BEST OF WHISKIES MIDNIGHT CAFE

Last year’s Midnight Cafe was a very relaxed unexpected success. We are very happy to announce that the Midnight Cafe is back this year!! DJ Nihil$ (Nils van Rijn), will be spinning 80’s & 90’s tunes behind the wheels of steel. Party on into the early hours, impress the ladies with your dance skills or just drink a pint with your friends.

Relaxed partying at the Maltstock venue.

We are very much looking forward to this!

BEST OF WHISKIES

Bestofwhiskies.com has a relaxed assortiment of whiskies, check it out at www.bestofwhiskies.com Standard ranges, collectables and the more rare stuff to drink.

Tip: buy a bottle, bring it to Maltstock and share and enjoy with your friends.

We are looking forward, drinking a dram with you!

New Releases

We have had many new releases coming in to stock over the last month or two.  Picking out just a few….

Wemyss

We have had a great new set of malts in from Wemyss.  This is the usual Wemyss gig where they have a phrase that sums up the flavour profile of the whisky.  You get the idea.  Click the links for more detailed tasting notes.  Just in case you have a brain like mine “Sea Haar Bound” is no more than what it it says on the tin (or in this case bottle).  It’s just stuck in the fog but more romantically phrased.  It is nothing more sinister.  If you have met the ladies at Wemyss then what else could it be?  Having a soft spot for old grain then the “Toffee Apple Crisp” really appealed to us and the Glen Scotia is like no other.

Wemyss Cragganmore 1999 14 Years Old “Heather Moorland”

Wemyss Bunnahabhain 1997 17 Years Old “Sea Haar Bound”

Wemyss Glen Garioch 1989 25 Years Old “Gooseberry Mocha”

Wemyss Glenrothes 1997 17 Years Old “Buttered Tealoaf”

Wemyss Glen Scotia 1991 24 Years Old “Leather-bound Ledger”

Wemyss Invergordon 1988 27 Years Old “Toffee Apple Crisp”

Imperial

Finding Imperial’s is like finding the tooth from a hen who has been bare-back riding a Unicorn so this Imperial 1996 from Gordon & MacPhail is a real treat.  It’s a delicate sherry cask whisky with possibly more bourbon cask characteristics on the palate.  Warning!  The supply is very limited.

Bargain Hunters

We have also obtained a small quantity of bargain priced single malts both from Provenance.  It’s always a good feeling to price a single malt below £30.

Provenance Glenallachie 9 Years Old £29.95

Provenance Graigellachie 8 Years Old £29.95

Collectors

We have, what we are told, is the oldest (as in Years Old) bottle of Macallan to be bottled and it’s a rare war-time bottling as well.

Speymalt Macallan 1945

More of our new items can be seen by clicking here

Speyside Spirit Cocktail Competition

There is still time to enter our Cocktail competition to find the best cocktail featuring a Speyside Spirit.  There’s a great prize as well.  Closing date is 1 September.  Click here for the full details.

Festivals

The Whisky Shop Dufftown Autumn Festival

Tickets are still available for some events at our festival which runs from 24 to 28 September this year.  You can see the full programme by clicking here.

The Whisky Auction starts on Tuesday 25^th August at 10am.  Doors will open at 9am and viewing is by appointment only.

The Timed Online Auction starts at noon on 27^th August and finishes at 7pm on 3^rd September.

We have some great whiskies for sale this time around, like a Macallan 1939 (Lot 130), Macallan 30 Year Old (Lot 1); Glen Mhor 8 Year Old (Lots 78 & 307); and a complete set of the 2014 Feis Ile bottlings (Lots 11; 12; 48; 49; 90; 91; 153; 154; 216; 217).  In addition to this haul we have strong showing from Springbank including an older bottling of their 21 Year Old (Lot 36) and a rare first release of the Bladnoch 10 Year Old Flora & Fauna in the wooden case with the white capsule (Lot 269).

http://www.mulberrybankauctions.com/

The bar staff have to try all the whisky as it arrives, poor souls… it puts them in a great position to pick out the very best drams. Of course, no one agrees on the best flavour or style, so you’ll find a great variety of whiskies to choose from with one great theme running through them all: quality. August can be a busy time in Edinburgh with so many Fringe temptations, so we’ve planned a Members Tasting that goes back to basics and focuses on whisky alone. With an early (8.30pm) finish, you’ll still be able to catch a late show afterwards.

Fri 21 Aug, 7-8.30pm, £20/£29 

Details & Tickets >

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

SECONDARY TOUR

Angus and Perthshire whisky trip.

