The Scotch Malt Whisky Society are hosting a ‘dram’atic Scotch vs Irish whisk(e)y tasting for rugby fans ahead of their big European match in Edinburgh this weekend.

RUGBY FANS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN ‘DRAM’ATIC SCOTCH VS IRISH COMPETITION 

RUGBY RIVALRY EXTENDS TO WHISK(E)Y AS EDINBURGH AND MUNSTER FANS COMPETE OVER DRAMS

Edinburgh whisky experts, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), are hosting the ultimate Scotch vs Irish whisk(e)y tasting to celebrate a big weekend for European club rugby in the capital.

Before Edinburgh Rugby host Munster Rugby at BT Murrayfield this weekend, fans of both sides are being welcomed to The SMWS’ venue at 28 Queen Street, on Friday 29^th March, to face off in a battle of two great whisky producing nations.

Friendly rugby rivalry will extend to drams as travelling Irish rugby fans will be greeted at one of the city’s great whisky venues to experience a range of rare and remarkable single cask, single malts in the company of fellow dram and rugby lovers.

An ambassador from the world’s leading whisky club will guide fans through four drams of the most exceptional examples of Scotch and Irish single casks.

Guests will then score the different whiskies out of ten, with the undisputed champion whisky (or whiskey!) producing nation being crowned victorious before the more physical 80-minute encounter on the Murrayfield pitch.

In-keeping with the spirit of the sport, fans are encouraged to back their teams, and whisky nations, while coming together to experience the pinnacle of single casks drawn straight from the barrel in this unique shared experience.

The match itself, which has now sold over 30,000 tickets and is on course to break a UK attendance record for a Quarter Final fixture, is expected to bring an influx of Munster Rugby fans to the city over the weekend.

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For rugby and whisky fans to buy tickets;

Edinburgh Rugby fans: https://bit.ly/2Y7LFoB

Munster Rugby fans: https://bit.ly/2UNI5h7

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For more information on how to purchase tickets, visit smws.com/events

Notes:

About The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 

• The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was established in Edinburgh in 1983 and now has more than 26,000 members and branches around the world
• The SMWS bottles rare single cask, single malt whisky, and a range of other spirits
• The Society bottles single malts, unique single casks and exclusive blends
• The Society has bottled whisky from more than 138 distilleries from Scotland and beyond
• The Society offers a new batch of around 30 single cask, single malt whiskies every month
• The Society offers a variety of membership’s packages which can be tailored. Please see https://bit.ly/2uqKanT
• For more information about the Society, visit https://bit.ly/2HHiNyC
• Twitter: @SMWSUK Facebook: @thesmwsuk Instagram: @smws_uk

MMA2018 The Report

Since 1997, the Malt Maniacs (an international collective of malt whisky enthusiasts) have been enjoying and discussing the pleasures of (single malt) whisky with like-minded whisky lovers from all over the world. Since 2003, we have organised (non-stop) our very own annual ‘amateur’ whisky competition. We like to think that, over the years, our modest little initiative has evolved into one of the leading (and most independent) whisky competitions in the world. You can find more details about our collective and its history on: www.maltmaniacs.net

For this 16th edition of the Malt Maniacs Awards (MMA), we were delighted in receiving new comers, such as Valinch & Mallet, Sansibar, The Spirits Shop Selection, Whisky & Rum or Asta Morris, as examples.

Not only Scotch single malts were entered in this prestigious whisky competitions, but single malts, blended malts, blends, grain whiskies or whiskey produced in Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Switzerland shipped from Europe and Asia. Thus, the MMA is truly an international representation.

