Cask No. 76.118                            $210

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Speyside, Spey

This reminded the panel of delicious buttery toast with slabs of marmalade and raspberry jam. Mint toffee and a lively lemon sherbet took time before more creamy rhubarb and custard took over. It made all participants a little dreamy, we all felt relaxed as if we’d been on a tropical holiday. Water opened more waxy apple, greengage and lemon hanging from the tree. The sweet, earthy orchard carpet was laden with pine needles. It became extremely juicy and the panel were in no rush. Roasted sweet potato sprinkled with white pepper and macadamia nut concluded this enjoyable journey.

Drinking tip: Stop the clocks

Colour: Fading sunlight

Cask: Refill hogshead

Age: 27 years

Date distilled: April 1987

Alcohol: 49.5%

USA allocation: 120 bottles

Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow 

Cask No. 77.38                              $135

Why? Why not?

Highland, Northern

On the nose neat we had a Thai green chicken curry with coconut milk, lime leaves, lemongrass, basil, garlic and pea aubergines on a sunny warm beach. The taste was somewhat different. We had a good old breakfast ‘fry-up’ consisting of eggs, bacon, sausages, baked beans as well as grilled tomatoes and mushrooms, plenty of brown sauce and all washed down with the perfect cuppa. The aroma after dilution was ‘bizarre’ with loads of character; engine oil, lavender sweets, deep-fried Mars bars and the flavour was that of tempura courgette flowers with cream cheese, basil and honey

Drinking tip: Let’s have another one please!

Colour: Daffodils

Cask: Refill hogshead

Age: 14 years

Date distilled: March 2000

Alcohol: 52.2%

USA allocation: 102 bottles

Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet

Cask No. 3.229                      $205   

A mermaid in a meadow

Islay

Our mermaid sits amidst fresh lavender and kelp delicately nibbling on salted ciabatta with chorizo. She has prepared a rockpool bath with fragrant lemon and petal bath bombs. Hints of parma violet and sherbet emerge as she dips her fishy tail. After bathing she reclines on a freshly laundered blanket scented with wild flowers. She found seaweed sushi spritzed with lemon juice with wasabi and salmiak. To finish there was toasted cereal, American in style, pops, loops and flakes all in attendance. And with all said and done and a flick of her tail she disappeared into the misty depths.

Drinking tip: When your imagination needs a wee lift

Colour: Wishy washy gold

Cask: Refill barrel

Age: 26 years

Date distilled: April 1988

Alcohol: 51.3%

USA allocation: 153 bottles

Flavour profile: Old & dignified 

Cask No. 93.64                              $130

Holidays at the beach

Campbeltown

Four seasons in one day. Cool flint and dewy moss underfoot as our campers emerged from their tent. The sun crept over the dunes so they huddled in wax jackets before last nights fire munching BBQ crisps for breakfast. They rekindled the fire with green twigs, which warmed with intense woody spice, and grilled white fish and oysters in the shell. Sea salty spray blew in their faces as a squall blew over, but after the rain came calm. Old fashioned tanning oil, and floral aromas emerged, laced with sugared almonds and nectarine with brooding smoke in the distance.

Drinking tip: Teasing smoke will tickle your tongue

Colour: Washed sand

Cask: Refill barrel

Age: 13 years

Date distilled: April 2002

Alcohol: 57.4%

USA allocation: 90 bottles

Flavour profile: Lightly peated

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Cambus

30 Year Old 1984 Sovereign Whisky

Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Cambus 30 Year Old 1984 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whiskey. Single cask refill hosghead #11741 bottled August 2015 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 180 numbered bottles.

This golden coloured whisky has a mellow and sweet nose on custard powder, followed by sweet peaches and overripe pears. The palate is rich with vanilla and toffee and another layer of fruits and spices. It finishes long and sweet with fruits and a tad of mouth drying oak.

Cambus

Cambus Distillery opened at Cambus near Alloa in 1806 to produce malt and grain whisky. Prior to closure in 1993 Cambus produced grain whisky. The buildings now house a Diagio cask filling centre. Cambus is a lost Scottish lowlands whisky distillery.

Cambus 30 Year Old Sovereign $136.89

Our October auction is now live and ends on Monday 2^nd November 2015!

