KILCHOMAN WHISKY TASTING – THURSDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2017

Autumn is upon us, and as many people’s thoughts may well be turning to a smoky whisky that will fit the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ we thought what better time could there be to invite George Wills from Kilchoman Distillery to come back and visit us?  We’re very glad to report that George said yes to the invitation and he will be with us on Thursday 5th October with whisky and tales from the family distillery on the island of Islay that punches well above its weight and whose rich, peaty drams bring so much pleasure.

For those of you who haven’t come across Kilchoman Distillery before, this farm sized distillery was established in 2005 and at that time was the first new distillery to be built on Islay for over 120 years.  As much as possible of the production process is carried out on site and the distillery produces a whisky that is definitely Islay in style but one that very much has its own character.  Fruity sweetness combines with layers of peat smoke, resulting in a well balanced, delicious malt and, for those who have yet to discover the joys of peat, this might just be the one that wins you over!

Tickets are £15 per person and will be available to buy online from 12.30pm on Thursday 7th September.  Please note, no bookings will be taken before this time and because of the high demand for these tickets the maximum number per booking is 4.

Tickets for these events always go very quickly so make sure you go online to book yours as soon as they are released.  If you do miss out then please contact us to register your interest and we will add you to the reserves list for any returned tickets.

See below for all the details and if you have any queries just contact us.

Sláinte! Fran and Ken Arkwrights Whisky and Wines www.whiskyandwines.com

KILCHOMAN WHISKY TASTING
Thursday 5th October 2017
Please arrive at the venue at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Stanton House Hotel, Stanton Fitzwarren SN6 7SD (www.stantonhouse.co.uk)

Details Admission to the tasting is by ticket only, and the whiskies tasted will be available to purchase on the night. Tickets are £15 per person, and this also entitles you to a discount of £3 against a bottle of one of the featured whiskies if bought or ordered on the night of the tasting.  Tickets are very strictly limited, and restricted to 4 per booking. As these tastings usually sell out immediately it is best to book as soon as the tickets are released. To buy tickets just log on to www.whiskyandwines.com from 12.30pm on Thursday 7th September and place an order for the number you require (up to a maximum of 4).  Please note that tickets cannot be reserved without payment and are non-refundable.  N.B. We have negotiated special rates at Stanton House Hotel for anyone who wants to stay overnight after the tasting – just quote ‘Arkwrights whisky tasting’ when booking by ‘phone or email.

Tuesday, September 12th 5-7PM:

Laphroaig Tasting with Master Distiller John Campbell

Please join us for a whisky tasting presented by John Campbell, whisky expert, ambassador, and manager of Laphroaig distillery. John Campbell is renowned throughout the whisky world for his extensive whisky expertise and engaging presentations, and we are very excited to see what drams he’ll bring to this event.  RSVPs are highly encouraged, as is showing up early for a good spot!

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The Fall Tasting Schedule is Now Online 

Our Fall Tasting Schedule is now online. You can read all about it view and register for the tastings on our website. The Fall Single Malt Festival is 2/3 sold… the remaining 35 tickets will likely sell out over the next 48 hours! The Irish Whiskey tasting is coming up on Tuesday with an amazing range for just $20. There is also room in the Wednesday Scotch Malt Whisky Society tasting. It is open to both Members $40 and Guests $50, featuring 7 new single cask single malt Scotch whiskies. Here is the full KWM Fall Whisky & Spirits Tasting Schedule.  

1.       Scotch Malt Whisky Society September Outturn Tasting – Wednesday September 6, 6PM – Join us for a 1 hour tour de force tasting featuring the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s August outturn whiskies. The Society is the World’s largest whisky club, www.smws.ca . You’ll sample 7 single cask, cask strength, typically Scotch whiskies. – $40 (Members) / $50

2.       Irish Whiskey Master Class with Ciara Cannon – Thursday September 7, 7 PM – Jameson Brand Ambassador Ciara Cannon will be our guest as we work through a range of fine whiskies from Irish Distillers including Vintage Reserve, Redbreast 21 Year and Midleton Barry Crockett. This tasting is a steal for $20!  – $20

3.       High Octane Whisky (Cask Strength) – Thursday September 14, 7PM – Does low alcohol whisky make you feel bored? Want to raise the stakes for greater reward? Some see 43 or 46 percent as ‘a good place to start’. The bottles we taste are not for the faint of heart. High Proof? Cask Strength? Call it what you will! The higher the alcohol… the greater the thrill! – $40

