Winter Whisky Deal for Whisky People at the Dornoch Castle Hotel

Book our special discounted winter rate, including 3 course Dinner and full Scottish breakfast and get 30% off the price of measures of whisky, where the bottle has been open over 6 months, for the duration of your stay with us.

Whisky list

Pricing examples;
1951 Mortlach G&M private collection, bottled 2005. Was £25 now £17.5 Brora 2002 release 30yo (2002). Was £35 now £24.5 Balvenie 25yo single cask, 15103. Was £10. Now £7 Talisker, 1955, 50yo, G&M, was £40. Now £28 Diageo Rare Malts. 10 bottles (excluding Broras) £9-12 each, now £6.30 to £8.40 Caperdonich 1972, G&M, was £15. Now £10.50

Over 150 bottles qualify for this discount!

The freshness of our bottles is of utmost importance to us so we are having a cull. I need lots of bottles to be emptied over the winter! can you help?

More bottles added every week!

Facebook album of bottles on offer. 30%off marked price.

Standard room rate;

Single occupancy £89 per night, Including Dinner, Breakfast and whisky discounts Double or Twin £120 per night, Including Dinner, Breakfast and whisky discounts, based on 2 people sharing.

All standard rooms are in the newer part of the building and are all en-suite. See our website for details.

Superior room rate;

Single occupancy £139 per night, Including Dinner, Breakfast and whisky discounts Double or Twin £159 per night, Including Dinner, Breakfast and whisky discounts, based on 2 people sharing.

Superior rooms are in the older part of the Castle and are all en-suite, every room is different. See our website for more details.

Please Quote the Winter Whisky Deal for Whisky People when booking. tel 01862 810216 or email enquiries@dornochcastlehotel.com Discounts available for larger groups and clubs, please contact us for further details. Dates available from the 1st of October until February 28th. Certain dates do not apply, such as Hogmanay, Christmas, Valentines etc.

FINAL UK TASTING TOUR OF 2013!

Without wanting to promote panic in any of you, our loyal whisky-loving customers… but you are in danger of missing out on our showpiece finales to the Whisky Lounge tasting calendar! It is the time of year where we challenge ourselves to find six Islay whiskies that are eclectic, interesting and tasty. The last category is not too hard, given the quality of whisky produced on the ‘Whisky Isle’, but increasingly it is more and more difficult to find stuff you haven’t tried before!

However, we are confident we have succeeded and next week we start our final UK tour of tastings starting in the ‘Sarf’!  There will be whiskies from among the distilleries – Bruichalddich, Bunnahabhain, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore and Kilchoman. Of course we can’t tell you which but then that’s part of the fun!

As the title suggests, these are blind tastings in order that each dram gets your palate’s full attention and that none of us get distracted by the pretty packaging that can catch our eye. They are always great fun and for only £20 you will get to try a real kaleidoscope of whiskies, mostly of the peated, smoky variety…

The dates:

LONDON               Tuesday 29th October, The Red Lion, SW1

LONDON               Wednesday 30th October, The Red Lion, SW1
BRIGHTON            Thursday 31st October, The Hilton Metropole
SHEFFIELD           Tuesday 12th November, The Blake Hotel
LEEDS                   Wednesday 13th November, The Cross Keys
YORK                    Friday 15th November, The Brigantes
NEWCASTLE        Friday 22nd November, Blackfriars SOLD OUT
MANCHESTER     Saturday 23rd November, The Britons Protection SOLD OUT

These dates are now available to book online BUT BE QUICK AS WE ARE ALREADY SOLD OUT IN SOME AREAS!

Full newsletter to come but in the meantime we look forward to seeing you soon at one of the above tastings.

Slainte,

Eddie, Amanda and Joe
The Whisky Lounge Team.

UNLUCKY FOR SOME BUT IT COULD BE LUCKY FOR YOU

 To celebrate our Story Season, we are offering you the chance to win one of 13 amazing prizes inspired by the great works of literature. These include:

Bose Soundlink® Wireless Speaker with iPod touch 16GB

Mulberry leather and silver money clip and £200 cash

PRADA classic tortoiseshell square frame sunglasses

Sennheiser digital wireless RS 220 headphones and transmitter

Leica D-LUX 6 digital camera

Murdocks of London Wren Shaving set – with Murdock Mach 3© Razor, Best Badger Brush and chrome metal stand, 200ml Shave Cream Jar and 100ml Post Shave Balm

Mont Blanc Pen – Meisterstück platinum line classique rollerball

Christopher Ward c5 Malvern automatic mk ii dress watch

Tannergoods Field Tan canvas and leather Nomad Duffle bag

Box of 10 Cohiba Behike 52 cigars

Jaques 18″ Staunton design Walnut, Sycamore and a solid Mahogany Chess Board with 3 1/2″ Original Staunton Design Chess Set

3″ Sterling Silver Quaich

Paul Smith ‘City Webbing’ black grained leather shoulder bag

Visit jurawhisky.com to take part.