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Autumn has arrived and with it comes our biggest sale to date! Here at the Whisky Auctioneer offices we are surrounded by a forest of gold, amber and copper tones… and outside it’s quite pretty as well. Just a few highlights from the sale can be seen below but there are plenty more to be had so be sure to take a closer look.

Macallan 1949 Millennium 50 Year Old

Worthy of a special mention this month is this legendary Macallan. Distilled on 14th January 1949 and bottled in August 1999 to celebrate the new Millennium, this 50 year old spirit is presented in a very elegant decanter alongside a certificate and a hardwood case.

Karuizawa 1983 Single Cask #3557 

This is a rather special bottle and we are excited to feature 2 in this month’s auction. One of the rarest Karuizawa’s ever bottled, there were only 50 produced for a Master Class at The Whisky Show, London earlier this month.

Bowmore 1964 Black Bowmore 42 year old 

A legendary Bowmore, the first of the more recent releases, distilled in 1964 and bottled at 42 years of age.  This iconic bottle is always much sought after and highly collectible. 

Springbank Door Gods First and Second Editions 

Produced exclusively for the Single Malt Club China with beautiful accompanying artwork these very very limited release bottles are vividly decorated with Chinese Door Gods. 

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Strathcolm Single Grain Scotch Whisky Press Release – October 2015

Angus Dundee Distillers is delighted to announce the launch of the Strathcolm Single Grain Scotch Whisky product range consisting of the following three versions: an un-aged, and an 8 and 12 years old.

This single grain whisky range has been distilled in Scotland in classic column stills and has been made using the finest wheat and malted barley.

Marketing Director, Duncan Baldwin commented: “For years Grain Scotch Whisky was thought of, only, in terms of – a core ingredient of blended Scotch whiskies. The grain whiskies that we have selected for the Strathcolm range prove that there are real and admirable qualities in single grain whisky. The flavours and aromas are mild, soft, floral and light. The result is a range of whiskies with great appeal to suit a wide range of palates”.

Tasting Notes:

Un-aged

Colour: Harvest gold

Nose: Toffee sweetness with orange blossom floral notes and a rich vein of vanilla

Palate: Attractively sweet and floral alongside nutty and fruity flavours

Finish: Endearingly smooth and creamy drawing out to a light vanilla close

8 yo

Colour: Warm gold

Nose: Floral and dry with herbal notes

Palate: A mixture of set honey and garden flowers with a dry-ish, dusty wheat layer

Finish: A light and dry finalé

12 yo

Colour: Amber

Nose: Mature oak and floral tones intermingle and hints of cut geraniums emerge

Palate: Rounded and light with harmonious flavours of vanilla and orange

Finish: Light, soft and enduring

The Strathcolm range has been packaged in cases of 6 x 70cl bottles in cylindrical cartons at 40% vol. The design is contemporary and stylish.

The product is immediately available and will be sold in key markets of Europe and Asia and as well as the USA. Consumer prices are likely to be in the region of:

Un-aged: £22.50 / €32

8 years old: £26.99/ €38

12 years old: £31.99/ €45

Contact: Duncan Baldwin

Angus Dundee Distillers

20-21 Cato Street

London W1H 5JQ

Tel: 0207 569 2000

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NOVEMBER PREVIEWS: HAPPY DRAMS

This week’s preview selection is all about happiness and contentment. A job well done, an early morning walk on the beach, celebrating a special moment; all come with a warm glow of satisfaction, as do these lovely drams. So whether you work hard or play hard, being the first to hold one close is sure to bring a smile…

Sweet, fruity & mellow

36.90

Happy, frivolous, smoochy dram
A fruity nose (mandarin, melon) with Victoria sponge, biscuits and wood shavings; candy necklaces, coffee kisses and freesias with water. The palate is sweet (millionaire shortbread, chocolate M&Ms, toffee, coffee fudge) and lively (honeydew melon, raspberries, tinny tingles of toasted oak).

15 years old First fill ex-bourbon barrel

£55.20 Buy >

Spicy & sweet

48.63

Up all night editorial
Her desk is chaos, scattered with dusty magazines, lemon drizzle cake, marmalade, spiced banana bread. She chews lemon bon bons, aniseed balls and nibbles chocolate buttons and tablet. Dawn creeps slowly and rewards with hot, buttered toast and freshly iced buns.