MMA 2018: The Rules

Our fundamentals, since beginning have been for the judges: 

• 100% independent
• 100% Blind

Awards

In the Malt Maniacs Awards, medals are won on merit, similar to the system that is used by the boy scouts. The winners in specific categories receive awards instead – hence the name of our competition. There are six award categories in three price brackets. We distinguish between these six awards categories:

• Non-Plus-Ultra Award (Overall top scoring whisky out of all Malt Maniacs Awards entries that year)
• Best Natural Cask Award (Best whisky matured exclusively in ‘untreated’, regular casks)
• Best Sherry Cask Award (Best whisky matured exclusively in sherry casks)
• Best Peated Malt Award (Best whisky distilled from – relatively – peated malted barley)
• Thumbs Up Award (Most exciting new release in that price category that year)

Every bottle that is entered in our competition can win only one award (as well as only one medal). Apart from the six awards categories listed above, there are three different price brackets –

Daily Drams (the bottles with a retail price of up to 60 Euros), Premium Whiskies (the bottles with a retail price between 60and 200 Euros) and Ultra Premium Whiskies (the bottles with a retail price of more than 200 Euros).So there are 18 ‘standard’ awards that are assigned each year – provided we can find a suitable candidate.

If we feel that a certain whisky, bottler or distillery deserves special recognition in a particular year, we sometimes add one or more ‘special’ awards.

Note: the price category was received from the participants and not all medals might have been attributed. The full list of the results can be found at http://www.maltmaniacs.net/awards/

The participants 

The MMA cannot take place without the participating companies submitting their bottles to us. So, a big thank you to them!

The participants were:

MMA 2018 Companies:

Acla Selection, AD Rattray, Adelphi, ARen Trading Co., Ltd, Amrut, Armorik, Asta Morris, Atom Supplies, Bass Chaos, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros & Rudd, Blackadder, Boston Tung, Cadenhead’s, Chamber Premier, Douglas Laing, Elixir Distillers, FI FA SHANG HAO, Glenallachie distillery, Hot Malt, JemmyYeh, Millstone/Zuidam distillers, Nantou, Paul John, Penderyn, Sansibar, Slyrs, Southarea Club, Spirit Shop’s Selection Dong Fang Ming, Tiger Huan, Tomatin, Valinch & mallet, Vito Yao, Walter Lee, Whisky &Rhum, Wilson & Morgan and some anonymous as well

And finally, the moment you are waiting for……!!!!

The full list is at the end of the document, with all individual scores

AWARDS –Supreme Winners

• Kavalan (57.8%, OB, C#O090619031A, Port Cask, 184Bts)

• Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask (57.8%, OB, C#S081215028, Sherry Butt, 496Bts)

AWARDS – Ultra Premium Category

• Non-Plus-Ultra Award (Ultra Premium)

• Benrinnes 20YO 1997/2018 (55.0%, Signatory, C#9734, Sherry Hogshead, For LMDW, 239Bts)

• Best Natural Cask Award (Ultra Premium)

• Ledaig 20YO 1997/2017 “Stealing Beauty” (61.1%, Spirits Salon, C#800111, bourbon barrel, 120Bts)
• Kavalan Solist Moscatel (56.3%, OB, C#MO100625020A, 1st Fill Moscatel Sherry Cask)

• Best Sherry Cask Award (Ultra Premium)

• Springbank Blackadder Statement 2001/2018 (59%, Blackadder, C#130, Sherry Hogshead, 96Bts)

• Best Peated Malt Award (Ultra Premium)

• Blackadder Raw Cask Loch Indaal 10YO 2007 (63.3%, Blackadder, C#3413, Hogshead, 244Bts)

AWARDS – Premium Category

            Non-Plus-Ultra Award (Premium)

• Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask (57.8%, OB, C#S081215028, Sherry Butt, 496Bts)
• Kavalan (57.8%, OB, C#O090619031A, Port Cask, 184Bts)

• Best Natural Cask Award (Premium)
• Amrut Chronicles 2012/2018 (60%, OB for La Maison du Whisky, Bourbon, 660 Bts)

            Best Sherry Cask Awards (Premium)

