MAKER’S MARK PRIVATE SELECT COLLABORATION

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Pompilio’s and selected an amazing barrel of Maker’s Mark Private Select – “Pomp’s Bocce Barrel“. Together we chose an excellent representation of Maker’s Mark that delivers something special.

To celebrate this outstanding selection Pompilio’s is hosting an amazing event on Saturday, September 29th, starting at 3:00 pm.

3:00 PM – Closest to the Pallina

The party starts with Closest to the Pallina games every hour until 6:00 pm. Gift Baskets for the hourly winners and grand prize winner receives a bottle of the new Maker’s Mark Private Select.

4:30 – 5:00 PM – Tasting of “Pomp’s Bocce Barrel” 
(Must have purchased a cocktail prior to tasting)

5:00 PM – Toast
This toast includes a dipped Maker’s Mark glass (RSVP required). Limited to the first 25 RSVPs. RSVP to larry@pompilios.com
(Must have purchased a cocktail prior to tasting)

Drink Special will be on hand featuring Maker’s Mark Private Select “Pomp’s Bocce Barrel”.

ralfy.com debuts a blended Islay review with . ralfy review 745 – Islay Mist 17yo Blended Scotch @ 40%vol:

Evan Williams is Bourbon Done Right

BARDSTOWN, Ky. – Evan Williams Bourbon today launched a new marketing campaign titled “Bourbon Done Right.” The flagship Bourbon brand of Heaven Hill Distillery, the world’s second largest holder of aging Bourbon, will utilize the new positioning to showcase real, everyday satisfaction from a real, everyday Bourbon.

As the second largest selling Bourbon in the world, the new campaign conveys the commitment to quality and the esteem with which consumers have held Evan Williams over the last decade. The new campaign showcases people enjoying their hobbies, whether building a deck or polishing their car, it shows how Evan Williams Bourbon can be used to celebrate the small moments of satisfaction that are found in everyday life and the pride that comes with it. The Bourbon Done Right campaign is brought to life across all programming platforms including a new national cable TV spot, social media, point of sale materials, and updated website at www.evanwilliams.com. National cable TV advertising will run on MLB World Series coverage on ESPN, ESPN2, TBS/TNT, MLB Network, as well as on the History Channel. Watch the new Evan Williams TV spot hitting screens this fall here.

Evan Williams is among the leaders in the rapidly growing American Whiskey segment. Evan Williams is a proud sponsor of Major League Baseball and the World Series, first forming a partnership with the national pastime in 2016. As an American-made and American-owned brand, Evan Williams has recognized true American heroes through their exceptional stories of honor and bravery on special edition American-Made Hero labels for the past four years. The Evan Williams Bourbon Experience (www.EvanWilliamsBourbonExperience.com) celebrates the legacy of Evan Williams through an immersive visitor’s center experience which brings to life the history and tradition of Kentucky’s native spirit as an official stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

“As a leader in the category, Evan Williams is a prime example of commitment to excellence and quality when it comes to Bourbon,” said Julie Cole, Evan Williams Brand Manager. “The new campaign establishes Evan Williams as the Bourbon that provides satisfaction for the consumer on their own time and in their own terms. Evan Williams invites fans to celebrate their passions with ours.”

At a suggested retail price of $14.99 for the 750ml size, Evan Williams Black is a smooth, easy to drink Bourbon named after Evan Williams who, in 1783, opened Kentucky’s first commercial distillery along the banks of the Ohio River. Today, Evan Williams is distilled at Heaven Hill Distillery’s Bernheim facility, the largest single-site Bourbon distillery in the world, located just a few blocks from the site where Evan himself built his distillery.

ABOUT HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY: Founded in Kentucky by the Shapira family in 1935, Heaven Hill Distillery continues its legacy as one of the foremost American Whiskey producers. Heaven Hill has cultivated the traditions and history of America’s Native Spirit with its fierce independence, passionate family ownership, dedication to quality, and thoughtful innovation. Today, Heaven Hill Distillery maintains over 1.4 million barrels aging in 57 warehouses throughout Nelson and Jefferson Counties. It is home to an award-winning collection of American Whiskeys including Elijah Craig Bourbon, Larceny Bourbon, Evan Williams Bourbon, Pikesville Rye Whiskey, Rittenhouse Rye Whisky and Parker’s Heritage Collection. Heaven Hill Distillery currently holds the title of 2017 Whisky Advocate Whisky of the Year, and previously held the titles of 2016 Whisky Magazine Distillery of the Year, 2016 Whisky Advocate American Whiskey of the Year and 2016 Rye Whiskey of the Year from “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.” For more information, please visit www.heavenhilldistillery.com.

