Get a Vip Tour Around the World’s Most Famous Film Festival Thanks to Chivas Regal 25’s The Legend Of Cannes Online Experience

Chivas Regal 25 is giving people around the world a unique insider’s look at the Festival de Cannes with a new experiential website called The Legend of Cannes at www.chivas.com/cannes. The site takes users on a virtual VIP journey through the world’s most prestigious film festival and features an interactive panoramic photograph that spans the length of the city, capturing everything that makes the Festival de Cannes extraordinary and legendary.

The Legend of Cannes is the first time people can take a first-person virtual VIP journey through the world’s most prestigious film festival – without having to travel to the South of France. The site features original panoramic photography, interactive hot-spots, HD video content, and over 100 behind the scenes images from some of the festival’s most high profile parties including The Great Gatsby film premiere party and the Variety Studio at Chivas House interview lounge.

Visitors to the site will be able to scroll through the iconic panoramic photo which documents the Festival experience, finding out about the history of the legendary festival and getting a glimpse into the exclusive events happening at locations like the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez, the Palais des Festivals and Chivas House, Chivas Regal’s exclusive pop up location on the Croisette.

“Chivas Regal 25 and the Festival de Cannes share a heritage of luxury and exclusivity,” said James Slack, Global Brand Director, Chivas Regal. “We wanted to capture the history of this iconic festival and the legendary Chivas Regal 25 experience that our guests have and bring it to life online.”

The Legend of Cannes is both a tribute to the stories that make the Festival de Cannes one of the most enduring and iconic festivals and a chance for people around the world to experience these stories first-hand.

Visit www.chivas.com/cannes to experience The Legend of Cannes with Chivas Regal 25.

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About Chivas Regal
Chivas Regal is now in its fifth year as official partner of the Festival de Cannes – the most exclusive and celebrated international film festival.

Chivas Regal is a truly global brand, selling 4.8 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.

• 1990 Mortlach 22 Year Old K&L Exclusive Chieftain’s Single Sherry Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($169.99)
If you’ve ever taken a sip of Johnnie Walker Black then you’ve tasted Mortlach whisky. The Speyside distillery is one of Diageo’s most-prized institutions, creating richly-textured whiskies that provide the backbone to many of its legendary blends. Yet because the whisky isn’t sold as a single malt in the United States, the name Mortlach doesn’t necessarily stir the emotions of the whisky-loving faithful. But there’s another reason Mortlach hasn’t achieved stardom abroad: most of what does make it to the States, under the guise of an independent label, is unsherried. To drink Mortlach out of an unsherried hogshead barrel is like drinking Laphroaig without peat or Macallan without richness. It’s not at all representative of what the distillery does best. Nevertheless, the occasional hogshead makes its way over every now and again, devoid of the toffee, the cake, the spice, and the power. It’s no wonder that these oddballs have done little to boost the distille ry’s rep. On our last visit to Scotland, however, we finally found a prize worthy of purchasing: an ancient, first-fill sherry cask of delicious, traditional, full-throttle Mortlach. Think Macallan 18 on steroids: big, opulent, dense, chewy, meaty, caramel, fudge, baking spices, herbaceous notes, and cakebread. Considering that Macallan 18 just took another price increase, this Mortlach looks like a super value. We’ve never found a cask of Mortlach this good, and we don’t expect to again. Just make sure to add water!

 • Glengoyne 21-year-old Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($99.99)
What a steal…

• 1991 Cambus 21 Year Old K&L Exclusive Signatory Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Grain Whisky 750ml (Pre-Arrival) ($99.99)
Here we go! After two years of hunting for a replacement to our wildly successful single grain Girvan, we’ve finally found a cask of grain worthy of our discerning customers. Cambus is among the most difficult-to-find grain distilleries, for a couple of reasons: it’s been closed since 1993, and it’s rumored to be at the heart of the Johnnie Walker Blue bottlings. No surprise that it’s difficult to find–if Diageo is relying on this whisky to produce one of its most sought-after blends, it will certainly be controlling as much stock as possible. Occasionally, small lots slip out of the blender’s grasp and into our glass! Here we have a super-high quality grain in all its awkward splendor. This nose is all oak spice and vibrant fresh fruit. Clove, coriander, freshly grated nutmeg, apple skins, under-ripe mango. On the palate, the fruit takes over, plus vanilla cake frosting, and the baking spices remain subdued, with a bit of coconut and some fresh oak notes. A perfect example of why sometimes, we must not blend all of the grain. (David Othenin-Girard, K&L Spirits Buyer)

