile phones. Each course is tutored by two professional writers plus a guest writer who visits mid-week to read their own work and answer your questions. There are daily workshops over four days running from Tuesday to Friday, plus a one-to-one tutorial with each tutor. www.arvonfoundation.org

Blasted Heath

Blasted Heath is a digital publisher of original ebooks with a focus on crime fiction. Their authors include Ray Banks, Douglas Lindsay, Anthony Neil Smith, Gerard Brennan, Nigel Bird, Tony Black and Damien Seaman. Len Wanner’s series of interviews with crime writers, The Crime Interviews, published this month, is an excellent introduction to the craft of crime writing, featuring in-depth contributions from nine professional writers including Ian Rankin, Chris Brookmyre, Stuart MacBride, Louise Welsh and Allan Guthrie. Blasted Heath’s imminent Blasted Shorts imprint will showcase original short crime stories from some of the finest exponents of the form. www.blastedheath.com

Mazars

Leading accountancy and business advisory firm, Mazars is the headline sponsorship of Bloody Scotland, Scotland’s first International Crime Writing Festival.

As at 1st January 2012, the Group has a presence in 68 countries and draws on the expertise of 13,000 professionals to assist businesses, major international groups, SMEs, entrepreneurs and public bodies at every stage in their development. Mazars also has correspondents and local representative offices in 14 further countries, which gives it additional capability to serve clients to the same strict quality standards across five continents. By listening closely to clients and understanding their needs, the Mazars range of services is designed to provide the assurance of recognised technical and regulatory expertise together with the added-value of a business partner that can advise effectively on improving performance at all levels. www.mazars.co.uk

Blythswood Square

A crime scene in Alex Gray’s latest novel A Pound of Flesh, published 1 March, Blythswood Square is an award winning five star hotel, situated in Glasgow’s city centre. Not only does it have 100 stunning guest rooms but it also houses an amazing spa, restaurant, bars (including the historic Rally Bar, cocktail bar and champagne bar) and private event areas, a true 5 star proposition. www.blythswoodsquare.com

Hi all,

Hope you are well and in fine fettle.

A very quick reminder to you all that we have our series of Irish Invasion tastings coming up and starting this Friday! We will be tasting six of the finest from the Emerald Isle, showing off what they can really achieve, rather than some of the more commercial items you might see on Supermarket shelves…

As always the tastings are fun, engaging and full of information and useful (and useless!) facts to arm you as you continue your path to whisky nirvana. Details can be found by clicking here.

A reminder of dates:

Irish Invasion Tastings, 2012 UK tour

Manchester Friday 16th March, The Britons Protection
Newcastle Saturday 17th March, Blackfriars
York Saturday 17th March, Whisky Lounge HQ (not a misprint, we are a team now and splitting up for Saturday!)
London Monday 19th March, Albannach, Trafalgar Sq.
London Tuesday 20th March, Red Lion, Crown Passage
Leeds Wednesday 21st March, Crosskeys, Water Lane

All of these are only £20 a ticket and I think most of you will agree that you definitely don’t get this much fun and enjoyment for that little anywhere else! All start at 7pm and go onto until 9(ish) and if you need more info – aside from the whiskey (that’s a surprise) – please do drop in on the website at http://www.thewhiskylounge.com/book-now/

Many of these are nearly sold out so please be quick to avoid disappointment!

We really hope you can make it to one near you and look forward to seeing you for a night of whisky and craic!

Cheers,
Eddie

Eddie Ludlow
Whisky Evangelist

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IWSC Spirit Panel Judge 2009-present
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1994 Caperdonich 46% (LCBO# 262790)

This particular distillery (used to be called Glen Grant #2) went silent 1902 and remain closed for 60 years until it was reopened in 1965 under the name Caperdonich (secret well). Eventually sold to Pernod Ricard in 2001who promptly closed the distillery and remains silent to this day.