11 years old
First fill ex-bourbon barrel

£45.60 Buy >

Oily & coastal

3.254

Sweet & salty seaweed
Like an early morning walk on a pebble beach with the enticing smell of salty and sweet seaweed in the air. To taste, scallops and sweet chilli on rocket leaves. Diluted, we ended up with a bowl of steaming smoked haddock chowder.

19 years old
Refill ex-bourbon hogshead

Only 18* preview bottles!
£87.90 Buy >

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Whisky Live Celebrates 10 Years of Bringing the Finest Whiskies From Around the World to Toronto

Thursday, October 15^th, 2015 (Toronto) – It’s all about the sampling at Whisky Live 2015. Canada’s biggest celebration of all things whisky returns to Toronto for its 10^th year on Thursday, October 29, 2015. This year’s Whisky Live is at the ideally located Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (1 Front Street East) and features more than 25 distillers and whisky-related exhibitors. A dinner buffet, live entertainment, master classes and, of course, tastings of some of the best single malts and other whiskies are all included.

“There are some exceptional whiskies from this year’s Whisky Live distillers,” says Davin de Kergommeaux, Canadian Whisky Editor and whisky aficionado. “One of my all-time favourite distilleries is Highland Park and I look forward to this opportunity to taste all their single malt whiskies. And the new Macallans, they’re just delicious,” he adds.

This year sees big, bold, rye whiskies, new bourbons and scotch whiskies.

Master classes are available for those who want to learn about their favourite whiskies. For a small additional cost, these hour-long tutored tastings allow up to 36 people to learn from and ask questions of master distillers, leading experts, brand ambassadors and Whisky Magazine writers.

Whisky Live, now in its 10^th year in Toronto, is the premiere event in Canada for whisky lovers to sample a broad array of different whiskies from various distillers from Scotland, Canada and around the world. Exhibitors include 1792 Ridgemont Reserve, 66 Gilead Distillery, acNoc, Ardbeg, Auchentoshan, Bakers, Basil Hayden, Bookers, Bowmore, Canadian Club, Catto’s Blended Scotch, Dillon’s Distillery, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Forty Creek, Glendronach, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Jim Beam, JP Wisers, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Lot 40, Maker’s Mark, Old Pulteney, Pike Creek, Proof Whisky, Rittenhouse Rye, Still Waters, The Balvenie, The Benriach, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, Toronto Distillery Co, Woodford Reserve, Writer’s Tears Pot Still Whisky, White Owl Whisky, Centennial 10yo, Ninety 20yo, Celtic Life Magazine, Char No.5 Whisky Bar, The Whisky Consultant, Via Allegro Ristorante plus others. Hours: 6-10pm with admission price at $119 USD. Location: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (1 Front Street East). For more information visit: http://www.whiskylivecanada.com/

Lochside

1981 Rare Old Whisky

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Whisky Ramblings Via Video #119

Mark Dermul, Belgian Whiskyblogger, tries the Kilkerran 9 Year Old Sherry Wood from Campbeltown. In 2000 the Glengyle Distillery was resurrected. Their single malt is being sold under the name Kilkerran, referring to an original settlement where Saint Kieran started a religious movement (and was possibly the first distiller in the region). He finds it slightly better than the 10 Year Old on sherry.

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Glenmorangie 18 year old Single Malt Whisky 750ml (Elsewhere $140) ( $99.99) Whisky Advocate: “43% abv. When compared to the 10 year old, this one’s richer, with darker fruit and more caramelized sweet notes, paired with accentuated dried wood spice, while the 10 year old is more vibrant and floral. Like the 10 year old, there’s good balance here. (Vol. 17, #2) ” K&L Notes: If I had to pick my favorite whisky from the LVMH line up, including all the Ardbeg expressions, I’d easily choose the 18 year old from Glenmorangie. It’s the best whisky they make for the price and everybody likes it: beginners, casual sippers, experts, whisky geeks. It’s so gentle, supple, rich, and full of flavor. The problem for me at K&L was getting a competitive price. Soft stone fruit, caramel, creme brulee, vanilla, all the way to the finish. (David Driscoll, K&L Spirits Buyer)

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