Discover the famous whisky from one of Japan’s most renowned distilleries.
Episode 8 of the Japanese Whisky Lockdown
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2-49-7 Minamiikebukuro Toshima-ku, Tokyo,
Matured in a mix of some of the oldest sherry butts at the distillery. Chocolatey, gingery and spicy!
Nose: Sweet spices and hazelnut
Palate: Ginger and dark chocolate
Finish: Sweetness, Spice, Bitter orange, Citrus, Dark chocolate, Satisfying.
Isle of 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.
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 318: Strathclyde 30 Year Old WhiskyBroker
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, tries a grain whisky. They do not only produce grain whisky at Strathclyde, they also make a gin. And while it is not well-known in Mark’s neck of the woods, Seager’s Gin – named after the founder Seager Evans – is a household name in the U.K. for over half a century. Mark tries a single grain from 1987 that after 29 years was re-casked from a bourbon cask into a rum barrel by WhiskyBroker, on which it slept for another year.
O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company Announces Launch and Introduces Brian Nation as Master Distiller
Former Jameson Whiskey Master Distiller brings deep experience and an exciting vision to the new family-run company
Honoring its family legacy as Irish-American immigrants, O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company officially marks its operational beginnings today with the hire of a renowned and skilled Master Distiller—former Midleton Distillery Master Distiller Brian Nation.
The O’Shaughnessy family left their ancestral home of Ireland during the Potato Famine of 1847 in search of a better life. Almost two centuries later, two cousins—Patrick and Michael O’Shaughnessy—seek to honor their Irish-American heritage through the unveiling of O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company.
The O’Shaughnessys, as Irish-Americans, are inspired by the great, long-standing tradition of Irish whiskey and look to build on that tradition as they embark on their new craft spirits journey. With an eye on the past and a vision for the future, O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company will deliver unique and innovative whiskey offerings for people to enjoy.
To help drive this vision, Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Chairman and Co-founder of O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company, is pleased to announce the hiring of Brian Nation, noting, “Brian will add immeasurable experience through technique and artistry to our brand. He’s a person of impeccable character and absolutely the right partner to lead the creation of our whiskeys.”
Co-founder Michael O’Shaughnessy adds, “O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company was created to bring our family together in a collaborative enterprise filled with creativity, passion and celebration. We found that Brian holds these same values and we knew he would be the perfect addition to our family business.”
Nation joins O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company from Irish Distillers, where he was the Master Distiller at the Midleton Distillery for all of Irish Distillers’ brands, including the iconic Jameson, Redbreast and Midleton Very Rare. He served as Master Distiller for the last seven years, with a total tenure of 23 years spent at Irish Distillers.
At O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company, Nation’s key responsibility is to create world-class whiskeys that will bring the O’Shaughnessy spirit to the U.S. and around the world.
“I have gained years of distilling experience with some of the best names in the industry and am very grateful for that; but joining the O’Shaughnessy family to build this new brand is the opportunity and adventure of a lifetime for me and my family,” noted Brian Nation, Master Distiller for O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company. “I look forward to melding my Irish lineage with a new American experience and crafting a unique collection of whiskeys that people can share and experience together.”
O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company is also building a distillery in Minneapolis, slated to open in summer 2021. The first spirits are anticipated for tasting also in summer 2021.
D&M Presents:
Zoooom with F·E·W’s Founder
Zoom fatigue is a real thing, especially for those of us chasing the time zones across the face of the globe. The flip side and the joy of video chats is the opportunity it affords to see and hear from people that are unable or unwilling to climb into a plane right now. In that spirit we are quite happy that in lieu of an organized in-person tasting we have set up a Zoom chat with the founder and distiller at F·E·W spirits; whose work we just featured for you all in the June club. Deep dives on bottles you already have in the bunker/ drinks cabinet can be a lot of fun, and we here at D&M are determined to finally join the 21st century– now that we are two decades in. (Something about old dogs and new tricks.)
So we would be quite pleased if you would join us on Wednesday June 24th at 6pm for a chat with F·E·W founder Paul Hletko. Ask him how he got started, how easy it was to convince a famously temperate town to allow a distillery to be there, or why he doesn’t play music for a profession anymore. The stage is yours, or rather his, but the hour is there for you to get the chance to bend the ear and ask questions to a craft grain to glass distillery owner!
