Get baking with the Great Whisky Cake Off at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival

The popularity of the Great British Bake Off has taken the UK by storm, inspiring an entirely new generation to get in the kitchen and create their own edible masterpieces. The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival allows visitors to channel their inner Mary Berry by baking a cake which contains Speyside’s most famous export – a few dashes of single malt whisky.

Entrants to Grantown’s Whisky Cake Off are being asked to don their aprons and produce delicious baked treats which feature the amber nectar as an ingredient. The event takes place at the Grantown YMCA Community Centre on Sunday May 1, and non-bakers have the opportunity to judge the selection of homebakes on offer.

Festival manager Pery Zakeri feels that the variety of foodie events available during the Festival will help broaden people’s perceptions when it comes to serving whisky with culinary treats.

She says, “Grantown’s Whisky Cake Off is a really fun way to experiment with whisky, as it allows you to understand which ingredients and flavours complement certain single malts.

“We’re very proud of the wide range of food-related events available throughout the Festival, as each one is so different and will appeal to a large variety of people.

“You would never normally associate whisky with baking, but that is the beauty of the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival – it allows people to see the full potential of single malts and the huge selection of food you can enjoy them with.

“Speyside single malts are so diverse, meaning that anyone can enjoy a good dram if they find the right one for them. Due to the abundance of different flavours and notes available our beloved drink can be paired with a whole host of different food.”

The Whisky Cake Off is one of many unusual events, as foodies are treated to an abundance of food-related activities throughout the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, which takes place from April 28 to May 2 in Scotland’s most prolific whisky producing region.

In what can be described as the perfect pairing between Scotland’s national drink and a much-loved sweet treat, the Balvenie Street Ice Cream Shop in Dufftown is offering tastings of its five different whisky ice creams, which are created especially for the Festival. The tastings could be considered as an ideal introduction to the water of life – especially if visitors are attending the Festival with someone who has never tried whisky before. Those wishing to take part in the tastings don’t need to worry about booking a slot, as the ice creams are available throughout the Festival for £3.

The picturesque Gordon Castle, situated near Fochabers is offering another event which will certainly appeal to those with a sweet tooth; traditional afternoon tea in their Walled Garden restaurant comes with a variety of scones, cakes and sandwiches alongside whisky truffles and a bottle of their handcrafted whisky cask cider. Afternoon tea takes place from 3-5pm on May 1.

For those looking to try something a bit more savoury, Gordon & MacPhail is hosting a whisky and cheese tasting on April 29. The maturation of cheese to develop flavour is very similar to the aging process of whisky, meaning that that the two go together extremely well. This event allows whisky fans to pair their drams with a variety of different cheeses in order to create the perfect match. The tasting is on Friday April 29 from 10am – 12pm, at Gordon & MacPhail’s retail shop in Elgin.

But there are dozens of other whisky and food events on the Festival programme, which includes almost 500 different activities. There’s the chance to watch legendary food and whisky writer Martine Nouet at work in cookery demonstrations, whisky lunches and dinners at restaurants, hotels and community halls across the Speyside region, and sample a wide range of whisky flavoured foods at Aberlour delicatessen The Spey Larder. Strathisla Distillery will also be hosting a Desert Island Drams event where whisky writers match their favourite dram with six sweet and savoury tapas style dishes.

As one of the world’s biggest festivals celebrating of Scotland’s national drink, the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival features a packed programme of almost 500 events, with music, crafts, and food themes running alongside a wide range of distillery tours and tastings.

Tickets for all events in the 2016 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival programme, including foodie events, are available to buy now at www.spiritofspeyside.com/. The Festival is also active on social media – facebook.com/WhiskyFestival and @spirit_speyside on Twitter and on Instagram.

Notes

The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival is committed to promoting responsible drinking. Visitors travelling to and from festival events can take advantage of a range of transport options. Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival has received funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise and is also financially supported by many other private and public partners.

The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2014 to 2020. The Scottish Government is the managing authority for the European Regional Development Fund Programme.

Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design  

2016 will shine a spotlight on Scotland’s achievements in innovation, architecture and design through a wide-ranging, variety of new and existing activity.

The Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design will run from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016 and will build on the momentum generated by the 2015 Year of Food and Drink as well as previous years including Homecoming Scotland 2014, the Year of Creative and the Year of Natural.

Through a series of exciting events and activity, the year will showcase Scotland’s position as an “innovation nation”, its outstanding built heritage, and its thriving, internationally acclaimed fashion, textiles and design sector.

The Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design is a Scottish Government initiative being led by VisitScotland, supported by partners including Scottish Government, Creative Scotland, Architecture + Design Scotland, Scottish Tourism Alliance, Scottish Enterprise, The National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

The Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design events fund is managed by EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate.

Benriach tasting – fruit, glorious fruit!

After a difficult start to life, Benriach has emerged from the shadows and is now a highly regarded Speyside distillery. It closed after just two years in 1900, with a 65-year gap until it reopened in 1965. But since Billy Walker bought Benriach with the help of a consortium in 2004, the distillery has gone from strength to strength, with a clutch of well-received releases. Benriach brand ambassador Stewart Buchanan led our latest Whisky Exchange tasting, giving plenty of inside info on what goes on – with a few drams along the way, of course.

Benriach Distillery was bought by Billy Walker and his consortium for £6 million in 2004

In Their Own Words – Stewart Buchanan

‘Benriach came on the market in 2004. Billy bought it for £6 million, and the deal included 23,500 casks going back to 1966. If you tried doing that today, you’d have to double the amount and add a zero to it!’

‘We’re one of the more northerly distilleries in Speyside, just a few miles from Elgin. Longmorn is just 500 yards away, and one mile away, there’s Glen Elgin. That road is stinking with whisky production – you can hold your nose or breathe it in!’

‘When we bought the distillery, there was black algae on the walls and tumbleweed everywhere. I used to work at Tobermory, with its lovely coloured houses and harbour, and I end up coming to this place with its algae-covered walls…!’

‘Benriach is one of the fruit bombs of the Speyside region. At 10 years old, it’s all green apple and pear; at 16, it’s more like a Golden Delicious apple; after 20 years, it develops peach and apricot flavours; and at 35, it’s all tropical fruit – mango and passion fruit’

Stewart Buchanan, Benriach brand ambassador

‘At Benriach, we use borehole water which has a high mineral content. You get a slightly sweeter expression with hard water and high mineral content. But at Glendronach [also owned by Billy Walker], the water is soft and “heavy”, which is ideal as we want that oiliness and depth’

‘I don’t mind if you add water to your whisky, but remember that we’ve already put in that whisky for you…’

‘Our 35 Year Old is aged in refill-sherry hogsheads which are very unpredictable. The big boys don’t like them because they want consistency, but we love inconsistency! Some distilleries don’t like European oak at all, because the barrels are quite fragile and can crack and split easily’

‘We’ve got more IT people in our office than we have at the distillery!’

‘Some people say that you only use finishing in whisky to mask a bad cask. But you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear’

‘Sometimes things go wrong. We finished some Benriach in a Tokaji cask – it was quite dry and a bit like Old Spice aftershave!’

‘Our 17 Year Old Septendecim is the most honest whisky we have. It’s like the aroma you get when you drive up to the distillery’

We Tasted

• Benriach 10 Year Old – clean, fresh, fruity with a touch of toffee and spice; absolutely delightful
• Benriach 35 Year Old – fragrant tropical fruit with nutmeg and cardamom
• Benriach 12 Year Old Sherry Wood – rich milk chocolate, toasty oak and cinnamon
• Benriach 15 Year Old Tawny Port Wood Finish – pink peppercorns and red berries, with creamy marshmallows
• Benriach 25 Year Old – honeyed fruit, baked peaches and sugar-dusted shortbread
• Benriach 1998 17 Year Old PX Finish (TWE Exclusive) – chocolate cake, espresso and spicy oak
• Benriach Bernie Moss Intensely Peated – smoke and lemon oil, restrained peatiness
• Benriach 17 Year Old Septendecim – grassy, floral and savoury

Best #TWETasting Tweet

GeorgeZ ‏@WhiskyRanter

Nose #benriach 25 is restrained but palate is BIG: creamy sweet mocca touched by spices and tropical fruits, smoke in background

Whisky of the night

Hmm…a tough one. I waxed lyrical about the 10yo and 12yo in our Christmas blog post, so let’s go for the 25 Year OId. A lovely mix of orchard fruit and sweet malt.

BENRIACH 25 YEAR OLD, 46.8%

Nose: Beautiful aromas of rich, honeyed fruit, along with fragrant peach and apricot, shortbread and oat biscuits.

Palate: The rich, ripe fruit continues on to the palate with baked peaches, custard tarts, shortcrust pastry and a touch of cinnamon. Apple notes add freshness. Rich texture and good weight.