• Kavalan Solist 7YO 2010/2017 (58.6%, OB For Asia Palate Association, C#S100309004A, Sherry Butt, 504Bts)
• Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask (56.3%, OB, C#S090102018, 1st Fill sherry butt, 473Bts)
• Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask (59.4%, OB for Tiger selection Fu Yun, C#S090306028, 1st Fill Sherry Cask, 463Bts)
• Kavalan 7YO 2010/2017 (56.3%, OB C#S100303016A, Oloroso Sherry Butt, 502Bts)

• Best Peated Malt Award (Premium)
• Caol Ila 7YO 2011/2018 (56.1%, Asta Morris, C#AM055, 580 Bts)

             Thumbs Up (Premium)

• Edradour 2008/2018 (57.9%, OB, C#8, First Fill Sherry Butt for LMDW, 515Bts)

AWARDS – Daily Dram Category

• Non-Plus-Ultra Award (Daily Dram)
• English Whisky Company, 8YO 2009/2017 (52.3%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, C#800/424, Sauternes/Bourbon Barrels, 845 Bts)
• Ledaig 12YO 2005/2018 (57.9%, Wilson & Morgan, C#8000073-74, Sherry finish Oloroso, 587Bts)

• Best Natural Cask Award (Daily Dram)
• Elements of Islay Peat Full Proof (59.3%, Elixir Distillers)

• Best Sherry Cask Award (Daily Dram)

             Thumbs Up (Daily Dram)

• Scallywag 10YO Speyside Blended Scotch Whisky (46.2%, Douglas Laing, 4,500Bts)
• Millstone Peated (46%, OB, PX Cask)
• Best Peated Malt Award (Daily Dram)
• English Whisky Company, 8YO 2018 (61.9%, Cadenhead’s, Bourbon Hogshead, 228 Bts)

Panel of Judges

Olivier Humbrecht (OH), France ,Konstantin Grigoriadis (KG),  Austria Patrick De Schulthess (PdS), Switzerland Krishna Nukala (KN), India Robert Karlsson (RK), Sweden, Pete Silver (PS), USA Ulf Buxrud (UB), Sweden Patrick Brossard (PB), Switzerland Tim Puett (TP), USA Technical support provided by Benjamin Chen (SG)

The results can be found in the attached PDF file (please click on the icon). The participants provided Price categories. Entries with a median score below 80 are not presented.Some impressions of the judges on this year’s entries:

Tim Puett (USA) about: Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask (57.8%, OB, S081215028, Sherry Butt, 496Bts) “Old school sherry, tastes like old Speyside whiskies” 

Penderyn Rich Oak Single Cask (59.8%, OB, C#D161, 289Bts) “Fun, potpourri, gooseberry, super fruity, taste like old Irish whisky”

Olivier Humbrecht (FR) about: Amrut Chronicles 2012/2018 (60%, OB for La Maison du Whisky, Bourbon, 660 Bts):“Elegant bourbon medium power. Nice peppery mineral. Long finish. Beautiful fruit on finish. Gorgeous.

Kavalan 8YO 2009/2017 (57.8%, OB, C#S090319003, Sherry Cask, 473 Bts)“Dark sweet sherry. Round balanced. Great old refined. Fabulous”

Patrick de Schulthess (CH) about: Caol Ila 7YO 2011/2018 (56.1%, Asta Morris, C# AM055, 580 Bts) “light amber, ripe peach, rock, melon, honeycomb, peat, tar, camphor, with a long finish without default, on sultana, fresh almond, milk chocolate and camphor. Superb”

Springbank Blackadder Statement 2001/2018 (59%, Blackadder, C#130, Sherry Hogshead, 96Bts) “dark amber, with a shy creamy nose, a palate on powerful milk and dark chocolates, creamy caramel, balanced tar and camphor flavours. Superb palate. The finish is long, without default, buttery, on liquorice, tar and peat. Very well balanced.

