Are you in London this weekend?

Hello,

This Friday, I will be attending Whisky Live in London and I’ve managed to get hold of an extra pair of tickets for the event.

I realise this is short notice but I thought I could offer them to you, my readers, as a first point of call.

Whisky Live is a fantastic show, which features hundreds (click on the link below to read the rest of the post).…

http://blog.grantswhisky.com/2011/03/are-you-in-london-this-weekend/

Kind regards,

Ludo

PERNOD RICARD WHISKY TASTING – WEDNESDAY 6TH APRIL 2011

For our next tutored whisky tasting we are really pleased to be welcoming back the effervescent and knowledgeable Phil Huckle, Brand Ambassador for Pernod Ricard.  Phil will be visiting us on Wednesday 6th April and will be presenting whiskies from the great portfolio of distilleries owned by Pernod Ricard.

With several Speyside whiskies being included in the tasting this will be a good demonstration that although there may be numerous distilleries within a fairly small area between (and even within) each distillery every expression has it’s own distinct character and this individuality is undoubtedly one of the joys of whisky.  Distilleries that will be included on the night include Speyside favourites Aberlour, Strathisla, Glenlivet and Longmorn plus, adding an extra dimension to the tasting, the always enjoyable but too often overlooked Scapa from Orkney.

The evening will be a great chance to compare and contrast whiskies from different distilleries plus, with Phil’s skill for conveying facts and figures in an entertaining way,  an ideal opportunity to learn something about their varied histories.  A great evening for all, whether whisky novice or connoisseur.

The tasting will be held at Stanton House Hotel, Stanton Fitzwarren (www.stantonhouse.co.uk), and will commence at 7.00 for 7.30pm.  Tickets are £10.00 per person, and this 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.

Tickets are very strictly limited, and allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis and, as most of you already know, these tickets always sell very quickly so it is best to book ASAP.  To buy them 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.

These evenings are a great chance to try some new whiskies that you might not encounter otherwise, and to be educated and entertained at the same time.  Come along and join us!

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

Duncan Taylor on the road in 2011

2011 promises to be another busy year at Duncan Taylor, with some seriously exciting new product releases planned as well as lots of great new bottlings on the way. Over the next few weeks our UK Sales Executive Jacque Sutherland will be taking to the road to give you all a taste of things to come. We hope to see you all at the following events!

 
Whisky Live London, 4th – 5th March, City Road, London

Whisky Live prides itself on bringing together the finest whiskies, great food and a range of education and entertainment to make learning about whisky both fun and stimulating.  2011 promises to be an entertaining interactive event offering both expert and novice alike the chance to experience all that is best from the world of the dram.

IFE London, 13th – 16th March, ExCel, London

2011’s largest gathering of international food & drink suppliers will take place at IFE. From big brand suppliers to local & regional producers, over 1100 exhibitors from around the world will showcase thousands of NEW products. Find us at stand N1420, as part of Scottish Development International.
 
Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Ltd 2011, www.duncantaylor.com
+44(0)1466 794055 | 4 Upperkirkgate, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB54 8JU

Wednesday 2nd Spirit School: 7pm Scotch

Friday 4th Spirit School: 7pm Bourbon

Saturday 5th Spirit School: 3:30 pm Scotch

Saturday 12th Spirit School: 3:30pm Bourbon

Visit the Brandy Library at www.brandylibrary.com

Hi there

Here are three great spring tastings happening in the cellars folks..book em now! The Stourbridge Whisky Festival is at the town hall this year and loads of top distilleries have confirmed already to come down. I promise a web site soon folks with all exhibitor/activity details included….watch this space.
 
Friday 25th March  – Glenlivet Distillery -Speyside
Speaker :  Phil Huckle Brand Ambassador
Drams :12yo/15yo/Nadurra/18yo/21yo + Mystery bottle
Ticket : £25
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Friday 15th April – Springbank Distillery – Campbeltown
Speaker : Iain Scott The Big Man
Drams  : SB Claret/SB Rum 16yo/Hazelburn Sauternes csk str/HB CV/Longrow CV
Ticket : £25
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Friday 6th May – American Whiskies
Speaker : Bruce Perry
Shots : Rendevous Rye-Utah/Wasmund’s Malt-Virginia/Baby Blue Corn-Texas/Roughstock Malt-Montana
/Sranahan’s-Colorado/Corner Creek- Kentucky
Ticket : £25
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Saturday 24th September – Stourbridge Whisky Festival 2011
Stourbridge Town Hall
11.00am till 5.00pm
Festival Tickets £35
Master class tickets £10 (there will be 4 limited classes taking place during the festival..)
full details available asap.
 
reservations to 01384 394518 or email here david@nickollsandperks.co.uk
 
slainte
 
David

Raise a Glass for Two Great Causes in Arlington
 
The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a Taste of Scotland in Virginia with Eades Double Malts to support two great causes: the Arlington Food Assistance Center and Elizabeth House Arlington. Please join us Friday, March 4 from 7-9 p.m. in the Charles Paradise Lounge of the Knights of Columbus, North Arlington’s Main Hall. The evening will feature a guided tasting of VDC’s three Eades Double Malt whiskies paired with artisan cheeses, led by Dan FitzHenry, VDC’s resident tasting expert.

