Longrow Rundlets & Kilderkins
11 Year Old second release of Springbank Distillery’s Rundlets & Kilderkins cask matured whisky.
2001 vintage bottled January 2013.
Limited release of 9,000 bottles.
EXTREMELY LIMITED RELEASE £180
First came the Springbank 10yo Rundlets & Kilderkins and now we are pleased to announce the imminent arrival of the second in the series
£57.99
Our mailing address is:
T.B.Watson Ltd.
Dumfries, Scotland DG1 2BU
Hi All,
After an exciting week in Singapore, I am back in Dufftown for a couple of days seeking some well-deserved ‘me time’. What better way to relax than with this discontinued bottle of Grant’s 15 Years Old?
This particular bottle was filled in 2008, shortly before the company decided to discontinue Grant’s 15 to focus on…(please click on the link below to read the remainder of the article)…
Kind regards,
Ludo
Wolfburn Distillery
Thurso, Caithness,
Re-‐Awakened After 130+ Years: Wolfburn Distillery Starts Production
The new Wolfburn distillery, situated just 350m from the site of the original 19th Century Thurso site, has been successfully commissioned and production of fine single malt scotch whisky has today commenced.
Construction of the Wolfburn buildings was carried out by a group of local contractors, with the inner workings being crafted by Forsyths of Rothes, the world-‐leading distillery fabricators. Building work began in August and the distillery
equipment was installed across November and December. The entire project has been successfully completed on schedule and exactly as specified.
“This is an enormously exciting moment for everyone involved,” commented Shane Fraser, Wolfburn production manager. “To watch the distillery go from concept to reality has been a truly superb experience. Commissioning went very smoothly indeed -‐ the equipment performed exactly as expected -‐ and the first spirit, with a wonderful malty flavour, is already flowing from the stills.”
The first oak casks are now full of new Wolfburn spirit – the first such maturation to take place in Thurso in over a century.
The first Wolfburn distillery was built in 1821 and was passed down through subsequent generations of the Smith family; in its heyday it was the largest distillery in Caithness. Production ceased during the latter half of the 19th Century –
the exact date is not known. The first bottling of the next generation of Wolfburn single malt whisky is expected in early 2016.
1993 GlenDronach 19 Year Old “K&L Exclusive” Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($139.99)
Located in an isolated portion of the Aberdeenshire, amid rolling green hills and sinister shadows, GlenDronach is churning out sherry-aged single malt that simply destroys many of its competitors. This 19-year-old selection smells of Armagnac and rich caramel, with roasted fruits and big sherry aromas. The palate is soft, integrated and very smooth, even at full proof. The richness is powerful, but unlike some of their older selections, it is completely in check and balanced by the spice and alcohol in the malt. This is a bigger, more expressive version of Macallan 18. It’s going to be a huge hit!
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Milroy’s of Soho Bottlings
We are pleased to have been featured as one of ‘London’s Best Shops 2013′ by TimeOut, thanks to a long tradition begun by brothers John and Wallace Milroy in the 1960s of travelling to Scotland, selecting choice casks from the distilleries themselves, and bottling under the Milroy’s of Soho name. We choose the casks with an aim to bottle unusual or particularly outstanding examples of single malt whisky for our discerning whisky lovers back home, and have become rare collectibles in their own right.
So to celebrate our recognition by TimeOut, this February we’re discounting our Milroy’s of Soho Bottlings for you to enjoy; buy any two and receive 10% off!
Milroy’s of Soho Single Cask, 46% ABV, Cooley 2001,
11 Year Old, Cask 3440
We are able to offer you what has become an increasingly rare independent bottling of Irish whiskey; until recently Cooley was the only privately owned distillery in Ireland. It was sold at the end of last year to multinational Beam for about £60 million – you can pick up a bottle from us for just £55! Those of you with a sharp eye will notice that this is an Irish whiskey bottled in Scotland. Just 394 bottles were produced from this single cask.
We recently held our first ever live Twitter Tasting in which our Cooley’s bottling won new fanatics, detecting notes of “Creamy lime & coconut, herbal & rye, even some coriander.” A highly unusual dram!
Milroy’s of Soho Single Cask Bottling
Triple distilled lowlander, which is smooth, mellow and easy going. Ideal introduction to Scottish Single Malts in a handy 5CL format.