Krishna (IN) about: Amrut Chronicles 2012/2018 (60%, OB for La Maison du Whisky, Bourbon, 660 Bts): On first tasting- Classic smoke and fruits..rich nose….lots of dried fruits.. Raisins.. etc..fruit cake….this is something special at least on nose..very smooth, classic palate that is not so sweet, not so bitter, but has some elegance..Re tasted- Lovely coconut caramel toffees…. Beautiful sweet smoke. Some heavy dry fruits..Some luxurious dry fruit notes. Very sweet and smooth, easy to drink…. Lovely fruity finish with some organics.

Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask (58.6%, OB for Tiger Selection QianZhuo, C#S090306021, 1st Fill sherry butt, 476Bts) “Classic rich, complex nose of a deep sherried whisky….dry fruits galore.. Figs, dates, raisins, spices like cloves, cinnamon, Christmas cake..mandarin oranges….exceedingly sweet and thick, with organics, fruit cake, what not … brilliantl y sweet and sherry finish that is everlasting..

Benromach 10YO (57%, OB,  100 Proof)Initial tasting- Sweet and smoky. Lovely nose. Classic taste. Very delicious. Thouroughly enjoyable whisky Retasted-Smoke. Sweet and salts..liquorice toffee…some peat….spicy, hot, sweets galore..Lovely round and syrupy stuff, very sweet. Hot and honeyed finish. 

Patrick Brossard (CH) about: English Whisky Company, 8YO 2009/2017 (52.3%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, C#800/424, Sauternes/Bourbon Barrels, 845 Bts)A   whisky with a fresh nose, aromatic, intense, floral, slightly smoky, with some bitter and aromatic herbs. On the palate, it is fruity, intense, mellow, round, floral, on exotic fruits, some aromatic herbs, peat smoke, other stewed fruits, sugary flavours and light aromatic herbs. Well balanced.Very good and complex.

Millstone Peated (46%, OB, PX Cask)A whisky with a peaty to very peaty nose, slightly young on the palate, rich, fresh, peaty, aromatic, camphor, some iodine, soot and fudge. A very nice fresh whisky, with a complex and subtle aromatic peat smoke. Well made.

Conclusion 

This 16th MMA edition has seen some changes compared to the last edition, with changes in the price categories to reflect the increased prices on whisky. As for the previous editions, Kavalan won again this year, even if we had some changes in the judges, with the return of Ulf Buxrud. This highlights the excellent quality of their Solist single casks. Interestingly, we have seen some serious contenders from Scotland, with a Benrinnes from La Maison du Whisky, a Springbank from Blackadder and a very surprising Caol Ila from Asta Morris, showing that a single malt can be stunning already at 7 YO. The Amrut Chronicles for La Maison du Whisky or the Dutch Millstone PX Peated are further demonstration that age does not always matter. Often sherried whiskies obtain high ratings, but this year, we have seen some non-sherried whiskies doing very well, as example the English Whisky Company from That-boutique-y Whisky and Cadenhead’s, without forgetting one of two overall winner, a Port version of Kavalan.

I wish to thank again all the participants for submitting their entries to this competition, as well as all the judges and Benjamin Chen, Singapore for the additional formatting. I hope that the number of participants, entries and judges will increase in years!

Slainte,

Patrick Brossard

MMA2018 organiser, on behalf of all the MM who have been involved in this work.

You won’t believe which country we’ve just added an award-winning whisky from!

“As our family of spirits grows, we proudly announce our new addition… a whisky of unique quality and balance of flavors consistent with each offering in the ImpEx Portfolio.  You may be surprised by its origins, but you won’t be disappointed with all it has to offer.  We are excited to bring this amazing offering to the U.S. and to share it with enthusiasts everywhere.” 

~ Sam Filmus, President of ImpEx Beverages

Gouden Carolus Single Malt is a refined whisky distilled from the mash of Gouden Carolus Tripel beer.  A first for Belgium are the hand hammered, copper pot stills, in which the pure mash is distilled.  The result is a pure and clear distillate.

