Diageo Whisky Masterclass

“Want to taste some of the world’s best whisky and raise money for charity at the same time?

You should…and if you do, then we’d love to invite you a fantastic whisky tasting masterclass at The Lonsdale at 7.30pm on 14th September. Hosted by a top whisky expert from Diageo, you will have the opportunity to sample some of the best whiskies including: Dalwhinnie, Talisker, Caol Ila and Glenkinchie. All proceeds from the night will go to the Jewish Children’s Day charity, so after tasting some top tipple, you can feel good about yourself for your journey home.

For more information and details of exactly what you will learn on the night, check out the advert below (it’s broken so thus was not included).

Tickets cost £30 which includes a welcome whisky sour when you arrive. To book tickets, please email info@jcd.uk.com or call 0208 446 8804″

THE LONSDALE
48 Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill
London. W11 2DE

http://www.thelonsdale.co.uk/

Hi all,

Just a quick reminder of the fact that our last two festivals of the year take place over the next four weeks!

Firstly we have…

The York Whisky Lounge Festival 2010
Saturday 18th September
The Guildhall, St. Helens Square, York
12-4pm, 5-9pm
£15 per session

and then…

The Manchester Whisky Lounge Festival 2010
Saturday 2nd October
The Castlefield Rooms, Castle Street, Manchester
11am-4pm
£18 per ticket

Both events are highly anticipated and ticket sales have been very strong. Exhibitors at the two events include…

Ardbeg/Glenmorangie*
Amrut
Arran
Balvenie^
Berry Brothers
Compass Box
Cooley^
Creative Whisky Company
Diageo (Classic Malts)
English Whisky Co.
Eaux De Vie (Nikka, Heaven Hill)^
Four Roses
Glenfarclas^
Glenfiddich
Glenglassaugh^
Gordon & MacPhail
Grant’s^
Inverhouse (Old Pulteney)
Morrison Bowmore
Pernod Ricard (Aberlour, Glenlivet, Chivas, Longmorn, Scapa)
Springbank
Square Barrel Whisky Co.^
Whyte and Mackay (Dalmore, Jura)

All exhibitors are common to both events, except those marked with a * (York only) or a ^ (Manchester only)

Both are, as most of you know, exceptional value and there is no better opportunity to get down and dirty with the distilling companies and their distributors.

As always your entrance price includes a free Glencairn glass, a small bottle of water and all your drams!

For further details on both and to buy tickets, please visit the website – www.thewhiskylounge.com

I hope to see you all there!

Slainte!
Eddie

Eddie Ludlow
Whisky Evangelist

thewhiskylounge
IWSC Spirit Panel Judge 2009-present
www.thewhiskylounge.com
eddie@thewhiskylounge.com

Binny’s Algonquin Location

SCOTCH TASTING OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, September 11, 1:00-4:00pm

Taste over a dozen different Scotches and get a look at the many different styles of Scotch Whisky. 

Call (847)458-2470 for more information or visit Binny’s at www.binnys.com

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

The Douglas Laing Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting  from 6 to 8 pm

Further details to follow…

Visit the Brandy Library at www.brandylibrary.com

Last chance to win two £500 bottles of 40 year old whisky

From Richard Paterson;

Hectic day (hectic month) so I’ll be quick. To help celebrate my 40th anniversary as a Master Blender at Whyte & Mackay, we are giving away two bottles of 40 year old – one via the internet and one in Glasgow – this weekend. Here’s what you need to do:

To win in Glasgow, come along to Whisky Live and find the Whyte & Mackay stall at around 1.45pm. If you are dressed like me – some marketing wag dubbed it a ‘tache mob’ – or looking like me you’ll get a free dram of the 40 year old and the best lookalike will win a bottle.

If you can’t make Glasgow, post a pic of yourself impersonating me and send a link – put it in the comments below or place it on our Facebook page – and again, the best one will win a bottle of 40 year old. Closing date is midnight Sunday, UK time.

We might do some runner-up prizes as well… good luck everyone and have fun!