Sunday 5^th July; From Aberdeen, Mark (driver), Liz and Paul along with Club President Mika Jansson, took to the coach again. Heading for Broughty Ferry near Dundee. Mika was staying on a few days extra. As we arrived at Broughty Ferry, the coach parked up alongside Liz’s car, where we unloaded luggage and lots of whisky and beers left over.  We took Mika in to check in his luggage, then met up again a wee bit later for our journey to St Andrews. First stop the town itself for a quick look around and a dram at The Old Course hotel pub. Then a ten minute drive to visit Eden.Mill distillery/gin/brewery. A great tour here by Kevan (manager) with tastes, er – Mika tried all gins, new make and beers. From here back to his hotel (which was a pub) and drinkies with locals – until 2am!

Monday 6 July; Guess what? Aye, a late start, 10am, heading away to Pitlochry where we called in at Edradour. I saw Andrew in the car park, waved, he came over, we introduced Mika and in we went for a tour, while Mika took a tour Liz and myself chatted to Andrew for an hour. Mostly about whisky, distilleries, his plans for expansion etc, Mika returned for drams. Then it was away to Aberfeldy, where George took care of us personally. A great private tour and many drams, in fact he looked after us really well, myself and Mika having ten drams each to try, while Liz agreed to be driver. More whiskies bought then home. You guessed, food and more drinks flowed.

Tuesday 7 July; we drove Mika to Tullibardine distillery, another private tour and good long chat about all the new plans and extensions. Tastes of course! Then a half hour run to Doune where we took a private tour at Deanston distillery – and drams.  By now he was suitably impressed with Perthshire distilleries, we are aiming to get the group back next year, after Islay into Perth. Dropping him in Edinburgh to meet his wife and daughter.

Thursday 9 July; Dennis picked them up at Edinburgh for a day out in Perthshire, a good end.

Both tours set up and arranged by MCLEANSCOTLAND working with Mika of the Malt Whisky Association of Finland. Via our many contacts both tours were a huge success.

www.mcleanscotland.com

Just Whisky’s Auction ENDS TOMORROW at 8PM. The bidding on their biggest whisky auction yet ends at 8PM UK time. That means there’s just hours left to place your bids and secure the whisky you’re looking for. As a reminder, some of the auction highlights are below!

Ardbeg 1978 – 1997 Limited Edition

A 1978 Vintage Ardbeg non chill-filtered. This limited edition bottling is becoming very hard to find. Complete with box.

Mortlach 20 Years Old 1978 – Rare Malts

From the Diageo Rare Malts Selection, a very nice collectable bottle of Mortlach Single Malt. Bottled at natural cask strength in May 1998, this Limited Edition 20 years old whisky was distilled in 1978.

Bowmore 26 Years Old 1985 – 2012 Vintage Edition

This limited release Bowmore Vintage 1985 edition has been nurtured in hand-selected Sherry and Bourbon casks during its long maturation in the legendary Bowmore No.1 Vaults – The warehouses below sea-level. Bottled at cask strength and non-chill-filtered. Individually numbered with a certificate of authenticity presented in a premium feeling wooden box.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label – Year of the Ram Collection & Stand

Johnnie Walker has launched the second annual release of a collector’s edition to commemorate the thousands-year-old celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Year of the Ram limited edition marries the best of Chinese ceramic art with the very finest blended Scotch whisky. It is available in Asia Pacific (China, Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong / Macau, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, South East Asia Travel Retail) and in the US. The artwork illustrates three rams standing in distinguished positions, a traditional reference to the Book of Changes signifying a New Year of great fortune. When four bottles are placed side by side, a single image unfolds— like a magnificent Chinese scroll painting.

Glenlivet Vintage Collection – 200ml x 5

A fantastic set from The Glenlivet Distillery which showcases five cask strength examples from their stock from years gone by. All bottled in 1998, the vintages start at 1967 then work their way to 1972. A really nice set encased in wooden display box.

Macallan 18 Years Old 1975

Distillery bottle of Macallan 18 years old. Matured in sherry wood casks distilled 1975 and bottled in 1994. A very collectable bottle.

Rosebank 22 Years Old 1981 – Rare Malts

From the Diageo Rare Malts Selection, a very nice collectable bottle from closed Rosebank distillery. Bottled at natural cask strength this Limited Edition 22 years old whisky was distilled in 1981. Bottled in April 2004.

Bidding ends at 8PM!

http://www.just-whisky.co.uk/

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

MASTERCLASS PREFERENCE REMINDER

At July-10-2015, we’ve send all Maltstock 2015 guests the Masterclass link to let us know which Masterclasses you prefer to attend. This link is usable till 30th of August 2015.

Please let us know your preferences before 30th August 2015, thank you!

Ps. people who have bought a ticket after July 10th, will or already have received the link as well.

TICKET PAYMENT REMINDER

There are still a couple of tickets left, not much, but there’s still a spot for you. Visit the shop to reserve your ticket to Maltstock 2015 ( maltstock.com )

People who already bought a ticket and still have to pay for the ordered ticket, could you please transfer the costs to the bankaccount found in your email with the subject: Thank you for ordering with us (Maltstock confirmation)

Thank you!

