TWE Whisky Show 2012 – Rare & Unusual Islay Classics
After a hectic first day of this year’s TWE Whisky Show had ended with a well-behaved single pint at the egregiously smelly (but comprehensively beer-endowed) Rake Bar before an early retirement on account of toothache, I arrived at Vinopolis on Sunday … Continue reading >>
Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks ‘Glenglassaugh 26yo’ and ‘Glenglassaugh Evolution’
57.2% abv
£49.90 inc vat £41.58 ex vat
…’A cereal swallow (corn flakes)…’
46% abv
£151.00 inc vat
£125.83 ex vat
…’core of a crunchie bar…’
Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
Happy Whiskey Day To You Fellow WhiskyLover
It’s Thanksgiving Eve, and within 24 hours most of us will partake of a feast of exquisite food, great football games, Thanksgiving Day parades and time wonderfully spent with our loved ones.
After hosting 24 people at “Stone Hall” last year, this year I’ll be celebrating at relatives in central NJ. And because of how I spend my working hours, I’ve been asked to provide the “juice for the grown-ups”.
So in additional to a great Zinfandel for the meal, I wanted to bring a nice whisky to enjoy after the meal…a “post-game wind down” for the crowd…most of whom are whisky drinkers.
I thought long and hard, wanting a whisky that would be excite everyone…be a treat…and send everyone home with a new affordable favorite. So what am I taking?
This weeks featured whiskey: The Glenrothes Vintage 1988 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Glenrothes Distillery sits beside the Burn of Rothes in the heart of Speyside, Scotland. Production began at the distillery in 1879. In 1896 the distillery was expanded as demand from blenders grew for this increasingly prized malt whisky. Then, 100 years after the founding, new stills were installed, in 1979.
The water used to produce The Glenrothes whisky is sourced from their own private spring, “The Fairies’ (or Lady’s) Well”, in the nearby Glen of Dounie, and all the land surrounding this vital source is owned and protected by the distillery. Whiskies produced by Glenrothes are found at the heart of some of the world’s finest blends such as Cutty Sark and The Famous Grouse.
Vintages from the 1970’s and 1980’s are increasingly hard to come by. The Glenrothes Vintage 1988 is of that rare breed. Never before bottled, the Vintage 1988 has benefited from more than two decades maturing in a combination of Spanish and American oak; previously seasoned with both sherry and whisky.
The Glenrothes 1988 vintage is truly a spectacular whisky. It is rich and sweet, with flavors of orange marmalade, fruit compote, hazelnuts, and confectioners’ sugar. The finish is long and lingering, with notes of candied orange peel, vanilla pound cake, and freshly roasted nuts lingering on the palate.
This is the perfect dram to enjoy after a Thanksgiving meal. There is no peat or smoke to this whisky; instead, the Glenrothes Vintage 1988 celebrates the inherent fruit notes that can be found in un-peated whiskies and takes it to an unparalleled level. The Glenrothes 1988 is a masterful dram and a thoroughly enjoyable whisky for fans of great Speyside whisky.
As is the case with most vintage-release whiskies, The Glenrothes Vintage 1988 is a limited production whisky. And so its with great excitement that we’re able to offer you the opportunity to acquire a bottle of this phenomenal whisky for $53.95/ bottle.
If you want a bottle, act fast, because once it’s gone…
Until next week…I wish you high spirits!
Doug Stone
Founder
ForWhiskeyLovers.com
THE GLENROTHES VINTAGE 1988 SPEYSIDE SCOTCH WHISKY
Distiller’s Tasting Notes
Appearance: Copper gold, clear and bright
Aroma: Rich, spicy: ripe, dark, berry fruits
Taste:Rich, full flavour: candied orange peel, fruit compote
Finish:Very long, medium sweet
Glann ar Mor Distillery appoints importer for Denmark
Glann ar Mor, the artisan distillery from Brittany is delighted to announce it has appointed FC Whisky for the distribution of its whiskies in Denmark.
Jean Donnay, the designer and owner of Glann ar Mor distillery said “We are thrilled to start in Denmark with FC Whisky who share the same uncompromising and passionate attitude about whisky as we do ourselves.”
FC Whisky who are based in Vejle represent some reputed whisky producers such as Kilchoman and Vintage Malt Whisky Co.
