The Brandy Library in New York is hosting 6 events in March;

March 10th (Wed)  & 19th (Fri) Spirit School Seminar: Intro to Scotch 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th Single Malt Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Contact the Brandy Library for details on all events.

25 N. Moore Street. New York, NY 10013  212.226.5545

http://www.brandylibrary.com/

Dear Whisk(e)y Lover:

You don’t have to wait for Saint Patrick’s Day to enjoy Irish Whiskey: this Tuesday, March 9th, 2010, Michael Morris and Timothy Herlihy from the Cooley Distillery will be presenting the Cooley range of Irish Whiskies, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m..

As usual, this is a casual tasting, on the main floor, without any RSVP required. However, we will not be able to accommodate too many of you at a time, so please do not come in large groups, and make a reservation, should you decide to stay for drinks before, during, or after.

Dear All,

This month, we will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day (Wednesday 17th March) in true style with a whiskey tasting evening exploring the various expressions from the Cooley Distillery, County Louth (that’s in Ireland, in case any of you were wondering). Cooley has won a number of awards over recent years including the impressive ‘European Distillery of the Year’ commendation at the prestigious International Wines and Spirits Competition.

Cooley Distillery is the smallest of the three remaining Irish Distilleries, though have the most diverse (and many would regard accomplished) range of malts, grains and blends from across the channel. The Irish channel, of course.

All of the whiskies we will be tasting at this event have won a gold medal at
one competition or another in the past 2 years.

The tasting will be presented by Distillery Manager Noel Sweeney, and will include 6 of their fantastic core range along with the highly anticipated ‘Spirit of Kilbeggan’, which was distilled in the newly refurbish Old Kilbeggan Distillery. Established in 1757, this is acknowledged as the oldest distillery in world, and was restarted in 2007 after over 50 years of closure.

Tickets will go on sale Monday 08th March, at the usual time of 3:00pm.
They will be £25 each, with a maximum of 2 tickets per person.

Other news:

Adrian from Coole Swan is coming in for Barrel tops on the 13 th and 14 th of March to help all of you who have forgotten Mother’s Day and need a last minute gift.

And next month we have a very exciting tasting with Robbie Hughes from Glengoyne, so look out for the next newsletter.

Hi All,

Hope all is well and you can feel a slight spring in the air as I can!

A very quick update for you…

Website payments enabled!

Firstly, I am delighted to inform you that you are now able to book all tastings and events online (again)! This facility is very handy and means you no longer have to go through the rigmarole of emailing me and then me calling you, etc. It is still in it’s infancy, so please be patient and let me know if you have any issues with it.

Just go to www.thewhiskylounge/events.aspx and pick your event, choose how many tickets you require, then click on your cart and go to the checkout. You will, once you’ve filled in your address details, be re-directed to the HSBC secure payments site where you fill in your relevant payment details. Once your payment is processed you will be directed back to the Whisky Lounge website where you will find a confirmation page. Please print this as your ‘proof of purchase’. Enjoy!

1st Brighton Whisky Lounge Festival
Saturday 20th March 2010
The Hilton Brighton Metropole, King’s Street
12pm-6pm
£16 per ticket, £5 per masterclass

A little over 2 weeks to go before our first festival of the year. Anybody in or around the area should already have this in their diary and should get booking! Exhibitors so far confirmed…

MHUK (Ardbeg, Glenmorangie)
Balvenie
Benromach
Gordon & MacPhail
St. George’s Distillery
Compass Box
Whyte & Mackay (Dalmore, Jura)
Arran
Pernod Ricard (Glenlivet, Chivas Regal)
Amrut
Diageo (Classic Malts)
Four Roses Bourbon
Cutty Sark
Berry Brothers
Springbank, Longrow, Hazelburn
The Whisky Lounge (retail stand)
Not a bad little line up!

We also have two masterclasses – one from Balvenie and the other from Diageo.

