Old & Rare 16 Year Old
Second Fill American Oak
TD0058

American Oak Refill Old & Rare: TD0058

TD0058 comes in bursting with fresh fruits and the qualities of beautiful, old oak. Apricot nectar and coconut cream usher in round and bright notes of pine-lime ice cream, mango salsa and watermelon granita. Impeccably layered, the palate provides cocoa, malted milkshakes and syrup-soaked sponge, resting atop a base of sandalwood and incense. 16 years old, matured in a 300L second fill American oak cask, TD0058 yielded 406 bottles of 49.8% Sullivans Cove.

Read the full tasting notes here

This whisky will be released via ballot. The ballot will open for 24 hours from 10am Hobart time on Monday 29th of August. Further details will be sent via email prior to the ballot opening.

A note on our ballot system. 

Our policy is one entry per person, per household, per ballot. Our fraud detection algorithm detects multiple entries and removes them to ensure our whisky lands in the hands of our genuine supporters, so to ensure your entry counts, please enter each ballot once only. If you have any questions around our ballot process, you can email us at info@sullivanscove.com Successful entries will be notified shortly after the ballot closes.

Ready, Set, Save…

Our Surprise Summer Sale is on now with almost everything in-stock on sale. The sale in itself shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, we have one every year, but this one is a little on the late side.

We considered calling it the Back to School Sale this year, but on a number of levels that just didn’t feel right. We also considered calling in the Warehouse Sale, as our warehouse is full to bursting with inventory right now. After 3 lean months for new arrivals early in the year, we’ve received nearly a year’s worth of inventory in the last 3.

Logistically speaking we’ve gone from famine to feast, so to avoid indigestion, it’s time for a cleanse!

Friday, August 26, through midnight Sunday, August 28, you can save 5-50% of most in-stock bottles & in-store and online.

You get a great deal, and we’ll have a little more room in our warehouse… it’s a win, win, whisk(e)y… whatever you’re into!

Sincerely,

Andrew Ferguson

The Deets!

The sale is online and in-store only. No phone orders, please.

You can save:

10-50% on most in-stock Whisky

To make your browsing a little easier, we have linked PDF files below highlighting  for Whiskies Discounted 15%-50%.

The CSPC in the left-hand column on both lists can be used in addition to the product name to search for and order products on our website.

Browse Whiskies Discounted 15-50%

Shop in-store or online at: 

www.kensingtonwinemarket.com/ 

In-store pickup will be available throughout the sale and we will also offer Free Delivery for orders over $100. Customers wanting to pay by cash or debit are encouraged to shop in-store. 

The Sale Fine Print

·     No additional discounts or promotions can be applied to the sale price.

·     Prices do not include GST.

·     In the event of a discrepancy in price, the point of sale at KWM will be taken as correct.

·     Sale pricing will not be applied retroactively or carried forward past the end of our Surprise Summer Sale at midnight (11:59 PM), Sunday, August 28, 2022.

·     The sale is in-store and online only.

·     No phone orders, please!

·     If you order online, please wait for confirmation that your order is ready for pickup before heading down to the shop.

One Must Have Hot Tip

A good deal just got even better… The importers for Tomatin found another stash of the Tomatin Contrast, and while stocks last you can buy it for half price! Already bought a set, buy another, you’ll never see another deal like this again!

This is a very interesting 2x half bottle release from Tomatin Distillery which shows the difference between ex-bourbon and ex-sherry barrels and their influence on Scotch. The distillery vatted whiskies from 4 decades, and then further matured it in ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry before bottling at 46%. That in itself is very cool. The fact that some of the whisky is from the 70s takes things up a notch.

You need a set of this, or better yet two!

Tomatin Contrast – Regular $210 – Save 50% – $105

FREE DELIVERY

We are proud to offer Free City Wide Delivery on all orders over $100 Monday-Friday! Orders under $100 are subject to a flat rate $10 delivery fee.

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@Milroy’s of Soho

Our Adelphi tasting event takes place at the tail end of Summer, it’s the perfect event for those new and experienced whisky fans to discover the range and quality that Adelphi are renowned for in the whisky industry.

