This year’s Maker’s Mark Keeneland bottle honors legendary Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp and will go on sale at The Party Source (for in-store purchase only) on Friday, April 3rd at 8 am. Limit one bottle per person, while supplies last. Cheers, -The Party Source Spirits Department.
The Party Source, 95 Riviera Drive, Bellevue, KY 41073.
APRIL PREVIEWS: SHARING, CARING, LOVING DRAMS
April is nearly here, bringing that long-awaited extra hour of evening light, birds singing their hearts out at dawn and the feeling that all is good with the world. We’re leaving winter gloom far behind us and spreading rays of joy with 41.64 Sharing, caring loving dram. Missed the eclipse last week? Enjoy your very own with 73.69 Dark side eclipsed by sweet joys. Whichever flavours lift your mood sun-wards, beat the crowds and order now…
Spicy & sweet
41.64 Sharing, caring loving dram £129.00
30 years old Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
“The nose has perfumed fruits (pineapple, mango) and aromatic wood across a background of toffee, honey and marzipan sweetness. The palate is full-flavoured, delicious and fabby-dabby-doo…”
Deep, rich & dried fruit
73.69 Dark side eclipsed by sweet joys £79.80
22 years old Refill ex-sherry butt
“The nose is a tapas and dessert menu (tortilla, hazelnuts, sherry, crème caramel, apple granny cake). The palate oozes sweetness: amaretto, vanilla, panacotta, Nutella, carrot cake…”
Juicy, oak & vanilla
48.54 Milkshakes and medicine £43.80
12 years old First fill ex-bourbon hogshead
“Ripe fruits and syrupy cough medicine with pine needles to begin, then banana milkshake and creamy vanilla that intensifies on the palate alongside spices and mint toffee…”
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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 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
After an epic, almost eleven month long voyage around the globe as part of the Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race, we payed tribute to the remarkable sailing achievement of the crew with the limited edition release of the Old Pulteney Clipper Commemorative bottle.
The whisky has been matured in ex American bourbon and ex Spanish sherry casks and is polished gold in appearance, combining the sweetness of dried fruits with crisp green apples on the nose, accompanied by notes of fresh vanilla and white chocolate. The taste is of honey and orange zest with a rounded oaky structure and Old Pulteney’s unmistakable salty coastal note giving way to a smooth and long-lasting finish.
Launched in July last year only 2,700 cases of 6 were released world-wide, so before stock runs out we invite you to discover this unique and limited expression of our fine maritime malt.
Coming Soon: Chapter 13 – Spring Edition
We are putting the finishing touches to our latest edition of Chapter 13. Continuing the tradition of each Chapter 13 release having bespoke label, this latest version carries one of England’s most iconic images. Hopefully you will agree – a fitting tribute in time for St George’s day, to help celebrate all things English.
We will announce the release of Chapter 13 at the end of March – so keep your eyes peeled as this will be a very limited edition.
Chapter 13 Batch 4 Tasting Notes
Nose Orchard fruits, think stewed apples and pears. Cereal, hints of crushed digestive biscuits and porridge. Notes of toffee, honey and beeswax. A waft of rich fruit cake.
Taste Creamy mouth feel; the cereal comes through along with the toffee and honey. Again, orchard fruits. Sweet, spicy and oaky. A very long malty, dry finish.
Dear Committee Member Its incredible balance… its complexity… its peaty perfection… The reasons we love Ardbeg are endless. So it’s fitting that the name of our limited edition 200th anniversary bottling should reflect our ultimate quest – to keep making incredible whisky forever and ever.
We’ve named it Ardbeg Perpetuum and it’s Ardbeg’s past, present and future – bottled. Dr Bill Lumsden, our Whisky Creator, has taken inspiration from the differing styles of whisky his predecessors have created over the last 200 years.
Ardbeg Perpetuum will be on sale this Ardbeg Day, 30th May 2015. But paradoxically, it won’t be available forever. So if you wish to own one in perpetuity you will have to be quick.