Agenda:
Festival season is over for us. However you still can have a dram with us at one of the Woest Genoegen Club Meetings in Nijmegen www.hetwoestgenoegen.nl for more info.

FREE WHISKY TASTING 2.0

Carn Mor from Morrison Mackay!

You may well remember that we recently offered our very first free whisky tasting – needless to say it went down a storm. Since then we’ve been having a bit of a think here at Milroy’s of Soho, and we’ve decided to start a new tradition of free whisky tastings!

These events (totally free-of-charge) will only be offered every once-in-a-while and will never be offered more than a couple of days prior to the event, so respond quickly if you’d like a place!

Tickets are offered on a first-come-first-served basis by reply email. Please note that we only have a limited number of places, as such a guest may only block book up to four tickets, so as to give everyone the best chance to attend. Unlike our other events these tastings will be much more relaxed and informal.

Our second free whisky tasting is with independent bottler Morrison Mackay who bottle the ever brilliant Carn Mor Strictly Limited and Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask series. The event will take place this Wednesday (12th August 2015) at Milroy’s of Soho beginning at 18:30 and concluding at approximately 20:00.

We hope to see you there!

Milroy’s of Soho

Austin, Houston and Atlanta Events are months away and we’re excited to share a number of updates.

BON VIVANT HOUR
Sip, sample and pair VIP whiskeys with delectable bites created by Four Seasons Executive Chef Elmer Prambs during the new Bon Vivant hour. Open to only 90 guests, the Bon Vivant hour will offer a special tasting experience from 6-7pm to kick-off the evening.
$85 per person.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

MASTERCLASSES
Deepen your knowledge and appreciation of whiskies through our Masterclasses, 45-minute guided tastings of a variety of whisky expressions not sampled during the main event.

Angel’s Envy – Austin, Houston
Kyle Henderson, Louisville, KY
Divine inspiration painstakingly crafted into a sublime spirit defines Angel’s Envy and its award-winning expressions. Take a virtual tour of Angel’s Envy’s operations with Kyle Henderson, Grandson of the legendary Lincoln Henderson, known for his work with Old Forester and Woodford Reserve, and learn how tradition and craftsmanship are producing hand-blended batches of the finest bourbon.

Glenfiddich Finishes – Austin, Houston
David Allardice, Dallas, TX
Glenfiddich Single Malt, the World’s Most Awarded Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, is made with with extraordinary care and attention. Ranging from a signature 12-Year-Old expression to rare, vintage and limited edition bottles, Glenfiddich’s quality and consistency is a work of perfection. Join Glenfiddich Ambassador, David Allardice, on a journey through Glenfiddich years and flavor profiles while comparing bourbon cask, rum cask and Sherry cask finishes and learning what characteristics they contribute to the final product.

High West Whisky Science – Austin, Houston, Atlanta
David Perkins, Park City, UT
Biochemist turned distiller, David Perkins, Proprietor of High West Distillery, will lead guests through the ultimate whisky tasting experience, exploring multiple whiskey distillates to better understand whiskey definitions, cut points, yeast, mistakes, important chemical compounds in whiskey, and one of our weaknesses: whiskey and chocolate.

Cigar & Whisky Pairing – Austin, Houston
Charlie Guluzian, Austin, TX
There is a fine art to pairing exceptional cigars and whiskies. With its vanilla, caramel, oak and spice notes, whisky proves a perfect companion to smokes of medium and dark wrapper varieties. Join cigar expert, Charlie Guluzian of Bolivar Cigar Lounge, pairing seminar and panel discussion to highlight the marriage between smoke and whisky. Guests will receive a VIP cigar gift bag.

Cigar & Whisky Pairing – Atlanta
Gary Laden and Alan Friedman, Atlanta, GA
Smokingly entertaining and craftfully educational, Cigar Guys Radio Show hosts Gary Laden and Alan Friedman will explore the fundamentals of cigars and cigar and whisky pairings.

Craft Panel Discussion – Atlanta
American Spirit Whisky, Independent Distilling & Richland Rum, Atlanta, Decatur and Richland, GA.  Sip, sample and get the inside scoop on the craft spirits industry as three of Georgia’s leading craft distillers talk about the latest trends and products emerging on the market.

Glenmorangie and Ardbeg Wood Management – Atlanta
David Blackmore
David Blackmore (Global Ambassador for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg Single Malts) will be discussing the important factors that create Glenmorangie’s flavor profile. These factors include Tarlogie Spring Water, maturation, Dr. Bill and the tallest stills. Learn the fascinating art of wood management from the forest to the barrel. The detail of the process will astound you, the whisky will amaze you.

Also Johnnie Walker and Crown Royal Masterclasses.

Visit our website for a full list of classes and participating brands.