INTRODUCING THE AUTHORS’ SERIES

The Authors’ Series is a collection of some of the finest single cask expressions found anywhere in the world. Each whisky has been paired with a famous author to match each whiskies characteristics. Each bottle in the limited series is housed in a leather presentation box.

Springbank 1997 Authors’ Series Alexandre Dumas

The 18 Year Old Springbank Single Cask is limited to just 96 bottles and has been bottled at a cask strength of 56.5% volume. Distilled in April 1997, it was bottled in November 2015 from a refill hogshead.
Tasting Notes:
Rich, dry and moody (just like Monsieur Dumas himself) with a peaty/turfy edge balanced by dark chocolate, dried fruits and a rum-like sweetness plus lovely smoky moments. The finish has lots of charred oak and smoke with rich fudge and molasses adding sweetness. A great Springbank

£550 Click to buy

Littlemill 1988 Author’s Series Gustave Flaubert

Introducing an incredible Littlemill 1988 single cask which is limited to only 137 bottles. Distilled in November 1988 it was bottled in July 2015 at 56% volume.
Tasting Notes
Honeyed flavours combine with wood spice and a herbal, slightly savoury quality. Cobnuts and popcorn lead to a finish of over ripened fruits, peach stone, toasted cereals and poppy seed. A precise and perfectly formed whisky, reflective of Flaubert’s exacting aesthetic.

£574 – Click to buy

Ben Nevis 1996 Authors’ Series Leo Tolstoy

This single malt whisky is limited to 255 bottles. It was bottled in 2015 from a sherry butt, at a cask strength of 55.5% volume.
Tasting Notes
Rich with grassy and cereal flavours from the outset, then becoming earthy and mossy; typical Ben Nevis traits (grass, herbs) come to the fore with a splash of water. Citrus fruits and some nutty toffee lead us on to a pleasant okay finish with a touch of pistachio nut salt tang. With it’s abundance of honest, rural characteristics, this whisky is the perfect ode to the father of literary realism!

£270 Click to buy

Allt A Bhainne 1993 Authors’ Series Mark Twain

This 22 year old Allt A Bhaine is limited to only 196 bottles and has been bottled at a cask strength of 53.9% volume.
Tasting Notes
Light at heart and universally enjoyable like its literary namesake, this is a classic Speyside style with buttery toffee, honeyed cereal bars and fresh fruits of yellow plum and sharon fruit. Water adds a light creamy coffee touch (think tiramisu), with a finish of soft oak and a sticky syrupy sweetness.

£274 Click to buy

Whisky Ramblings Via Video #125

Mark Dermul, Belgian Whiskyblogger, is not talking about a whisky, this time around, but about a whisky book. And not just any whisky book. What started as passion in 2009 has now culminated into his very own whisky book, consisting of 297 pages of pure whisky pleasure. But – the book is in Flemish (his native language). Nevertheless, he wanted to share this with us as it is quite a proud moment for Mark and his two co-writers. 

https://youtu.be/W47Mk3sBKYc

Bowmore 25 Year Old “Moonlight Seagull” Ceramic Bottle Islay Single Malt Scotch 750ml  $1,299.99

Bruichladdich “Octomore 7.4 Virgin Oak” Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt Whisky (750ml)  $199.99

2006 Edradour Sauternes Cask Highland Single Malt Whisky (750ml)  $79.99

1980 Highland Park 24 Year Old “Park Ave Liquors” Single Malt Whisky (750ml) $1,499.99

James Buchanan’s Black & White Blended Scotch Whisky 750ml (circa 1950s)  $199.99

1989 Mortlach 17 Year Cask Strength Single Barrel Signatory Highland Single Malt Whisky (750ml) (slight damage to the front label) $199.99

1967 Springbank 31 year Murray McDavid Single Malt (750ml) $1,299.99

Talisker 25 Year Old “2005 edition” Natural Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (750ml) (Previously $800)  $499.99

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Glendronach 47 Year Old Batch 13 Cask #5837
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$3,593.35

Glendronach 47 Year Old 1968 Vintage Batch 13 Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single Pedro Ximenez Sherry Hogshead #5837 bottled January 2016. 301 numbered bottles.

Nose: Intense, full bodied aromas of dark treacle, sour plums and rich prune syrup combine with fragrant herbal notes and faint cigar smoke.

Palate: An impactful sherried character laden with dark prunes and molasses. A torrent of vibrant orange bitters and dark espresso holds intriguing hints of eucalyptus and pine needles.

