Loch Fyne Whiskies News has stocked a new item, ‘Arran Rowan Tree 1997’
Arran ‘Rowan Tree’ 1997 12yo
46% abv
£37.50 inc vat
£31.91 ex vat
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk
Back in April 2008, we launched Highland Park 40 Year Old, at the time the oldest whisky ever bottled by the distillery. The response was terrific and the critics adored it; Highland Park 40 Year Old was named World’s Best New Release at the World Whisky Awards and Jim Murray described it as “sheer poetry” in his Whisky Bible 2010.
I am now delighted to announce the release of Highland Park 40 Year Old as a 5cl miniature.
The 40 year old has been largely matured in refill casks, that is to say casks that have previously been used to mature whisky; every time a cask is used, its ability to impart an influence on the spirit is diminished. When laying down a whisky for extended maturation, we don’t want the cask to dominate the spirit; 40 years allows time for the perfect balance to be achieved.
The colour of Highland Park 40 Year Old, as with all our whiskies, is entirely natural; its delicate coppery paleness is down to the judicious use of refill casks. The strength is relatively high at 48.3% abv to deliver maximum flavour.
On the nose it is spicy and aromatic with a background of rich dark fruits, nutmeg and darkest chocolate. The palate has a beautiful balance of sweet toffee notes, dark chocolate, sun-dried orange zest and aromatic heather peat smokiness. It is rich, long, elegant, smoky and surprisingly sweet on the finish.
Highland Park 40 Year Old is available as a 5cl miniature in a wooden box at £75 through our secure on-line shop. It would make an ideal 40th birthday present; it is five years until I reach that landmark so start saving…
For more information on the Best Spirit in the World visit www.highlandpark.co.uk
Gerry
Whisky Brand Ambassador of the Year, 2010
WOODFORD RESERVE® BOURBON RELEASES 2010 KENTUCKY DERBY® BOTTLE
Chance for consumers to win VIP trip to 2011 Kentucky Derby with collectible bottle
March 26, 2010, Louisville, KY – Like nurturing a champion thoroughbred, the art of crafting fine bourbon whiskey takes time, patience and attention to detail. So it is with Woodford Reserve®, the Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby, which honors the country’s favorite horse race with a limited-edition Kentucky Derby commemorative bottle. The 2010 bottle features the work of nationally-acclaimed, Louisville-based artist Jeaneen Barnhart.
“When creating this special painting, my intent was to reveal the energy and emulate the figures through loose interpretation of uninhibited line and depth,” said Barnhart. “It’s the heart, the bones, the muscle and the mind that open my eyes to deeper expression.”
Barnhart’s striking work depicts the vibrancy and intensity of Kentucky Derby racehorses as they charge toward the finish line. The artist’s signature adorns the neck of the bottle, and an attached neck tag bears information about the artist and product. The limited edition liter-size bottle will be available in early April in 42 US states at a suggested retail price of $42.99.
“As a proud supporter of horse racing, it is fitting that Woodford Reserve has been selected once again as the ‘Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby,’ America’s most prestigious horse race,” said Laura Petry, Woodford Reserve brand manager. “We are honored to partner with Jeaneen on this one-of-a-kind bottle that commemorates this historic partnership.”
In addition to purchasing a true collector’s item, consumers can enter into Woodford Reserve’s Kentucky Derby Sweepstakes with a chance to win a VIP trip to the 2011 Kentucky Derby. Though no purchase is required for entry, bottle buyers can enter by registering their bottle’s unique number, printed on the neck label, at www.WellCraftedDerby.com. Upon registering they will be given a randomly-generated post position, from 1-20, for the 2010 Kentucky Derby. If the horse that starts from their assigned post position wins, he/she will be entered in the grand prize trip drawing. Full details are available, for purchasers and non-purchasers, at www.WellCraftedDerby.com.
For the twelfth year in a row Woodford Reserve Bourbon has been selected the “Official Bourbon of Kentucky Derby.” It also sponsors a Grade I race, the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, which is run on Derby Day, May 1, 2010, and has become one of thoroughbred racing’s premier turf events.
