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From April 21st to April 30th only we are offering a special introductory rate of £25 per person for our daily 2.30pm Warehouse Experience. Limited spaces available. Phone 01764 656565 to book your place now. Click here for more details.
How exciting is this ! ? !
We’re hosting a Compass Box Whisky Dinner on Tuesday May 5th.
The Compass Box Whisky Company is a boutique whisky house that produces and bottles incredible award winning whiskies. After working as the International marketing director for Johnnie Walker, John Glaser started the Compass Box Whisky Company in 2000 and has been winning international awards for his innovated whiskies ever since.
Compass Box is one of my favourite whisky companies and we will be pouring 7 of their whiskies that have all scored 90 points and higher by the likes of Jim Murray and The Whisky Advocate. The Peat Monster won Blended Scotch Malt of the Year at the 2014 World Whisky Awards.
I know what you’re thinking these are blends right? Well they are but these aren’t just any blends these are the best and most innovated blends on the market! Designer casks, incredible Single Malts, aged Grain Whisky and Passion, tons of Passion all set these high above the rest.
On Tuesday May 5th, we will be pouring the following Compass Box whiskies:
Great King St. Artist’s Blend – Malt & Grain Blended Scotch Whisky
Asyla – Malt & Grain Blended Scotch Whisky
Oak Cross – a blend of Highland Single Malt casks
Spice Tree – Highland Single Malt Blend finished in designer casks with heavily toasted French oak heads
Peat Monster – a Blend of Peated Island and Speyside Single Malts
Hedonism – a blend of Old Cask Grain Whiskies
The Lost Blend – Single Malt Blend from Clynelish, Allt-A-Bhaine and Caol Ila casks
We’ve told you what we’re pouring but not what we’re pouring them with, you’ll just have to wait until the 5th when the boys create spectacular dishes to pair with them and J Wheelock of Authentic Wine & Spirits talks us through The Compass Box line up and history.
So grab one of our limited tickets and join us on Tuesday May 5th for another Whisky Pairing Dinner here at The Kitchen, our very talented kitchen team will once again be pairing 5 of these stunners with 5 incredible dishes.
As always there are only 25 tickets available and they sell out fast.
Be sure to plan for a safe ride home!
The cost for this event is only $80 including GST and gratuity and is open to only 25 people! click here to register
Fets Whisky Kitchen | 1230 Commercial Drive | Vancouver | British Columbia | V5L 3X4 | Canada
Masterclasses!!!
As always, we have some very relaxed master classes at Maltstock. It’s with great pleasure that we can announce the first names now.
Patrick van Zuidam (Zuidam) We are very excited that Patrick is finally able to come to Maltstock. This man runs the best Distillery in the Netherlands. His Millstone whiskies are winning awardsall over the globe There isn’t much he doesn’t know about whisky. This is your change to ask really nerdy questions, and get an answer!
Jan Beckers (Douglas Laing & Co) After his first apperance last year Jan Beckers definitely wanted to return. He’ll bring some new exciting Douglas Laing bottles. Always a relaxed treat!
Stephen Marshall (John Dewar & Sons Ltd) Last year he brought a robot, only god knows what he’ll bring this year. What we do know is that the Dewars Single Malt portfolio are getting some well deserved positive attention.
We expect that you can book your Masterclasses in July. Of course only people with a Maltstock ticket can book Masterclasses. So if you haven’t done so, don’t wait any longer. You will feel more relaxed with a Maltstock ticket.
TICKETS ARE GOING FAST
ALL CABIN TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT
Tickets are going fast!
We already have sold more than 2\3 of all available tickets.
Cabins
The cabins were a great success last year! This year, we sold them out within weeks.
Buy your ticket at our ticketshop
Be sure you buy your tickets soon, so you can look forward to going to Maltstock in a very relaxed way..
Not Spotify but spoticar
Spot our Promo car
We are going to Speyside in a couple of days. Spot our fantastic Promo Car sponsored by www.passionforwhisky.com
Stefan, very relaxed, thank you!!
Leiden Whisky festival
We went to Leiden to visit Whisky festival Leiden organised by whiskysite.nl Jack and the organisation, you have a very relaxed festival, we enjoyed it very much. Thank you, and see you next year!!
Agenda:
25\26-04-2015, Limburg http://www.festival.whiskyfair.de/
27-04-2015, Glasgow
28-04-2015, Fiddlers in Drumnadrochit
29-04-2015, Dornoch Castle, Dornoch
30\04-05-2015, Speyside http://www.spiritofspeyside.com/
25\27-09-2015, Nijmegen http://www.maltstock.com
Have you ever dreamed of sun-drenched beaches and long, lazy days
drinking the finest whiskies available to humanity?
Well you need dream no longer!
We are going to Islay for the Islay Festival (Fèis Ìle) from the 23rd to the 30th May. We would love for some (more) of you to join us. For those that have never been, Islay IS as fantastic as you may have heard. It IS the promised land for whisky-lovers.
2015 is particularly special for the island, with the bicentenaries for both Ardbeg and Laphroaig so even more reason to be there…
We still have places available in both Finlaggan House and on the tall ship Irene and prices start at £500 for the 3-night trip based at the house. We have one place remaining for a full week trip at the house.
So what do you get for your hard-earned moolah?
Well if you’re based in the house, you get your bed, breakfast and home cooked dinner courtesy of Amanda, plus travel around the island. You get the benefit of our years of experience on the island and we never travel empty-handed… You also get exclusive first refusal on our special events, such as our tall ship tastings.
Talking of the tall ship, we also have places available on the historic sailing ketch, Irene, for those wanting to get their sea-legs moving. You get a similar service on the Irene, with your morning and evening meals taken care of plus your transportation around the island.
