We would like to let you know that our Timed Online Whisky Auction is now live. You can sign up to bid and view the catalogue at HERE
There is a great selection of whisky for all you collectors and imbibers out there so get online and register now. The sale finishes at 7pm on Thursday 4th June so good luck and get bidding!
Sláinte
Stewart Smith
Whisky Specialist
In their usual verbose fashion our friends at Scotch Whisky Auctions announce their latest;
Auction is now live folks. Enjoy.
Kind regards from Glasgow – The SWA Team
What do you get when you mix two whisky enthusiasts that have a heart for charitable giving? You’d never guess so we shall tell you. A tour throughout all Scotland visiting every single malt producing distillery in the space of one month! A feat never attempted before or certainly not the way these two chaps are attempting it. The Whisky Warehouse Limited owners Mike Little and William Morin shall set off from Kirkwall in Orkney on June 30th for a 3000 mile journey ending at Gretna Green with every mile upon two 50cc scooters! The only support being provided by a man in a van and the gents shall be camping throughout the journey.
The question is why? Very simply Mike and William chose the ‘The Cystic Fibrosis Trust’ as their adopted charity through which their spirits retail business supports but they felt strongly that they could achieve so much more. ‘My cousin Nicole has suffered from this horrific disease from birth and I have always looked to do something meaningful for the charity but have never found the perfect option until now’ William says. Each distillery who join in with the tour have agreed to donate a bottle of their whisky signed by their managers which will go to a one off online auction which is being hosted by Mctear’s Auctioneers Glasgow. Visiting over 100 distilleries in such a short space of time seems impossible but both Mike and William believe they can do them all with time to spare! Every distillery will be visited during this historic event even with just a quick photograph for social media as we intend this record has been submitted to the Guinness World Records say’s Mike.
The spirited duo have approached every distillery in the country to support the venture and have so far had 62 pledge to donate a bottle. ‘We’ve got most onboard now but still waiting to hear an answer from a few more including Diageo if their brands can support this but we’re confident some will join in’ Says Mike. The boys aim to raise a minimum of £50,000 for the charity which supports over 10,000 Cystic Fibrosis patients in the uk and their families. The money raised will go towards the much needed research to beat the disease which results in those diagnosed with a much shorter life expectancy than those with a normal life.
Supporting the tour couldn’t be easier! Simply contact either Mike or William using the details underneath. Their Go Fund Me link is also below. The business has put up half of the costs to achieve the journey with the hope to raise the remaining £3000. You can follow the boys throughout their journey on their Twitter and Facebook pages, plus they will be uploading numerous video logs on YouTube with various tours of the distilleries and interviews with distillery managers.
http://www.gofundme.com/CFtrustScotland
Mike Little: mike.little@twwltd.com 07703804663
William Morin: william.morin@twwltd.com 07547882197
EARLY JUNE TASTINGS & EVENTS
June Outturn Preview Members Tasting
The Vaults – Thu 4 June
Sample 5 drams with supper and get your bottles before they run out
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New Outturn Open Tasting
19 Greville Street – Sat 6 June
Try out five single cask whiskies from this month’s new list with cheese from Ian Mellis
Steak & Whisky Tasting
19 Greville Street – Mon 8 June
Sample five whiskies from this month’s Outturn with delicious rib-eye steak
Steak and Chips Sampling Session – ‘New Style’
28 Queen Street – Tue 9 June
NEW – Explore an even wider range of flavours with an unprecedented SEVEN sample drams
Afternoon Whisky & Ice Cream Tasting
The Vaults – Sat 13 June
Sample the Society’s specially commissioned ice creams, created by S. Luca using our unique single cask whiskies
Eats, Malt and Staves
19 Greville Street – Tue 16 June
Grab your anorak! If you want to learn about the production and general overview of Whisky this event is going satisfy your appetite
FREE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE VAULTS
Big Screen Sport – Motherwell v. Rangers > Sun 31 May
Monday Night drop-in: Islands & Campbeltown Lovers Night > Mon 1 June
Leith Jazz Festival at The Vaults > Sat 6 & Sun 7 June
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
Ardbeg Perpetuum Distillery Edition Auction for Nepalese Earthquake Charity
The money raised from the sale of this rare distillery-edition bottle will be donated to Nepal Police Hospital who are helping victims of the Great Earthquake of 25 April 2015.
Ardbeg’s Bill Lumsden has created a whisky that has spent time in both bourbon and sherry casks to celebrate the distillery’s 200th anniversary. This limited-edition whisky is in short supply and much sought after.
