Bowmore on the Rockies

November 1^st – 3^rd 2013 – Banff Alberta

This event won’t come as a complete surprise to everyone. I’ve been bouncing ideas off the wall for years and just a few weeks ago one finally stuck. When Bowmore launched the Black Bowmore 1964 42 Year about 4 years ago, they indicated they would be following it with White and Gold expressions. The Black was stunning; we poured it at two separate tastings, and sold close to 30 bottles of the stuff. The White was sampled in the No. 1 vaults at Bowmore and the Gold opened for a KWM event didn’t disappoint either. All the while I had a vision to put on an Epic once in a lifetime tasting of the trilogy that would draw people to it from across Canada and around the world. A sit down in store tasting or whisky dinner wouldn’t do, this range of whiskies is worth nearly $40,000.00 at auction, this would have to be a weekend extravaganza.

For about the last 2 ½ years ideas have been batted around with the good people at Bowmore and their local representatives at Lifford. Whiskies were horded and what was initially just a Trilogy tasting turned into a Trilogy +2. In the wake of the 1964 Trilogy, Bowmore released the 1964 Fino, so we set one of those aside. Around that time I managed to put my hands on one of the original Black Bowmores, the 1995 bottling. Well the time has come; these whiskies aren’t going to sit idle any longer, we’re going to open them all at a never to be repeated event November 1^st and 2^nd 2013.

Bowmore on the Rockies will be held in Alberta’s scenic resort town of Banff Friday November 1^st and Saturday the 2^nd 2013, hosted by myself along with Jamie MacKenzie (Director of Sales the Americas) and Iain Macallum (Master of Malt) of Morrison Bowmore. The price for the weekend includes 2 nights of accommodation at the Rimrock Hotel, 4 tastings, 2 dinners, a breakfast, lunch and tickets to the Banff Film Festival. A Bowmore Dinner will be held on the Friday night at a prestigious restaurant in Banff, followed by VIP seating at a dueling pianos bar. Saturday will feature Auchentoshan and Glen Garioch tastings, tickets to some Banff Film Festival screenings and the climactic Bowmore Trilogy +2 Dinner at the Rimrock. This once in a lifetime tasting is limited to just 26 participants.

Bowmore on the Rockies Nov 1-3 2013 – $1350 +GST

(for a single occupant for a standard room)

Includes:

• 2 nights accommodation at the Rimrock Hotel in Banff
• 2 breakfasts
• 2 dinners
• 1 lunch
• 4 tastings including the climactic sampling of the Bowmore 1964 Trilogy + 2

–      Bowmore Black 1964 21 Year (1995 bottling)

–      Bowmore Gold 1964 44 Year

–      Bowmore White 1964 43 Year

–      Bowmore Black 1964 42 Year

–      Bowmore Fino Cask 1964 46 Year

Conditions:

• Space is limited to 26 whisky drinking participants.
• Room upgrades are available on request.
• Couples or guests sharing a room with another participant can save up to $400 on the second ticket.
• A limited number of companion spots for spouses/partners who will not be drinking whisky, but will be attending the dinners are available at an add on price of $500 +GST. This includes wine.
• Payment can be made by cheque made out to Ferguson Whisky Tours, or through PayPal on request.
• Registration is non-refundable.

Andrew Ferguson

Scotch Expert & Store Co-Manager

Kensington Wine Market

Scotch Malt Whisky Society Canada Ambassador

1257 Kensington Road NW Calgary Alberta T2N 3P8

P. 403.283-8000 Toll Free. 888.283.9004

http://fergusonwhiskytours.com/bowmoreontherockies/

Mr. Boston Rock & Rye Rolling Along to a Comeback

Brand Experiences Double Digit Case Sales in Past Year

Louisville, Ky. (Aug. 2013) – Mr. Boston Rock & Rye, the venerable rye whiskey liqueur flavored with citrus, is making a strong comeback in the Southern United States, as on and off premise consumers are re-discovering this sweet treat.

Once believed to be the cure-all for the common cold in the late 1800s, this combination of rye whiskey sweetened with sugar and citrus fruits became so popular it found its way into pop culture, with references in books and songs from 1914 all the way up to 1948.

In 1939 Mr. Boston began bottling this famous concoction, and 74 years later, the rye whiskey liqueur is showing a resurgence, as consumers are flocking to bars and liquor stores and enjoying it either straight or on the rocks.  With double digit growth in the past year in some markets, it’s clear the flavored whiskey craze has also reignited the taste for some old classics too, such as Rock & Rye.

“Consumers that are of newly legal drinking age and older have been raised on soft drinks and other sweet beverages, and now crave that taste as they get older and look for adult beverages,” said Lori Logan, brand director, Mr. Boston. “With the popularity of flavored whiskeys over the past few years, combined with the yearnings for classic cocktails, it’s no wonder we’ve seen an increase in sales both on and off premise for Rock & Rye.

