* = £3 discount for first timers and members. Membership costs £10 for 13 months.

Future dates:

P/O/U/R/S 15.5.14 £TBC*

Glendronach 1993 cask strength official bottle exclusively for Royal Mile Whiskies

Nikka Blend 40% – a new extension to the Nikka range

Bladnoch 21yo cask strength Cadenheads

A Bourbon Noah’s Mill – about 15yo and cask strength or maybe Old Fitzgerald 12yo wheated

Something peaty

THE BEST CADENHEADS HAS No. 3, WEDNESDAY  21.05.14 £TBC but about £50

Those whisky daft Danes are back with the usual request – pour the 5 best drams Cadenheads currently have – hang the price.

Glenfiddich 1972 41yo cask strength £450 retail

Macduff 24yo single sherry cask cask strength

Longrow sherry cask 10yo cask strength

Auchentoshan 21yo cask strength

Glen Lossie 20yo Bourbon hogshead

P/O/U/R/S 29.5.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 12.6.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 26.6.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 10.7.14 £TBC*

P/O/U/R/S 24.7.14 £TBC*

Coming in August

– On a Saturday evening our second tasting on a canal barge, new route from Linlithgow, featuring 5 closed distilleries which were located alongside a canal: Glen Mhor, Littlemill 21yo Lady of the Glen bottling, Port Dundas, Rosebank and St. Magdalene. Tickets circa £35.

– our initial walking tour of Edinburgh -visit sites of interest to whisky enthusiasts and try 5 drams connected to the capital and learn of the role ‘Auld Reekie’ played in Scottish whisky’s rise to prominence. Drams include Caledonian, North British, a 1970s bottled Queen Anne, Glen Kinchie and one other.

Future themed tastings: a vertical Glendronach tasting and Canadian whiskies.

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The Victoria Highland Games “Whisky Tasting School” May 17th & 18th, 2014 Victoria, British Columbia

The Whisky Tasting School 

The Victoria Highland Games Association is once again pleased to present “The Whisky Tasting School” on both May 17 and 18, 2014 at the 151st Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival at Topaz Park.  On each day there will be three sessions (noon, 1:45 pm and 3:30 pm) featuring different single malt whiskies presented by ambassadors representing a variety of Scotch single malt distilleries.  Guests will sit down and enjoy a Scottish educational and cultural experience on the Victoria “Whisky Trail”.  This year’s lineup promises to be the best “The Whisky Tasting School” of all!

The registration fee is $35 and includes a one-day field entry (value $15).  Whisky School guests are also able to buy an engraved Victoria Highland Games Glencairn whisky nosing glass for $15 (one per guest per class). Guests must be aged 19 years or older to attend!

Each session offered is limited to 44 guests.   In previous years all sessions have sold out prior to the Games so don’t be late in registering!  Registration will be available soon here

Details on the 6 sessions are as follows:

1)     Saturday May 17^th 12-1:00 PM The Scotch Malt Whisky Society #1 “Speyside” with Colin Southcombe 

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is the largest private whisky club in the world and it is thriving in British Columbia, come see what the excitement is about!  Society whiskies are by their very nature unique, extremely limited and quite deliciously varied. Colin Southcombe will be leading this class which is focused on Speyside single malts.  

2)     Saturday May 17^th 1:45-2:45 PM – Glenfarclas Distillery #1 with Gavin Cameron 

Glenfarclas Distillery is renowned for producing Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky in the traditional Speyside style, with a heavy Sherry influence. They produce a wide range of expressions from the 8 Years Old to much older expressions. (The Glenfarclas Saturday and Sunday classes are identical in format). 

3)    Saturday May 17^th 3:30-4:30 PM The Macallan 1824 Single Malts with Dan Volway 

Rise to the occasion with The Macallan is known worldwide for innovation – a defining characteristic that sets this distillery apart. Innovation is the driving force behind the distillery’s latest creation, The Macallan 1824 Series. A sophisticated collection of four unique expressions – Gold, Amber, Sienna and Ruby – that will redefine the way Scotch whisky is evaluated. The Macallan 1824 Series 100% Sherry Casks, 100% Natural Colour, 100% Macallan 

4)    Sunday May 18^th 12-1:00 PM The Scotch Malt Whisky Society # 2 “Peat” with Colin Southcombe 

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is the largest private whisky club in the world and it is thriving in British Columbia, come see what the excitement is about!  Society whiskies are by their very nature unique, extremely limited and quite deliciously varied. Colin Southcombe will be leading this class which is focused on peated smokey single malts.  

5)    Sunday May 18^th 1:45-2:45 PM Glenfarclas Distillery #1 with Gavin Cameron

Glenfarclas Distillery is renowned for producing Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky in the traditional Speyside style, with a heavy Sherry influence. They produce a wide range of expressions from the 8 Years Old to much older expressions. (The Glenfarclas Saturday and Sunday classes are identical in format).

