Milroy’s

‘Burns Night’ 

25th January 2022 – Soho whisky bar – 6:30pm

Join us for an evening of fine whisky, food and all things Scottish with our friends from the Craigellachie Distillery. Matthew Cordiner, Global Malts Ambassador from Bacardi, will be hosting a fun and informative tasting before we bless the haggis and enjoy a wee Scottish dram to the sounds of bagpipes! We will be greeting you with a Craigellachie Highball followed by a dram of Craigellachie 17yo and a dram of Craigellachie 31yo!

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Milroy’s of Spitalfields

‘Burns Night’ 

25th January 2022 -Spitalfields

Join us this Burns Night for an evening of fine whisky and food with our friends at Bruichladdich Distillery. It will be an evening of two halves: enjoy your first course in our newly renovated Port Charlotte terrace, while being warmed by a dram of Port Charlotte 10. You will then be taken into our Tasting Room, where you will be served a hearty Scottish main course alongside a dram of Bruichladdich Classic Laddie & Octomore 12.1. The evening will finish with a classic Cranachan and a to die for dram of the Black Arts 9.1. When the dinner is finished, feel free to join the festivities downstairs or retire to the Port Charlotte terrace for a cigar.

19:00 – 21:00
£75pp

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Menu
Haggis Rarebit
Haggis | Vintage Cheddar Rarebit Sauce | Bruichladdich Red Onion Chutney | Sourdough
Port Charlotte 10 Year Old
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Beef Shin Scottish Stovies Stew
Served with crusty bread and oat cakes
Bruichladdich Classic Laddie & Octomore 12.1
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Bruichladdich Cranachan
Raspberries |  Bruichladdich Cream | Oatmeal | Heather Honey
Black Art 9.1

Vegetarian menu available please email to request
Any questions please email us at hello@thedramhouse.co.uk
www.thedramhouse.co.uk

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CELEBRATE ROBERT BURNS WITH THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY:

SMWS LAUNCHES VIRTUAL BIG BURNS BASH

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society raises a glass to Robert Burns and brings together both members and non-members in global virtual gathering

Whisky Tasting at The Vaults

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) will host a virtual Big Burns Bash to celebrate the life and poetry of Robert Burns, while appreciating the finest Scotch malt whisky from the world’s most entertaining whisky club.

Taking place on Thursday 27 January (8pm until 10pm GMT) members and non-members from across the world are invited to join the Society’s Burns Night live stream on both Facebook and YouTube that features a line-up of music and poetry performances.

Hosted by long-standing BBC Radio Scotland presenter and whisky enthusiast, Vic Galloway, guests will be treated to music from Honeyblood’s Stina Tweeddale, Skye-based musician Donald Livingstone and Jamaican artists Nickeishia Barnes and Steve ‘Lightning’ Newland. Society ambassador John McCheyne provides the ‘Immortal Memory’ and academic and human rights activist. Sir Geoff Palmer will discuss what Burns means to him. There will also be live poetry performances and chat with Scottish actor Tam Dean Burn and Scots-language poet Len Pennie.

The virtual Big Burns Bash is a unique event, encouraging both established and newly joined Society members and whisky enthusiasts from across the UK, America, Asia and Europe to come together and unite in their shared passion for Society whisky and Scottish culture.

Alongside the Big Burns Bash, the Society is hosting a selection of Burns Night events and whisky tastings for members across Society venues in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The key Burns Night events for Society members include Bath Street’s Burns Night with Glengoyne Distillery (24 January), a Greville Street Burns Night Supper, which features a whisky tasting followed by a delicious three course meal (27 January) and an evening of all things “bard” at The Vaults’ Burns Night celebration, A Glass O’ Whisky Punch Wi’ Honest Men! (25 January).

Richard Goslan, Chief Storyteller at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, said: “We’re looking forward to bringing both our members and non-members of the SMWS around the world together for our virtual Big Burns Bash. It’s a fantastic opportunity to come together, enjoy some exceptional whisky, traditional music and poetry, while honouring the life and work of one of Scotland’s most famous sons with a Society twist on your traditional Burns Night. 

