Scotch Tasting at The Naked Grape Sewickley, PA by Jeffrey Topping

Come join me in Sewickley, PA at The Naked Grape for an evening of Scotch and food.

We will be sampling:

Wild Scotsman 15yr Vatted Scotch Malt- PA Code: 5779
Wild Scotsman 12yr Royal Lochnagar -PA Code: 55294
John McDougall’s 15yr Bladnoch -PA Code: 5778

Location:
The Naked Grape
515 Broad Street
Sewickley, PA 15143

Time: 1900/hrs
Date: April 14, 2010
Reservations: 412.741.6420

http://wildscotsman.com/whisky/

WHISKEY ROADSHOW

Thursday, April 15, 6:00-8:00pm

If you have a passion for scotch, bourbon and other specialty spirits, Binny’s “Whiskey Hotline” should be on your speed dial. It’s headed up by Brett Pontoni — our resident expert and Duke of Distilled Spirits. Brett’s job is to talk whiskey, sample whiskey, buy whiskey, write about whiskey, and hand select exclusive barrels of whiskey. Winner of countless industry awards, Brett and his world famous Whiskey Hotline are hitting the road. Meet Brett Pontoni during one of his upcoming store appearances. He’ll be pouring his personal favorites during a special series of open house tastings.
Call 773-935-9400 or email lakeview@binnys.com for reservations.

Chicago – Lakeview

Binny’s Ivanhoe Castle & Catacombs Tasting Room | Chicago | 773-935-9400

Cornwall (Ontario) Chapter    
                                       Presents                                          
AN  EVENING WITH

Enjoy a Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting and Dinner with one of Europe’s premier Whisky Masters.  Régis is a highly respected and well recognized figure in his field.  

Sample 5 limited edition single with a presentation on each whisky by Régis,  along with a 5 course dinner. All seats are $75, seating is limited.  For more information please contact Frank McDonald at 613-936-1761 or at fmcdonald4@cogeco.ca    Reservations required

Tuesday April 27, 2010 at the Best Western Parkway Inn,  Vincent Massey Drive, Cornwall, Ontario.

Visit Regis at http://www.regiswhiskymad.co.uk/  and the Companions of the Quaich at  http://www.thequaich.com/

The Brandy Library will be holding a Signatory Vintage, Isle of Skye and Smokehead Scotch tasting 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday April 14th.

Compass Box Whisky Tasting 3-6pm at Park Avenue Liquor Shop
When: Friday, April 9, 3pm – 6pm
Where: Park Avenue Liquor Shop

Haste ye there!

Glengoyne Tasting Monday 26th April

This month we have a truly excellent opportunity to be part of TWE history. We have a great evening lined up with Robbie Hughes, Distillery Manager from the Glengoyne Distillery. For those of you who have not encountered this distillery before, it lies about 10 miles north of Glasgow, right on the border between the Lowlands and the Highlands. The general style is medium-bodied, clean and slightly fruity malt with absolutely no peat involved.

 We say this is a chance to be part of TWE history since we’ll be working with the distillery to bottle a single cask expression of Glengoyne from one of three samples that Robbie will kindly be bringing along. The sample that is voted popular on the evening will be chosen for this bottling. Everyone who attends will be able to make their own tasting notes for these samples, and the best notes from the evening will be chosen to go with the official release along with your name. Imagine that! As an extra treat, everybody at this event will be entitled to a 10% discount on this special bottle once it is released  (1 bottle per person unfortunately).

Visit the Glengoyne at  www.glengoyne.com

The whiskies we will be sampling on the evening include:

– The Glengoyne ‘core’ range
– Glengoyne 1989 ‘Robbie’s Choice’
– Plus three different cask samples.
 
Tickets for this fabulous evening will go on sale on Monday 12th April at the usual time of 3pm.

They are £25 each and are limited to 2 tickets per booking. http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/

WHISKEY ROADSHOW

Saturday, April 10, 1:00-4:00pm

If you have a passion for scotch, bourbon, cognac, tequila and other specialty spirits, Binny’s “Whiskey Hotline” should be on your speed dial. It’s headed up by Brett Pontoni — our resident expert and Duke of Distilled Spirits. Brett’s job is to talk whiskey, sample whiskey, buy whiskey, write about whiskey, and hand select exclusive barrels of whiskey. Winner of countless industry awards, Brett and his world famous Whiskey Hotline are hitting the road. Meet Brett Pontoni during one of his upcoming store appearances. He’ll be pouring his personal favorites during a special series of open house tastings.

