United Sates

• Four Roses “K&L Exclusive” Single Barrel OESF (9 years, 11 months) Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) ( $64.99) Another four casks of Four Roses Bourbon are upon us, this time around a nice range of various ages and styles to showcase the diversity from one of Kentucky’s finest institutions. The OESF formula whiskey is the brightest and the liveliest of the bunch, with real classic Bourbon flavor that explodes right on the first sip. Sweet vanilla tones combine with flowery and fruity accents before building towards a woody and spicy finish. At 52%, however, the whiskey is never overtly hot or out of balance. The lower proof keeps the intensity of the flavors at the forefront, allowing them to shine instead of the alcohol. A fun choice for cocktail fans who want a little punch in their punch.

• Four Roses “K&L Exclusive” Single Barrel OESK (10 years, 3 months) Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) ( $64.99) Another four casks of Four Roses Bourbon are upon us, this time around a nice range of various ages and styles to showcase the diversity from one of Kentucky’s finest institutions. While not the oldest of the gang, the OESK formula cask is the roundest and the smoothest on the palate. At 53.4%, there are flavors of dark cocoa and toasted vanilla that expand over the palate, before transitioning to chocolate-covered cherries and notes of earth and spice. This is going to be a very popular choice for fans of the creamier style, and with supplies as limited as they are we’re sure the word will spread fast.

K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

JOHNNIE WALKER^® & TOM DIXON:

ICONS OF TASTE AND DESIGN UNITE AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2016

April 15, 2016: Celebrated British designer Tom Dixon, OBE, has unveiled his immersive celebration of creative innovation with the opening of ‘The RESTAURANT by Caesarstone & Tom Dixon’ at Milan Design Week – a venue at which Johnnie Walker^® was the accompaniment of choice.

Every year, Milan Design Week sees up to half a million extra people descend on the city for the largest fair of its kind in the world. This year marks the 55^th anniversary of the prestigious festival. Its exhibitions showcase the latest in interior design and feature work from the world’s most important contemporary furniture designers.

‘The RESTAURANT’ consists of four extraordinary sculptural kitchens inspired by the elements – Earth, Fire, Water and Air – and has been created by acclaimed designer Dixon in conjunction with Caesarstone, makers of luxury quartz interior surfaces.

As well as a Johnnie Walker bar, ‘The RESTAURANT’ is also home to a stunning Johnnie Walker^® Blue Label™ bottle art installation, created and designed by Dixon, which sits in the ‘Water’ section of The RESTAURANT. The installation is a dynamic and fluid design that expresses the flow of whisky and the versatile approach to design that is necessary for creating iconic Scotch blends.

The menu at ‘The RESTAURANT’ was created and designed by Arabeschi di Latte, the Italian food design studio founded by Francesca Sarti in 2001. All guests had the opportunity to visit the Johnnie Walker bar and enjoy whisky mentoring sessions hosted by Johnnie Walker brand ambassador Tom Jones.

Speaking about the collaboration, Guy Escolme, Global Brand Director for Johnnie Walker, said: “Taste and design go hand-in-hand, so when we were approached about bringing Johnnie Walker to ‘The RESTAURANT’, and to work closely with an international designer of the calibre of Tom Dixon, we were only too happy to get involved.

“The Johnnie Walker blenders are, at heart, designers themselves. At our Blenders’ Rooms in Scotland, they experiment with flavour from a palette of more than eight million casks to create perfect Scotch blends.”

‘The RESTAURANT by Caesarstone & Tom Dixon’ is open for the duration of Milan Design Week. 

Notes

A video of designer Tom Dixon and Johnnie Walker Global Brand Ambassador, Tom Jones can be viewed here 

Photo captions:

IMAGE 1: Johnnie Walker^® Global Brand ambassador Tom Jones and celebrated British designer Tom Dixon, OBE, pictured at the Johnnie Walker^® Blue Label™ bottle art installation at ‘The RESTAURANT by Caesarstone and Tom Dixon’, part of Milan Design Week.

IMAGE 2: Johnnie Walker^® Global Brand ambassador Tom Jones and Francesca Sarti, from the Italian food design studio Arabeschi di Latte, pictured at ‘The RESTAURANT by Caesarstone and Tom Dixon’, part of Milan Design Week.