About Woodford Reserve®
Woodford Reserve, the “Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby”, is crafted at the historic Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky – the heart of thoroughbred country.
Woodford Reserve is one of the fine spirits produced and marketed by the Brown-Forman Corporation. For 140 years, Brown-Forman has enriched the experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol brands. The company’s brands are supported by nearly 4,000 employees and sold in approximately 135 countries worldwide. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.brown-forman.com, and for more information on Woodford Reserve visit www.WoodfordReserve.com. Please enjoy your bourbon responsibly.
About Jeaneen Barnhart
Though her work extends through many subjects and artistic styles, acclaimed Kentucky artist Jeaneen Barnhart is best known for her equestrian drawings and paintings. In 1994 along with her twin, Doreen, the sisters worked side-by-side on their first Kentucky Derby Festival poster. This combination of Jeaneen’s art and Doreen’s design was the inspiration that led them to their own business and way of life, “Twinspired: Art + Design”. While successfully pursuing separate careers, the twins collaborated on many projects, such as the 1996 PGA Golf Experience Poster, 1997 and 2009 Kentucky Derby Festival Poster and the 1999 St. James Court Art Show Poster. They also partnered on projects for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Ball and Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s Pink Tie Ball.
After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the prestigious Alfred University, Barnhart earned national acclaim through private commissions as well as gallery exhibits in New York, California, Florida, and Kentucky, where her studio is now located. View more of Barnhart’s work at http://www.artsocool.com.or or www.twinspired.com
About Churchill Downs®:
Churchill Downs, the world’s most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 1, 2010 and the Kentucky Oaks on April 30, 2010. The track will conduct its 2010 Spring Meet from Saturday, April 24, through Sunday, July 4. Churchill Downs is scheduled to host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for a record seventh time on Nov. 5 and 6, 2010. Churchill Downs tickets are available at Tickets.ChurchillDowns.com or by calling (502) 636-4400. Additional information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.ChurchillDowns.com.
Churchill Downs®, Kentucky Derby® and the Twin Spires design are registered trademarks of Churchill Downs Incorporated.
Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 45.2% Alc. by Vol., The Woodford Reserve Distillery, Versailles, KY ©2010.
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Svend Jansen
PR Manager – Woodford Reserve, Canadian Mist, Early Times & Old Forester
Brown-Forman
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
March (Just in time) Whisky Madness at Park Ave
From Jonathan & Eric;
We’re as tired of hearing about “brackets” as the next guy but that doesn’t mean we haven’t created a little Madness of our own here at the Park Avenue Liquor Shop.
For a limited time, we have reduced the price on select Single Malts. There are great deals on bottles from Lagavulin, Tomintoul and more.
To take advantage of these new low prices we ask that you please contact the store and mention the March Whisky Madness promotion.
Reminder: ‘Whisky Live’ is on April 7th here in New York City.
To receive a 20% discount on tickets just enter the code: ny10web29when you order from the Whisky Live website.Click the WhiskyLive logo below to order tickets. We hope to see you at our booth to sample our exclusives!
http://www.whiskylive.com/usa/newyork-2010/
Lagavulin, 16 Year Old
The Islay representative in the ‘Classic Malts’ series is a deep, dry and exceptionally peaty bruiser. Arguably one of the most pungent of all Islay malts, Lagavulin is not for the faint-palated. In our experience, Lagavulin devotees are perhaps the most loyal peat freaks. Recently awarded a Silver Medal from the Malt Maniacs. Did you know that Laphroaig is said to be founded by the son of Lagavulin’s founder? (They got it right, finally!)
Old Price: $85
New Price: $68
Contact store to order.
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Tomintoul, 27 Year Old
This ‘Gentle Dram’ is a remarkable value for its age, as well as being an excellent example of a vintage Speyside single malt. It has a deep amber color with notes of tangerines, spice, honey and orange blossom on the nose. The palate is very smooth, rich, fruity and full. You may experience creamy malt and milk chocolate, orange spice, plus a hint of Sherry (even though it has been aged exclusively in a Bourbon/Oak cask). This expression is excellently balanced and has a finish that is medium in
length, with oranges and cream persisting, along with vanilla fudge and a touch of drying peat.
