Rarest of the Rare Deluxe Blended 33 Year Old / 43.4% 
 
Now this is an exceptional “wee dram” or not so “Wee” as the case may be!! Have you ever come across a blended Scotch containing “Retro” malts like – KINCLAITH – LADYBURN – GLEN MHOR – GLEN ALBYN & GLEN CRAIG!!!!! Blended with Duncan Taylor’s Multi-award winning CARSEBRIDGE single grain????

Well neither had we. This is stunning stuff, mahogany in colour with sweet fruits, citrusy notes, bags of vanilla, and light oak on the nose. And a palate of wonderful balance of sweetness and spices – really juicy and fruity with an incredibly silky texture, finishing with a powerful build up of citrus fruits complimented by a slight dryness. Simon Cowell eat your heart out – this whisky really has the X factor big-time!!!!!!

Contains whiskies from these distilleries which no longer exist: Kinclaith – Glasgow, Ladyburn – Ayrshire, Glen Mhor – Inverness, Glen Albyn – Inverness, Glencraig – Speyside, Carsedbridge – Fife

Visit Single Malts Direct at www.singlemaltsdirect.com

BenRiach Mini Gift Sets

What a great gift from Speyside. Two packs are available this holiday! These little gift packs are very limited, so order soon.

BenRiach The Classic Collection 4 Pack

(50ml each)

$29.99

The Classic of Speyside Malt, festuring the “Heart of Speyside”, 12 year old, 16 year old, and 20 year old expressions. This is the complete collection of the BenRiach classic Speyside range.

BenRiach Classic & Peated Collection 4 Pack

(50ml each)

$29.99

The Classic & Peated Pack offers up the best of both worlds – the 12 year old and 16 year old classic Speyside Malts, and the 10 year old peated Curiositas and 21 year old peated Authenticus.

Visit D&M at http://www.dandm.com/

Glenrothes OB John Ramsey 46.7%alc.

‘Prior to his retiral in 2009, John Ramsay was intimately involved in the making of The Glenrothes since the early 1990s. The exceptional bottlings he has created have resulted in numerous awards and trophys.

John’s signature has been on all the labels since 2004.

To commemorate the peerless contribution John has made to The Glenrothes he has been asked to create one more exclusive expression to sign off.

John has identified a parcel of second fill American oak sherry casks from 1973 to1987 which have now been married together and very gradually reduced in strength but not chill-filtered. This limited edition of only 1,400 bottles will stand as John’s legacy to The Glenrothes.

Bottled at 46.7%.

The Glenrothes John Ramsay is redolent of dark chocolates,blood oranges and vanilla. There is a great balance between oak and fruit and the whisky is very mature and extremely rich.

The Glenrothes John Ramsay is released in keeping with the policy of bottling selected casks at their point of optimum maturity and maximum flavour.

This new expression has an engraved copper label.

Each individually numbered bottle has John’s signature etched onto it.

The oak box features a bottle-shaped window and carries a leather booklet with John’s own description of how he has crafted this, his ‘legacy’ selection.’

Price excluding VAT: £546.96
£629.00 Including VAT at 15%

Visit Loch Fyne Whiskeis at https://www.lfw.co.uk/

From Andrew Ferguson  (the scotch Guy at KWM);

KWM has brought in 96 bottles from a cask of whisky we’ve shared with McLeod Dixon LLP. The cask was selected by myself and Don Tse with McLeod Dixon.  We have 96 numbered bottles, beautifully packaged in a wooden box which swaddles the bottles in the Ancient Ferguson Hunting Tartan.  The bottles are cask strength, 54.5% and are individually number 1-96.

And a tasting note (my first – preliminary):

Colour: Macallan 18 on a good year, dark amber and light mahogany.

Nose: Sawdust strikes me first, then the Pedro Ximenez sherry notes; this whisky is sweet and spicy, figs and raisins, marmalade and baklava.

Palate: Starts huge for a Tullibardine, big, sweet and spicy! The sweet sherry notes dominate with hints of cedar, clove, nutmeg and black licorice. Rich though this whisky is it has a gentler side too with soft candied fruits, subtle vanilla and hints of light Christmas cake.

Finish: Long, sweet and very pleasant.

 Please advise if you would like a bottle, in particular a numbered one!

Price C$120

Contact Andrew at  403.283.8000 or toll free 888.283.9004      http://www.kensingtonwinemarket.com/

United States – American Whiskies/Bourbon

Pappy Van Winkle 15 year Family Reserve Bourbon 750ml ($64.99) Currently Not Available. Limited to quanity on hand only. We can’t honor bottles sold into the negative. My grandfather, Julian P. “Pappy” Van Winkle, Sr., started working as a salesman for W.L. Weller & Sons wholesale in Louisville, KY in 1893 at the age of eighteen, just after he graduated from Centre College in Danville, KY. This bourbon represents a younger expression of our famous 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve. The whiskey in this bottle was produced according to our exclusive family wheated recipe and was specially selected from barrels in the heart of our warehouses here in Kentucky. It has remained undisturbed for 15 years to age in deep-charred heavy oak…untouched by human hands…unhurried by time. I am proud to set my family name upon it. (Julian Van Winkle III) Rated 98 – Superlative! – Beverage Tasting Institute

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 yr Bourbon 750ml ($99.99) Currenty Not Available! Almost gone until the begining of September! Limited to quanity on hand only. We can’t honor bottles sold into the negative. 99 points Beverage Tasting Institute: “The ‘Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve’ is aged for 20 years, and bottled at 90.4 proof. This whiskey is wonderfully smooth and rich. No other bourbon today can stand 20 years of aging, but this bourbon does it with style. ‘Pappy Van Winkle’ was a true character. This bourbon, like ‘Pappy’, is full of the character that makes it a very special whiskey. It, too, has been put in a class of a fine after dinner cognac.” 99 points Wine Enthusiast: “The nose is intensely fruited but also bears a tantalizing citrus zest note. The body is huge and almost chewable, and the palate is tremendously buttery with some sherry notes, a dash of dried fruits and some rich, creamy vanilla. The finish is long and elegant.”