IMAGE 3: Johnnie Walker^®  Blue Label™ takes centre stage at ‘The RESTAURANT by Caesarstone and Tom Dixon’, as part of Milan Design Week.

IMAGE 4: Taste and design come together with Johnnie Walker^®  Blue Label™ at ‘The RESTAURANT by Caesarstone and Tom Dixon’, as part of Milan Design Week.

About Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker is the world’s number one Scotch whisky brand, enjoyed by people in over 180 countries around the world. Since the time of its founder, John Walker, those who blend its whiskies have pursued flavour and quality above else.

Six generations of skilled Master Blenders have pioneered and crafted bold new flavours that have transformed a small Scottish grocery store business, founded in 1820, into an international whisky business selling stylish, authentic, and iconic blends.

Today’s range of award-winning whiskies includes Johnnie Walker Red Label, Black Label, Double Black, Green Label, Gold Label Reserve, Platinum Label and Blue Label. Together they account for nearly 19 million cases sold annually (IWSR, 2014), making Johnnie Walker the most popular Scotch whisky in the world.

The Johnnie Walker, Keep Walking, Red Label, Black Label, Double Black, Green Label, Gold Label Reserve, Platinum Label and Blue Label words and associated logos are trademarks © John Walker & Sons 2016. 

Enjoy Johnnie Walker responsibly.

About Diageo

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan’s and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and our products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at http://www.diageo.com/. Visit Diageo’s global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice.

Celebrating life, every day, everywhere. 

About Tom Dixon:

Established in 2002, Tom Dixon is a British product design brand. With a commitment to innovation and a mission to revive the British furniture industry, the brand is inspired by the nation’s unique heritage and produces extraordinary objects for everyday use. www.tomdixon.net/

WORTH THE WAIT

NEWPORT, OR – Rogue Spirits is thrilled to announce the release of its first straight whiskey, Oregon Single Malt Whiskey. Ocean aged for at least two years, Oregon Single Malt Whiskey is made using Rogue Farms Risk malt grown and floor malted by hand at Rogue’s Barley Farm in Tygh Valley, OR. At the Rogue Brewery in Newport, brewmaster John Maier brews the Single Malt wash before it goes across the parking lot to age in American Oak barrels.

“The real magic takes place in the Ocean Aging Room where Oregon Single Malt Whiskey slowly ages,” said Rogue Ales President Brett Joyce. “The whiskey breathes in the rich, coastal air of the Pacific Ocean which impart unique flavors along with the oak barrels, and produces a whiskey worth the wait.”

Burnished copper in color, Oregon Single Malt Whiskey has a delicate aroma of honey on the nose that gives way to sweet malted barley and butterscotch flavors studded with citrus and smoke that is supported by a balanced finish.

Oregon Single Malt Whiskey is available at all Rogue meeting halls and at select retailers throughout the United States. For more information, please visit Rogue.com and the Rogue Spirits blog.

About Rogue Ales and Spirits

Rogue Ales & Spirits is an agri-fermenter founded in Oregon in 1988, as one of America’s first microbreweries. Rogue has won more than 1,700 awards for taste, quality and packaging and is available in all 50 states as well as 54 countries. Since 2008, Rogue has remained committed to saving the terroir of Oregon hops, barley, rye, wheat, honey, jalapenos, pumpkins and marionberries one acre at a time by growing their own.

You’re invited to our first ever after-hours Scotch Whisky tasting at the
Park Avenue Liquor Shop

Join us for an evening with the single-malts of Glengoyne & Tomintoul.

Hopefully this is the first of many!

On Thursday, May 12th at 7:30pm to 9:30-ish

The Park Avenue Liquor Shop is hosting a tasting featuring the single malts of Glengoyne and Tomintoul. But first…  Upon arrival, attendees will be given samples of Boondocks American Whiskey from Bardstown, Kentucky (95 & 127 proof).

Then, after some Sushi and Charcuterie ~

Wine & Spirits Educator, Shlomo Blashka of Royal Wines will educate attendees on the following marks…

Glengoyne: 15 & 25 year old (limit release edition).
Tomintoul: 16, 25 & 37 year old
(limit release edition).