International Review of Spirits Award: Gold Medal
Old Price: $227
New Price: $180
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Singleton of Glendullan, 12 Year Old
This 12 year old is round, elegant, beautifully balanced and comes from the heart of Speyside. It is made slowly, traditionally, with selected barley and pure water from the high hills above the glen. Long aging in a unique balance of European Sherry Oak and American Bourbon Oak casks allows The Singleton of Glendullan to develop its rich, smooth character.
Old Price: $46
New Price: $32 – Contact store to order.
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The Last Drop, 1960 Vintage, 48 Year old
Notes from John Hansell of Malt Advocate:
Last Drop: A 12 year old blended scotch whisky was created in 1972 consisting of 70 different malt whiskies and 12 grain whiskies. The blend was then placed in three sherry casks, where it was matured for the past 36 years (highly irregular, to say the least.) The quality of the sherry casks is quite evident, as is the whisky’s age. There’s substantial malt content here too. These three factors, along with the wide range of malt and grain whiskies, combine to create one of the finest blended Scotch whiskies I have ever tasted. It’s dark, mysterious and enormously complex, with notes of molasses, fig cake, dried fruit, tobacco, dark chocolate, old pot still rum, and polished leather, finishing with lingering cinnamon and mint. There’s
no sign of this whisky getting tired at all. I am pleased they bottled it at natural cask strength and didn’t water it down to 40% or 43% abv, which could have ruined it. Rating = 95
Old Price: $2,100
New Price: $900 – Contact store to order.
(Available in April.)
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Due to ever-changing inventory and limited supply – we cannot guarantee bottle availability.
Not responsible for typographical errors. Please contact the store with any questions regarding shipping. info@parkaveliquor.com
Second in the Icons of Arran series:The Rowan Tree
The Rowan Tree has a special place in Scottish folklore and is believed to ward off evil spirits. The Rowan Trees which surround the Isle of Arran Distillery certainly play their part as only the purest spirit is produced here under the watchful eye of our Distilling team. This 1997 Distillation has been aged for 12 years in 10 ex-Sherry Butts specially selected by our Distillery Manager, James MacTaggart. Classic Arran in character this bottling perfectly captures the flamboyant character of the Rowan Tree.
Limited Edition of 6,000 bottles worldwide, Ex-Sherry Butts, Stunning packaging, Bottled at 46%, Non- Chill Filtered, No added Colouring.
Tasting Notes
Nose: The aroma is complex with hints of dark chocolate, cherries and ginger. Mint-toffee and hazelnut emerge with water.
Palate: Rich and creamy on the palate with classic sherry wood notes of dried fruit and spice. A confectionery sweetness mingles beautifully with the intrinsic citrus character of the Arran Malt.
Finish: Much drier on the long finish with an intriguing peppery note developing.
LFW Price £37.50 Due with us end of March(ish) Pre order yours from Loch Fyne Whiskies www.lfw.co.uk
Beat the TAX rise: If industry predictions prove correct we are expecting a signifcant rise in alcohol duty on Wednesday 24th March. Beat the Budget by ordering your Easter holiday season drams today.
Bladnoch Lightly Peated
Single Cask (58.2%)
Another gem from Scotland’s most southerly distillery.
An 8 year old peated Lowlander distilled 2001 and bottled at
full strength.
£38.99 (£33.18 ex VAT)
WHEN the BenRiach Distillery Company purchased GlenDronach two years ago, it signalled a re-birth for this the grandest of East Highland malts.
At the time MD Billy Walker said: “We hope our acquisition of GlenDronach will intrigue, surprise and delight whisky connoisseurs around the world.”
And today (March 25), connoisseurs of re-born GlenDronach will indeed be delighted by the launch of a sublime new thirty-one year-old expression selected personally by Mr Walker – the appropriately-named GlenDronach Grandeur.
It’s set to gladden the hearts of connoisseurs around the world.
Endearing and enduring, the GlenDronach style is that of a big, smooth, sherried whisky – and Grandeur preserves and perpetuates that great tradition.
