The Goldin Group Charity Polo Cup Teams:

Piaget:

1. Corinne Ricard (0)

2. HRH Prince Henry of Wales (1)

3. Facundo Pieres (10)

4. John Fisher (4)

Royal Salute:

1. Tommy Kato (-1)

2. Luis Escobar (7)

3. Malcolm Borwick (6)

4. HRH The Duke of Cambridge (1)

About Piaget:

Since its founding in 1874, Piaget embodies a unique know-how combined with abundant creativity. From the famous ultra-thin Calibre 9P created in the 1950s to the world’s thinnest tourbillon movement, Calibre 600P, the exceptional talent of the Piaget craftsmen lies in their ability to reinvent time-honoured horological techniques. Originally a movement manufacturer, the Maison has not merely chosen to apply its rigorous quality criteria and its keen sense of innovation to the hidden part of timepieces. Instead, making a clean break with the accepted codes of its profession, it has made a major contribution to watchmaking by offering a new way of wearing time, endowing watches with a stunning array of precious and original cases, wristbands and dials. Piaget has patiently cultivated this jewellery expertise within its workshops over the decades, paving the way for amazing projects – a true delight for the brand’s designers who express their boundless creativity through both watches and jewellery.

Piaget and Polo – The Piaget brand pioneered sponsorship of elite sports under the direction of Mr. Yves G. Piaget, by associating its name with the world of polo in the early 1980s. Dedicated to promoting this extreme sport which reflects its own values of bold and daring, high standards and faultless accuracy – Piaget has been involved in the world of polo at Palm Beach from the start, initially by supporting the World Cup and now by sponsoring the famous USPA Gold Cup named after it.

Piaget has also been present at Punta del Este for several years, by supporting the tournament held at the prestigious Medellin club. It has succeeded in enriching the sport with its very own aura of glamour and its sense of generosity. In the 1980s, Chukkers for Charity, a team composed of movie and TV stars, was engaged in spectacular fund-raising efforts under the Piaget colors. This was a first in the polo world and has left an indelible mark on the collective memory of the sport, including their surprising and unexpected horse-back appearance on New York’s 5th Avenue in 1985.

About Royal Salute:

Polo is a game of honour and respect, two values at the heart of Royal Salute. The greatest players are masters of their craft whose sublime horsemanship and respect for their mount allows them to play the noble sport according to the purity of its code.

Royal Salute truly believes and takes pride in the values of integrity and honour; the whisky is laid down to mature for at least 21 years, the unique bottle is meticulously handcrafted from the finest hand-selected porcelain, ensuring that the utmost attention to detail is paid to every element during its creation.

Royal Salute is a leading international supporter of polo, ‘the king of sports and the sport of kings’. Royal Salute World Polo is truly international with a presence in every major region globally:  

Royal Salute is a leading international supporter of polo, ‘the king of sports and the sport of kings’. Royal Salute World Polo is truly international with a presence in every major region globally: 

• Australia –  Jeep Portsea Polo Club, Victoria, Australia

• Columbia – Copa Uribe, Bogota, Columbia

• China –  Royal Salute China Open, Tang Polo Club, Beijing

• India –  Royal Salute Maharaja of Jodhpur, Golden Jubilee Cup

• Italy –  Polo Gold Cup, Cortina d’Ampezzo

• Korea –  Royal Salute Polo Club, Jeju Country Club, Jeju

• Singapore –  Japanese Cup, Singapore

• Spain –  Landrover International Tournament, Santa Maria Polo Club, Sotogrande

• Thailand –  All Asia Cup, VR Sports Club, Bangkok, Thailand

• UAE – Royal Salute Nations Cup, Desert Palm Resort, Dubai

• UK –  Westchester Cup, Beaufort Royal Charity Day, Guards Polo Club, Windsor

• USA – Royal Salute Jubilee Cup, Greenwich Polo Club, Connecticut

Hi folks. A quick email to say that the 39th auction will end this evening. For the benefit of our first-time bidders, this is how it works.

From 6pm UK time the software starts monitoring activity on the site, and as long as bids are being made, the auction stays open. When bids start tailing off, the software will shut down the auction.

Making a bid with, say, 10 seconds to go, will extend the auction for another five minutes. This feature has been designed to beat sniper software.

Please note : The auction does not end at 6pm, only the end process begins then. It can take 90 minutes or two hours before all the bids are made, so there is no need to rush to bid dead on 6pm

We hope you have enjoyed the auction.

Kind regards from Glasgow

The SWA Team

The 39th Auction

THE 1975, TIRED PONY AND BUSHMILLS™ IRISH WHISKEY – AN EXCEPTIONAL BLEND  

Bushmills Master Blender handcrafts exclusive single malts for Bushmills Live headliners THE 1975 and Gary Lightbody and Peter Buck’s supergroup TIRED PONY 

BUSHMILLS Master Blender Helen Mulholland has handcrafted two exclusive single malt whiskies for Bushmills Live headliners THE 1975 and Gary Lightbody’s supergroup TIRED PONY. 