Mr. Boston Rock & Rye is 54 proof and is available in 200 mL, 375 mL and 750 mL. The 750 mL retails for a suggested price of $9.99.

About the Sazerac Company

Sazerac is one of New Orleans’ oldest family owned, privately held companies and has operations in New Orleans, Louisiana; Frankfort, Bardstown, Louisville and Owensboro, Kentucky; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Carson, California; Baltimore, Maryland; and Montreal Canada. For more information on Sazerac, please visit http://www.sazerac.com/.

GlenDronach Batch 8 Single Cask Releases

GlenDronach Batch 8 1990 Cask #2971

Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon

Stewed plum compote and orchard apples caramelised in dark muscovado sugar. Aged oak spice adds a citrus twist. A robust depth of rich sherry. Ripe plums and damsons flow into stewed dark fruits sweetened by dark chocolate and gentle vanilla. £108.95

GlenDronach Batch 8 1992 Cask #145

Oloroso Sherry Butt

Inviting sherry-infused raisins and currants with waves of rich marmalade and espresso coffee. Bursts of candied orange and dark, slightly chilled chocolate combine with a fantastic rich fruit sweetness that mellows to soft toffee in the long finish. £101.95

GlenDronach Batch 8 1996 cask # 1490

Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon

Waves of chocolate and coffee complimented by cracked black pepper and a hint of ginger. Toffee drenched raisins and dried apricots laced with warm allspice and soft vanilla; all of which combine in a rich, full finish. £78.95

Milroy’s of Soho

3 Greek Street

London, England W1D 4NX

United Kingdom

JURA UNBOUND BRINGS STORYTELLERS TOGETHER

Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin.

Something very special will be happening in the Guardian Spiegeltent at the Edinburgh Book Festival every night at 9pm between the 10th-26th August. For Jura Unbound, hand-picked writers and performers from across the globe will fuse words and music into new forms of storytelling before a live audience.

Just like Jura, every Unbound performer has broken with convention, forged their own path and is richer for it. From Ljodahått – some of the finest poets Norway has ever produced – to Scottish author Alan Bisset, every storyteller brings with them a blazing trail of tales that could keep any bar open until late. Each and every night will be an entirely different, raw and surprising experience. Visit www.edbookfest.co.uk for the full lineup of irresistible characters.

Jura Unbound is free to attend for all Diurachs, and you’re even entitled to a dram of 10 year old whisky so you can settle in and watch such delights as the Literary Death Match cartoon spectacular in true Jura style.

If Edinburgh is just one journey too far, keep your space by the fire with all of the latest updates, pictures, videos and exclusives on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Sláinte!

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GlenDronach Special Releases, Whiskies from the old and the new world

Included in the cornucopia of delights that we’ve received recently are the latest batch of GlenDronach single cask releases, some exciting new whiskies from New Zealand & America and a fabulous old Macallan.

We’ve shown some of these new arrivals below and you can check out more in our New Products section on the website.

On the tastings front, we have just two tickets left for our Glenfarclas Family Casks tasting so if you want to try some fabulous whiskies from the 1950s through to the 1990s then you need to act quick and book up now!

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

GLENDRONACH SPECIAL RELEASES BATCH 8

These sherried lovelies are, as ever, something rather special and worth checking out with prices starting at just £47.99!

Buy Online: FROM £47.99

OVEREEM SINGLE MALT WHISKY

From the Old Hobart Distillery, one of the growing band of Tasmanian distilleries, comes these two beauts. One is Sherry cask matured and the other is Port cask matured. We’ve sampled them both and found them to be rich and surprisingly complex drams.

Buy Online: £139.99

MACALLAN 1970 SPEYMALT

Another beauty from the Gordon & MacPhail Speymalt series – the name under which they bottle single malt from Macallan distillery. Great quality and amazing value.

Buy Online: £379.99

E H TAYLOR SMALL BATCH BOURBON

This was sampled at our recent Buffalo Trace tasting and it was one of the favourites of the evening for many who were there. We found it to be smooth, rich and well balanced with a delightful spicy finish that danced on the tongue!

Buy Online: £102.99

www.ralfy.com reveals a whisky maturation technique not seen before online with Whisky Review 386 (1/2) – Amazing whisky improvement technique

Whisky Live Paris 2013 – The 10th Edition

On the occasion of our 10th anniversary, Whisky Live returns to the Maison de la Mutualité. Over three days – the 28th, 29th and 30th September 2013 – we will be providing our visitors with yet another unforgettable experience.

