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 73 single malts

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.

Featured malts:

* 10% off bottles of the Malt of the Month

June 11 , 2011

Laphroaig 10 yo *

Aberlour 12 yo

Edradour 10 yo

July 9, 2011

Our 3-year anniversary of monthly single malt Scotch tastings. New Beginnings featuring whisky from 2 new distilleries and 1 under a new owner.   (6 – 9 p.m).

3 is a big number in Scotland. By Scottish law, a spirit distilled in Scotland must mature for 3 years in oak barrels before it can be called “whisky.” Join us to celebrate our 3rd anniversary of monthly single malt whisky tastings, where we pour from Wyoming’s best single malt Scotch menu.

Still $20, which gets you:

♦  five half-ounce samples, including our 3 featured malts and two of your choosing:

♦  Kilchoman Summer 2010 Release (Islay’s newest distillery in 125 years, began distilling in 2005) Malt Advocate magazine’s 2010 “Artisan Whisky of the Year” [July’s Malt of the Month, 10% off a bottle]

♦  Edradour 2003 Port Cask Matured (Scotland’s smallest distillery: a Highland distillery, began distilling under a new owner in 2002)

♦ Kilkerran Work in Progress 2010 (Campbeltown’s newest distillery in 124 years, and Scotland’s first new distillery of this millennium, began distilling in 2004)

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

♦  You pick your Connoisseur’s Choice from our menu of 73 single malts

♦  hors d’oeuvres

♦  a coupon for 5% off a bottle (not including the Malt of the Month)

♦  entered into a drawing for door prizes (yes, you must be here to win)

August 13, 2011

Glenfiddich 15 yo *

Dalmore 12 yo

Deanston 12 yo

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

Bob at work...

Friday 17th June   Amrut Distillery Tasting

Speaker : Ashok Chokalingam – International Sales
 
Ashok has single handedly taken this distilleries products to market in the UK and quickly established an incredible record of achievement. Awards and prizes continue to stack up as he tirelessly offers us the chance to taste and enjoy during masterclasses and festivals all over. (These whiskies are made from 100% malted barley , batch pot stilled.)

 
Amrut Fusion (Voted World Whisky of 2011 by Malt Advocate  + Jim Murray 97 pts/100 and best whisky world new comer), + full range including peated cask strengths, unpeated marvels alike + NEW limited releases available to taste and buy on the night……we have been remiss in taking so long to showcase them in Stourbridge…until NOW!!! 

Ticket :£25

Contact: 01384 394518

Venue : Nickolls and Perks Private Cellars

Time: 7:30pm start

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Midlands Whisky Festival News!

Limited Tickets remain! Over 150 tickets sold this month…if you ‘aint got, nows the time to get one. Sat 24th September 11 till 5:30 pm. Online at www.whiskyfest.co.uk  or on 01384 394518

See you all there!

Cheers

David.

Visit Nickolls & Perks at http://www.nickollsandperks.co.uk/

Hi all,

Hope you are keeping well and enjoying further good weather and the general spring-like feeling…

I have just come back from London where I was helping a famous whisky brand bring it’s distillery to life in Covent Garden. Images can be found here if you’re interested, and if you’re in the area, the ‘shop’ is there until 5th June.

Quite a few events in all venues to tell you about, some of which are coming up fast…

Whisky & Seafood – A Culinary Tasting Experience
Sunday 12th June
Blackfriars Medieval Banqueting Hall, Friar Street, Newcastle
7pm, £40 per ticket
An amazing six-course tasting menu put together for this night only by the award-winning chefs at Blackfriars. The whiskies have been chosen by yours truly to compliment and I would be amazed if you didn’t walk out of this event truly delighted and chomping for more! Perfect event for couples and for those needing converting to the liquid gold…

Berry Brothers & Rudd – Independent Bottlers
£22 per ticket
A mini-series of tastings featuring whiskies from our good friends at Berry’s. If you have tasted their whiskies before, you know that the quality is up there with anything on the market at the moment. If you haven’t… well shame on you to begin with, and an opportunity awaits…
Newcastle customers fear not, we are hoping to bring them to ‘Toon’ later in the year!

Manchester – Friday 17th June, Britons Protection, 7.30pm
London – Tuesday 21st June, Red Lion, St. James’s, SW1

Bluffer’s Guide to Whisky
£10 per ticket!
For those looking to learn about our favourite liquid from a ‘beginners’ perspective. A tasting, yes, but more importantly a chance to ask questions and generally find out more about whisky in all its forms. I will be conducting each class and it will be informal (as always!) and fun.
A great opportunity for those seeking knowledge or a fantastic present for anyone you know who would enjoy this.