Although this distillery was one of the main ingredients of Chivas Regal and Queen Ann they never actually released any bottles of their own and that makes this quite rare but, at a very healthy price point of $99.95 Unfortunately the LCBO only purchased 96 bottles from me.

1994 Caperdonich tasting notes

Presentation.

Colour: Pale Gold

Body: Medium

Finish: Long and warming

Cask Type: Refill Sherry hogshead

Style: Soft, smooth and balanced

Tasting notes.

Aroma without water

Fresh toasted ,alt notes, with subtle floral influences emerging. Sweet and fruity – strawberry jam

Taste without water

Hint of black pepper, creamy and smooth. As subtle aniseed influence lingers

Aroma without water

Fresh with hints of well toasted malt. Some pleasant estery notes. Fruity- fresh pinapple.

Taste with water

Mouth warming, with a rounded hint of spice. A fresh and fruity edge comes to the fore, pineapple

Distillery notes with permission from Malt Maniac Ralfy at www.ralfy.com

Caperdonich distillery started its life in 1898 under the (relatively uninspiring) name ‘Glen Grant #2’. Caperdonich distillery was founded by J. & J. Grant, the people that also built the ‘original’ Glen Grant distillery in 1840. This brand new whisky distillery (which was built at the height of the whisky boom of the late 19th century) was conveniently located just accross the street from Glen Grant in Rothes. (Other neighbours include Glenrothes and Glen Spey.)

Both ‘sister’ distilleries are located at the northern end of Moraytown Village in Rothes, but only one of them operated continuously until the present day. Caperdonich closed its doors again in 1902, a mere four years after the distillery was opened. This ‘false start’ in the Scotch whisky world was caused by the after-effects of the Pattison Crisis that caused panic in Scotland around the turn of the century. In a way, it was not unlike the credit crisis of 2008…

Nevertheless, during the early years Caperdonich didn’t manage to become as popular as Glen Grant – hence the closure in 1902. Glen Grant Number Two remained inactive for six decades, but in the year 1965 it was rebuilt by Glenlivet Distilleries Ltd. who resumed production. The new owners also changed the name to Caperdonich (“Secret Well”)

In 1977 Seagram from Canada acquired Caperdonich distillery – before selling it on to Pernod Ricard in 2001. Pernod Ricard closed the distillery one year later in 2002, together with three of its sister distilleries; Alt A’ Bhainne, Braeval (Braes of Glenlivet) and Benriach. At the end of the decennium Caperdonich was the only distillery from this group that hadn’t been reopened yet. The longer a whisky distillery remains inactive, the higher the costs of making it operational again. This sad fact makes it ever more unlikely that the Caperdonich distillery will ever be reopened again.

So, it’s hardly surprising that Seagram’s used the malt whisky that was produced at Caperdonich distillery mainly for their blended whiskies like Passport, Chivas Regal, Something Special and Queen Anne. As a result, there are no official bottlings of Caperdonich. Well, at least not that I know of; there is one Caperdonich 16yo 1988/2005 (55.8%, OB, Chivas Brothers) on the MMMonitor.

There have been a handful of independent releases by independent bottlers like Douglas Laing , Duncan Taylor and Gordon & MacPhail, but those are fairly hard to find. Sometimes bottlings can be quite unique though, like a Caperdonich 10yo 1998/2008 by Alambic Classique, which apparently was made from a very rare peated batch. That’s the story of the Caperdonich in a nutshell…

Reproduced by permission of Malt Maniac Ralfy http://www.maltmaniacs.org/

What’s going on in the area:

21st March at The DAM pub in Thornbury (Stephanie 519-599-2110) with Glenlivet Ambassadour Frank Biskupek and sample the Glenlivet 12yo, 15yo 18yo and the Glenlivet Nadurra Cask Strength special 4 flight vertical tasting & food pairing ~ $35

21st March for the Kitchener companions: (Trish MacNeil 519 749-1166) Rum Runner Pub 1 King Street West, Kitchener, Cost: $50 for members

22nd March Downtown Companions (Ed at president@thequaich.com) Three-course dinner and three superb Single Malts. THE ALBANY CLUB

3rd April Niagara on the Lake Companions (Neil Middleton at 905-468-0802) The Old Winery Restaurant.

