Archive for 2016

Introducing The Macallan 40 Years Old – Scotch Whisky News

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A special and limited release

In the spring of 2006, The Macallan Master Whisky Maker, Bob Dalgarno, and his team were meticulously crafting the annual release of The Macallan 30 Years Old Sherry Oak. A total of 27 sherry-seasoned oak casks had been carefully selected from 9 different years of distillation and laid down to mature.

To begin the marrying stage – a significantly time-consuming element of the whisky-making approach adopted by The Macallan – most of the precious spirit from the 27 casks was combined and then filled into nine marrying casks at the customary marrying strength. But the instinct of the Master Whisky Maker led to a tenth cask being filled and laid back down. Already matured for three decades, the whisky in this refill butt was kept at its natural strength.

When it reached 35 years of age in 2011 it was assessed again, and a conscious decision was made to allow the whisky to continue to mature and develop character. Finally, at 40 years of age, the time had come. This additional decade of careful maturation through to 2016 has produced a superlative and distinct single malt to add to the collection of rich, mature expressions from The Macallan. The resulting whisky, which is only the second ever non-vintage release of a 40 years old expression, is definitively The Macallan.

An invitation for a chance to purchase

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

Highly limited in quantity and prized for its unique quality and flavour, we are excited to announce that we are making a small quantity of these available exclusively through the Distillery Shop online.

To ensure you are in with a chance of owning this exceptionally rare release, enter your details now to register for the ballot. Registrations will close at 9:00am UK time on Monday 24th October 2016.

Please note that this whisky can only be delivered to addresses within the Channel Islands, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

You will contacted in the coming weeks if you have been successful with details as to how you can purchase. By registering your details you are not making a purchase and there is no obligation to buy if you are successful in the ballot.

Recommended Retail Price £5000 (70cl). Final price will be subject to local taxes and duties.

WHISKEY FEAST IS COMING TO BROOKLYN ON NOVEMBER 19th, 2016 – Whiskey News

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WHISKEY FEAST IS COMING TO BROOKLYN ON NOVEMBER 19th, 2016

BROOKLYN, NY – October 13, 2016 – What better way to celebrate fall than with an Old Fashioned in one hand and a sweet potato ramen burger in the other? Cannonball Productions is launching Whiskey Feast, the ultimate food and drink festival of the season, at Brooklyn Expo Center on Saturday, November 19th.

Inspired by the wildly popular Whiskey Fried Classic in July, the festival will pair 40+ warming whiskies and cocktails with 20+ seasonal dishes from local chefs and restaurants. The growing list of participating distilleries includes Catoctin Creek Distilling Company, Highland Park Distillery and Copper Fox Distillery. Bareburger, Salt & Bone, Sweet Chili, Wheated and The Saint Catherine will also be serving up sips and bites on site.

A panel of judges will award winners in select food and drink categories. The panel includes Saveur Digital Deputy Editor Dan Q. Dao, Gothamist Food Editor Nell Casey, Thirsty Magazine Co-Founders Tara Fougner and Jessie Gibson, and Brooklyn Magazine Food Editor Sarah Zorn.

Kate Levenstien, founder of Cannonball Productions and the Bacon and Beer Classic, is thrilled to introduce Whiskey Feast to foodies and whiskey lovers seeking a one-of-a-kind experience. “This event is not your father’s whiskey tasting. We are turning the stuffy, traditional tasting on its head with adventurous cocktails and small plates, a live DJ and brass band, disco ball, giant Jenga, and more.”

Guests can choose from General Admission two sessions: afternoon (2pm-4:30pm) or evening (7pm-9:30pm), upgrade to an Early Access ticket for half hour early entrance, or opt for the full VIP experience. VIP ticket holders will enjoy one hour early entrance and access to a specialty lounge with handcrafted cocktails; additional whiskey tastings; and exclusive, complimentary dishes.

General Admission tickets are currently selling at $59, Early Access tickets are selling at $79, and VIP tickets are selling at $115, but prices will increase over the next few weeks. All tickets include a souvenir tasting glass.

A nationally-touring event, Whiskey Feast is coming soon to Washington D.C. and San Francisco. Cannonball Productions is committed to partnering with local non-profit organizations and food recovery programs in every host city. Leftover food from the event will be donated to homeless and hungry New Yorkers through City Harvest. For more information, visit www.whiskeyfeast.com

Exclusive Malts Tasting at The WHisky Shop San Francisco – Scotch Whisky News

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Free Whisky Tasting: The Exclusive Malts

Independent bottler The Exclusive Malts returns to the whisky shop for another FREE tasting! As an independent bottler, The Exclusive Malts works with a variety of distilleries to produce award winning drams from all over the world.  This is a great opportunity to learn more about what goes into bottling rare and limited-edition whiskies, with whisky experts and distillery representatives present for all your whisky questions.