“We also want this year’s Burns Night celebrations to cater for all Society members, through a hybrid of in-venue and virtual events. We look forward to welcoming as many whisky and poetry enthusiasts to our virtual gathering as possible, as we raise a Society dram to the one and only Robert Burns.”

For more information on the virtual Big Burns Bash please visit: https://unfiltered.smws.com/unfiltered-01-2022/big-burns-bash/

Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Bath Street, Glasgow.

The Big Burns Bash Global Timings

Los Angeles: 12 noon

Montreal & New York: 3pm

Shanghai: 4am

Tokyo: 5am

Sydney: 8am

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About The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

•  The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was established in Edinburgh in 1983 and now has more than 27,000 members and branches around the world.
•  The SMWS bottles rare single malt whisky, and a range of other spirits
•  The Society bottles single malts, unique single casks and exclusive blends
•  The Society has bottled whisky from more than 140 distilleries from Scotland and beyond
•  The Society offers a new batch of around 20 single malt whiskies every month
•  The Society offers a variety of membership packages that can be tailored. Please see: https://cutt.ly/bIEUBl4
•  For more information about the Society, visit: https://cutt.ly/VIEUhmO
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North British 30 Year Olds

TWB Exclusives

From our good friends at The Golden Cask, we selected two exclusive single cask from North British Distillery.  Very rare as official releases, independent bottlings like these are are exceptional opportunity for exploring well aged whisky. Matured in single bourbon barrels, natural colour and un-chillfiltered.

North British 30 Year Old Cask #CG001 yielding 115 bottles at 49.0%

North British 30 Year Old 1991 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single Bourbon barrel #CG001 distilled May 1991 and bottled September 2021 by House of Macduff for the Golden Cask series. 115 numbered bottles exclusive to The Whisky Barrel.

North British 30 Year Old Cask #CG002 yielding only 42 bottles carries a little more colour and oak influence.

North British 30 Year Old 1991 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single Bourbon barrel #CG002 distilled May 1991 and bottled September 2021 by House of Macduff for the Golden Cask series. Only 46 numbered bottles exclusive to The Whisky Barrel.

Buy – North British 30yo #CG001 – £99 / €99* / $113* / c$141*

Buy – North British 30yo #CG002 – £99 / €99* / $113* / c$141*

North British Distillery was established on farmland to the west of Edinburgh in 1885 by Andrew Usher, John M. Crabbie and William Sanderson. Since then the city has expanded ever outwards and now the distillery resides in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh. North British opened in 1887 to guarantee supplies of grain whisky for its owner’s cordials and scotch whisky blending businesses. It is equipped with four Coffey stills to produce grain spirit at 94.5% alcohol and multi-million litres of spirit annually. Whilst most of its whisky matures in racked warehouses in the central Lowlands, a small number of casks spend at least eight years at the distillery in dunnage Warehouse No.1. Official releases are very few but excellent independent ones are available from Hart Brothers and Hunter Laing.

We strive for continual growth and improvement in the service we offer and to make our auctions the best they can be we have made some minor revisions to our auction schedule and fee structure.

Auction Schedule

Our auctions will still last 10 days (Friday until Sunday) but will now finish on the second Sunday of each month, rather than the first.  Check out our new timetable here to make sure you never miss an auction.

Lot Fee

We have always aimed to be the most affordable option for selling your bottles and are still committed to this.  As such we haven’t raised our lot fee for over 5 years, however in order to provide the best possible service going forward we are making a small increase from £5 to £6 per bottle from the 129^th auction onwards, see here for more details.

Thank you for continuing to choose Scotch Whisky Auctions and sign up for our mailing list for a preview of some upcoming highlights in our next auction, going live on the 4^th of February.

This month, we’ve welcomed a rush of new delicious spirits, bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. Our new exclusives include long-aged Speyside single malts from Caperdonich and Linkwood distilleries, a sherried 11-year-old Caol Ila and a heavily peated 2003 Ballechin for the peat lovers.