A meeting of amateurs, connoisseurs and professionals

Private individuals and industry professionals have been coming together for Whisky Live Paris for ten years now. This year’s show will be held on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th for consumers and on Monday 30th for industry professionals only. Like every other before it, this year, our tenth consecutive, is an occasion to both re-invent ourselves, and to continue to inspire, satisfy and delight beginners, connoisseurs and experts.

“Beyond Tasting:” a theme designed to take you further than you have been before

Our passion for whisky and other spirits goes much further than simple, straight-forward tasting and so this year, Whisky Live Paris aims to introduce our visitors to much more than an a classical approach to sensorial analysis.

Far more than the sum total of the material ingredients used in their production, the whiskies and other spirits on show this year owe much to a specific culture, to a particular moment in history and to their often very singular identities, carefully enhanced by the work of true craftsmen. Through a number of unique and original experiences, Whisky Live Paris 2013 will be pushing back the boundaries of taste and smell.

Tastings, masterclasses, experiences, taste-matches: Whisky Live Paris 2013 has no shortage of surprises in store for you!

Maison de la Mutualité: the perfect location

For the second year running, Whisky Live Paris returns to the Maison de la Mutualité. A wellknown and highly regarded private conference centre in the heart of Paris, the Maison will be allowing us to use all three floors – one more than last year – making a total of 2500 m2 available to whisky and spirits exhibitors.

http://www.whiskylive.fr
http://www.facebook.com/WhiskyLiveParis

Whisky Live is an international event, now well established in all four corners of the planet – from Shanghai to New York, Glasgow to Johannesburg – and happenings all throughout the year. Since 2003 France hosts this event each year in September: Whisky Live Paris has rapidly become one of the biggest whisky and spirits shows in the world and is now considered to be something of a right of passage, as much for amateurs as for professionals.

New Whisky Arrival August 2013: GlenDronach Recherché

New Releases all available for pre-order: email lee.tomlinson@milroys.co.uk to register interest

GlenDronach Recherché

“For some time now we have been working towards releasing a cask of our oldest whisky – the GlenDronach 1968 (44 years old). This project has been in development for over 12 months:  finally we are in a position to launch this expression – the GlenDronach Recherché’

Dense antique mahogany colour with a cherry wood influence. Clean, fresh with remarkable fruitiness. Juicy sweet sultanas, dates and marrons glacés centrally positioned around a bitter chocolate heart. Initial profile of freshly roasted coffee beans and a treacle tart character. This is succeeded with baked apples smothered with brown sugar. Brilliant structure with no dominant force but with plenty of depth and length. £2749.95

August at the Society: Glowing Reviews

How do you choose a new dining experience? A leap of faith for something different? The closest establishment when hunger strikes? Often, it will be a good review and that’s what we want to give you today: the services of some very critical palates. Five bottles The Tasting Panel loved – and scored accordingly…

High Panel Scorers

35.92 Butterflies in the stomach – NEW

25yo Refill ex-bourbon hogshead, £77.20

14 available… Buy

3.185 Fragrant smoke over a pebble beach

16yo Refill ex-bourbon hogshead, £65.50

27 available… Buy

7.87 A tropical market

27yo Refill ex bourbon hogshead, £88.30

25 available…Buy

26.80 A Calming Silky Bath

19yo Second fill ex-bourbon hogshead, £69.40

10 available… Buy

53.170 Toast Hawaii

22yo Refill ex-bourbon hogshead, £73.80

16 available… Buy  

August Offers: This Months Serving Suggestion August

TRIO: 7.92, 29.121 & 30.77 for only £165

39 available… Buy

August PAIR: 9.73 & 30.77 for only £99

23 available… Buy

Browse August Outturn

*30.77 is exclusive to our August offers

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.

Bruichladdich & Springbank Single Malt Tasting, August 21 at Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits (E. Setauket, New York)

On Wednesday, August 21^st between 4-7pm we will be tasting 6 exceptional single malts from Bruichladdich and Springbank with Rick Long from Winebow, Inc. Join us to taste or simply order online to take advantage of special discounted event pricing through August 28^th. Please visit Mora’s Monthly Spirit Tasting page for more information!

Bruichladdich Rocks Single Malt Scotch

Event Price: $38.24  Regular Price: $44.99

Hazelburn 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

Event Price: $87.29   Regular Price: $96.99

Bruichladdich 16 Year Old The Laddie Sixteen Single Malt Scotch

Event Price: $103.49   Regular Price: $114.99

Springbank 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

Event Price: $54.89   Regular Price: $60.99

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

Event Price: $54.89   Regular Price: $60.99

Longrow 11 Year Old Red Single Malt Scotch

Event Price: $86.39   Regular Price: $95.99

Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits

www.moraswines.com

631-941-4458   sev.clemens@moraswines.com