Glann ar Mor is a craft distillery producing its whiskies by the seaside on the Northern coast of Brittany in pure Celtic tradition, doing it the old fashion way with live flame heating for its two pot stills, worm tub condensers, wooden washbacks and ultra slow distillation.
The un-peated Glann ar Mor and the peated Kornog are being introduced in Denmark during the second half of November, including a few rare bottles of the the casks strength/single cask Kornog “Taouarc’h an Hañv 2012” @ 58,7%, otherwise now sold out everywhere else.
Both single malts are already well established within the whisky community, having benefited from multiple awards and tasting reviews, including in particular a “Liquid Gold Award” for Kornog in the three latest editions of Jim Murray’s “Whisky Bible”.
For more information contact :
FC Whisky
Email: info@cask.dk
Phone: 0045 26 11 64 90
The Relaxed Whisky Weekend
6 – 8 September 2013
Fellow Whisky Enthusiasts,
Again, just a short newsletter to keep you all posted on the latest developments.
Breakfast by Highlander Inn
It is becoming somewhat of a tradition: Breakfast at Maltstock 2013 will again be arguably the best Scottish breakfast around, Breakfast by the Highlander Inn. They will make sure everybody has the best possible start of the day. The Highlander Inn is a must visit place for every whisky enthusiast. Perfectly located in Craigellachie in the hart of Speyside they provide excellent accommodation, fantastic food, an amazing selection of whisky, and the best service! Visit their website for more details www.whiskyinn.com
Campfire tasting
The campfire at Maltstock 2013 will be the stage for an unprecedented event. Donald MacLellan of Benriach and Glendronach wanted a bigger audience, now he can have one… The first tasting at Maltstock in which all of our guests will be involved at the same time. We are looking forward to this, more details will follow shortly!
• http://www.benriachdistillery.co.uk/
• http://glendronachdistillery.com
Monthly Prize Draw
A new winner has been randomly chosen from the 2013 ticket holders. This month Sebastiaan Meeuwsen is the lucky winner of a bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail. If you want to be a winner too buy a ticket and you automatically take part in our prizedraw. For more information about tickets, please contact us at info@maltstock.com
The Hague
This weekend the Maltstock crew will be present at the International Whisky Festival in the Hague. (www.whiskyfestival.nl) This festival is well worth a visit and while you are there, please pay us a visit at our little stand. If you have any questions or suggestions please do not hesitate and let us know in person! We hope to meet you in the Hague!
We will also be present at:
• Hielander Whisky Festival February 15-16 2013
• Whisky Festival Northern Netherlands www.wfnn.nl March 22-24 2013
Hack(ed)
As some of you might have found out our website is not what it used to be. A couple of day’s ago some unknown people used our domain to share their religious believes and thoughts with all of us and the rest of the world. Without asking our permission, mind you… 🙁 Although we found out only minutes after this had happened, and we could have brought our site online again within a couple of hours, we decided against that. We feared that our site could be compromised again, and we do not want to run that risk. We are working very hard at the moment to upgrade our site to the latest techniques, update the content and configure our new shop. But, since we are a volunteer organization, this process is somewhat slower than we would like it to be. At the moment the site is hosted at www.whiskywentwel.nl which is our foundation. We apologize for any inconvenience.
For now…
If you have any questions or remarks, want to purchase tickets or clothing please send us an E-mail at info@maltstock.com
We hope to meet you in the Hague and at Maltstock 2013!
Arthur, Bob, Eline, Rogier & Teun
www.maltstock.com
We have planned a wee whisky trip for you. On the 1st and 2nd December will be going to Edinburgh!
On the first day we are going to visit the Scotch Whisky Experience and Glenkinchie Distillery. In the evening we can maybe take the opportunity and visit the German Christmas Market, which takes place when we will be in Edinburgh before we explore some cosy pubs and whisky bars at night. On the second day you will have free time to explore the city by yourself or with your new friends you made on the trip!
Tickets will be sold before our tasting this Wednesday from 6:00pm in bookends and will cost £ 39 per person.
The ticket price will include, transport, accommodation in a youth hostel, continental breakfast, and entrance fees.
Since we are going on a mini bus, we unfortunately have only 15 spaces available, including the trip leaders and tickets are sold on a first come first served basis, so be there on time to make sure you get a ticket.
If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email!