4th April the York Companions (Robert Head at 905-898-8344) three-course dinner and three superb single malts. RedCrest Golf Club.

20th April Kincardine’s Companions (Dave Dechene 519 396-3692) Best Western Governor’s Inn. Member Price $55.00 ~ Guest Price $65.00

7th May Hamilton Companions (Ed at president@thequaich.com). Three superb Single Malts plus a delicious three-course dinner. Scottish Rite Club, King & Queen Sts. Member Price $50.00 ~ Guest Price $60.00

12th May Spirit of Toronto (Roy Thomson Hall at 416 593 4828)

The Claymore Team (I’m the sexy looking one says Bill Somerville – far left)

A spectacular, once-a-year evening that features a dazzling array of 100 plus single malts and premium spirits, tutored tastings, live jazz and bossa nova, a gourmet table d’hotel from Daniel et Daniel, classic cocktails, and a poolside cigar bar

In my opinion this is Toronto’s best event and we’ll be attending this year again, along with Michael Urquhart who will host a master’s class.

Last year Michael shared a 70yo bottle of Glenlivet with the class (valued at $35,000) and I’m quite keen to learn what he’s going to bring this year, I’ve even tried to bribe some of the folks back in Elgin, but alas, I fear it will remain a secret until the master class starts.

Last year after the Spirit of Toronto finished up we all retired back to the Royal York Hotel for a nightcap, the bar was empty and we still had about 5oz left of the 70yo Glenlivet, the barman promptly produced some clean wine glasses and we finished off the bottle, all the time Michael kept us entertained with stories of his years / decades in the whisky industry. John Urquhart (Michael’s grandfather) learned from James Gordon, and George Urquhart (father) learned from his father – by the end of his life George was universally recognised as one of the most knowledgeable people in the entire Scotch whisky trade. He passed on his skills and experience in selecting and evaluating whiskies to his sons and daughter – Michael is said to have whisky in his blood!

One of these impromptu evenings, unforgettable and another reason why I love my job so much.

And what you may have missed

Tasting with legend Jim McEwan. What a wonderful night and we were able to sample some fabulous Bruichladdich whiskies, my favourite being the 16yo Bourbon cask.

Jim McEwan with Ed Patrick in the background

The event was hosted by Chris Cayley of the Companions of the Quaich in the town of Oakville and Jim McEwan took us through the history of Bruichladdich with his unique sense of humour, “you understand”. Jim had us dancing on the tables which I’m sure brought a frown to the members of the Oakville Yacht Club.

While there, we sampled the Bruichladdich Organic, the Classic, the 15 yo 2nd edition, the16yo Bourbon cask and the Port Charlotte An Turas Mor., A very well organized evening and super fun was had by all.

Could this be the first ever internet whisky tasting? Here’s a report from Trish MacNeil

(Who apparently likes to drink whisky in her underwear?) read on

A group of folks from the Bruichladdich LinkedIn group got together online recently via Skype’s group video chat to share a selection of Bruichladdich single malts. Linda from England, Curt in Ohio from livefirewhisky.com, William “The Scotch Guy” from Missouri, Trish – a convenor with Companions of the Quaich from Ontario and Bill from Claymore Times also in Ontario joined in, with Scott from New York joining in by text from SOBEWWF in Florida. The idea was that each pick a Bruichladdich (or three) and present it to the group, sharing some info about your choice and then taking it through the nosing and tasting process and adding any comments.