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Until the evening of Wednesday 10/19, enjoy $10 off PER ITEM on any online purchase greater than $100.00. Just enter the coupon code

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Get your WHISKY LOUNGE early-bird tickets for next year’s festivals! – Whisky Lounge News

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Here’s something to help keep you going until your next whisky event with us…

What’s New for 2017 you might ask? The answer is many things! We are really upping our game in terms of what is included in the ticket price, with lots more classes and opportunities to get up close and personal with the whole whisky-making process.

From a ticketing point of view, we are introducing a Taster Ticket which will allow your whisky-curious friends to join you for a couple of hours and see what the Water of Life is all about!

Just click on one of the banners below to take you to the relevant ticket page for each city.

Here’s what each ticket includes:

  • Entry to one session
  • Commemorative Glencairn Crystal tasting glass
  • A bottle of water (for obvious purposes)
  • The Festival Guide
  • Samples of 100+ whiskies (not including ‘under the counter’ drams)

If you’re buying a regular early-bird ticket for the Full session we’re also throwing in the following:

  • 1 Black Token for Under the Counter Drams
  • 1 White Token for Under the Counter Drams

These tickets are going to go fast, so you have been warned – buy now to avoid disappointment!

Don’t forget Manchester Whisky Festival next Saturday, 22nd September and Birmingham Whisky Festival on Saturday 12th November! Get your tickets for the festivals and masterclasses here!

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For all upcoming TWL dates, head over to our events calendar! If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Eddie and the whole Whisky Lounge Team

VERY SPECIAL SINGLE MALTS at The Party Source – Whisky News

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VERY SPECIAL SINGLE MALTS

 

Cadenhead Single Malt Scotches – This is the newest Independent Scotch bottler we’ve been working with. They have access to a sensational lineup of beautifully aged Scotch Single Malts from all over Scotland. Though a little pricey, once you taste any one of these you will know your money was well spent; and you will be reassured that the age, to price, to quality ratio is certainly worth the price of admission.

Kavalan Taiwanese Single Malts – This is the distillery that took down Scotland in the 2015 World Whisky Awards. That’s right, a single malt from Taiwan unseated a centuries old reigning single malt king. The particular whiskey I speak of is the Kavalan Vinho Barrique Cask Strength. But the greatness of Kavalan doesn’t stop there. All their whiskies are very good.

Duncan Taylor Single Malts – Duncan Taylor is one of the most esteemed and top-shelf independent Scotch bottlers. The depth and breadth of their portfolio is incredible and speaks to their long and storied history. Their company motto is, “Whiskies of Distinction”, and they live up to it. If it says Duncan Taylor, it means you’re in for a treat.

Nikka Japanese Single Malts – We are the fortunate recipient of a little bit of these highly sought after, older age statement, Japanese single malt whiskies. We currently have some Nikka 17yr and Nikka 21yr. These selections are hard to come by and won’t last long. This wonderful Japanese single malt producer, who has roots very much in the Scottish tradition of producing world class single malt whisky.

www.thepartysource.com

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A cultural visit to Ireland by Paul Mclean of whiskytours.scot – Irish Whiskey News

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A cultural visit to Ireland 

An Irish venture into their culture of whiskey and grand beers. An edited blog from a much longer piece of drivel by Paul. 

Monday started late. Teelings at noon was our scheduled visit and it was good! A complimentary visit (thanks) led by Ruard, who knew his stuff (makes a change for some distillery guides), all the staff here are young, very young and I wonder what they actually know about whiskey? Our welcome at reception? Not good, they didnee wish to know, too busy chatting to eachother. We were told “take photos anywhere”, so we did, the pot stills come fae Italy, Sienna, 19th century design/shape. There were NO padlocks on the spirit safe, they have 5 distillers on a rotating basis, the small batch 80% corn, 20% barley. We tasted 3 drams; grain, small batch and single malt (a 6 wood job 9year old). Teeling Distillery is the first new distillery in Dublin in over 125 years and right back where Teelings started in 1782 and only a stone’s throw away from where Walter Teeling’s old distillery was. Located in an ancient market square called Newmarket (not really a square) in the heart of the Liberties of Dublin. Their philosophy is that while they are respectful to the heritage of Irish whiskey, as a new generation of Irish whiskey makers they are confident to forge a new future for Dublin and Irish whiskey. After our tour we hit their bar, Dave had another single malt, I went in for a cocktail and was told it’s a girly drink, och well. Overall impression; very touristy, hard line whisky tourists would be bored, it’s more a tourist destination than a distillery. We headed into Temple Bar, some grub and some cultural research (drinks).