The company was founded by Donald Houston and Keith Falconer, based in Charlestown Fife, named after a distillery that closed in 1902 called Adelphi

The company has now built its very own distillery on the estate called Ardnamurchan established in 2014.

The distillery is named after the estate, with a capacity of 450.000 litres per year, this is now seen as a small outturn but more importantly allows them to concentrate on the best possible distillate from the stills.

Alongside distilling they also bottle from across Scotland, with some outstanding single cask single malts that are taste forward and non-chill filtered, this will give you natural colours from the casks.

Tonight’s event is about discovering what taste will suit you! We all enjoy a whisky that gives us a familiar taste we naturally gravitate towards, lets see if you are missing out on something you might have overlooked in the past.

Tonight’s ambassador is Connal Mackenzie hosting with Graeme Mackay.

Buy Now

NH Liquor Commission Launches Rare Bourbon Raffle to Raise $250,000 for Best Buddies NH

Prize package worth over $40,000 features entire lineup of Pappy Van Winkle Family of Bourbon, E.H. Taylor, and Buffalo Trace Antique Collection

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) is giving one whiskey lover a chance to win a prize package of some of the world’s most hard-to-find whiskeys, including Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 20yr and 23yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys, Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr Handmade Bourbon, E.H. Taylor 18yr Marriage Bourbon and the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – representing a combined secondary market value of over $40,000 to benefit Best Buddies New Hampshire. With its “Buddy Up!” raffle, NHLC is aiming to raise $250,000 for Best Buddies New Hampshire, which provides those with intellectual and developmental disabilities with the opportunity to take part in social activities through one-to-one friendships.

Only 2,500 raffle tickets are available in the Buddy Up raffle, which runs from now through September 15. Tickets can be purchased for $100 each at https://rafflecreator.com/pages/11955/new-hampshire-liquor-&-wine-outlets-2022-buddy-up-raffle. Over the past six years, NHLC has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Best Buddies New Hampshire through rare whiskey raffles.

“We are proud to continue our partnership with Best Buddies New Hampshire to support the incredible work they do, providing friendship, resources and a social network to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” said NHLC Chairman Joseph Mollica. “Our nonprofit raffle program features a world-class prize package that can only be described as a whiskey lover’s dream. Our raffle program raises critical funding for New Hampshire’s nonprofit community, while at the same time showcasing our wide variety of rare products.”

NHLC will select one winner to receive a prize package consisting of one bottle each of the following products:

Pappy Van Winkle Family of Bourbons

• Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 23yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 20yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Van Winkle Special Reserve 12yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr Handmade Bourbon

E.H Taylor Bourbons

• H. Taylor 18yr Marriage Bourbon
• H. Taylor Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey
• H. Taylor Junior Small Batch Bourbon
• H. Taylor Junior Single Barrel Whiskey
• H. Taylor Junior Barrel Proof Whiskey
• H. Taylor Warehouse C Whiskey

Buffalo Trace Antique Collection

• Eagle Rare 17yr Straight Bourbon
• George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Sazerac 18yr Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
• Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye Whiskey
• William Larue Weller Kentucky Bourbon

The winner will also receive an all-expense-paid trip to New Hampshire to experience the NH Liquor & Wine Outlets’ Distiller’s Week, which includes:

• Two tickets to a Buffalo Trace Tasting Dinner at the Crown Tavern
• Two VIP tickets to the Distiller’s Showcase of Premium Spirits
• Coach airfare or mileage reimbursement
• Hotel accommodations for two nights
• $200 Gift Card for dining

The generous support from NHLC and its customers has allowed Best Buddies New Hampshire to broaden and enhance its programming across the board. Including the expansion of the School Friendship Program, Best Buddies also developed its Citizens program, providing 1:1 friendship for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), who have transitioned out of the school system with a peer match in their community.

Best Buddies Leadership Development programs represent one of the organization’s four key mission pillars. The programs educate and empower people with and without IDD to become leaders, public speakers, and advocates. Best Buddies passionately believes that its program participants can lead the effort within their community and beyond to build a more inclusive world for people with IDD. Best Buddies New Hampshire has developed a strong Leadership Program in which many with IDD have learned to speak in public comfortably and proudly. These “Ambassadors” speak at statewide events, at fundraising galas, at trainings and more, giving them the confidence they need to get out into the community, advocate for themselves and obtain jobs.

