Amrut and Ashok

Nectar of the Gods

Tuesday 11 September 2018
7.30pm-9pm

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In the run up to the much anticipated 10th anniversary Whisky Show, join us as we discover Amrut – ‘Nectar of the Gods’ in Sanskrit – and be the first in the UK to taste a brand new release: Amrut Madeira Cask Finish. Amrut brand ambassador Ashok Chokalingam will guide us through six whiskies, including the multi-award-winning Fusion, the new batch of the super-rare Naarangi and the brand new Madeira Cask Finish, flown to the UK specially for the tasting. Discover how Amrut’s whiskies are different to those from the rest of the world, and taste why this award-winning distillery continues to break Indian whisky stereotypes.

Amrut Single Malt
Amrut Fusion
Amrut Peated Cask Strength
Amrut Portonova
Amrut Naarangi (new batch)
Amrut Madeira Cask Finish (new release)

Ashok is a well-known character in the whisky world. He was the Icons Of Whisky Rest Of The World Ambassador Of The Year in 2012 and 2016, and has a reputation for fantastic tastings. He spends most of his time in India these days, so don’t miss out on the chance meet him in person.

Tuesday 11 September

7.30-9pm

Virtual Tasting Discovery Pack

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has come a long way since an adventurous group of friends clubbed together to share a cask of single malt whisky back in 1983. Some 35 years later – with three Members’ Rooms, branches all around the world and a network of international partner bars – we’re still delighting our members with an ever-changing selection of exceptional single cask whiskies.

On Monday, 24 September, we’ll be holding our first ever global, virtual tasting. Streamed live from The Vaults and hosted by our master brand ambassador John McCheyne, members from all over the world are invited to join us in sharing the same five hand-picked drams. Simply purchase a Discovery Pack to receive your five whiskies and join in the fun, there are loads of ways to get involved.

• Log on to Facebook at home and stream the tasting live – either on your own or get some friends together
• Join a screeningat one of our Members’ Rooms
• Be part of the experienceat The Vaults

Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of this momentous event, and to share the experience with friends and members all around the world.

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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

29-30 SEPTEMBER 2018

OLD BILLINGSGATE, LONDON

The Whisky Show 2018

MASTERCLASSES

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The line-up for 2018 is our best yet, with legendary whiskies presented by some of the industry’s biggest names. From Port Ellen to bourbon, food pairings and rum to our favourite Whisky Show bottlings, we’ve got something for everyone – no matter your level of whisky knowledge. Tickets for these masterclasses will go live at 2pm on Monday 20 August 2018. There are still a few more Sunday masterclasses to announce, so keep an eye on your inbox.

Please note: you must have a valid ticket to the appropriate day of The Whisky Show to attend these masterclasses.

Saturday 29 September, 12.15-1.45pm
£200

Port Ellen will soon be opening its doors again. To celebrate, distillery manager Georgie Crawford and whisky ambassador Colin Dunn will take us through eight official bottlings of this cult whisky: the 9th through 16th releases.

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Beginner’s Guide to Whisky 

with The Whisky Exchange’s Billy Abbott
Saturday 29 September, 12.30-1.30pm
£25

Want to get the most out of the show? In this class, Whisky Exchange ambassador and resident whisky geek Billy Abbott will lead you through a selection of whiskies to help you get the most out of each dram and pinpoint your favourite flavours.

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26 Years to Predict the Future with Glenfiddich

 with master blender Brian Kinsman
Saturday 29 September, 2.30-3.45pm
£40

It takes a while to make a whisky. Glenfiddich Excellence takes 26 years to reach maturity, but how do the whisky makers know when it will be ready – or even what it will become? Join master blender Brian Kinsman to explore the journey of the Glenfiddich spirit, from still to bottle.

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Rxm vs Whisky

with Luca Gargano, Sukhinder Singh and compere Stef Holt
Saturday 29 September, 2.45-3.45pm
£45

It’s time to celebrate our guest spirit: rum. Join rum expert Luca Gargano and Whisky Exchange co-founder Sukhinder Singh as they go head to head to find out which is best, rum or whisky.

