NOTE: In accordance with local directives, our walk-in retail locations are currently closed. We have delivery options, typically low cost or free, available in ZIP codes where we can ship lawfully, including anywhere in California. We can also include any new or existing will call orders in your delivery batch. Choose local delivery at checkout to learn if you qualify.

For our spirits collectors, we’ve got everything from collector packs, a rare release of Doc Swinson’s, a 38-year-old blended malt from Speymhor, and an exclusive sherried whisky from Couvreur, to name but a few! There’s really never been a better time to buy spirits, and so many of the deals were are seeing are the best ever. No matter which direction you turn, there’s another fantastic dram to add to your collection.

Classic Malts “Strong Collection” (Lagavulin 16 Year Old, Talisker 10 Year Old, Cragganmore 12 Year Old) Single Malt Gift Pack 3-Pack x 200ml (Previously $80) $39.99 View

Michel Couvreur 12 Year Overaged Malt Whisky (750ml) $69.99 View

Ledaig 20 Year Old “Munros” K&L Exclusive Cask Strength Unchillfiltered Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $99.99 View

Michel Couvreur Candid Scotch Whisky (750ml) $99.99 View

Doc Swinson’s 15 Year Old “Rare Release” K&L Exclusive Exploratory Cask Series Nonchillfiltered Small Batch Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $154.99 View

Speymhor 38 Year Old Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $179.99 View

Michel Couvreur “Blossoming Auld Sherried” K&L Exclusive Malt Whisky (750ml) $279.99 View

Nestled in the heart of New England, WhistlePig are committed to crafting the world’s finest and most interesting Rye whiskeys. They bottle an exceptional range of rye forward whiskies, distilled in the USA and Canada, and finished at their farm in Vermont.

Since 2015, WhistlePig have distilled whiskies using grain, water, and Vermont oak harvested from WhistlePig farm. Located in a 150 year old barn, the distillery houses a unique copper pot still designed by the late world-renowned Master Distiller Dave Pickerell.

WhistlePig’s rich, complex, and flavoursome whiskies have gone on to win multiple awards and to receive global critical acclaim.

BROWSE OUR FULL WHISTLEPIG RANGE HERE

375 PARK AVENUE SPIRITS AND INTERNATIONAL BEVERAGE HOLDINGS LTD PART WAYS

LOUISVILLE, KY (April 29, 2020) — 375 Park Avenue Spirits which specializes in importing superior spirits brands from across the globe, and International Beverage Holdings LTD, one of the industry’s most dynamic global drinks businesses are announcing they will be parting ways.

375 Park Avenue Spirits began working with International Beverage Holdings LTD in August 2015 shortly after joining Sazerac as an independent, yet fully integrated sales company. Many collective successes were achieved over the last 4+ years but both companies have continued to evolve and after careful consideration both International Beverage Holdings LTD, and 375 Park Avenue Spirits decided that a parting of ways would be best for both sides to achieve the growth aspirations each has in the U.S. market.

With this departure, 375 Park Avenue Spirits will no longer represent the International Beverage Holdings Ltd. spirit portfolio, including its Inver House Distillers subsidiary responsible for single malt whiskies Speyburn, Old Pulteney, Balblair, and anCnoc as well as Hankey Bannister blended Scotch, Caorunn Gin, Phraya Rum and Mekhong.

This transition is underway and is expected to be finalized by June 1.