Best Buddies is working to bring their Employment Transition Services to New Hampshire, which will provide training for individuals with IDD between the ages of 14-21 to prepare them for the workforce, with the ultimate goal of bringing the Jobs program to New Hampshire.

“We are grateful for this support from NHLC and its customers through the Buddy Up! Raffle, which will have a tremendous impact on Best Buddies New Hampshire,” said Sarra Dennehy, State Director, Best Buddies New Hampshire. “Proceeds from this raffle will enable us to expand and strengthen many of our programs, allowing us the opportunity to continue transforming the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”

In addition to Best Buddies New Hampshire, NHLC has worked with suppliers and brokers over the past seven years to raise more than $3.2 million for nonprofit organizations making an impact in New Hampshire and beyond, including Crotched Mountain Foundation, New Hampshire Food Bank, Easterseals New Hampshire, Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire, Homes for Our Troops, Operation Care for Troops, Toys for Tots, Granite United Way, Community Foundation Sonoma County, Napa Valley Community Foundation, New Hampshire Food Bank, and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association.

Photo Caption: The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) is giving one whiskey lover a chance to win a prize package of some of the world’s most hard-to-find whiskeys, including Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 20yr and 23yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys, Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr Handmade Bourbon, E.H. Taylor 18yr Marriage Bourbon and the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – representing a combined secondary market value of over $40,000 to benefit Best Buddies New Hampshire. With its “Buddy Up!” raffle, NHLC is aiming to raise $250,000 for Best Buddies New Hampshire, which provides those with intellectual and developmental disabilities with the opportunity to take part in social activities through one-to-one friendships.

Photo Caption: The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) is giving one whiskey lover a chance to win a prize package of some of the world’s most hard-to-find whiskeys, including Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 23yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr Handmade Bourbon and E.H. Taylor 18yr Marriage Bourbon – representing a combined secondary market value of over $40,000 to benefit Best Buddies New Hampshire. With its “Buddy Up!” raffle, NHLC is aiming to raise $250,000 for Best Buddies New Hampshire, which provides those with intellectual and developmental disabilities with the opportunity to take part in social activities through one-to-one friendships.

About the New Hampshire Liquor Commission
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) operates 66 NH Liquor & Wine Outlets throughout the Granite State, providing more than 12 million annual customers with the widest selection of name brand wines and spirits at great prices and no taxes. NHLC has received numerous accolades, including being named the “Best state in the country for wine drinkers” by The Washington Post and “One of the best places in the country to find rare spirits” by Serious Eats. New Hampshire is one of 17 states where the government controls the sale of alcohol. NHLC has twice been named the “Nation’s top control state” by StateWays Magazine and its leadership has been recognized for “Transforming the control state model” by Market Watch Magazine. Since the first NH Liquor & Wine Outlet opened in 1934, more than $4 billion in net profits has been raised to fund programs including education, health and social services, transportation, natural resource protection, addiction treatment and prevention programs. NHLC contributed nearly $182.5 million in support of these programs in Fiscal Year 2021.

NH Liquor & Wine Outlet logos, product and Outlet images are available at: https://www.liquorandwineoutlets.com/About-Us/Media-Resources

Visit www.LiquorandWineOutlets.com to locate an Outlet, search for product availability, learn about monthly sales, review wine tasting schedules, and sign up to receive significant savings with monthly Email Extras.

For a limited time only, enjoy £5 off select products, including our Cotswolds Signature Single Malt Whisky.

SHOP NOW

Terms and Conditions: offer available until midnight Sunday 4th September. Offer cannot be combined with any other discount codes or promotions. Subject to availability. Offer available online and in-store.

Cotswolds Distillery Phillip’s Field, Whichford Road Stourton Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire

In the last Malt Messenger, I shared the good news that our new entrance was nearly completed and that we’d finally be able to pull the store back together. That was sadly a tad premature… We are still at the mercy of supply constraints, and waiting on a pair of security gates… so the saga continues!