The 'tache' below 'the nose'

Two-bit Cowboy Saloon

Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tastings:

Second Saturday Scotch Sipping at Six

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

Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres to cleanse your palate between 5 half-ounce samples of single malt Scotch whisky: $20. (Cash bar for non-whisky drinkers)

 ►  Enjoy 3 featured single malts, including a Malt of the Month *

 ►  Roll a die and choose a single malt from one of the six Scotch regions

 ►  Pick your connoisseur’s choice from our single malt Scotch whisky menu

Featured malts:

* 10% off bottles of the Malt of the Month

September 11, 2010

Glenrothes Select Reserve *

Dalmore 12 yo

Isle of Jura Prophecy

October 9, 2010

Benromach 10 yo *

Speyburn 10 yo

Edradour Caledonia 12 yo

November 13, 2010

Old Pulteney 12 yo *

Ardmore Traditional Cask

GlenDronach 12 yo

December 11, 2010

New Beginnings:

This tasting will include three young, limited release whiskies from privately held distilleries: One’s a new distillery (Kilchoman Summer 2010 Release *), one’s a newly reopened distillery that sat silent for more than a century (Kilkerran 2009 Work in Progress), and  one’s a reopened distillery that had been mothballed for the better part of a decade (Bruichladdich 2001 Resurrection Dram)

January 8, 2011

Balvenie 12 yo DoubleWood *

Glenfiddich 15 yo

Deanston 12 yo un-chill filtered.

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

Discover The Lost Blend on Tour…

THE TWEEDDALE BLEND hits the road this week on it first of three outings over the next three months. You will be able to enjoy a Tweeddale dram at the following tasting events.

 
Whisky Live Glasgow at the Thistle Hotel Saturday 11th September 12pm to 5pm. http://www.whiskylive.com

The Whisky Show 2010 29th-30th October in The Brewery, London EC1Y 4SD www.thewhiskyshow.com

 
Glasgow Whisky Festival Saturday 14th November 13th at The Arches in Glasgow from 1-5pm. www.glasgowswhiskyfestival.com

Discover the lost blend…
THE TWEEDDALE BLEND.

www.stonedean.co.uk

A note from John Campbell at Laphroaig Distillery

Thank you all for your many letters on our next live internet broadcast from Jerez in Spain on the 23rd September, I will try to answer all your correspondence as soon as I can. In the meantime, I have added a page on the website with all the show details: http://www.laphroaig.com/live. We have some very exciting news about the event. As you will have read in my last email, one of the panellists is a Friend of Laphroaig but is also a singer and songwriter. Well, Diego has kindly agreed to sing live for us at the event. With special Laphroaig expressions, Sherry, tapas and now live music this really is set to be our best ever online show.
 
I must apologise for my last email about our next Laphroaig Live event. I had put the time as 8pm Eastern Central Time by mistake, it should have been 8pm Central European Time. If you go to http://www.laphroaig.com/live I have put up full details, including a link to a site which will allow you to work out the time of the event in your own country.

Finally, thank you to everyone who has expressed an interest in actually attending the event in Jerez in person. We have been inundated with emails. Please rest assured, if you have emailed already we will be contacting you shortly – we were just waiting to determine numbers. If you haven’t emailed yet and are still interested in attending the event in Spain, please email info@laphroaig.com by Wednesday 8th September 2010.

Slàinte,

John

SINGLE MALT IS A WORLDWIDE DRINK

Friday, September 10, 5:00-8:00pm

It’s now no secret that distilleries from all over the planet can produce world class malt whisky. CocktailTimes.com publisher, author and whisky expert Yuri Kato will be demonstrating that featuring excellent bottlings from Suntory’s Yamazaki distillery in Japan. Her book, Japanese Cocktails, will also be available for purchase.

Call 312-768-4400 or email southloop@binnys.com for reservations.
Chicago – South Loop
1132 S. Jefferson Street | Chicago | 312-768-4400

Sip Smoke Savor Launches a New Contest/Giveaway Feature to their Website

San Diego, California, September 2010 – SipSmokeSavor.com announced today that they are adding a new contest/giveaway feature to their website.  Frequent prizes will be available through random drawings and simple contests for awards such as gift certificates, tickets to tasting events, books, CDs and of course scotch, cigar and chocolate related items. Win a $100 Gift Certificate to The Whisky Shop USA, a pair of engraved Glencairn glasses or a pair of tickets to The Gourmet Experience Expo in their introductory giveaways. For instructions on how to enter, visit www.SipSmokeSavor.com and click on the CONTEST tab.  Check back frequently as many new sweepstakes are already planned.

Any company interested in sponsoring a contest is invited to contact Marcia@SipSmokeSavor.com.