Port Ellen
35 Year Old 1982
Signatory 30th
$1,664.36

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Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1982 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill sherry butt #2040 bottled June 2018 for the Signatory Vintage 30th Anniversary series. 567 bottles.

Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 and whilst some of the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe and James Fox was paid £428 for his work. Official bottlings of Port Ellen single malt whisky include the Port Ellen Annual Release and independent release from Hunter Laing & Co. are highly prized.

Welcome to the first episode of the show for 2019! I’m kicking off the year with a peaty epic!

https://youtu.be/1RqnknrLI5E

Save the date: 13th January, 6-8pm

We’re delighted to say that we are back in London next week to collect whisky. 13th January, 6-8pm, St Paul’s Hotel Hammersmith. If you would like to attend this whisky rendez-vous please fill out the attendance form by clicking on the picture to the right. Additionally please click on the button below and fill out our ‘Submission Sheet’.

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ABV:50.9% AGE:44 Year Old VINTAGE:1973 CASK TYPE:Refill Hogshead CASK #:#14189 BOTTLER:Hunter Laing & Co. REGION:Lowland TYPE:Single Grain 

Carsebridge 44 Year Old 1973 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Rare example of the lost Scottish distillery. Single cask refill hogshead #14189 distilled May 1987 and bottled September 2017 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. This is a specially selected exclusive release to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of The Whisky Barrel. 150 numbered bottles. This golden whisky has a complex nose with notes of milk choclate, forest berries and green moss. The palate is smooth and creamy with toffee, blackcurrants and spice. The finish is long, with a distinctive pepperiness.

John Bald established Carsebridge Malt Distillery in 1798 on the edge of Alloa. By the 1820s it was producing both malt and grain whiskey but during the 1850s was converted to a grain distillery following installation of a Coffey continuous still. Two Coffey still were operational by 1886 and a third was installed around 1966. By the mid 1960s this was one of the largest working distilleries in Scotland. Carsebridge closed in 1983 and most of its buildings were demolished in 1992 and thereby is a lost Lowland grain distillery.

Whisky Dinner Wednesday January 16th @7pm 

It’s Whisky Pairing time again with this time with independant bottler; Douglas Laing.

We are happy to announce our 1st Whisky Dinner of the year. Keith Beattie of Douglas Laing will be traveling from Scotland to host our Whisky Pairing Dinner on Wednesday January 16th at 7pm.

Keith has been in the drinks industry for 2 decades and just recently joined Douglas Laing last year. His role? Head of Commercial, I guess we’ll find out exactly what that means at the dinner.

Douglas Laing & Co was established in 1948. As an established independent bottler, Douglas Laing has access to great whisky stocks and has a wonderful lineup of whiskies in their; Remarkable Regional Malts and the Exceptional Single Cask series. Lets show Keith a big Canadian Whisky Kitchen welcome and join us next week for an entertaining evening with great whisky from the warehouses of Douglas Laing.

Our talented kitchen team are, yet again, creating 5 stunning dishes to pair with 5 great whiskies.

This is sure to be another great night of food, whisky and distillery tales.

Why not grab one of our limited tickets and join us on Wednesday January 16th for some great whisky and food.

Tickets are limited and I can assure you, as always, they sell out fast.

Be sure to plan for a safe ride home!

The cost for this event is only $85

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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 232: Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1982 Signatory 30^th Anniversary

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a legendary whisky. For the 30^th anniversary of independent bottler Signatory, Andrew Symington and his team selected a wide range of exquisite single casks and released them in luxurious boxes with two complimentary glasses. Mark tries try the ultimate release in this series: the Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1982. Flabbergasting, but expensive. Then again… you only live once.

https://youtu.be/U6QqYbTuCl0

Bunnahabhain
40 Year Old 1978
Signatory 30th
$1,030.30

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Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 1978 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill sherry butt #2587 bottled June 2018 for the Signatory Vintage 30th Anniversary series. 484 bottles.

Bunnahabhain Distillery was established in 1881 on the north eastern tip of the Isle of Islay by the shore of Bunnahabhain Bay and overlooking the Sound of Islay. All the building materials were transported by puffer and unloaded at the distillery pier. Now tucked away at the end of the single track ‘main’ road with spectacular scenery all the way. Bunnahabhain Distillery is equipped with four huge pear shaped stills and produces Scottish malt whiskey which is released in blends and in single malt and single cask bottlings. A participant in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Core editions include Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old and 18 Year Old.

FOUR CANADIAN WHISKIES FROM SAZERAC AWARDED SILVER MEDALS AT NEW YORK WORLD WINE & SPIRITS COMPETITION 

Montreal, Canada (Jan. 8, 2019) – Judges awarded four Canadian whiskies from the Sazerac Company with Silver medals at the eighth annual New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, labeling them as outstanding spirits that show “refinement, finesse, and complexity.”

            Silver Medal Winners:

• Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky
• Royal Canadian Small Batch Canadian Whisky
• Rich & Rare Reserve Canadian Whisky
• High River Canadian Whisky

The New York World Wine & Spirits Competition consisted of a panel of renowned judges from the New York area that assessed over 340 spirits in the 2018 competition. This two-day event included a blind tasting of participating spirits followed by awards ranging from Double Gold to Bronze.

Complete results of the 2018 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition can be found at https://www.nywscomp.com/results/.

About Sazerac

Sazerac is one of America’s oldest family owned, privately held distillers with operations in the United States in Louisiana, Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Maryland, California, and global operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, India, Australia and Canada. For more information on Sazerac, please visit www.sazerac.com.

ABV:51.8%  AGE:26 Year Old VINTAGE:1992 CASK TYPE:Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon CASK #:#8315 BOTTLER: Distillery REGION: Highland TYPE:Single Malt Scotch

GlenDronach 26 Year Old 1992 vintage Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon #8315 bottled June 2018. Specially selected and bottled exclusively for The Whisky Barrel. 720 numbered bottles. Nose: Toffee popcorn and chocolate covered caramel nuts. Cantaloupe melon. Palate: Marzipan and sticky toffee. Grass, pineapple skin and hints of freshly ground rose pepper.

Glendronach Malt Whiskey Distillery was established north east of Huntley in the Highland whiskey 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. Famous for its well-aged and top quality sherried single malt, for example Glendronach 21 Year Old Parliament, and single cask releases. The distillery is now owned by Brown Forman of America.

Whiski Rooms 0131-225-7224

So 2019 is finally here and we have lots going on with our 2/3 set lunch menu back on for £12/£15 and our whisky tastings are back in force with a range of tastings to suit all palates.

Let us not forget Burns Night where we will have a special set menu available all week to toast our bard, Robert Burns

Set 2/3 Course Lunch Offer

Join us on weekdays for our special lunch offer – choose from 2 courses at £12 or 3 courses for £15.  Fresh Scottish produce is our speciality and with the best views over Edinburgh, it will be feast for the senses.

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Whisky Tastings Galore

We host numerous whisky tastings throughout the week and feature INtroduction to Whisky as well as our delightful Whisky & Cheese and Whisky & Chocolate tastings – all bookable online so treat yourself to some delicious fun.

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BURNS WEEK

Burns Night is 25th Jan as normal however this year we will have a special Burns Menu available in addition to our a la carte menu from 21st – 27th Jan 2019 at £29.95 for 3 courses with a free nip of whisky.

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Call us on 0131-225-7224 to book 

WHISKI ROOMS
4-7 NORTH BANK STREET
EDINBURGH, EH1 2LP