Also this month, we’re inviting you to Save the Date with a good friend and sit down with a glass of Jura to swap a story or two. More details here.

Become an honorary Diurach to find out about more exclusive tastings, events and all of the latest updates from our beloved island. Be part of our story

P/O/U/R/S Thursday 24.10.13 £20/17* five drams including:-

Benrinnes 25yo

Longrow Red

P/O/U/R/S Thursday 07.11.13 £20/17*

P/O/U/R/S Thursday 21.11.13 £20/17*

P/O/U/R/S Thursday 05.12.13 £20/17*

P/O/U/R/S Thursday 19.12.13 £20/17*

P/O/U/R/S = Peaty, Old, Unusual, Rare, Sherry cask

*£3 off for first timers & members, membership = £10 for 13 months. Entry by pre-paid ticket only

www.jollytopertastings.co.uk

Whisky sailing trips Tall Ship Thalassa 2014

Make the once in a lifetime trip and sail with tall ship Thalassa! Sail along with us to the best single malt distilleries and visit the famous Islay Whisky Festival. Discover Scotland’s coastal distilleries, enjoy the company of whisky lovers and learn from whisky professionals! see Scotland and its isles from a different angle and discover its beauty. Read more…

Many guests have been welcomed on board before you: last summer an article about our whisky sailing journey was published in Whisky Magazine 2013. Read more about the experiences  of journalist Martin Mitchell:

Read the article here…

Our whisky sailing trips in 2014

Whisky trip 1: May, 17th – May 24th 2014

Price: EUR 895,- per person

Whisky trip 2: May 24th – May 31st 2014 (ISLAY WHISKY FESTIVAL)

Price: EUR 995,- per person ** ALMOST FULLY BOOKED: ONLY 2 PLACES AVAILABLE!!**

Read more…

Program Whisky Sailing Trip 1

Important notice: during this journey we chose to sail another route compared to the previous journeys! Were you our guest during one of these trips before it might be worthwhile to consider shipping  in on board of Thalassa once more and discover a new part of Scotland!

The sailing trip starts in Oban, Scotland and ends in Troon, Scotland.

Day 1: Embarkation in Oban, departure to Tobermory

Day 2: Visit distillery Tobermory, bustour Mull

Day 3: Departure for Bunnahabhain, overnight stay in its bay OR via Corryvreckan to Jura, overnight stay in its bay

Day 4: Visit distillery Bunnahabhain or Jura, departure to Port Ellen

Day 5: Possible visit distilleries Islay, overnight stay in Port Ellen

Day 6: Departure direction Campbelltown, visit Springbank distillery

Day 7: Tour Glenscotia, departure for Arran, visit distillery, departure for Troon

Day 8: Disembark at Troon

Program Whisky Sailing Trip 2

The sailing trip starts and ends in Troon, Scotland.

Day 1: Embark in Troon, departure to Bruichladdich

Day 2: Departure for Port Ellen

Day 3: Departure to Bunnahabhain

Day 4: Visit distillery, departure to Port Ellen

Day 5: Port Ellen, in the afternoon departure to Jura

Day 6: visit distillery, departure to Campbelltown

Day 7: Visit Springbank distillery, departure to naar Arran, visit distillery, departure to Troon

Day 8: Disembark in Troon

The definite sailing routes depend on wind and weather conditions. The captain of the vessel is authorized to modify the schedule, if necessary due to circumstances as described above. In such case the captain and his crew will make suggestions for a fair alternative route. 

Information and online booking

More information about the trips can be found here. For online booking click here. For further questions please contact us by email or phone: +31-10-4156600.

Welcome on board!

HOLLANDS GLORIE

Liesbeth Wammes – de Graaf

Brigitte Beckers

Here at the Distillery, we’re gearing up for our exciting Live Tasting event, to be broadcast to Family members around the world online on Thursday 7th November.

The film crew have completed their checks, we’ve chosen our filming spot in Warehouse Number 8 and most importantly I’ve selected the three casks we’ll be opening in front of the cameras – live – on the night.

I’m delighted (and proud) to let you know that all 3 selected are first fill European Oak Sherry casks.

Choose A, B or C

Stuart Hendry, our Brand Heritage Manager will help me open the casks and conduct a live tasting in front of an online audience from across the globe.