About International Beverage Holdings Ltd

Inver House Distillers is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Beverage Holdings Ltd, producing its  Scotch whiskies and gin at five distilleries around Scotland: Pulteney, Speyburn, Knockdhu, Balblair and Balmenach. The business has won many prestigious accolades over the years, including the Icons of Whisky Distiller of the Year Award for Scotland (2017).

www.interbevgroup.com

About 375 Park Avenue Spirits

Specializing in superior brands from around the world that drive innovation, the 375 Park Avenue Spirits portfolio spans the premium- to luxury-spirit categories and includes numerous expressions from leading international producers. Founded as Luctor International, LLC in 1981, 375 Park Avenue Spirits joined the Sazerac Company in early 2015 to act as an independent, yet fully integrated sales affiliate. The company is known today for creating an environment of growth for supplier partners in the domestic market for renown brands like Van Gogh Vodka from Holland, Sobieski Vodka from Polland, Cutty Sark Scotch from Scotland, J.P. Wiser’s Canadian Whisky, Paul John Single Malt Whisky from India, Scapegrace Gin from New Zealand and many others. For more information on 375 Park Avenue Spirits, please visit www.375park.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.

How time flies; it is now the beginning of May and “The Self Isolation Festival” is less than four weeks away so we thought that we would take this opportunity to give you the latest update on our progress.

Firstly, we are surprised by the interest shown by the whisky industry, you can see this by the strength of those who are supporting us on the day. There have been one or two changes, as you would expect, due to the current difficult time that we are going through and we also had to find a replacement for Whisky Auctioneer due to unforeseen circumstances.  However, they are behind us and still providing their support to the day.

The full day’s programme of Whisky Masterclasses will now be as follows:

• Starward Distillery from Melbourne, Australia
• Dewar’s of Aberfeldy
• Tullibardine Distillery
• Lindores Abbey Distillery
• The GlenAllachie
• Buffalo Trace from Kentucky, USA
• Robertson’s Private Collection

The masterclasses will be interspersed with music from three local musicians, mixology sessions, a talk from Blair Bowman – whisky consultant and author, a whisky quiz and a prize draw.

Tickets are now on sale and have now been purchased in several countries globally.

As planned, we will be giving £5 from every tasting kit bought to the NHS Emergency Fund, along with monies raised by the auction and a Just Giving page that we are setting up for the event.

We are now offering the opportunity to pick and mix your drams for the day, please see the web site for details.

To register or purchase tasting kits please go to:   www.robertsonsofpitlochry.co.uk

To ensure that the tasting kits arrive in time for the event we will be having two cut off dates for purchasing:

International 15th May 2020

United Kingdom 22nd May 2020

Kind Regards

Sandy Fraser

Co-organiser

Highland Perthshire Whisky Festival

The Self Isolation Festival

The Balvenie

presents

The Stories #6

This is the story of how David Stewart made the perfect match between heather and barley.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Lively and vibrant, this Balvenie has notes of fig and geranium oil perfectly balanced with fresh herbal undertones reminiscent of green woodland.
Taste: Flavours of honey, cloves and caramelised baked dates are layered on top of delicate citrus and spice. The sweetness reveals an underlying oaky dryness.
Finish: Lingering, oaky, dried blossom.

AVAILABLE HERE NOW

The Sexton is the one who prepares your grave and is the last person to see you before you’re laid to rest. Make sure you have a life story worth telling. The Sexton is exclusively matured in Oloroso Sherry casks to achieve a perfect balance between bold, dried fruits and toasted oak notes to offer a smooth finish and leave you wanting more. Triple distilled in copper pot stills, the whiskey is approachable in taste and memorable in character. Idea for mixing as well as sipping.

The Sexton

Irish Single Malt Whiskey

70cl · 40% ABV

£29.95

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Welcome to this weeks episode of the show. Today it’s time for some American stuff, including my go to Bourbon for beginners!

https://youtu.be/mDfv2npI_vM

ImpEx Beverages Will Bring The GlenAllachie To Whisky Fans Across the U.S.A.!

The award-winning Speyside whisky company is teaming up with ImpEx Beverages to distribute its whiskies across the United States.

The appointment by GlenAllachie Distillery for ImpEx Beverages to be its new Exclusive U.S. Importer starts on May 1st.

Through the new commercial relationship, The GlenAllachie Distillers Company core range of Single Malts and MacNair’s Lum Reek Blended Malt will be distributed into around 20 additional states, including key markets such as Texas and Colorado.