We’re also excited to share a 1991 Teeling Irish single malt whiskey, matured in a single rum cask and a special single cask of Taiwanese rum with a Fino sherry finish. Find even more unique discoveries in our full range of exclusive spirits.

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Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits offers a wonderful selection of aromas and flavours. Our Tasting Notes describe fruity whisky profiles on the nose such as marmalade, balsamic glazed fruits and demerara. If you discover flavours of rum truffles, treacle toffee and salted caramel, you’re probably not far off for this profile.

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WEMYSS MALTS LAUNCH LIMITED-EDITION

EXPRESSION: SMOKY SHORES

SMOKY SHORES, THE BRAND-NEW RARE RELEASE PACKS A POWERFUL PUNCH

OF PEATED MALT, JUST IN TIME FOR BURNS NIGHT

Scottish independent whisky bottler Wemyss Malts launches Smoky Shores, a brand-new limited-edition blend. The non-age statement expression is released as just 5,526 bottles, bottled at 46% ABV and priced at £50 available globally here: https://wemyssmalts.com/

Smoky Shores delivers notes of snuffed smoke, salted lemons and sweet cured bacon on the nose, followed by notes of wild oats, orange peel, and malted bread toasted over embers of heathery peat on the palate.

The limited expression is packaged in an intricately foiled gift carton, inside a bespoke decanter bottle, with an illustrated label design that takes inspiration from the barley malting process.

Smoky Shores is a sister whisky to Peat Chimney, a popular choice among smoky whisky fans from the core range of Wemyss Malts. Flavour-wise, the new limited release has the characteristics of Peat Chimney, with an extra blast of punchy peated malt.

Wemyss Malts core range also includes The Hive, a Speyside blend with honey-like sweetness and flavours of citrus zest, and Spice King, a complexly sweet yet salty expression, an ideal alternative to rye or spiced rum.

Commenting on the release of Smoky Shores, Isabella Wemyss, owner and Director of Production, said: “We’re delighted with our new Smoky Shores bottling. Our existing smoky favourite from the core range, Peat Chimney, is already a big hit among our peat fans, and Smoky Shores has an even more intense, delicious smoky flavour, a real treat for peated whisky enthusiasts.

“Adding to the all-round flavour experience, you’ll find hand-crafted illustrations on the packaging inspired by the malting process. These really bring to life the tasting notes and flavour within the bottle, transporting you to coastal seashores.

“On 25th January, we’ll be raising a glass to our smoky whisky fans around the world – Smoky Shores is the perfect accompaniment to a Burns Night supper.”

The packaging derives inspiration from the barley malting process, where the peat is added to develop the smoky flavours found in this whisky. The name is acquired from the long, salty finish reminiscent of bonfires ablaze seashores.

FULL TASTING NOTES

NOSE

Robust peaty smoke mingles with intense aromas of crushed mint leaves that fuse with aromatic rosemary.

PALATE

A sudden and explosive mouthfeel comes to the fore with earthy white pepper and zesty lemons. 

FINISH

Bitter espresso sinks into the palate before a long salty mouth-coating finish drifts away.

Notes

• Edinburgh based Wemyss Malts falls under the company Wemyss Family Spirits Ltd. and is a family run company operated by brother and Sister William and Isabella Wemyss. The Wemyss family Castle has been home to the family since the 1300s and is featured in the company logo.
• The Wemyss Malts Cask Club, launched in 2019 offers members access to exclusive bottlings, previews of new releases, competitions and the latest news. Membership is free and can be joined via www.wemyssmalts.com/cask-club
• 2020 marked the 20th Anniversary of the launch of Wemyss Malts and the occasion has been marked with the launch of several limited-edition releases such as Velvet Fig Aged 25 Year and Black Gold 30-year-old Bowmore single cask.
• The Wemyss family premium wines and spirits brands also include Kingsbarns Single Malt; Lord Elcho blended Scotch whisky and Darnley’s Gin, together with the premium wine estate of Rimauresq Cru Classé in Cotes de Provence.