Loch Fyne Whiskies News has stocked a new item, ‘Arran The Golden Eagle’
Icons of Arran #4 The Golden Eagle 46% abv £40.50 inc vat £33.75 ex vat Add to Cart
The 4th and final in the Icons series and limited to 6000 bottles.
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Loch Fyne Whiskies
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Please find below the some what tardy delivery of the Whisky Intelligence Tasting Notes/Whisky Reviews Scores for 2011. As you can appreciate W.I. has been mildy over tasked in 2011 posting hundreds and hundreds of articles relating to whisky.
This compilation is not in any regard an ‘Awards’ but merely a record from top to bottom of the whiskies reviewed in 2011. The vast majority have been purchased with private funds; a very few have been provided by agents or suppliers and are thus noted in the individual review. If you are curious to see which are the later, you may search through the Tasting Notes/Whisky Reviews archive and find them for yourself.
There is a distinct lack of neither rhyme nor reason in the compilation; they have merely been reviewed as they have come available. Some were new releases, some blends and some no longer available.
Additionally whiskies that have achieved an equal score (for example 88 points) have not been reliably listed alphabetically merely to further demonstrate the lack of neither rhyme nor reason.
92 Bowmore 36yo 1972 (45.4%, Signatory, C#3890, 540 Bts., +/-2009)
92 Tomintoul 43yo 1967/2010 (44.3%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, 123 Bts., C#2337)
92 Isle of Arran 14yo (56.3%, OB, Premium Cask Selection, C#797, 520 Bts., D’09/05/97 B’11/08/11)
91 Alberta Premium 30yo (40%, OB, 2011)
91 Banff 34yo (44.1%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, C#3354, 250 Bts., D’12/11/75 B’09/08/10)
91 GORDON & MACPHAIL GENERATIONS GLENLIVET 1940 – 70 Years Old 45.9%
91 Catto’s 25yo 150th Anniversary (40%, OB, 2011)
90 Amrut NAS 100 (57.1%%, OB, 2011)
90 Benromach 21yo (43%, OB, +/-2010)
90 Glen Grant 41yo (49.4%, G&M, Refill Sherry HHd, C#6718, D28/11/’66 B25/09/’08)
90 GORDON & MACPHAIL PRIVATE COLLECTION Glenlivet 1963 40.6%
90 Grant’s 25yo Blended Scotch Whisky (40%, OB, 2010)
90 Greenore 18yo (46%, Cooley Distillery PLC Single Grain Irish Whiskey)
90 Hazelburn 9yo (46%, Duthies, Sherry, 634 Bts., +/-2010)
90 Isle of Arran 8yo McCulloch (49%, OB, C#772 B’ 01/09/2010)
90 Inchgower 36yo 1974/2010 (56.4%, Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, 229 Bts., C#7762)
90 Port Ellen 29yo (55.3%, OB, 6618 Bts., ‘1978, 8th Annual Release)
90 Tamdhu 30yo 1980/2010 (55.5%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, 152 Bts., C#9224)
90 Thomas Handy Sazerac NAS Limited Edition Straight Rye Kentucky Whiskey (63.45%, OB, +/-2009)
90 Maker’s 46 (47%, OB, +/-2010)
89 Ardbeg 1998 12yo (46%, Chieftains’ Range)
89 BenRiach 19yo 1991/2010 (46%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, 226 bts., C#110682)
89 Black Bull 12yo (50%, OB, +/2010)
89 Bowmore 20yo 1990/2010 (50.2%, 1st fill Bourbon 204 Bts., C#272)
89 Edradour 13yo 1997 (56.4%, OB, C#185, +/- 2010)
