Mulberry Bank Auctions is pleased to announce its second pre-sale tasting. Taking place at our west end auction rooms in Glasgow on Tuesday the 27th of March at 7.30pm. We will be showcasing a stunning line up of 8 incredible spirits. Apart from such single malt gems as a Glen Grant 30 year old distilled in the 1930s and an incredibly rare Glendronach 1970, we will also have a Caroni Rum from the 1920s and last, but certainly not least, an incredible 1870, pre-phylloxera Grand Champagne Cognac. And as if that wasn’t enough there will also be a selection of fine Scottish cheeses, courtesy of local cheesemonger George Mewes, to sample as well. All in all it should be the tasting event of a lifetime. If you thought the first tasting was good, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Tickets are strictly limited and sold on a first come first served basis. They are priced at £50 per head and are available directly from our auction house by calling 0141 225 8181.

7.30-10.30pm. March 27th. Mulberry Bank Auction House. 26a St Vincent Crescent. G3 8LH.

The full line up is:

1: Bruichladdich 1971 39yo single cask. A Privately bottled single cask that has been bottled at a naturally low cask strength of 39%.

2: Bruichladdich official vintage 1970. The legendary 1970 vintage from Bruichladdich, bottled back in 2002.

3: Martell 3 Star cognac. An old bottling from the 1930s with a spring cap seal.

4: Grand Champagne Cognac from an unknown producer. Vintage 1870. Bottled by Cockburn & Co of Leith, Edinburgh. Bottled around the turn of the 20th Century this is from one of the greatest vintages of the 19th century.

There will be a break here for a selection of Scottish cheeses supplied by local cheesemonger George Mewes.

5: Caroni Navy Rum. 90 proof. Bottled sometime in the 1920s.

6: Glen Grant 30yo by G&M. Distilled sometime in the 1930s and bottled in the 1960s. A great chance to taste a pre-war malt.

7: Dalwhinnie 36yo 1966. Bottled 2002.

8: Glendronach 1970. A single cask bottled by Cadenheads in the 1990s under their legendary White Label series. This is from a great vintage and, unusually, is not matured in a sherry cask.

An Evening of Whisky, Food and Cigars

When: Thursday March 1, 2012 6 pm to 8:30pm

Where: Ferraro’s Patio – 4480 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89169 www.ferraroslasvegas.com

What: $25 Admission gets you:

• Amrut Whisky tasting of Single Malt; Fusion, Cask Strength & Intermediate Sherry –
• A Free Cigar
• Passed Appetizers
• A “No Host” Whisky Bar available for all four Whiskies above to be purchased by the glass plus a special Amrut Whisky Cocktail

How: For Reservations: Contact Nikki Blake at 702 364 5300 – Limited to 50 people

Pernod Ricard Distillery Tour

Friday 16th March

7.30 PM

Venue : The Cellars

PHILL HUCKLE (Pernod Ricard) who many of you will remember from the Whisky Festival last year, is coming to the conduct a fantastic tasting for us in the cellars of Nickolls and Perks. Phil has amassed an exclusive selection of Malt Whiskies for us to taste and he will guide us around severn different distilleries on the night.

On taste there will be :

SCAPA 16
STRATISLA 12
THE GLENLIVET NADURRA 16
LONGMORN 16
ABERLOUR ABUNNADH,
CHIVAS 18
ROYAL SALUTE

Tickets :£25
Cheese n Oaties provided.

Slainte

David

*COMPASS BOX TASTING AND BLENDING SCHOOL – THURSDAY 15TH MARCH 2012*

We had to restrict numbers for the Compass Box Blending School in November last year to 32 but those of you who managed to get a ticket will vouch for what a brilliant evening it was. This year those wonderful folk at Compass Box have kindly agreed to come along and run a couple more sessions for us – the first of which will be on Thursday 15th March and the second of which will be in the autumn.

