From Richard, the Master Blender;

Fancy a free preview of the Jura Feis Ile Whisky and 7 drams?

I know we’ve been quiet here, but we’re planning lots of things so don’t worry, we haven’t all started drinking ice or anything, so let’s get back to blogging by inviting you out for a free drink…

The details of the 2010 Feis Ile have been announced and the Jura Distillery is taking part in it. Now, as a teaser for the event, Willie Tait is hosting a little tasting session with seven expressions of Jura – the mainstream range and some of the boutique barrels – on Wednesday, April 28 in Glasgow from 6pm.

If you want to go, leave a comment below and we’ll come back to you via email. Or drop a message via The Diurachs group. http://www.facebook.com/diurachs

Willie’s in for a good time, I did a meet and drink with some bloggers last year and a good time was had by all.

Hello, so you’re a fan of fine Whisky!

We’ll be having some Dram fine Drams at The Machar on Wednesday!
Just to let you know this week we will be going to The Machar (become a fan of them on FB) as they have just added about 20+ new whiskies to their selection and we need to support this!

We convinced them to do this – so let’s take advantage of it!

So come along from about 7pm this Wednesday!

Are you interested in going to a WHISKY FESTIVAL?

This weekend Speyside will see 100(0)s of whisky fans from all over the world arrive for  The Spirit of Speyside Festival

We have been lucky enough to get offered DISCOUNT tickets to the following events:

£10 PER PERSON

Cooper’s Choice – Saturday 1st May, 3:30 pm
Robin Laing – Sunday 2nd May, 7:00 pm
Dalmore – Monday 3rd May, 1:00 pm
Chivas Brothers – Monday 3rd May 3:30 pm

NOTE: All events take place at the WHISKY SHOP DUFFTOWN

LET ME (Blair) KNOW IF YOU WANT A TICKET!*
YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS…!

UP COMING EVENTS:
Arran Whisky – 5th May (£3)
Laphroaig vs. Ardmore – 12th May (£3)

Tasting Tickets go on sale ONE WEEK before the event.

Do not bother Gillian about other things etc etc…
Please be nice to her as she is doing this to help us!

University of Aberdeen Malt Whisky Society
The Chaplaincy
High Street
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB24 3TT
* aberdeenwhisky@googlemail.com

Tullibardine Single Malt Tasting at The  Brandy Library

Tullibardine Single Malt Scotch
Tuesday, April 27th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

This is a free and casual tasting, you do not need to make a reservation unless you intend to enjoy drinks here before or after the tasting.
 
 The Tullibardine Whisky

Tullibardine Highland Malt Scotch whisky is generally recognised as an ‘easy drinking’ malt and an ideal pre-dinner appetiser. It is smooth and mellow on the palate with a fruity flavour and has a clean crisp finish. On nosing, Tullibardine provides the recipient with a fresh, floral scent with hints of vanilla and chocolate orange. Distilled from the purest highland spring water Tullibardine’s qualities make it an ideal introductory malt scotch whisky and is described as ’eminently quaffable’. But don’t just take our word for it, please try it for yourself and then please let us know your findings.

It is worth pointing out that we nose and select special casks from time to time which are bottled and then released for sale. Please keep an eye open for these new releases, as well as other products which you will be able to purchase from our on-line shop. 

Davidoff Winston Churchill Cigars and Wild Scotsman Whisky Event
by Jeffrey Topping

Join me on April 28 at The Montgomery Inn Boathouse in Cincinnati, Ohio for the first Scotch and Cigar Charity Dinner of the summer. The featured cigars provided by Strauss Tobconnist will be Winston Churchill cigars from Davidoff. I will be pouring my signature Wild Scotsman Black Label Vatted Malt Scotch produced specifically to be enjoyed by a great cigar or heavy meal in addition to my single Cask Royal Lochnagar from the Highlands.

Date: April 28, 2010
Cost: $135
Cocktails: 1800/hrs
Dinner: 1900/hrs
Location:

Montgomery Inn Boathouse
925 Riverside Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
RSVP:513.721.7427

http://wildscotsman.com/whisky/

Loch Fyne Whiskies News , ‘Win a Glenfarclas 40yo!’

Buy any 70cl bottle of Glenfarclas and get free entry into a draw to win the
new Glenfarclas 40yo plus a VIP tour of the Glenfarclas Distillery.

Closing date: 18th June 2010

You may view the latest post at
https://www.lfw.co.uk/blog/2010/04/23/win-a-glenfarclas-40yo/

Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

The Brandy Library New York will host a Tullibardine single malt scotch whisky Scotch tasting on April 27th from 6 to 8 pm.

For full details contact the Brandy Library

http://www.brandylibrary.com/

From Marcus at Companions HQ in Vancouver BC;

Hello everyone,

For those of you that attended last year, you will remember what a memorable dinner the Art Institute did!   We have a fantastic event scheduled for  Tuesday, May 4TH,    at “the International Culinary School – Art Institute of Vancouver, Dubrulle.” The students there are preparing  4 course dinner  paired up with hard to get whisky’s from Rare Drams!

