Events

CALENDAR OF EVENTS by WhiskyCast

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July 3: SMWS Australia Winter Whisky Dinner, Canberra

July 4: SMWS UK New Outturn Open Tasting, London

July 5 & 9: Annual Scotch Extravaganza, Dundee Dell, Omaha, Nebraska

July 6: SMWS UK New Outturn Open Tasting, London

July 8-12: Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, Louisiana

July 10: SMWS Australia Winter Whisky Dinner, Sydney

July 11: Beer, BBQ, & Bourbon Festival, Nashville, Tennessee

July 11-25: Classic Malts Cruise, Scotland

July 12: SMWS UK Sunday Roast Tasting, Edinburgh

July 13: Gordon & MacPhail Benromach Tasting, Hollywood, California

July 14: SMWS New Member Tasting, London

July 16: Springbank Cask Selection Tasting, Kensington Wine Market, Calgary, Alberta

July 17: SMWS UK Summer BBQ Tasting, Edinburgh

July 23: Ardbeg Tasting with Davinia Small, Binny’s South Loop, Chicago

July 24: SMWS UK New Member Tasting, Edinburgh

July 24: SMWS UK Preview Tastings, Stirling & Newcastle

July 25: SMWS UK Clans Gathering Tasting, London

July 29: Lord Mayor’s Appeal “Magic ‘o the Malt” Charity Tasting, London

August 15: Beer, BBQ, & Bourbon Festival, Cary, North Carolina

August 15-16: Whisky Fringe, Edinburgh

August 18-21: The Scottish Sale: Whisky, Bonhams, Edinburgh

August 31-September 6: Whisky Live, Sydney, Australia

September 4: Scotch Tasting, Binny’s, Naperville, Illinois

September 4-6: Maltstock, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

September 6-7: Whisky Live at the San Francisco Highland Games, Pleasanton, CA

September 6-11: Whisky Week Dinners, Scotland

September 10: The Whisky Guild Whisky Dinner Cruise, New York City

September 12: Whisky Live, Glasgow, Scotland (NOTE DATE CHANGE)

September 15-20: Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown, Kentucky

September 17: Whisky Live on the Docks, Newport, Rhode Island

September 17-19: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Stockholm, Sweden

September 18-20: Whisky Galore Festival, Isle of Barra, Scotland

September 25-29: Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival, Dufftown, Scotland

September 24-28: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Stockholm, Sweden

September 26-28: Whisky Live, Paris, France

October 2-4: Pot Still Festival, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

October 3-4: Whisky Weekend 2009, Bremen, Germany

October 4-5: Whisky Live, Barcelona, Spain

October 5-7: Glenlivet Whisky School, Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch, Scotland

October 8: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, Chicago

October 15: Whisky Live on the Docks, Annapolis, Maryland

October 16: Malt Advocate’s WhiskyFest, San Francisco

October 20: Whisky Live, Los Angeles, California

October 22: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, Boston

October 23: Whisky Live, Toronto, Ontario

October 24-25: Lindores Whiskyfest 2009, Oostende, Belgium

October 28: Whisky Live, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

October 28: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, Washington, DC

October 30: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, Philadelphia

November 7: Whiskies of the World Expo, Washington, DC

November 10: Malt Advocate’s WhiskyFest, New York City

November 4-6: Whisky Live, Cape Town, South Africa  (NOTE DATE CHANGE)

November 7-8: Spirits in the Sky Festival, Leuven, Belgium

November 11-13: Whisky Live, Johannesburg, South Africa

November 13-15: International Whisky Festival/Whisky Live, Leiden, The Netherlands

November 18: SMWS USA Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, San Francisco

November 19-20: New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Fredericton, New Brunswick

November 20: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, Santa Monica, California

November 28: Tampa Bay Spirits Festival, St. Petersburg, Florida

December 3: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, Hollywood, Florida

January 22-24, 2010: Victoria Whisky Festival, Victoria, British Columbia

March 27, 2010: Whiskies of the World Expo, San Francisco

April 29-May 3, 2010: Spirit of Speyside Festival, Dufftown, Scotland

April 23, 2010: Malt Advocate’s WhiskyFest, Chicago

April 24, 2010: Spirit of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

May 22-30, 2010: Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Islay, Scotland

 

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Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America Fall Calendar of Events

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America has published their Fall Calendar of Events at http://www.smwsa.com/calendar.html commencing with Chicago in October.

Ardbeg Contest at The Ardbeg Beastie Mobile

Enter for a chance to win a bottle of single cask Ardbeg 1992 signed by distillery manager Micky Heads at http://www.ardbegbeastiemobile.co.uk/

The Beastie Mobile is on tour in the United Kingdom.

Jolly Toper Tastings in the Tollbooth Tavern, Edinburgh NEW DATES

July 9th World whiskies: cost to be confirmed
Chichibu Newborn Japanese malt whisky spirit cask 127 distilled & bottled 2008 62.5%
Canadian Indian corn distilled at Potters Distilling Co., Kelowna, B.C 11yo 55.1%
Woodford Reserve sweet mash bourbon 43.2%
Amrut peated Indian single malt 62.78%
Grenore 15yo Irish single grain 43%
+ a mystery dram

JULY 16TH THURSDAY £20/17*
5 anonymous 46% peaty malts
Peat Monster
Duthies
Auld Reekie 10y
another one
Carn Mor (single)
plus a special guest (Brora or Port Ellen)

Visit http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/ to buy your tickets.