£6.00
Glen Garioch 1978, Single Cask Cask Strength, Exclusive to Milroy’s of Soho
An extremely rare limited edition of just 146 bottles exclusively for Milroy’s of Soho. An elegant Glen Garioch with fruity finesse. Notes of fine eau de vie, dusty melon candy fuses with traces of wood-smoke, leaving a gentle finish of heather honey and clean powdery icing sugar.
£300.00
Our mailing address is:
Milroy’s of Soho
3 Greek Street
London, England W1D 4NX
United Kingdom
Rarest Wins Gold
Duncan Taylor are proud to announce the Rarest Collection has won a Gold Award at the World Wide Whisky Design Awards for 2012, a fully independent competition. This is a great achievement for both the new brand and Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky.
Whisky Ramblings Via Video #32
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, takes you to the Isle of Skye on the West coast of Scotland. The only distillery on the island is Talisker. Their entry level malt, the 10 Year Old, is considered to be outstanding. Join Mark and find out.
CHIVAS CELEBRATES REAL FRIENDSHIPS WITH RELEASE OF FIRST SHORT FILM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANANA
Chivas Regal, the world’s original luxury whisky, has launched the second phase of its successful Here’s to Real Friends campaign with the release of Drifting, the first of a two-part short film in partnership with Mexican arthouse film company, Canana.
The release follows the announcement last week that Chivas is collaborating with Canana – which was set up by real-life friends Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Pablo Cruz – to produce the film about friendship, following the adventures of a group of life-long friends.
Filmed in Tulum, Mexico and directed by Diego Luna, the first part of Drifting can be viewed at www.chivascanana.com along with exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with the director. The conclusion, directed by Gael Garcia Bernal, is set for release in early February 2013.
James Slack, Chivas Regal Global Brand Director, says: “As a brand created by brothers and shared by friends around the world, Chivas understands that friendship is – and always has been – a vital source of inspiration and support for men.
The story of friendship behind Canana and the opportunity to bring friendship to life not only in the film but also behind the camera through Diego and Gael’s collaboration inspired us to partner with them. We hope Chivas fans around the world enjoy the film.”
Here’s to Real Friends is the latest instalment of Chivas’ ‘Live with Chivalry’ campaign which first launched in 2008 and continues to connect with consumers in more than 60 markets worldwide.
Notes:
About Drifting
Drifting sees Nico (Pablo Cruz Guerrero) and Andres (Ari Brickman) embark on an adventure to lure their friend Al (Alexander DiPersia) away from his idyllic beach paradise, where his new laid-back lifestyle has meant that he has lost touch with his lifelong friends. With Nico’s wedding on the horizon, the friends want to make sure Al gets back for the big event. They plan a surprise visit to convince him but their reunion takes an unexpected turn and the friends find themselves lost at sea with nothing but each other and a life raft.
About Chivas Regal
Chivas Regal is a truly global brand, selling 4.9 million 9L cases annually in more than 150 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and Americas. The Chivas Regal range is the epitome of style, substance and exclusivity and includes Chivas Regal 12, 18 and 25 Year Old.
About ‘Real Friends, Make Time’
Chivas Canana Present was inspired by ‘Here’s to Real Friends’, the latest instalment of the Live with Chivalry campaign, featuring two short films about friendship directed by Academy Award® winning short filmmaker Joachim Back. The two cinematic films focus on the trials, tribulations and idiosyncrasies of modern male friendships, celebrating the stories that bind real friends together.
For further information please visit www.chivascanana.com
About Canana
CANANA was founded in 2005 by Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Pablo Cruz, and most recently joined by partner and CEO Julián Levin. Over the past 7 years, CANANA has produced over twenty films including Abel, Luna’s first feature length film, Sin Nombre, Miss Bala, directed by Gerardo Naranjo, and most recently, the English language film, Chavez, directed by Luna and based on the life of Mexican-American labor union organizer César E. Chávez.
