February 18th Thursday: Springbank £18 ALL PROCEEDS TO WATERAID (No member’s discount)-
Springbank 18yo 46%
Springbank 12yo Claret wood expression cask strength
Springbank CV 46%
Springbank 12yo cask strength
Longrow
March 4th Thursday: old/sherried/peaty/rare/unusual/mystery £20/17*-
Springbank private bottling 1996-2009 13yo frsh sherry hogshead 56%
Birnie Moss ‘intensely peated’ from Benriach distillery 48%
Dewars 12yo 43%
Caol Ila unpeated 10yo bottled 2009 65.8%
Ardmore 25yo 51.4%
+ a mystery dram
March 18th Thursday: 5 anonymous Islay/peaty malts at 40% No.2 £16/13*-
Glenkeir Treasures (2 malts vatted The Whisky Shop)
Pride of Islay 12yo 40% Gordon & MacPhail
Islay Storm single malt
The Ileach single malt
special guest Brora 1982-2008 43% refill sherry butts Gordon & MacPhail
April 1st Thursday: old/sherried/peaty/rare/unusual/mystery £20/17%
April 15th Thursday: World Whiskies £tbc-
India- Amrut Fusion single malt 50%
Japan- Super Nikka blend 43%
Australia- Lark single malt 43%
Canada- Lot No. 40 40%
USA- tbc
Europe- tbc
Future dates:-
29th April, 13th May Highland Park, 27th May, 10th June Anonymous Islay malts 43% The Ileach 12yo single malt, The Pibroch 12yo single malt, Smokehead single malt, Six Isles plus a special guest (Brora or Port Ellen), 24th June and 8th & 22nd August
Future tastings:-
Peaty Blends 40% : date,drams & price tbc
Islay Mist
Islay Hallmark 8yo
Black Bottle 10yo
Black Grouse
Black Bottle
plus a special guest (Brora or Port Ellen)
Tickets : £17*/20 or when a tasting’s theme requires buying more expensive bottles the increase will be reflected proportionally in the ticket price.
At least 5 drams, cask strength being the preferred option when a choice is available and affordable.
Refunds only possible if tasting not sold out or if ticket can be resold.
The tastings aim to inform and entertain. The relaxed approach is still structured and props are used so the tastes and smells of the various influences on production can be experienced first hand, for example there will be the opportunity to smell and/or taste both malted and un-malted barley, yeast and new make spirit.
The tasting usually ends with a raffle where every entrant wins a miniature’s worth of whisky left over from previous tastings, entry to the raffle is an additional £2 and any further donations being collected for World Vision’s ‘Sponsor a Child’ scheme (we’ve collected more than £1500 to date).
All tastings include oatcakes, shortbread and chocolates.
The Tollbooth offers meals up to the time of tasting.
ENTRY BY PREPAID TICKET ONLY – prices from £17*
*first timers & members discount, 13 month membership = £10
2nd year’s membership £5 then all subsequent years free.
Want to taste the whiskies but can’t attend? We can bottle them for you to take away. Empty minis always appreciated.
http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/
