Glenrothes OB Alba Reserve 40%alc.
Alba Reserve, originally put together for the orthodox Jewish community in New York. it is made using 100% American oak (Quercus Alba) so lots of coconut & vanilla. Sweet easy drinking.
Price excluding VAT: £32.77
£38.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
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Caol Ila BBR 1979 30yo 55.6%alc. Bottled 2010 bottling from casks 4604 & 4605
Never mind the organoleptic experience, go straight to the swallow which is, with the finish one of the most sensational malt whisky tasting experiences you can have, and well beyond imagination or description. This mobster dances from cheek-to-cheek like Fred on flaming oil.
Superb, unique and so an ace.
On my flavour map I have it in square D9
Smoky
Price excluding VAT: £73.11
£85.90 Including VAT at 17.5%
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New Scotch Arrivals at the Park Avenue Liquor Shop.
Winter greetings,
We hope everyone had a nice holiday season. As we recover from the festivities and trudge through the heart of winter here in New York, we are happy to report the arrival of some new and interesting scotches including the return of GlendDronach – including our exclusive 19 year old bottling. We are also showing a couple of bottles that ‘peat’ lovers are sure to like as well as the latest bottling from the Glenrothes distillery.
Thanks for taking a look. As always, if you have any questions about any item we carry – don’t hesitate to ask.
Cheers!
Jonathan & Eric
Park Avenue Liquor Shop
292 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
info@parkaveliquor.com
“Big Peat” from independent bottler, Douglas Laing is a vatted, oops – ‘blended’ malt made from an all-star team of line-up of Islay distilleries. This particular vatting carries a big peaty (hence the name), beachy oceanic slightly ashy selection of malts from Ardbeg, Bowmore, Caol Ila and silent distillery – Port Ellen in the “recipe”. Ally these lusty and robust Malts selected for BIG PEAT with the fact that no chill filtration takes place – a more old fashioned traditional approach – and you will detect a massive amplification of the anticipated sea-faring qualities on the nose, palate, and finish. These are particularly appreciated when consumed leisurely in the same style these Malts have waited for you in the cold, dark and
windswept warehouses of Islay. The guy on the label? No idea.
92 proof.
Our Price: $105
“Double Barrel” by Douglas Laing
The Douglas Laing company continues the intriguing and distinctly fun process, of sampling and approving different casks then marrying them with other distillery Malts. This ‘Double Barrel’ bottling joins casks from Laphroaig and Macallan.The colour of this Double Barrel is light gold and the nose is light, fresh and vibrant. There is a lot of pungent smoke as well as some vanilla, malty cereal grains and a fruity sweetness. The latter elements struggle through the smoke but they are there. On the palate, the smokiness is the predominant feature with some bitter saltiness. More subtle are the vanilla, honey, dried fruit and something akin to shortbread. 92 proof
Our Price: $98
Glenrothes 1994 Vintage
From ‘Glenrothes.com’ “We put this Vintage together with the thought of showing an uplifting expression of The Glenrothes. To whet the appetite and enhance the mood. Best either after a light meal or before dinner. It contains the character and complexity of all The Glenrothes expressions with a zestiness which may pleasantly surprise even the most regular of Glenrothes enthusiasts.
Appearance: Pale golden, clear and bright
Bouquet: Fruity, toffee, marshmallows
Palate: Soft, fruity, lemon citrus
Finish: Long, soft and fruity”
Our Price: $83
Park Avenue Liquor Shop Exclusive:
GlenDronach 1989 – 19 Year Old. Cask #1900
Our newest exclusive is limited to 300 bottles. It was matured in a Oloroso Sherry cask, is non-chill filtered and has been bottled at 117.4 proof.
Appearance: Golden Amber.
Nose: Alcohol infused fruit cake, Mocha, rich Tiramisu blended with a nice aroma of Oloroso Sherry.
Palate: Sweet , syrupy and nutty. Fresh buttered fruit scones with hints of chocolate. It is a creamy, well balanced expression with a long warm finish.
Our Price: $135
GlenDronach 12 Year Old
This superb richly sherried single malt is matured for at least 12 years in a combination of the finest Spanish Pedro Ximinez and Oloroso sherry casks. Non-chill filtered, of natural colour and bottled at 43%, the GlenDronach 12 year old Original is a sweet, creamy dram.