4.       From Goa with Love – Monday September 18, 7PM – Hot on the heels of Amrut, Paul John single malt whiskies are taking the world by storm. Madhu Kanna of Goa’s John Distillers will introduce you to one of Asia’s hottest new whiskies! – $25

5.       Kilchoman with Anthony Wills – Tuesday September 19, 7PM – Anthony Wills will be our special guest as we launch our oldest ever single cask of Kilchoman. Bottled at 10 years of age, the Kilchoman 2007 KWM 25th Anniversary is the oldest Kilchoman yet to be sold in Canada!  – $30

 7.       Craft vs. Classics: American Whiskey – Tuesday September 26, 7PM – American Whiskey $35 American craft whiskey is on the rise, but is it ready to go toe to toe with the established Bourbon and Rye brands? There is only one way to find out!  – $35

8.       Balvenie with Jamie Johnson – Wednesday October 11, 7PM – For her first ever Master Class at KWM we’re going vertical with Balvenie’s Brand Ambassador Jamie Johnson. We’ll tackle the range from 12 – 25 years of age.  – $35

9.       Millstone Whisky with Patrick van Zuidam – Thursday October 12, 7PM – Patrick van Zuidam is one of the Netherland’s most respected distillers. He’ll walk you through a range of some of the best single malt and rye whiskies in the world, including a new cask bottled for KWM! – $25

10.   An Introduction to Single Malt Scotch – Thursday October 19, 7PM – Your inception into the complex world of single malt whisky. We’ll debunk the myth of regions while introducing you to a range of different styles. – $30

11.   Spectacular Speysiders – Tuesday October 24, 7PM – Quite simply this is a range of our favourite Speyside whiskies new and old… you won’t be disappointed!  – $75

12.   Legendary Gordon Macphail w/ Alastair Milligan – Sunday October 29, 4PM – We’ll sample a range of Benromach and Gordon Macphail whiskies with Brand Ambassador Alastair Milligan, including a pair of very rare 1982 vintage whiskies from St. Magdalene and Brora. – $80

13.   Going with the Grain – Monday October 30, 7PM – This will be an exploration of single and blended grain whiskies with an emphasis on old and rare. Three of the whiskies sampled will be north of 50 years of age, and two others over 40!  – $100

14.   Head to Head to Head – Tuesday October 31, 7PM – This time it will be Evan, Hunter and Marty going head to head to head. Which expert’s whisky picks will reign supreme in this KWM Battle Royale! – $30

15.   Hunter Laing with Andrew Laing – Thursday November 2, 7PM – We are thrilled to be launching our first ever single cask of Bowmore, with special guest Andrew Laing of Hunter Laing. It is our first exclusive cask of Old Malt Cask, since the Port Ellen we bottled with Andrew’s father Stewart many years ago. This will be a stand-up mini-festival including a glass!  – $30

16.   Springbank with Melanie Stanger – Friday November 3 – Springbank is the most stubbornly traditional distillery in Scotland. We love its spirit of independence, and of course its whisky! Special guest Meanie Stanger will take us through a range of whiskies representing its three spirit styles and Kilkerran whisky from its sister distillery Glengyle. – $30

17.   Fall Single Malt Festival – Thursday November 9, 7PM – Our famous, ever popular, Fall Single Malt Festival. Limited to just 100 participants we will feature nearly as many whiskies. Oh, and it includes a 25th Anniversary KWM logo Glencairn glass! – $65 (2/3 Sold Out!)

19.   Masters of Malt – Thursday November 23, 7PM – Only the rarest and very special whiskies are showcased at this tasting which always highlights some of the most exciting new whiskies in the world! – $125

20.   Whisky Advent 2017 Launch Party – Thursday November 30, 7PM – Twas the night before Whisky Advent and all over the floor, there were tables full of whiskies for sampling throughout the store! A mini whisky festival celebrating the launch of our 2017 Whisky Advent Calendar (event price includes a complimentary Glencairn glass). You have the opportunity to attend this event FREE (1 ticket-per calendar) with the purchase of our Advent Calendar, but space in the event is limited so buy your calendar soon and register for the party! – $25 (FREE with the purchase of an Advent Calendar)

21.   Glenfiddich with Beth Havers – Tuesday December 5, 7PM – Glenfiddich is launching three new expressions this year, and our friend Beth Havers, Glenfiddich Canadian Brand Ambassador, is making a special trip to Calgary just to showcase them! – $30 

To Register: pop into the shop, call 403-283-8000 or register online!