Finish: Great balance between the fruit and spice.

Comment: This really shows how Benriach can age – the fruity spirit has mellowed beautifully over a quarter of a century, while the oak influence is measured, adding a subtle spiciness.

Many thanks to Stewart for an engaging tasting that showed off the wide spread of ages and flavours in the Benriach range, but the key element – a clean, refreshing fruit character – ran through all of them. You can choose from our range of Benriach whiskies from The Whisky Exchange website here.

Spring is in the air and we’re not sure how we’re almost at the end of April already, but it only means one thing – festival season is in full swing!

The Newcastle, London Whisky Weekender and Aberdeen Whisky have all been sell outs! We’ll soon be heading down South again to Bristol and Brighton…

Here is our Southern adventure (including early-bird offers!) as well as lots more to sink your teeth into including a very exciting new tasting series with Elements of Islay!

First things First….

Bristol Whisky Festival: 7th May                

Undoubtedly the biggest whisky event in the South West, we are heading back to Brissle on May 7th armed with a whole carnival of distillers and whisky in tow and we’re all set to give you a unforgettable day of all things whisky!

Of course, once again, we have a delightful line-up of masterclasses at the festival…

At 1pm we have Ian Chang, Master Distiller at Kavalan, back again with us to tell you the secrets of the Taiwanese distillery’s huge successes, plus you’ll have the chance to try two of their currently unreleased whiskies! Head here to book your places now.

Also at 1pm we have Penderyn Distillery on hand to answer all your Welsh-Whisky questions – a fantastic chance to find out what really makes Bristol’s closest distillery tick.

And last but not least, world renown and all round whisky legend Charles Maclean will be presenting a tasting from our very latest range of TWL bottlings. Charlie has been writing about whisky for decades (even before it was cool!) and has a unfaltering passion for whisky unlike any other. Click here to book your places – we recommend you’re quick!

Brighton Whisky Festival: 18th June

Tickets are now on sale for our grand return to one of our favourite South coast towns. 

In the fantastic setting of the Corn Exchange at Brighton Dome we will be welcoming a great array of whisky producers and bottlers for you to enjoy for one day only!

Get your early-bird tickets while they last!

Edinburgh Whisky Festival: 25th June

Early-bird tickets are now on sale for Edinburgh Whisky Fest – get yours here!

This year we’re heading back indoors and will be setting up our Edinburgh Whisky Festival in the Assembly Rooms on George St. This iconic Georgian venue has long been at the heart of Edinburgh hosting thousands of events from Royal banquets to film festivals, but for this day in June it will play host to Scotland’s most iconic drink, whisky!

Elements of Islay Tasting Series

We’re very excited to announce a whole batch of dates for our new tasting series with Elements of Islay!

Delicious, mature and unadulterated Islay whisky, bottled at full strength and assembled by a crack team of people who truly know and love whisky.

Whether you’re a fan of peated whisky or not, this series is an absolute no brainer! Locations and tickets below….

May 13th Manchester, The Britons Protection : Tickets

May 13th Newcastle Blackfriars : Tickets

May 18th Sheffield The Sheffield Tap : Tickets

May 18th London Salt Bar : Tickets

June 11th York Brigantes : Tickets

June 16th Leeds The Cross Keys : Tickets

June 16th Brighton The Nightingale Room : Tickets

June 22nd Liverpool Jenny’s Bar : Tickets

Blending Workshops

Fancy blending your own whisky? Sign up to one of our blending workshops now to apply both your palate and your brain to construct your very own blended whisky!

May 15th London Salt Bar : Tickets

June 8th London, Salt Bar : Tickets

June 8th, Liverpool, Jenny’s Bar : Tickets

June 9th, York, Brigantes : Tickets

June 9th, Brighton, The Nightingale Room : Tickets

June 10th, Newcastle, Blackfriars : Tickets

June 10th, Manchester, The Britons Protection : Tickets

June 14th, Sheffield, The Sheffield Tap : Tickets

June 19th, London, Salt Bar : Tickets

That’s all for now folks! Don’t forget to check our events calendar for more events near you – we have a whole bunch of Whisky Schools and more tastings going on for you to get stuck into!

Sláinte                

Eddie, Amanda, Joe, Olly and the Whole Whisky Lounge Team!

