Whisky Wednesday!!
NO Tickets Needed
(just come along…!)

4 drams for £2

When: Wednesday 4th May – 7pm
Where: The Butchart Centre, University Road
Bring: Membership Card + Ca$h for drams % raffle
 
Are you going??? Miss it. Miss out.

University of Aberdeen Malt Whisky Society Glencairn Glass ONLY £3.50

Fill in this simple form here  – Local Aberdeen Members only at the moment – we will sort our UK/Europe/USA P&P in the near future

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AGM will be on the 11th May (location and time TBC)

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Wonderful (Extended) Whisky Weekend 2011 Happens on Thursday!!!!!!!!!!

University of Aberdeen Malt Whisky Society
The Butchart Centre
University Road
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB24 3UT
aberdeenwhisky@googlemail.com

American Whisky & Bourbon Tasting

with Mr Bruce Perry presenting is the director and purveyor of New American whisky into UK. Fantastic array of highest quality whisky from the NEW country… Texas Baby Blue Corn; Rendezvous Rye from Utah, together with bourbon favourites Elijah Craig 12 yr & Evan Williams single cask are a few of the full on drams up for tasting….can’t wait!
 
Friday 6th May
Time : 7:30pm
Tickets price :£25
Venue : Stourbridge tasting cellers
 
Contact David Gardner at 01384 394518
 
10 places remain !!
 
Cheers!!

http://www.nickollsandperks.co.uk/
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Diary date : Midlands Whisky Festival
Saturday 24th September
Tickets now on sale here www.whiskyfest.co.uk or from Nickolls & Perks

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

May 14, 2011

Tamdhu 10 yo *

BenRiach 12 yo

Benromach Organic

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)

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

Bob at work...

Maltstock Newsletter 4

Fellow whisky enthusiasts,

The Maltstock promo-team is currently in Scotland 😉 We will be at the Spirit of Speyside festival in a few days.

Dr. Whisky – Sam Simmons

We just had great news! Sam Simmons from the Balvenie, also known as “dr. Whisky” will be at Maltstock this year. Sam is a global ambassador for Balvenie and known for his dr. whisky blog (http://drwhisky.blogspot.com)

Masterclasses

Already we have some great masterclasses lined-up for this year. And more to follow soon. As always, masterclasses are for free at Maltstock. However, it is highly recommended to reserve your seats in advance. This will be possible from June. The exact date will be announced in the Maltstock newsletter. To learn more about this years masterclasses, please check the Maltstock website.

Get your Maltstock tickets now

You can only reserve your masterclasses if you have already bought your Maltstock ticket. So if you haven’t done so yet, please go to our online shop. Or, if you prefer paying by credit card, get your tickets at The Whiskyshop Dufftown website. And remember: there still is a 10% discount at The Whiskyshop Dufftown if have bought Maltstock tickets. All tickets need to be bought I advance. There will be no ticket sale at the Maltstock gates. There are only a limited number of tickets available, so get your  tickets now.

If you have any questions come and see us during the Speyside festival, or at the Whiskyfair in Limburg, Germany. Or send us an E-mail. Hope to see you all at Maltstock in September!

Arthur, Bob, Eline, Rogier & Teun

www.maltstock.com

Newcastle Whisky Festival
Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne 
Saturday May 7th 2011, 12.00pm 
 
£20.00 / ticket!   
 
Now a fully established event in the Whisky Lounge, whisky-lovers and whisky industry calendar, our third year in Newcastle should prove to be a great one. With the best whisky-makers from all over the world present to talk, chew the fat and pour for you, this really is THE whisky event of the year in the North-East of England.