6)    Sunday May 19^th 3:30-4:30 PM The Malts of the Famous Grouse wit Dan Volway 

Please join Dan Volway as he leads you through the single malts that are used to craft the world Famous Blended Scotch whisky, the Famous Grouse. This tasting should prove to be both delicious and informative.

NOTE: Condition of Entry to The Whisky Tasting  School is that guests DO NOT DRINK and DRIVE.

Scotch Whisky Education Classes 

Between 7-8:30pm

Class Schedule

May 22nd – Scotch Series: Speyside

June 13th – Blends vs. Single Malts

June 27th – Spirits of Deception

July 10th – Scotch & Chocolate Pairing

July 25th – It’s All About Casks! 

To register for events please visit

www.GordonsWine.com

Gordon’s Fine Wines & Liquors
894 Main St. Waltham, MA

Two Hands-On Whiskey Classes 

REGISTER NOW… 

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— Hands-On Whiskey Distilling 

Learn the fundamentals of grain-to-bottle whiskey production and starting a distilled spirits plant. 

Location: New Holland Brewing & Distilling, Holland, MI 

Dates: June 8-13 2014 

More>> www.distilling.com/events/distilling-workshops

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— Practical Distillation + Distillery Start-Up 

A weeklong distillery immersion course includes practical demonstrations and lectures with one-on-one attention from instructors. 

Location: Breckenridge Distillery, Breckenridge, CO 

Dates: June 1-6 2014 

More>>www.breckenridgedistillery.com/hooch/classes 

Whisky Tasting and Dinner Cruise
Aboard The Spirit of Boston
May 14th, 2014 7:00-9:30 PM

The Whisky Guild will return for this special annual event. Less than two weeks from today, we’ll embark upon a spectacular harbor cruise with a great selection of whiskies available to taste – and a buffet dinner. This is one of the best events to come to Boston and a night you won’t want to miss. It promotes whisky, yet in my eyes this is an event for consumers – novice to aficionado – to not only taste and talk about malts, but to engage with ambassadors, distillers, blenders, and distillery managers. They attend not just to promote their wares, but to get the chance to hear what you are looking for. They take the input you give them very seriously, so speak up, ask questions, and get your money’s worth.

VIP access gives an extra hour to sample the offerings and more of them beginning at 6 PM. This was a great time in the past and one we’ve been anxiously anticipating all year. You’ll enjoy the opportunity to sample from more than 100 rare and exclusive whiskies, poured by distillery managers, Ambassadors and master blenders from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Japan.

We’re extremely grateful to Whisky Guild for bringing this superlative event with a broad range of whiskies to our neighborhood. We believe that our customers in particular will appreciate and enjoy this unique event. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to be out on the water, sipping scotch, and enjoying a cigar (smoke ’em if you got ’em) on the deck of a luxury cruiser. Did you miss Whiskyfest Chicago? Whisky-Live New York? No worries, you have this- every bit as good, no, better: you’re out on the harbor.

VIP Boarding Time: 6:00pm
Boarding Time: 7:00pm
Sail Time: 7:30-9:30pm

Regular Ticket Price $115
VIP Ticket Price $145 (Board At 6:00pm)
Price includes Whisky, Dinner & Whisky Tasting Glass
You may view the buffet dinner menu
as well as purchase tickets directly from The Whisky Guild at:

http://whiskyguildboston2014.eventbrite.co.uk/

Federal customers will receive a 20% discount with the code: federal. The boat leaves from 200 Seaport Boulevard at 7:30, please bring a valid ID. Whisky Magazine named Federal Wine & Spirits 2012 National ‘Retailer of the Year’ Whisky Magazine is based in the UK, but is the international journal of record for scotch whisky in the world.

Len Rothenberg
Federal Wine & Spirits
Email: info@federalwine.com
Phone: (617) 367-8605
Web: http://www.federalwine.com/

The Whisky Lounge is rolling into town this May with their biggest event yet – The London Whisky Weekender. If you’re near London between Friday 16 and Sunday 18 May, and like whisky, then you should probably come along.

It’s at Oval Space, a venue to the east of the city near to Cambridge Heath station, a few stops from Liverpool Street. It’s a great space and has been a favourite of food and drinks festivals over the past year.

There are four sessions: Friday night from 7pm until midnight, Saturday afternoon from midday until 5pm, Saturday night from 7pm until midnight and Sunday afternoon from midday until 6pm.

Along with the usual gaggle of exhibitors – including whiskies from the USA, India and Ireland as well as Scotland – there are a whole host of other bits and pieces going on.  Especially interesting are the workshops happening on ‘The Blitz Terrace’, overlooking the last remaining, undeveloped bomb site in London. These include two particularly excellent-looking pre-war whisky tastings that they’ll be running on the Saturday – there are still a few spaces available. There will also be street food, cocktails, barbecue, picklebacks, live music and much more.

