In following the 2012 Presidential Race, you’ve probably chuckled over some of the tongue-in-cheek terms coined in the last few months. The ones that stick certainly have the potential to sway votes and enter the popular lexicon.

The same terms are great fun on cocktail menus and will start conversations at your election season entertaining occasions. Serve the below cocktails to your friends and incite some light-hearted political intrigue. Cheers,

It’s time for honesty! It’s time to bring people together! It’s time to mix things up.

Romney Hood

1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
Fresh mint
2 tablespoons simple syrup muddled with mint
Squeeze juice of two lime wedges
Splash of triple sec

Mix all together and top off with a splash of soda. Serve on the rocks in a tall glass rimmed with sugar. Garnish with a lime wedge

The Obamacare

1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
1/2 part sweet vermouth
1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
1 maraschino cherry

Shake all together for 30 seconds. Strain into chilled Manhattan glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry (served up, no ice)

With the 2012 London Olympic Games officially in the books, it is time to recognize the unforgettable performances displayed by our country’s greatest athletes. The 46 gold medals won by the U.S. at this year’s games marks the highest gold medal total our nation has ever taken home at a “road” Olympics. Why not make a toast to this patriotic moment with America’s own Maker’s 46?

Maker’s 46 is the first new bourbon to be handcrafted out of the Kentucky-based Maker’s Mark Distillery in over fifty years. Maker’s 46 has a longer finish than the original and some added spice. Hand crafted and aged to maturity, this 94 proof whisky packs a bold taste without the bitter bite of older whiskies.

Show your American spirit with an American spirit. Maker’s 46 is the obvious way to recognize the hard work put forth by the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, the unstoppable volleyball duo in Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the rest of the gold medal-winning American Olympians. There are no shortcuts to winning Olympic gold medals and there are no shortcuts to a handcrafted bourbon aged to perfection.

The retail price of Maker’s 46 is $35.00.

THE LAKE OF MENTEITH HOTEL WELCOMES RARE GLENGOYNE 40YO

TO ITS AWARD WINNING MALT VAULT

The Lake of Menteith Hotel in Perthshire is delighted to announce the addition of a Limited Edition Glengoyne 40 Years Old Highland Single Malt to its award winning Malt Vault.

The Glengoyne 40 Years Old is the oldest, most valuable and finest, Highland Single Malt ever released by Glengoyne Distillery in its 175 year history.

The Lake of Menteith Hotel will be the first and only hotel in the whole of the UK to offer guests the exclusive Glengoyne Limited Edition 40 Years Old Single Malt Whisky by the dram. The first dram costs £450, with subsequent drams costing £220 thereafter. Only 250 of the handcrafted Glencairn Crystal decanters of the Glengoyne 40 Years Old were produced and have now completely sold out.

There are only a handful of venues worldwide where this whisky is available by the dram and the Lake of Menteith’s decision to add this rare and exclusive whisky to its Malt Vault reinforces the Hotel’s commitment to supporting high quality, local brands. Glengoyne Distillery lies just 15 miles from the Lake.

The embodiment of Glengoyne’s famed authentic and unpeated taste, the natural strength 40 Years Old Highland Single Malt is regarded by the Glengoyne Distillery to be one of the finest whiskies they have ever produced. Its superior quality and flavour reflect Glengoyne’s long standing commitment and enthusiasm for their craft and heritage.

Ian Fleming, owner of the Lake of Menteith Hotel commented, “It has been a great year for the Hotel, having won a Special Commendation for our Malt Vault at the Scottish Hotel Awards earlier this year. We are delighted to add this elite bottle of whisky to our collection. To be one of the only locations worldwide to offer guests the chance to try this famous malt by the dram is really exciting and we are sure the Lake of Menteith will be popular with Whisky connoisseurs from around the UK and overseas.”

Glengoyne Highland Single Malt is one of the leading premium malt whiskies in the world and has been distilled at Glengoyne Distillery since 1833. The multi gold award-winning range includes the Single Malt 10 and 12 Years Old, 12 Years Old Cask Strength, 17 Years Old and 21 Years Old, as well as a number of limited edition single casks released each year.

Alan Wardrop, UK Sales Manager at Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd, brand owners of Glengoyne added “Famed for showcasing and stocking only the very best of Scottish whisky, The Lake’s Malt Vault is the natural home for the Glengoyne 40 Years Old. There is a shared affinity between Glengoyne and the Lake of Menteith Hotel, not only geographically, but in the pride and passion for what they do. We hope visitors to the Lake of Menteith Hotel will enjoy a dram of 40 Years Old, and the rest of the Glengoyne range, for years to come.”