Van Winkle Family Reserve 13 year Rye – 8 available ($69.99) Limited to quanity on hand only. We can’t honor bottles sold into the negative. This 13-year rye breaks the mold. It’s the original aged rye whiskey. The maturity it has received while aging is quite obvious when you take the first sip. Flavors include cocoa, vanilla, spice and white pepper. Rye whiskey lovers who try this bottling will never again look back at the younger versions. Rated 95 – Beverage Tasting Institute Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal `Rating: Four Stars!

Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year “Lot B” Bourbon 750ml – 8 available ($49.50) Almost gone until the begining of September! Limited to quanity on hand only. We can’t honor bottles sold into the negative. Van Winkle Special Reserve is the perfect combination of age and proof. This sweet, full bodied whiskey has been described by some as “nectar.” We agree! The 12 years of aging and medium proof of 45.2 ABV (90.4 proof) seem to be just right in creating a very pleasant drink of whiskey. This fine whiskey can compete with any excellent cognac as an after dinner drink. The overall impression is rich and deep. (Van Winkle Tasting Notes) “Well crafted,… elegant, stately… balanced beautifully,” – Paul Pacult’s SPIRIT JOURNAL Rated 98 – Beverage Tasting Institute

Visit K&L at www.klwines.com

Ardmore OB 25yo 51.4%alc.

Official tasting notes:

‘Colour: Yellow Gold

Nose: Straight from the bottle, the initial aroma is of marzipan with just a trace of peat smoke that is overlaid by the morello cherry and blackcurrant fruitiness.

A touch of water releases all the multitudes of complex flavours that one expects from this Highland Malt. The peat smoke appears immediately as a touch of leather that fades and allows the creamier fruit and heather flower rich softness that is balanced by the tang of oak

Body: Richness balanced with fruity softness

Palate: At bottle strength the peat smoke bursts in the mouth and overpowers the softer flavours. With a touch of water the peat concentration is mellowed by vanilla cream and a sweet oakiness

Finish: Crisp and quite long lasting’

Price excluding VAT: £100.00
£115.00 Including VAT at 15%

Visit Loch Fyne Whiskeis at https://www.lfw.co.uk/

Gift Gift Gift!! What do I want for Christmas? What does he want for Christmas? Hard questions!

“Single Cask, Single Malt Scotch whiskies uniquely Sherry matured and limited editions. This is what you need! And guess what? We have these available for you at Regis Whisky Mad to suit any budgets.

16yrs old Linkwood distilled 1992, £56

22yrs old Tullibardine distilled 1987, £77

And finally:

40 yrs old Springbank distilled 1968, £350

To order email us at regis@regiswhiskymad.co.uk

For more details visit:

www.regiswhiskymad.co.uk/whiskysales

Loch Fyne Whiskies News has stocked a new item, ‘Edradour 12yo Caledonia’

 Edradour 12yo Caledonia OB
 46% abv
 £36.50 inc vat
 £31.74 ex vat

 https://www.lfw.co.uk/

Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

Greetings to all Society members

You will see from the online shop that the Campbeltown Loch 30 Y/O is now available in a black leatherette presentation box at a price of £41.50 plus p&p.

We have  some of the 30 Y/O available in standard packaging at a cost of £36.50 plus p&p if anyone is planning to buy but not to add to a collection.   So if you intend buying purely for the drinking pleasure, and would be happy to save £5 please let me know and I will pass this on to the shop.

We are offering this to our Society members first, to give you the chance to save a little on your bottle.

Regards

Janet

For the Springbank Society

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J & A Mitchell and Co Ltd, The Tasting Room, 9 Bolgam Street, Campbeltown, Argyll, PA28 6HZ
Registered in Scotland, registration number 3582
Tel :   + 44(0) 1586 552009   Fax :  + 44(0) 1586 553232  website  http://www.springbankwhisky.com

Please contact Janet if you would like to join the Springbank Society 

Regis Whisky Mad’s latest commercial enterprise is the launch of its Whisky Kilt, a quality product manufactured by one of Scotland’s finest weaving companies. It will be available to buy online and is expected to attract orders from all over the world.

With more than 350 clubs of Scotch Malt Whisky Connoisseurs spread all over the globe, the world wide web is the obvious place to promote the iconic Scottish garment (www.whiskykilt.com )

It will also be possible to commission specially personalised kilts; for example, kilts where the name of a society or club is woven into the tartan.

When overseas whisky enthusiasts make their ‘pilgrimages’ to Scotland to taste and enjoy the ‘amber nectar’, they will now be able to dress in a fashion that demonstrates their passion.

There is a great deal of flexibility about the design, colour and finer detail of your preferred kilt, and it is suggested that potential buyers get in touch to specify what they are looking for.

Call us on 00 44 845 519 0906 or email info@whiskykilt.com

http://www.regiswhiskymad.co.uk/