Diageo Special Releases 2022: Elusive Expressions

Diageo’s much-anticipated Special Releases are back for a 21st year and so is our annual tasting of the famed collection. During the evening, attendees will have the chance to try all eight of the recently released drams and, even more exclusively, learn about these exceptional whiskies from one of the UK’s top whisky ambassadors, Diageo’s Colin Dunn himself!⁠

THE DETAILS
Venue: The Whisky Exchange Great Portland Street, London W1W 7NT⁠
Date: 7 December
Time: 7.30-10pm
Price: £55

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Whisky Lounge Festive Festival
offers are here!

It’s been full throttle here at Whisky Lounge HQ as we get ready for our last festival of the year – York – before we start prepping for next year…

And talking of 2023, that’s what a good deal of this email is about – looking forward with hope for a better year for all. Although I am sure we all said this same at the end of 2021…

We are delighted to offer you, our loyal Whisky Loungers, first sight of our early-bird ticket offers for 2023 Festivals.

Newcastle Whisky Festival is selling fast. Don’t miss out!

Our first festival of the year is Newcastle on 25th March 2023.
We still have a very limited number of full session tickets available through our website, and we hope you’ll join us at the Civic Centre on the 25th March for what’s sure to be the North East’s biggest and best Whisky Festival of 2023.

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FESTIVE FESTIVAL IN A BOX IS BACK!

24x 25ml Drams
12x hours of whisky experts and makers talking about the stuff to view at you leisure
1x Glencairn Whisky Tasting Glass
1x Handmade box of chocolates

Taste some amazing drams, and actually hear from the people who know their whisky best. All from the comfort of your own home, without the hustle and bustle of the festival.
An ideal present for yourself or the Whisky lover in your life.

Just to be absolutely transparent with you, this is the same selection of drams as last Xmas’ version, which was a cracker, so this is a second opportunity if you missed out. However, the chocolates are new!

For a limited time only we have 25% off this beautiful box which is normally £95. That is less than £2.75 a dram. Just use TWL25 at check out.

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2023 WHISKY FESTIVAL OFFERS

We have early-bird tickets offers on all our 2023 festivals, which you can print and give to a loved one – or yourself!

Don’t miss out on our best early bird ticket offers yet! These have been designed on the basis that everyone is having tighten their belts right now, and we want everyone to still be able to afford to come along.

The prices start at 2 tickets for £40, then go to 2 for £50, then 2 for £60, 2 for £70 and finally to full price. There will also be £35 single tickets available, once the 2 for £60 tickets are sold out.
There are a limited number of all of these, so be quick!

Just click on the banner of the festival you’d like to attend below!

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GATEHEAD WHISKY NEWS

Why not check out news on the whisky world’s latest and greatest, from our very own Gateshead correspondent, Connas? He’s been doing his usual research into the good stuff, so you don’t have to! Follow the link below for this week’s edition.

READ HERE

What’s been your favourite whisky moment of 2022?

We couldn’t conclude an email without offering you the chance to win a little something on us! We’ve got a 70cl bottle of the deliciously peated Salty Sea-Dog up for grabs. Simply head to our TWL Facebook page, give it a like and drop your answer in the comments for a chance to win. It could be a new whisky you’ve tried that you can’t stop raving about? It could be a moment with friends when the whisky has transcended and brought you closer together. You choose! The winner will be chosen and announced on #whiskywednesday, the **th of **month**.

Good luck and Sláinte!

Here’s to a dram good weekend!

Slàinte!

The Whisky Lounge Team

Black Friday Whisky

Sea breezes and smoke – an exclusive, limited-edition single malt whisky with a special charm. The wait is almost over for our Black Friday 2022 whisky…

On sale online at 6AM GMT on 25 November (TODAY).

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Saturday, December 3rd, 1PM – 5 PM

Glen Grant Single Malt Scotch Tasting

with Robin Coupar

Join us for a tasting of Glen Grant single malt scotch presented by global ambassador and Keeper of the Quaich Robin Coupar! Established in Speyside in 1840, Glen Grant is one of the top five whisky producers in the world and consistently voted among the world’s best whiskies.

