Stellum “Cygnus A9” K&L Exclusive Cask Strength Single Barrel Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $54.99 View

The wonderful Stellum Whiskies are a fabulous addition to the current bourbon scape. They’re devoted to bringing American Whisky into the modern age with a dogmatic attention to detail. Stellum is a distinct project from Barrell, but uses the same exceptional team to select these special barrels with the utmost care. This team is renowned (they’ve got the awards to prove it) for selecting and blending exceptional casks, but in order to create a great blend you need to start with excellent components. This is one of their finest, a bourbon distilled at MGP specifically for Barrell. They’ve been extremely careful with these stocks and we were lucky enough to get access to one of the very first single barrels.

Stellum “Cygnus H4” K&L Exclusive Cask Strength Single Barrel Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $54.99 View

The wonderful Stellum Whiskies are a fabulous addition to the current bourbon scape. They’re devoted to bringing American Whisky into the modern age with a dogmatic attention to detail. Stellum is a distinct project from Barrell, but uses the same exceptional team to select these special barrels with the utmost care. This team is renowned (they’ve got the awards to prove it) for selecting and blending exceptional casks, but in order to create a great blend you need to start with excellent components. This is one of their finest, a bourbon distilled at MGP specifically for Barrell. They’ve been extremely careful with these stocks and we were lucky enough to get access to one of the very first single barrels.

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Talisker 12 Year Old

2008 vintage bourbon barrel #18665 at 50%. Always a favourite and here we have butter tablet, chocolate, fudge and pineapple throughout with a lovely long and lingering finish with fruity notes and that subtle coastal freshness. Talisker 12 Year Old 2008 vintage Island single malt Scotch whisky. Single bourbon barrel #18665 bottled May 2021 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Old Malt Cask series. 298 bottles.

Nose: vanilla, butter tablet, and chocolate.
Palate: creamy with fudge and fresh pineapple.
Finish: long and lingering with a hint of fruit.

Brothers Hugh and Keneth MacAskill Talisker Distillery was established at Carbost on the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland in 1830 with construction commencing the following year. Soaking up its own reflection from Loch Harport one day yet fending off North Atlantic gales the next. Talisker is an Islands malt whisky distillery equipped with five stills and has retained its traditional five round wooden worm tubs. There is an excellent range of official bottlings, including Talisker 10 Year Old and Distillers Edition supplemented by independent bottlings in the Secret Stills and Old Malt Cask ranges.

Buy Now – Talisker 12 Years – £116 / €113 / $134 / c$166*

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 394: Eaglesburn 3 Year Old 2017 Double Wood

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, goes Dutch. Eaglesburn, the micro distillery run by the good natured Bart Joosten, has released a Double Wood. This whisky, distilled on 13th October 2017, matured on a ex-bourbon cask and was then finished in virgin oak. As Bart is wont to do, he bottled it at 47% in 20cl bottles – in this case on 27th April 2021.

https://youtu.be/Xt2JW0JFFpw

Whisky Presentation Box Humidors by Dave

Humidors by Dave!

Have your favourite scotch whisky presentation box upgraded to a cigar humidor!

US$220

Contact Dave at daveswhiskyhumidors@gmail.com

Price does not include shipping or the presentation box. 

June 30, 2021 (Hawthorne, NY) – Ultimate Spirits Challenge (USC), since 2010 the world’s most prestigious global spirits competition, today releases the results of the 2021 Challenge. With an increase in entries this year of 30%, 2021 was the twelfth consecutive year of record submissions. Entries arrived from more than 52 spirit-producing nations.

The judging, held throughout May and June, determined 56 Chairman’s Trophy winners, 301 Finalists, 208 Great Values, and 96 Tried & True Award winners. As always, USC was conducted at the custom-designed Ultimate Beverage Challenge (UBC) Evaluation Center, located in Hawthorne, NY.