Details:
When ~ Thursday May 12th at 7:30 to TBD
Where ~ The Park Ave Liquor Shop – 270 Madison Avenue (corner of 39th Street)
How to attend ~ Please send checks payable to ‘MMD’ for $65 per attendee. We are limiting the number of available spots to 25 so please RSVP early. On the evening of the event the ‘At the door’ price will be $75.

Cheers!
Jonathan, Eric & Marlon
The Park Avenue Liquor Shop
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-685-2442
jonathan@parkaveliquor.com
eric@parkaveliquor.com
whiskyconn@gmail.com (Marlon)
www.parkaveliquor.com

APRIL UPDATE: FIVE WOOD

As a Brit wins the masters for the first time in decades, we’ve been inspired to choose our whisky as we choose our clubs. Tee off with a driver; 33.143 packs a powerful punch from a second fill butt. Something a little different, 30.87’s ex-port pipe will get you out of a hazard. 71.41’s sherry wood takes you straight to the green for a delicate putt with an ex-Sauternes 37.74. Whether your handicap is nought or eighteen, it’s time to go to the 19th hole for a drop of the best…

Refill ex-port pipe

30.87 A skinny dipping dram
Age: 14 years
Flavour: Spicy & sweet
Price: £52.60

Refill ex-sherry gorda

71.41 Curious and intiguing
Flavour: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Age: 17 years
Price: £59.00

Second fill ex-sherry butt

33.143 Thank you and goodnight!
Flavour: Spicy & sweet
Age: 8 years
Price: £120.00

Second fill ex-Sauternes hogshead

37.74 Fresh & fluffy
Flavour: Sweet, fruity & mellow
Age: 18 years
Price: £69.50

First fill, toasted ex-bourbon hogshead

35.141 A Christmas wreath
Flavour: Spicy & sweet
Age: 21 years
Price: £81.30

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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

1995 Inchgower 20 Year Old Hepburn’s Choice K&L Exclusive Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (750ml) SKU #1229464

Almost 100% of Inchgower’s single malt whisky production goes into Johnnie Walker and Bell’s blended whiskies, so the chance to taste a single, unblended cask of the Speyside facility’s whisky was something we were definitely interested in. This sherry-aged beast of a malt should attract the attention of Mortlach and Blair Athol fans who have feasted on the dark, dense, meaty flavors of heavily-sherried casks we’ve purchased in the past. The richness of the Oloroso density is buffered by a strong note of earthy, savory, almost sulfury intensity; a brooding character that becomes more and more powerful as the 57.5% ABV begins to cut through all that sweetness. It eventually reaches a crescendo and the nuttiness of the sherry appears to take you through the finish. It’s not Glendronach, it’s not quite Glenfarclas, and it’s definitely not Macallan; it’s just Inchgower. Welcome to the new king of sherry-aged monsters.

$99.99

Kilchoman Loch Gorm – 2016 Release

Only £59.98 – Whilst stock last!

The 2016 release of Loch Gorm from Kilchoman distillery, matured for over 6 years in a combination of fresh and refill Oloroso sherry butts. First launched in 2012, the 2016 Loch Gorm is the oldest release of this series to date.

£59.98

Kilchoman Machir Bay

Machir Bay is the flagship expression within the Kilchoman whisky range, and rightly so – it’s an excellent Islay malt. Created using a combination of ex-bourbon & Oloroso sherry casks, Machir Bay won the prestigious IWSC Gold Award – Best in Class, when first launched back in 2012.

£41.94

Kilchoman Sanaig

Kilchoman Sanaig is the newest expression to be added to the Kilchoman portfolio and has been created from a combination of bourbon and sherry cask matured whisky. Sanaig is a small rocky inlet on Islay, located north west of the distillery.

£52.40

Kilchoman 2009 – AW Exclusive Very Low Stock! 

Our exclusive single cask has now become very low on stock and we don’t expect it to be around for too much longer!  Don’t miss out on one of the best Kilchoman’s bottled to date! Don’t believe us, read the reviews here!

£78.95

ICE EDITION SPARKLES WITH USC CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY

SCORING 99 OUT OF 100

Highland Park ICE Edition, distributed by Maxxium UK, has been awarded Ultimate Spirits Challenge’s (USC) highest award of excellence in the single malt Scotch category.

Achieving an outstanding score of 99 out of 100, ICE Edition has earned the accolade of Chairman’s Trophy.  This award is only granted for the highest rated products considered to be the best by their competitive performance among their peers in each product category.