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New Faces of Whisky 

with Ardbeg’s Brendan McCarron, Diageo’s Aimée Gibson, Whyte & Mackay’s Gregg Glass and compere Dave Broom
Saturday 29 September, 4.30-6pm
£80

A look into the future with the new whisky makers of today. We’ve asked Brendan, Aimée and Gregg to each choose three whiskies for us: a favourite, a whisky they’ve created and something special made just for the masterclass.

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Food Loves Whisky with Old Pulteney

with whisky ambassador Lukasz Dynowiak
Saturday 29 September, 4.45-5.45pm
£30

The new Old Pulteney range of whiskies pair excellently with food. Join whisky ambassador Lukasz Dynowiak for a dive into Pulteney’s new drams with carefully-selected pairings from the show’s artisan food partners.

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Better Bourbon 

with Bourbon Review editor Justin Sloan
Sunday 30 September, 12.15-1.30-pm
£50

Join Bourbon Review’s Justin Sloan to pull apart the intricacies of America’s native spirit and discover the breadth of flavour its distillers are creating. Justin’s chosen some favourites to show how things have changed over the decades and how good bourbon is today.

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Six Whiskies of the Decade

with Sukhinder Singh and Oliver Chilton
Sunday 30 September, 12.30-2pm
£50

Each year, The Whisky Show releases a range of exclusive show bottlings. Whisky Exchange co-founder Sukhinder Singh has saved a few of his favourites, and in this class he and Elixir Distillers whisky-maker Oliver Chilton will lead us through a selection of these rare whiskies.

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Tickets for these masterclasses will go live at 2pm on Monday 20 August 2018. Set an alarm, as they will sell fast…

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TERMS & CONDITIONS Products are offered subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
2. We do not issue physical tickets. When you make your booking, your name will be added to a guest list for the event.
3. In the case of cancellation on part of the organisers, the full ticket price will be refunded to you. We reserve the right to make cancellations up to 24 hours before the event.

  The Whisky Exchange is the registered trademark of Speciality Drinks Limited. Registered in England and Wales (Company No. 4449145).

Registered Office: Elixir House, Whitby Avenue, Park Royal, London NW10 7SF, UK. 

SEPTEMBER WOMEN’S WHISKY NIGHT

TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2018
18:30 – 20:00

A monthly whisky tasting event for women, by women.

Join us to celebrate & rejoice in all the fantastic achievements of women in the industry.

Tickets HERE £20 or £25 on the door.

September’s Women’s Whisky Night is generously sponsored by
Heaven Hill Distilleries.

We are looking forward to an amazing lineup of American whiskies, so come along and to try some delicious drams!

Milroy’s of Soho
3 Greek Street
London, EnglandW1D 4NX
United Kingdom

Friday, August 24th, 5-7 PM:

Aberlour Scotch & 

Powers Irish Whiskey

Award-winning scotch and whiskey pour at this expert presented tasting of Irish and Speyside drams. Aberlour Scotch & Powers Irish Whiskey will be poured, with more new and rare whiskies to be revealed.

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Saturday,  August 18th, 2:30-5:30PM: 

Single Malt Scotch Tasting: Mossburn Distillery

Expand your whisky knowledge at our expert-presented traditional whisky tasting, featuring Scotland’s Mossburn distillery.

The Mossburn signature line is a masterfully blended whisky, double-matured in three different cask woods to create rich and smokey flavors. In addition to masterful blenders Mossburn is also a discerning bottler of rare and notable whiskies, including limited-edition releases from select Highland and Speyside distilleries like Blair Athol, Ardmore and Craigellachie to name a few

We’ll be pouring a variety of new and rare Mossburn releases, with whisky experts present for all your whisky questions.