In 2012, CANANA expanded its operations in the U.S. with Canana L.A., bridging the talent pool between Latin America and the U.S. with such projects as A Man Must Die, a political thriller produced in collaboration with Focus Features, with Naranjo set to direct. In México, CANANA added both a television arm, which produced Soy Tu Fan, starring Ana Claudia Talancón and Niño Santo, and a distribution outlet, CANANA Presenta, which has been releasing international art house films in Mexico for six years across all platforms, with a catalogue of more than 50 titles, including the award-winning NO, Pina, and The White Ribbon. The partners’ passion for film has also reflected through Documental Ambulante, a traveling documentary festival that has taken over 200 documentaries to communities across México, having recently completed its 8th tour.
Early February 2013 Outturn Offerings
Sweet versus savoury
Cask No. 33.114 $105
Islay
Bacon, maple syrup and waffles vie with Black Forest Gateaux and sticky toffee pudding, while fried seaweed, spare ribs and black pudding tussle with lint bandages, and smoke. Sweet, rich, smoky, ashy, thick and herbal on the palate lent weight to the meatiness (pork covered in caramel). The addition of water brought forth aromas of smoked goose, salty scallops, toffee, Seville orange marmalade and fresh minty notes. The taste was chewy and rich but this time with scorched heather, burnt citrus, barbecued lamb & mint sauce, violet ice cream and caramelised onions. This distillery’s mascot is Shortie the Jack Russell.
Drinking tip: A definite foodie dram – while spit roasting a suckling pig perhaps?
Colour: Burnished gold Date distilled: August 1999
Cask: Refill ex Sherry butt Alcohol: 56.3%
Age: 11 years USA allocation: 168 bottles
Coconut shy
Cask No. 1.161 $160
Speyside, Spey
Strawberry jam and vanilla brings to mind Victoria sponge dusted with icing sugar, with Cornish ice cream, but soon light bosky notes emerge: dried grasses, high-summer dustiness, gorse flowers. The latter come through strongly in the taste, now as full-blown coconut; sweet to start, and tannic dry in the finish, with a light aftertaste of cottage cheese. It drinks well straight; with a dash of water, the aroma is lightly woody before the coconut returns, with sugared almonds and some Fruit & Nut chocolate. A creamy texture, with more coconut, and a return of the Fruit & Nut in the finish. The distillery is still owned by descendants of its founder.
Drinking tip: To accompany a Jilly Cooper novel
Colour: Pale amber Date distilled: December 1986
Cask: Refill hogshead Alcohol: 49.2%
Age: 24 years USA allocation: 114 bottles
Mon Chérie
Cask No. 7.71 $135
Speyside, Lossie
A profound, very dark chocolate, nose, reminiscent of Mon Chérie cherry-liqueur chocolates, a hint of wild mint and creamy coffee. A creamy mouthfeel at full strength, with the bitter chocolate theme continuing, joined by light coconut and sultanas: lively but pleasant. Water reveals its Speyside origins – acetone and warm vinyl, creamy and buttery; vanilla ice cream with desiccated coconut. A soft and gentle texture; not as sweet to taste as previously, with traces of orange bitters and later, canvas or hessian; a long finish, with dry coconut in the aftertaste. The distillery used to be connected to BenRiach Distillery, which supplied it with malt, by a railway line.
Drinking tip: At dusk with a loved one and a box of hand-made chocolates
Colour: Deep gold towards amber Date distilled: April 1992
Cask: Refill hogshead Alcohol: 53.0%
Age: 19 years USA allocation: 138 bottles
Moselle and nasturtiums
Cask No. 121.52 $90
Highland,Island
Soft and gentle, with vanilla sponge, tart apples (or sour apple chews), hard pears, skins of peaches and nectarines, then a sharper note, like lime, with traces of jasmine. Water sweetens it – ‘poached pears in Moselle’ – and raises estery notes of warm vinyl and ‘leaky BIC biro’, with ladies face powder, developing to warm apple pie. At natural strength the taste is hot and simple, with traces of apple and flour; water makes it sweet and spicy, with a spritzich fizz and a slightly bitter finish, like eating nasturtiums. The island on which this distillery is located is known as ‘Scotland in miniature’.
Drinking tip: A lunchtime aperitif
Colour: 9CT gold, white wine Date distilled: July 2002
Cask: Refill barrel Alcohol: 59.9%
Age: 9 years USA allocation: 60 bottles
Please visit the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America at http://www.smwsa.com/ for further information on their single cask bottlings.