Tuesday we met PJ from the Malt Teasers whiskey club, swapped stories, rounds and bottles of Irish whisky. The remainder of the day spent researching. Wednesday saw us fall into the Irish Whiskey Museum depicting the origins of Irish whiskey, its rise to glory, its dramatic fall and of course, the revival of new Irish whiskeys. Again, it is a tourist trap, not really a visit for hard line whiskey nuts like myself. No one knew what to do with us, even though we had pre – arranged our visit, we didnee even get offered a dram! We left for the pub. I delved into a Powers, known as the Priests Bottle because it was always kept (in Ireland ) for when the Priest came to visit. At McDaids bar we were having a quiet drink when a film crew came in and interrupted us! So we chatted to 10 folks from USA who had won a bar tenders competition fae Tullamore DEW. Thursday; pubs.

Friday, a taxi to the railway and a train to Drogheda, dumped luggage and a bus to Dundalk. The Great Northern Distillery welcomed us. John Teeling was going to take our tour, but a board meeting came up so we had another guy, who knew nothing. They have column and pot still runs here, though all they do is make new spirit, sell it on. They run 24 hours x 5 days a week – the train station is right beside the distillery in Dundalk which was real handy.  You can see the pot stills from the station carpark (Laura PA to John Teeling (Chairman) was my helpful contact here, a true LFC supporter!). John Teeling, also known as the founder of Irish whiskey renaissance, used to own the Cooley Distillery. In 2013 he acquired the GND after selling Cooley to Suntory a year earlier, he now supplies new make and grain to other distilleries and own labels. This is a huge site, former Diageo (Harp brewery) it’s a 5.5 hectare site of which 2 are used now. There is a grand pub opposite, Kennedy’s, we researched more in here, barman John is Scottish! We headed back to Donore for overnight. I must apologise to Sally Anne at Boann distillery – we couldnee make the planned visit – but I will do the blog as promised. Saturday we headed back to Dundalk (don’t ask), a donder around Dundalk, great station information on the 1916 rising, loved it. Russell’s pub saw us twice, we ventured into 4 others before Kennedy’s again. Dundalk FC were playing tonight at 7pm – they lost. We stayed overnight opposite the stadium.

Blog and story/visit by Paul McLean  http://www.whiskytours.scot/

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MCLEANSCOTLAND “A spiritual Sunday Whisky School” – Scotch Whisky News

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A spiritual Sunday Whisky School

It was all a part of a long tour (16 days to be exact) that had been to the west coast, Highlands, Speyside and Edinburgh.

We had started a while before, as we met at Edinburgh airport (plane landed 4 hours late) and headed up to the west coast, a half hour south of Oban. On our second day we had arranged a private boat trip for all four of us, myself, Liz and 2 guests Julie and Chris. At high speed we went to Islay to visit Bunny Heaven distillery, which was good by the way. Sailing down to Jura and the distillery there, also good, then hit the Corryvreckan whirlpool with high seas, exciting stuff.

Anyhow, to cut a long story short, we visited Oban, Tobermory, Talisker, Macallan, Balvenie, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Cardhu (and fed the hairy coo’s), Dalmore, Glenmorangie, Edradour distilleries – amongst others, but staying in Speyside for 4 days/nights we arranged our friend Vic Cameron to take a whisky school. Now, apart from his whisky activities (with Diageo 25 years) now teaching, holding tastings etc, he is a Pastor with his own church. Our school was held in his own church on a Sunday, just the four of us again. This went on for several hours and all enjoyed the spiritual experience, tasting 5 drams and a follow up, Rebecca Creek from Texas, less said about that one the better. We had an almost black Glenmorangie which was really weird. With questions flying in everywhere Vic was kept busy, whilst telling us all about barley, and how Liz got upset that the barley is alive when processed! Vic had also done a whisky school for us at this years Speyside whisky festival, in addition to many tastings, talks etc with other guests of ours over the year.

