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Jura says hello to new rare and limited releases

Jura Single Malt Whisky welcomes the latest additions to its collection of rare and limited releases – the Jura Rare vintage 1989 and the Jura Rare Vintage 1988 mark 2 – 2019 bottling. The two exceptional aged whiskies showcase Jura’s rich whisky-making heritage and dedication to creating the finest whiskies over generations.

In 2018, Jura revealed the first in its new range of rare and limited releases with the Jura 28 Year-Old and Jura 1988 – 2018 bottling. A year on, these two new releases celebrate the power of extended maturation.

Crafted over three decades, the Jura Rare Vintage 1989 exemplifies the character of Jura, having spent 30 Years maturing in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels, the perfect partner to enhance Jura’s signature house style. The 30 Year-Old single malt captures the diverse character of its island home with flavours of honeyed pear, vanilla cake and spicy cinnamon. Bottled at 53.5% ABV it is non-chill filtered, resulting in complex aromas, flavours and an intense natural colour.

Jura has also released the 2019 bottling of the Rare Vintage 1988, following the first release in 2018. The second bottling of its age reveals the depth of character Jura has developed through time. Bottled at 52.8% this rare and limited whisky preserves all the charming, silky flavours found in the aged port casks.  Having matured in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels, followed by five years in port pipes, the Rare Vintage 1988 delivers the perfect balance of honey, baked apple, red fruits and toasted pistachios. The 2019 release has natural colour and is non-chill filtered, delivering a whisky drinking experience that is as close as you can get to tasting straight from the cask.

The latest releases from the range of rare and aged expressions carry Jura’s signature house style and build on the growing global popularity of its whiskies since relaunching last year with a new flavour direction.

Gregg Glass, Whisky Maker & Blender said: “Jura has been in a unique position to create a history of single malts like no other. These releases are no exception, and are a reflection of the dedication of our community over generations to produce the finest whiskies. Our rare and limited releases pay homage to the people and breath-taking landscape of Jura over the years, and offer our growing, global community a truly unique flavour of our island home.”

Each release is available in limited quantities with only 1500 bottles of each created, making this a rare taste of Jura for whisky lovers and collectors to enjoy the world over. 

Both of the new whiskies are available now, priced at RSP £650. The Jura Rare Vintage Jura 1989 will be available in Asia Duty Free and select specialist retailers globally. The 2019 Jura Rare Vintage 1988 is available exclusively in Asia domestic retailers. 

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About Jura

Jura is a tiny Scottish island nestled off the West Coast of Scotland. With only one road, one pub, one distillery and 212(ish) people, Jura is as beautiful as it is remote.

The distillery was established in 1810 and reborn in 1963 to revive the community.

Inspired by our history and our island home, we create single malt with a true passion for the craft of whisky making.

Tasting Notes

Jura Rare Vintage 1989 (Cask Strength – 53.5% ABV)

Distilled in 1989 | RSP – £650 (70cl)

Non chill-filtered, natural colour

1500 bottles available in Asia DFS and select domestic markets globally

An exclusive 30-year-old single malt matured in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels.

Colour – Amber Gold

Nose – Honeyed pear, freshly baked bread, ripened bananas and vanilla cake

Palate – Peaches in syrup, spicy cinnamon, toffee apple and Swiss white chocolate

Jura Rare Vintage 1988 – 2019 Bottling (Cask Strength – 52.8% ABV)

Distilled in 1988 | RSP – £650 (70cl)

Non chill-filtered, natural colour

Bottled in 2018 at 52.8% ABV

1500 bottles available in Asia domestic retailers

An exclusive single malt first matured in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels then transferred into Port Wine Pipes for a further five years. 

Colour – Rosewood Gold

Nose – Red fruits, Kirsch, pears and figs

Palate – Dark chocolate, black cherries, toasted pistachios

Glencairn releases limited-edition black Glencairn Glass to celebrate Black Friday 

For the first time ever the iconic Glencairn Glass will be available to buy in black –  but grab one while you can as only a thousand are for sale

The whisky world’s favourite and much-loved whisky glass is turning to the dark side for Black Friday with the release of only one thousand limited-edition elegant black Glencairn Glasses.