Marketing Manager Kerry White said: “The whisky bottled as Grandeur has been specially selected by Master Distiller Billy Walker from some of the oldest and most unique Oloroso casks at GlenDronach.
“A vast selection of barrels, hogsheads, puncheons and butts has been maturing in the traditional dunnage warehouses since the 1960s, and it is the most extraordinary and remarkable of these which have been chosen for this very special bottling.
“This superb expression, a thirty-one-year-old at 45.8 vol. cask strength, is a classical representation of the smooth, complex and full-bodied style that the GlenDronach Distillery is famous for. Individually numbered by hand, each bottle is a one-off and truly unique.”
Billy Walker’s tasting notes reveal the remarkable subtleties of Grandeur.
Nose – A tremendous concentration of fruits, nuts and berries enveloped in a coffee and mocha glaze. Subtle sweet sherry notes interact beautifully with sticky date pudding aromas.
Palate – Very big and gusty flavours adorn each mouthful, yet with perfect balance and refinement. Initial spiced orange flavours and rich old Oloroso sherry are met mid-palate with roasted almonds, coffee and treacle. The dry concentrated flavours from the almonds and the oloroso sherry are balanced in perfect harmony with sultanas, chocolate and honey.
Conclusions – This is a rewarding, memorable and captivating GlenDronach expression for a very special occasion.
A pic of the bottle and its packaging is attached.
For more information on availability and pricing, please contact info@glendronachdistillery.co.uk
Ends 25 March 2010
INFORMATION – Kerry White, 01324 682220
Abhainn Dearg Distillery is proud to announce that the The Spirit of Lewis, New Spirit, is available to buy online in the *UK today! Abhainn Dearg is a new distillery, this is our first sale of ‘The Spirit of Lewis’ and the first bottling of an Outer Hebridean spirit in almost 170 years.
This is a limited release where every bottle has been filled, labeled, corked and sealed by hand. Each bottle is signed by Mark Tayburn, who’s dream it was to build a distillery on Lewis and create a Single Malt, the dream goes on. Thank you all for your continued patience.
Peter Harris, the last Distillery Excise Officer retires this month, he was based in Elgin, convenient for the Speyside Distilleries, soon the team at Regional HQ will be in charge. Although the days of Excisemen patrolling the hills are part of history, it’s still the end of another era. What of this era? Is it to be one where technology creates bulk quantity and in reality well matured whisky is just awakened to run the gauntlet of the bottling plant? CCTV watching over, Big Brother, security for both men and machinery.
As we start our journey we hope to be joined by new distilleries, where wood, barley and water can be seen, touched and tasted. Those distillers who will take the road back to where it began, with a passion for the real dram, produced in Scotland.
Our first release, The Spirit of Scotland can be found here;
* Customers from Mainland Europe please contact us for information.
The Abhainn Dearg Distillery Team
Black Bull 12 Year Old
This special blend is a marriage of the finest 12 year old single malt and single grain whiskies distilled in Scotland. The selection of whiskies falls true to the Duncan Taylor ethic of unbridled quality, each whisky from each cask is nose and tasted before going into the Black Bull vatting.
Like its older brother, Black Bull 12yo is 50% mal, 50% grain and bottled at 50% alc/vol.
Colour: Full Amber
Nose: Robust, chunky aromas. Chocolate. toffee, sherry, vanilla and lemon sherbet.
Falvour: Smooth, mellow and rounded. Milk Chocolate, treacle toffee, pears, green apples and lots of sweet vanilla.
Finish: Some heavier fruity notes emerge and lots of creamy notes coming through.
£32.99 inc. VAT £28.08 ex. VAT
Black Bull 30 Year Old
This special blend is a marriage of the finest single malt and single grain whiskies produced in Scotland. The whiskies were vatted together in the 1970s, just after distillation, and matured in sherry casks for a minimum of 30 years, resulting in this deluxe premium rare blend.
Black Bull contains 50% malt whisky and 50% grain whisky and has not been altered by chill-filtration or colourant — it is completely natural.