89 Edradour 24yo (50.7%, OB, PX Sherry, C#09/151, +/-2010)
89 Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix (47.6%, OB, 2010)
89 Glenglassaugh 29yo (53%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon C#2368, 290 Bts., D’17/12/’76 B10/08’06)
89 Linkwood 26yo 1984/2010 (55.9%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, 306 bts., C#1624)
89 Macallan NAS Cask Strength (58.6%, OB, Sherry Oak, +/- 2010)
89 NIKKA 21yo (45%, OB, Taketsuru ‘Pure Malt’, +/-2010)
88 Ardbeg NAS Alligator (51.2%, OB, 2011)
88 Aberfeldy 21yo (40%, OB, +/-2010)
88 Amrut NAS Herald (60.8%, OB, C#2857, 231 Bts, 2011)
88 Amrut NAS Two Continents 2nd Edition (50%, OB, 2011)
88 AnCnoc 14yo 1993/2007 (43%, OB)
88 Benromach Peat Smoke 2002/2010 (46%, OB, Batch #3, 1st Fill Bourbon)
88 Caol Ila 30yo (58.8%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, C#4679, 157 Bts., D’15/05/80 B’09/08/10
88 Edradour 12yo Caledonia (46%, OB, +/-2010)
88 GlenDronach 31yo (45.8%, OB, ‘Grandeur’, 1013 Bts, Batch #1)
88 Glenfarclas 12yo (43%, OB, +/-2010)
88 GORDON & MACPHAIL PRIVATE COLLECTION GLENLIVET 1954 50.6%
88 GORDON & MACPHAIL PRIVATE COLLECTION GLENLIVET 1974 50.1%
88 Grant’s 18yo Blended Scotch Whisky (40%, OB, 2010)
88 Hibiki 12yo Japanese Blended Whisky (43%, OB, +/-2010)
88 Highland Park 18yo 1992/2010 (58.6%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon/Rum, 118 bts., C#2)
88 Isle of Arran 10yo (57.3%, OB, ex-bourbon, C#94, 209 Bts., D’19/7/99 B’26/4/10)
88 Isle of Arran 13yo 1997/2010 (46%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, 255 Bts., C#97/509)
88 Laphroaig 13yo (58%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon/Sherry, C#3329, 307 Bts., D’28/04/97 B’09/08/10)
88 Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt (Shackleton, 47.3%)
88 Speyburn 25yo Solera (46%, OB, +/-2010)
87 Balmenach 18yo (46%, Deerstalker, +/-2011)
87 Chivas Regal 12yo (40%, OB, +/- 2010)
87 Glencadam 21yo (46%, OB, +/-2010)
87 Grant’s 12yo Blended Scotch Whisky (40%, OB, 2010)
87 Johnnie Walker Black Label 12yo Blended Scotch Whisky (40%, OB, -+/1 2010)
87 Ledaig 13yo (46%, Duthies, 660 Bts., +/-2010)
87 MacDuff 9yo 2000/2010 (61.1%, Dewar Rattray, 1st Fill Sherry, 307 Bts., C#5778)
87 Tomatin 21yo (55.2%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, C#1088, 213 Bts., D’01/06/88 B’ 06/05/10)
87 Yamazaki 12yo (43%, OB, +/-2010)
89 Ballantine’s 17yo (43%, OB, +/-2011)
86 Amrut NAS Portonova (62.1%, OB, 2011)
86 Ballantines Special Reserve 12yo (40%, OB, +/-2010)
86 Bruichladdich “Laddie Classic” Edition 01 (46%, OB, 2009)
86 Dewar’s 12yo Special Reserve (40%, OB, +/-2010)
86 GORDON & MACPHAIL PRIVATE COLLECTION GLENLIVET 1991 54.4%
86 Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or 12yo (46%, OB, +/-2010)
86 JOHNNIE WALKER DOUBLE BLACK BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY (40%, OB, +/- 2010)
86 Longmorn 19yo (46%, Duthies, 506 Bts., +/-2010)
86 Longmorn 20yo (52.8%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, C#30025, 241 Bts., D’26/02/90 B’09/08/10)
86 Spey Cast 12yo (40%, James Gordon & Co, +/-2010)
86 The Irishman NAS ‘Rare Cask Strength’ (53%, OB, 2850 bts., 2010)