Appearance: Deep amber-red gold.
Nose: Sweet, creamy vanilla, with hints of ginger. Spiced mulled wine and pear.
Palate: Rich, creamy, silky-smooth. Warm, rich oak and sherry sweetness, full mouth feel, raisins and soft fruits. Spicy with medium length and a dry finish.
Finish: Long, full and firm, slightly nutty.
Our Price: $57
GlenDronach 15 Year Old
Renowned amongst many whisky enthusiasts around the world, this remarkable and full bodied malt is matured for a minimum of 15 years in the finest Oloroso sherry casks. Bottled at 46%, the GlenDronach Revival is non chill filtered and of natural colour. A truly excellent single malt.
Appearance: Deep gold with a lovely mahogony heart.
Nose: Incredible concentration of aromas. Treacle toffee and chocolate orange.
Palate: A very dynamic and full bodied dram for its age. Chewy with coffee chocolate and treacle scones.
Finish: A veritable feast to enliven the senses.
Our Price: $92
GlenDronach 18 Year Old
The famous GlenDronach 18 year old, now renamed Allardice, is the third expression in the GlenDronach core range. This exceptional single sherried malt is non chill filtered and of natural colour. Matured in the finest Spanish Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 46%, this sublime richly sherried malt is truly unforgettable.
Appearance:Bright deep gold with a tawny centre.
Nose: Sweet aromatics of fudge and muscovado sugar. Fruit compote and glacier morello cherries provide added complexity.
Palate: Rich dark and seductive. Remarkable flavours of stewed fruits and all-spice marry together with classical aged Oloroso and toasted walnut bread and chocolate orange.
Finish: Tremendously complex and long.
Our Price: $125
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A NEW bottling of Ardbeg will be released to the general public on February 15th.
I’ve made special arrangements for our customers to get some before the official release, but not many are available on this sneak preview. It will have to be first come first served basis. We will have the bottles in store on Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
We know it will be an Ardbeg 57.3% probably on the younger side, at the oldest from 1997. But Bill Lumsden made this product and it is Ardbeg . Do I need to say more?
This prerelease is Very Limited right now, eventually there will probably be more. Orders will be available to be picked up or delivered this Tuesday 2/09/10 .
ARDBEG Rollercoaster 57.3% $89.99
Please pass this on to any friends who are scotch enthusiasts.
Joe Howell
Federal Wine & Spirits
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Email: joe@federalwine.com
Phone: 617-367-8605
Web: http://www.federalwine.com/
Smokehead Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Heavy smoke and peat. Amazing richness. Lemon, fresh ginger, plum jam. Salty and spicy. Like a cannonball – hits the palate at once with cocoa, peat and some honey sweetness then explodes with peppery spice and more earthy peat. Spreads to all the areas of your mouth with more peat and light sweetness. Even more peat, spice, mandarin – then dries up. When you think it’s all over the peat comes back to hit you again. A rollercoaster of peat and spice with some delicate sweetness.
Join our Single Malt Scotch Clubs!
If you have a hankering for Single Malts (and the heart of a Scotsman) you might check out one of our two Single Malt clubs:
The D&M Single Malt Aficionado’s Society and the D&M Single Malt Connoisseur’s Club.
Well, we might not go that far, but at D&M we do have a passion for Single Malt Scotch Whisky that we can’t help but share. For those who don’t know, most Scotch whisky is produced at various locations and it then goes into blends, like Chivas Regal, Johnnie Walker or Dewars. A Single Malt Scotch Whisky is the product of one distillery, unblended with any other distillery’s make, or with any grain whisky. Most (but not all) of these distilleries are owned by the big liquor companies that own the big blends, and many are rarely seen bottled on their own. Others, Macallan’s is a fine example, are bottled almost exclusively in their unblended state.
At D&M we keep between two and three hundred different Single Malts on our shelves all the time. Why do we do that? Because each of these whiskies is an individual, and there are times that call for a seriously smoky malt, an Ardbeg, say. Then, there are those bright and pretty mornings when only a delicately ladylike Rosebank will fit the bill.