It took a bit of planning to find a date and time that worked across all time zones but finally settled on a Sunday at 2pm. By the time that was sorted, Linda had consumed all of her Bruichladdich so chose a Caol Ila instead. Curt brought us the Laddie 10 while occasionally taking a break to check on his burnt offerings on the smoker and leaving the group wishing Skype had a scent plug-in. William had an exquisite line-up for us – Bruichladdich 15 Year Old / Links VIII-Torrey Pines, Infinity #1 & Golder Still, causing the group to ask William to adopt us (he declined). Scott was pouring Laddie 10 and Botanist Dry Gin at SOBE. Bill chose a Bruichladdich 16 yo. Bourbon Cask that he clearly enjoyed and Trish rounded out with a Port Charlotte An Turas Mor that she paired with a good cigar (kidding on the cigar). We were able to see the colour of the whiskies quite well, enjoyed the chatter and discussion about all things Bruichladdich and whisky and consensus was that the experience definitely deserves a repeat. Things learned from the first attempt at an online tasting via Skype – turn off the updates on your computer before getting started, it’s a great deal of fun to compare notes and talk about Whisky with other enthusiasts and that the experience should definitely be repeated and finally, if you’re in your underwear while you’re drinking whisky with others, nobody will know.

Gordon & MacPhail http://www.gordonandmacphail.com releases a 60yo Glen Grant to celebrate the Queens jubilee

King George VI’s health was deteriorating, forcing him to abandon his proposed trip to Australia and New Zealand. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were scheduled to take his place. They visited Africa on their journey to the southern hemisphere.

On 6th February 1952, whilst staying in a remote part of Kenya, Princess Elizabeth received news of her father’s death and of her own accession to the throne. Her tour was abandoned and she flew back to London, where she was greeted by Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

After lying in state at Westminster Hall, King George VI was buried on 15th February 1952.

Over a year later, on 2nd June 1953, Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation was held at Westminster Abbey.

Places of interest

Benromach Distillery http://www.benromach.com/benromach.html

Christine http://hotanddirtyinthekitchen.ca

Curt’s blog http://livefirewhisky.com

Gordon & MacPhail http://www.gordonandmacphail.com/

Malt Maniacs http://www.maltmaniacs.org/index.html

PUB Magazine http://www.pubmagazine.ca/upcoming_issue.php

Ralfy whisky blog www.ralfy.com

Whisky Intelligence https://www.whiskyintelligence.com/

The Scotch Guy http://web.me.com/scotchguy/ScotchGuy/Welcome.html

Other Whiskies Arriving Soon in Ontario

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This class will be a wonderful view into the fastest-growing new whiskey segment in American. Irish whiskey has always been traditionally lighter and more flavorful but most people are unaware of new Irish whiskeys that have come into the market. Your instructor Curtis McMillan is looking to take you on a journey of five very remarkable new Irish whiskeys.

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BUSHMILLS™ TO HOST FIRST EVER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN AN IRISH WHISKEY DISTILLERY

Bushmills Village March 2012: The Old Bushmills Distillery, where handcrafted Irish Whiskey has been made for centuries, is to host a landmark whiskey and music festival – ‘Bushmills Live’.

The two-day festival will take place on 20th and 21st June 2012 and will be the first ever staged in an Irish Whiskey distillery.

Some of the brand’s most famous fans will play a series of intimate gigs at the distillery which is situated on Ireland’s north coast and age-old buildings where the art of distilling has been practiced for generations, will become venues for the festival which will be unlike any other ever staged before.

The brand already has a strong association with the contemporary music scene through a series of global partnerships that see artists such as Bon Iver, Chromeo, Theophilus London, Foy Vance and Iain Archer appear in its current advertising campaign.

‘Bushmills Live’ will be a ‘money can’t buy experience’. Tickets for the event won’t go on general release. Instead, fans of Bushmills Irish Whiskey can win the chance to attend the festival by entering a competition on the Bushmills Facebook page – facebook.com/bushmills1608.

To stand a chance of winning they will have to submit a photo of themselves and a friend and explain why they should be in the audience for ‘Bushmills Live’.

As well as listening to great music, those fortunate enough to win a ticket to the festival will also have the opportunity to make their own blend of Bushmills Irish Whiskey.