Keep an eye on your inbox in the very near future to find out how to get your hands on a bottle and where your nearest Ardbeg Day event will be held.
Slainte!
Mickey Heads
Committee Chairman
Join the Ardbeg Committee at http://www.ardbeg.com/ardbeg/committee to receive further updates
Hawthorne, NY (March 25, 2015) – Ultimate Spirits Challenge®, the world’s platinum standard for spirits competitions, today announces the winners and full results for the 2015 Challenge. Ultimate Spirits Challenge, now in its sixth year, celebrates 33 Chairman Trophy winners, the highest award along with 162 Finalists as well as Tried & True Awards and Great Values. The Challenge, which grew by 14% from 2014, was held in its specially designed evaluation center in Hawthorne, NY.
“For 2015 we have moved Ultimate Spirits Challenge into our new state-of-the-art evaluation center and also moved to a new rolling judging schedule,” says USC founder F. Paul Pacult. “We broke up the Challenges into smaller categories so we are able to give each grouping of spirits greater in-depth attention, with the inclusion of cocktail evaluations. All our judges agree that this hyper-focus allows USC to provide the most trusted and sought after testimonials that help companies build their brands.”
USC 2015 – CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY WINNER
Tried & True Award (T&TA): Spirit brands are eligible for the Tried & True Award if they have scored 85 points or above in at least two Ultimate Spirits Challenges since 2010. Great Values (GV): is awarded to products with a favorable relationship between their price and final USC score. They are the finest spirits within their respective price points.
WHISKEY – USA
American: Lone Elm Texas Wheat
Kentucky Straight Bourbon: Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 Years Old (T&TA)
Rye: Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight 6 Years Old (T&TA)
Tennessee: George Dickel No. 12 (GV, T&TA)
WHISKEY – IRELAND
Blended: Jameson 18 Years Old (T&TA)
Irish Pot Still: Redbreast 15 Years Old (T&TA)
Single Malt: Bushmills 16 Years Old (T&TA)
WHISKY – SCOTLAND
Blended Malt: Sheep Dip (T&TA)
Blended: Dewar’s 18 Years Old (T&TA)
Single Malt: Aberlour A’bunadh Single Malt (GV, T&TA)
WHISKY – CANADA
Tap Rye Sherry Finished 8 Years Old (GV)
WHISKY – FRANCE
Armorik Single Malt Sherry Finish (T&TA)
WHISKY – WALES
Penderyn Single Malt (T&TA)
All products are rated on the 100-point scale by the spirits industry’s most renowned judges including award-winning authors, buyers, journalists, educators and bar owners. The judges for USC 2015: Founder/Judging Chairman F. Paul Pacult, James Conley, Tad Carducci, Dale DeGroff, Gregg Glaser, Geoffrey Kleinman, Douglass Miller, Dan Nicolaescu, Steve Olson, Will Shine, Francis Schott, Andy Seymour and Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, MW.
All spirits rated 80 points and higher have a “FULL RESULTS” page which provides downloadable marketing materials and a bottle image for easy consumer identification. Spirits rated 85 points and higher also receive a “FULL RESULTS” page plus tasting notes, downloadable certificates and shelf-talkers. New for 2015 — cocktail evaluation for suitable spirits categories has been added and results will be released in April.
USC results are promoted globally via email and web publication to both trade buyers and consumers. In addition, high scoring products are featured in the Ultimate Beverage Challenge Guide published each year in the October issue of Beverage Media reaching more than 70,000 on- and off-premise spirits buyers.
Ultimate Spirits Challenge…like no other competition and doesn’t want to be.
ABOUT ULTIMATE BEVERAGE CHALLENGE
Ultimate Beverage Challenge (UBC) provides expert evaluation of wines and spirits for producers, importers and marketers through its two innovative annual competitions: Ultimate Spirits Challenge and Ultimate Wine Challenge. Based on exacting standards, expert judges and rigorous methodology, UBC raises the standards of spirits and wine evaluation and supplies ratings and accolades to help companies build their brands with buyers, both industry and consumer. UBC partners are F. Paul Pacult, Sue Woodley and David Talbot. Past Challenge results, event photos, entry forms and more information can be found at http://www.ultimate-beverage.com/.