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For those with tickets for this Wednesday, remember it will start at 6.30PM
Remember you can also hand in your forms for tshirts, hoodies and glasses
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ALL members must renew their membership for this year.
Please see details below about how to do this.
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE MALT WHISKY SOCIETY
We also need to get EVERYONE to become a member of the Malt Whisky Society.
To do this follow these simple steps:
1. Go to www.ausa.org.uk
2. Register a new account
3. Search for “Malt Whisky Society”
4. Add “Malt Whisky Society Student Membership” (£2) to your basket (like amazon.com)
5. Go to your basket – you MUST add “Societies Union” membership (£1) before you can pay
6. Follow payment instructions – you NEED a credit/debit card to pay.
7. Bring along your reference on a bit of paper/your mobile phone to the next whisky event and we will give you your membership card.
Yes, we relise that this is INCREDIBLY stupid/inefficient/difficult/unnecessary but it is THE ONLY WAY that you can become a member. This also includes previous members.
CASH PAYMENTS
It is possible to pay for membership with cash at the Butchart Recpetion desk during opening hours.
Karuizawa – The Spirit of Asama
One of the things that I didn’t realise before I started working at TWE was quite how slow boats are. We’ve been waiting for quite a while for our latest shipment of whisky to arrive from Japan, with a couple … Continue reading here >>
GLENDRONACH WINS TOP AWARD IN SCOTTISH FIELD’S 2012 WHISKY CHALLENGE
A GlenDronach 1990 single cask bottling has won three top awards in this year’s prestigious Scottish Field Whisky Challenge.
The bottling of cask number 2966, a Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon, was voted Winner in the “Over £80” category, top Distillery Bottling and also won the big award – the coveted “Whisky of the Year” for 2012.
In a further accolade for the Aberdeenshire distillery, two other expressions – the GlenDronach 18 yo Allardice and the 21 yo Parliament – were both nominated in the “£35-£80” category, earning strong endorsements from the judging panel.
It’s the twelfth year of the awards in which forty-five of Scotland’s top whiskies went head to head to be crowned Whisky of the Year.
The Whisky Challenge team said: “Now in its twelfth year, the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge has firmly established itself as a credible guide to Scotland’s very best whiskies as well as an event that is eagerly awaited by connoisseurs and whisky enthusiasts alike.”
This year the judges, drawn from some of the top independent whisky retailers in Scotland, were Darren Leitch, Duncan Ralph, Mark Angus, Julie Trevisan Hunter, Mike Lord, Mark Connolly and Robin Russell.
And they were unanimous that the GlenDronach 22yo was an outstanding winner. In the knockout round in the morning session, all seven voted that it should go forward to the afternoon session. Normally at least one judge demurs so for all to agree is extremely rare.
In her notes, Julie Trevisan Hunter said: “A wonderful rich palate of bitter cherries and dark chocolate” while Robin Russell declared: “It’s one for the sherry monsters. Forget collecting this one – simply buy it and enjoy.”
Distilled and filled to cask on May 30, 1990 and bottled in June this year as part of GlenDronach single casks’ “Batch 6”, the 1990 cask # 2966 is aged 22 years old and has been bottled at cask strength (55.1% vol). The cask produced just 539 bottles which retail in the UK at approximately £95.99 per 700ml.
The judges were equally complimentary about the GlenDronach 18 and 21 year-olds which were nominated in the “£35-£80” category. The Allardice was “full bodied and rich with dark fruits, Christmas cake mix and a satisfying spicy wood flavour” while the Parliament was “an astoundingly big sherry cask whisky with lots of bodega notes, plums, bitter chocolate and a hugely long finish.”
GlenDronach Sales Director Alistair Walker said: “We’re obviously really pleased to win the big award. We release a number of single cask bottlings from GlenDronach each year, with vintages ranging from 1971 to 1996, and they are very popular. For the 1990 cask # 2966 to receive such fantastic recognition helps to underline the quality across the range of single cask releases from GlenDronach.”
Image of the “Whisky of the Year 2012”, the GlenDronach 1990,above.
Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks, ‘The Macallan Masters of Photography 3 Annie Leibovitz’
On their way…
RRP £1800 each
The Macallan Masters of Photography 3 – Annie Leibovitz
Full details are available in this presentation: Masters of Photo 3 pdf (NB The Library is sold out)
Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk
