RENDEZVOUS WITH MASTER DISTILLER DAVID PERKINS

Thursday, November 19, 5:00-8:00pm

Meet David Perkins, owner and distiller of High West Distillery in Park City, Utah. David will be sampling High West Rendezvous Rye, High West 16 year Rye, High West 21 year Rye, and his 7000′ Oat Vodka and telling the story of Utah’s first legal distillery.

Call 312-664-4394 for more information.
Chicago – Lincoln Park
1720 N. Marcey St. | Chicago | 312-664-4394

BCrossan in Austin, Texas reports;

For my fellow Texans…….

The Ardbeg Texas Committee Chapter invites you to join us for a week of peaty festivities. We are thrilled to welcome Davinia Small-Vitrac, Ardbeg Evangelist and member of the Whisky Creation Team, to Texas. Her visit will be all too brief, but that’s all the more reason to partake in these gatherings and savor the Untamed Spirit of Islay with us.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
What’s On: SIGELS LIQUOR ARDBEG TASTING
Location: 5757 Greenville Avenue, Dallas,Texas 75206
Time: 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Special Guest: Davinia Small-Vitrac
RSVP: Call Joe Gavos at Tel. (214) 350-1271 for further details
Savor: A selection of Ardbeg

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
What’s On: TWIN LIQUOR ARDBEG TASTING
Location: Hancock Center, 41st & Red River, Austin, Texas
Time: 4:00PM – 6:30PM
Special Guest: Davinia Small-Vitrac
RSVP: Call Tel. (512) 451-7400 for further details
Savor: A selection of Ardbeg

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
What’s On: RESERVE 101 BAR ARDBEG TASTING
Location: 1201 Caroline Street, Houston, Texas
Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Special Guest: Davinia Small-Vitrac
RSVP: Call Mike at Tel. (713) 655-7101 for further details
Savor: A selection of Ardbeg. Appetizers served

Hi All,

Just a quick note to tell you that I have a tasting coming up on Monday in London…

India Vs Scotland
Monday 16th November 2009
The Red Lion, Crown Passage, London SW1
7.30-9.30pm, £15 per ticket

This series of tastings is proving very popular and is along the same lines of the very successful Japan Vs Scotland tastings I have been running for some time now. The only difference here is that there is only one single malt distillery in India exporting to Europe, and that is Amrut. Amrut have been making single malt since the early 1990s but have only really begun to exploit their potential, with one of their current bottlings receiving 97 out of 100 points in Jim Murray’s latest ‘Whisky Bible’.

He also bestowed upon it the title of the ‘third best whisky in the world 2009’, so high praise indeed. This tasting will be a blind affair with three from Amrut and three from Scottish distilleries in order to make it as fair as possible.

Ashok Chokalingham, the Global Amrut Ambassador, is going to be with us as he is most excited by these events…

If you would like to come along please call me on 01904 466227 or email at

eddie@thewhiskylounge.com

Hope to see a few of you there!

Cheers,

Eddie Ludlow

Whisky Fair  Limburg

We`re already busy with preparations for next year`s Limburg Fair. If everything goes well we`ll be able to have some very special speakers and representatives then.

In addition, we`re awaiting our new bottlings (Longmorn 1968, Lochnagar 1972) which are likely to arrive in the next 14 days. By the end of the year we`ll also get some 1966 Ben Nevis – of suitable Christmas taste! and followed by a Port Ellen (surely one of the last ones we`ll be having).

We`ll be able to tell more in the next newsletter. In the meantime, please feel free to contact us at: info@whiskyfair.de

As we step into the season of mittens, scarves and hot chocolate we must be ready for all things rich and luxurious.      

 The Fairmont Empress  is proud to present 

 Glenmorangie; Single Malt Scotch Whisky Reception 

 December 4th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in The Empress Room Harbourside  

 Paired perfectly with Executive Chef Takashi Ito’s culinary favourites, 

 Glenmorangie’s ‘kaleidoscope’ of flavours will be sure to please everyone.  

 Whisky educator Richard Cmajdalka will present five of Glenmorangie’s top Whiskies. 

$50 per person, unless you are a Friend of the Empress  in which you will receive a 20% discount.

Vist the Friends of the Empress at www.friendsoftheempress.ca

FOR RESERVATION PLEASE CALL 250 995 4688

Jennifer Woppenkamp
Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

Next tasting December 3rd normal 6 dram tasting (remember, remember) £20/17:-

Signatory Cambus single grain 27.7.9 – 10.9.9 18yo refill butt 664 bottles 51.9%- another rare grain.

Longrow 7yo 55.8% 1 1/2 years in Gaja Barolo Italian red wine cask- youth, wine and peat might sound a difficult combo but this is a best selling dram.

Cadenheads Highland Park 1992 – 06/09 17yo 64.0% butt 512 bottles- bit of a wildcard but I’ve faith some will go for it in a big way.

Highland Park 25yo 50.7%- a classy drop from a quarter century of maturation

Ballantines 17yo 43%- voted best blend by Jim Murray.

+ a mystery dram

Tollbooth Tavern, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, 24th September 2009 7.30pm
£20/17 (discount for first timers/members)

Check http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk for further details on these tastings as well as Bladnoch forum- events- Canongate tastings

Companions of The Quaich Malt Whisky Society  

Ontario Tastings– November 2009

Saturday November 21:  Oakville Chapter

Monday November 23:  Hamilton Chapter

Tuesday November 24:  Fergus-Elora Chapter

Friday November 27:  Cornwall Chapter

 
Visit the Companions of The Quaich at http://www.thequaich.com for 
details of the tastings, information on the Society and how to join.