The ensuing aging in First Fill Bourbon casks followed by a further aging in ‘Anker’ casks (oak casks reworded by the cooper according to the distillery’s own specifications) results in a refined whisky with a rich and balanced taste.  The subtle fruit aromas are delightfully enhanced by hints of wood and vanilla.

From 1637 to 1914, the miller’s family Van Breedam ground and distilled grain into jenever on the Molenberg in Blaasveld. In 1872, Louis Van Breedam and his sister left the Molenberg to become brewers in Mechelen. The Molenberg is still in the hands of the family and they continue the tradition.

Charles Leclef grew up in the brewery but remained in touch with the Molenberg in Blaasveld, where his uncle lives.  After modernizing the brewery, Charles came up with a daring plan. In the Molenberg, he wanted to distill beer to alcohol: whisky.  This whisky distillery has become the perfect match between two family traditions, brewing and distilling.

Nose: Fruit, vanilla, and crème brûlée.

Palate: Full and balanced; notes of wood and vanilla.

Please feel free to reach out for more details: office@impexbev.com

Loch Lomond 19 Year Old Royal Portrush

Created in partnership with 2011 Open Championship winning golfer Darren Clarke, this 19-year-old single malt from Loch Lomond has been matured in American oak casks from the distillery’s onsite cooperage and bottled as part of the Open Course Collection from Loch Lomond Whiskies. This is the second release in the series from Loch Lomond, the official Spirit of the Open, and it bears the signature of Mr Clarke who worked with Master Blender Michael Henry to craft the expression.

£160.00 – Buy Now

Glen Scotia 2003 Festival Edition 2019

Distilled at Glen Scotia in Campbeltown using peated barley, this 2003 vintage single malt has been specially selected as the distillery’s festival bottling for the 2019 Campbeltown Malts Festival, which takes place 21st-24th May. Matured for at least 15 years and finished in a rum puncheon, this limited edition is bottled at a natural cask strength of 51.3% abv.

£70.00 – Buy Now

Glen Scotia 2005 Single Cask – Loch Fyne Exclusive

Distilled at Glen Scotia in March 2005 and matured in a single cask (no. 17/413-10) for 13 years, this Campbeltown single malt has been selected and bottled exclusively for Loch Fyne Whiskies by the good folks at the distillery. Only 330 bottles have been filled, each one at a natural cask strength of 55.6% abv and free from chill-filtration.

£85.00 – Buy Now

What was once fabulous then fell by the way side, but now, it’s back! Back at 46%, peat, bourbon casks, virgin oak and some rum as well! BenRiach are a true star for me, everything is fun, everything is well made, everything is vibrant and punchy – even with the experimental side of things, it retains distillery form and character. Really happy to this back to it’s previous form and still kicking most other competition out of it’s way with ease. Cheers!

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MORTLACH THE SINGING STILLS: MORTLACH 47-YEAR-OLD

WHISKY’S BEST KEPT SECRET

Mortlach release a 47-Year-Old single malt: the oldest ever bottling direct from the Mortlach distillery 

In April, Mortlach will unveil the oldest and most precious secret from their distillery, Mortlach 47-Year-Old. Mortlach 47 is the first in The Singing Stills series, a bold new collection of incredibly rare single cask expressions drawn from the final three casks of 1971.

Distilled and matured by the experts and unmoved from its original warehouse since 1971, Mortlach 47 is the oldest ever bottling direct from the Mortlach distillery. The first cask yielded a total of only 94 bottles, which will be released through a global online registration to satisfy the anticipated demand from collectors. Launching on 9^th April, Justerini & Brooks, rare and collectable wine and spirits merchants and Royal Warrant holders since 1761, will exclusively oversee the registration, where whisky connoisseurs can submit their interest to purchase a bottle, recommended retail selling price £10,000 in the United Kingdom.