• 1997 Laphroaig 16 Year Old K&L Exclusive Signatory Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml (Pre-Arrival) ($99.99)
We love Laphroaig. Everybody loves Laphroaig (if they don’t hate it). Not a lot of people on the fence regarding Laphroaig. That’s why it’s really hard to get. It’s really expensive as well; this is both cause and effect. We’ve seen prices go up, while quality has remained consistent. We took on a middle-aged Laphroaig last year and sold it for what seemed like a reasonable $140. Now we have another cask of Laphroaig and it’s difficult not to oversell it. If we’re always so effusive about every whisky we taste, people start to question our judgment. So, I’m just going to say that this is top-tier Laphroaig. It’s in that prime moment between the intensity of a young Laphroaig and that depth of the older offerings from this legendary distillery. This was the whisky that we spent time wringing our hands about because we were expecting to be paying the same price as our 18 year from 2012, but somehow we were able to get the price down to something far more reason able. It won’t last, and it will go up significantly after the pre-arrival campaign is finished. Don’t miss it! (David Othenin-Girard, K&L Spirits Buyer)

NEW ARRIVALS

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

• Arran 16 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 8 available ($105.99)

• 1995 Benriach 17 Year Old Chieftain’s Single Rum Barrel Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($109.99)

• 1997 Glenrothes 15 Year Old Chieftain’s Single Barrel Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($79.99)

• 1992 Glentauchers 20 Year Old Chieftain’s Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 4 available ($159.99)

United States – Bourbon and Rye

• Knob Creek 9 Year Old Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon 750ml ($39.99)

• Old Grand Dad 114 Proof Kentucky Bourbon 750ml ($25.99)

Irish 

• Greenore 8 Year Old Irish Whiskey 750ml – 6 available ($44.99)

United States – Bourbon and Rye

• Michter’s US #1 Small Batch Bourbon 750ml ($44.99)

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The Hibiki range is now in stock and available to order!

The stunning Hibiki 21yo & the Hibiki 30yo are now in stock. Both expressions are very limited and only available while stocks last!

Hibiki 21 year old Only £150 Click here to buy 

Hibiki 30 year old Only £900 Click here to buy

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Here are the details for the event:

Date: Friday June 7^th, 2013.

Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location: The Strath Ale Wine & Spirit Merchants, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria.

Price: $35 each for Members & Partners, $45 for Non-Members/Guests.

(Reduction of $5 per ticket from previous events)

The Tasting includes SIX new releases again this month and I will be pouring two whiskies from previous releases.

(The bottle prices have gone down between $6 and $10 per bottle.)

As always, appropriate food nibbles are included to assist your palate. 

NON MEMBERS & GUESTS ARE MOST WELCOME 

REGISTRATION:   

1. Space is limited so you must register to secure your place.

Please email or drop into the store or phone and speak to Richard White or Colin Southcombe

Email: whisky@strathconahotel.com   

Phone: 250-370-9463

2. Please pre-pay for your virtual ticket in advance.   

The Tasting will start PROMPTLY at 6:30pm and will conclude no later than 8:00pm

IMPORTANT: Please remember these are cask strength whiskies, so you should not be driving home after the tasting.

PURCHASES:

All Society whiskies, including the new June releases, are available for purchase on the night, on a first come first served basis.  Every member will be given a chance to buy a bottle of any available whisky before someone else can purchase 2 or more.  Any non-member who joins the Society on the night may also order product. Any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to contact me or Richard White.

Slainté!

Colin Southcombe

General Manager

The Strath Ale Wine & Spirit Merchants

919 Douglas Street, Victoria BC, V8W 2C2

Tel: 250-370-9463

Loch Fyne Whiskies , ‘UK Free Shipping on orders over £50 for a limited time’

If you spend at least £50 we will deliver it FREE to any UK address for a limited time.

FREE SHIPPING

Loch Fyne Whiskies

david@lfw.co.uk

Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks Invergordon BBR 1988 24yo Cask 9000

Invergordon BBR 1988 24yo

46%abv

£63.00 inc vat £52.50 ex vat

Official Notes:

The nose gives toasted oak, apple and melon skins with an uplifting menthol note. There is some honeyed depth and cinnamon spice.
The palate is beautifully expansive with bourbon cask notes, buttery vanilla and cream caramel.
The delivery is almost angelic and long lingering.

Best regards,

Loch Fyne Whiskies

david@lfw.co.uk

www.ralfy.com shares a location-moment at a little Canadian Distillers with Whisky Review 362 (6/7) – Still Waters Distillery with Barry and Barry

BOURBON BOOM CAUSES PERIODIC BOURBON SHORTAGES AT BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (May, 2013) Bourbon whiskey consumption has been on a roll, and Kentucky’s bourbon distilleries are struggling to keep up with demand. Nowhere is this more true than at Buffalo Trace Distillery, producer of brands such as Blanton’s, Buffalo Trace, and Pappy Van Winkle.