Speaking at the launch of the festival, Colum Egan, Master Distiller at the Old Bushmills Distillery said: “I am so excited about ‘Bushmills Live’ and the fantastic line-up of talent that will be coming to the distillery this summer!

“We are in the final stages of confirming all the artists and I can’t wait to tell you who will be playing.

“I can promise you that the acts that will be performing are both known and loved around the world. Their music like our whiskey, represents the very best in craftsmanship.

“We welcome more than 100,000 visitors to our distillery every year and it will be fantastic to host some of our most famous friends as part of ‘Bushmills Live’ this summer.

“It will be a unique occasion and will bring the best of handmade music and the best of handmade Irish Whiskey together under one roof. Get entering and good luck!”

To win tickets to ‘Bushmills Live’ or to find out more, visit facebook.com/bushmills1608. Entry opens at 16:08 GMT on 17th March 2012 and closes at 23:59 GMT on 27th April 2012. Terms and conditions apply.

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Notes

Captions:

Picture 1: Colum Egan, Master Distiller at the Old Bushmills Distillery, pictured at the launch of ‘Bushmills Live’, the landmark whiskey and music festival taking place at the Old Bushmills Distillery on 20th and 21st June 2012.

Picture 2: The stage is set for ‘Bushmills Live’, the landmark whiskey and music festival taking place at the Old Bushmills Distillery on 20th and 21st June 2012.

Picture 3: The Old Bushmills Distillery.

Competition:

The Facebook competition is open to people in:

· Belgium

· Bulgaria

· Germany

· Great Britain

· Netherlands

· Northern Ireland

· Portugal

· Republic of Ireland

· USA

From each, one pair of finalists will win tickets to ‘Bushmills Live’.

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The Balvenie 17yo Peated Cask (43%, OB, 2011)

Aged Balvenie – introduced to heavily peated casks for a final period of maturation- and then married with The Balvenie finished in new American Oak.

On the nose there some vegetal notes, truly a little bit of peat smoke, green peas, some good sweetness and malty/oak spice notes. After some time in the glass the peat smoke becomes significantly more evident as does the sweetness and it is very pleasant. Think Benromach 10yo. The taste is peated at first however some good dryness comes into play and then the sweetness promised on the nose arrives on the scene to bring everything together very well. The taste is ‘bigger’ than the aromas/nose (which presented as slightly ‘gentle’ and while the taste is not overly aggressive is certainly is more active and ‘bigger’. And quite good. The finish is once again some dry oak spice notes, a little of the peat smoke and then more of the dry oak spice notes. Happily it does not fall apart in later moments and holds together well. After 10 minutes peat and malt appear, suddenly!

A different Balvenie for sure but very good none the less.

+/-$130

Score 88 points

www.ralfy.com presents a Vlog called Whisky Review 256 – Invergordon Grain Scotch (Bladnoch Forum) which sheds some amber light on the unfashionable Grain whisky genre!

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012 Islay Cask Exclusive

Online whisky shop TheWhiskyBarrel.com today releases a 21 year old Scotch whisky commemorating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.

Featuring a rather splendid Crown Jewel, this single malt Scotch was distilled at Bunnahabhain distillery and matured in a fresh sherry cask bottled at natural cask strength.

Only 90 bottles have been released and are available exclusively from The Whisky Barrel shipping to customers Worldwide.

Bunnahabhain 21 Years Old Queen’s Diamond Jubilee / Sherry Cask / 54.4%

£54.16 GBP ($85 USD) £64.99 inc VAT.

Order online at http://www.thewhiskybarrel.com

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Well, not quite yet. Whisky Intelligence has decided to publish the annual Whisky Intelligence 2011 ‘Tasting Notes/Whisky Reviews’ Score Compilation a little later than last year and thus the compilation will be published on Friday, March 16th, 2012.

Check back on Friday and see which whiskies topped the list…