Colour: Chestnut
Nose: Initial chocolate then a hint of turkish delights, stewed rhubarb & lime pickle. With time becomes dark cherries.
Flavour: Rich sherry notes. A big dram but also gentle at the same time. Again, more chocolate notes and some red fruits.
Finish: A cherry finish with a slight cinnamon note and obvious sherry character but there is also a faint creamy note in the background.
Comment: Quite Simply Stunning!
£149.99 inc. VAT £127.65 ex. VAT
Black Bull 40 Year Old
Black Bull 40 Year Old, the flagship of the Black Bull range is a superior blend of the finest Single Malt and Single Grain whiskies available from Scotland’s premium Distilleries. The spirit in this very first bottling of Black Bull 40 contains whiskies ranging from 40 to 44 years old from the following distilleries: Bunnahabhain, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenburgie, Highland Park, Miltonduff, Springbank, Tamdhu and Invergordon.
Black Bull 40 year old is 90% single malt and 10% single grain and is bottled at cask strength. The spirit is completely natural, without chill
Colour: Tawny
Nose: Sweet, Grapefruit, vanilla, iced buns, apples and mint.
Flavour: Mild, juicy fruits, slight touch of oak and a soft coastal note. Raisins and cinnamon, exceptionally smooth.
Finish: Vanilla, some kiwi fruits, freshly cut grass and a faint hint of aniseed.
Comment: The best bull yet! An exceptionally good whisky.
£121.99 inc. VAT £103.82 ex. VAT
Dear Malt Messenger Subscribers,
March is coming to an end and Easter is a little more than a week away. It is hard to believe we are a quarter of the way through 2010 already; where does the time go? Our Spring Tasting Schedule went online this morning, and there are some gems in there, including our Spring Single Malt Festival, and an event I’m calling “The Ultimate Auchentoshan Dinner”! All of our spring whisky, beer and spirits tastings are listed below.
The next round of tastings doesn’t start until the middle of April. In the meantime I am looking for a few more people to make The Buchanan’s Whisky Dinner this coming Thursday a go. Currently we are about 5 people short of making the event feasible. I have selected an excellent range of whiskies including a couple of exceptional vintage whiskies from 1978, a Tullibardine from 1966, the new Springbank 18Yr and a couple of others. It will be an excellent whisky-dinner, and there are more details below.
The 2010 bottling of Springbank 18Yr is in, only 180 bottles of which came to Canada. Kensington Wine Market is getting 60 bottles, and we’ve already sold through 30 of them. This bottling differs slightly from last year’s; it is a vatting of 60% sherry casks, 36% bourbon casks and 4% port pipes. I think it’s a little softer and smoother than last year’s bottling, and certainly better priced. More on the Springbank 18Yr below.
Finally, the Glenglassaugh 21Yr is coming in tomorrow. This is an official bottling by the distillery’s new owners, and is the youngest whisky in their core range. The 21 year old comes in a tear shaped decanter, and has been very well received. Jim Murray has scored it at 94pts in his 2010 Whisky Bible. I had the privilege of trying it 4 or 5 months ago and was suitably impressed by it. And compared to their 30 and 40 year olds, it is an excellent buy!
Slainte!