Ultimate Beverage Challenge inquiries: info@ultimate-beverage.com, 1-347-878-6551
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UltimateBeverageChallenge
HIDDEN SPIRITS INDEPENDENT LABEL NEW RELEASES
We are proud to announce the new 2015 Hidden Spirits Independent Label bottlings.
LAPHRAIG “LPH.015” 14 YEAR OLD, 48%abv – Single Cask
LONGMORN “LNG.315” 11 YEARS OLD, 48%abv – Single Cask
New packaging “Made in Italy” (Innovative Whisky Box in mdf coloured wood) for these two gems…
Products available from March in these SHOPS
More products informations HERE and HERE.
We’ve finally shed the cloak of winter. Spring temperatures and sunshine have returned, and we are once again looking forward to enjoying outdoor activities. In this week’s spiritual guide, we fill you in on what TPS Private Barrel Selections are now in-stock, as well as what is on-the-way. Our very own J.O. is back with the next installment of Drink Different, where we highlight some of the lesser-known gems on The Party Source shelves. Finally, mark your calendars for some upcoming events, and check out our new arrivals to make sure you’re drinking the latest and greatest this Spring.
Cheers, -The Party Source Spirits Department
PRIVATE BARREL UPDATE
In Stock:
OLD FORESTER Single Barrel Bourbon TPS Private Barrel – $39.99
JEFFERSON’S Bourbon TPS Private Barrel – $22.49
Future Private Barrels:
WOODFORD RESERVE Double Oaked Bourbon TPS Private Barrel
KNOB CREEK Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon TPS Private Barrel
1792 Barrel Select TPS Private Barrel (three selections)
NEW RIFF OKI Reserve Bourbon TPS Private Barrel
ANGELS ENVY Port Finish Bourbon TPS Blend We are very excited to announce we have chosen the first Private Barrel from John J. Bowman since 2011!
We expect to receive this nine year old bourbon sometime in May.
NEW TO THE PARTY
JIM BEAM Signature Craft High Rye Bourbon 11 Year – $44.99
JIM BEAM Signature Craft Rolled Oat Bourbon 11 Year – $44.99
LEGACY Small Batch Blended Canadian Whisky – $19.99
OBAN Single Malt Scotch Little Bay – $79.99
DATES TO REMEMBER
Wednesday, April 8th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby bottle signing with Master Distiller Chris Morris
Saturday, April 11th, 3:00pm – 7:00pm American Born Moonshine Tasting
Saturday, April 25th, 3:00pm – 7:00pm Old Forester Mint Julep Tasting
Easter and Summer Store Hours: Easter Sunday, April 5th: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday hours beginning April 12th will be 11:00am – 9:00pm Monday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 12 – 8pm Thursday: 12 – 8pm Friday: 2 – 10pm Saturday: 2 – 10pm Sunday: Closed
Your Spiritual Advisors @ The Party Source Help yourself to our top shelf Everything but…the Guests!
The Balvenie Tun 1509
The first batch of the Balvenie Tun 1509, this whisky is made up of a combination of whiskies from 35 American oak barrels and seven European oak sherry butts, each hand selected by Malt Master David Stewart. The whiskies were then transferred to Tun 1509 in Warehouse 24 before bottling. This result is an incredibly smooth, rich, deep whisky with floral notes, vanilla and orange peel which is greater than some of its constituent parts.
Taketsuru 17 year old
The Taketsuru whiskies are a combination of single malt whiskies from Nikka’s two distilleries, Yoichi and Miyagikyo. In the 17 year old, a high percentage of the whiskies have been aged in ex-sherry casks, resulting in a deep, rich, complex whisky with more than a hint of smoke and oak. The Taketsuru Pure Malt 17 year old was named ‘World’s Best Blended Malt’ for the second year running at last week’s World Whiskies Awards.