Heaven Hill reminds you to “Think Wisely. Drink Wisely.”

Wolfburn Poppyscotland Bottle

The partnership between The Carnegie Whisky Cellars and Wolfburn Distillery are excited to announce a limited edition bottle of Wolfburn to commemorate the Centenary of Armistice. A total of 1918 bottles have been produced by the Thurso based, Wolfburn Distillery and will be sold exclusively from the distillery and through the Carnegie Whisky Cellars in Dornoch. Both companies have agreed to give £5 to Poppyscotland for each bottle they sell through the joint 1918 Poppy Pledge, which will raise a combined total of £9,590.  The bottles will be available from both businesses on October 10^th 2018 for £75 and will be sold on a strictly first-come-first-served basis.

This project is important to both companies and was proposed to Wolfburn Distillery due to the owners of Wolfburn being former British Servicemen and the importance of the Poppy Appeal to all service personnel and their families.

Shane Fraser, manager of Wolfburn Distillery commented: “This is a project that we’re all very proud of – Poppyscotland is an excellent cause, and we’ve crafted a truly special dram for the occasion. It’s made from lightly peated spirit, which has been subtly married with a small proportion of whisky matured in sherry casks, so it’s a lovely mix of sweet aromas and smokey flavours. The initial reaction has been hugely positive.”

Michael from Carnegie Whisky Cellars added “Everyone we have spoken to about this project has been very excited to see the final product. Since we opened in 2016, Wolfburn distillery has been a fantastic seller for us and the distillery has been very supportive of what we are doing.  On two previous occasions they have provided the Dornoch Whisky Festival bottling, which was also split between our two companies. We are excited for what is to come from this partnership and glad to be doing this project with Wolfburn and to help raise money for the great cause that is Poppyscotland.”

ABOUT WOLFBURN:

The original Wolfburn Distillery was founded just to the west of Thurso by William Smith in 1821. In its day it was one of the largest distilleries in Scotland, producing, according to HMRC records, 28,056 “gallons of proof spirit” in a single year. Taking its name from the stream that provided the water – the Wolf Burn – the distillery operated until around 1870. The reasons for its closure are lost in time, but by 1877 the newly produced Ordnance Survey maps showed it being in ruins. In 2011 plans were laid to resurrect the old distillery. Construction began in 2012 and in January 2013 the new Wolfburn Distillery commenced production, thereby becoming the most northerly distillery on the Scottish mainland. Situated 300m from the site of the original distillery, the new Wolfburn operates in much the same way as the old: craftsmen use traditional methods to produce fine spirit, which is laid down in best quality oak casks to await the day when it is bottled as single malt scotch whisky. Wolfburn’s single malt scotch whiskies are now available in 26 countries globally.

Wolfburn Distillery, Henderson Park, Thurso, Caithness KW14 7XW
www.wolfburn.com
www.facebook.com/wolfburn

ABOUT THE CARNEGIE WHISKY CELLARS:

The Carnegie Whisky Cellars opened in June 2016 and has quickly established a reputation for excellent service and product knowledge. Since opening the Carnegie Whisky Cellars has become a multi awards winning independent shop and became the first Scottish shop to win “Newcomer of the Year 2018 at the Drinks Retailing Awards.” We stock a large selection of both official and Independent bottled single malts from across Scotland, alongside a range of Scottish craft gins and other bespoke items.

The Carnegie Whisky Cellars, The Carnegie Courthouse, Castle Street, Dornoch, Sutherland IV25 3SD
www.facebook.com/carnegiewhiskycellars

29-30 SEPTEMBER 2018
OLD BILLINGSGATE, LONDON

The Whisky Show 2018

Charity Auction

This year at the show we are hosting a preview of a charity auction that will raise thousands of pounds for Plastic Oceans to help safeguard our seas from plastic waste.

The sale is being run by Whisky.Auction from 18 November to 27 November 2018 and features exceptionally rare whiskies and rums from round the world. All of the bottles will be on display at The Whisky Show, for buyers to examine before bidding and to give whisky fans a chance to see some of the world’s rarest bottles of whisky.

Bottles already confirmed:

The Balvenie 1973 Vintage Cask – bottle one of one
Glenlivet 1948 50 Year Old by Gordon & MacPhail
The Dalmore Rare 45 Year Old
Karuizawa 50 Year Old – specially created for the auction

You can find more details and the latest auction line-up over on our website.