Andrew Ferguson
The Buchanan’s Whisky Dinner – Friday March 25th – $125
Due to circumstances out of our control The Diageo New Releases Dinner originally scheduled for this date had to be indefinitely postponed. But rather than leave a hole in our schedule and deprive you, our loyal customers of an opportunity for a superb dinner and whisky tasting, I’ve come up with another event. I must admit I was challenged in coming up with a name for the tasting, and the best I could do was the “The Buchanan’s Whisky Dinner,” which at the very least gets to the point. But that I can assure you will be the only thing uninspiring about the event. Buchanan’s as always creates excellent food pairings for the whisky I’m showcasing, and the whiskies for this meal are going to be incredible:
1. A. D. Rattray Ben Nevis 11Yr – I just have to try this one, I’ve had so few Ben Nevis bottlings over the years, and besides, it’s matured in a Refill Sherry Butt. – $93.49
2. Springbank 18Yr Second Release – Eagerly anticipated this whisky is an improvement on the already great 1st release. See below for more info. – $130.99
3. Glenmorangie Signet – The most interesting whisky of 2009, we have sampled this whisky before, but it is both original and superb. Created from a base whisky made of chocolate malt whiskies and others 30 or more years of age. – $199.49
4. Glenrothes 1978 – Allegedly the last of the 70’s vintage Glenrothes this whisky is a steal in Alberta, as it is selling for as much as 3 times more in the UK and one other Alberta retailer. – $300.99
5. Tullibardine 1966 Cask 3509 – 94pts Jim Murray: “no matter how you look at it this is astonishing whisky.” – $425.00
6. Auchentoshan 1978 – Fewer than 20 bottles of this rare vintage are even available in Alberta. – $543.99
Springbank 18Yr – $130.99
Last year saw the launch of the first Springbank 18Yr, a limited collectible run of which only 180 bottles came in to Canada. It was a rich, complex bottling of Springbank, noteworthy because both the nose and palate had an unusual hint of marijuana. The old Springbank 18Yr sold for $145.49/ bottle. The new Springbank 18Yr is an improvement on the last. I had the fortune to sample it at the Victoria Whisky Festival in January, where it was one of the show’s top whiskies. Best of all, the new Springbank 18 is going to retail for only $130.99/bottle.
Springbank is Scotland’s oldest family owned distillery, and also its most traditional. It continues to supply 100% of its own barley from a traditional floor malting, was the first distillery to bottle at 46% and market their whiskies as non-chillfiltered. In fact very little has changed at Springbank in the last 100 years. Though their production is but 1/15th that of Glenfiddich, everything is done by hand and they employ close to as many people. Springbank is the town’s single largest employer, and they have a tradition of giving back, most notably reviving an old distillery, Glengyle, in 2004. The distillery is owned by Hedley Wright, a descendant of the distilleries founders, and it will on his passing be put in trust for the people of Campbeltown.
The Springbank 18 year old has been matured in 36% American Oak, 60% European Oak ex-sherry and 4% Port Pipes. It has been bottled at the distillery as all Springbanks at at least 46% without colouring or chillfiltering. Most retailers in the UK are limiting this whisky to 2 bottlers per customer, a sign that it is both rare and in demand. We’ve already sold half of the 60 bottles we are expecting. The distiller’s tasting note follows:
“Nose – Initial notes of marzipan give way to darker aromas like liquorice and treacle toffee. Like a home-baked cake full of everything that smells so good that you can’t resist another helping.
Palate – Incredible depth and balance. That classic Springbank style is evident, backed up by the fruits of 18 years maturation in predominantly sherry casks. Rich and oily from the moment it hits the palate, the whisky develops to reveal dried fruits and just a hint of smoke. A fine combination of sugar candy, almonds and Christmas cake emerge as the whisky slips off the tongue.
Finish – On and on and on. A reassuring wisp of smoke rises from the back of your mouth and around the palate, enveloping a flavour which contains more raisins, dark chocolate and treacle. This whisky doesn’t want to be forgotten in a hurry – and why should it disappear quickly after we’ve been holding out for it for so long?”
Glenglassaugh 21Yr – $256.49
Glenglassaugh distillery is a Speyside distillery located near the town of Portsoy. When it closed in 1986 it was assumed by most observers that this was forever. Unusually, 22 years after its closure the distillery was purchased by a Dutch company which has plans to revive it. Undaunted by the £5m purchase price, the £1m in upgrades required and the 22 year gap in production the owners have bravely charted a path forward.
The Glenglassaugh 21Yr has been bottled in a beautiful tear shaped bottle, and is individually numbered. Bottled at 46% Jim Murray scored the whisky at 94pts in the 2010 Whisky Bible. Here is his tasting note:
“Nose: elegant and adroit, the lightness of touch between the citrus and barley is nigh on mesmeric: conflicting messages of age in that it appears younger and yet you feel something had to be this kind of vintage to hit that degree of aloofness. Delicate and charming…; Taste: again we have all kinds of messages on delivery: the spices fizz around announcing oaky intensions and then the barley sooths and sweetens even with a degree of youthful juiciness. The taste buds are never more than caressed, the sugar-sweetened citrus ensuring neither the barley or oak form any kind of advantage; impeccably weighted, a near perfect treat for the palate; Finish: white chocolate and vanilla lead the way as the oak begins to offer a degree of comparative austerity; Balance: a malt which simply sings on the palate and a fabulous benchmark for the new owners to try to achieve in 2030…!!”