But we are rolling with it, and whether the work is done in time or not, we are pushing ahead with our Surprise Summer Sale this coming weekend! Almost everything in-store will be on sale, but there will be a focus on products where we have just a little too much volume. Thanks to the feast-to-famine conditions of supply chains right now, we have been inundated with stock over the last few months. Our warehouse is full to bursting, and we need your help to thin it out a little!

The Surprise Summer Sale runs Friday, August 26 through Sunday, August 28 in-store and online only. A separate Malt Messenger highlighting all of the deals will go out Friday morning!

In case you missed it, and I don’t think many of you have, we launched our GlenAllachie 2006 KWM Cask exactly 20 days ago, and in that time more than 400 of the 686 bottles have sold… at this pace the remainder won’t last long!

Online ordering and in-store purchasing are always our preferences, but if you must, feel free to send me an order by email.

As always, in the event of a discrepancy in price, the point of sale at KWM will be taken as correct.

Sincerely,

Andrew Ferguson

Kensington Wine Market

In This Edition

1. SAVE THE DATE: Summer’s Over Warehouse Sale!

2. In Case You Missed It: Our GlenAllachie 2006 KWM Cask Is Here: And 60% of the Bottles Are Sold!

3. Holyrood Spirits Merchants Blow Out

4. New Tastings

5. Other Upcoming Tastings

SAVE THE DATE: OUR SURPRISE SUMMER SALE IS THIS WEEKEND!

AUGUST 26-28 IN-STORE & ONLINE

Surprise, we’re having a sale… we typically have a storewide sale in August, but the date changes from year to year, just to keep you on your toes. Almost everything in-store will be on sale, with the exception of some new arrivals, like our many new KWM casks.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

OUR GLENALLACHIE 2006 KWM CASK

IS HERE… AND 60% OF THE BOTTLES ARE SOLD!

Our first cask of GlenAllachie arrived in-store a little over a week ago. I could tell you that we intentionally held this newsletter, and my tasting note back to coincide with our virtual launch tasting this Saturday with Ronan Currie, but that would be stretching the truth more than a little. The truth is I’ve been more than a little preoccupied with other things, and I know many of you are in summer mode, and probably not daydreaming as much about whisky as you are most of the year. That hasn’t stopped you from buying it. In just 9 days, close to 1/3 of the whisky has sold.

Distilled in 2006 it has been bottled from an Oloroso Sherry Puncheon (cask 4785) at 15 years of age and 59.2%. 686 bottles!

GlenAllachie 2006 KWM Cask – 59.2% – 15 Year – Oloroso Sherry Puncheon – My Tasting Note: “Nose: it is an unapologetic sherry bomb right from the popping of the cork; loaded with dark fruits: raisins, dates and figs in syrup; classic old-school Christmas cake notes, dark chocolate and warm sticky toffee pudding in treacle sauce; leathery and earthy with some Cuban cigars and Aussie licorice; After Eights. Palate: rich, warming and spicier than expected; more juicy raisins, dates and figs; the oak spices are dark, toasty and decadent; more Aussie licorice with Goodies and candied fennel; the oak is musty with prominent dunnage notes and hand-rolled Cuban cigars; Manuka honey, dark milk chocolate and more After Eights; the Christmas cake and sticky toffee pudding are still there, with the latter drowning in French vanilla ice cream and drizzled with treacle sauce; finally some nutty tones at the back end. Finish: long, rich, warming and spicy with fading fruits, chocolate, and syrup; elegant, flawless sherry tones. Comment: this is proof positive of what we all knew Billy Walker could do with GlenAllachie; when his consortium bought GlenAllachie I said he was going to GlenDronach GlenAllachie, but I think he might even outdone those expectations; this is unquestionably a finish, but it is so well done, and so much more heavily sherried than most of even the best GlenDronach single casks from the glory days in the late 20000s and early 2010s; what a privilege to be able to put our name on something this good… I only hope we’ll get to do it again!” – $182

HOLYROOD SPIRITS MERCHANTS BLOWOUT!

ON SALE BEFORE THE SALE!

Holyrood Distillery is the brainchild of Rob & Kelly Carpenter (pictured with David Robertson, Evan and Andrew), whom many of you will know are the owners of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society Canada. Holyrood opened its doors in the summer of 2019 in a converted 180-year-old train shed in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park neighbourhood.