Once we have given you a virtual flavour of each cask – let’s call them A, B and C – we’ll ask you to vote on which one we should bottle and offer as a Glengoyne single cask, single malt.

It’s your chance to take part in this historic event and cast your vote. In addition – by registering and taking part – you’ll have the opportunity to secure a bottle for purchase on the night, before they go on general sale the next day. We expect the winning single cask to yield between 400-600 bottles. Priced at £350, this rare single cask, single malt will be a prestigious addition to any Family member’s drinks cabinet.

This is an exclusive Family event with only 1000 places available. With 30,000 loyal Glengoyne Family members around the world, make sure you register today to ensure live access and avoid disappointment.

Date : Thursday 7th November 2013
Time : 7pm-8pm GMT
Venue: Warehouse No.8 broadcast ONLINE
Register at http://glengoynelive2013.eventbrite.co.uk/

Don’t miss it

It promises to be a lively – unscripted – event. Anything could happen and we’ll be answering questions in person on the night, so if you’d like join in the fun, please register now.

See you online in Warehouse Number 8 on the 7th.

Sláinte

Robbie Hughes
Distillery Manager

Whisky Tasting Thursday 21st November

Phil Huckle, Chivas Regal brand ambassador, comes to the N&P cellars to present a range of Aberlour’s and Glenlivet’s finest offerings…

 Glenlivet 18 Year Old
Glenlivet 21 Year Old
Ballantines 30 Year Old
Royal Salute 21 Year Old

Phil will also bring Miltonduff 1970 cask sample (43Year Old). Refill bourbon. Miltonduff is owned by Pernod Ricard but isn’t released as a Single Malt. It is one of the two key malts that go into Ballantines (Glenburgie being the other)
This cask would probably go into the Ballantines 40Year Old.

A spendid evening which will include fresh foods to match with the delectable whiskies.

Great value at just £20 per ticket
Starts 7.30pm
Further details from david@nickollsandperks.co.uk

DISCOVER THE WORLD’S BEST WHISKIES AT THE FNB WHISKY LIVE FESTIVAL 

If you didn’t know that South Africa makes the best whisky in the world, head to the 2013 FNB Whisky Live Festival at the UJ Campus in Soweto, from October 24th to 26th and to the Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton on November 6th to 8^th, to discover these award-winning, proudly South African whiskies.

Taste Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky at both the Soweto and Sandton festivals – a whisky that was awarded the prestigious accolade, the 2013 World’s Best Grain Whisky at the World Whisky Awards held in London –  competing against the very best from Scotland, the USA and Ireland.

At the Soweto event Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky will be sharing its mixability, smoothness and richness whisky in the Shisa Nyama zone which will be open to all ticket holders.

At the Sandton festival, master distiller, Andy Watts, who has for the past 22 years created many firsts for the South African whisky industry, will be conducting an exclusive workshop where you will have the rare opportunity to taste the limited edition Three Ships 10 Year Old Single Malt – a whisky you will be lucky to get your can get your hands on, as only a limited number of bottles were released – 8000 to be exact. Andy will also share a few samples of interesting whiskies which he and his team have been developing as part of their ongoing innovative approach to whisky-making. The workshops have very limited seating available and take place on Thursday, 7 November at 20.00 and on Friday, 8 November at 18.45. The cost is R110 per person and lasts an hour.

If you are unable to find a seat at this workshop you can book a private tasting with Andy at both festivals in the Whisky Live Festival Tasting Room. The tasting will include Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky, Three Ships Premium Select 5 Year Old (title holder of the World’s Best Blended Whisky at the 2012 World Whisky Awards), Three Ships Bourbon Cask Finish (which took gold at the 2013 International Spirits Challenge) and Three Ships Select (rated 81 in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible).

Bookings for these tastings are free of charge and will be on on a first-come-first served basis. Bookings will open on the night of the Festival at selected times to be announced at the show.

And to keep your love for whisky alive, join Three Ships and Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky at the following venues for the after-party:

24 October – Wandie’s Place, Soweto with Three Ships

25 October – Choc’s Place, Soweto with Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky

26 October – Mabutho’s Pub, Soweto with Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky

6 November – Katzy’s, Rosebank with Three Ships and Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky

7 November – The Sands, Sandton with Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky

8 November – Metro, Bemore Shopping Centre with Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky

Visit www.whiskylivefestival.co.za for more information and to book for the workshop which has limited seating available.

Our second tasting will be Wednesday 16th October

Tickets will be on sale this Monday between 12 and 2pm in Alfie’s, Butchart Centre
Tickets are £3 as usual, or £4 for non-members

Have you heard the news? We are having a 2 day

this weekend to give thanks, all of our single malts are at least 10% off with some up to 30% off! The sale is only in store and online, no phone orders. Single Malts discounted more than 10% are detailed below.