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Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year Old

Our friends at The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society are raffling off one of the rarest Bourbons available, a bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year Old. We wanted to make sure our Bourbon-loving audience is well aware of the opportunity. Don’t delay on this amazing opportunity to support a great cause. Check out the details below and click the link to purchase raffle tickets directly from The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Cheers,
-The Party Source Liquor Department

This is an extra special, one-time bottling of Van Winkle bourbon. Eleven barrels were hand selected for this very small batch bourbon, producing only 710 bottles of rare and even harder to find Van Winkle whiskeys.

The barrels were distilled in the spring and fall of 1989 and stored on the lower levels of a metal clad warehouse built in 1935 at the Van Winkle family distillery in Shively, Ky. In 2002 the barrels were moved to Buffalo Trace Distillery, where they continued to age for another 12 years on the lower floors in Buffalo Trace’s brick warehouses. The lower floor placement helped preserve the sweet, mellow notes of the world-famous wheated bourbon recipe. In 2014 the Buffalo Trace team moved the barrels into stainless steel tanks to halt the aging process and preserve the rich flavor profile fans have come to expect from the Van Winkle line.

These extra special bottles deserve an extra special vessel, so each bottle is a handmade glass decanter from Glencairn Crystal Studio. The bottle information is engraved on each decanter, individually numbered, and hand finished with a silver stopper. A glass top for the decanter is also included.

Each decanter is packaged in a handmade wooden box crafted in North Carolina by James Broyhill II of Heritage Handcrafted. The lid is constructed using the oak staves from the 11 barrels that held this bourbon. The outside of the box bears a metal plaque with the Old Rip Van Winkle logo and states “asleep 25 years in the wood.” Inside each box, along with the decanter and glass top, is a bourbon certificate of authenticity, numbered and signed by Julian Van Winkle, grandson of founder Julian P. “Pappy” Van Winkle, Sr.

RAFFLE TICKET 

Only 500 Old Rip Van Winkle raffle tickets will be sold, at $100 per ticket. The winning ticket will be drawn on Friday, August 24th, 2018 at 2 pm at The Party Source. You do not need to be present to win.

*Bottle must be picked up instore at The Party Source

Old Rip Van WInkle 25 Year Raffle

OVER 300 WHISKIES ON TASTE IN THE CITY
15 SEPTEMBER 2018
– thestudio –

It’s just over a month till we descend on Birmingham’s city centre for another memorable whisky gathering, joined by over 50 brands and more than 300 whiskies on taste. Brace yourselves for our greatest whisky tasting experience yet!

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NEW TO THE SHOW

Each year Midlands Whisky Festival welcomes some of the most well-known brands and bottlers in the whisky industry, although you’re always guaranteed to find something new and exciting to taste!

STARWARD

World whiskies are always interesting finds, especially when they’re from the other side of the globe. Starward, known as the ‘modern Australian whisky’ mature their spirit in a variety of wine casks including red wine and fortified wine, which results in a single malt with serious character to boot. Be sure to come and check them out at the Birmingham show.

THE PEARLS OF SCOTLAND

Family-owned independent bottler Gordon & Company will be at the show showing bottlings from a number of distilleries such as Bunnahabhain, Cambus, Tobermory and this exceptional bottle of single cask Highland Park, which was aged for an impressive 25 years.

FROM VERMONT, USA

If you’re a fan of American whiskey then you’re in for a treat. WhistlePig will be making their MWF debut next month, taking you on a lip-smacking journey through their range of amazing rye whiskeys from WhistlePig farm in Vermont.

MEET THE MAKERS

Keith Cruickshank will be sharing his knowledge and experience on what it’s like being a distillery manager at Benromach, during a masterclass to celebrate their 20th anniversary!

Tasting Lineup
– Benromach 10 Year Old
– Benromach 15 Year Old
– Benromach Organic
– Benromach Triple Distilled
– Benromach 1998 20th Anniversary Bottling
– Benromach 1970 (Bottled 1980s) Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)

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-OPENING TIMES –

Saturday 15th
12pm – 6pm
(5.40pm last pour)

Please arrive at the venue early to avoid potential queues

– VENUE –

thestudio venue
7 Cannon Street
Birmingham
B2 5EP

Click HERE for directions