85 Antiquary 12yo (40%, OB, +/-2010)
85 Bowmore 17yo (46%, Duthies, 573 Bts., +/- 2010)
85 Edradour Ballechin #2 Madeira Matured (46%, OB, +/-2010)
85 Glenallachie 12yo (46%, Duncan Taylor NC2 D’1995 B’2007)
85 Glen Keith 17yo (59.7%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, C#120548, 189 Bts., D’01/10/92 B’09/08/10)
85 GORDON & MACPHAIL. PRIVATE COLLECTION GLENLIVET 1980 48.5%
85 Highland Park 1998/2010 (40%, OB)
85 Jameson NAS (40%, OB, 2010) Lot JQ-058548
85 Edradour Ballechin #2 Madeira Matured (46%, OB, +/-2010)
85 Isle of Arran “Machrie Moor” (46%, OB, 9,000 Bts., 2010)
85 Glen Garioch 20yo (56%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, C#5878, 278 Bts., D’07/09/90 B’09/08/10
84 Glen Grant 13yo 1997/2010 (46%, Chieftain’s Range)
84 Wemyss 15yo “The Hive” (46%, OB, Hogshead, 396 Bts., 2009)
82 Aberlour 14yo (56.4% A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, C#90081, 368 Bts., D’15/02/96 B’09/08/10 (Bottled ay 46%)
81 Old Parr 12yo (40%, OB, +/-2010)
81 The Cigar Malt Fifth Edition 15yo (46%, Chieftain’s Range)
81 Strathmill 18yo (55.9%, A. Dewar Rattray, Bourbon, C#4123, 171 Bts., D’07/10/91 B’09/08/10 (Bottled ay 46%)
80 Aultmore 12yo 1997/2009 (46%, Chieftain’s Range, Medoc Finish)
80 Edradour “Straight from the Cask” Portwood Finish 11yo (55.8%, OB, +/-2010)
80 Sullivans Cove NAS ‘Cask Strength (60%, OB, Bourbon, C#HH0602, 222 Bts, D’ 21/2/2001 B’ 10/09/2009)
79 Isle of Jura 18yo (40%, OB, +/-2010)
78 Edradour 10yo (40%, OB, +/-2010)
64 Auchroisk 20yo (46%, Duthies, 714 Bts., +/-2010)
54 Longrow 9yo (46%, Duthies, Sherry, 738 Bts., +/- 2011)
Announcing the
2012 Drammie Awards
Call for Nominations
It’s with great excitement that ForWhiskeyLovers announces the Call For Nominations for the 2012 Drammie Awards.
The mission of the Drammie Awards is to put the power of “recognition” in the hands of the whiskey consumer.
The 2012 competition commences with a nominating process where WhiskeyLovers can submit their own nomination(s) for any number of 15 total award categories.
The fifteen nominating categories are:
1. Best Whiskey Packaging
2. Best Whiskey Marketing Campaign
3. Worst Whiskey Marketing Campaign
4. Best Whiskey Distillery Tour
5. Whiskey Innovator of the Year/ Innovative New Whiskey
6. Best Whiskey Information Source (Blog, Podcast, Magazine/ other)
7. Best Whiskey Bar
8. Best New Whiskey Related Product (book, resource, web site, etc)
9. Whiskey Blender of the Year
10. Independent Whiskey Bottler of the Year
11. Whiskey Distillery of the Year
12. Most Underrated Whiskey
13. Best Whiskey Value/ Bang for the Buck
14. Best New Whiskey of 2012
15. Best Whiskey of 2012
Nominations will be accepted for three weeks, or until midnight on Friday, March 30th 2012. You can enter your nominations here.
After nominations are closed, ForWhiskeyLovers will post the top five (5) nominations (those receiving the most nominating votes) for each category on ForWhiskeyLovers.com, and voting will commence to select the category winners. Voting will be conducted for another two weeks, until Friday April 13th 2012.
The 2012 Drammie Award Winners will be announced on Monday April 16th.
