Glengoyne Live Virtual Tasting Kit

These delightful tasting sets present a great opportunity to participate in a virtual Glengoyne whisky tasting hosted live on Facebook and YouTube by International Whisky Ambassador, Gordon Dundas. Gordon will discuss and taste each of the drams included in the set, he’ll also be joined on the night by Malt Master, John Glass and special guests.

Even if you can’t make the live tasting event, this would make for a wonderful Christmas present for anyone.

Limited sets available, ready for immediate dispatch.

BUY NOW

Doc Swinson’s “Rare Release Batch #7” 15 Year Old K&L Exclusive Exploratory Cask Series Nonchillfiltered Small Batch Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) ($159.99)

The return of the wonderful and mysterious Doc Swinson’s 15 Year is upon us. This newest batch is from the same unnamed source and continues to represent some of the best value available for old cask strength bourbon anywhere in the world. The Doc Swinson’s brand was started by a small (and very lucky) bottler in Washington state who’d made a name for themselves finishing Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee whiskies in various wine casks. When they had an opportunity to secure some high-quality mature Kentucky straight bourbon, they jumped at the chance and so did we. The source of this excellent bourbon is so concerned about its identity being revealed that the barrels are dumped in Kentucky before being transported to the bottler in anonymous totes. Usually we insist on having some idea of where the products we sell are produced, but one taste of this stuff and those standards get thrown out the window, as it’s just too good to care to argue with. We will likely never know exactly where it was made, but as long as it keeps tasting this good, we won’t complain. The most special bourbons from Doc are under their “Rare Release” line. This is the 7th batch of this truly small batch line, but only the second of the unbelievably popular 15 year. This batch contains just 27 barrels and only 100 cases will be available in California exclusively at K&L. Bottled at a cask strength of 109.8 proof, it has all the complexity and depth you’d expect from a great old Kentucky bourbon.

ralfy review 852 – Fettercairn 16yo @46.4%vol: (1st Edition 2020)

Dream Whiskies celebrates 4 years with its best whisky competition prize yet.

With Dream Whiskies on the verge of their 4^th anniversary, they are offering a £700 bottle of the limited edition Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix in their 2020 Christmas competition for just 50p an entry!

But who are Dream Whiskies (the whisky world’s best kept secret)?

Dream Whiskies was launched by world-champion mixologist Paul Martin back in 2016, to give whisky fans the chance of winning some fabulous whiskies for the smallest of entry fees.

Based on the concept that the majority of whisky fans are priced out of the more exclusive releases, Paul wanted to offer the chance to all whisky fans, through regular whisky giveaway competitions, of winning some amazing whiskies for just a few pennies!

Since launch, Dream Whiskies has given away more than £25,000 worth of whisky prizes and has evolved from the original concept a fair bit. As a result, they now offer two ways for people to engage.

Firstly they have a subscription membership where for £4.99/month, members can enter into a weekly whisky giveaway competition where the winners select their prize from the ‘Prize Library’ of over 50 fabulous whiskies. In addition, members can also enter a weekly spot-prize giveaway, get discount vouchers for glassware & barware plus get free lifetime access to Paul’s online whisky-cocktail masterclass which retails at £60.

However, for those that don’t want to become a member, there is the ‘open-to-all’ premium competitions where a whisky of greater value is offered and players (members or not) can enter for a very low price, in the pennies.

This month it’s the Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix which is up for grabs.

Dream Whiskies players are based the UK, USA, Europe and beyond. With prize value having risen over time as the number of Dream Whiskies players has expanded………… So what’s the goal?

Paul says, ‘ultimately, I want to keep the entry fee down at the 50p but increase the prize value until I can offer the very highest value whiskies possible’. ‘My original motivation was whether I could eventually offer a £50,000 whisky as a prize’! 

‘Whilst we are quite a way from that stage, prize value is starting to grow as more players come in. We have gone from giving away £50-£100 whiskies to now offering this Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix at £700. Who knows where we may be able to take it in year 5’. 

Is it the whisky world’s best kept secret? Well, certainly from the point of view of those who already know about it. If you fancy knowing more about Dream Whiskies or having a go at winning their Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix, check out their site here: dreamwhiskies.com

Snow Phoenix Competition – https://www.dreamwhiskies.com/premium 

DISCOVER

We’re hurtling towards the festive season so we’re here to get you into the Christmas spirit with the year’s BIGGEST Outturn, jam-packed with 39 new bottlings, intriguing bundle and case offers and fascinating gift ideas. The Outturn is available to read on the website now, ahead of its full release TODAY – Thursday, 19 November at 11am.

READ THE OUTTURN

VIEW ALL WHISKIES

The perfect gift for the whisky fanatic in your life – or perhaps it’s a well-earned treat for yourself? Countdown to Christmas with this sensational selection of single cask treats, from whiskies to spirits and even a couple of extra surprises thrown in along the way. With a different 25ml bottle to try every single day, your December is guaranteed to be bursting with flavour. Order soon to ensure your calendar arrives in time for the big day, and join us from 1 December at smws.com/25casks to find out about each day’s dram.

BUY ADVENT CALENDER

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

BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY BOURBONS WIN NINE GOLD MEDALS AT 2020 INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS CHALLENGE 

            FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Nov. 12, 2020) – Buffalo Trace Distillery spirits received 14 medals at the 2020 International Spirits Challenge. Of those, nine bourbons produced at Buffalo Trace won Gold medals, and five other Distillery whiskeys and spirits were awarded Silver medals.

Buffalo Trace bourbons receiving Gold medals:

• Buffalo Trace Bourbon
• Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon
• Stagg Jr. Bourbon
• Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bourbon
• Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Bourbon
• W. L. Weller Special Reserve Bourbon
• W. L. Weller 12 Year Old Bourbon
• W.L. Weller Antique 107 Bourbon

Silver medals were awarded to:

• Col. E.H. Taylor Jr. Straight Rye Whiskey
• W.L. Weller
• W.L. Weller Full Proof Bourbon
• Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Cream

All spirits entered into the ISC are subjected to intense blind tastings conducted by panels of more than 50 respected and experienced industry professionals. Each judge assesses the products according to age, region and variety, which is determined by the entrant and verified by the chairman.

Results from the 2020 International Spirits Challenge can be found at https://www.internationalspiritschallenge.com/2020/en/page/2020-results.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is an American family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich tradition dates back to 1775 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational Distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is a National Historic Landmark as well as is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won 35 distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Its Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Four Grain Bourbon was named World Whiskey of the Year for 2018 and its William Larue Weller and Thomas H. Handy Sazerac were named 2^nd and 3^rd finest whiskeys in the world for 2020.  Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 1,000 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com

Following the update today from the Scottish Government regarding COVID-19 restrictions we have taken the decision to close our office the the public whilst Glasgow remains in Tier 4. Whilst there will be no collection or drop off appointments during this period  – commencing 6pm on Friday 20th November –  our courier services and indeed auctions will continue as normal online.

We will continue to monitor the situation closely and office appointments will resume as soon as it is safe to do so. We are hopeful that appointments can resume from Monday 14th December.

Wishing everyone the very best in these challenging times.

Old Forester Barrel Strength

This is Party Source’s Single Barrel Barrel Strength pick coming in at 63.75% ABV and was uniquely selected just for you. Bottles are limited and will be sold this evening (Monday, 11/16) beginning at 5:30 PM on a first come first served basis. Limit 1 per customer. When they’re gone, they’re gone!

This is an in-store purchase only.

$78.99 + tax

ralfy review 851 Extras – Why Single malts get rebrand and repackaged.