Your paltry entry ticket price includes…

– A free Glencairn Tasting Glass (worth £4)
– A Festival Guide
– Small bottle of spring water
– No voucher system. That’s right, you are not charged a further amount to taste drams on the day
– No additional booking fee

Exhibitors

Amrut
Arran
Auchentoshan
Bowmore
Diageo
Berry Brothers
Springbank
Ardbeg
Glen Garioch
Glenmorangie
Nikka
Heaven Hill
Jura
Dalmore
Compass Box
Cooley
Old Pulteney
Balblair
An Cnoc
Glenfarclas
Suntory
Tullibardine
Gordon & MacPhail
The English Whisky Co.
Hotel du Vin
Carruthers & Kent

The Whisky Lounge Blues Band is also to make a special performance…

Masterclasses

12.45pm-2pm Whisky, what’s it all about? Eddie Ludlow £5
An introductory tasting session looking at the basics of whisky production and a guide to the flavours to be found today. Great way to get the festival started for those who have never visited a whisky festival before

1.30pm-3pm Auchentoshen Zoran Peric £7.50
Once, along with Campbeltown, the hot-bed of whisky production, the Lowlands are now limited to only a handful of distilleries. Of these only Auchentoshen still employs the Lowland tradition of triple-distillation making it unique in the industry. Come and find out and taste more at this fascinating class…

1.30pm-3pm Talisker & Caol Ila Colin Dunn £7.50
Colin Dunn is back! And this time it’s personal! Join one of the industry’s favourite sons as he returns to Newcastle with a tasting of three different expressions of these iconic (and volcanic!) island distilleries. Expect both your taste-buds and funny-bones to be tickled as you are treated to some great whisky and some great stories…

3.30pm-5pm Best of The Fest! Eddie Ludlow & Special Guests! £15
Eddie, founder of The Whisky Lounge, presents a unique tasting of six very special whiskies presented by six very special people. Expect to be weeping with gladness by the end! A must for the connoisseur.

Places on all of these sessions are strictly limited. If you would like to book onto any of them, please email info@thewhiskylounge.com with your ticket requirements and contact details. We will then reserve these for you if places are available and contact you to confirm your booking.

You will not be sent a ticket through the post. Your details will be added to the event register and all you need to do is print the payment confirmation page and bring it with you to the event.

Tickets for The Whisky Exchange WHISKY SHOW are on sale now!

The Whisky Exchange WHISKY SHOW is taking place at Vinopolis near London Bridge on 7th-8th October 2011, and we’ll be bringing you one of the finest tasting line-ups ever assembled.

Click here for more details and to buy your tickets for the Show.

There is no voucher system at TWE Whisky Show – exhibitors will be bringing their finest whiskies for visitors to taste, and all exhibited samples are included in the ticket price. Here’s a summary of what you get for your entry fee:

TICKET PRICE INCLUDES:

•  Entry to the event.
•  All samples of any exhibited whisky.
•  Two course buffet meal in the Show Brasserie.
•  All food-matching samples and whiskies.
•  Free tasting glass.
•  Two tokens which can be redeemed for the Dream Dram(s) of your choice

For more details, please visit the show website www.whisky-show.com.

Advance interest has been very high for TWE Whisky Show, so don’t delay – grab your tickets for the UK’s No.1 premium whisky tasting experience now.

Corporate tickets:

For corporate groups of ten or more people, please contact the Show organisers on  office {a} whisky-show.com

We’ll also be hosting some fabulous Masterclasses at the Show. Details for these classes will be announced as the Show date approaches. Masterclass tickets are sold separately in advance and may only be attended by Show ticketholders.

TWE Whisky Show Team

www.Whisky-Show.com | Tel: +44 (0)20 8838 9448

ROYAL RELEASE ON SALE
  
May Outturn Previews: Fire your Desire
In celebration of the pending nuptials tomorrow, we’re releasing a royal selection of previews from the May Outturn – FIVE objects of desire (May’s Outturn doesn’t go on sale until Fri 6 May).