Doug Stone
Founder
ForWhiskeyLovers.com
An evening of Lagavulin with Messrs Dunn, Lafond and Hain.
Ticket Sales!
Wednesday 21st March: The Balvenie
Tickets for this tasting are now on sale!
Get them now from the Societies Reception
Prices are £5 for members, £6 for non-members.
Ask Laura Chalmers for the tickets (available from 9am to 2pm, Mon-Fri)
This distillery tasting will be limited to 50 people, so act fast!
Friday 23rd March: Trip to Tomintoul Distillery
£10 per person – tickets available also at tastings (limited to 14 people)
Tomintoul, known as the ‘Gentle Dram’, does not normally do visits.
You will be one of the few people to have access to this great distillery!
Kevin will be in Alfie’s from 12-1pm on Friday selling tickets if you want to get yours
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Tastings coming up…
Wednesday 18th April: Glenfiddich Tasting
Tickets on sale at Balvenie Tasting, and in Societies Reception after that
Friday 20th April: ABERDEEN WHISKY FESTIVAL
Advance tickets available at Balvenie Tasting
Also available at Aberdeen Whisky Shop, The Grill, St Machar Bar and Skene House Rosemount from 19/03
www.aberdeenwhiskyfestival.com
Thursday 26th – Sunday 29th April: ISLAY TRIP
Details on request
Wednesday 2nd May: Jura Tasting
Tickets on sale week before at AUSA reception in Butchart.
All of the above tastings start at 7pm sharp in the Butchart Centre – details below…
Location: BookEnds (top floor), Butchart Centre, University Road, Old Aberdeen
(click here for map)
Time: 7pm sharp
What to Bring: £3/£5 for entry + Membership Card + money for raffle
and bring your friends!
Our mailing address is:
University of Aberdeen Malt Whisky Society
The Butchart Centre
University Road
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB24 3UT
In Support of Childreach International
Jim Beam® Expands Bourbon Portfolio with the Addition of Two Bold New Red Stag by Jim Beam® Expressions
Jim Beam® is expanding its world-leading bourbon portfolio with two new Red Stag by Jim Beam® expressions hitting shelves nationwide this month – Red Stag Honey Tea and Red Stag Spiced. This announcement comes two years after one of the most successful bourbon launches of the past decade – Red Stag Black Cherry. Red Stag Honey Tea and Red Stag Spiced, like their predecessor, use signature Jim Beam four-year-old bourbon – the world’s number one bourbon – as a base, but instead of black cherry, the new expressions are honey tea and cinnamon flavored. All three Red Stag offerings provide a mixable, approachable spin on America’s native spirit.
“My family has a history of making bold choices by consistently challenging itself to embrace innovation while honoring the tradition of our world famous bourbon,” said Fred Noe, Seventh-Generation Jim Beam Family Distiller and great-grandson of Jim Beam. “We’ve done a great job of pushing the envelope and trailblazing the innovative bourbon category while still staying true to our roots with an authentic 80-proof, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.”
While some flavored whiskeys and bourbons use liqueur to alter their flavor – all three Red Stag expressions are 80-proof bourbons, infused with natural flavors through a unique artisanal process. Red Stag Honey Tea offers a warm, rich taste with a hint of honey and tea for just the right amount of sweetness, while Red Stag Spiced enhances the bold bourbon with flavors of cinnamon and spice.
“The Red Stag brand has broken barriers and driven new consumers toward bourbon, including women who may have previously shied away from brown spirits,” said Rob Mason, U.S. Senior Director of Bourbons, Beam Inc. “We’re proud that we were the first to address that trend with the launch of Red Stag Black Cherry, and now with Red Stag Honey Tea and Red Stag Spiced. We look forward to helping new and old bourbon drinkers make the bold jump into the bourbon category.”
The two new additions to the Red Stag portfolio have received glowing recommendations from industry experts. According to Tony Sachs, spirits writer for The Huffington Post, “The Honey Tea is a nice combination of sweet, tangy honey with dry, slightly bitter tea, while Spiced has a nice cinnamon edge to it.”