Tickets are on sale now from The Whisky Lounge website: £35 per person on Friday or Saturday, and £20 on Sunday.

TWE will be on hand all weekend running the on-site whisky shop, which gives you yet another reason to come along. If you do make it, pop by and say hello – I’m the one with the increasingly stupid looking beard.

Originally published on The Whisky Exchange Blog – The Whisky Lounge London Whisky Weekender

PUT THE DATE IN YOUR DIARY.

Tickets for Whisky Fringe will go sale at 1 pm on Wednesday 11th June.
Full details to follow.

Royal Mile Whiskies
UNIT 7
27 Beaverhall Road
Edinburgh, Scotland EH7 4JE
UK

One of the world’s oldest whiskies is about to be released on May 13th

Wealth Solutions and its Partner present one of the oldest whiskies in the world.

At this time, we can say this much:

Aged: 66 years

Distilled: 1948

Limited edition: 160 bottles

“Exquisite!” Charles MacLean

Watch the official launch event on-line. One bottle of this epic whisky can go to you!

Register now and join us on-line on May 13th 2014 to find out more.

Invitation from Charles MacLean – watch the video

Learn more: www.wealthlive.pl

See you online!

The Wealth Solutions Team

The Relaxed Whisky Weekend
5 – 7 September 2014

Hi again whisky friends!

We are very happy to be able to announce the Maltstock 2014 program. It’s not complete yet but we’re getting there!

First things first:
As some of you might have noticed we switched to another ticket shop system. This new and improved shop actually generates tickets with barcodes, logo, info, etc. We will make sure that people who ordered their tickets in the old shop or at Maltstock 2013 will receive a ticket in their mailbox as well.

Program:
Masterclasses:
1. Balvenie – the Lost Samples
2. Highland Park
3. Tatsuya & Yumi of Suntory and Chichibu, Japanese youngest and oldest distillery together in one Maltstock Masterclass
4. Mike from Whisky shop Dufftown
5. Mark Watt – Cadenheads
6. Anthony MCcallum-Caron – Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd
7. Stephen Marshal – Dewars, first time at Maltstock!
8. Maverick Drinks
9. Old Pulteney – first time at Maltstock
10. Balblair – first time at Maltstock
11. ?

Exhihitors:

Kintra –link–
Independent bottler from the Netherlands

Full Proof –link–
Dutch collector with an amazing collection of whisky. These will be the only whiskies not included in the all-inclusive. A great opportunity to try some really unique whiskies.

Bresser & Timmer –link–
Dutch importer of amongst others: Tullibardine Tomatin, Cadenhead, Chieftains, Compass Box, Daily Dram, Dewar Rattray, Single Malts of Scotland, Whisky Agency, Kavalan, Nikka, Myagikyo, Yoichi…

Whisky Import Nederland –link–
Dutch importer with a very extensive portfolio of independant bottlers. Amongst others: Creative Whisky Company, Adelphi Distillery, Berry Bros., Clydesdale, Alchemist, Douglas Laing, Kilchoman, Blackadder, Wemyss, Carn Mor…

Be aware, both lists are not complete yet, there’s more to come!

Introduction of the new members:
– Hi i’m Jeroen Derks, youngest of the group by far. My whisky trip began with a tasting evening at Ap Dijksterhuis his place (author of Whisky by Numbers) approximately 4 years ago. He made a very cool lineup of different types of Whiskies with behind the first row of bottles 4 extra rows in the same tasting profile increasing in age. Not long after this evening I started buying bottles, went to Edinburgh visited Glenkinchie and started to read a lot about the subject.

Just like Klaas I’m a member of ‘t Woest Genoegen (Whisky Club Nijmegen), a very relaxed group of people, sharing one passion.

Professionally I’m an artist and Virtual Reality programmer at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics where we try to answer fundamental questions in the field of language and behaviour.

I joined Maltstock to design and program the website, ticket shop and promo material. Let’s share a dram together in September!
Personal websites: www.jderks.com www.facebook.com/jderksART

Maltstock promo tour

Teun, Bob and Stan are visiting the Speyside festival this year with an awesome Maltstock promo car. Big thanks go to www.passievoorwhisky.nl  for sponsoring this!!!! 
Spot the Maltstock promo car in Speyside \ Scotland, take a picture and share it on Facebook and win a relaxed amount of international fame.



Maltstock will be present at: 

Spirit of Speyside Whisky festival – 1\2\3\4\5\May – http://www.spiritofspeyside.com/
Dramboree – 4\5\6\July – http://www.dramboree.co.uk/

Reeeelaaaxxxed,
Annette, Bob, Jeroen, Klaas and Teun