Pre-order Macallan Exceptional Cask 
2019/ESB – 14/03

A very limited amount of bottles are available to pre-order now. Don’t miss out. Distilled in 1997 before maturing for 22 years, experience the Whisky Makers’ bench at the heart of The Macallan Estate. A small number of casks will be identified by The Macallan Whisky Makers to add to the Exceptional Single Cask range each year. Bottled at a cask strength of 56.7% abv this single cask whisky has been matured in European Oak Sherry Butt. Stock is very limited, order now to avoid disappointment.

£2,995.00

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BLACK GOLD 1989 BOWMORE SINGLE CASK SHERRY HOGSHEAD

Black Gold is one of the most exceptional single cask whiskies to have ever been released by Wemyss Malts. This unique cask, selected from the oldest distillery on Islay; Bowmore Distillery, has a deep rich colour of polished rosewood.

As one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, said to trace its distillation roots back to 1779, it keeps with its over 200 years of heritage by being one of the few remaining Scottish distilleries that still traditionally malts and kilns its own barley.

The once pungent local Islay peat aroma has evolved into complexity and subtlety thanks to the 30 years of maturation and has developed an earthy character like freshly kilned clay or walking into a old humidor.

Rich notes of burnt toffee, stewed dates and raisins coated in dark chocolate have developed due to the intense maturation in a sherry hogshead. The oak tannins, however are not overwhelming but instead they provide wood spice and the aroma of vintage leather.

The sherry and smoke combine to evoke flavours of sweet balsamic glazed bacon and the mouthfeel is thick, oily and heavy bodied.

Black Gold is single sherry hogshead cask of 1989 Bowmore that has matured for 30 years and been bottled at a cask strength of exactly 50.0%ABV.

VISIT CASK CLUB ONLINE SHOP

(Join the Wemyss Cask Club First)

This month, as a global community, we’ve all been facing uncertain times which have left many of us confused and a bit anxious. So, for our mid-month release, we’re simply bringing you five new casks, all from distilleries much-loved by members, in the hope that they can bring you a moment of calm and lift your spirits.

Head to the website now to grab yours, enjoy your dram and please stay safe and healthy.

NEW WHISKIES VIEW            ALL WHISKIES

FREE DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR ON ORDERS £99.00 AND OVER. PICK YOUR PERFECT COUCH DRAM!

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

WEMYSS MALTS ONLINE SHOP TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS WITH FREE UBER EATS GIFT CARDS

As an independent, family owned business, Wemyss Malts would like to do our part to support your local, small and independent food and drinks businesses as well as anyone who is self-isolating and staying home.

As of Wednesday the 18th of March, and for as long as we are able to, Wemyss Malts will give away a £10 Uber Eats voucher with any purchase from wemyssmalts.com that is over £40.

We encourage people to use this voucher to support their local, small and independent businesses.

After any £40 or more order on wemyssmalts.com online shop an Uber Eats voucher will be issued via email from Wemyss Malts within 24 hours of the online purchase.

If you are a UK based small or independent restaurant, café or venue that uses Uber Eats, please email Wemyss Malts on info@wemyssmalts.com and we will highlight your business in future emails to our customers, email subscribers and on our social media platforms.

Please follow and support your local with the hashtag #supportyourlocal

Wemyss Malts has also emailed Uber Eats to request the possibility of creating a ‘local supplier’ filter on their app and website so that they too can support smaller businesses.

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BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT IN EDINBURGH & GLASGOW THROUGH UBER EATS

EDINBURGH

• 56 North “Our food is made from scratch every day especially for you. Our expert chefs have created comprehensive menu that is sure to satisfy any tastes. It updates seasonally throughout the year and we are proud to use local Edinburgh suppliers.”
• Newington Cafe Restaurant offers traditional Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in the South Side of Edinburgh.
• Smoke Stack “Members of the Scotch Beef Club and Sustainable Restaurant Association. Our aim is to take top quality locally sourced produce and cook it simply.”
• Greenmantle Bar and Kitchen A cosy pub in Scotlands Capital, offering Buffalo Burgers, Brunch and Lunch.
• Brew Dog Lothian Road offers burgers, salads and wings as well as their word famous craft beer between 12pm – 9pm.

GLASGOW

• Butterfly and Pig  offers a vast array of sandwiches, cakes and larger dishes.
• Absurd Bird serves epic chicken and vegan burgers, wings and waffles.
• The 13th Note offers a wide variety of Vegan comfort food
• Brewdog Glasgow offers burgers, salads and wings as well as their word famous craft beer between 12pm – 9pm.

To all our wonderful customers,

In response to the call to stop the unnecessary movement of people and to slow the spread of Covid-19 we have taken the very hard decision to close The English Whisky Co. to visitors, including The Kitchen at St George’s from tonight (18th March).

This includes the cancellation of all upcoming events including Tasting Tours, Mothers Day Lunch, St George’s Dinner, and our annual Easter Egg Hunt.

We will be contacting all customers that are due to visit us during this time to advise them of their options.

We will re-open when it is considered safe to do so and we will continue to post updates that we may have on our website, social media channels and through our mailshots.

Our amazing webshop will continue to operate, so please continue to support us when you can and order from www.englishwhisky.co.uk

We’re obviously devastated to be writing this, but want to thank all of our customers for your ongoing support and custom.