On the eve of the opening of the global registration, the Mortlach whisky experts will first share with a select few, this treasured secret from their distillery. On 9^th April in two cities across the globe, London and Singapore, 47 people will be amongst the first to taste the subtle and intriguing complexity of Mortlach 47, in an exclusive tasting experience. A small number of places will be held back, reserved for those that want to experience the secret the most. To be a part of the 47, enthusiasts of Mortlach can register their interest online at exceptionalwhisky.com.

Mortlach has to date been considered a closely guarded secret of the whisky world. Revered as ‘The Beast of Dufftown’ for its rich character, Mortlach has a very unique distillation process. Since 1896 Mortlach has been precisely 2.81 times distilled, it is a mysterious method simply called ‘The Way’, made even more curious by the whimsical hum reverberating from the copper stills. The Singing Stills series celebrates the mysterious notes coming from the stills and the unusual robust character of Mortlach, which sets the liquid apart from the sweet and mellow style of other Speyside whiskies.

The sound of the stills is as distinctive to the distillery as the taste of the whisky. To bring this to life, celebrated contemporary composer, Alexis Ffrench has created a piece of original music, inspired by the hum of the stills. The soulful melody will be played for the first time on 9^th April at the launch experience in London and Singapore, and sound the opening of the global registration.

A further one bottle of Mortlach 47 will be exclusively available, ahead of the global registration opening, in an auction for charity by Bonham’s HK on 25^th March. All the money raised from the private event will go to the chosen charity partner, Daughters of Tomorrow.

Ewan Gunn, Global Mortlach Ambassador comments, “This Mortlach 47 Year Old, is an exquisite Single Malt Scotch Whisky. In a region generally known for its smoother, gentler style of whisky, Mortlach’s exceptional bold and complex flavours, bridge the gap between mellow and smoky. Authentic in character, Mortlach 47 has a velvety body with notes of honey, hot toasted wood and dark chocolate with a buttery smoothness, a prelude to a delicate, lightly perfumed finish.” 

This extremely limited 47-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky will be exquisitely presented in a bespoke glass bottle with stand out angular shoulders and enclosed in a royal blue case. It is a seamless addition to the finest of whisky collections around the globe.

NOTES:

• The UK (domestic), RSP of £10,000 per 70cl bottle.
• ABV 46.8%
• Mortlach 47 Year Old will be available exclusively via a global online registration on Justerini & Brooks website (com/Mortlach1971Release) from 9^th April 2019 for a period of two weeks
• Justerini & Brooks online registration opening: 00:00 GMT on 9^th April until 18:00 GMT on 23^rd April
• Consumers can register their interest to be one of 47 to attend the global launch of Mortlach 47 on 9^th April, in London or Singapore, via com. Open from 19^th– 31^st March, those allocated a limited space will be notified on 1^st April.
• The bottle auctioned by Bonham’s HK, on 25^th March, will be bottle number 8
• There will be further releases of Mortlach from The Singing Stills series. Details TBC.
• Tasting Notes:
• Colour: Polished copper
• Nose: Aromatic and exotic with orchard and tropical fruits followed by honey and waxy notes. Subtle spice notes emerge with sage, rosemary, incense and myrrh followed by a faint touch of smoke
• Body: Medium to rich
• Palate: Soft, ripe fruits with an intriguing combination of sweet and sour notes – umeshu plums and peaches are both present. These are balanced by firm tannins and a rich earthiness with just a little smoke
• Finish: Earthy and spicy with a touch of wood ash

ABOUT MORTLACH

Mortlach distillery was founded in 1823 by James Findlater and his two partners Donald McIntosh and Alexander Gordon. In 1852 the distillery was reopened by John Gordon after a few silent years, then in 1854 Gordon took on George Cowie as a partner, creating John Gordon & Co. Cowie became the sole owner when John Gordon died in 1867.