The evening will start off with a tasting of some Compass Box whiskies and then, after an introductory guide to blending, you will be let loose to create your very own whisky and release your inner Master Blender! Not only that, you get to take home 10cl of the wondrous dram you have created!

This is not an opportunity to be missed – see below for all the details and if you have any queries just contact us.

Sláinte!
Fran and Ken
Arkwrights Whisky and Wines
www.whiskyandwines.com

COMPASS BOX TASTING AND BLENDING SCHOOL
Thursday 15th March 2012 (7.00 for 7.30pm)
Stanton House Hotel, Stanton Fitzwarren

Céline Têtu of Compass Box will be coming along to present not only a tasting of some of their fabulous range of vatted and blended whiskies but also to give those present the opportunity to taste some of the different Single Malts and Single Grains that are the building blocks of these small batch whiskies. She will use these to illustrate how John Glaser, the creative genius who founded Compass Box, takes a main component whisky and then adds in a few, carefully selected others that both complement the core whisky and increase its complexity.

Then, having been shown how to blend whisky, you will get the chance to have a go yourself. You will be blending 10cl of your own whisky – a unique creation that you can then take away with you.

The ticket price is £20 per person, and this includes the tasting and blending school plus the 10cl bottle of whisky that you create. As usual, your ticket also entitles you to a discount of £3 against a bottle of one of the featured whiskies if bought or ordered on the night of the tasting.

Because of the ‘hands on’ nature of the Blending School the numbers will be restricted to a maximum of 32 people, and tickets allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. There is sure to be a great demand for this very special event so it is best to book ASAP. To buy tickets just log on to www.whiskyandwines.com and place an order for the number you require, or telephone us on (01793) 765071, or call in and see us at Arkwrights, The Dormers, Highworth, Wiltshire.

Admission to the tasting is by ticket only, and most, if not all, of the whiskies tasted will be available to purchase on the night so come prepared.

This is going to be a whole new way of experiencing whisky and promises to be a very enjoyable evening. Come along and join us!

Springbank 21 Years Old
 
What a week for whisky! First we have the new Highland Park Thor (which is stunning). Now we have the new release of one of the most iconic whiskies in the world.
 
Nose – Maritime influences of salt and smoke, spicy wood notes and rich toffee.
 
Palate – Incredible complexity here, more salt and smoke, with hints of honey, orange peel and cinnamon.
 
Overall – A worthy successor to the old Springbank 21. Be quick this wont last long!
 
£185 (Only one bottle per customer).
 
Delivery will be charged at £9.95 to addresses in U.K. Mainland and charged at cost elsewhere.

To place an order please visit www.milroys.co.uk, call Lee on 020 7437 2385 or email  Lee.Tomlinson@jeroboams.co.uk 
 
Our mailing address is:

Milroy’s of Soho
3 Greek Street
London, England W1D 4NX

The Relaxed Whisky Weekend

7 – 9 September 2012

Fellow Whisky enthusiasts,

The first newsletter of 2012, it’s about time. We have been busy the past few months. And so have you! Tickets sales are going really well. Fantastic! Looking forward to seeing you all in September. Or perhaps before then at one of the whisky fairs on our Maltstock promo tour. We would also like to welcome all the friendly people we’ve met at the whisky fair in the Hague last November. We really enjoyed meeting you and hope to see many of you in September.

Club Bottle Battle

Try saying that ten times in a row 😉 There are a lot of whisky clubs out there. We have listed 462 on our website so far. Many of them do their own club bottlings. We thought it would be fun to compare those bottles. So we would like to invite all whisky clubs out there to enter one or more of their club bottlings. The label has to be clearly state it is a bottling for your whisky club. It does not have to be a recent bottling. You’re also allowed to enter more than one bottle and thus increase your chances.

You can bring the bottle to Maltstock yourself. But please send us an e-mail with details of the bottling before August 1st. If you are not able to join us at Maltstock this year, but you would like to enter your club bottling, no problem. Just send it to Maltstock HQ, Nimrodstraat 54, 6531 LH, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

We’re also looking for a sponsor to provide a nice award for the winning club. Please contact us if you’re interested.

