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Sazerac Whiskies Awarded Gold Medals

at International Spirits Challenge 2020 

            Louisville, Ky. — (Dec. 10, 2020) – Sazerac brands Paddy’s Old Irish Whiskey, Michael Collins Irish Whiskey and Imperial 12-Year-Old Scotch Whisky earned Gold Medals for their quality and excellence during the 25^th annual International Spirits Challenge. These medals were only given to brands that saw exceptional success in the competition’s blind tasting process.

The Tasting Awards were held over 12 days of intense blind tastings by panels of more than 50 experienced industry professionals.  Samples were delivered to the judges in flights of numbered tasting glasses to ensure accuracy.  Each judge assessed the products according to age, region and variety, which is determined by the entrant and verified by the chairman.

Paddy’s Old Irish Whiskey is a triple-distilled spirit from Cork County, Ireland, where it has been produced for almost 250 years. Michael Collins Irish Whiskey is a blended offering named after the legendary Irish revolutionary. The brand was revived by Sazerac in 2015. Imperial 12-Year-Old Scotch Whisky is a blended Scotch noted for its fruity aroma and caramel notes.

The International Spirits Challenge received more than 1,700 entries from nearly 70 countries around the globe in this, its 25^th anniversary year. Results from the 2020 International Spirits Challenge can be found at www.internationalspiritschallenge.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.

WIN a bottle of Glen Scotia 25 Year Old!

Hosting a Burns Supper at home on Monday 25 January? Along with traditional treats in the form of haggis, neeps and tatties, you’ll need some Scotch whisky to boot – and we’ve teamed up with the good guys at Glen Scotia to help you out with that!

For Burns Bonus Dram, we’ve hidden a bottle of Glen Scotia 25 Year Old (worth £275!) in one of our Glen Scotia 15 Year Old boxes. To enter, simply buy a bottle of Glen Scotia 15 Year Old online and you might just be the lucky one to find a bonus bottle in your order in time for Burns Night…

Glen Scotia 25 Year Old has been drawn from American oak casks, hand-selected by the distillery’s Master Blender, Michael Henry, to be married in first-fill bourbon casks for up to a year before bottling. Bottled at 48.8% abv, free from chill-filtration and artificial colouring, this spectacular single malt from Campbeltown is liquid gold in a glass.

Win or lose, you’ll be gaining a brand new bottle of delicious whisky! So, what are you waiting for? Enter now while stocks last.

Glen Scotia 15 Year Old
Was: £63.00
Now: £53.00

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Just a few more days to find Santa’s Dram in your next online order…

Find Santa’s Dram in your next Whisky Shop order and you could be the lucky winner of a Bunnahabhain 39 Year Old or a case of six mystery malts!

Our Santa’s Dram giveaway finishes at midnight on the 19th December: that’s just four more days to place an order at whiskyshop.com and be in with the chance of finding Santa’s red or golden dram glass hidden in your package.

If you find a red Santa’s Dram glass in your order, then you’re the lucky winner of a case of six mystery malts, worth £300. If you find Santa’s one and only golden dram glass, then you get to add THAT 39-year-old Bunnahabhain to your whisky collection… worth a whopping £11,995!

Remember, you can also enter the giveaway by sharing the hashtag #SantasDram via your own social media accounts, tagging @thewhiskyshop in your post. Make sure you’re following us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and keep your profile public so we can see your post.

So, what are you waiting for? Get your orders in at whiskyshop.com and share #SantasDram via your social media accounts to be in with the chance of winning a CRACKER of a whisky prize, in time for Christmas. Good luck!

Whiski Rooms
Reopening Thursday 17th December

We are delighted to be reopening Whiski Rooms on Thursday 17th December for the festive season. We were shocked that Edinburgh didnt get moved to Tier 2 last week but we have decided to open to enjoy the Christmas vibes regardless of what tier we are in. So on Thursday we hope to welcome you back, with or without alcohol, to get into the Christmas spirit and look forward to 2021.

Its been a long haul but we are so looking forward to welcoming you back to Whiski Rooms – great vibes, stunning views over Edinburgh in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle and the best Scottish produce always guaranteed.

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WHISKI GIFT VOUCHERS

Valid for use in Whiski Rooms on the Mound, Whiski Bar & Restaurant on the Royal Mile and in our adjoining Whiski Shop with over 500 whiskies, gift hampers and Scottish gifts.

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Golden Dram Volume 5:
WIN a bottle of The Dalmore Quintessence!

Golden Dram is back! And this time a bottle of The Dalmore Quintessence (worth £1,000!) could be yours.

We’ve hidden a bottle of The Dalmore Quintessence in one of our The Dalmore 12 Year Old Sherry Cask Select boxes. To enter, simply buy a bottle of The Dalmore 12 Year Old Sherry Cask Select online – an incredible sherry bomb exclusive to The Whisky Shop in the UK. With a one in 300 chance to win, you might just be the lucky one to find the golden dram in your order…

As a celebration of his five decades in the industry, The Dalmore Quintessence showcases Master Distiller Richard Paterson’s artistry in maturation – it is the only single malt in the world with a unique five-variety red wine finish. Rich amber cherry wood in colour and one of only 200 bottles available in the UK, The Dalmore Quintessence is bursting with notes of tropical fruits, ginger, raisins, marmalade and honeycomb.