This is the Distillery Release, higher strength than the more easily findable general release, only available online or at the distillery, and bottled at a higher strength – 49.2%
https://whisky.auction/auctions/lot/811
We are delighted to be nominated in the category of Distillery Visitor Experience in this years Scottish Field Whisky Challenge. Find out more about the awards and vote for us here
whisky.auction – next auction is now live!
Our next auction is now live, and will run until Tuesday 2 June.
You’ll find a wide range of bottles, with plenty of single malts, old blends, everyday drinking whiskies and a good selection of miniatures. If your taste is for Japanese whisky, then you’ll find bottles from Karuizawa and Hanyu, as well as some whiskies that were only released in Japan.
To find out more, please email info@whisky.auction, call Enrico Gaddoni on +44 (0)20 8838 9381 or visit the website https://whisky.auction.
SINGLE POT STILL IRISH WHISKEYS OF MIDLETON PRESENT THEIR FIRST EVER GOOGLE HANGOUT ON AIR FROM THE GOOGLE FOUNDRY, DUBLIN
Watch it today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYNGfy4HflA
#SinglePotStill
#WorldWhiskyDay
Robbie’s Whisky Merchants – Whisky An’A’That GLENCADAM Masterclass 2015
With less than two weeks to go until this years festival is launched we are releasing the last few Masterclass tickets.
Full details below.
A Masterclass Presented by
◦David Wilson Production Manager at Glencadam Distillery
◦On Sat 6th June at 12.30pm
◦Tickets £30.00 per person
We have decided this year to do only one Festival Masterclass and to this end we have chosen an excellent Distillery that is not always recognised as being mainstream, not every malt has to come from Islay or Speyside to be a brilliant dram.
Our guest presenting this wonderful Masterclass today is David Wilson, Glencadam Distillery Production Manager with 26 years’ experience in the whisky industry. David’s life in the whisky industry began at Loch Lomond distillers 20th February 1989. Working in all aspects of distillery life, filling, stowing, and movement of casks. In 1994 Loch Lomond built their own Grain Distillery making Loch Lomond the only unique distillery with a Grain and Malt Distillery on one site, a great place for David to develop further skills. In 2004 he joined Glencadam as Production Supervisor, during his first year at Glencadam he gained his I.B.D. (institute of brewing and distilling) qualification.
This is truly a unique chance to be tutored through the full range of ages and styles from this classic east coast Distillery. Also at this Masterclass we will have the world wide release of Glencadam 17 Year Old Ltd Edition Portwood, one not to be missed! Numbers are restricted and tickets will be sold on a first come basis.
To purchase your ticket simply visit www.robbieswhiskymerchants.com and enter Masterclass in the search box on the main page.
Telephone sales also available : 01292 284279
Regards Robin
Whisky L! Taiwan kicks off Asia’s Whisky Festival season!
On the 15 & 16 August, Taipei will be kicking off what has now become Asia’s whisky festival season with Whisky L! Shanghai & Beijing following in quick pursuit. Hosted at Taipei’s Grand Hyatt, the inaugural Whisky L! Taiwan promises to be in line with sister shows Shanghai & Beijing set to attract leading whisky celebrities with a clear objective to deliver a fun, festive and educational experience.
With over five years of executing whisky festivals in Taiwan, show director Stephen Notman acknowledges the changes in market dynamics and the important action that needs to be taken by the industry to sustain continued growth for a further 3 – 5 years. “Taiwan is a remarkable market. Her growth and influence throughout Asia drinking trends is phenomenal. We are however entering an era where we as an industry requires to focus second phase whisky drinker recruitment into the category.” Notman continues “The Taiwan whisky market looks completely different to that of five years ago. New whisky drinkers entering into the category are now greeted with a greater variety but also a lot more releases that opt not to share an age indicator on the label. As an industry, we should be focusing on what is the distillers, blenders or independent bottlers philosophy towards each and every release.”
To assist the direction, positioning and evolution of the whisky conversations in Taiwan, The Whisky L! Committee consisting of Taiwan’s leading whisky authorities have been instrumental in the development of the show. To celebrate the inaugural show, the committee have selected the 2015 Limited Edition.
Fresh innovation to the whisky festival scene will see the establishment of the distillation zone headed up by leading international experts Neil Ridley and Joel Harrison. Such area will be focused on distillers new make spirit. With guided tours, master classes and live entertainment, Whisky L! promises to be an exciting experience for new to establish drinkers alike.
ROAD SHOW DATES:
WHISKY L! TAIWAN – 15 & 16 August
Whisky L! BEIJING – 21 & 22 August
WHISKY L! SHANGHAI – 28 & 29 August