1st February 2010
Dear Client,
To kick off 2010, we are offering seven (7) new OLD MALT CASK releases, and one (1) new OLD & RARE. There are also twelve (12) new 20 cl ADVANCE SAMPLES on offer this month, hoping this wide selection will be attractive to you.
The OLD MALT CASK Tasting Notes follow:
OMC 1803 “Tactical” (from Skye) 10 Year Old
Nose: Sweetly peated/gristy – maritime/salty + smoke + a touch of iodine
Palate: Big on barley, phenols, smoke and warming spices.
Finish: More spices – now with mocha, even some molasses (F)
OMC 1814 Glengoyne 13 Year Old
Nose: Opens fresh & fruity then cream & sweet pineapple develop
Palate: Initially sweet & spicy – carries to marzipan & white chocolate
Finish: Attractively round, still fresh and sweet + herbal style (J)
OMC 1820 Highland Park 13 Year Old
Nose: Fresh, clean and barley sugared + later spice and honey.
Palate: Mouthcoatingly barley rich (for a youngster) + toffee + light smoke.
Finish: Dryly spiced, vanilla’d with more smoke (+ cloves?) (F)
OMC 1805 Rosebank 19 Year Old
Nose: Fresh and clean – with a light honey and herbal hint.
Palate: Lightly spiced running to sugar, syrup and honey.
Finish: Now drier, herbal and warmingly spiced. (F)
OMC 1806 Braes of Glenlivet 20 Year Old
Nose: Fresh, vanilla’ed + peaches + barley sugar + homebake quality
Palate: Warming. Runs to macerated fruit (pears) + sweet spices (ginger)
Finish: Medium long – still sweet. Barley sugar returns and lingers on. (J)
OMC 1819 Caol Ila 30 Year Old
Nose: Harbourlike, saline and dry a with hot beach sand smell.
Palate: Dessicatingly dry, leathery, nutty and very phenolic
Finish: Carries iodine, peat, bonfire smoke and ashes. (F)
OMC 1821 Tomintoul 36 Year Old
Nose: Still fresh and clean, haylike + distinctly gristed barley.
Palate: Initially subtly light, it warms to spices/honey/grist/light oak.
Finish: Attractively spiced/honeyed/warming – tailing drier. (F)
The OLD & RARE Tasting Note follows:
OAR 0094 Tamdhu 20 Year Old Sherry Matured
Richly perfumed, spiced, with old furniture polish, burnt orange, cloves and light wood smoke on the nose – move onto an initially dry palate (from its Sherry heritage) which opens over the next few seconds to a spiced and
macerated (Rummy?) fruit – almost Gluhwein style. The finish is just so big, rich, spiced, fruited and darkly (Muscovado) sugared in style! (F)
The 20 cl ADVANCE SAMPLES offerings are:
SMC 0349 Glen Ord 11 Year Old
SMC 0348 Glentauchers 9 Year Old Sherry Finished
SMC 0352 Ardmore 12 Year Old
SMC 0353 Balmenach 11 Year Old
SMC 0351 Benriach 11 Year Old
SMC 0360 Glengoyne 13 Year Old
SMC 0358 Glenrothes 11 Year Old
SMC 0354 Highland Park 11 Year Old
SMC 0350 Linkwood 12 Year Old – Bourbon Cask
SMC 0355 Macallan 12 Year Old
SMC 0356 Port Ellen 26 Year Old Sherry Matured
SMC 0359 Scapa 16 Year Old
We hope you find these new bottlings as attractive as we have found tasting them.
All best wishes for 2010.
Yours faithfully
Fred Laing
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Choosing a single malt Scotch to drink or share with friends can be an intimidating task – there are numerous choices but very little clear and concise information on the unique characteristics of whiskies such as flavor profiles, age statements, and regions of origin. Now The Classic Malts Selection, the world’s finest portfolio of Scotch representing all of the major whisky flavor profiles including Oban, Lagavulin, and The Singleton of Glendullan, helps to simplify the decision-making process with Malt Matcher. This new tool was designed to dispel confusion and aid in choosing whiskies that suit your palate. Whether you’re a whisky connoisseur or a single malt novice, Malt Matcher can assist in your Scotch selection.