These unique glasses will be the first to be officially sold to the public by the award-winning, Scottish family business, Glencairn Crystal.  Never before have black Glencairn Glasses been available to buy so now is your chance to procure a piece of whisky industry history.

Available from Friday 29 November and for as long as stocks last, each glass costs £7 and comes in a special edition black box.

The glasses can only be purchased via the Glencairn Crystal online store  where you can also find a 20% discount across all Glencairn Glassware items over the Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday. The perfect place to find extra special sparkling gifts for Christmas for whisky-loving friends and family.

Notes:

The Glencairn Glass is endorsed by the Scotch Whisky Association as the official glass for whisky. Glencairn Crystal makes over 3 million per year, across hundreds of brands, distributed to over 90 countries worldwide.

Glencairn has previously won The Queen’s Awards as follows:

• The Queens Award for Enterprise 2017 and 2012
• The Queens Award for Innovation 2006 (with the Glencairn Whisky Glass)

Holidays Spirits

Here at K&L Wines, we’re gearing up for the holidays, a celebratory time that gives us the excuse to imbibe some special bottles of wine and spirits. We’re excited to share these special selections with you as our definitive holiday picks for this special season. This super-sized newsletter is jam-packed with recommendations from an array of our wine and spirits experts. We’ve pulled out all the stops to ensure you can celebrate with the very best from our extensive selection.

2007 Glenlivet 12 Year Old “Signatory Unchillfiltered Collection” 1st Fill Single Sherry Butt Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $99.99 View

1998 Orkney (Highland Park) 20 Year Old “Thompson Bros.” K&L Exclusive Single Refill Hogshead Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $149.99 View

2005 Laphroaig 13 Year Old “Chieftain’s” K&L Exclusive Single Sherry Butt Cask Strength Unchill-filtered Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $159.99 View

Clynelish 23 Year Old “Signatory Vintage Black Label” K&L Exclusive Single 2nd Fill Sherry Butt #11239 Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $249.99 View

1979 North British 40 Year Old “Old Particular” Single Refill Barrel Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch Whisky (750ml) $299.99 View

Glendronach 1993 26 Year Old #7434
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🥇 Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020 – Liquid Gold 🥇

94.5 points

This Speyside single malt was distilled at GlenDronach in July 1993 and laid down in a single Oloroso puncheon to mature for more than a quarter of a century. Bottled in 2019 at a natural cask strength of 54.2% abv, this 26-year-old expression has been specially selected for The Whisky Shop customers. Only 665 bottles have been filled, each one individually numbered.

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Today (Nov 21st) marks five weeks to Christmas and in the excitement to the countdown, we’re releasing four outstanding casks from distilleries we don’t see so often. Like meeting an old friend, these bottlings bring warmth, comfort and excitement – embrace them now before they are gone.

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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

SAZERAC HOUSE NOW BOTTLING LIMITED QUANTITIES OF SAZERAC RYE

Bottling is part of new Sazerac House guest experience, giving visitors an in-depth look into the process of bringing Sazerac Rye to the shelves

NEW ORLEANS, La (Nov. 19, 2019) – Sazerac House, which opened on October 2, 2019, is now bottling Sazerac Rye Whiskey in the heart of New Orleans, mere blocks from the historic original Sazerac House. Sazerac Rye, an iconic rye whiskey long associated with New Orleans, is being bottled as part of the Sazerac House guest experience, which opened last month and includes complimentary tours with sampling opportunities, guided tours and tastings, as well as production of Sazerac Rye and Peychaud’s Bitters on-site. Sazerac Rye that is bottled at the Sazerac House is available for sale in the Sazerac House retail shop adjacent to the distillery exhibit.