Highlander Inn breakfast

We are very happy that the Highlander Inn will again travel from lovely Craigellachie in Speyside to Maltstock to make sure everybody will get an excellent Scottish breakfast. Of course you do not have to wait until September to try their excellent breakfast and enjoy their fantastic service. All you have to do is travel to Craigellachie Scotland and experience their warm welcome. Visit www.whiskyinn.com for all details. You can also try a real (Maltstock) whisky breakfast!

Maltstock promo tour

The Maltstock promo team will be on the road again the coming months. We hope to meet you at one of the whisky fairs. We will be at:

– 11 and 12 February, Gent, Belgium
– 18 February, Hielander whisky festival Alkmaar, the Netherlands
– 11 March, Duncan Taylor at L&B cafe in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
– 23-25 March, Whiskyfestival Noord-Nederland, Groningen, the Netherlands
– 28 April, whisky fair Limburg, Germany
– 3-7 May, Spirit of Speyside, Scotland

Promote Maltstock

We really enjoy seeing Maltstock fans promoting Maltstock. Check out our Facebook page for some fantastic pictures. Keep them coming! You can either post them on our Facebook page or e-mail them us. If you would like to promote Maltstock as well, please contact us and we can provide a banner and flyers.

We’re currently working on the Maltstock program. More on this in the next newsletter. We’re also open to creative ideas, so if you have a good or crazy idea, let us know. Make sure you don’t miss out and get your tickets on time. Last year Maltstock was sold out.

See you in September, see you at Maltstock!

Arthur, Bob, Eline, Rogier & Teun
www.maltstock.com

Ladies and Gentlemen are cordially invited to enjoy a connoisseur’s evening featuring rare & exceptional single malt, Scotch and unique whiskies from around the world. The evening includes a delicious dinner buffet as well as a selection of premium imported cigars for our guests’ later enjoyment. The Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza brings the discerning enthusiast the opportunity to sample the participating whiskies in a sophisticated and elegant environment with genuine camaraderie and knowledgeable representatives from each participating distillery. A gala evening featuring an outstanding selection of the most prestigious single malts, Scotch and whiskies from distilleries around the world, tour journal with tasting notes, souvenir snifter glass, unlimited tasting expressions and much, much more! Brought to you exclusively by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, Ltd. and Robb Report.

The Society has kindly offered Whisky Intelligence readers the Society member discount on tickets. (Members tickets to the Extravaganza are $135.00 each (for the first two) and non-member guest tickets are $150.00 each).  Please use the promotional code “WI2012”  when booking tickets directly from the website via the link below or call them at 1 800.990.1991. Special rates for groups of 8 or more. 
 
https://www.amerisurf.com/singlemaltextravaganza/form_tickets.html
 
All events from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Registration begins at 7:00pm. Business casual, Jackets preferred. No denim or athletic attire.

Spring 2012 Extravaganza Schedule

ATLANTA Wednesday March 28, 2012 The Intercontinental Buckhead
3315 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, GA 30326

HOUSTON    Wednesday April 18, 2012 The Intercontinental Houston Near The Galleria
2222 West Loop South Houston, TX 77027

DALLAS  Wednesday April 25, 2012 Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum By The Galleria
14901 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX 75254

DENVER Wednesday May 2, 2012 The Brown Palace Hotel
321 17th Street Denver, CO 80202

NEW YORK Thursday May 10, 2012 The Roosevelt Hotel
Madison at 45th Street New York, NY 10017

Proudly Presents

Whisky An’ A’ That IX

Ayr’s famous Whisky Festival

Saturday 9th June 2012

2pm-6pm

Ayr Town Hall

The perfect gift for Valentine’s Day

ORDER ONLINE HERE

PLEASE NOTE, THAT WHEN ORDERING YOUR TICKET(S) CLICK ON WHISKY FESTIVAL TICKET IN THE COUNTRY DROP DOWN MENU

YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED FOR POSTAGE

TICKET HOTLINE NUMBER:

01292 284279

You can also click on the email address below, stating how many tickets you require, your name, full postal address, daytime and evening telephone numbers. We will then contact you by phone for payment details and ticket confirmation.

info@whiskyanathat.com

Order yours today, as tickets are limited.