Nestling on the edge of the only lake in Scotland, the award winning Lake of Menteith Hotel is only an hour’s drive from both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Refurbished in the style of a New England waterfront hotel, it is a popular haunt for whisky lovers and foodies alike and enjoys an excellent reputation for its locally sourced cuisine.

The Lake of Menteith Hotel was on top form at the 9th Annual Scottish Hotel Awards 2012 on 20th May, receiving the Country Hotel Bar of the Year Award for the second year running as well as a General Manager Gold Medal for GM Alistair Wilson and a Bedroom Design Gold Medal for the new Lake View Terraced Rooms. The team were also delighted to win a Wine & Spirits Special Commendation in recognition of the hotel’s highly acclaimed Malt Vault.

For further information on Glengoyne Single Highland Malt visit www.glengoyne.com

For further information about the Hotel please contact the Lake of Menteith on 01877 385 258 or visit www.lake-hotel.com

Photo caption:

Left: Alan Wardop, UK sales manager , Ian Macleod Distillers presents Ian Fleming, owner of Lake of Menteith Hotel with a rare, valuable addition to the hotel’s famed whisky collection: The Glengoyne 40 Years Old

Middle: Now sold out, the super-premium Glengoyne 40 Years Old Highland Single Malt, 

Right: The lake of Menteith’s famous Whisky Vault.

The Beautiful Auchentoshan 1966 44 year old!

DELICATE, ELEGANT & REFINED

One of the rarest expressions of a lowland malt, triple distilled on the 8th November 1966. During many long years of slow and even maturation this unique triple distilled spirit has been expressed in its present form, getting closer and closer to the pinnacle of its creation and in 2011 the whisky was bottled to preserve this perfect moment in time. Over 44 years in a Bourbon Hogshead the whisky has experienced an unserpassed level of cask oxidation. One of only 263 bottles ever released!

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Glenfiddich 50 year old

Unveiled by Peter Grant Gordon at The Glenfiddich Distillery in July 2009, Glenfiddich 50 Year Old is not just a part of the Glenfiddich history; it is their history. The first vatting was created from just nine casks, laid down between 1937 and 1939, one for each of the founder, Willliam Grant’s children, who helped their father build

The Glenfiddich Distillery by hand in 1886. Glenfiddich 50 Year Old is the darkest Glenfiddich whisky, with an astonishing taste. It has a well-balanced nose, with a pleasantly sweet woody aroma. This progresses to a smooth sweet fruity flavour.

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Highland Park 50 year old

With only 275 bottles produced, this prestigious edition is set to become an exclusive collectors’ item. Each bottle is unique, encased in an intricate ‘net cage’ of hand-crafted ornate Sterling silver created by Scottish jewellery designer Maeve Gillies, who took inspiration from Orkney’s elemental forces. Maeve’s bottle design celebrates Orkney: its seas, island life, wild elements, incredible natural light and the passage of time.This took home the Best Limited Edition at the World Whiskies Design Awards 2012.

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Milroy’s of Soho August Newsletter

A particularly exciting month for us here at Milroy’s of Soho with two of our favourite distilleries, Arran and Glendronach releasing new bottlings. Most excitingly though is the new Longmorn Sports Day Bottling, our newest bottling. Also available for pre-order are the latest peaty offerings from Bruichladdich. Be sure to follow our blog and read our thoughts and tasting notes and wisdom on these and other whiskies.

MILROY’S OF SOHO SINGLE CASK BOTTLING

Longmorn 1999, Aged 13 Years
Launched to coincide with the Olympics this is a splendid refreshing summer dram. Top tip from Milroy’s of Soho staff: try it chilled down or even frozen. £35

BALVENIE TUN 1401 – Batch 5/ 50.1% ABV
Created to celebrate Malt Master David Stewarts 50th Anniversary in the whisky industry, the latest batch offers incredible value for money when considering the average age of this whisky is 39 years old! Be quick – The Balvenie 30 year old is over £300 so this is being snapped up.

Nose – Typical Balvenie, honey and spice with incredible sweet vanilla and lively blood orange. Water really opens up the nose and sherry casks really start to show their quality.
Palate – More honey, vanilla and fruity sherry note, develops with dark chocolate, cinnamon and dark fruit flavours. Incredibly good!
Finish – Lingers for minutes with the rich honey notes.

£175 per bottle (only 12 bottles available, one bottle per customer).