Malt Matcher allows you to easily find single malts that cater to your individual tastes, meaning you can choose the right single malt with far greater confidence and attain an end result of palatable satisfaction. Now available for download from the Apple Store http://www.apple.com/iphone or on MaltMatcher.com, the free Malt Matcher iPhone app is designed to help you find the ideal single malt through three simple methods that aim to educate you in the world of whisky. If you already prefer a certain single malt but are ready to branch out and try something a little different, you can find whiskies that offer similar flavor profiles to your Scotch of choice. Perhaps you are familiar with the region from which your favorite whisky hails (for example, Island whiskies like Talisker are generally sweet and peaty in character) – Malt Matcher can help you find Scotches that will have similar favorable qualities. While many people are familiar with wine pairings, most may be surprised to know that whisky can also be a great accompaniment to food. If you want a whisky that pairs well with your favorite dishes such as pork sausages or sushi, or even a decadent dessert such as crème brulee, you can use Malt Matcher to identify those single malts whose unique flavors will be enhanced by your favorite foods. A Malt Matcher-inspired dinner is sure to create an unforgettable evening for you and your friends, but the hearty pairings will allow you to enjoy the whisky in a responsible manner. When you share a special evening with friends remember to drink responsibly and have a designated driver present.
Whatever the single malt you’re looking for, Malt Matcher is a simple way to find a Scotch whisky that best meets your personal taste. “Since the Classic Malts Selection is one of the most comprehensive whisky portfolios in the world, we felt it was important to aid single malt fans in their quest to explore the world of whisky with a tool that speaks to today’s technologically advanced society,” says Dan Kleinman, Marketing Director for Diageo’s Scotch brands. Having the Malt Matcher app or accompanying Web site http://www.maltmatcher.com (actually not- this is a dead link, WI) at the ready – whether to use as a cheat sheet for important business dinners, when sharing drinks with friends or to select inventive gifts – will certainly impress those with whom you choose to share a dram.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like more information on Malt Matcher iPhone application or The Classic Malts Selection.
1st February 2010
Dear Customers,
To kick off 2010 we have ten (10) new PROVENANCE bottlings this month, which we hope will be attractive to you.
The PROVENANCE Tasting Notes follow:
PRV 0594 Glentauchers 9 Year Old Sherry Finished
Opens fresh then dry smoke and charred wood appear on the nose. The palate is remarkably smoked, spicy, then charred wood returns reminiscent of an open fire carrying a sweet toffee’d character. The finish is long and sweet, more smoke with orange bitters lingering. (J)
PRV 0607 Knockando 9 Year Old Sherry Matured
Distinctly toffee’d on the nose with caramel butter cream and develops a milk chocolate character. The palate is round and rich with a balance of caramel and spices. The finish is medium long, still attractively spiced and carries a sweet orange tang. (J)
PRV 0600 Glengoyne 10 Year Old
The nose opens fresh with macerated oranges and barley sugar and develops to a freshly baked cookie quality. The palate is elegant with a creamy vanilla sweetness. The finish is light and pleasant and runs to a drier character. (J)
PRV 0602 Blair Athol 10 Year Old Sherry
The nose opens fresh with an orange pith character and develops to a nutty style with barley sugar and poached, spicy peaches. The palate is rich and mouth coating and carries to a caramel and honey quality. The long finish is fresh with a lingering spiciness. (J)
PRV 0598 Highland Park 11 Year Old
Fresh and clean on the nose, it carries to an attractively spiced, sweet stewed fruit character. A spicy style continues on the palate with a peppery, ginger quality and then a light smokiness appears. The finish is long with dark chocolate and gentle smoke. (J)
PRV 0610 Glenrothes 11 Year Old
On the nose detect the whisky warehouse smell of grist, dry oak and even some maple syrup. Palatewise – sweet toffee opens with liquorice lingering, then some honey. The finish is warmingly spiced with a clove and camphor, Fishermans Friend type warmth. (F)
PRV 0606 Balmenach 11 Year Old
On the nose flowers and fresh fruit appear and run to sweet and delicate spices, in a fruit tea style. The palate remains sweet with macerated white fruit, stewed apples and carries to an aniseed character. The finish is light with a fresh orange tang. (J)
PRV 0608 Macallan 12 Year Old
The nose is light and fresh with the sweet scent of fermenting fruit. The palate is attractively sweet and spicy and carries to an exotic fruit character (ripe mango) character. Still sweet on the finish it runs to caramelized nuts and dark chocolate. (J)
PRV 0596 Caol Ila 12 Year Old
The nose is initially sweet in style and develops to a seaside, harbor quality with ash and creosote. The palate is massively peated runs to sweet ashes, soft tar and liquorice. The finish is long and carries to damp ashes, cloves with sweet smoke lingering (J)
PRV 0599 Port Ellen 26 Year Old Sherry Matured
The nose opens with leather, runs to caramelised peanuts on a coal fire and develops to a burnt chestnut quality. The palate opens with a spicy sweet sherry influence from the cask but quickly transforms to rich warming peat smoke. The finish is long, still spicy and carries to sweet tar and bonfire ashes. (J)
We hope you will enjoy these Malts, as much as we have enjoyed tasting them.