Vic Cameron (BSc DipDist). Vic has over 25 years experience in the distilling industry, for the largest Distiller in the UK. Vic is proud to have been the 4th International Malt Whisky Nosing Champion. He is now on the organising committee for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival whisky school and also the Whisky Lecturer for the University of the Highlands and Islands. History; Distillery Manager, Maltings Manager, Laboratory and Cereals Manager Diageo plc. UK Malt, the Maltsters’ Association of Great Britain.

Sunday School was held in Lossiemouth near Elgin,

story by Paul McLean                     www.mcleanscotland.com/www.whiskytours.scot/

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5,000 Bottles Over 5 Years. The Birmingham Whisky Club Celebrates Its 5th Birthday – Whisky News

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5,000 Bottles Over 5 Years. The Birmingham Whisky Club Celebrates Its 5th Birthday.

Since 2011 the club has built up a loyal following of 1000’s of whisky lovers, drank through 5,000 bottles of whisky over 200 different events, worked with over 70 different brands and tried products from 10+ different counties. As well as introducing consumers to the wonders of whisky, the club has worked tirelessly to introduce brands to bars and get a larger variety of whisky stocked in local venues to push the category to prominence in the city. Now, The Birmingham Whisky Club celebrates 5 years of bringing whisky to Birmingham in the best way it can… With 5 new unique events.

On November 3rd, the club will be hosting a very special tasting to start the festivities. They will be working with The Electric Cinema (the UK’s oldest working cinema) and independent bottlers Douglas Laing for a ‘drink-along’ screening of Ken Loach’s ‘The Angel’s Share’.

Throughout the celebrations, events will be held with Chivas (a collaboration tasting themed on the history of whisky blending and bespoke tailoring at Clements & Church), whisky legends such as Highland Park and Glenfiddich and finishing with their 5th annual ‘Peat Freaks’ tasting at The Wellington.

Amy Seton (owner of The Birmingham Whisky Club) had this to say, “I started the club 5 years ago to share my love of the ‘Water Of Life’ with the people of Birmingham. Since our very first tasting in December 2011, we have seen over 4,500 people at our events, tasted whisk(e)y from over 10 different countries and drank our way through around 5,000 bottles. We have worked with dozens of fantastic brands and great independent venues and shared some knowledge on the way.”

October has also seen the release of tickets for the club’s much-loved flagship event… Whisky Birmingham. The festival (now in it’s fourth year) will be held on Saturday March 4th 2017 at the beautiful canal-side location of The Bond in Digbeth. As well as a chance to try hundreds of different kinds of whisk(e)y, guests can enjoy delicious local streetfood, live entertainment and innovative masterclasses throughout the day.

For more information on The Birmingham Whisky Club’s upcoming events, head to their Facebook page. Further details about Whisky Birmingham 2017 can be found at www.birminghamwhiskyfestival.co.uk/.

Notes to editors

For information about The Birmingham Whisky Club please visit www.thebirminghamwhiskyclub.co.uk/ or contact Amy Seton on 07966 266511 or email Vicky@birminghamwhiskyclub.co.uk.

About The Birmingham Whisky Club

The Birmingham Whisky Club is Birmingham’s only dedicated whisky tasting events company. We offer a diverse range of tutored tastings and whisky-themed events in and around Birmingham, including themed and rare whisky night’s, events with distilleries, whisky and food matching, and private and corporate events. We welcome everyone, from complete beginners to the more hardened whisky buff.

Visit our webpage www.thebirminghamwhiskyclub.co.uk/ or find us on Facebook.

London based IWSC Group becomes the leading organiser of Whisky Festivals in the US – Whisky News

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London based IWSC Group becomes the leading organiser of Whisky Festivals in the US

London based IWSC Group, the leading organiser of whisky events in the UK through its partnership with The Whisky Lounge, has today announced its acquisition of the US based Whisky Extravaganza. The addition of this business takes the total number of whisky events in IWSC Group’s US portfolio to 15, and secures its position as the leading organiser of whisky festivals on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Whisky Extravaganza was established in 1993 by Madeleine and Alan Shayne and hosts events in 10 cities across the US. Attendees to the events range from newcomers seeking their induction into the ancient craft of distilling to those who already have an appreciation of the art of whisky making.

Group CEO of the IWSC Group, Allen Gibbons, comments: “We’re pleased to welcome the Whisky Extravaganza into our portfolio; it’s a step that demonstrates our ongoing commitment to helping build closer ties between the whisky industry and those who enjoy its products.”

