Laphroaig 32 Year Old

Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Ole Smoky Harley Davidson Charred Moonshine – Here’s the perfect drink after a long fall ride, or perfect gift for the Harley enthusiast in your life. Its 103 proof is a nod of respect to the Harley-Davidson twin-cam 103 engine. It’s the moonshine that celebrates the ride.

Stronachie 18 Year – It’s great to have a bottle with the Stronachie label back on our shelves. This is actually from Benrinnes, and is bottled in small batches and uses both Bourbon hogshead and Sherry butts. It’s quite nice, to say the least.

Ghosted Reserve 26 Year – This is a William Grant & Sons Rare Cask Reserve release. It’s a blend of two long defunct distilleries, Ladyburn and Inverleven. Master blender Brian Kinsman describes the palate as deep and intense with a creamy mouthfeel, followed by almonds and spice. Only 2,000 bottles made it stateside!

Cadenhead’s Glendullan-Glenlivet 17 Year – Just check out these tasting notes, “Nose: Syrup, vanilla, shortbread, sugar coated almonds and honeycomb. Palate: Creamy, peppery, spicy, chewy and chocolate raisins. Finish: Very long lingering finish with hints of sweet treacle and winter fruits. ” Only 294 bottles!

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch no.2 – Tun is a project in which master distiller David Stewart gets to bring together the best of what he has to offer, and elevate the individual components to a collective greatness. Comprised of 35 American Oak and 7 European Sherry Butt barrels, here’s what David has to say about his latest creation, “This particular whisky has exceptional character: deep and rich on the nose, with floral notes, sweet vanilla and orange peel. Then it’s velvety smooth to taste with tangy citrus, mellow cinnamon spice and blossom honey.”

Smooth Ambler Old Scout Private Barrels #1633 and #1634 – Bottled Exclusively for The Bourbon Guys feat. Tiernan Hogan for The Dragonfly Foundation. These are the newest private barrels to hit the store. They’re sister (numerically sequential) barrels of low-rye bourbon from Smooth Ambler and $5 of each bottle sold will be donated to The Dragonfly Foundation. The bourbon is excellent and the cause is better. Get ’em while they last!

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Demand for SPEY delights in the lead up to Whisky Live Holland

A Speyside malt singled out as the signature drink of Holland’s premier whisky event is going down a storm with discerning dram lovers.

Whilst organisers are counting down the days to this year’s Whisky Live Holland, more than 80 per cent of this limited edition SPEY expression from Speyside Distillery, has already been snapped up.

Demand for the last remaining bottles is expected to be high, and all are expected to be sold before the Netherlands’ oldest and biggest whisky event gets underway on 13 November.

Some whisky lovers have been buying two bottles each, one to savour and enjoy and the other to keep, explains festival organiser Wouter Wapenaar, a Keeper of the Quaich.

Wouter was part of the judging panel that selected this limited edition SPEY expression as the exclusive bottling, after the tasters were won over by the SPEY expression’s aroma, flavour, cask finish and characteristics.

Wouter says: “Whisky Live Holland is about great whisky, and we search high and low for the very best whiskies to celebrate the show.

“We only have around 100 bottles still available and with such interest and demand it’s likely that our SPEY limited edition bottling will be sold out before the festival even starts.”

Each bottle was filled at cask strength from a 2007 single sherry cask before being hand finished with specially designed 2015 festival packaging, stating the cask and limited bottle number. With only 600 available, the rare bottles are expected to become highly collectable.

The single malt Scotch whisky is produced at the boutique Speyside Distillery near Kingussie in the Highlands, management and staff are delighted that SPEY has been specially selected as the festival bottle for the 2015 Dutch show.

Speyside Distillers Co Ltd Managing Director, Patricia Dillon says, “We are delighted to bottle this limited edition for what is a very special festival and to be exhibiting other SPEY expressions at the event with our Dutch distributor Whisky Import Netherlands and to be mingling with whisky lovers from all over the world. The exposure that will be achieved through being the festival’s bottling of the year will develop further awareness of SPEY in Europe.

“In addition, our Distillery Manager, Sandy Jamieson shall be present at the festival to share some of our SPEY secrets.”

Whisky Live Holland launched the limited edition SPEY for sale through its website just a few weeks ago.

While all bottles are likely to be sold before the event, the 6,000-plus festival visitors won’t be left disappointed as they will be able to sample a taste of SPEY from its distributor’s exhibition stand.

Details of the SPEY limited edition bottling features on the festival website, http://www.whiskyfestival.nl/

Whisky Live Holland takes place from 13 -15 November 2015 at The Hague. The oldest and biggest whisky event in the Netherlands, it is supported by importers and distributors of whisky, representing hundreds of whisky brands.