Also coming up in the next week are a number of exciting events. This Thursday at Kensington Wine Market is our biannual Raucous Rums tasting, where we’ll sample some of the finest sipping rums in Alberta. At the time of writing, there are just 6 spots left, $50/person. Then on Friday we have our first of a number of distillery specific tastings and whisky dinners; Buchanan at Buchanans! The BenRiach/Glendronach Whisky Dinner at Buchanan’s Chop House on Friday October 18 at 7PM will be hosted by the Brand Ambassador for both distilleries, Mr. Stewart Buchanan. Some of our customers have taken calling it “Buchanan at Buchanans”, wish we’d thought of that. The dinner will feature a range of BenRiachs stretching back to 1976 and the second edition of the Glendronach Grandeur. Most of the spots have already been sold! Tickets are $150 and can be bought  at: https://www.kensingtonwinemarket.com/tastings/register.php  or by phone, 403-283-8000. If you’ve never sampled some of the 1970’s and 80’s vintage Benriachs, you owe it to yourself to check some of them out.

There are a couple of other interesting and noteworthy whisky events this coming week that I’d also like to give a shout out regarding. Georgie Bell, Global Brand Ambassador for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society is in town for two nights this coming week. She is conducting a Scotch, Chocolate & Perfume pairing on Tuesday night October 15 for the Femmes Fatale YYC brown spirits club. Details on this ladies only event can be found at: http://femmesfatalesyyc.webs.com/events.

The following night, Wednesday October 16, Georgie will be hosting the Scotch Malt Whisky Society partner bar launch at the Brasserie Kensingtonin Calgary. The event will run from 6:30 until 8PM, and guests will have the opportunity to sample some never before released SMWS bottles. 59.43: Caramel Swirl Ice Cream, the first of the 30th Anniversary bottlings available in Canada, and which sold out instantly last month, will also be on offer. For more details and to register please visit: http://www.smws.ca/whisky-tastings/scotch-malt-whisky-society-launch-at-the-brasserie-kensington/.

A similar launch, also hosted by Georgie Bell, will also take place at the Society’s first partner bar launch in Vancouver, at Fets Whisky Kitchen on Monday October 21. Details for that event can be  found here: http://www.smws.ca/whisky-tastings/fets-whisky-kitchen-launch/.     I hope you enjoy this Malt Messenger Bulletin, and that we see you this weekend for the sale, or at one of the amazing events next week!

Slainte!   Andrew Ferguson Kensington Wine Market   PS- PS – Don’t forget you can follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/scotch_guy and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scotch.guy.1 .

BenRiach/Glendronach Whisky Dinner w/ Stewart Buchanan

“Buchanan @ Buchanans” – Friday October 18 – 7PM – $150

The rise of BenRiach and Glendronach over the last decade has been impressive. BenRiach has gone from relative obscurity with banal bottlings, to one of the most innovative and interesting distilleries in Scotland. They purchased BenRiach in 2004, re-branded it and almost overnight the new whiskies released caught the public’s imagination. Over the last 9 years, respect for the distillery has continued to grow. By 2008 they were in a position to scoop up another distillery from Chivas Brothers Glendronach, which they’ve also successfully re-branded. The new Glendronachs caught on even more quickly than the BenRiachs and at least in our store, are some of our best selling whiskies. This year, BenRiach Distillery Co., the shell company for both distilleries, made another acquisition purchasing Glenglassaugh.

Stewart Buchanan, the recently appointed travelling Brand Ambassador for BenRiach and Glendronach Distilleries will be in Calgary for a special whisky tasting dinner Friday October 18th at Buchanan’s Chophouse. Stewart got his start in the industry on the production side and was serving as BenRiachs production manager when he was asked to take on the role of Brand Ambassador. With more than 20 years working in the whisky industry, and having come on board at BenRiach when the distillery was reopened, Stewart has a unique insight into the BenRiach and Glendronach whiskies we’ll be sampling. We’ll sample 3 whiskies from the Glendronach range before moving into some vintage releases of BenRiach. In addition to the whiskies participants will enjoy a 3 course meal prepared by Buchanan’s Chophouse.