Madeleine Shayne, President of the Whisky Extravaganza adds: “For the past 23 years, Alan and I have had the opportunity of bringing the world of whiskies to the palettes of enthusiasts throughout North America and we are honoured to have the prestigious IWSC Group take our dream to the next level. We feel The Whisky Extravaganza fits perfectly into IWSC Group’s ever-growing portfolio of food and beverage events in the USA.”

The Whisky Extravaganza currently holds events in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Washington DC. Each event achieves a balance of top quality whisky with a complementing food menu, and provides guests with the opportunity to discuss and debate whisky in all its complexity.

Allen Gibbons concludes: “The US is the world’s second largest whisky market by volume so the opportunity is considerable. We are keen to continue to tell the story of whisky to enthusiasts and newcomers alike, helping whisky companies to engage with more people on a deeper level; The Whisky Extravaganza takes us further on this journey.”

For more information and images, please contact Jana Pavelkova, jana@thinktank.org.uk and Umika Verma, umikav@thinktank.org.uk at The Think Tank – +44 (0) 207 831 2225.

About IWSC Group

IWSC Group is a world leading events company with a simple and compelling vision “to delight, inspire, and connect people through great experiences”, a vision they are realizing through building an enviable network of entrepreneurs and partners.

Headquartered in the UK and with its North American office in the U.S. City of Atlanta, the business was founded as the International Wine and Spirit Competition in 1969 and now extends to alcoholic beverage competitions, tastings and events in culinary and the arts across North America, Europe and Asia.

The business has been built on creating and developing partnerships with entrepreneurs and not for profit organisations to further develop their businesses, for example Cochon 555 US Tour, Sugar Land Wine and Food Affair, The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival and Moniker Art Fair as well as collaborating with some of the world’s biggest brands including Amazon, Coca Cola, Stella Artois and Lexus. 

About The Whisky Extravaganza

The Whisky Extravaganza is hosted in 10 cities across the United States and sponsored by The Robb Report and Evian Water. The gala event is open to anyone who loves or is interested in learning about whisky.

The Direction of Compass Box Whisky at Park Ave Liquors – Scotch Whisky News

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Compass Box Whisky:
End of the run and new releases.

We know. We know.
‘Another Compass Box email?’

Hear us out. Some interesting things are happening with Whiskymaker John Glaser’s innovative company. We wanted to let you know that we are almost out of some limited edition bottles, as well as tell you about CB’s newest creations.

Like so many of their past bottlings ~ some Compass Box whiskies are just about at the end of their run at the Park Avenue Liquor Shop. Below – we will give you one last crack at bottles like “Lost Blend”, “Circus”, “Enlightenment”, “Flaming Heart 15th Anniversary” & “This is not a Luxury Whisky”. (And maybe remind you about our exclusive ‘Peat Monster 10th Anniversary- cask strength edition’.)

Though some bottles are leaving us – two new statements are coming to our shelves in the very near future. Introductions to “Spice Tree: Extravaganza” and “Three Year Old Deluxe” are also part of this email.

So in summation ~ Yeah, another Compass Box email:)

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

The following Compass Box statements are on ‘last call’ at Park Avenue. We currently are unable to replenish our stock and have very few left in inventory.

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Compass Box: ‘Circus’ ~ $290/btl

“We know little of the component distillery whiskies used in these blends for The Circus, only that they contain both single malt and single grain whiskies and that the ‘marrying casks’ are sherry butts. However, the provenance of the components isn’t important to us now, as what we have are old casks containing whiskies that are extraordinary.” Notes: “A lithe frame and opulent mouthfeel showcasing the supple softness of mature grain and the complexity of aged Blended Scotch Whisky. Brimming with dried fruit character, a luscious maltiness and nuances of almond and hazelnut.”

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Compass Box: ‘Enlightenment’ ~ $115/btl

“Since launching the Compass Box Whisky Co., I have always been a firm believer in the spirit of enlight- enment – that the more information we can share with our customers about the Scotch whisky we produce, the better. Alas, it transpires such beliefs fall foul of current EU and UK regulations, which prevent us from sharing information about the age of every component whisky used in the creation of our blends.”  Notes: “Fresh, vibrant and uplifting with a mouthfeel that is moreish and mouth-watering. On the nose you will find bright apple and pear, vanilla cream and light violet; on the palate soft spice, gentle citric notes and more of that uplifting orchard fruit character.”