Win or lose, you’ll be adding a delicious new dram to your whisky shelf. So, what are you waiting for? Enter now while stocks last.

The Dalmore 12 Year Old
Sherry Cask Select
£69.00

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Greetings whisky-lovers From TWL Lockdown HQ! 

Just a quick one today, so as not to take up to much of your valuable Xmas preparations…

We have three new tasting packs for your consideration, each accompanied by a ‘taste-a-long’ video from our founder, Eddie Ludlow.

Let’s go!

The Asian Whisky Tasting Pack 

As many of you will know, whiskies from Asia have taken off in a big way. First, Japan led the way, now India and Taiwan have joined the fray with some incredible whiskies to show for their efforts.

This pack features the same line-up as our very successful ‘Whisky Festival in a Box’ Asian pack, so it’s a great chance to try them if you missed out.

You will have the opportunity to taste;
Suntory, Chita Distillery, Japan – Single Grain Whisky

Nikka, Miyagikyo Distillery, Japan – Single Malt

Kavalan Distillery, Taiwan – Sherry Cask

Rampur Distillers, India – Double Cask

Paul John Distillers, India – Bold

Amrut Distillery, India – Naarangi

Packs are available to order now, as 6x20ml tasting boxes with the whiskies alone (£30 plus delivery), or 6x20ml gift boxes, with a Glencairn whisky tasting glass, a can of Larkfire ‘Wild Water for Whisky’ and a TWL 2020 pin badge (£35 plus delivery).

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Peated Whisky Tasting Pack

As the nights continue to draw in and the weather turns colder, sometimes the only thing to turn to is a hearty, peated dram. This pack explores the smokier side of Scottish single malts.
Wolfburn Morven

Highland Park Valfather

Kilkerran Heavily Peated Cask Strength

Port Askaig 12 Year Old Autumn Release

Kilchoman 100% Islay 9th Edition

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Packs are available to order now, as 6x20ml tasting boxes with the whiskies alone (£30 plus delivery), or 6x20ml gift boxes, with a Glencairn whisky tasting glass, a can of Larkfire ‘Wild Water for Whisky’ and a TWL 2020 pin badge (£35 plus delivery).

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World Whisky Tasting Pack

It’s not just Asia that is enjoying an unprecedented level of quality whisky-making and deserved interest in it. Distilleries are opening all over the world and this pack and tasting celebrates that fact.

Each pack contains:

Hinch, 5 YO Double Wood – Ireland

Mackmyra, Jaktlycka – Sweden

Penderyn, Port Wood – Wales

Nikka Yoichi, Single Malt – Japan

Stauning, Rye – Denmark

Whistle Pig, 10 Year Old Rye – USA

Packs are available to order now, as 6x20ml tasting boxes with the whiskies alone (£30 plus delivery), or 6x20ml gift boxes, with a Glencairn whisky tasting glass, a can of Larkfire ‘Wild Water for Whisky’ and a TWL 2020 pin badge (£35 plus delivery).

All of the packs will be accompanied by a YouTube taste-along video with Eddie Ludlow. Details of how to tune into these will be included in each pack.

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We massively appreciate your business, but please do be patient when ordering. To say we are a small team at the moment would be understating it dramatically! Just be assured you will get your pack within 2 weeks of ordering, and definitely before Christmas itself (courier allowing!).

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That’s it!

We hope you have a great weekend and look out for more exciting TWL developments soon!

Slainte!

Eddie

The Whisky Lounge Team

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We’re delighted to return to Old Billingsgate for our 13th year! After bringing our beloved Whisky Show online for 2020, we’re excited to announce we’ll be back in the flesh at Old Billingsgate from 2-3 October 2021! You’ll also be happy to hear we’re bringing back our virtual element, ensuring Whisky Show 2021 will be our biggest and best show yet. 2021 tickets are on sale NOW. Don’t delay and grab yourself a fantastic deal with our early bird prices!

So, what are you waiting for? Ready, set, whisky!

Book early bird tickets 

SHOW DETAILS
2-3 October 2021
Saturday and Sunday: 11.30am-6.30pm

Venue:
Old Billingsgate
London EC2R 6DX

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Please remember that our last day for shipping to hopefully deliver before Christmas is Friday 18th December. After this date, our doors will still be open and you can still click and collect until 12.30pm on Christmas Eve.

The English Whisky Co. St George’s Distillery Harling Road Roudham , Norfolk NR16 2QW

Mass Mentoring Partnership is a statewide organization that works with over 370 mentoring and youth-serving organizations across Massachusetts, and we are hosting an online auction to raise money for mentoring.  The majority of the items in our auction are high-end whiskeys and other liquors, many of which are available well below market value. Please check it out at MMP.givesmart.com. The auction will run through the end of the year. Thank you very much!