York – Saturday 13th August, Cedar Court Grand, Station Rise
London – Monday 22nd August, The Red Lion, St. James’s, SW1
Manchester – Friday 26th August, Britons Protection, Gt Bridgewater St.
Newcastle – Saturday 27th August, Blackfriars, Friar Street

If you would like to book onto any of these events they are now available on the website – simply click here – or email or phone me to make a booking.

Father’s Day 2011

If any of these tastings tickle your fancy as a gift for your Dad then we can email you a PDF of the ticket for you to print, trim and pop in a card of your choice! We also have some gift vouchers in the ‘shop” area of the website if you would like something but the current dates don’t suit.

Newcastle Whisky Festival 2011 – Thanks!

Just a very quick thanks to all of those who made it to this years event. It was our busiest yet and I appreciate all the feedback you’ve already given and will work hard to make it even better next year! If you would like to see a video of the event click here and/or for some images on Facebook, click here.

Anyway, that’s quite enough for now – I look forward to seeing you all very soon.

Slainte!
Eddie

Eddie Ludlow
Whisky Evangelist

thewhiskylounge
www.thewhiskylounge.com
eddie@thewhiskylounge.com

Thursday June 9th:- P/O/U/R/S £20/17*

Thursday June 23rd:- Arran £tbc
Machrie Moor peated 46%
‘Oran Mor’ 56.4% sherry cask 236 bottles
10yo 57.1% Bourbon cask 219 bottles Loch Fyne Whiskies bottling
Cadenheads 1998 12yo 57.4%
plus another one to be confirmed

Thursday July 7th P/O/U/R/S £20/17*

Thursday July 14th Lagavulin £23/20*
LG2
Distiller’s Edition 1994 – 2010 43%
16yo 43%
1995 12yo European oak 48% Friends of Classic Malts
Available only at the distillery bottled 2010 52.5%

Future Themes:

18yo- ‘Us’ and ‘Them’: comparisons of distillery bottlings with independant expressions – Highland Park, Glendronach and Tamdhu.

Ben Nevis: Cadenheads 1996 – 03/2009 12yo 57.1% Bourbon hogshead 256 bottles, 10yo 46%, single blend, single grain, Cadenheads ‘dumpy’ 06/1965 – 12/1981 16yo 46%.

Bladnoch: Rare Malts 23yo, Cadenheads 17yo 55.1% Bourbon hogshead, peated, sherry cask plus one other example.

Peaty blends 40%: Islay Mist, Islay Hallmark 8yo, Black Bottle 10yo, Black Grouse, Black Bottle, plus a special guest (Brora or Port Ellen).

All of the Jolly Toper’s whisky tastings take place on Thursday nights from 7:30pm until approximately 10pm at the Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, meals available up to the time of the tastings. For more details on the tastings themselves, please click here

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

Visit the Jolly Toper at http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/

Kentucky Cooperage Tours

Mon.-Fri. ♥ 9:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.

712 E. Main St.

Tel. 270.692.4674

marcia.morgeson@kentuckycooperage.com

Kentucky Cooperage makes the charred oak barrels critical for the production of bourbon. See how “charring” is done, how staves are shaped, how hoops are put in place and how barrels are made leak proof without manmade sealers.

Find out more about Lebanon Kentucky at www.visitlebanonky.com

SPRING SINGLE MALT FESTIVAL – Thursday June 9th – $60

From Andrew Ferguson at Kensington Wine Mart Calgary Alberta;

80% of the tickets have already sold for what is without doubt one of the city’s finest whisky festivals. The event is restricted to 100 participants and almost as many whiskies. Participation entitles you to try a huge selection of whiskies, some great deals and you get to keep your whisky glass! I also throw in a range of whiskies not available for purchase in Canada or which have already sold out to tempt the most well drank of you. This year I have set aside a Highland Park St. Magnus, a couple of different sherry cask Yamazakis and a curious Canadian Rye Whiskey(?) bottled in Vermont called Whistle Pig. The festival is an event not to be missed, and the following night I will be having a special dinner at Buchanan’s Chop House  that we are calling the Peat Monster Dinner. It is another don’t miss event! For more information or to register for these events call the store at 403-283-8000 or visit our website: https://www.kensingtonwinemarket.com/tastings/register.php 

In keeping with the modern tradition of anCnoc we’re giving away an Amazon Kindle, the eBook that has reinvigorated the old age passion for the written word.

To be in with a chance to win 1 of the 12 Kindle devices we’re offering in our monthly prize draw you must enter your on pack code from one of our promotional bottles and answer the literary question on the online registration form.