The programme features whisky trams, masterclasses, cocktails, trails, books and the opportunity to meet whisky distillers, writers and other celebrities.

Demand for tickets is so high that the festival has been a complete sell out for the past five years in a row.

Speyside Distillery near Kingussie is home of the SPEY brand of malt whisky. It has been in production since 1990 and is operated by Speyside Distillers Ltd. In 2012 the SPEY brand and packaging with its specially designed unique bottle was introduced.

For further information about Speyside Distillery, visit http://www.speysidedistillery.co.uk/. Follow Speyside Distillery on Twitter @SpeySingleMalt and on Facebook at facebook.com/speysidedistillery

On Thursday, November 12th, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. EST, The Party Source will be releasing our allocation of Rip Van Winkle and Pappy Van Winkle whiskies. The rules are as follows:

ONE BOTTLE TOTAL PER CUSTOMER, on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.

There are no reservations, no holds, no paying in advance, no paying over the phone, no online orders, no bartering or begging.

We take no responsibility for any line that forms while waiting for this release!

We do not take names, hold places, pass out tickets, etc. for those in line.

Selections and pricing are as follows:

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old 107 Proof – $41.99

Van Winkle Family Reserve 12 Year Old Lot B – $49.99

Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Old 107 Proof – $67.95

Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Old – $125.99 Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Old – $221.99

Van Winkle Family Reserve 13 Year Rye – $83.99

Please understand that these whiskies are extremely desirable. If you are unfamiliar with the release, expect long lines to form early and demand to far exceed our supply.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our great selection of excellent TPS Private Barrel Bourbons and Whiskies! Cheers, -The Party Source Staff

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It’s becoming an annual tradition at this point. We head over to Scotland each Spring in search of unique and interesting casks for our whisky-loving customers, and every November we seem to come back with a decadent, rich, and heady barrel of sherry-aged Glenlivet. We always tell the guys at the Signatory warehouse: “As long as you have these 1996 vintage casks around, we’ll keep buying them.” That’s because every year when we send out this email, the whisky sells out in the blink of an eye! This November’s barrel is now 19 years of age, up from the 16 year old we started with a few years back. Those extra three years have made quite a difference. There’s more cocoa, more spice, more richness, and more texture. Don’t know what to get your whisky-loving loved one this year? We’ve got you covered, just like last year and the year before.

1996 Glenlivet 19 Year Old K&L Exclusive Signatory Single Sherry Butt Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($89.99)

The next round is finally here for one of the most-beloved Fall whisky editions in K&L history. We’ve been picking off these first-fill sherry butts of Glenlivet from Signatory ever since we first started visiting the Scottish bottler more than five years ago. While the vintage always stays the same (1996) the whisky gets older each time around! The most recent iteration has spent 19 years in cask, giving the whisky a dark amber hue and plenty of richness. The fudge and cocoa flavors from the sherry have sunken deep into the liquid, permeating it with spice cake, dried figs, and bits of ginger dipped in dark chocolate. Soft on the palate and smooth as silk, this whisky continues to get better as time goes by. Don’t wait around, however, because the annual Glenlivet Signatory release is also one of the fastest selling whiskies in K&L history, as well as one of the most popular. For your holiday parties or gift-giving needs, you won’t find a better whisky at a better price.

David Driscoll | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: November 09, 2015

This is always one of the biggest no-brainer deals we bring in every holiday season. Mature, smooth, full-boded, sherry-aged Glenlivet from a single barrel so concentrated and complex that even casual whisky fans stop and take notice. Part of the reason it’s such a success each year is because the whisky is from a name people know. Yes–this whisky was distilled at Glenlivet! But it was bottled for us by an independent warehouse because in the branded world of Glenlivet there is no such thing as a 19 year old single sherry barrel release. That’s why these single casks of whisky are so exciting for our customers. It gives fans of these distilleries the chance to try something rare and unique, outside of the standard editions. This is a sure-fire success for holiday gifts, holiday parties, or for a nice simple dram on a cold winter’s evening. It’s full of baking spice, fudge, Christmas cake, all that sherry goodness. There’s a reason this is the fastest-selling whisky each year: great distillery, great whisky, great barrel, great price. Pretty straightforward.

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Six of the best – win an Ardbeg collection worth £1,000!

Islay distillery Ardbeg is one of the most popular distilleries on the island, thanks to its rich, peaty drams. It’s also gained acclaim for its cask-maturation experiments, which are always popular and have gained cult status among Ardbeg fans.

These six limited-edition Ardbegs could be yours!