The Evening selections

1: Tomintoul 14 Year Old (Rated Single Malt of the Year 11-15 YO in 2010 Whisky Bible ($125)
2: Glencadam 15 YO 46% ABV ….$150 The most Southern Highlander !
3: Macallan  & Laphroaig 8 Year Old …two Icons in one dram ! ( $210) )
4: Ardbeg 18 Year Old…only 210 bottles worldwide..50% ABV ($345)

W.I. understands that all bottlings (other than the Tomintoul) are by Douglas Laing.

Date:    Tuesday May 4th,   International Culinary School – Art Institute of Vancouver, Dubrulle located at 609 Granville Street

Parking is on Dunsmuir Street and Granville underground

Reservations:   Send Marcus an Email   – Please remember, if you do not cancel your reservation, you will be charged for the event as the establishment charges me.  Thanks for understanding

Cost:  Because of the cost of the whisky, we have had to charge $5/more per person

Members – $ 60

Non Members – $ 70

Time: 6:30 p.m.  – Complimentary dram of scotch

Special thanks to:  Bob at Rare Drams for putting together the selection of spirits for the evening and Chef Don Gyurkovits.

See you there

Slainte

Marcus

Contact Marcus via www.thequaich.com under the Vancouver Chapter info

Dear Malt Messenger Subscribers,

There are still some seats left for this Thursday’s Speyside single malt tasting, Whisky Traveller Speyside. It’s a virtual tour of the Speyside region, its distilleries and other notable sights.   

Whisky Traveler Speyside – Thursday April 22nd – $65

The whisky traveler tastings are a new addition to our spring whisky program here at the store. It is a series of regionally specific tastings that highlight some of the best whiskies in a specific region of Scotland while taking a virtual tour complete with maps, photos and maybe the odd video. It will be the next best thing to visiting the country yourself!

The first in the series is the above mentioned Whisky Traveller Speyside. The Speyside is Scotland’s most represented whisky region, with nearly half of the country’s more than 100 distillery’s calling it home. We’ll investigate why that is, get a lay for the land and sample some incredible drams. I haven’t finalized the list just yet, but some of the whiskies we will sample may include the following 5 and at least one other as yet unchosen whiskies:

Duthies Cragganmore 15Yr
BenRiach 1996 KWM Madeira Cask
Balvenie 17Yr Sherry Oak
Macallan 18Yr
OMC Probably Speyside’s Finest Distillery 41Yr
G&M Glen Grant 1966 41Yr

Slainte!

Andrew Ferguson
KWM Scotchguy

403-283-8000
888-283-9004
1257 Kensington Rd. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2N 3P8

scotchguy@kensingtonwinemarket.com

Toronto’s 6th Annual Whisky Gala | Saturday, April 24 | Roy Thomson Hall

New products to sample including Hibiki 12 Year Old, The Glenrothes Alba Reserve, Scapa 16 Year Old, Smokehead Extra Black, The Black Grouse, a revamped Glendronach 12 Year Old and new independent bottlings by Gordon & MacPhail

Glenfiddich North of 50: the Glenfiddich table will be offering Spirit of Toronto guests the chance to win an all expense paid trip for two to Banff for the launch and tasting of the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old

Blender’s Malt Whisky Glasses: these will be for sale at the show, $10 apiece or a box of 6 glasses for $50 (cash sales only)

More than three dozen whisky related titles at the Meluki Books table (cash and credit card sales)

The Spirit of Toronto Whisky Hamper: complete a ballot at the Spirit of Toronto table to enter your name in the draw for our ever popular gift hamper

The “Spirit of Toronto 2010 Collection”
We sample a fair number of whiskies in preparation for each edition of Spirit of Toronto but truth be told, we’re really not into rating individual whiskies per se. We come across mostly good ones, and a few great ones… and then there are those that we simply describe as “ace”, as in top shelf, top class, top drawer.

This year we look forward to sharing some of these whiskies with our esteemed guests through the Spirit of Toronto 2010 Collection, a selection of ten such aces, some that we liked so much we had them specially imported just for the show.

Inside each Blender’s Malt Glass handed out will be a token corresponding to a pre-selected whisky. Simply visit the Spirit of Toronto table to redeem your token and enjoy a sample from the 2010 Collection. That said, be forewarned should you wait too long to enjoy your sample—luck be a lady and I’d be lying if I said that all aces were created equally.

There are a few tickets left, visit The Spirit of Toronto to claim yours.

Visit the Spirit of Toronot at http://www.spiritoftoronto.ca/

Welcome back to Aberdeen: we hope the volcano hasn’t ruined things for you!

TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE GREAT!!

6 DRAMS for only £3

NO TICKETS NEEDED – BRING YER FRIENDS!

Location: Chalpaincy, High Street, Old Aberdeen
Time and Date: 7pm – Wednesday 20th April 2010
What to Bring: Membership Card + money for raffle

See you there!

aberdeenwhisky@googlemail.com