Jason Craig, Brand Director, Highland Park, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be recognised with the Chairman’s Trophy for our ICE Edition. This award will sit proudly in our international trophy cabinet.

“Our Master Whisky Maker showed great bravery to break from Highland Park’s traditional sherry cask and aromatic peat house style to release our first ever solely bourbon cask aged single malt whisky. These prestigious awards focus on the quality and consistency of the finest spirits in the world and the recognition warms our Viking soul.”

Other accolades for Highland Park included a score of 98 points, for our 18 year old (awarded Finalist and Tried and True Award) and 96 points was awarded to both Highland Park’s 12 year old and 15 year old.

Now in its seventh year, the Ultimate Spirits Challenge led by chairman, F. Paul Pacult, included many of the world’s most famous spirits authorities as part of the New York-based judging panel.

USC judging chairman and founder, F. Paul Pacult, commented: “One of the many advantages of having our own year-round facility is that instead of having to judge hundreds of spirits entries over a couple of days like other competitions do, we can, by design, break each category down into smaller flights. This means that USC judging panels can focus on each category with greater in-depth attention and analytical precision, resulting in truer, more accurate assessments.”  

Notes: 

Established in 1798 on Orkney, Highland Park Single Malt Scotch Whisky is one of the most remote Scotch whisky distilleries in the world. For over 217 years, the distillery has combined time old tradition and the very best craftsmanship to achieve perfection.   

TASTING NOTES:  HIGHLAND PARK ICE EDITION – 17 year old – 53.9% ABV 

Colour:  Naturally radiant and vivid in colour; glacial, mirror-like brightness

Nose:  Vivid aromas of cool, fresh pineapple and ripe mango sorbet come to life – in this celebration of glacial character.  Silvery shards of smoke give way to the frosty kick of root ginger.

Palate:  Like the Ice Giants themselves, the palate is powerful yet mellifluous.  In true Highland Park style, the combination of a silvery, misty peat smoke is inter-twined with pearlescent vanilla seeds and overtones of molten orris root.

Finish: Beautifully balanced, the creamy, rich, oily finish snowballs into long lingering woodiness and dry, feverish spices, providing a scintillating and harmonious whisky to savour.

www.highlandpark.co.uk/

AMRUT TAKES ANOTHER BIG HAUL; WINS 3 GOLD AWARDS FOR QUALITY AT MONDE SELECTION, BRUSSELS

Amrut has done it again, this time bringing in a haul of 3 Gold Awards in the 2016 World Quality Selections by Monde Selection, Brussels. The organizing committee and the jury have bestowed upon the award for the following three expressions of Amrut Single Malt Whisky

1. Amrut Spectrum Indian Single Malt Whisky – Gold Award

2. Amrut Portonova Single Malt Whisky – Gold Award

3. Amrut Intermediate Sherry Matured Single Malt Whisky – Gold Award

We are extremely delighted to share this with you and would like to remember you and thank you for taking this journey with us! We at Amrut are proud & thankful not just of our awards but our community of consumers, importers, reviewers and admirers all around the world.

Please feel free to use this information in your communications, promotions or anything that you may intend to do to promote the brand. Do find below the link to download the medal:

MEDAL DOWNLOAD LINK: Click Here

Do write back in case you’d need more information. The formal ceremony of the giving away of awards will be held in Budapest on the 30th of May, 2016.

Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2016

The casks for this 2016 edition of the sought-after Kilchoman Loch Gorm were selected from a combination of fresh and refill oloroso sherry butts over six years of age – the oldest release of Loch Gorm to date. Loch Gorm is prized for its combination of powerful rich flavours, spicy notes and peat smoke. This in demand expression has a beautiful balance of big, rich sherry flavours, smoke and softer fruits typical of this distillery. A must buy for any Kilchoman fan!

£72.99 Buy Now

Kilchoman Madeira Cask

Introducing the first ever first fill Madeira cask release from Kilchoman. Bottled at 50% volume and limited to only 6100 bottles. Without a doubt one of the most in demand Kilchoman releases ever, in part due to its incredible rich flavours, having spent all of its life in first fill Madeira barrels. This allows rich sweet notes that combine beautifully with that peat smoke flavours Kilchoman is famous for!

£84 Click to buy