Companions of the Quaich American Whiskey Tasting & Dinner

The Companions of the Quaich Victoria BC Chapter will be holding a Dinner & Tasting featuring American Whiskies on Tuesday July 7th commencing at 7:30PM.

For pricing, location and further details please visit http://www.thequaich.com/

The Jolly Topper Tastings in The Toll Booth Tavern Edinburgh Single Malt Tasting June 25th, 2009

Jolly Toper Tastings are holding an event in the Toll Booth Tavern on the Royal Mile in Endinburgh this week;

JUNE 25TH THURSDAY £20/17* Islay tasting No. 2
Port Ellen 1983 – 2009 54.0% 316 bottles Golden Cask
Lagavulin 12yo cask strength
Laphroaig (LP1?/18yo 48%?)
Bunnahabhain
Bowmore

For further details please visit http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/whisky-tasting-dates/

An update from the Jolly Toper himself;

 

A wee update on the details posted for Thursday’s tastings:-

The Bowmore is a Cadenheads bottling : 1992 – 11/07 15yo Bourbon hogshead 276 bottles 55.2%

The Lagavulin is Diageo’s own from 2007 at 56.4%

The Laphroaig is the Cairdeas 12yo 57.5% 2009 feis Ile bottling

Thw Bunnahabhain is Malt Whisky Buyer’s Helpline 19yo 49% 251 bottles sherry cask

These tastings get written up on the Bladnoch forum and the full program is detailed on

http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/whisky-tasting-dates/

Cheers

Mark Davidson

 

The Wild Scotsman & John Mcdougall July 9th Tasting in Worthington, OH

J Liu’s restaurant in Worthington, OH will be hosting a one off event with Jeffrey Topping of Wild Scotsman and John McDougall of John McDoguall’s Selections.

The Whisky’s to be presented are:

Blend No. 888
Wild Scotsman Black Label Vatted Malt
John McDougall’s Bladnoch 16yr Single Cask
Wild Scotsman Royal Lochnagar Single Cask
Wild Scotsman 15yr Vatted Scotch Malt

RSVP: 614-888-1818
Cost: $30 per person

Top Summer Scotch Event at J Liu’s
July 9, 2009  from 18:31 to 21:31 hrs.

For further details on Jeffery Topping of the Wild Scotsman and John Mcdougall please visit their websites.

http://wildscotsman.com/jeff/top-summer-scotch-event-at-j-lius/

http://www.johncmcdougall.com

The Quaich-Single Malt Scotch Whisky Appreciation Club – Scotch Whisky News

The Companions of The Quaich is a non-profit society dedicated to promoting and sharing knowledge and enjoyment of Single Malt Whisky. The Society has chapters in many Canadian cities that hold monthly dinners and tastings.

The Quaich-From the Gaelic CUACH – cup
Is the traditional Scots drinking vessel for whisky; its distinctive style of shallow bowl and shapely “lugs” dating from medieval times. Originally of wood staved construction, by the 17th century they were wrought principally of pewter.
For further information on the Companions of the Quaich visit http://www.thequaich.com/

The Whisky Cast Calendar of Events Mid Month Update

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June 20: Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy, Versailles, Kentucky

June 24: The Whisky Guild Whisky Dinner Cruise, Washington, DC

June 24: Precious & Rare Scotch Class, Brandy Library, New York City

June 26: Introduction to Scotch, Brandy Library, New York City

July 8-12: Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, Louisiana

July 11-25: Classic Malts Cruise, Scotland

August 3-5: Glenlivet Whisky School, Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch, Scotland

August 31-September 6: Whisky Live, Sydney, Australia

September 4-6: Maltstock, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

September 6-7: Whisky Live at the San Francisco Highland Games, Pleasanton, CA

September 10: The Whisky Guild Whisky Dinner Cruise, New York City

September 12: Whisky Live, Glasgow, Scotland (NOTE DATE CHANGE)

September 15-20: Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown, Kentucky

September 17: Whisky Live on the Docks, Newport, Rhode Island

September 17-19: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Stockholm, Sweden

September 18-20: Whisky Galore Festival, Isle of Barra, Scotland

September 25-29: Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival, Dufftown, Scotland

September 24-28: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Stockholm, Sweden

September 26-28: Whisky Live, Paris, France

October 5-7: Glenlivet Whisky School, Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch, Scotland

October 15: Whisky Live on the Docks, Annapolis, Maryland

October 16: Malt Advocate’s WhiskyFest, San Francisco

October 20: Whisky Live, Los Angeles, California

October 23: Whisky Live, Toronto, Ontario

October 28: Whisky Live, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

November 7: Whiskies of the World Expo, Washington, DC

November 10: Malt Advocate’s WhiskyFest, New York City

November 12-14: Whisky Live, Cape Town, South Africa (Tentative)

November 13-15: International Whisky Festival/Whisky Live, Leiden, The Netherlands

January 22-24, 2010: Victoria Whisky Festival, Victoria, British Columbia

April 24, 2010: Spirit of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

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Isle of Skye Blended Scotch

Ian Macleod’s Isle of Skye Scotch Whisky will be conducting a tasting seminar at the Clan MacLeod Annual General Meeting in St. Louis, MO on the 12th of June.

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To learn more about Isle of Skye Scotch Whisky please visit http://www.ianmacleod.com/brands/?id=14 or contact Sam Filmus of Impex Beverages at samf@impexbev.com


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