Located a short walk from the city’s famous Royal Mile, at the foot of Arthur’s Seat, Holyrood has been laying down casks of whisky for over a year now. While supplies last, all Holyrood products are 30-35% off!

Whisky

The whiskies are all 700mls, created by the team at Holyrood whisky to help tell their story, while their own whisky comes of age.

1. Holyrood Spirits Merchant Fruity Blended Malt Scotch – A Campbeltown Blended Malt created to highlight a “fruity” profile. – Was $60 – SAVE 30% – Now $42

2. Holyrood Spirits Merchant Smoky Blended Malt Scotch – A peated Blended Malt Scotch whisky, created to emphasize it’s “smoky” profile. Was $60 – SAVE 30% – Now $42

3. Holyrood Spirits Merchant Spicy Blended Malt Scotch – A Blended Malt Scotch whisky created from single malts matured in ex-Oloroso Sherry casks. Was $60 – SAVE 30% – Now $42

4. Holyrood Spirits Merchant Sweet Single Grain Scotch – A mystery Single Grain Scotch Whisky which was finished in Alligator Heavy Char Barrels. Bottled at 46%. – Was $60 – SAVE 30% – Now $42

NEW TASTINGS

Our Fall Tasting Schedule is coming soon, but in the meantime, here are a few events to entertain and delight you!

WATERFORD WHISKY WITH MARK REYNIER 

·     Date: Friday, September 16

·     Time: 7 PM

·     Cost: $35

·     This is an in-person tasting!

Mark Reynier’s Waterford Distillery is one of the new generation of Irish distilleries and has been making waves in the whisk(e)y world even before its first few releases hit the market a few years ago. Thanks to Waterford’s terrior and single farm-driven approach, the distillery’s first whisky releases have received acclaim from critics and consumers alike. Mark Reynier is finally able to join us in Calgary for a tasting in-store, where we will taste our way through seven different bottlings from Waterford including the Organic Gaia and The Cuvée. Due to time constraints, this tasting is limited to one seating with only 20 spots available, so it is likely to see out quickly!

Friday, September 16th at 7 PM.

OTHER UP-COMING TASTINGS

BOURBON BONDED – 100 SHADES OF PROOF 

·     Date: Friday August 26

·     Time: 7 PM

·     Cost: $50

·     Pick-Up Date: Ready Now!

·     Only 4 spots left!

Bonded Bourbon isn’t just a kink – it is a lifestyle! Time to get down and dirty as we explore ties that bind Bottled in Bond American Whiskey history. Prepare to get spanked a bit by these 50% ABV offerings and learn how not to get embarrassed explaining it to friends. All experience levels are welcome – but make sure to have your safe word on the tip of your tongue and ready in case things get a little out of hand.

Bonded experts Evan and Harmony will help you discover the intricacies of Bottled in Bond whiskies, why they are so important and why they came into being way back at the end of the 1800s. The duo will lead you blind through the selected lineup so that all have a chance to let go of our preconceived notions and inhibitions. Who knows – maybe we will even discover some new favourites and learn something about ourselves along the way!

WHISKY – AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES 

·     Date: Thursday, September 1

·     Time: 7 PM

·     Cost: $40

·     Pick-Up Date: Ready by July 20!

·     Virtual Tasting

Okay – the name is a bit of a fib because we all know KWM has never finished a whisky tasting in only 80 minutes. We don’t plan on changing who we are today – the fun play on words in the title was just too hard to resist! Join Harmony and Evan on a quest ’round this giant blue ball we all reside on.

The goal of this expedition? To explore how single malts fare when made outside of Scotland. Single Malts are synonymously known for being made in Scotland but there is no rule saying they can’t be made in other countries. Let us stamp our whisky passport as we discover 8 exciting Single Malts made from other lesser-known regions of the world – all from the comfort of your own home!

SMWS SEPTEMBER 2022 VIRTUAL OUTTURN TASTING 

·     Date: Wednesday, September 7

·     Time: 7 PM

·     Cost: $45

·     Pick-Up Date: Ready Now!