Glendronach malt whisky distillery was established north east of Huntley in Scotland’s Highland whisky region by James Allardice in 1826. The malting floors at Glendronach Distillery closed in 1996 and it was the last distillery in Scotland to heat its stills directly with flames from a coal-fired furnace, until it had to comply with new regulations in 2005. Glendronach Distillery is resplendent with a traditional cask iron mash tun, wooden washbacks, four stills matures its malt whisky in top quality sherry casks. Glendronach Distillery has a distillery visitor centre offering a range of distillery tours and the distillery participates is the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

Luxco Releases Blood Oath Pact No. 2

Ultra-premium Blood Oath Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey announces second expression in series

(St. Louis) March 28, 2016 – St. Louis-based Luxco has launched Blood Oath Pact No. 2 – the second expression in the limited release, ultra-premium bourbon series, Blood Oath. Blood Oath combines rare, top-notch bourbons, blended and bottled by hand for a distinctively exclusive and unimagined Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. Pact No. 2 is a masterful union of three well-bred bourbons ranging in age from seven to 11 years. The first, a seven year rye bourbon finished in port barrels, is artfully joined by an 11 year wheated bourbon and an 11 year rye bourbon. Pact No. 2, bottled at 98.6 proof, is available in limited quantities nationally in 750ml bottles, with a suggested price of $99.99.

“Pact No. 2 is a rich marriage of three carefully selected bourbons, hand blended and bottled for a unique combination and exceptional taste,” says John Rempe, creator of Blood Oath and Director of Corporate Research and Development at Luxco. “The rye mash bill of the 11 year offers an oaky and spicy flavor, which is smoothed out by the extra-aged wheated bourbon – while the port-barrel finished rye brings it all together with a velvety sweet finish.”

Blood Oath Pact No. 2, just like its predecessor, is topped with a custom, eco-friendly natural cork, sealed and labeled with certificate-style paper stock signed by John Rempe. New for this year, each bottle of Blood Oath Pact No. 2 will be sold in a commemorative fire-branded wooden box. The Blood Oath series launched in 2015 with Pact No. 1, and will highlight a different variant, or Pact, each year.

“Pact No. 2 has a slightly fuller mouthfeel than Pact No. 1 with an oaky, caramel and cocoa aroma and a smooth flavor. The port-barrel finish really brings out the spice and fruit finish flavors,” says Rempe. “The freedom to choose the bourbons with the most complementary flavor profiles for Blood Oath allows us to create something truly special.”

Pact No. 2 is limited release, with only 7,500 3-packs created – this bourbon will never be made again.

For more information on Blood Oath, visit http://www.bloodoathbourbon.com/

About Luxco

Luxco, Inc. is a leading producer, importer and marketer of beverage alcohol products. Our mission is to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our consumers, associates and business partners. Founded in St. Louis in 1958, where it is headquartered, it is owned and operated by the Lux family. Its portfolio of brands include: Juarez Tequila & Triple Sec, Pearl Vodka, Everclear Grain Alcohol, Arrow Cordials, El Mayor Tequila, Ezra Brooks & Rebel Yell Bourbons, Lord Calvert Canadian Whisky, St. Brendan’s Irish Cream, Salvador’s Cocktails, Yago Sant’ gria and other well-recognized brands. For more information about the company, visit http://www.luxco.com/.

The April Outturn brings a fragrant bouquet of fresh casks blooming in flavour and aroma.  

Enjoy this blossoming bunch!

CASK No. 39.113  AN EXPLOSION OF PLAYFULNESS

15 years old; refill hogshead; 57%; Young & spritely

The nose is light, fruity and sweet – flying saucers candies, sherbet, vanilla, limoncello and grapefruit; becoming floral with water. The palate is lively and youthful – popping candy, sherbet lemons, orange zest, bath bombs, yellow gummy bears, coconut and liquorice.

CASK No. 48.67  GODZILLA VANILLA

13 years old; 1st fill barrel; 57.6%; Juicy, oak & vanilla

The nose combines fruit (mango, pear, passionfruit, peach, strawberries) with sweetness (chocolate, honey, caramelized sugar) and cask derivatives (oak, turmeric, pepper). The palate has tropical fruits (pineapple, banana, kiwi), toffee apple, nutmeg, Japanese mustard and shed-loads of vanilla.

CASK No. 7.126  IT’S GONE NUTS!

11 years old; 1st fill barrel; 57.9%; Spicy & sweet

Honey spiced toddy and toasted flaked almonds topped amaretti biscuits. Jaffa cake with dark chocolate and orange blossom. Baklava with chestnut honey. Sugar roasted almonds, raisin and fig. Chunky marmalade with a final rumble of brazil and wasabi peanuts. Cracking stuff!

