Kilchoman 3yo Spring 2010 Release 46%abv

The ‘Spring 2010 Release’ has been matured in fresh bourbon barrels from Buffalo Trace for up to 3 years and finished in very active oloroso sherry butts for 3.5 months.

These 3yo whiskies from Islay’s juvenile distillery are truly remarkable, they’re as good as any single malt Scotch – nailing the long dead misconception that under (say) eight years is too young. It’s great.
Distinctively full Islay peaty style, not many more peaty. Hold it on the tongue for as long as you can, the chocolate sits with the peat like (metaphor invited)… A long peaty finish with a cleansing surgical spirit aspect. Water is worthwhile, it retains the great roundness with a seaspary from Machir Bay.

On the flavour map it’s G10, on the smoky side of rich and smoky.
Rich / Smoky

Price excluding VAT: £38.21
£44.90 Including VAT at 17.5%

Bowmore sell rare Feis Ile Limited Editions Online

Thursday 8th April 2010

Bowmore today released the last remaining batch of its 2008 and 2009 Bowmore Feis Ile Limited Edition bottlings to its webshop at www.singlemaltwhiskyshop.com.

These last few remaining bottles are today available for the first time in the general market, outside the distillery. Bowmore fans worldwide will now have the chance to own these very collectable bottles; each bottle packaged in a black display pouch, individually numbered and signed by the distillery manager.

Both the 2008 and 2009 Feis Ile Limited Editions were released in celebration of the Feis Ile Malt and Music Festival that takes place every year on Bowmoreʼs home island of Islay.

Bowmore Feis Ile 2008
http://www.singlemaltwhiskyshop.com/store/bowmore/limited-editions/bowmore-feisile-2008.aspx

Tasting Notes:
Bright sunset orange, Bowmore smokiness supplemented with fresh cranberries, sweet smoke balanced with the tang of freshly picked summer fruits and a hint of bitter chocolate.

Bowmore Feis Ile 2009
http://www.singlemaltwhiskyshop.com/store/bowmore/limited-editions/bowmore-feisile-2009.aspx
 
Tasting Notes:
Nose peat smoke and vanilla with a trace of dark cherries and dates. On the palate peat smoke balanced with light vanilla and sticky dates with a long and rich and complex finnish.

Notes to the Editor
• Bowmore is the first Islay malt distillery, established in 1779.
• Islayʼs famous Feis Ile has been running for the last 25 years.
• The Bowmore domestic range:-
 Bowmore Legend
 Bowmore 12 years old
 Bowmore Darkest 15 years old (sherry cask finished)
 Bowmore 18 years old
 Bowmore 25 years old

NEW Glenfiddich 30yo

Matured in oak casks for at least 30 years, it has been nosed and tasted
at least five times over this period by David Stewart (Malt Master when it
was laid down) & Brian Kinsman the Glenfiddich Malt Master appointed in
November 2009.

For the first time Glenfiddich 30yo will bear an individual bottle number
and batch number.

The bottle comes in a thick based bottle, sealed with a wax security tag &
embossed with a brass coloured badge.

The oak box is decorated with brass corners inspired by detailing found
on the spirit safe at the distillery; the filigree pattern is inspired by historic
packaging and the box is lined with rich red material to protect and
showcase the bottle.

Each box contains a plinth for in-home display and a book with the story
of Glenfiddich and the 30 year old.

Nose
_Finely balanced nose, with substantial oakiness matched by fruit
and luscious sherry notes
Taste
_Complex and seductively woody, emphasised by a floral
sweetness
Finish
_Exceedingly long, honeyed and warm

Suggested Retail Price £225.00 LFW Price £219.00

Macallan 57 years old in Lalique Decanter (Lalique III)

 The third decanter in The Macallan Lalique Six Pillars Collection.
 An exceptionally rare 57 years old single malt whisky valued at US$15,000.
 In stock, LFW price to be advised.

The Finest Cut decanter has been designed by the legendary French crystal
house Lalique, exclusively for The Macallan. A limited edition of just 400 have been produced.

This is the third collaboration between The Macallan and legendary crystal
makers Lalique, a truly stunning addition to the Six Pillars decanter
collection. As a reflection of the beauty of the decanter we chose to fill it with a particularly rare 57 years old Macallan single malt whisky. It is the second oldest ‘vintage’ Macallan whisky ever released, only surpassed in age by the legendary 1926, a 60 year old Macallan bottled in 1986.

The 57 year old has been vatted together from two casks; the first, a 1950
American oak sherry butt, the second a vatting of Macallan from Spanish oak sherry butts originally filled in 1949, 1951 and 1952. The result is a softly sumptuous single malt, showing off the classic dried fruits, spice and hints of peat redolent of The Macallan house style of the early 1950s.