For further details and to book tickets, please visit http://www.thewhiskylounge.com/Events.aspx?id=119 .

First Leeds Whisky Lounge tasting this Friday!

Final chance for you to taste through the fabulous set of Glenmorangies that we assembled for the first tastings of the year. Come and see what the rest of the country has been enjoying!

Glenmorangie – Innovation and Invigoration

Friday 20th March 2010
The City Inn, Granary Wharf, Leeds
7.30pm, £20 per ticket

For the last time we are tasting some sublime examples of Glenmorangie, most of which are not available on the high street. The tasting has so far attracted a great following and we’re very much looking forward to the last leg in the fantastic location of the City Inn, Leeds. For more info and to buy tickets, please click here.

Whisky Lounge on Twitter & Facebook

You can now follow my exploits on Twitter. Event updates, news and mood swings are all there! Just go to www.twitter.com/TheWhiskyLounge
I also have a Whisky Lounge Facebook group should you be so inclined. This is where I currently post past event feedback and scores.

Anyway, that will do for now. News of further festivals and tastings will be coming very soon.

Keep well!

Cheers,
Eddie

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MCLEANSCOTLAND are recognised as one of the best (if not the best) whisky tour companies in Scotland. With vast experience and untold knowledge of the whisky industry, they design whisky tours to suit the client and then add a wee bit more fun into the blend!  Talking of which, this is a fun whisky tour they have available in October 2010; www.mcleanscotland.com/2010whiskycurlingcomp.asp

With special tastings, educational trips, whisky dinners and distillery tours, MCLEANSCOTLAND can assist you in any tour of Scotland, a blend of golf & whisky, sightseeing, historical sites, not only that, but they do exactly the same thing in Ireland!  So if Irish whiskey is your thing, allow them to look after all your needs!

At The Glenlivet Whisky School

THE SPIRIT OF IRELAND

Tuesday, March 9, 6:30-8:30pm

In the spirit of St. Patrick, join Bushmill’s Whiskey Master Martin Duffy, fresh off a 3 year stint in Ireland, and learn the history of the world’s oldest active distillery. Sample White Label Blend, Black Bush Blend, Bushmalt 10 year old, Bushmalt 16 year old, Bushmalt 21 year old finished in Madeira wood and the 1608 Anniversary. $10 W/Binny’s Card / $15 non-member.
Call 630-705-9463 or email downersgrove@binnys.com for reservations.

Downers Grove
2010 Butterfield Rd. | Downers Grove | 630-705-9463

A message from Eddie Ludlow
Email: eddie@thewhiskylounge.com

Hi all,

Well I for one am glad to see the back of that snow and ice – it was cool for a while, but certainly outstayed its welcome!

I hope you all had a great Burns Night on or around the 25th January. We had a great time at the dinner we held at Meltons in York and everyone survived pretty much intact!

A few things to tell you about for February (and March). Our series of Glenmorangie tastings continues on to London, York, Lancaster and Leeds.

Then in March we have a Peat \’World Series\’ coming up…Yes LEEDS! We have a new venue to welcome to the fold and I really want to make sure the events there are as much a success as they are elsewhere! So including the new venue, we have the following coming up;

Glenmorangie – Innovation and Invigoration £20 per person
We are tasting through from new-make up to £120 a bottle \’Signet\’ and taking in some pretty special whiskies inbetween. As always we are taking a very pragmatic view of the tasting with no holds barred scoring and feedback. It has been great fun so far and I don’t expect this to change in the remaining fixture. Friday 5th March, City Inn, Granary Wharf, Leeds

Peat – A Global Event, £20 per person
A series of blind tastings looking at the influence of peat in whiskies from six different countries. Peat is on a high at the moment, with the whiskies from Islay – known for being pungent in the main – being extremely popular. This has given rise to distilleries from all over the world attempting to emulate peated Scotch whiskies in order to capitalise on this popularity. But just how good are they? We find out the hard way!