·     Virtual Tasting

Log in, pour your drams and join us from home, the cottage, or work… for the September 2022 Scotch Malt Whisky Society Canada Virtual Outturn Tasting. The KWM team will be your guide as you sample through an exciting range of 7 new, never-before sampled SMWS whiskies. Wednesday, September 7, 7 PM.

You don’t have to be a member to attend, that is unless you’d like to buy a bottle or two! More membership info here!

SMWS SEPTEMBER 2022 IN-PERSON OUTTURN TASTING 

·     Date: Thursday, September 8

·     Time: 6 PM

·     Cost: $55

·     Pick-Up Date: Ready by July 20!

·     In-Person Tasting

While we are not likely to ever go back to offering 4 back to back SMWS tastings every month, we will be offering at least 1 or 2. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Canada’s September Outturn tasting will feature new, never before featured whiskies. The range will be the same as the virtual tasting the night before but will also include nibbles from our friends at Peasant Cheese, and the comradery that can only come from 20 SMWS Members in our tasting room. Please note we will not be holding back stock of the Outturn bottles specifically to purchase for this in-person tasting, though there will likely be bottles of most whiskies still available. Thursday, September 8, 6 PM.

You don’t have to be a member to attend, that is unless you’d like to buy a bottle or two! More membership info here!

FREE DELIVERY

We are proud to offer Free City Wide Delivery on all orders over $100 Monday-Friday! Orders under $100 are subject to a flat rate $10 delivery fee.

CURBSIDE PICKUP

Physical distancing is made easy with curbside pickup. Order online or by phone, wait for confirmation your order is ready then call us when you are parked in the back or out front. Be sure to let us know what your vehicle looks like!

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Mon-Wed 10 AM – 8 PM

Thurs & Fri 10 AM – 9 PM

Sat 10 AM – 8 PM

Sun 11 AM to 6 PM

 

Maltstock program; Masterclasses

Maltstock is really coming together now. In this and the next newsletters we’ll inform you about our relaxed 2022 program! This first one is about our great Friday Masterclasses which are yours to choose from. As always, these are included in your ticket.

Bob, Klaas, Stan & Teun

Masterclasses

This year Malstock will feature FOUR very special Masterclasses on Friday. Maltstock ticket owners will be asked to give us their preferences soon. If you haven’t purchased a ticket yet, maybe now is a good time to let us know you will be relaxedly joining us in September!

We will allocate all available seats as relaxed as possible. You will receive your masterclass itinerary a couple of days before Maltstock starts.

This years Masterclasses are:

Curious?

Are you curious about the rest of our relaxed program? You can find out on our website. Go to https://www.maltstock.com/program-2022 for more information!

Also @ Maltstock: Whiskybase

Known for the amazing database, the excellent shop, the most relaxed whisky festival and of course their very tasty bottlings. But we mainly love them because they are such relaxed guys! it’s with great pleasure we can announce that they will be hosting several “Drinks with…” sessions at Maltstock this year. Giving you an opportunity to try some of their amazing Archives bottlings.

We don’t have many Maltstock tickets left, but it’s not too late to join the relaxed fun: maltstock.com/shop

Maltstock 2022 will be at a new venue

Please check our website for more info on the venue: https://www.maltstock.com/venue-beusink

Dates

The venue we found had only one weekend still available in September. This means that this years Maltstock will be held from 23 to 25 September.

Tickets

Get relaxed while you can!!  Tickets are available from:

www.maltstock.com/shop

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Eastern Kentucky Flood Victims to Benefit from Buffalo Trace Distillery Auction

of Highly Rare and Collectible Whiskeys  

Online Auction Offers Full Line Up of Some of the Distillery’s Most Coveted Collections such as Van Winkle, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and Blanton’s

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Aug. 16, 2022) In late July, record rainfalls in Eastern Kentucky led to catastrophic damage and the loss of at least 37 lives.  Unfortunately, some of Buffalo Trace’s team members in the area did experience the ultimate loss of extended family members.

To help raise funds for disaster relief, Buffalo Trace is partnering with Menish Productions on six very rare and unique whiskey packages, including a VIP tour of Buffalo Trace Distillery, available via online auction starting Aug. 18, 2022 at 9 a.m. and running through Aug. 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Up for bid are a complete set of Pappy Van Winkle whiskies, (including Van Winkle Rye), a complete set of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection, including a 2020 George T. Stagg, Blanton’s, Double Eagle Very Rare, and other exclusive offerings.