Gordon & MacPhail Scotch Tasting with Michael Urquhart
Wednesday November 11th 5:00 & 6:00 P.M.
 
The Veritable Spirit

Michael Urquhart, CEO for Gordon & MacPhail and will be with us to launch
the new Benromach 10 Y.O.. Gordon & MacPhabought the Benromach distillery in 1994 and spent four years refurbishing it with smaller stills and other new equipment, Their goal was not to make large quantities of single malt but to make very good quality scotch to fill their needs.

The ten year old will tell the story, I have not tasted it but I have heard it is a sweethart of a single malt!!!!

We will also taste the Benromach 21 Y.O, a single malt that more people should know. it is a rich, elegant Speyside malt with a rounding sherry influence.

The Gordon & McPhail Macallan Cask Strength Speymalt 37 Y.O. 53.3% is just about gone and one of the best deals of the year. It was not supposed to be sold here, after I tasted it, it would have been a crime not to let our customers (friends) not to have a chance at this single cask of Macallan. It is a whisky that WOWS people.

Come and taste and see why!!!

Benromach 10 Y.O. 43% $52.99 $48.99

Benromach Madeira 43% $69.99 $63.99

Benromach 21Y.O. 43% $129.99 $114.99

Gordon & MacPhail

Millburn 27 Y.O. 46% $140.00 $125.00

Rosebank 17 Y.O. 55.3% $129.99 $114.99

Macallan 37 Y.O. 53.3% $449.99 $399.00

Single Malt Nosing Glasses $13.99 $9.99 Purchase any bottle from the tasting and you can buy a Nosing Glass for $4.99

Signed bottles for the Holidays make great gifts. If you would like Michael Urquart to sign a bottle as a gift (Benromach or Gordon & MacPhail) please email : orders@federalwine.com – Make sure your order is confirmed!!!
Bring a friend , co worker even the boss, or just yourself . Just don’t Miss It!!!!!

Bourbon Tasting
This Thursday Nov 12, 7:15 P.M. (R.S.V.P.) Very Limited

After the store closes on Thursday we will have Trey Zoellar foundr of the McLain & Kyne Bourbons to shop us their Jefferson’s line including the 17 Y.O. from the now closed Stitzel Weller Distillery, touted as one of the best of the year, and found by some to be better than the Pappy Van Winkle Twenty Y.O.

We’ll also try Sam Houston Bourbon perhaps Goslings Old Rum and some Irish Whiskey from Knappogue Castle. This will be limited and you need to R.S.V.P.

Signed Bottles of any of the Jefferson’s Line or Sam Houston Bourbon can be signed for holiday gifts and The 17 Y.O. would put a smile on a bourbon lover for sure. Orders placed for signed bottles need to be confirmed!!!!!

orders@federalwine.com

Jefferson’s $39.99 $35.99

Jeferson’s Reserve $59.99 $54.99

Jefferson’s Presidential 17 Y.O. $99.99 Net
(Very Limited Release)

Please pass this on to any friends who are scotch enthusiasts.

Joe Howell
Federal Wine & Spirits

Email: joe@federalwine.com
Phone: 617-367-8605
Web: http://www.federalwine.com/

Thursday, November 12, 6:30-8:30pm

Master of Whiskey Joanna Skiba will be leading a fun, informative seminar and tasting of some of her favorite whiskies. From the Highlands to Islay, take a tour of Scotland without leaving the suburbs! $15 W/Binny’s Card / $20 non-members. Reservations are required.

Call 630-377-1671 or email stcharles@binnys.com for reservations.

St. Charles  1950 Lincoln Highway | St. Charles | 630-377-1671

Dear All,

Everyone at The Whisky Exchange would like to say an enormous ‘thank-you’ to all of you that came along to The Whisky Show over the weekend. The feedback has been tremendous and we’ve already lost count of the number of people that have said that it was the best event that they’d ever been to, so roll on 2010!

However, the main reason for this e-mail is to let you all know that the tickets for the Four Roses bourbon evening with Mr. Jim Rutledge the Master Distiller/Global Brand Ambassador on Monday 16th November (6.45pm in the shop) will be available from 3pm tomorrow. This will be a unique opportunity to spend an evening with one of the truly ‘big guns’ of bourbon whiskey, and to ensure that we keep it intimate there’ll only be a maximum of 25 places at this event. Tickets for this will be £20 each and are on the usual ‘first come, least disappointed’ basis.

 Followed by

On Monday 30th November we’ll be showing off the latest additions (20+!) to our Single Malts of Scotland and Elements of Islay ranges. The full listing for the whiskies on taste is a little too lengthy, but for the princely sum of £20 you’ll be furnished with 8 tasting vouchers and, as with previous launches, we have only tried a couple of the whiskies so we’ll be having fun together. As if this isn’t enough, there’ll be at least one ‘guest’ presenter to ensure that the evening bubbles along at a merry pace. Tickets for this are going on sale from 3pm on Tuesday 17th November and there’s no limit to the number of places you can grab for this (we’ve had over 120 guests at previous SMoS evenings) so we’d be delighted to see lots of you on this one as there’s bound to be something for everyone.

And finally…

 Celebration, for the tiny number of you that might be interested (sic.), was Caol ila. A single cask of 1999 distillation with more than a hint of sherry, and there’s just a few litres left in the cask…

The Team

The Whisky Exchange

Vinopolis

1 Bank End

Southwark

London

SE1 9BU

Tel:-  +44 (0) 207 403 8688

Fax:- +44 (0) 207 403 8788

e-mail:-   vinopolis@thewhiskyexchange.com

website:- www.thewhiskyexchange.com