Call 630-717-0100 or email naperville@binnys.com for reservations.

Naperville 790 Royal St. George | Naperville | 630-717-0100

London Whisky Lounge Festival 2010
Saturday and Sunday May 15th & 16th
The Royal Horticultural Halls
Vincent Square, London SW1
£20 per session

The Whisky Lounge lands in the capital!
After successful shows in York, Manchester, Newcastle and Brighton, The Whisky Lounge is now targeting the city of London with a whisky festival that aims to spread the love and bring whisky back to the people! With a solid gathering of some of the finest distillers on the planet, our London festival should be a fantastic value experience for all whisky-lovers, and even for those new to the uisgea beatha! With events galore such as masterclasses, charity auctions, blind tasting competitions and more, there really is something for everyone.

What you get for your £20…

1. Choice of Saturday early or late sessions or Sunday session, each of which is 4 hours.
2. Free Whisky Tasting Glass for you to use and keep
3. Festival Guide
4. No vouchers. There is no further cost once you are inside the event, aside from masterclasses.
5. No additional booking fee. What you see is what you pay.

All in all lots of very good reasons to visit us! Come and join the movement to keep Whisky real!

Our current role-call of exhibitors and masterclasses can be viewed at www.thewhiskylounge.com/events.aspx

We look forward to seeing you there.

Slainte!
Eddie’

Scotch Tastings Around Scotland
Exclusive Event Held At Morton’s The Steakhouse In Schaumburg

WhiskeyFest is the biggest whiskey event of the year. Enthusiasts unite and have the opportunity to sample more than 200 rare and exclusive whiskeys from all over the world. Morton’s The Steakhouse in Schaumburg is amping up for the event by offering a one-of-a-kind scotch tasting with various scotches from around Scotland. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 20th (WhiskeyFest officially starts on the 23rd). Senior Master of Whisky, Mr. Martin Duffy from Diageo will be leading guests on an adventure of the palette complete with whiskey and food pairings.

The menu includes:

Reception
Singleton
Served with tuna tartare

Dalwhinnie, Highlands
Served with marinated baby lamb chop

Lagavulin, Islay
Served with smoked salmon & broiled scallop

Cragganmore, Speyside
Served with Morton’s Legendary Hot Chocolate Cake

Glenkinchie, Lowlands
Served with gouda and a granny smith apple with a honey drizzle

Oban, West Highlands
Served with oriental sirloin rolls

Talisker, Isle of Skey (distilled edition) Served with oysters

When: Tuesday, April 20th
 6:30pm

Morton’s The Steakhouse in Schaumburg:
 1470 McConnor Parkway
 Schaumburg, IL

Price: $66.00 per person
 Inclusive of tax & gratuity 

RSVP: Sonia Hagopian
 847.413.8771
 Sonia_hagopian@mortons.com
About Morton’s: Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. is the world’s largest operator of company owned upscale steakhouses. Morton’s steakhouses have remained true to its founders’ original vision of combining generous portions of high quality food prepared to exacting standards with exceptional service in an enjoyable dining environment. The Company owns and operates 76 Morton’s steakhouses located in 64 cities in 27 states, and in Puerto Rico and five international locations (Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, and Mexico City), as well as Trevi, our Las Vegas Italian restaurant.

Spirit of Toronto Masterclasses, Take 2!

As many of you found out the hard way, seat reservations for this year’s Spirit of Toronto 2010 Masterclass Series sold out after just 2 days.

Given the unprecedented demand for these tutored tastings, extra seats have now been added for the following sessions (which are already filling up fast):

5:30pm The Art of Grain Whisky
5:30pm Highland Park
7:00pm Islay’s Gentle Giants
8:30pm Yamazaki: The Art of Japanese Whisky
8:30pm Remy Martin: The Heart of Cognac
8:30pm The Macallan

If you’ve already purchased tickets to the show and would like to add a masterclass reservation to your order, please contact Roy Thomson Hall’s box office directly at 416-872-4255. Those of you who have yet to buy your ticket can do so by telephone or online at the link below:

http://www.roythomsonhall.com/eventdetail?eventId=441