Kensington Wine Market has brought in 6 bottles of the Glenglassaugh 21Yr at $256.49/bottle. 2 of them are already spoken for.
Spring Tasting Schedule – Single Malts
We have an excellent lineup of tastings for this spring, including a new series called “Whisky Traveler”, which touches on three regions. Sign up for all three and save $15. And out-of-towners take note, our Spring Single Malt Festival and Ultimate Auchentoshan Dinner fall on successive nights. Speaking of these two events, our festival, will as always be an incredible event, and the Auchentoshan dinner includes: 12, 18 and 21 year old expressions, the 3 Wood, 1978 vintage and the 1957 50 year old…. Enjoy!
1. Buchanan’s Whisky Dinner – 3/25/10 – Join us at Buchanan’s Chop House, Calgary’s finest whisky bar, for a special whisky dinner with six new and rare whiskies. You’ll enjoy four courses while tasting the following whiskies and learning about their provenance: Auchentoshan 1978, A. D. Rattray Ben Nevis 11Yr, Glenrothes 1978, Springbank 18Yr, Glenmorangie Signet and Tullibardine 1966 Cask 3509. Only 24 very lucky people will be able to attend! – $125.00
2. Whisky Traveler Speyside** – 4/22/10 – Explore the Speyside whisky region, its geography, distilleries and other sites of interest. ** Whisky Traveler – Sign up for all three and save $5.00 per class – $65.00
3. Campbeltown Spirits – 5/1/10 (Saturday afternoon, 2-4PM) – A stand-up tasting of whiskies, rum and gin from Springbank, Glengyle, Cadenhead and Duthies with our Scotchguy and Andy Dunn. All this plus you get a $15 gift card! – $30.00
4. Whisky, Women & Chocolate – 5/7/10 – Sorry guys, Lassies only! Gather your girlfriends, or your Mom, and join us for a fun and informative evening discovering the world of single malts paired with everyone’s favorite food group, chocolate. – $50.00
5. Whisk Traveler Orkney** – 5/13/10 – Explore Orkney islands, their Neolithic and Viking roots, distilleries and culture. ** Whisky Traveler -Sign up for all three and save $5.00 per class. – $65.00
6. Spring Single Malt Festival – 6/10/10 – Our 3rd annual festival is your opportunity to sample nearly 100 premium single malts. And the price includes your own whisky glass. – $60.00
7. The Ultimate Auchentoshan Dinner – A four course meal plus the following Auchentoshans: 12, 18, 21, Three Wood, 1978 vintage and 1957 50 Year (Cask 479 – the second one). The dinner is at Buchanan’s Chop House, 738 3 Avenue SW. – $220.00
8. Whisky Traveler Islay** – 6/17/10 – You’ll virtually visit Scotland’s whisky Mecca while sampling whiskies from the Isle of Islay’s many distilleries. Thurs June 17, 2010 ** Whisky Traveler $180 Sign up for all three and save $5.00 per class. – $65
9. Rare Malts – 6/22/10 – Only whiskies more than 20 years of age, from closed distilleries, or the exceedingly rare need apply! – $80
If you have any whisky questions or comments concerning The Malt Messenger please contact me by e-mail, phone, or drop by the store. Feel free to forward me any whisky news you feel should be included in a future issue of The Malt Messenger; it might just get included.
All of the products mentioned in THE MALT MESSENGER can be purchased in store, over the phone or from our website at www.kensingtonwinemarket.com.. All prices quoted in the Malt Messenger are subject to change!
Thanks for reading the Malt Messenger!
Slainte!
Andrew Ferguson
KWM Scotchguy
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