This month, we have a special prize draw for all Ardbeg fans: simply buy a 70cl bottle of Ardbeg Corryvreckan and you will be in with a chance of winning six limited-edition Ardbegs, worth more than £1,000!

The prize includes a 70cl bottle of each of the following:

• Ardbeg Alligator – aged in heavily charred barrels for extra spiciness
• Ardbeg Ardbog – matured in both bourbon and manzanilla sherry casks
• Ardbeg Auriverdes – sweeter and lighter than some Ardbegs, this was released in time for the 2014 World Cup
• Ardbeg Galileo – aged in ex-Marsala casks for sweet, tropical-fruit flavours
• Ardbeg Kildalton – matured in bourbon and sherry casks, this is smoky, creamy and spicy
• Ardbeg Perpetuum – a special bottling for the 2015 Islay Festival

Ardbeg Corryvreckan is named after the whirlpool found to the north of Islay. It boasts big, swirling peppery smoke and rich, peaty fruit – a belter of a dram! It has won a clutch of awards, including Best No Age Statement Scotch in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, and is a dram that all Ardbeg fans should try.

ARDBEG CORRYVRECKAN, 57.1% ABV

Tasting Notes by Billy Abbott

Nose: Lime and brine, vanilla, fresh sea air, flowers, sweet peat, gentle fruitiness, and sweet and sticky malt loaf.

Palate: Malty and sweet, with smoked cheese and ham, cracked black pepper, real maraschino cherries, spiced apples, cinder toffee, tobacco, coffee and coal stoves.

Finish: Barrel char smokiness, with coffee and fruity dark chocolate.

This is a terrific prize for all Ardbeg lovers, and you have until 10 January 2016 to enter – good luck!

Ben Nevis Distillery 1998 16y/o 51.2%

Nose: Olive oil, green apples and freshly baked bread. Sesame seeds and maple syrup.

Taste: Whole pineapples, white pepper and some grassy notes and then mango and pears.

Finish: Big chewy oily finish. Quite industrial but becoming fresher with some gooseberries and custard creams

Bowmore Distillery 2003 12y/o 58.1% – Burgundy since October 2011

Nose: Medicinal with sandalwood; slightly farmyard like with soft smoked notes. Taste: Cedar-wood with dry ash and soft smoked fish notes with some creamy highlights along with apricots and smoked cheese. Finish: Smoked mackerel pate with peaches and mango. Extremely long drying finish.

Braes of Glenlivet Distillery 1997 18y/o 53.1%

Nose: Strawberry milkshake, cookie dough and a soft flinty note.

Taste: Grassy and floral with kiwi fruits and banana bread.

Finish: Grapes, icing sugar and lemon drizzle cake. Very refreshing.

Bunnahabhain Distillery 1997 17y/o 57.5%

Nose: Very grassy with damp peat bricks and very oily. Faint dry smoke with a slight meaty aroma. Taste: Much dirtier than the nose suggests. Wet wood smoke, dunnage warehouses , nutmeg and unripe pears. Finish: Long and oily with hints of smoke, avocado and pineapple chunks.

Caol Ila Distillery 1995 20y/o 57.7%

Nose: Sweet and creamy. Lots of vanilla with soft fresh smoke.

Taste: Light smokiness mixing with honey, almonds, kiwis and a dry earthiness.

Finish: Smokiness builds in the finish along with double cream and lots of fresh vanilla notes. Classic Coal Ila.

Craigellachie-Glenlivet Distillery 1994 21y/o 53.1% – Sauterne since Feb 2006

Nose: Initially musty, then becoming much sweeter with some oily grassy notes. Liquorice and redcurrant. Taste: Quite heavy; walnuts, dried bananas and pickles. Finish: Very sweet and oily on the finish.

Fettercairn Distillery 1993 22y/o 53.7% – Sherry since May 2008

Nose: Toasted marshmallows, marmalade, treacle toffee and pear drops. Taste: Caramelised red onion, creme brûlée; sultana cake with a hint of rock salt. Finish: More sherry notes in the finish, interacting with carrot cake and shortbread.

Glen Grant-Glenlivet Distillery 1995 20y/o 57.5%

Nose: Raspberries, lychee and blueberries. Hints of pastry along with brandy snaps and cinnamon powder. Taste: Stewed fruits, and then some cut apples and unripe bananas along with white pepper and key lime pie. Finish: Apple pie with soft vanilla ice cream along with star anise and green apple skins.

Glen Keith-Glenlivet Distillery 1996 18y/o 54.1%

Nose: Very creamy with hints of gingerbread and orange zest. Blueberries and soft goats cheese.

Taste: A little nuttiness with soft brown sugar. Hints of raisins along with caffe latte and growing zesty oranges.

Finish: Mandarins, melted white chocolate and popping candy.