Loch Fyne Whiskies News has stocked a new item, ‘Bunnahabhain Moine’

Bunnahabhain Moine 2003
58.4% abv
Feis Ile Bottling 2009
£77.90 inc vat
£66.30 ex vat

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

April, 2010

Dear Customer,

We have three (3) new PROVENANCE bottlings this month, which we hope will be attractive to you.

The PROVENANCE Tasting Notes follow:

PRV 0611 Craigellachie 10 Year Old Sherry Matured
Clean, lightly spiced, with an alcoholic fruit Macedonia style plus late soft honey and barley – all on the nose! Palatewise, it mouthcoats with sweet warming spices, less fruity now, being more honeyed and caramel. It all runs to a rich and lightly peppered style of finish. (F)

PRV 0613 Bunnahabhain 11 Year Old
The nose is elegant and fresh with fragrant strawberries and fruit candy. Its slightly oily body carries that same fresh, fruity palate with a sweet creamy, “dulce de leche” character. The finish is soft, delicately spiced and runs to an orange tang. (J)

PRV 0604 Glen Grant 12 Year Old
The nose carries a fresh, herbal sweetness with a chamomile character. The medium weighted body reveals a sweet palate with fruits on syrup and a distinct toffee style. The medium long finish is fresh with an orange pith tang. (J)

We are pleased to confirm that as all of the previous PROVENANCE packaging has now been sold out – ALL the PROVENANCE range is therefore now offered in its new livery! As always we thank you for your support – very much appreciated by us.

All the best

Fred

Visit Douglas Laing at http://www.douglaslaing.com/

New Single Cask releases

April 2010

Dear Customer,

This month we are offering two (2) new OLD MALT CASK releases, two (2) new PREMIER BARRELS, as well as 1 (one) OLD & RARE, and one (1) CLAN DENNY Grain.

The OLD MALT CASK Tasting Notes follow:

OMC 1824 Bunnahabhain 13 Year Old
Nose: Fresh, with stewed strawberries + cookie dough
Palate: Opens sweet and flowery + fresh pears+ vanilla tablet
Finish: Short, attractively soft + an orange tang character (J)

OMC 1822 Dailuaine 27 Year Old
Nose: Fresh and clean, opening to pear, wood shavings and grist.
Palate: With vanilla caramel, citrus and loads of barley.
Finish: Barley sugar + honey + light smoke and spice (F)

The OLD & RARE Tasting Note follows:

OAR 0095 Macallan 32 Year Old Wine Finished
Clean, still fresh, on the nose with a distinct honey (plus may be liquorice) and gristed style. The palate is full of sweet barley juice, some more evident light liquorice influence, with a hard candy/barley sugared character. The
finish is spiced – warmingly so – still sweet, and runs late to tail with a dry kindling smokiness. (F)

The PREMIER BARREL Tasting Notes follow – with our normal apologies for their extreme extravagance.

PBR 0074 Bowmore 9 Year Old
Most bodacious Bowmore! Savour this syllabus of sumptuous saltiness – its suffusion of stylish smokiness – this sea shanty of seaweed and seafaring sorcery …. Hello Sailor! (F)

Visit the extreme extravagant Douglas Laing at  http://www.douglaslaing.com/

Loch Fyne Whiskies has stocked a new item, ‘Highland Park 40yo 5cl’

Highland Park 40yo 5cl
£89.90 inc vat
£76.51 ex vat

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

April 2010

Dear Customer

There are six (6) new DOUGLAS (of Drumlanrig) bottlings this month, which we hope you will find attractive.

DOD 0115 Glenburgie 11 Year Old
Anticipate: candy floss / sweet with pears / spicy with cloves (J)

DOD 0113 Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old
Fresh & fruity – barley sugar & mandarins – light + an orange tang (J)

DOD 0112 Arran 13 Year Old
Anticipate: spices + bees wax / toffee + dried fruit / oak tang (J)

DOD 0111 Laphroaig 16 Year Old
Anticipate: sweet smoke, seaweed & iodine, bandages, ashes (J)

DOD 0110 Macallan 20 Year Old
Anticipate: Fresh & sweet, spicy with stewed apples, toffee & chocolate (J)

DOD 0114 Port Ellen 27 Year Old
Anticipate: sweet, chewy tar/ beach bonfire ashes / rock pools (J)

The range continues to open up new markets and the selection is therefore being made wider. We hope you will savour and enjoy these new offerings beyond the current range.

We thank you for your support which is always appreciated, and if you have any ideas of Malts you would like to see included, please let us know.

All best wishes

Fred Laing

Visit Langside Distillers at http://www.douglasofdrumlanrig.com/Douglas_of_Drumlanrig/About_Douglas.html

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