Dr. Alexander Cowie oversaw the very first spirit distillation, through a completely unique and fiendishly complex process, which he used his scientific acumen to craft. He was not a distiller by trade and had not long returned from a posting in the exotic climes of Hong Kong, where he spent five years practicing medicine. After the untimely death of his brother, he returned to run Dufftown’s oldest distillery with his father George, who learned the craft of distilling after a career carving the great Scottish railways into the rugged landscape as an engineer, before becoming the owner of the Mortlach distillery. George bestowed it all to Alexander when he died, and Alexander doubled the stills his father left him.

Springbank Society Members

We’re in a great mood here in Campbeltown because it is quite possibly the first warm day of 2019 here in South Kintyre – so that is keeping us all happy.

We just wanted to write to you all to provide a little update regarding the recent Society bottle, your orders and our dispatch schedule. Obviously, the bottle delivery process depends on a multitude of factors so we thought it would be best to get in touch and let you know how things are going. See below for delivery details.

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If you requested for your order to be delivered to your house (or any other address that is not a Cadenhead Shop) then we are pleased to say we are making progress regarding these deliveries and we expect them all to be dispatched in the next 7-10 days.

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If you requested for your order to be sent to a shop for collection, please read the information below.

Edinburgh + London Cadenhead Shops: These bottles will leave Campbeltown over the next 2 weeks. You will receive an email to alert you as to when you are able to go to the shop and collect your order.

Campbeltown (Springbank Distillery Shop): These bottles are available for collection now. Members whose bottles are ready for collection will have previously received an email regarding this matter.

Odense, Cologne, Berlin + Vienna Cadenhead Shops: These bottles left Campbeltown today. We cannot confirm the exact date they will arrive at their destinations (but it will be within the next week or two) however, you will receive an email to alert you as to when you are able to go to the shop and collect your order.

Baden Cadenhead Shop: These bottles will leave Campbeltown at the beginning of May, we do not yet have a confirmed date of arrival. You will receive an email to alert you as to when you are able to go to the shop and collect your order.

Once again, please allow us to stress that your order will not be available for collection until you have received an email informing you that the bottle(s) have arrived.

Please do not be concerned that anything could go “wrong” with the order (lost/damaged etc) as we have a number of spare bottles we deliberately put aside to deal with these eventualities – although we don’t anticipate any issues.

And lastly, we would ask for you continued patience as we answer a high volume of emails and phone calls and work through this extremely busy period of the Springbank calendar.

Thank you

Slainte,

Springbank Society and The Springbank Team

To Join the Springbank Society please contact them at society@springbank.scot

Macallan Rare Cask Batch No.1 2019 Release

This is the first 2019 release in the new batched series of The Macallan Rare Cask. Bottled in 2019, this release is crafted from some of the rarest and most precious stocks maturing in The Macallan Estate in Speyside. Each batch in the series represents the volume of just 50 European sherry seasoned oak butts. Presented at 43% abv in a beautifully sculpted glass decanter. Described as one of The Macallan’s most complex yet balanced whiskies, with soft notes of rich oak, vanilla and chocolate.

£249.00 – Buy Now

Highland Park Twisted Tattoo

Introducing the brand new Highland Park Twisted Tattoo, a 16 year old island single malt, distilled at the home of Highland Park – Orkney. This is the first time Highland Park has combined Spanish Rioja wine seasoned casks with first fill bourboncasks. The result is a soft rose tint, driven by the Rioja wine casks with the taste having sweet vanilla, bold and full bodied with light, aromatic peat. Twisted Tattoo is inspired by the distillery’s Norse ancestry and the Viking Legend of the Midgard Serpent which grew so large it twisted around the earth to bite its own tail.

Whisky Shop UK Exclusive

Highly Limited Release – Available Whilst Stocks Last

£80.00 – Buy Now

Available for immediate dispatch

2005 Balblair 13 Year Old “K&L Exclusive” Cask No. 224 Cask Strength Single Cask Highland Single Malt Whisky 750ml  (ships as 1.5L) $89.99 View

Whistle Pig 10 Year Old “K&L Exclusive” 118.3 Proof Barrel #2347 Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey (750ml) $89.99 View