Knights of Columbus Charity Whisky Tasting
Friday, March 4, 2011, 7 to 9 p.m.
Charles Paradise Lounge, Knights of Columbus Main Hall
5115 Little Falls Road
Arlington, VA 22207

Tickets are $50 per person, with ALL proceeds benefiting the  Arlington Food Assistance Center and  Elizabeth House Arlington

 For tickets, please contact Betty Florence at 703.536.9656 ext 6

Pat Jones
Virginia Distillery Company

Highland Park Store

GLENLIVET SEMINAR

Thursday, March 24, 6:00-8:30pm

Glenlivet Brand Ambassador Winston Evans will lead this seminar and sample some of the finest Glenlivet whiskies available. This seminar will include 12 year, 15 year French Oak, 18 year, 21 year Archive and more. $10 W/Binny’s Card / $15 non-members. Seating is extremely limited and paid reservations are required.

Call (847)831-5400 or email highlandpark@binnys.com for more information. 

The Glenlivet would like to invite all our Guardians to join us at Whisky Live, London on 4th and 5th March 2011. Take advantage of discounted access by clicking here, or visit www.whiskylive.com, using the code GLENLIVET to receive 10% off the usual ticket price.

Whisky Live is an opportunity to spend time with myself and members of The Glenlivet team, meet other Guardians and enjoy a dram of The Glenlivet.

For those of you who are a Guardian Ambassador, we are delighted to be hosting an exclusive Guardians Ambassador Lounge. To gain access, you simply need to come along to The Glenlivet Stand at Whisky Live with your membership card or Library key. (You can check your status on the website; although if you have a membership card, I can assure you that you are already an Ambassador!) Within the Lounge we have a few special drams to share, rare and exceptional Whiskies that we are only offering to the Ambassadors. I very much look forward to seeing you there!

Not yet a Guardian Ambassador? You can graduate by demonstrating your appreciation for The Glenlivet. Find out more on the website by clicking here: http://www.theglenlivet.com/guardians/

Best wishes,

Ian Logan

Guardian of Malt

* * * Maltstock newsflash * * *

The Whiskyshop Dufftown Discount!
   
Fellow whisky enthusiasts,

A quick newsflash with some great news straight from the whisky capital of the world!

5% discount at The Whiskyshop Dufftown.

The renowned whiskyshop in Dufftown is offering every subscriber to the Maltstock newsletter (yes, that’s you) a 5% discount on all whisky! This offer is valid until the end of June.

Just enter the following code when ordering online or mention when buying in their excellent shop: WSDMALTSTOCK

Click here http://www.whiskyshopdufftown.co.uk/  to go straight to the excellent webshop of The Whiskyshop Dufftown.

10% discount for Maltstock visitors

If you have Maltstock tickets The WSD will even give you a 10% discount! All Maltstock tickets holders will receive a special code for this generous discount! This offer is valid until the end of September.

Credit card payment for Maltstock tickets

You can now also buy your Maltstock tickets through The Whiskyshop Dufftown. This is the only way if you want to pay your tickets with a credit card. Unfortunately credit card payments are not possible through the Maltstock webshop.

Do remember to get your Maltstock tickets on time!

Hope to see you all in September at Maltstock

the Maltstock crew

Visit Malt Stock at www.maltstock.com

All whisky tastings take place on Thursday nights from 7:30pm until approximately 10pm at the Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotchland. At least 5 drams, cask strength being the preferred option when a choice is available and affordable.

Thursday March 17th:- P/O/U/R/S £20/17*

Thursday March 31st:- World Whiskies £19/16*

Czech republic : Hammerhead 20yo single malt 40.7%

Japan : Yamazaki Puncheon 48%

U.S.A. : Rocky Mountain Rye 16yo 46%

England : Saint George rum cask 46%

India : Amrut Kadhambam 50%

Thursday April 14th:- P/O/U/R/S £20/17*

Thurs. April 28th:- Tomintoul £15/12* – ticket includes £5 off a bottle from the Tomintoul  range

21yo 40%
33yo 43%
Old Ballantruan peated 50%
12yo port finish 46%
12yo oloroso sherry finish 40%

Thursday May 12th:- P/O/U/R/S £20/17*

Thursday May 26th:- non-Scottish peaty drams £tbc

India: Amrut 62.8%
U.S.A.: McCarthy’s
Japan: t.b.c.
England: St. Georges
Ireland: Cooley

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 21st Lagavulin £tbc

LG2
Distiller’s Edition 1994 – 2010 43%
16yo 43%
1995 12yo European oak 48% Friends of Classic Malts
and a fifth expression to be confirmed

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 bootles, 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) Template design by Web-Kreation

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