All best wishes for 2010!
Yours faithfully
Fred Laing
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Nick White of A. Dewar Rattray reports some exciting news;
We are finalising Dewar Rattray Cask Collection #22 single casks for release in two weeks time:
Glen Grant 1985
Pulteney 1982
Glencadam 1990 (sherry hogshead re-racked)
Glenrothes 1990
Ben Nevis 1997 butt
Laphroaig 1998 butt (extremely rare)
And, following very many requests, we are introducing the new 46%abv Single Cask Range with:
Bowmore 1996
Cragganmore 1997
More details and new labels to follow when available to markets.
And we are relaunching Stronachie 12yr old and a new Stronachie 18yr old with the distillery disclosed…..more news on that with new labels to follow when press release is issued.
Keep an eye on A. Dewar Rattray at http://www.adrattray.com/
Febuary 2010
New Exclusive Malts bottling
(In fresh new livery) – all at cask strength:
Arran 1996 Aged 13 years
Bunnahabhain (Peated) 1997 Aged 12 years
Glengoyne 1973 Aged 37 years
Highland Park 1994 Aged 16 years (Sherry cask)
Laphroaig 1990 Aged 19 years
Laphroaig 1996 Aged 13 years
February 2010
Tasting notes, Exclusive Malts
Arran 1996 13yo
Nose: Honey-lozenge with herbs and lavender. Sugared almonds.
Palate: Oodles of honey with liqueurish herbs. Soft but not gentle.
Finish: Sweet and honeyed finish. Superb from start to finish.
Glengoyne 1973 37yo
Nose: Intensely sweet oak with tropical fruit. Sweet oils. Herbal.
Palate: Loads of sweet fruit (tinned fruit). Bittersweet oak and bubble-gum.
Finish: Short and sweet finish with a very long vanilla-trifle aftertaste.
Highland Park 1994 16yo
Nose: Rich fruitcake, raisins and icing sugar. Oily and malty.
Palate: Sweet and deluxe. Rich malt with spicy fruits and oak. Viscose… oh yes!
Finish: Long, hot and spicy finish. Jamaics cake aftertaste.
Bunnahabhain 1997 12yo
Nose: Diesel oil with earthy peat. Thick vanilla with cloves.
Palate: Much sweeter than anticipated. Lots of vanilla mixed with peat (tar).
Finish: Sweet peppers with salt and burnt oak and vanilla in the aftertaste.
Laphroaig 1990 19yo
Nose: The peat is sugary with sweet oils. Heather and incense.
Palate: Again very sweet – with rich oak and some fruit. Coursing peat – salty and rich.
Finish: Hot white pepper finish. Smoked bacon aftertaste.
Laphroaig 1996 13yo
Nose: Fat, chewy, oily Laphroaig with seaweed, tar and brine. Hint of vanilla.
Palate: Big and brash masses of salty peat. Sweet and tarry. Viscose to the maximus.
Finish: Long, hot, sweet and peaty. Salty and meaty in the aftertaste.
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