GLENLOSSIE 1975 – PRIVATE COLLECTION (GORDON & MACPHAIL) 70cl

Aged in a single first-fill sherry hogshead from April 1975 to April 2019, this liquid is braced in wonderful packaging… Read more This 1975 vintage single malt from Glenlossie was matured for over four decades in a first-fill sherry hogshead, which has resulted in lending the whisky an extraordinary colour.

2005 Laphroaig 12 Year Old “Alexander Murray” Cask Strength Small Batch Single Malt Whisky (750ml) $99.99 View

Alexander Murray has been making some waves recently. They’ve used their buying power through large volume purchases for many of the country’s largest chain retailers to secure stocks of some very special and rare distilleries. While many of my suppliers are unable to offer me cask strength Laphroaig of any age for less than £100+ a bottle, Alexander Murray is putting small batch cask strength malt from Islay’s most flavorful distiller into the bottle for a bargin. After a little poking and proding, we were able to secure a special price and offer this exceptional whisky, in all it’s briny Islay glory, for less than $100. No other bottler is able to offer such incredibly high quality whisky at such a low price. This whisky is bottled without the addition of coloring or water and not chill-filtered. The batch of approximately 10 barrels was filled into refill bourbon barrels in 2005 and dumped just before their 13th birthday in 2018.

Independent Whisky

Here at Abbey Whisky we only stock the very best whiskies produced by the Independent bottlers based here in Scotland. We work very closely with these companies to ensure our shelves are stocked with only the very best of drams… In this week from Elixir Distillers, we have five new single casks from the excellent Single Malts of Scotland range along and a couple of new offerings from the Elements of Islay series, including a lovely, sherry cask matured Caol Ila.

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FIVE SAZERAC CANADIAN WHISKIES HIGHLY COMMENDED AT 2019 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE

MONTREAL (June 26, 2019) – The Ultimate Spirits Challenge, known for its judging methodology which raised the standard for competitive beverage evaluation, recognized five of Sazerac’s Canadian whiskies, highly recommending one, and awarding two as “Great Values” at the 2019 competition.

Royal Canadian Small Batch Blended Canadian Whisky awarded Great Value, scored 90, and was deemed “Excellent, Highly Recommended.” Tasting notes: “Richly spiced nose with deep, sultry hints of maple syrup, pie tobacco, straw, and campfire smoke.”

Rich & Rare Reserve Canadian Blended Whisky also awarded Great Value, scored 88, and received a “Very Good, Strong Recommendation.” Extracts from the tasting notes: “Lean and fresh on the palate the whisky leads with oatmeal milk, vanilla, and baked pear flavors to come through.”

Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky scored 88, receiving a “Very Good, Strong Recommendation.” Tasting notes: “A brooding nose with aromas of orange bitters and espresso is buoyed by a firm oak presence. What follows on the palate harkens to bourbon with an injection of rye complexity, bringing subtle clove and anise spice alongside creme brulee and bananas foster. Casually complex.”

High River Canadian Whisky scored 87, receiving a “Very Good, Strong Recommendation.” Tasting notes: “A subtle and demure nose gives way to a medium-bodied whisky full of flavors of buttered biscuit, caramelized sugar, and vanilla bean. The finish is medium-long and consistent, making this an everyday whisky for may applications.”

Legacy Whisky scored 86, receiving a “Very Good, Strong Recommendation.” Tasting notes: “has a rich nose of leather, tobacco, and vanilla aromas. Flavors are exceptionally well-balanced between vanilla bean, cinnamon baked apples, lavender, honeycomb, and cocoa powder. The finish ups the complexity with a lingering peppercorn spice.”

During the 2019 Ultimate Spirits Challenge each product was evaluated by blind tasting panels in multi-stage assessments to remove any inherent or individual bias. Complete results of the 2019 Ultimate Spirits Challenge can be found at https://www.ultimate-beverage.com/

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.

Arran Golden Glass

The Man with the Golden Glass. Limited edition 12 year old Arran single malt. Arran 12 Year Old The Man with the Golden Glass Island single malt Scotch whisky. 2019 limited release of 12,000 bottles in honour of Arran Master Distiller James MacTaggart. Matured in Palo Cortado Sherry Casks.

AROMA: Peach, mango and warm ginger TASTE: Sweetness, Bitter orange, Citrus, Dark chocolate, Salty, memorable.

Arran Distillery was commissioned by the Isle of Arran Distillers in 1995 and lies amid stunning scenery just to the south of Lochranza on the northern tip of the Isle of Arran. This distillery has four stills, dunnage warehouses, a visitor centre offering distillery tours and a distillery café. Arran distills both un-peated and peated malt spirit and matures its whisky in sherry, bourbon, port and wine casks in order to produce an ever-evolving and expanding range of whiskies including Arran single malts such as Arran Machrie Moor and The Illicit Stills, and Arran blended scotch.

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We’re now officially in British summertime (although the weather may not always agree!) so throughout July, we’re turning our attention to how to enjoy whisky in the warmer weather. The variety of flavours in Society whiskies makes them perfect for creating exotic serves and tropical food pairings, and we’ll be sharing the suggestions with you all month.

In the meantime, we’ve released five preview bottles from the new Outturn which give the taste of summer. Only a limited number of preview bottles are available ahead of the full release on Friday, 5 July at 9am. Order now before they (and the sun) disappears.

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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

THE GLENALLACHIE WOOD FINISH SERIES

A new series of signature whiskies from GlenAllachie’s Master Distiller, Billy Walker. These three limited-edition Speyside single malts have taken on unique characters, after being finished in casks including Koval rye quarter casks, port casks and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. Please note: the stock level on the Wood Finish series may state zero on the product page as the stock isn’t physical yet. Estimated despatch 4th July.

ABOUT GLENALLACHIE 

The distillery was initially founded in 1967 by Mackinlay-McPherson and was later passed through the hands of Invergordon Distillers, before being decommissioned in 1987. Just two years later in 1989, the distillery was purchased by Pernod Ricard who began to ramp up the production of the distillery. Fast forward a number of decades, the distillery now has a series of single malts available. In 2017 the distillery was acquired  by Billy Walker, the brainchild behind GlenDronach, BenRiach and Glenglassaugh distilleries.

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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 260: Bunnahabhain 10 Year Old 2007 Feis Ile 2018

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, goes Bunna! For Feis Ile 2018 Bunnahabhain released two different bottles: a 10 years old on oloroso and a 15 years old on Spanish oak. Mark was able to get his hands on a bottle of the former, the 10 Year Old Moine, and poured it during his Feis Ile Masterclass in Ghent. It ended up in the top three. Only 1881 bottles were released, a nod to the foundation year of the distillery.

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