CASK No. B3.3  TREACLE BUNS IN A SAWMILL

2 years old; new charred oak; 54.3%; Spicy & sweet

The nose has honey, raspberry pop-tart, and ‘Treacle buns in a sawmill’ – water brings out Danish pastries, pumpkin pie and potpourri. The sweet palate (corn candies, vanilla sugar, pancakes in syrup) is balanced by wood spices and cranberry tartness.

CASK No. 3.228  A DEEP, BROODING MASTERPIECE

26 years old; 2nd fill sherry butt; 46%; Old & dignified

Blackberries, salted caramel sweets and freshly baked ginger bread. Then light peat, malt loaf and sherry combined. A fizz on the tongue; Love Hearts, oranges and redcurrants. Spare ribs with a soy glaze. Bakewell tarts, smoke and lavender to finish.

CASK No. 53.216  BBQ IN PINE-CLAD DUNES

21 years old; refill sherry butt; 60.6%; Lightly peated

After the bonfire in the hospital parking lot we started a barbecue with smoked ham and mackerels. The taste sweet was peat smoked cured ham and pork sausages. With water, aromas of Arbroath Smokies and flavours of gammon steak with caramelized pineapple slices.

CASK No. 29.165  WOWF!

20 years old; refill barrel; 58.6%; Peated

On the nose – tendrils of complex smoke weave around leather, saddle soap, root beer, antiseptic, malt extract, vanilla, starched nurses and lemon bonbons. On the palate – teasingly perfumed smoke, bonfire ash, exotic fruits, walnuts, pepper, aniseed and Edinburgh Rock candy. Delightfully complex.

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BenRiach Cask Strength Batch 1

Since taking control of the BenRiach Distillery, Speyside, in 2004, revered whisky maverick has transformed it from predominantly producing whisky for blends, to one of the most prolific single malt whisky producers in the nation.

Following the success of various age statement releases created under Billy’s ownership comes the very first cask strength batch release from the distillery. Bottled at an astonishing 57.2% ABV it embodies classically voluptuous BenRiach style – with added punch!

£52 Click to buy

HIGHLAND PARK 1999 16 YEARS OLD

EXCLUSIVE BOTTLING

£79.95
70CL | 56.6%

Our latest collaboration with Gordon & MacPhail is an excellent 1999 whisky from Orkney’s Highland Park. Matured in a single bourbon cask, it’s sweet and fruity with a solid backbone of Orcadian peat smoke and spice.

Web Shop Update

I am sure some will be aware we have changed the web shop at last, as the new system beds down we are hoping to sort out the issues that obviously happen when you change things.

The tasting room vouchers are working again after a day or so being off line while we migrated over the thousands of vouchers already purchased to the new system.

If you have a voucher that is close to its expiry date contact us before the end date so we can extend it for a few more months or you can book it in for one of the summer tasting events due to go on-line soon.

21st Anniversary event.

We at Cadenhead’s London are readying for another milestone in our history, namely our 21st anniversary with a homage to our old Covent Garden store and obviously getting ready for even more amazing drams from Cadenhead’s and Springbank.

As part of our 21st anniversary we are holding a special free tasting event on May 6th between 4:00PM and 7:45PM finishing by 8:00PM, we will be selecting drams closer to the event, let’s just say each will be a surprise to most.

We will also be drawing 3 names from a box around 7:30PM for some amazing prizes that money can’t buy anymore!

1. A bottle of the London 31 year old Caol Ila bottled for our 20th anniversary last year.
2. A bottloe of the London 20 year old Miltonduff from 2014
3. The booby prize of a private tasting for up to 6 people with myself! (Sorry who ever wins that but hey it’s with me so what more do you want?)

New Season April 2016 SMALL BATCH

The new season kicks off with an amazing collection from the Cadenhead’s Small Batch range. This season has a great collection from across Scotland that I am sure will be selling out quickly, especially one or two of them.

Sadly some products have already gone, if you have a bottle on reserve then we will be holding them until 12 noon Monday unless paid for then we will keep them in our hold room nice and safe awaiting your arrival.

We also have an extra dram from islay with a new Caol ila 32 year old.

All the best, Stephen W

P.S we will have more news in the very near future about Cadenhead’s Authentic Range for Spring 2016.

Don’t forget the Special Tasting Event is May 6th 4:00PM – 7:45PM with the draw to win one of 3 prizes taking place at 7:30PM

Macallan Archival Series Folio 1
Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$718.66

Macallan The Archival Series Folio 1 Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. First in a series of 20 bottlings. Limited release of 2,000 bottles. 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.