Please stay safe and see you all again soon.

Andrew Nelstrop

A brand new edition to the Benromach family for 2020. Aged 40 years, it is a  marriage of American hogsheads and ex Sherry casks. Crisp aromatic fruits, mellow spice, white chocolate, pepper, ginger and a long spicy finish.

Benromach 40 Years Old has a golden amber hue with sweet sherry, red apple and butterscotch aromas leading to mellow spices and a hint of creamy white chocolate. Aromatic pear and ripe banana provide a sweet backdrop to a spicy ginger note. Smooth on the palate, cracked black pepper is initially followed by dried tobacco, Seville orange and soft oak tannins, mingling with subtle liquorice before a long, dry and spicy finish.

Benromach Distillery was designed by Charles C. Diog and constructed at Forres in the Speyside whiskey region for D. McCallum and F.W. Burickman in 1898. Following numerus periods of closure, it was purchased in 1993 by < b>Gordon & MacPhail who charged up its single pair of stills in 1998 and have nurtured Benromach ever since. Striking new labelling combined with an increasing range of single malts is forging a very popular brand of single malt whiskies which includes Benromach Organic, Benromach Peatsmoke and Benromach 10 Year Old.

Shop – Benromach 40 Year Old – £530

PROFESSOR BARRY SMITH

For our latest Yearbook, the founding director of the Centre for the Study of the Senses at the University of London gave us some fascinating insights into the mysteries of aroma. Professor Barry Smith talked about why blending shapes so much of what we enjoy in flavour, and debunked the age-old myth of the superior single malt – with a splash of science.

BLENDING CAN BE FOUND IN UNEXPECTED PLACES

“The majority of single malts are blends of different casks. Blending evens things out. It’s the pursuit of balance. Some of the most famous wines in the world are blends – Bordeaux is a mixture of grape varieties, and Champagne too is a mixture. Always.”

Our senses don’t distinguish between blends and single malts.

“The results of scientific studies with single malt versus blended Scotch whisky have repeatedly concluded there is no essential difference in the perception between a well-made single malt and well-made blends. Even when tested in different countries with differing levels of familiarity and expertise, the results and conclusions come back the same. When asked to sort whiskies from various Scotch categories blindly, tasters made sensible groupings but no one divided them into blends and single malts.”

THE BLENDING OF AROMAS IS STILL A MYSTERY

“We still don’t understand the science behind the merging of compounds into a single, unified aroma. A single molecule, such as benzaldehyde, can smell like a mixture of cherry and almond, whereas collections of more than 800 molecules can smell like a single thing: coffee. For now, at least, the blending of aromas and flavours still relies on art as well as science.”

Look out for subtle almond notes in an upcoming Compass Box Limited Edition. Just bear in mind that benzaldehyde won’t be listed on the back label.

You can hear more from Professor Smith in a five-part radio documentary The Art and Science of Blending, available now on the BBC.

Professor Barry Smith is director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study, and the founding director of the Centre for the Study of the Senses.

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From a strong sense of obligation to protect the health and the well-being of our employees, guests, friends, family and everyone at large in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the decision to temporarily close our restaurant as of today, March 16. Our last service was Sunday evening.

This weekend we announced the efforts we had been taking to keep everyone safe. Upon heartfelt reflection we didn’t feel the efforts we were taking would change the course of this pandemic and made the decision to close our doors until further notice.

In light of the clear and strict recommendations of Canadian and provincial health officials for social distancing, we were compelled to act swiftly and decisively to help combat the spread of COVID-19. Along with the collective governmental and societal efforts to contain this pandemic, we hope that this decision contributes to bringing us closer to putting this behind us, getting our people back to work, and once again fully enjoying the relationships that we’ve nourished over the years. Aside from public safety our highest priority is to ensure employees are looked after. As we await details on emergency government relief funding, we will be making every effort to properly assist our employees through this crisis.

Now is the time to be safe, be smart, and to take care of yourself, your family, and your friends. We are very hopeful and optimistic that with broad cooperation and prudence, this will pass, and we will again be greeting our guests here at The Whisky Kitchen in the very near future. In the meantime, our whisky is hibernating and ready to awaken in the springtime.

We wish everyone well, keep an eye on your neighbours, help out where you can and be safe. Remember we’re all in this together.

Allura & Eric, proprietors

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Daftmill 2007 12 Year Old Winter 2019 Release – UK Exclusive

Distilled at Fife’s Daftmill distillery in 2007, it is a farm distillery owned and operated by the Cuthbert family, it is a distillery which produces whisky seasonally during the farm’s quiet periods. Created by using a combination of seven first fill bourbon casks and it has then been matured for over a decade before being limited to only 1,785 bottles produced.

You may be stuck inside, but there’s no reason you can’t make it fun. Online ordering is now up and running on our website. You can place your order online and have it delivered right to your door if you are in the local KY area, you can pick it up in-store, or pick it up curbside! The options are endless so there’s no reason to let the bar run dry.

Orders can be placed online or by phone.

For curbside pick up, please call (859-291-4007) or text (859-652-0169) the store upon arrival. Let us know the name on your order, where you are parked and the make and color of your car. You will need your credit card and ID ready and it must match the order information.

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