Friday 26th March, Britons Protection, Gt. Bridgewater St., Manchester – sold out, see extra date on 9th April!
Saturday 27th March, Blackfriars, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Friday 9th April, Britons Protection, Manchester
Tuesday 20th April, The Red Lion, Crown Passage, London SW1
Friday 23rd April, City Inn, Granary Wharf, Leeds
Sunday 25th April, Meltons Too, Walmgate, York
Monday 26th April, The Sun Hotel, Church St., Lancaster

Brighton Whisky Festival
In between all of this we have our first whisky festival of the year on the sunny south coast! If you are in the area or now plan to be in the area, these are the current details…The 1st Brighton Whisky Festival
Saturday 20th March 2010
The Brighton Hilton Metropole, Kings Road, Brighton
12pm-6pm
£16 per ticket, £5 per masterclass

Perhaps not quite on the same scale as our more established festivals, Brighton should nonetheless be a great day, with plenty of exhibitors and whiskies to explore! If you have never been to one of our festivals before, prepare to be delighted! Details of exhibitors confirmed are now on the main site (www.thewhiskylounge.com) as are the masterclasses. Although details of all of these events are available on the website, to book tickets you still need to email me direct. If in the email you can specify the event, venue, number of tickets and provide a name and contact number for payment that would be most helpful. Online payments will be accepted very soon, please keep checking the website!

Hope you are able to make one or two events and I look forward to seeing you very soon!

Cheers,

Eddie

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Los Angeles, CA 90017

Phone: 213-553-4566
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The Glenlivet Scotch Tasting
Happening on March 5 (Friday)

Join us as The Glenlivet Ambassador leads you through a proper tasting with four of The Glenlivet’s critically acclaimed single malts. The whiskies will be paired with selections from Morton’s classic hors d’oeuvres menu.

Whether you’re new to single malt or an experienced connoisseur, this tasting will be appropriate for all knowledge levels.

$49 per guest
Inclusive of tax and gratuity

Scotches Served:
The Glenlivet 12 Year Old
The Glenlivet 15 Year Old
The Glenlivet 16 Year Old
The Glenlivet 18 Year Old

Hors d’oeuvres Served:
Smoked Salmon Pinwheels
Sliced Tenderloin on Crostini, Whipped Horseradish
Broiled Sea Scallops, Apricot Chutney
Petite Filet Mignon Sandwiches, Mustard Mayonnaise

Visit Morton’s LA at http://www.mortons.com/losangeles/specialevents/

March/April Special Offers

Kicking off with private Whisky Supper offers for March & April
The clash between England and Scotland during this year’s Six Nations Championship gives cause to raise a Society glass to the Calcutta Cup, celebrated since 1872 and originating in Calcutta of course!

So for the months of March and April, the Society is offering an experience we’re sure you’ll be ‘game’ for :

Whisky and Hearty Suppers – private whisky tasting with a hearty Society supper from £35 + VAT  

And for those of you want to go the full 110 yards (a rugby pitch is no more than 100 meters didn’t you know), why not visit the Society in London for:

Whisky and Curry Supper – private whisky tasting and curries from award winning Cafe Spice Namasté from £37.50 + VAT        

Or better yet, if you are going to the game on Sat 13 Mar, visit us in Edinburgh for:

Pre-game warm up lunches – book a two course lunch and get a flask of Society whisky and taxi, right to the stadium from £45 + VAT                    

Contact the London events team on 0207 8314447 or email london@smws.com and the Edinburgh events team on 0131 555 2266 or email events@smws.com

More offers…

Visit www.smwsevents.co.uk for more of our latest offerings for meeting room hire, private dining and whisky tastings in our venues or a venue of your choice.

The Brandy Library in New York is having an Irish Whiskey Tasting on Tuesday March 9th featuring Cooley Distillery from 6PM to 8PM. Contact the Brandy Library for further details.

25 N. Moore Street. New York, NY 10013  212.226.5545

http://www.brandylibrary.com/