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Compass Box: ‘The Lost Blend’ ~ $150/btl

The Lost Blend from Compass Box is comprised of 2 unpeated Highland whiskies, coming from the Clynelish and Allt-á-Bhainne distilleries, and a peated whisky from the Caol Ila distillery. It has been named in honor of their past Eleuthera
expression, which was lost to the ravages of time, and also shares a name with the 1907 story by O. Henry about two bartenders trying to remember and recreate a blend of spirits which possessed almost supernatural qualities. ‘The Lost Blend’ received a very impressive score of 95.5 in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2016. Notes: “An elegantly complex union of two fruity Highland single malt s and a peaty Islay single malt. An ethereal fruit and herbal character and a sweetness on the palate is buttressed by an underlying smokiness.”

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Compass Box: ‘Flaming Heart 15th Anniversary’ ~ $150/btl ~

“First released in 2006, Flaming Heart was the first whisky to combine the rich, complex spice of Scotch aged in new French oak with the evocative peat-fired smoke of Islay malt. It created a genre-defying style that was smouldering, spicy, complex – and so popular that we re-released it three more times in the years that followed. In our fifteenth year, we felt compelled to revisit this unique style one more time. The anniversary release is a huge, layered, long-lasting mouthful of a whisky to enjoy late into the night. Brooding, indulgent and older than ever before, this is a whisky born of oak, smoke and fire – with a big heart all of its own.” Notes: “A unique interplay between spice, sweet and smoke characteristics. Sweet fruits and wood-smoke on the nose. Fat and full-bodied on the palate with a spicy sweetness and a brooding complexity that is rich, sweet and addictively decadent.”

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Compass Box: ‘This Is Not A Luxury Whisky’ ~ $240/btl ~

Or is it? The inspiration for this limited release is René Magritte’s 1929 work “Ceci n’est pas une pipe”, a Surrealist painting which challenges peoples’ perceptions of reality. Notes: “Complex, rich, lightly smoky and opulent. Sultanas, sweet sherry and concentrated floral notes combine with deep demerara sweetness, cacao and lighter creamy coconut character. An inviting nose, fat and full-bodied on the palate with a long, lingering sweet-smoke finish.”

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Compass Box: The Peat Monster 10th Anniversary
~ Cask Strength Edition ~
Park Ave Liquor Shop exclusive
~ $120/btl ~

Over ten years ago Compass Box created a bespoke blend of VERY peaty single malts for us. It was christened, “Monster” and labeled with a stranger creature that captured the essence of the whisky. It sold so well that when it became endangered they decided to share the idea with the rest of the world. Thus ‘The Peat Monster’ was born and has since become their best-selling whisky. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of our collaboration, Compass Box has created a special cask strength version of this celebratory bottling. Just 300 were produced.

The following Compass Box statements are expected to arrive in early November. They are both ‘Limited Edition’ so please contact the store if you are interested.

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Compass Box: ‘Spice Tree Extravaganza’

~ $135/btl ~

As the name suggests, the liquid draws its inspiration from our Signature Range classic, The Spice Tree, but reinterprets it through the use of older components and a significant portion of sherry-cask aged malt whisky. The Spice Tree’s trademark spice character is retained but set within a richer, more elegant frame with a new depth of flavor and complexity. Notes: Decadent and playful on the nose, you will find notes of sherry wine, dark berries and the fragrant sweetness of traditional sweet shops.
On the palate there is juicy red fruit, a dark brown sugar richness, the trademark Spice Tree ginger and clove spice character and an endlessly long, spicy, substantial finish.

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Compass Box: ‘3 Year Old Deluxe’
~ $280/btl ~

“Composed of less than 1% three year-old malt whisky produced near the village of Brora, 90% malt whisky of an unstated age from the same distillery and around 9% peaty malt whisky distilled on the Isle of Skye, regulations only permit us only to share details of the age of youngest component! No matter. For it is this three year-old that is most important to us. Aged from new-make spirit in our own first-fill American oak casks, it imparts a lively vivacity and represents a milestone in our development as whisky makers.” Notes: “The rich vanilla notes, waxy mouthfeel and decadent baked orchard fruit notes from the larger parcel of Highland malt whisky provide a beautiful platform on top of which the brooding qualities of the peaty malt whisky and the clean, bright character of the three year-old parcel are able to shine.”

We cannot guarantee availability of these bottles as they are all in short supply. Please feel free to contact the store to see if they are still in-stock or if the others have arrived.
The Park Avenue Liquor Shop | 212-685-2442 | 212-689-6247 | parkaveliquor.com

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