Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

As per our previous email earlier this month, we have not one but three great tastings events lined up to tease your tastebuds this month. We kicked things off with a superb tasting with Woodford Reserve (thanks to Nidal and all the Woodford crew for such a great night) and now have two more for you to consider (one is non whisky related and has not been posted here). Just to keep you all on your toes, tickets for BOTH of the following events will be available as of 3:00pm today (Tuesday 6th September):

Glendronach Tasting at The Whisky Exchange, Vinopolis
with Alistair Walker
Monday 19th September, 7:00pm. Tickets £30

We have the great pleasure of welcoming Alistair Walker, son of the legendary Billy Walker, from the BenRiach and Glendronach Distillery Company Ltd . to take us through a fine selection of drams from the Glendronach stable. Established in 1826 the Glendronach distillery is one of the oldest in Scotland and has become famous for using high-quality ex-Sherry casks for maturation, leading to a deep, rich and robust style of malt. With the rising cost of obtaining good sherry casks from Spain many distillers have begun to shy away from using them, preferring more economical American oak barrels, but not Glendronach. Since relaunching the range in 2009 they have won a stack of awards at various competitions, and the distillery has quickly developed a cult following.

We’ll be sampling the new 15yo Tawny Port Finish, the highly-anticipated 21yo Parliament, a couple of Single Casks, one of which is a UK-Exclusive, and a few other expressions bringing us to 7 samples in total. This is sure to be a very entertaining and educational evening, and a great opportunity to see good use of ex-Sherry casks in action.

We’re expecting places for this tasting to disappear pretty quickly, so early booking is recommended. Tickets are priced at £30 and available by calling us on +44 (0)207 403 8688 with payment details. As always, they are limited to 2 per booking and available on a first-come, first-served basis.