Here is the list of whiskies we’ll be sampling:

1. Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 2

2. Glendronach Parliament 21 Year

3. Glendronach Grandeur Batch 2

4. BenRiach 1998 Cask 7633 – Peated Virgin American Oak Finish

5. BenRiach 1983 Cask 296 – Hogshead Cask

6. BenRiach 1978 Cask 1047 – Moscatel Finish

7. BenRiach 1977 Cask 1031 – Moscatel Finish

8. BenRiach 1976 Cask 2013 – Classic Speyside

You can register for this tasting at https://www.kensingtonwinemarket.com/tastings/register.php, or by calling 403-283-8000.

Giving Thanks 2 Day Sale!

Save at least 10-30% on all whiskies!

SALE RULES
• Sale will be in store and online only, Friday October 11th and Saturday October 12th.
• No phone orders, please order over the web, by email or in store.
• All in stock single malts are 10% off save for Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings.
• Some whiskies are discounted between 15-30%, please refer to the list below.
• We will honour the pricing on exclusive whiskies we sell out of in store.
• Payment must be provided at the time of purchase.
• In the event of a discrepancy in price between this email and our Point of Sale, the latter will be taken as correct.

 SAVE 15% ON:

1. Benromach 2004 KWM Cask
2. Benromach 2005 KWM Cask
3. Nikka Pure Malt White
4. Nikka Yoichi 15 Year
5. Nikka Pure Malt Black
6. Nikka Miyagikyo 15 Year
7. Nikka Miyagikyo 2002
8. Nikka Yoichi 1989
9. Nikka 1998 Coffey Malt
10. Nikka 2000 Coffey Mal
11. BenRiach Authenticus 25 Year
12. Hammer Head Czech Single Malt 1989
13. Berry’s Blue Hanger
14. BenRiach 17 Year Septendicem
15. Karuizawa Asama 1999 & 2000
16. Duthies Caol Ila 17 Year
17. Duthies Springbank 11 Year
18. Duthies Glen Ord 16 Year
19. Duthies Bruichladdich 20 Year
20. Duthies Royal Lochnagar 10 Year
21. Duthies Glen Scotia 12 Year
22. Kavalan Solist Vinho
23. Kavalan Solist Fino
24. MacKinlay’s the Journey
25. Signatory Ben Nevis 1990
26. Signatory Royal Lochnagar 1991
27. Signatory Dalmore 1990
28. Signatory Teaninich 1983
29. G&M Glen Albyn 1976
30. Chichibu The Peated
31. Chichibu Floor Malted
32. Chichibu Mizunara
33. Jura Paps Collection (only 1 left!)
34. O&R Port Ellen 30Yr
35. Celebration of the Cask Bladnoch 1990
36. Celebration of the Cask Girvan 1989
37. Fettercairn 30 Year

SAVE 20% ON:

1. Tomintoul 1976
2. Karuizawa 1969
3. Dalwhinnie 25
4. G&M Private Collection Glenlivet 1954

SAVE 25% ON:

1. Glen Garoich MS Cask
2. Port Ellen 12th Release
3. BenRiach 1977 2588
4. G&M Private Collection Glenlivet 1963
5. Glenglassaugh North American Cask

SAVE 30% ON:

1. Glenglassaugh 1972 KWM (off off the original $699.99 retail)
2. Abhainn Dearg First Edition
3. G&M Glen Grant 1952 60 Year Diamond Jubilee

Unconventional Scotch Malt Whisky Society Events

Calgary and Vancouver

Georgie Bell, Global Brand Ambassador for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society will be in Western Canada for three events beginning next week:

1. A Sensory Scotch Experience – Scotch, Chocolate and Perfume Tasting for the Femmes Fatales YYC – Tuesday October 15 – Details: http://femmesfatalesyyc.webs.com/events
2. SMWS Brasserie Kensington Partner Bar Lauch – Wednesday October 16 – $20 – 6:30-8:00 – Details: http://www.smws.ca/whisky-tastings/scotch-malt-whisky-society-launch-at-the-brasserie-kensington/
3. SMWS Fets Whisky Kitchen Partner Bar Lauch – Monday October 21 – Details: http://www.smws.ca/whisky-tastings/fets-whisky-kitchen-launch/ (WI will be there! 🙂 )

Thank You for Reading the Malt Messenger!

Contact & Disclaimers

If you have any whisky questions or comments concerning The Malt Messenger please contact me by e-mail, phone, or drop by the store.

All of the products mentioned in THE MALT MESSENGER can be purchased in store, over the phone or from our website at www.kensingtonwinemarket.com. All prices quoted in the Malt Messenger are subject to change, don’t include GST. In the case of discrepancies in pricing, the price in our in store point of sale will be taken as correct.

Thanks for reading the Malt Messenger.

Slainte!

Andrew Ferguson
Manager & Scotchguy
Kensington Wine Market
403-283-8000
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
www.kensingtonwinemarket.com

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