Says UBC Co-Founder and Judging Director F. Paul Pacult, “Aside from being by far the largest USC ever, this year’s Challenge was likewise the most global, with an impressive array of quality distillates from places as far away from New York as China, Croatia, and Chile. Virtually all categories saw healthy gains in submissions, most notably gin, Ready-to-Drink cocktails, hard seltzers, craft spirits, mezcal, rum, and all whiskey and brandy categories.

“Since producers enter their top-shelf marques into USC, it’s clear that they look to us for the most accurate and unbiased data in the industry. We already look forward to USC 2022!”

WHISKY – CANADA

Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye

WHISKEY – IRELAND

Blended: The Legendary Silkie

Single Pot Still: Redbreast Cask Strength 12 Years Old

Single Malt: Waterford Dunmore Single Farm Origin Addition 1.2

WHISKY – SCOTLAND

Blended: Dewar’s Double Double 32 Years Old

Single Malt-Highland: Glenturret Peat Smoke 10 Years Old

Single Malt-Island: Talisker 18 Years Old

Single Malt-Islay: Kilchoman Machir Bay Cask Strength

Single Malt-Speyside: Mortlach Distiller’s Dram 16 Years Old

WHISKEY – USA

Bourbon/Bottled-In-Bond: Old Fitzgerald VVS 2020 16 Years Old Bottled-in-Bond

Bourbon: Weller Wheated Bourbon Full Proof

Rye: Col. E.H. Taylor, Jr. Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Rye

Single Barrel/Bourbon: Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel

Single Malt: Westland

Small Batch Bourbon: Black Bourbon Society’s Maker’s Mark Private Selection: Recipe 2

Tennessee: Uncle Nearest 1820 Single Barrel 11 Years Old

Wheat: Bainbridge Battle Point Two Islands Islay Cask Barrel Proof

Other: Mammoth Distilling Infinity

WHISK(E)Y – WORLD

Matsui Shuzo Sakura Single Cask

WHISK(E)Y FLAVORED – WORLD

Tom Bullock’s Burnt Orange Bourbon

After undergoing careful analysis through multiple panels, all products are rated on the 100-point scale by the spirits industry’s most renowned judges including buyers, journalists, educators, and bar owners.

Spirits scoring 85+ points receive a detailed tasting note. All spirits scoring 80+ points receive an individual results page, which provides all downloadable marketing material.

USC results are promoted globally and on social media. 

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Ultimate Beverage Challenge (UBC) provides expert evaluation of spirits for producers, importers, and marketers through its innovative annual competition: Ultimate Spirits Challenge. UBC partners are F. Paul Pacult, Sue Woodley and David Talbot.

To celebrate England reaching the UEFA EURO 2020 Final this weekend, we’re offering you the chance to receive 10% off our Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky – a rich and fruity single malt hand crafted in the heart of England. What better way to toast the best of English spirit?

Offer ends midnight on Sunday 11th July. Simply enter code COMEONENGLAND during checkout. Offer available online and in-store.

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£45 off Jura The Loch in our Flash Sale!

This expression from Jura has been enhanced in rich fruit flavour thanks to a maturation in casks which previously held a 30-year-old Pedro Ximenez from a single estate bodega in Jerez – this one is something a bit special! Save some cash and pick this up for £45.

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First Editions 50.1% Sherry Butt

Blair Athol 10 Year Old

Matured in a single sherry butt this example of the Highland distillery is a full bodied sweet, creamy and buttery dram with a delicate hint of classic Blair Athol spice. Selcted by Hunter Laing & Co.

Buy Now – Blair Athol 10 Years – £58 / €56/ $66/ c$83*

Ardbeg “Scorch” Limited Release Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $129.99 View

This limited edition Scotch whisky was bottled to celebrate Ardbeg Day 2021. Drawing inspiration from the legendary dragon of Islay, “Scorch” was matured in heavily charred, ex-bourbon American oak casks. Lovers of extra smoky Scotch, rejoice!