Despite the increase in distillation over the past few years, demand for bourbon is outpacing supply. Bourbon must be matured in new oak barrels and Buffalo Trace ages many of its barrels for eight to ten years, and some even as long as 23 years. That’s a long time to wait for a bottle of bourbon. Not to mention, with the amount of bourbon lost to evaporation each year a barrel is half empty after ten years. This is the price paid for well-aged whiskey, but not good news for a world thirsty for every drop of bourbon coming out of this 226-year-old Distillery.

“We are making more bourbon every day. Our warehouses are filling up with new barrels. Waiting for the bourbon to come of age is the hard part. While we wait, there could be temporary product shortages, even on favorites like Buffalo Trace, and Eagle Rare,” said Kris Comstock, bourbon marketing director.

“This announcement is not meant as some sort of scare tactic to get people hoarding bourbon.  We always want to be upfront with our fans.  We won’t take drastic measures to mitigate the shortages, such as raising prices excessively, lowering the proof or reducing the age of our whiskies,” continued Comstock. “We’ve made a commitment to quality that we’re not willing to compromise. What this means is that there simply may be times when some of our brands are missing from store shelves.”

Comstock stresses that any bourbon shortages from Buffalo Trace will be temporary, as new barrels are coming of age and are being bottled daily at the Distillery, and will soon find their way to the liquor store shelves and bars.  He notes, “We just ask our fans to remember, aging good bourbon takes time, and we’re doing our best to keep up.”

Over the years the Distillery has taken several steps to try to prevent any shortages, such as increasing distillation, installing additional bottling lines, hiring more people, and managing brands on allocation. In fact, Buffalo Trace will hire another person dedicated to watching and balancing bourbon inventory with sales. Because of these efforts, Buffalo Trace Bourbon continues to become more available each year, as well as Weller, Eagle Rare, and Blanton’s. It just might not be enough.  Buffalo Trace estimates the bourbon shortage could start at any time and may last a few years, based on current sales trends.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich distilling tradition dates back to 1787 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won seven distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It was named Whisky Magazine 2010 World Icons of Whisky “Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year.” Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 200 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com

Surprised? Intrigued? Grain Update
Our Tasting Panel love to select the very best flavour experiences for you, wherever they may come from. No noses will be left upturned by our unique and sparkling single cask grain whisky selection. Here’s a peek at the top five grain whiskies that have been intriguing and surprising the members this month.

1) G1.9 The palate gets a Ping!
21yo Refill ex-bourbon hogshead, £54.70 More

2) G3.5 Chocolate Cafe Latte
33yo Refill ex-bourbon hogshead, £86.60 More

3) G10.4 A witch’s Christmas tipple
23yo Refill ex-bourbon hogshead, £61.20 More

4) G3.3 Curious but good
26yo Refill ex-bourbon barrel, £68.10 More

5) G3.4 Pride of Bengal
27yo Refill hogshead, £72.10 More

Grain Pair: Going fast – only 15 left at £116
G7.5 Smoky Werther’s Original  &
G10.4 A witch’s Christmas tipple
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ 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.

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (May 2013) The whiskeys from Buffalo Trace Distillery were honored at the World Whiskies Awards, sponsored by Whisky Magazine.  The event took place in London in March and featured more than 300 whiskies battling it out during three intensive blind tasting rounds, seeking the coveted title of “2013 World’s Best Whiskies.”

Buffalo Trace Distillery had three whiskeys winning top honors, most notably George T. Stagg, which won the top honor of “World’s Best North American Whiskey.”  In addition, Stagg was named “Best Bourbon American Whiskey” and “Best Bourbon American Whiskey 8 Years and Over.”

George T. Stagg was described by Whisky Magazine editor Rob Allanson as, “Big and bold, mouth coating with toffee and caramel notes. The oak is here too bringing spices and soft cream pastries…Nothing small about this, but it is all in balance.”

Buffalo Trace’s Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Rye was named “Best Rye American Whiskey No Age Statement” and Sazerac Straight Rye was named “Best Rye American Whiskey 7 Years and Under.”

For a complete list of winners, check out: http://www.whiskymag.com/awards/wwa/2013/

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich distilling tradition dates back to 1787 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won seven distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It was named Whisky Magazine 2010 World Icons of Whisky “Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year.” Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 200 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com