The whiskies have been inspired by the bands who played at the exclusive festival on June 12 at the Old Bushmills Distillery on Ireland’s north coast, where the art of whiskey-making, perfected over generations, is practised every day. 

To celebrate THE 1975’s performance, Helen hand-picked the casks from each of the years the band members were born – 1988, 1989 and 1990 – to create the Bushmills 24 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey ‘The 1975’ – Artist’s Reserve. Only eight bottles exist in the world. 

Helen said: “This whiskey encompasses the core spirit of Bushmills Live – celebrating handcrafted whiskey and handcrafted music. Each of the casks has a different finish: bourbon, sherry and wine, creating a wonderful combination of flavours. The liquid is full of the honeyed, warm tones typical of BUSHMILLS, but with a spectacularly long finish that would perfectly complement ‘Chocolate’…or anything else for that matter! 

To celebrate TIRED PONY’s visit to Bushmills, Helen created a personalised Single Malt Triple Distilled TIRED PONY – Artist’s Reserve blend of the Bushmills single malts. Three types of bourbon casks contributed to the blend – each representing one of the three renowned bands from which TIRED PONY was formed: R.E.M., Snow Patrol and Belle & Sebastian. 

Helen explained why the bourbon finish was a particularly significant choice. She said: “U.S. Bourbon casks traditionally give deeply rich, honeyed tones. I decided to use these not only because they reference the Americana style of music that TIRED PONY play, but also because it recognizes the location where their first two albums were recorded. 

“It was crafted with a touch of whiskey drawn from port finished casks, laid down in 2009 – which was also the year that the band formed. The result is a whiskey full of vibrant layers, which we hope will inspire future recordings. 

“There are only ten bottles of the special TIRED PONY blend in the world – one for each member of the band and for the guest musicians who joined them at Bushmills Live, and one that will stay at the Old Bushmills Distillery for them to share with friends whenever they next visit.”  

THE 1975 and TIRED PONY played the third Bushmills Live alongside a host of international and local artists including James Vincent McMorrow, Luke Sital-Singh, Matthew and the Atlas, David C. Clements, Rubblebucket and Levity Breaks.

The Artist’s Reserve bottles were created as a gift from Bushmills to the bands and are not available to buy.

CAPTION 1

Matt Healy, lead singer of THE 1975, being presented with a bottle of Bushmills 24 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey ‘The 1975’ – Artist’s Reserve by Bushmills Master Blender Helen Mulholland and Bushmills Master Distiller Colum Egan. Only eight bottles exist in the world. THE 1975 headlined this year’s Bushmills Live 2014 at the Old Bushmills Distillery in June. 

CAPTION 2

Members of Gary Lightbody and Peter Buck’s supergroup TIRED PONY being presented with a bottle of Single Malt Triple Distilled TIRED PONY – Artist’s Reserve by Bushmills Master Blender Helen Mulholland and Bushmills Master Distiller Colum Egan. Only ten bottles exist. TIRED PONY performed at this year’s Bushmills Live 2014 at the Old Bushmills Distillery in June. From L-R: Richard Colburn (Belle & Sebastian), Helen Mulholland, Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), songwriter Iain Archer and Colum Egan. 

Notes

About Bushmills Live

Bushmills Live is an annual music festival which hosts both iconic and emerging artists for a series of intimate gigs in age-old buildings at the historic Old Bushmills Distillery, where the art of distilling has been perfected over generations.
Keep up with Bushmills Irish Whiskey at: Facebook: facebook.com/bushmills
Twitter: @BushmillsGlobal 

About ‘TIRED PONY’

TIRED PONY are Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), Peter Buck (REM), Iain Archer, Richard Colburn (Belle and Sebastian), Scott McCaughey, Troy Stewart and producer/multi-instrumentalist Garret “Jacknife” Lee. They have released two albums: 2010’s The Place We Ran From and last year’s The Ghost of the Mountain. 

About ‘THE 1975’

THE 1975 are an English alternative rock/indie band based in Manchester. The group consists of Matthew Healy (vocals/guitar), Adam Hann (guitar), George Daniel (drums) and Ross MacDonald (bass). Their self-titled debut album was released on 2 September 2013 and debuted at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart. 

About Bushmills Irish Whiskey


Bushmills Irish Whiskey is hand crafted in small batches for a smooth taste at Ireland’s oldest working distillery, in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Old Bushmills Distillery’s portfolio includes seven award-winning variants: Bushmills, Bushmills Black Bush™, Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt, Bushmills 16 Year Old Single Malt, Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt, our anniversary edition, Bushmills 1608 and Bushmills Irish Honey Spirit Drink. 