The items which will be offered are:

• One Van Winkle Whiskey set which includes:

• Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Van Winkle 12 year old “Lot B” Bourbon
• Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye Whiskey
• Pappy Van Winkle 15 year old Bourbon
• Pappy Van Winkle 20 year old Bourbon
• Pappy Van Winkle 23 year old Bourbon

• One Buffalo Trace Distillery Antique Collection (BTAC) set including:

• William Larue Weller Bourbon (125.3 proof)
• Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye (129.5 proof)
• Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon (101 proof)
• Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old Bourbon (90 proof)
• 2020 George. T. Stagg Bourbon (130.4 proof)

• One Double Eagle Very Rare Bourbon

 

• Two sets of Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon each package includes:

• Blanton’s Single Barrel Domestic Bourbon (93 proof)
• Blanton’s Single Barrel Gold edition Bourbon (103 proof)
• Blanton’s Straight From the Barrel Bourbon (proof varies)
• Barrel head signed by Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley
• VIP tour for four at Buffalo Trace Distillery

 

• One Old Charter Oak Bourbon collection which includes:

• Old Charter Oak Mongolian Oak Bourbon
• Old Charter Oak French Oak Bourbon
• Old Charter Oak Canadian Oak Bourbon
• Old Charter Oak Chinkapin Oak Bourbon

“The loss of lives, housing, infrastructure, and even basic necessities most of us take for granted is devasting,” said Mark Brown, chief executive officer, Buffalo Trace Distillery.  “We hope our bourbon community, who we know can be very generous, really shows its support and we’re able to raise an unheralded amount of funds for Eastern Kentucky disaster relief.”

Details on the auction and how to bid can be found here.  All proceeds from the auction will go to disaster relief in Eastern Kentucky.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is an American family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich tradition dates back to 1775 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational Distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is a National Historic Landmark as well as is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won 35 distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Its George T. Stagg was named World Whiskey of the Year for 2022 and its Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye was named 2^nd Finest Whiskey in the World for 2022.   Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 1,000 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com.

Saturday, August 20, 2 PM – 5 PM

Garrison Brothers Whiskey

Join us for an expert presented tasting of Garrison Brothers Whisky! We’ll have a variety of their award-winning bottlings to try, with experts present for all your whisky questions. Garrison rarely appears at our store events, so don’t miss your chance to try this spectacular bourbon.

Voted the Best Craft Whiskey Distillery in America, Garrison Brothers is the first legal whiskey distillery in Texas history and is one of the first distilleries in America outside of Kentucky to produce authentic, handmade bourbon whiskey and only bourbon whiskey. They currently have a waiting list of more than 10,000 just to volunteer on bottling days, and many of their whiskies sell out within hours of release.

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DAVID STEWART 60TH ANNIVERSARY – THE BALVENIE Masterclass.

Saturday 1 October 2022 – 3.30pm BST – £185

LINE-UP:

•Balvenie 12 Year Old Classic Bot.1980s
•Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood
•Balvenie 21 Year Old PortWood
•Balvenie 21 Year Old The Second Red Rose
•Balvenie 1972 43 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 2
•Special unreleased dram selected by David for this masterclass

Join David C Stewart MBE for a look back over his 60 years of working for William Grant & Sons through six whiskies from the distillery with which he is mostly closely connected – The Balvenie.

One of the best known and loved whisky makers in the business, little did David know when he applied for a job as a clerk at William Grant & Sons back in 1962 that he’d become an innovative blender and creator of some of the world’s best-loved whiskies.

He took on the role of malt master in 1972 and spent the next almost 40 years working across the William Grant’s range. He handed the reins to Brian Kinsman in 2009, but has continued to work with Balvenie’s whiskies, crafting new expressions and guiding the new generation of whisky makers at William Grant’s.

In this tasting, David will be leading us through some of his creations, from his earliest days as malt master to the most recent releases, as well as a special dram selected for the show. This is a great opportunity to hear one of the most influential whisky-makers of the past century talk about his favourite distillery and the innovations that he helped pioneer. Not to be missed.

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