We hope you can join us.  (if not, it just means more Bourbon  for the rest of us.)

You’re invited!

We hope you can join us for a fun, informative evening with Heaven Hill Bourbons poured by Tracy Mellon of NYC’s own ‘American Whiskey’. Details are in the invite below – please contact us with any questions.

Cheers!

Jonathan, Eric & Marlon
The Park Avenue Liquor Shop
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-685-2442
jonathan@parkaveliquor.com
eric@parkaveliquor.com
whiskyconn@gmail.com
www.parkaveliquor.com

Glenmorangie at the Whisky Shop

Friday, September 8th 5-7PM:

Come by for an in-store scotch tasting featuring Glenmorangie Distillery. Founded in 1843, Glenmorangie has produced some of the finest and rarest Highland Single Malt Whiskies in existence. Guests will be treated to a selection of award-winning drams, with distillery representatives and whisky experts present throughout.

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This tasting is one of two Glenmorangie tastings in September, the second is

Friday September 22nd from 5-7 PM.

Fine and Rare Tasting with Jolyon Dunn, Monday 4th September

Returning to Milroy’s for the final time this year is our Fine and Rare Tasting. We are excited to open the bottles at the end the shop to share with you, our lovely customers! The evening will showcase some of the finest whiskies bottled over the last 50 years!

This event will seek to demonstrate the ways in which these whiskies deserve their cult status amongst whisky drinkers, as well as examining the value of collecting and how to buy in the fine and rare world. Limited spaces available.

Please call the shop if you have any questions about the event on 0207 734 2277. P.S That is a 1969 Old Overholt Rye 1810, we can’t wait to try it!

Tickets at £95

September Outturn Alert

September Outturn goes on sale this First Friday at 9am. This month delivers an exotic cargo of flavours to taste and explore with 19 marvellous malts, including our first ever blended malt Scotch whisky. Don’t miss out on your favourite bottlings, click over to our website now and read the full listing ahead of the release.

READ ONLINE

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

AUGUST AUCTION NOW LIVE

Whisky Auctioneer is gearing up for an exciting announcement very soon, but before we get to that we first need to introduce our August Auction! 

A wonderfully varied and interesting range of bottles have come through our doors this month, from dusty vintage gems to shiny premium releases, we’ve seen it all. 

We guarantee that this is an auction worth exploring. You never know what you might discover and there’s no better time or place to start than with our featured highlights below!

GLENLIVET GORDON & MACPHAIL 1950S SELECTION

This month we feature some fascinating vintage whiskies and spirits dating back to the middle of the last century. Originally purchased from Hay & Son Ltd. Sheffield, the collection includes several of these stunning 1950s Glenlivet bottlings! 

MACALLAN 1957 RINALDI ANNIVERSARY MALT 25 YEAR OLD

A particularly special Macallan released in 1982 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Italian importers Rinaldi Brothers Inc. It doesn’t get much better than this! 

GLENMORANGIE 1993 SWAMP OAK 12 YEAR OLD

An unusual bottle with a tale to tell! It is believed that the entire shipment of 247 bottles was lost in transit to the US only to be found years later and returned to Glenmorangie, where the majority are still held. 

MOON IMPORTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION

A set of 9 single cask bottlings released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Moon Import. Renowned for their colourful label art, as this collection clearly demonstrates! 

HANYU ICHIRO’S MALT THE JOKER ‘MONOCHROME’ & ‘COLOUR’

What a treat it is to feature both incredible bottles in the auction! One of the rarest and most sought after Japanese whiskies around, the Monochrome Joker is one of only 241 bottles, containing liquid distilled in 1985. 

PAPPY VAN WINKLE 20 YEAR OLD FAMILY RESERVE

This month’s auction is an American whiskey bonanza with an incredible range of Pappy bottlings alongside many other rare and unusual bourbons! 

Our August Auction is live until Monday 4th September, there is no fee to register on our site, our commission structure is very competitive and we offer worldwide shipping. For our terms and conditions please click here.

Happy bidding!

FREE LONDON COLLECTION – 27TH SEPTEMBER TO 1ST OCTOBER

If you are in the London or M6/M40 area and have bottles that you would like to enter for auction get in touch now to arrange your free pick up!