“We are so excited to put our bottling line to work. Sazerac Rye is the most awarded American Rye Whiskey and an integral ingredient in the Sazerac Cocktail,” said David Bock, distillery operations manager at Sazerac House. “Now guests visiting the Sazerac House who have explored our exhibits and learned about the illustrious history of the Official Cocktail of New Orleans, the Sazerac Cocktail, can bring a bottle of Sazerac Rye from the Sazerac house home with them to make their own cocktails.”

The bulk of Sazerac Rye Whiskey is currently produced and bottled at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky, and now a small portion of Sazerac Rye Whiskey produced and aged at Buffalo Trace will be bottled at the Sazerac House. In the coming months, the Sazerac House will be producing Sazerac Rye on its own 500-gallon capacity still, which will then be bottled on-site at Sazerac House following aging at Buffalo Trace Distillery.

The bottling line at the Sazerac House was manufactured by US Bottlers Machinery, a family-owned business which started in 1906 in Charlotte, N.C.

The bottles from the inaugural bottling at Sazerac House will be specially-marked and available for sale in the Sazerac House gift shop for $27.00 for a 750 mL

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.

About Sazerac House

Standing proudly in a historic building at the corner of Canal and Magazine, and just a short stroll from the original 1850s era Sazerac Coffeehouse, the Sazerac House is an immersive exploration of the spirited culture of New Orleans. Featuring three floors of interactive exhibits across 48,000 square feet, including private event venues, an on-site Sazerac Rye distillery, and Peychaud’s Bitters production facility, the Sazerac House welcomes visitors to experience New Orleans history through the stories of its cocktails. For more information on the Sazerac House, please visit www.sazerachouse.com

Our friends across the Atlantic may be raising a toast to celebrate Thanksgiving this week but don’t fear, we’re not leaving out our members in the UK and Europe. Instead, we’re bringing America to you in the form of a brand-new distillery bottling for the Society, all the way from the Lone Star state of Texas.

Cask No. 140.1: Cornography is a Spicy & Sweet little number which, as the name alludes to, is matured in a second-fill ex-blue corn whiskey barrique and delivers some big American flavours; hot BBQ sauce, Tabasco-spiced popcorn and smashed Oreo cookies.

We expect this release to be in huge demand so we’re selling bottles via ballot only. To enter the draw, please submit your details before midnight tomorrow (Tuesday, 26 November). You’ll be thankful you did!

MORE INFO

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

WHISKY FOCUS: THE HIVE AGED 12 YEARS

Until the 30th of November we are offering £10.00 off The Hive Aged 12 Years 70cl bottle and the first 12 orders will be hand signed by our founder and director; William Wemyss.

THE HIVE AGED 12 YEARS is a carefully considered selection of malty rich Highlands, citric Lowlands and sweet fruity Speyside malt whiskies all combined together to create a smooth and honey-sweet Scotch malt whisky.

All casks selected for the The Hive Aged 12 Years have been matured for at least 12 years in oak casks allowing for a clean flavor with a gentle and mellow mouthfeel.

THE HIVE AGED 12 YEARS TASTING NOTES:

AGE: 12 years old
COLOUR:  Golden bronze

NOSE: Rich and luscious, with heather-honey and dried fruits marinated in orange liqueur.  Warm woodiness and orchard fruitiness develop.

PALATE: Honey glazed spiced apples.  Dessert spices intensify with water, then sweeter notes are revealed , creamy with orange infused honeycomb coated in chocolate.

FINISH:  Rounded spice gently mellows into waxy smooth finish.

ABV: 40%

“The texture is divine and carries a ridiculous number of oaky layers, seemingly glued together with beeswax. Mixing different malts whiskies is an art form, whoever is responsible really is the bees-knees…”

93/100 – JIM MURRAY’S WHISKY BIBLE

Why wait for Black Friday?!

Black Friday is fast approaching but we’re offering savings across some of our favourite whiskies already!

Save on stunning whiskies from all across Scotland, one of our favourite Japanese expressions, some incredible gin along with some great value gift packs!

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