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The award winning Lakes Distillery is nestled on the North shore of Bassenthwaite Lake, in the heart of England’s stunning Lake District. Founded in 2011, this young distillery has established an enviable reputation for elegant and meticulously crafted whiskies and other premium spirits. The Lakes Single Malt is released in small batches that are highly sought after, and display great depth of flavour and complexity. They also produce an innovative range of blended whiskies, combining The Lakes Single Malt with malt and grain whiskies from Scotland’s finest distilleries.
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These Caol Ila Striclty Limited are one of our favourite releases from our chums at Morrison & MacKay. And this one brings together 3 casks of sherry butts adding to the lovely peat smoke. Delightful! Caol Ila 7 Year Old 2012 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Matured in three sherry butts bottled 2020 by Morrison & MacKay for the Strictly Limited series. 1,324 bottles. Big punch of peat with sweet fruitiness adding depth and balance on the palate.
Caol Ila Distillery is famous for the stunning view from its still house windows looking out across the Sound of Islay and for the objects which have passed by including naval battleships, submarines and whales. Caol Ila was established in 1846 by Hector Henderson on a sheltered but rocky stretch of coast on north east Islay. Now the largest malt whisky distillery on Islay it produces peated and some un-peated malt whisky with the distillery range including Caol Ila 12 year old and the Distiller’s Edition. Caol Ila participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music.
£43.85 / $45.88* / €48.96*
Buy Now – Caol Ila 7 Year Old Strictly Limited
This week we’re taking a look at my most local distilleries offerings, The Lakes Distillery. Established in 2011, The Lakes have gone from strength to strength regarding their own distillates. Today we compare Cask Strength Release #1 against their newest #3 bottling. Sherry and red wine soaked, they offer and English alternative to your classic Speyside and Highland Sherry bombs! Cheers!
RARE WHITE BOWMORE-43 YEAR OLD-1964 TOP SELLER AT BONHAMS EDINBURGH WHISKY SALE
White Bowmore-43 year old-1964. Sold for: £12,200.
A rare bottle of White Bowmore-43 year old-1964 was the top seller at Bonhams live behind-closed-doors whisky sale at 22 Queen Street, Edinburgh on Wednesday on 10 June. It sold for £12,200 against an estimate of £10,000-13,000.
The bottle came in a presentation case and was numbered 216 of a limited edition of 732. The whisky was distilled in three bourbon casks which has given it an unusually light colour and accounts for the distinctive name, Bowmore White. It is said to have the scent of tropical fruits, and a palette of pine, vanilla and honey.
Bonhams whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green said: “We’re very pleased at the results which were strong across the board. It was encouraging to see such spirited bidding in the new ‘live behind closed doors’ format we have introduced to meet the challenges posed by the current situation. Clearly, the appetite for collecting whisky is undimmed.”
Other highlights include:
· A bottle of The Macallan-1938. Sold for £9,760. (Estimate: £9,000-11,000)
· A bottle of Black Bowmore-1964. The First Edition, bottled in 1993. Sold for £6,100. (Estimate: £5,000-9,000).
· A bottle of The Prestonfield Bowmore-22 year old-1965. Sold for £5,490. (Estimate: £4,000-5,500).
The next Whisky sale will be held in Edinburgh on Wednesday 7 October.
The sale was a live ‘behind-closed-doors’ auction. The auctioneer was present on the rostrum, and bids were accepted in the following formats: online, on the phone, or by leaving an absentee bid.
Sale: Whisky Location: live behind-closed-doors Edinburgh Date: Wednesday 10 June starting at 11 am.
NOTES
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com. bonhams.com
We quietly launched this on the website during this past week, and it’s nigh on sold out, so don’t delay if you want to get your hands on this Rum Cask from Glenglassaugh.It seems like an eternity ago when we sampled this cask, we’re nearly at delivery point and thoroughly excited to be bringing this to market. Distilled 16th May 2011. Aged for 8 Years. Bottled just before lockdown in 2020. Cask type – Peated Rum Barrel
Cask Number 2. One of only 216 bottles
Tasting notes from Rachel Barrie:
Colour – Ivory.
Nose – Sweet peat and cedar wood with candied apple.
Palate – Smoked caramel and barbecued peach with rich vanilla syrup.