About Diageo


Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan’s, Windsor and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo is a global company, with its products sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people and its brands, visit http://www.diageo.com/. For Diageo’s global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit www.DRINKiQ.com.

A small yet cracking selection of Bourbons to commemorate the 4th of July (WI is a little late in publishing this, apologies),

Jim Beam Red Stag
70cl | 40% ABV
Incl. Tax: £25.00

Pappy Van Winkles 15 Year Old Bourbon
75cl | 53.5% ABV
incl. Tax: £475.00

Mcafee’s Benchmark No.8 Bourbon
70cl | 40% ABV
Incl. Tax: £22.00

Pappy Van Winkles 23 Year Old Family Reserve Bourbon
75cl | 47.8% ABV
incl. Tax: £850.00

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old Bourbon
75cl | 53.5% ABV
Incl. Tax: £195.00

A H Hirsch Reserve Bourbon 16 Year Old
70cl | 45.8% ABV
incl. Tax: £1200.00

New! Macallan
Speymalt 2005

$48.96

New! Miltonduff
1984 Vintage

$200.76

New! Aberlour
A’bunadh Batch #48

$60.44

New! Linkwood
30 Year Old 1984

$295.32

New! Ben Nevis
21 Year Old Port Wood

$185.60

New! Glenglassaugh
40 Year Old Cask #6801

$731.09

Browse the full range of new releases including Longrow 18 year old, and Spirit of Freedom at The Whisky Barrel

JULY EVENTS

New List Open Tasting, 19 Greville St, London – Sat 5 July
Steak and Whisky Tasting, 19 Greville St, London – Mon 7 July
Irish Whisky Tasting, 19 Greville St, London – Wed 16 July
Old and Rare Whisky Tasting, The Sign of the Don Restaurant, London – Fri 18 July
Haggis & Whisky Tasting, 28 Queen St, Edinburgh – Fri 18 July
Steak & Chips Tasting, The Vaults, Leith – Sat 19 July
New Members Tasting, 19 Greville St, London – Tue 22 July
Dundee Members Tasting, Malmaison, Dundee – Thu 24 July
Harrogate Members Tasting, Hotel du Vin, Harrogate – Fri 25 July
Stirling Members Tasting, The Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling- Fri 25 July
Durham Members Tasting, Radisson Blu, Durham- Fri 25 July
Birmingham Members Tasting, Hotel du Vin, Birmingham- Fri 25 July

Browse all events

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 here for membership information This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

Whisky Intelligence continues with the category called ‘Vignettes – Moments in Whisky’ which features whisky moments as experienced by the readership. If you have a whisky moment please feel free to submit your whisky moment and we’ll do our best to publish it. Go on; you know you want to be famous…

BARTON 1792 PRODUCES THREE HIGH WINNERS AT THE

2014 LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS COMPETITION 

BARDSTOWN, kENTUCKY (July 1, 2014) – Barton 1792 Distillery’s namesake brand, 1792 Ridgemont Reserve, was named Best of Category in the 2014 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition, and the Distillery’s Zachariah Harris Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Kentucky Tavern Straight Bourbon Whiskey each took silver medals in the competition.

All entries submitted from the Distillery in this year’s competition took home an award.

“It’s an honor that all three of our entries in this year’s Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition have received such high regards,” Ken Pierce, director of distillation and quality assurance, said. “We are very proud of our placements amongst this year’s competition.”

The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition was formed in 2007, with an esteemed panel of judges using a blind-tasting method to award medals to the best distilled spirits from around the world.  The award-winning entries will be displayed during the Los Angeles County Fair, Aug. 29-Sept. 28, 2014 in “The Wine, Beer & Spirits Marketplace.” 

Complete results of the 2012 LAIWSC are available at http://www.laspiritscomp.com/. 

About Barton 1792 Distillery

Barton 1792 Distillery is part of Barton Brands of Kentucky, with facilities in Bardstown, Ky., Carson, Calif., and Baltimore, Md. Barton Brands is owned by the Sazerac Company, a family-owned company based in New Orleans, La. Barton 1792 Distillery was established in 1879 and continues today as the oldest fully-operating Distillery in the “Bourbon Capital of the World.” The distillery is located on 192 acres and includes 28 warehouses, 22 other buildings, the Morton Spring and the Tom Moore Spring.  Distilling, aging and bottling fine Bourbon whiskey are hallmarks of the historic Barton 1792 Distillery. 1792 Ridgemont Reserve Bourbon whiskey is produced at Barton 1792 Distillery. This small batch Bourbon whiskey is named for the year Kentucky became a state and is the recent winner of a double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. To learn more about the Distillery visit http://www.1792bourbon.com/.

www.ralfy.com  reveals a good value aged malt bottled in disguise – Whisky Review 469 – Stronachie 18yo malt @ 46%