We look forward to hearing from you.

 http://www.robbiesdrams.com/ 

Federal Wines & Spirits

A Precious Scotch to Share and Savor Old Malt Cask Glen Grant 30 Y. O.

Today we offer to you a 30 year old single-malt from The Glen Grant distillery. This single-cask independent bottling is a wonderful dram of which we only have 15 bottles. We feel it will go very fast.

The bottler, Old Malt Cask, is one line of single cask scotch whisky from The Laing family. It is one of many brands from this scotch blending company, which was started in 1948 – 1949 by Fred Douglas Laing and is now run by his two son’s: Fred and Stewart.

Boston has not seen enough from these brands in the past, now their future is looking much brighter with a new importer and wholesaler. We should see many more very good selections from their holdings of single malts and single grain whiskies.

This 30 Y.O. Glen Grant is from a refill sherry cask bottled at the cask strength of 46.9% (with a few drops of water it really opens up). The sherry on the lighter side, and integrates seamlessly with the malt. Very well balanced, it shows wonderful depth. A moorish dram that not enough people will taste.

Below are tasting notes that are on the bottle.

Nose– malty freshness, sweet biscuit(sponge style) with a citric aroma

Palate– smooth, balanced with sweet spices, delicate for it’s age!

Finish– medium long, remains fresh and carries an herbal quality.

Pricing   Reg. $ 264.99 – Sale $234.99

The 2nd Nth Whisky Show in Las Vegas 2012

This is the 2nd. year for this very exclusive festival. This is not your regular whisky show. the Nth is a festival that is looking to showcase some of the most elite whisk(e)y in the world, to those who may want to purchase some of the rarest and most exquisite gems of the whisky world. It may not be a show for all whisky lovers, but if you are thinking of going, I have heard only great things . Although I did not attend last year, this year I will be there!

Let me know if I can help you in any way, we will attach a link to their website here.

Please pass this on to any friends who are Scotch enthusiasts!

Joe Howell
Federal Wine & Spirits

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Email: joe@federalwine.com
Phone: (617) 367-8605
Web: http://www.federalwine.com/ 

Second Saturday Scotch Sipping at Six

2nd Saturday each month 6 – 9 p.m. no reservation required

Enjoy 5 half-ounce samples of single malt Scotch whisky: $20

♦ We feature 3 single malts, including a Malt of the Month *

♦ You roll a die then pick a whisky from one of the six Scotch regions

♦ You pick your Connoisseur’s Choice from our menu of single malt menu 

Peruse our whisky library. Learn about our single malts in our menu book: distillery info, tasting notes, & more. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres. Non-whisky drinkers welcome.

February 11

BenRiach Curiositas 10 yo *
Cardhu 12 yo
The Arran Malt 10 yo

March 10

Ardmore Traditional *
Glenlivet 16 yo Nadurra
Auchentoshan Valinch

April 14   

Highland Park 12 yo *
Bruichladdich Laddie Ten
Tullibardine Aged Oak

May 12   

Balblair 1997 *
Edradour 10 yo
Glenkinchie 12 yo

June 9   

Kilkerran Work in Prgress 3 (2011) *
Isle of Jura 16 yo
Deanston Virgin Oak

Price goes to $25 July 14   

Balvenie Signature 12 yo Batch 4 *
Glenrothes Alba Reserve
Tullibardine 1993

10% off bottles of the Malt of the Month *

Bob at work….

Visit the Miner’s Delight Inn at http://www.minersdelightinn.com/