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The Whisky Lounge Ltd Unit 3 61a Osbaldwick Lane York, North Yorkshire YO10 3AY United Kingdom

Exclusive Malts Dinner w/ David Stirk Wednesday, April 27th from 7:00pm-9:30pm @ Messhall in Los Feliz SKU #1252055

Join us at Messhall on Wednesday April 27th to welcome Mr David Stirk, founder of the Exclusive Malts brand. David Stirk is the founder and managing director of The Creative Whisky Co Ltd. He started in the industry by giving tastings at the Speyside Whisky Festival in 1999 and upon graduating from University he landed a role with the newly started Whisky Magazine working as their researcher and tastings co-ordinator. He then left Whisky Magazine to write the “Malt Whisky Guide” (published in 2002) and then began work with Wm Cadenhead’s in Campbeltown looking after worldwide sales and selecting the casks for bottling. Whilst in Campbeltown he had time to research and write “The Distilleries of Campbeltown” (published in 2004) and then a brief stint working for another bottler in Glasgow led him to follow his dream of running his own company and the Creative Whisky Co Ltd began trading in January 2005. Starting with just a single cask, the Creative Whisky Co now exports around the world and quietly has gained a loyal following of fans. Enjoy a meal with the man himself and ask all those burning questions you’ve been waiting to ask an industry insider. Line up: 1. The Exclusive Blend 1991 21 yr 2. Exclusive Malts Irish K&L Exclusive 3. Exclusive Malts Ardmore 200 15 yr 4. Exclusive Malts Caledonian 1987 28 yr 5. Exclusive Malts Glen Grant 1990 25 yr 6. Exclusive Malts Islay 2007 8 yr.

TICKETS

The 61st Auction is now live and waiting for you here!

This month we lay before you a plethora of fabulous bottles from all across the world offering you some of the finest whiskies the distillers and blenders of this world have to offer.

Big Peatrie is back again, excited, as always, to bring you his favourite bottles this month you can see his vLog here.

Ardbeg Special 1965 40 Year old is this month’s star. This wonderful whisky is housed in an impressive museum case and comes with a matching mini.

One fantastic lot, 26 stellar bottles it can only be the SMWS 26 Malt Collection. One of only 20 collections in the world this work of art is a collaboration between writers, designers and of course the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

We have four bottles from the Ichiro’s Malt Card Series the Ace of Spades, Jack of Clubs, King of Diamonds and the Queen of Hearts. These single cask releases, designed to stand out from the crowd by Ichiro Akuto, have attained cult status over the years.

There are some lovely blends in this month’s auction with a showing from the 2012 Release of Johnnie Walker’s The Directors Blend . Limited to only 504 bottles this is a masterclass in the art of blending from the world’s leading blend. There is also a John Haig Gold Label bearing the crest of King George the V and a Johnnie Walker Excelsior distilled in 1947 and bottled in 1997.

Gordon & MacPhail bring us dazzling array of whiskies from across the malt spectrum including a Speymalt Macallan from 1950, a Glen Grant from 1949 and 1958, a Strathisla from 1963.

Lost distilleries this month bring us a first annual release from Port Ellen as well as the Karuizawa/Kawasaki ‘Time Slip’. Glenury arrives in the very rare form of an Old Malt Cask release distilled in 1968, one of only 26 bottles released.

Infact 1968 is very well represented this month with lovely bottles from Bowmore, Glen Grant and three from Macallan; an Over 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt,an 18 year old and a 33 year old from Duncan Taylor.

We have two different 30 year old releases from Karuizawa, one a Samurai and the other a Noh cask. Highland Park bring us impressive looking vintages from 1970, 1971 and 1976 as well as two 40 year olds.

And last but by no means least there is a bottle of beer brewed in 1902! Yup, a bottle of Bass King’s Ale makes for a wonderful example of liquid history.

As always there is a plethora of great drinking drams and great examples of liquid history available for you all to peruse at your leisure and bid away to your hearts’ content.

Just a wee reminder that if you wish to pick up and/or drop off bottles please go to our new premises at 139 Lancefield St, Glasgow, G3 8HZ . If you have any questions or queries please give use a call on 01412483226.

All the best from us here at SWA HQ!

TOMATIN WHISKY TASTING – WEDNESDAY 8TH JUNE

Having had the Scottish Icons of Whisky Brand Ambassador for 2016 come along to  present our last tasting we follow on the trend with our next tasting as it will feature the Scottish Icons Distiller of the Year – Tomatin distillery from the Highlands.  Situated in the Monadhliath Mountains just south of Inverness, this might be a large scale distillery but the whisky making is on a very personal level – with many of the families involved living on site, a most unusual occurrence nowadays and something that gives a strong sense of community and continuity to the whole process.