BRUICHLADDICH Octomore 5th Release – PRE-ORDER NOW
The latest super peaty offering from Octomore will be bottled at 59.8%abv and should be with us early August. £TBC

BRUICHLADDICH PC10 – PRE-ORDER NOW
The latest release of PC10 will again be limited to just 6,000 bottles, matured exclusively in American oak and bottled at a mighty 59.8%abv there will not be much of this to go around. £TBC

EDRADOUR – PRE-ORDER NOW
The latest peated whisky from Edradour has been matured in Bordeaux wine casks and will be available in the coming weeks. Edradour Ballechin #7, Bordeaux wine cask £61.50

GLENDRONACH
Another excellent batch of single sherry cask bottlings from Glendronach are now in store, but as Glendronach’s global audience grows so the availability decreases, there are only finite quantities of these beauties available.

GlenDronach Single Cask 1993, Cask 536 Oloroso Sherry Matured
An avalanche of Demerara sugar and honey on the nose and repeated on the palate with additional notes of rich grapes, raisins and toffee. Only 596 bottles made. £79

GlenDronach Single Cask 1990, Cask 2966 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Matured
Grapes, figs and coffee on the nose, with more dried fruits and delicious dark chocolate and spices on the palate followed by a long coffee and chocolate cake finish. Only 539 bottles made. £90

GlenDronach Single Cask 1971, Cask 2966 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Matured
Incredible depth of flavour and aroma, going from sweet dried fruit and Demerara to rich dark chocolate and figs, leading into a full flavoured palate with notes of sweet molasses and mocha. Only 529 bottles made. £575

ARRAN

The Devil’s Punch Bowl
Only 6,660 bottles created of this marvellous whisky, the first time non-peated and peated Arran whisky has been combined and what a combination it makes. Apple, pear and spices with soft earthy peat creeping in at the very end. Predominantly sherry cask, the Devil’s Punch Bowl oozes refinement and shows excellent cask management. £75 (Limited stock so just one bottle per customer)

UPCOMING TASTING EVENTS
For an evening of fun, entertainment and a bit of learning you just can’t beat a whisky tasting.

How to Taste Whisky, 4th September 2012, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
The perfect introduction to the world of whisky, this tasting is a must for those who are just starting to discover whisky and all its joys, as well as a great gift for those whose passion and palate for whisky is ever growing. All will become clear and you will leave with a broader understanding of this wonderful elixir. Tickets £45

Until next month, cheers!

To place an order please visit www.milroys.co.uk , call Lee on 020 7437 2385 or email Lee.Tomlinson@jeroboams.co.uk

Our mailing address is:

Milroy’s of Soho
3 Greek Street
London, England W1D 4NX
United Kingdom

August Top-ups: Welcome Back
We’ve topped-up our stock in our online shop, welcoming back some sweet little numbers…

64.36 Marshmallows in a duffle bag
£37.30, Speyside Spey
Undoubtedly sweet (red spangles, dark marmalade, strawberry jam, vanilla cream) but with a tongue-nipping cardamom and chilli kick.

 BUY

26.71 The Great Outdoors
£74.40, Highland Northern
The fresh nose brought us outdoors – wet sand, chalky cliffs and rock pools with fishing nets catching shellfish and crabs. We then enjoy starfruit, bananas and nectarines, interwoven with fresh sea breeze and cooling mentholic air.
BUY

3.188 The Camping Trip
£61.10, Islay
Remember the last time you were camping? The smell of the dew touched grass in the morning a distant memory as the sweat, deep heat and old tent pierce your nostrils. An oily smoked fish caught earlier in the day mixes with the aroma of roasting marshmallows.
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76.88 Complex and manly
£76.30, Speyside Spey
Rich, complex and delicious: fruity rum-toft, unripe plums and mellow fruits, nuts and chocolate, unlit cigars, hard toffee, shoe polish… developing to waxy cake tin.
BUY

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
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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.

Tomatin Whisky Tasting – Thursday 13th September 2012

For our next tasting we are ‘travelling’ to the Highlands to sample whisky from Tomatin, a distillery that is situated in the Monadhliath Mountains just south of Inverness. Founded in 1897, although it’s a large scale distillery the whisky making is on a very personal level – not least because many of the families involved actually live on site, a most unusual occurrence nowadays and something that gives a strong sense of community to the whole process.