Red Stag by Jim Beam is now available for a suggested retail price of $17.99 for a 750ml bottle. For more information about Red Stag by Jim Beam, go to www.jimbeam.com/red-stag, visit us at www.facebook.com/JimBeam or follow us at @JimBeamOfficial.
Ed Kohl invited to join The Keepers of the Quaich Society
Ed Kohl, Managing Director of ImpEx Beverages, Inc. has been invited to enter the esteemed Keepers of the Quaich Society. The induction ceremony will take place on April 23, 2012, during the next Keeper’s banquet at Blair Castle of Atholl Estates in the Highland region of Scotland. The Keepers of the Quaich is a Scotch Whisky society with membership by invitation only, founded to acknowledge those who have contributed to the Scotch Whisky industry. This prestigious honor was given to Ed Kohl in recognition of 17+ years of contributions to the industry. Kohl was chosen specifically for his ability to blend the old with the new. He has enhanced scotch awareness with his non-stop national tasting seminars, sharing his palate with connoisseurs and recently discovered scotch lovers. He uses modern social media venues such as Facebook and Twitter to keep regular fans posted on announcements and upcoming events. His use of social media venues also serves to attract a different demographic from the “traditional” scotch lovers and cultivates passion for whisky in a variety of age groups.
A leading whisky expert and spirit specialist, Kohl conducts more than 100 educational seminar tastings every year. He travels the United States promoting the ImpEx portfolio of products while maintaining close relationships with manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers. He is passionate about single malt Scotch whisky and has a niche focus in understanding the needs of independent bottlers and how to successfully bring new products to market. ImpEx Beverages, Inc. is the exclusive USA importer of a variety of products including the Ian MacLeod brands: Chieftain’s, Isle of Skye, and SMOKEHEAD. Prior to founding ImpEx Beverages, Inc., Ed spent 15 years as North American Marketing Manager for Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Co.
ImpEx Beverages, Inc.
300 Swift Ave.
Side B Suite 9
So. San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 650.872.1113
Fax: 650.872.1114
Email: office@impexbev.com
www.impexbev.com
Canada
Royal Canadian Small Batch Canadian Whiskey 750ml – 11 available ($19.99)
Ireland
Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength Pure Pot Still Irish Whiskey 750ml ($59.99)
United States – Bourbon
John B. Stetson Kentucky Straight Bourbon 750ml ($24.99)
Scotland
1964 Black Bowmore “Final Edition” Islay Single Malt Whisky 750ml (Elsewhere $5900) – 1 available ($5,499.99) Bottled in 1995, turns out it wasn’t really the “Final Edition,” but another Black Bowmore was not released for 11 years. Do not confuse this with that less rare Black Bowmore 42 Year bottled in 2006. Incredible rich and infamously delicious from some of the finest Sherry butts to ever land on the Islay’s shores. This is the only bottle available from the 1995 release in the USA. Totally worth the outstanding price! Bottle no. 629.
Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Whisky 750ml ($179.99)
Laphroaig 10 year old Original Cask Strength Islay Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($65.99) Whisky Magazine says, “Nose: Fresh, mild antiseptic, subtle peat smoke; Palate: Complex. Smoked haddock, cut plug tobacco, burnt newspapers, but buttery, sweeter cooked fruit notes predominate; Finish: Chewy toffee drying out to oak; Comment: A fine robust dram with lots happening. Laphroaig at its best.” Now bottled at 57.8%! “Amber with gold streaks. Its aroma and flavor is fresh, powerful, and medicinal, with notes of peat smoke, band-aids, tar, rich toffee, seaweed, and brine. Thick in body, with an almost molasses-like viscosity.” 92 points – Malt Advocate
K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA
Whisky Live London 2012
London has started to pick up two distinct drinks festival ‘seasons’ over the last few years. Autumn has become the home of London Cocktail Week and its bookends, our Whisky Show and Rumfest, and spring the land of the Whisky … Continue reading >>
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…