Codes can be found on the promotional leaflet of every bottle of anCnoc 12yo and are unique to each bottle purchased.

Terms and Conditions apply

Have you already got a code?

Register now

Want to win an Amazon Kindle but don’t have a code?

Search for your nearest anCnoc stockist.

Alternatively, you can also now purchase a bottle of anCnoc 12yo from our online shop and have it delivered to your front door.

Tuesday, May 31st, Rare and Precious Scotch, 6:30 p.m.

Precious and Rare Scotch

Warning!  This class is not for the weak of heart.  Here we will take a close look at some of the most exclusive bottles coming from Scotland, the innovation that has them turning heads, and the true beauty that over a century of practice can bring to your glass.  Expect such delights as a not to be missed bottling of The Glenlivet, a rare vintage Macallan, and a few older malts. This is an advanced class, and fundamental Scotch knowledge is encouraged.

The cost is $120 per person all inclusive for the rare and precious series. The first round of food along with a cocktail take place between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.. At 7:00 p.m., the tasting and lecture start, to end around 9:00 p.m., with a break in the middle for more passed hors d’oeuvres. As there are usually many questions, it is safer to plan on leaving at 9:30 p.m…

if you redeem a gift certificate, please bring it along.

Call to RSVP (and prepay if possible)

212.226.5545

with cheese and chocolate buffets

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Visit the Brandy Library at www.brandylibrary.com

A World of Whisky Events

PRESENTED BY LAPHROAIG

Here are some of the events going on over the next few weeks. There’s a full calendar at the WhiskyCast web site, and it’s brought to you by Laphroaig!

May 26:  Whisky Live, Madrid, Spain
May 26: Jolly Toper Tasting, Tolbooth Tavern, Edinburgh, Scotland
May 28: Spirit School on Whisk(e)y, Brandy Library, New York City
May 29:  Arran Distillery Open Day, Lochranza, Scotland
May 31: Queensland Whisky Expo, Brisbane, Australia
June 2-5: Masters of Food & Wine Tour Park Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC
June 3: SMWS Australia Chapter Members Tasting, Brisbane
June 5: Single Malt Tasting, Dundee Dell, Omaha, Nebraska
June 9: Tasting Benefit for The Soccer Learning Center’s Autism Project, Jersey City, NJ
June 11:  Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy, Versailles, Kentucky
June 11: Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Miner’s Delight Inn, Atlantic City, Wyoming
June 15: Auction of Rare Whiskies, McTear’s, Glasgow
June 16: Bourbon & Bowties Benefit for Kosair Children’s Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky
June 17: Amrut Tasting with Ashok Chokalingham, Nickolls & Perks, Stourbridge, England
June 17-18: Whisky Live at the Games (Chicago),  Illinois
June 18: Catoctin Creek Distilling Workshop, Purcellville, Virginia
June 19:  Father’s Day Speyside Tasting, WhiskyCafe L&B, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Summer is just around the corner and things are warming up nicely here on Jura. I’m not talking about the weather of course – that’s as unpredictable as ever with yesterday’s gale force winds and today’s volcanic ash cloud!– but preparations for our annual whisky festival, taking place later this week, are well underway!

In fact this year looks to be one of our biggest celebrations yet, and tickets have sold out already. But don’t worry, there are plenty of ways to get involved and enjoy a dram of your favourite tipple without having to visit us in person. Just visit our website – it’s just a wee bit easier to get to than the island itself!

Our website is all set up to capture the mood of the festivities perfectly. You can share your thoughts in our festival guestbook, upload images of Jura – past and present in our gallery and enter an exclusive competition to win one of several Jura Tasting Kits.

Regardless of whether you’re one of our lucky winners or not you’ll still be able to enjoy our special online (and exclusive to Diurachs) tasting session. I’ll be hosting this with Willie Tait and it will be available on the website for you to enjoy shortly after we’ve had time to recover from the festivities on the island.

You can take a sneak preview at this year’s programme here. Festivities include the release of a special bottling and a distillery tour taking in views from the island’s newest standing stone – and much more besides! We’ll also be filming all the best bits of the festival and putting them online so you can take part virtually anywhere.

So whether you’re coming in person or just in spirit, we look forward to welcoming you to the celebrations. Look out for our newly refurbished Distillery Visitor Centre – it’s bound to make an appearance in some of the footage.

And remember I love hearing from you so stay in touch.

Slainte

Willie Cochrane
Jura Distillery Manager

P.S. If you have friends or family who also share your passion for Jura whisky and might like to become Diurachs send them to www.isleofjura.com where they’ll discover more about our mystical isle.