Buy 77.22 & 39.79 together for £88.50 (save £20.10)
77.22 Plentiful sweet delights
Highland Northern
£44.10 inc. free p&p
Meadowsweet, elderflower, laurel, lily – with sweet delights – vanilla, marmalade on toast and strawberry jam on scones (with clotted cream)

39.79 A lush chameleon
Speyside Lossie
£64.50 inc. free p&p
Brittle toffee, white paint (oil then poster-paint, then Play-Doh and crayons), wine gums, eiswein, ripe peaches and pomegranate

Buy 4.152, 44.49 & 53.150 together for £132.50 (save £27.00)
4.152 Hay bales in a limestone cave
Speyside Spey
£55.30 inc free p&p
Raspberry and strawberry sweets (Jolly Ranchers) candied orange, hay bales, cereals, cardboard tubes of Smarties and slight smoke

44.49 Lamb chops, mint sauce and blueberries
Speyside Spey
£44.10 inc free p&p
Some found lamb chops with boiled potatoes and mint sauce while the rest of us found cherry pie, white pepper, dried fruit and pot pourri

53.150 Beachcombers’ convention dram
Islay
£60.10 inc free p&p
Seaweed, sea-scrubbed nylon ropes, tar and brine; but then another bunch of beachcombers approached – some smoking roll-ups, some cooking bacon on bonfires

SMWS Tastings & Events 

Music with Andy Johnstone – The Vaults, Sun 1 May (FREE EVENT)
New Outturn Tasting – The Vaults, Sun 8 May
Champagne Cocktail Masterclass – Queen Street, Thu 12 May
Stewart’s Beer Tasting – The Vaults, Fri 13 May
New Members Tasting – London, Mon 16 May
Champagne Dinner – Queen Street, Sat 21 May
A Crash Course in single malts – The Vaults, Tue 24 May
Dunfermline Preview Tasting – Garvock House Hotel
Guildford Preview Tasting – Manor House Hotel, Thu 26 May
York Preview Tasting – Bedern Hall, Fri 27 May
Liverpool Preview Tasting – Malmaison, Fri 27 May
Cardiff Preview Tasting – Novotel, Fri 27 May
Champions League Final – Queen Street, Fri 27 May

Society Whisky Tastings
 
Whatever and wherever our tasting or event, the main focus is to give members an informal, enjoyable and relaxed night out..with a taste of the single cask good stuff!

Events range from step by step instruction in how to get the most from tasting single cask, single malt whisky to more adventurous couplings of whisky with food.

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 http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships for your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers. 

ADI’s Hands-on Whiskey Distilling Workshop June 5 – 10 at Stillwater Spirits (611 2nd St.) Petaluma, CA

$3,500 covers instruction, Bay Area distillery tours, presentations and tastings by ADI staff & guests, plus room and board. Class size limited to 12 students.

Send a $3500 check to: ADI Box 577 Hayward, CA 94543 or go to http://www.distilling.com/workshop.html  and use PayPal 

From the Whisky Fringe people;

Tickets for our 10th annual Whisky Fringe will go on sale at 10:00am on Wednesday 18th May.

– No tickets can be reserved in advance.

– 4 tickets maximum per customer.

– Tickets only available to purchase online through our website (not in our shops).

– Please ensure you are registered beforehand, tickets sell out fast.

*Click here to check your log in details or to register*

(Please note that Friday 5th is aimed more towards trade customers, but a limited number of tickets are available for general sale). 

“I still wouldn’t miss it for the world!! (Shame it’s my wedding anniversary on the 16th…still, she’ll understand!!!)”

Mark Appleton 2009 (frequent Whisky Fringe goer and still happily married) 

Whisky Events Around the World

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 7: Trollhattan Whisky Festival, Trollhattan, Sweden

May 8: Single Malts Tasting, WhiskyCafe L&B, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

May 11: Auction of Rare Whiskies, McTear’s, Glasgow, Scotland

May 12: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Extravaganza, Denver, Colorado

May 13-17: Manhattan Cocktail Classic, New York City

May 14: Whisky Live, Dublin, Ireland

May 14: Spirit of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

May 14-15: Limburg Whisky Fair, Limburg, Germany

May 16: Whisky Live, Singapore

May 18: The Whisky Classic Cruise, Boston, Massachusetts

May 19: Springbank Distillery Open Day, Campbeltown, Scotland

May 21-28: Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Islay, Scotland

May 25-26: Jura Whisky Festival, Isle of Jura, Scotland

May 26: Whisky Live, Madrid, Spain

May 29: Arran Distillery Open Day, Lochranza, Scotland