Featured Expressions

Glen Grant 12

Glen Grant 15

Glen Grant 18

About Robin Coupar:

Robin Coupar is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a leading Scotch and American whisk(e)y expert who has dedicated almost 30 years to the industry. As Global Ambassador for Gruppo Campari’s whisk(e)y portfolio, Robin covers a broad portfolio including The Glen Grant Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Wild Turkey, Russell’s Reserve Bourbon & Rye, and Forty Creek Canadian Whisky. Robin is a globally recognized category expert and brand advocate and leads Masterclasses, attends high-profile industry events, panel discussions and generates press coverage through media interviews. He also engages with key trade partners and accounts, assists in product launches, conducts consumer liquid to lips events. Over the course of his storied career, he has worked across 5 continents, including North & South America, Europe, Asia, and Indian subcontinent. In 2016 he was inducted into the prestigious Keepers of the Quaich organization, and he is also a judge in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Robin currently resides in California. His favorite drink is the Glen Grant 12 Year Old.

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Win a VIP tasting experience at Dundonald Links with Bunnahabhain

Are you a fan of whisky AND a fan of golf? Well, we have partnered with Bunnahabhain and Dundonald Links Golf Resort to offer an incredible prize.

At the very heart of Ayrshire’s golf coast lies a modern links golf masterpiece. Win a two nights stay for four people in a luxury two bed lodge surrounded by private putting greens, including an exclusive dinner and tasting experience in The Whisky Room with Bunnahabhain’s Master Distiller, breakfast each morning, and a full round of golf for your group.

Purchase a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2022 and you will be entered into the prize draw! This activation runs from today (21st November) until the 6th December. Best of luck!

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Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2022

Last years inaugural release of the cask strength version of the legendary 12 Year Old was a roaring success, and the second edition follows that trend but at an even higher strength of 56.6% abv. A richer, creamier, and more intense flavour profile shines with oak spice, marmalade and lots of dried fruits.

£80.00
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WINTER EVENTS AT THE SOCIETY

Get involved with a Society event near you

SEE ALL EVENTS

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

Friday, December 2nd, 3PM – 6 PM

Craigellachie & Aberfeldy Scotch Whiskies

Come by for a taste of new and rare single malts presented by whisky experts and distillery ambassadors. Craigellachie single malt is considered “the rock at the heart of Speyside,” yet is anything but your typical ‘Speyside’ whisky. Considered old fashioned even in 1891, its fruity, muscular flavour stems from the use of traditional worm tub condensers, producing a full, yet aromatic, character that defies expectations.

Perthshire distillery Aberfeldy is perhaps best known for their contributions to blended scotches, producing beautiful balanced single malt whisky since 1898. Often referred to as ‘the golden dram’ in blended malts, their core expressions are rare to find and enjoyed the world over.

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Friday, November 25th, 3PM – 6 PM

Blue Friday!

Johnnie Walker Blue Custom Engraving Party

Guests are invited to personally engrave their own bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue at this very special Holiday whisky event! A limited number of bottles are available – we recommend purchasing in advance from our website.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label comes from hand-selecting rare Scotch Whiskies with a remarkable depth of flavor. Only one in 10,000 casks make the cut. A vibrant, complex whisky with notes of vanilla, dark chocolate, and hazelnut, and a luxuriously long, warming, smoky finish.

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Saturday, November 26, 12 PM – 4 PM

Wright & Brown Spirits

Anyone curious about craft Bourbon is sure to enjoy this tasting! Distilled in American-made copper whisky stills, each Wright and Brown release is truly handcrafted. First, the distillers seek out the most flavorful non-GMO grains, working with local organic farms to get the best ingredients. Every step of the whisky process is then done in-house, from milling the grain to mashing, fermenting, distilling, aging, and finally bottling. The result is a decadently flavorful small-batch whiskey, made right here in the Bay Area.

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We are offering a set of Glengoyne whisky stones with the purchase of any 70cl bottle of Glengoyne or Glengoyne Gift Set, exclusively on our website, whilst stocks last. These stones allow you to enjoy your whisky with a little extra chill, without diluting any of the taste.

Complimentary shipping is also available, so why not treat yourself or the whisky lover in your life with a bottle of their favourite tipple.

To receive your complimentary Glengoyne whisky stones and shipping, simply add your bottle of Glengoyne or Gift Set to your basket and we’ll do the rest. This offer is available to shop from now until midnight on the 28^th of November. T&Cs apply.

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Fancy a bottle of Arran 25 Year Old 2022?

This annual limited edition from Arran’s eponymous distillery is matured in a combination of ex-sherry and bourbon casks for a quarter of a century. Free from chill filtration and artificial colouring, only 3,000 bottles of this rare expression will be released each year.

If you fancy a chance at getting a bottle then sign up below for all the upcoming info you’ll need to enter our ballot!

On the nose there’s toasted oak, baked figs and spices, with fruity notes of orange peel and peach crumble emerging on the palate, before sweet chocolate and dark berries in the long and full finish.

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