Described as having delicate flavours, yet a rich and mellow style we thoroughly enjoyed getting requainted with Tomatin whisky recently and on Thursday 13th September Alistair Mutch will be coming along to present various expressions from the range. These will go from their deluxe 12 year old blend Antiquary, through the various ages of the Tomatin single malts right up to their 30 year old that was awarded this years ‘The Spirit of Whisky Fringe Award’ – always a top award to get as it is voted for by the visitors to the Whisky Fringe rather than industry pundits.

See below for all the details and if you have any queries just contact us.

Sláinte!
Fran and Ken
Arkwrights Whisky and Wines
www.whiskyandwines.com

UPCOMING EVENT- Tomatin Whisky Tasting
Date Thursday 13th September 2012

Time 7pm for 7.30pm

Venue Stanton House Hotel, Stanton Fitzwarren SN6 7SD
Details Tickets are £12.50 per person, and this also entitles you to a discount of £3 against a bottle of one of the featured whiskies if bought or ordered on the night of the tasting. Tickets are very strictly limited, and allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis and as these events sell out very quickly it is best to book ASAP. To buy tickets just log on to www.whiskyandwines.com and place an order for the number you require, or telephone us with your payment details on (01793) 765071, or call in and see us at Arkwrights, The Dormers, Highworth, Wiltshire.

Admission to the tasting is by ticket only, and the whiskies tasted will be available to purchase on the night so come prepared.

N.B. We have negotiated special rates at the hotel for anyone who wants to stay overnight after the tasting – contact us for further details of rates.

Please see below video The Macallan created to thank their fans for reaching the 100,000 fans milestone on Facebook.

The Macallan, single malt whisky brand thank their 100,000 Facebook fans:

To celebrate breaking through the 100,000 Facebook fans mark, The Macallan team at the distillery filmed a very special ‘thank you’ for all of their Facebook fans around the world. Shot on The Macallan’s Easter Elchies Estate, the distillery team name-check random fans for ‘being their friend on Facebook’. The campaign has been devised by PR and digital marketing consultancy, The BIG Partnership, who deliver social marketing and PR for The Macallan.

THE MOVIE

Port Ellen 11yo 1983/1994 (59.4%, SMWS, 43.8)

An older bottling from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society than was distilled in March 1983 and bottled in September 1994 at 59.4% and there fore some what of a rarity these days. It’s remained unopened until 2012 and on the nose there is a sensational peat arrival; both rich coal tar or coal fires and malt with a little cocoa to brings things up market some what. This is heady stuff and magic in the glass. A little more examination reveals some hints of loam and some good oak spice with some really good vibrancy. Really quite sensational. The taste is just like the aromas but bigger with a brilliant duality from the very big peat smoke and the malt (and with the cocoa – don’ts forget the cocoa. Again very, very good and while not maddeningly complex it is a fine dram. A really very good coal tar syrupy mouth feel. The finish is again a tag team of the peat smoke malt and the cocoa and brilliantly perfect. The finish is long, massive, reaches every crevice of the brain and is very good. Some what down the road the dry powder cocoa makes an appearance as a final hurrah.

Quite an experience. A malt moment that makes it all worth it and something for the collective industry to aspire to. Not a drop of water required.

No recollection on price but must have been around £42

Score 94 points

New Arrivals

Ireland – Irish and Blended Scotch

1995 Cooley 16 Year Old A.D. Rattray Single Barrel Cask Strength Irish Whiskey 750ml – 5 available ($125.99)

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

Arran Devil’s Punchbowl Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 10 available ($129.99)

1991 Auchentoshan 21 Year Old A.D. Rattray Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($73.99)

1989 Bowmore 23 Year Old A.D. Rattray Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($129.99)

1992 Caol Ila 20 Year Old A.D. Rattray Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($129.99)

Glenglassaugh Revival Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 10 available ($59.99)

Kilkerran “Work In Progress” Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($62.99)

Lost Spirits Distillery Seascape Single Malt Whiskey 750ml ($44.99)

United States – Bourbon and Rye

Kinnickinnic Whiskey 750ml ($37.99)

Knob Creek Rye 750ml – 10 available ($37.99)

Back in Stock

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

Hazelburn 12 year old Triple Distilled Campbeltown Single Malt Whisky 750ml (Elsewhere $100) ($86.99)

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2011 Edition Natural Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 3 available ($109.99)

Longrow 14 year old, Campbeltown Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 6 available ($119.99)

United States – Bourbon and Rye

Jim Beam Devil’s Cut Bourbon 750ml – 4 available ($23.99)

Tuthilltown Hudson Baby Bourbon (375ml) – 12 available ($42.99)

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