We are very fortunate as Alistair Mutch will be coming back to present the Tomatin whiskies to us and, as those who were present last time will testify, Alistair is a most entertaining and knowledgeable presenter.  In the four years since we had a Tomatin tasting they have garnered more than a few awards for their rich and mellow whiskies that represent the ‘softer side of the Highlands’ and there is something for most tastes as the range currently includes cask strength, port finish (which is gorgeous!) and peated expressions alongside whiskies of various ages that have matured in new oak, bourbon or sherry or a mix thereof.

Tickets are £15 per person and will be available to buy online from 1.15pm on Friday 22nd April.  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.

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

Name Tomatin Whisky Tasting

Date Wednesday 8th June 2016

Time 7.00 for 7.30pm

Venue Stanton House Hotel, Stanton Fitzwarren SN6 7SD

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 1.15pm on Friday 22nd April 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.

You’re invited to our first ever after-hours Scotch Whisky tasting at the
Park Avenue Liquor Shop

Join us for an evening with the single-malts of Glengoyne & Tomintoul.

Hopefully this is the first of many!

On Thursday, May 12th at 7:30pm to 9:30-ish

The Park Avenue Liquor Shop is hosting a tasting featuring the single malts of Glengoyne and Tomintoul. But first…  Upon arrival, attendees will be given samples of Boondocks American Whiskey from Bardstown, Kentucky (95 & 127 proof).

Then, after some Sushi and Charcuterie ~

Wine & Spirits Educator, Shlomo Blashka of Royal Wines will educate attendees on the following marks…

Glengoyne: 15 & 25 year old (limit release edition).
Tomintoul: 16, 25 & 37 year old
(limit release edition).

Details:
When ~ Thursday May 12th at 7:30 to TBD
Where ~ The Park Ave Liquor Shop – 270 Madison Avenue (corner of 39th Street)
How to attend ~ Please send checks payable to ‘MMD’ for $65 per attendee. We are limiting the number of available spots to 25 so please RSVP early. On the evening of the event the ‘At the door’ price will be $75.

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 (Marlon)
www.parkaveliquor.com

Zuidam back at Maltstock

We can proudly say that after Patrick’s first Masterclass at Maltstock last year, he will be back with even more geekyness, even more MASTER-class, even more whisky, and even more awesomeness.  Last year Patrick brought a wooping amount of different styles of Zuidam whiskies, young, old, very young, experiments, on sherry, on bourbon and anything inbetween. People learned about distilling, wood influence, temperatures, nots, bolts, cask shapes and everthing else a whisky nerd thinks is cool. However last year’s Masterclass lasted for nearly 3 hours, Patrick wasn’t done. He will be back to continue where he left off, and will have some nice surprises up his sleeve for you to enjoy. And who knows, he might team up with someone. With Patrick (Zuidam), Mark Watt (Cadenhead), and Yumi (Chichibu) three masterclass are out in the open already, and it’s not even March yet. Many more masterclasses are going to be communicated to you in the next couple of weeks. Follow us on Facebook to get the news the fastest. Keep in mind, no ticket = no masterclass, so if you don’t have a ticket yet, please hurry in a relaxed manner to our webshop at maltstock.com. Click here

selfie competition

Be creative, be original, be crazy and above all be relaxed with the Maltstock logo, polo, or whatever Maltstock related object you can find. And win a bottle of whisky. Make a selfie with that object or objects and share it on Facebook with a #maltstockselfie tag and send the photo with your name to selfie@maltstock.com. The photos will be shown during the camp fire tasting, where the winner will be announced as well.

PROMO TOUR CONTINUES

This Saturday you can find us at the sold out Whisky in Leiden festival in the booth of a Brand New Day, where we will be pouring you their very relaxed whiskies.  Like every year, Maltstock will tour the Spirit of Speyside festival with the Relaxed Maltstock Promo Tour Car sponsored by passievoorwhisky.nl  Maybe spot the car and make a relaxed selfie with it? Just an idea. Maltstock will be present at Limburg Whisky Messe in Limburg am Lahn as well.

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This year the Maltstock breakfast will be made by a Keeper of the Quaich. How relaxed is that? Congratulations Wullie, it’s well deserved!

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Agenda (Maltstock visiting other festivals): Whisky in Leiden 16 Apr. 2016 Limburg Whisky Messe 23-24 Apr. 2016 Speyside Whisky Festival 28 Apr. – 2 May 2016

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