LEARN MORE 

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old, 46.3%

 £104.95

(Customers outside the UK please contact the shop for shipping costs)

Buy Bunnahabhain 18

Bunnahabhain is situated on the Islay. Unlike the majority of its neighbours, the distillery does not make use of exclusively heavily peated whisky. The 18 Year Old is a shop favourite, which displays a flavour profile of black cherry, honey, dried fruits and sea salt. This is a must for your whisky shelf, especially as the weather gets colder. Enjoy with oysters, dark chocolate or cheese….

The Good Dram Show – Episode 283 ‘Tomatin, Teeling, Balblair & Tomintoul’ – This weeks episode of the show is a round up on new and new-ish stuff!

https://youtu.be/54jlQTiHAfs

TAKE THE TOMATIN TOUR IF YOU DARE 

Tomatin distillery brings back hauntingly good tour

Highland whisky distillery Tomatin, is gearing up to host its infamous spook-tacular Fright Night tours in celebration of Halloween on Friday 26^th of October.

The two frightful distillery tours will see 20 brave visitors picked up in Inverness on Friday evening before travelling to Tomatin where they will be in for a spine-chilling evening.

First hosted in 2016, the infamous and terrifying tours see the Tomatin transformed into a haunted distillery and staff becoming bloodcurdling ghosts and ghouls for the event.

Enjoying a cocktail on arrival, visitors will start their tour in the Malt barns, before being taken into the Mash house. Brave attendees will then go through the Stillhouse and around the Cooperage, enjoying several drams along the way, before finally ending in the Warehouses – all the while things go bump in the night.

After a few jump-scares, the tour will end at just before the witching hour in the Visitors Centre with another much-needed dram to calm the nerves.

Louise Taylor, Visitor Centre Manager at Tomatin, said: “We’re excited to host our fright night, an event that has proved very popular with our visitors in the past. This year we’ve made sure our hair-raising tour is scarier than ever with more ghouls and ghosts than ever before.

“Tomatin boasts buildings that are over 100 years old, meaning there is no end of eerie tales and fables surrounding the distillery. We look forward to having visitors take part in our creepy tour… if they dare!”

Packed with the longstanding history of Tomatin and an in-depth insight into the process of creating whisky, the tour is not for the faint of heart and is strictly for over 18s only.

Two spine-tingling tours are available: 6:30pm or 7:30pm, with each taking just over an hour. Tickets costs £20 per person and include four drinks and transport.

Spaces are limited and expected to sell fast, to purchase tickets please phone: 01463 248 144

Tomatin Distillery lies just 16 miles south of Inverness and 15 miles north of Aviemore on the A9. For additional information please visit: http://www.tomatin.com/

Notes 

Tomatin is located in the Scottish Highlands (near Inverness) and is famous for its portfolio of thirty soft and mellow whiskies, including a core range, a limited-edition range and a premium archive range (prices range from £35 – £2,500). Tomatin is one of the fastest growing whisky brands in the UK and ranks within the Top 10 Single Malt brands in the USA. Tomatin recently reported its turnover increased by almost 25% during the company’s most recent financial year (Dec 2016 – Dec 2017). Tomatin won Distiller of the Year 2016 and Brand Innovator of the Year 2017 at the Icons of Whisky Scotland Awards.

New edition of Malt Whisky Yearbook

The Distillery Section completely revised with all the latest news

New exciting articles by distinguished writers such as Charles MacLean, Gavin D Smith, Neil Ridley, Jonny McCormick, Joel Harrison, Becky Paskin, Ian Buxton and Ian Wisniewski

Completely new Japanese chapter by Stefan Van Eycken

More than 250 tasting notes, including Japanese malts and independent bottlings

New feature – Whisky, the way I see it

A listing of more than 150 of the world´s greatest whisky shops

The Whisky Year That Was – the most comprehensive summary you´ll find of the news and trends in the industry

All the latest info on bottlings, web sites, books as well as the latest statistics and figures

More than 500 colour photos All in all – the most updated whisky book on the market!

This year covering 526 distilleries around the world!

Published by MagDig Media Ltd.
Publication date; 1 October 2018
Number of pages; 300
ISBN 978-0-9576553-5-5
Recommended retail price in UK; £13.95
Contact; ingvar.ronde@magdig.com
www.maltwhiskyyearbook.com