As an added incentive, and for those coming for the ‘early’ part of the week or the full week, we have secured tickets for Jim McEwan’s famous ‘Jim’s Class’ during Bruichladdich’s Open Day on Sunday 24th. Jim is pure Islay, a friend of TWL and one of the best whisky ‘performers’ we have ever witnessed. Tickets for this have been sold out for weeks now but we have enough to cover everyone who stays with us. Along with all of the other distillery tastings, there is an additional cost (£40 in this case), but this is potentially a once in a lifetime opportunity!
The only other thing you need to do is make your way to the island. We’ll do the rest.
We are currently working on the rest of the daily program with some really exciting stuff to announce soon.
If you’re considering coming along and would like to talk through options over the phone, please feel free to call us on 01904 410841(9am-6pm) or email info@thewhiskylounge.com.
If you’re ready to book, then click HERE to be taken straight to the booking page.
We hope you can make what is set to be an amazing trip!
Slainte,
Eddie, Amanda and Joe
The Whisky Lounge Team.
The Angel’s Share – The Glenlivet Master Tasting
May 7, 2015
Please join us for a ‘Master Tasting’ that will showcase “the single malt that started it all” – The Glenlivet. Guests will be guided through a spectacular selection of handpicked whisky by the brand ambassador to The Glenlivet – Keith Trusler. This awe-inspiring selection will be complemented by sweeping views of the inner harbor – set high atop of the city, in the Penthouse City Club Lounge at The Parkside Hotel. Mingle and savor this amazing selection of whisky; plus, an assortment of desserts as the sun slowly sets over the inner harbor. Lush jazz notes from the talented Kristina Helene will fill the air and whisk you into the evening. All of the proceeds from our guests – the true angels of this event – will assist the C.A.R.E. Team as we strive to deliver urgent access to surgical services for those who cannot afford it.
$50.00 per person
CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS
Mr. Keith Trusler
ONE18 Empire Scotch Malt Whisky Society Tasting
Join us as we lead you through several of our spectacular single malts and teach you a bit about the Scotch Malt Whisky Society: why single cask bottlings are so special; what our bottle coding system means; who writes our quirky tasting notes and more!
Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel
110 9th Ave SE (on Centre Street)
Calgary, Alberta T2G 5A6
403.269.0299 One18Empire.com
This is just a quick reminder to say that whisky.auction‘s inaugural auction closes tonight, so you still have time to make a bid on hundreds of whiskies, fine spirits, miniatures and memorabilia.
The auction will begin closing from 7.30pm tonight. Each category has its own scheduled finish time, to make life easier for people who have bid on a number of different categories, and to avoid every item in the auction closing at the same time. For information on the buying process, click here.
Don’t miss out on the chance to bid on whisky.auction. There are bottles to suit every budget, including vintage Karuizawa, Macallan, and blended whisky, as well as more than 100 lots of miniature bottles.
Best wishes,
The Whisky Auction team.
Karuizawa Japanese Whisky
We know that demand is high for these bottles, and we will be getting more Karuizawa in stock in about three months’ time. In the meantime, we have recently launched a partnership with whisky.auction, a new auction that gives people the chance to buy and sell whiskies, fine spirits, miniatures and memorabilia. In its inaugural auction, there are six Karuizawas listed for sale. You can take a look at them here.
Thanks for your continued support of The Whisky Exchange, and we will keep you informed about the next chance to buy some Karuizawa whisky in the near future.
Best wishes,
The Whisky Exchange
We welcome Mark Thomson, UK Brand Ambassador for Glenfiddich to Stourbridge on Thursday, 23rd April, for what promises to be a top tasting event. Mark will be ‘deconstructing’ Glenfiddich’s 15 year old Solera, with samples of first-fill sherry, first fill and refill Bourbon and brand new casks. He is well-known for bringing whisky to wider audiences in a relaxed, informal and modern way – expect a highly entertaining and interactive evening! Please note, this event takes place at the nearby French Connection Bistro (2 doors up from Nickolls and Perks, in Coventry Street), and includes their excellent hot and cold buffet food!
Start time: 7.00 pm
Ticket price: £35.00
Tickets may be purchased online here
Or contact direct:
Nickolls and Perks Ltd
37 Lower High Street
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1TA
UK
T: +44(0)1384 394518
M: n +44 (0)7878 425176
NEXT WEEK’S EVENTS
Drop-in Whisky & Beer Pairing Night > The Vaults, Leith – Mon 20 Apr
Explore the Spritzich beer and whisky matches with knowledgeable staff
Aberdeen Preview Tastings – Caledonian Thistle Hotel, Aberdeen
Society Ambassador Olaf Meier introduces a sneak preview of the next Outturn
Friday 24 April > Hurry only 2 tickets left!
Highland Whisky Tasting > 28 Queen Street, Edinburgh – Fri 24 Apr
Kit up and join us tonight as we attempt the impossible feat of traversing the mountain of diversity that is Highland whisky
Guildford Preview Tasting > Radisson Blu Edwardian Guildford Hotel – Fri 24 Apr
Society Ambassador David Smith introduces a sneak preview of the next Outturn
Winchester Preview Tasting > Winchester Royal Hotel, Winchester – Fri 24 Apr
Society Ambassador John McCheyne introduces a sneak preview of the next Outturn
Liverpool Preview Tasting > Malmaison, Liverpool – Sat 25 Apr
Society Ambassador Les Harrow introduces a sneak preview of the next Outturn
SMWS & THE WHISKY LOUNGE: WHISKY SOLSTICE 2015
The Society and The Whisky Lounge team up once more to put on an absolute belter of a day. A real summer celebration of all things whisky, proving once and for all that whisky really can be a drink for all seasons!
Early Bird Offer: Two Tickets for £50 >
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
Independent Bottler of the Year 2014