Glenrothes-Glenlivet Distillery 1994 21y/o 53%

Nose: Honey and melon, sweet lemon icing and a touch of aniseed. Taste: White chocolate with crystallised ginger; nutmeg and cinnamon sticks along with freshly mown grass. Finish: Touches of fennel seeds and then lime and lingering coconut flakes.

HazelburnTM distilled at Springbank Distillery Distillery 2001 13y/o 50.8%

Nose: Lemon zest, banana peel. Oily and grassy with a faint medicinal note. Taste: Very refreshing, slightly nutty with an earthy edge. Hints of melon, peaches and dried apricots. Finish: Creamy, with flashes of lime, vanilla and mandarins.

Mortlach Distillery 1988 26y/o 56.1%

Nose: Rich and meaty, cured meats. Quite floral with hints of geraniums and then some freshly squeezed apple juice. Taste: Dry sherry notes with chilli spice along with rhubarb, figs and coffee beans. Finish: Lots of golden syrup with growing black cherries with a hint of paprika.

Speyside Distillery 1991 24y/o 53.3%

Nose: Peaches and apricots. Clotted cream with butterscotch and lots of vanilla.

Taste: Almost a touch of dry ash quickly replaced by honeycomb and soft salty notes along with more of the apricot from the nose.

Finish: Lingering creamy fruitiness with a soft drying nuttiness.

Strathmill Distillery 1995 19y/o 55.1% – Chateau Lafitte since 2009

Nose: Initially creamy with strawberries and hints of balsamic vinegar. Syrup sponge with orange zest and slightly herbal. Sherbet. Taste: Mouth coating, with coconut, vanilla, orange blossom water with some darker fruits emerging. Finish: Orange oils , with almonds and some grassy notes. Short and fairly drying

Tamnavulin-Glenlivet Distillery 1992 23y/o 55%

Nose: Soft malty notes along with nougat, chocolate powder and then fizzy cherry notes. Taste: Pear skins and lemongrass. Slightly dusty and then some notes of oak aged Chardonnay along with fresh chives and some delicate allspice. Finish: Medium length, quite grassy and herbal with melted salted butter.

North British Grain Distillery 1989 26y/o 58.4%

Nose: Sweet, lots of toffee shortbread along with maple syrup and buttermilk pancakes. Taste: Delicate spice mixed with toffee and spiced oak flavours. Honeycomb, milk chocolate and faint orange notes Finish: Orange notes grow in the finish once it gets past the big toffee and spice notes. Classic aged grain.

CLOSED DISTILLERIES Caperdonich Distillery 1992 23y/o 56.4%

Nose: Sweet vanilla, green apples and over ripe bananas. Becoming more citrusy.

Taste: Lime, pears and touch of spice initially. Honeycomb, runny toffee and chocolate covered marshmallows.

Finish: Silky smooth, medium length with citrus and a hint of spice.

All the best,
Stephen W
Cadenhead’s London
Email: steve@whiskytastingroom.com
Tel: 0207 935 6999 (Call the store between 10:30am and 6:00pm, Monday to Saturday)

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26 Chiltern Street
London
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Tel: 020 7935 6999

Macallan Speymalt 2006

Matured in first fill and refill sherry butts. Selected and bottled 2015 by Gordon & MacPhail.

Macallan Speymalt 2006 vintage Speyside single malt Scotch whiskey. Selected and bottled 2015 by Gordon & MacPhail.

The Macallan Distillery was established by Alexander Reid in 1824 near Easter Elchies House on the Easter Elchies estate. Easter Elchies House dates back to 1700. Macallan Distillery is a malt whisky distillery situated in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. The old still house was re-commissioned in 2008 and now Macallan Distillery operates with two still houses sheltering twenty-one copper stills. On-site maturation is carried out in traditional dunnage warehouses and by racking in large new warehouses on the estate. The Macallan visitor centre welcomes visitors throughout the year and offers distillery tours. The Macallan Distillery also participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival

Speymalt 2006 – $44.43

This week Joe Ellis reviews The Macallan Gold.

https://youtu.be/k8lMK7XH9XU

KININVIE SPECIAL RELEASE 25 YEAR OLD THE FIRST DROPS

Kininvie Special Release #1 ‘The First Drops’ has been matured in hogshead bourbon barrels, and is bottled at 61.4% abv.

William Grant & Sons’ sixth master blender, Brian Kinsman explains:

“The whisky produced at the Kininvie distillery is of exceptionally good quality. After twenty-five years, we’re delighted that the liquid is now ready and we can release the very first drops of Kininvie, straight from the casks where they have been maturing since the distillery’s first days.”

Order Now – £400