“We’re very excited bout this partnership with ImpEx who have many years of experience building brands and I’m looking forward to working with their team growing The GlenAllachie across the USA”
~  David Keir, Sales and Marketing Director at GlenAllachie

The news follows a sustained period of growth and success since Master Blender Entrepreneur Billy Walker and his team acquired The GlenAllachie Distillery in 2017 and formed The GlenAllachie Distillers Co.

In March, Walker won the prestigious Icons of Whisky Global Master Blender / Distiller of the Year award at the Whisky Magazine Awards.  At the same awards, the MacNair’s Lum Reek 21-year-old won World Whiskies Awards World’s Best Blended Malt.  The GlenAllachie 10-year-old Cask Strength Batch 3 also won Best Scotch Speyside Single Malt.

Prior to this, in September 2019 The GlenAllachie was voted Scottish Distillery of the Year at the inaugural Scottish Whisky Awards.

“We have been following The GlenAllachie for a long time and are thrilled to now be a part of its future success in the US Market. The quality whiskies that Billy Walker and his team produce are a fantastic addition to our premium whisky portfolio.” ~  Sam Filmus, President of ImpEx Beverages

Recently, The GlenAllachie collected a remarkable hat-trick of Double Gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.  The prestigious Double Gold Medals were awarded to the 12, 15, and 25-year-old Single Malts.  MacNair’s Lum Reek Blended Malt Scotch 12-year-old won a Gold Medal.

The GlenAllachie has a number of new products in the development pipeline, including a new batch of Wood Finishes, with the U.S. releases expected to be in early 2021.

For more information or details of your nearest USA retailers, please contact ImpEx Beverages at (650) 872-1113 or office@impexbev.com.  Images and Product Information for both brands can be found at the ImpEx Media Resources page.

As we enter another week of lockdown, we’re starting to get into the swing of connecting together online as we all stay at home. To help all our members stay in touch with the Society, and each other, we’ve got another busy week coming up in our virtual Members’ Room. Check out what’s coming up.

BRINGING THE FESTIVAL TO YOU!

Normally in May we’d be out and about, meeting members from all over the world at the whisky festivals of Speyside, the Highlands, Campbeltown and Islay. Since we can’t be there in person, we’re bringing the festival to you. We have celebratory bottlings, virtual pub sessions, music, quizzes and special tastings – take a look at the full programme and see how you can get involved.

SEE FESTIVAL PROGRAM

OUR FIRST VIRTUAL TASTINGS STAT THIS WEEK

If you bought one of our Virtual Tasting Discovery Packs last month, the wait is almost over – the live tastings start this week! We’ll be hosting screenings with local ambassadors across the UK and Europe, so you can join the one nearest to you. Remember to check the start time and platform for your chosen tasting, then get your glasses and Discovery Pack ready to join in. You can even download and print our exclusive tasting mat, and join in the conversation using #alltogethersmws

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DOWNLOAD TASTING MAT

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

We had a great time celebrating the Spirt of Speyside Festival on Friday with the launch of our first virtual pub session. Streamed on our UK Facebook and YouTube page, members got together at the ‘bar’ to share a dram and chat with whisky writer Hans Offringa and Glen Moray ambassador Iain Allan, talk whisky and wildlife with expert Nick Baker, and enjoy music and a good old pub quiz.

If you missed out, don’t worry – you can join us this Friday, 8 May to raise a toast to the Highland Whisky Festival – featuring whisky legend Richard Paterson from Whyte & Mackay, and the Whisky Bard himself, Robin Laing. The festivities kick off at 8pm.

RELIVE THE SPEYSIDE NIGHT

THE FESTIVAL FINALE REGIONAL SAFARI

We’re already looking ahead to our next virtual tasting, where we’ll be enjoying a flavour safari round Scotland’s whisky regions. If you were lucky enough to get your hands on a Festival Discovery Pack, with five 25ml drams from this year’s festival bottlings then join us online for an evening of untamed entertainment on 29 May

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