September’s Outturn is HERE and the Gathering has BEGUN!

For those who tuned into our Dram-along, we hope you had a fantastic time. But the good times are far from over. We’ve got a packed line-up of tastings and events this month on the road and in Members’ Rooms. It’s the perfect time to make the most of your membership.

GATHERING EVENTS

NEW BOTTLINGS

Join us for the latest episode, where Richard Goslan and Calum Lawson are joined by special guest Julie Roberts for a lively chat about this month’s Outturn, all in preparation for the Gathering! Expect plenty of insights, stories, and laughs as they dive into what’s ahead.

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Jack Daniel’s “K&L Exclusive” Single Barrel #24-04539 Cask Strength Tennessee Whiskey (750ml)

$64.99

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The Dalmore unveils The Distillery Select Series

The exclusive collection of whiskies was hand-selected by The Dalmore’s

Whisky Makers in celebration of The Dalmore’s Highland home

The Dalmore Single Malt Whisky unveils The Distillery Select Series. 2024 marks the first of a new series of limited edition expressions. The collection features very rare parcels of spirit laid down in specific casks hand-selected by The Dalmore’s whisky makers. Each expression was selected to highlight how the casks enhance an element of The Dalmore’s signature house style. Each of the three whiskies is natural colour, non-chill filtered and bottled at specifically selected ABV.

The Dalmore Distillery Select 2009 Vintage Sherry Cask Finish (2024 Bottling), strictly limited to 2736 bottles only, RRP: £300. 

Aroma; Manuka honey, a hint of cinnamon, and banana bread

Tasting Notes; Orchard fruits, Golden Delicious apples, poached pears intertwined with Ogen melons

Finishing Notes; Sultanas, liquorice, mandarin orange and a touch of cacao

This 15 Year Old Single Malt is finished in exceptionally rare vintage sherry casks sourced exclusively from the finest wine makers of Spain, González Byass. Distilled in 2009 this rich whisky is bottled at 52.8% which allows the antique vintage sherry characteristics to shine.

The Dalmore Distillery Select 2007 Amarone and Port Cask finishes (2024 Bottling), strictly limited to 918 bottles only, RRP: £1,000

Aroma: Warm summer fruits, raspberry myrtle, succulent Victoria plums and maraschino cherry

Tasting Notes: Rich forest fruits interlaced with vanilla

Finishing Notes: Panna cotta, floral notes and a hint of violet 

This 17 Year Old Single Malt, distilled in 2007, is finished in a duo of casks, whose influence on the whisky fascinated The Dalmore’s whisky makers. Italian and Portuguese wine makers work hand in hand with nature to craft exceptional expressions of their estates. The marriage of each component creates a unique Single Malt Scotch whisky, an expression of Portuguese and Italian influences. Bottled at 45.8%, selected by the whisky makers to expose the complexity of flavour this expression offers.

The Dalmore Distillery Select 2000 Vintage Calvados Finish (2024 Bottling), strictly limited to 383 bottles only, RRP: £5,000.

Aroma; A dusting of sugared almonds, rich apple and plums

Tasting Notes; Red berries, freshly crushed apple and pears

Finishing Notes; Liquorice, antique wood spice and a touch of balsamic           

This 24 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, distilled in 2000, is bottled at 50.3% strength, selected to ensure the antique flavour characteristics of this very rare whisky shines. After an initial maturation in American white oak, allowing the spirit to settle and soften, this whisky is finished in hand-selected Vintage Calvados, sourced from the House of Drouin, France.

The Dalmore Distillery, is the iconic Highland Single Malt Whisky Distillery, founded to reimagine what it is to create an exceptional Single Malt Whisky. The Dalmore Distillery is surrounded by Scotland’s natural beauty. Here the precious whisky is laid down in carefully curated casks, to develop in character through time under the watchful eye of The Dalmore’s whisky makers.

“Each of these limited edition whiskies was picked out by our whisky makers for the way the casks have complemented or enhanced The Dalmore’s signature house style. These hidden gems from our dunnage warehouses will be available directly from The Dalmore – either from our boutiques, at the distillery, or online for a limited period in the UK.”

Rod Gillies, Brand Director

The Dalmore Distillery Select Series is set to fascinate whisky collectors and connoisseurs. Each release in the series will be strictly limited in volume, natural colour and non-chill filtered.  The 2024 release is exclusively in the UK via The Dalmore website, and in The Dalmore Boutiques now open in Madrid – Spain, Manila – Philippines and Phnom Penh – Cambodia. Those seeking to purchase The Dalmore Distillery Select Series are invited to join The Dalmore Guild at www.thedalmore.com with the opportunity for exclusive early access.

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About The Dalmore:

Founded in 1839 on the shores of the Cromarty Firth in the Scottish Highlands, The Dalmore has been making masterpieces of whisky for over 180 years.

The 12-point silver stag which proudly adorns each bottle was bestowed upon the first chieftain of Clan Mackenzie in 1263 by King Alexander III of Scotland. The stag became the whisky’s emblem when descendants of the clan took over the distillery in 1878.

The Dalmore distillery’s collection of idiosyncratic stills creates a New Make spirit of unique character and depth – robust and fruity, particularly well-suited to longer and more complex maturation. This allows renowned Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass and his team to develop spirit over longer periods, continuing a tradition of visionary whisky-making as they fully express their art using rare casks from some of the world’s finest wineries and bodegas.

*The Dalmore Distillery is currently closed to visitors, whilst undergoing redevelopment. Whisky making at The Dalmore continues during this time.

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2009 Ardmore (Peated) 13 Year Old “Old Particular” K&L Exclusive Refill Bourbon Barrel Cask Strength Highland Single Malt

(700ml) (Pre-Arrival)

$59.99

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The 3rd wave of releases from Murray McDavid in their excellent value Cask Craft range, featuring the craft and influences of the cask on the whisky. Auchroisk is a Speyside Distillery, with a character of Spicy malt, light citrus with hint of mixed nuts. The triple cask are Port, Marsala and Four-Grain casks, and their influence is rich, orchard fruits, creamy vanilla and sweet spice. Natural Colour, Tropical & Sweet. From Murray McDavid, Auchroisk Single Malt Whisky.

£34.90

The Green Welly Stop
Tyndrumwhisky, Tyndrum
Crianlarich, Perthshire FK20 8RY
United Kingdom

Laphroaig 10 Year “Càirdeas Bottled 2024” Triple Wood & PX Aged Cask Strength Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

($104.99)

The 2024 Càirdeas limited edition release is a 10-year-old Laphroaig with a bold combination of flavours from the casks of two popular previous releases: 2019’s Triple Wood and 2021’s PX Cask. Bottled at a fixed strength of 52.4% ABV for a memorable character to share with Friends. Tasting notes from the distillery, “Colour Dark, rich copper in colour Aroma of Laphroaig Scotch Whisky Nose: Brazil nut toffee brittle, with sweet vanilla custard notes and baking spice, followed by milk chocolate covered raisins and a suggestion of spiced orange. Palate. Rich, sweet and oily on the palate, with notes of smoked orange toffee, stewed peaches and smouldering campfire. Dried fruit notes balanced with hints of coffee grounds and liquorice root for a long lasting and slightly herbal finish. Finish Long, slightly sweet and dry with a long, slightly peppery peat-rich smoky finish.”

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: August 02, 2024

Bottled to commemorate 30 years of Friends of Laphroaig, this is the first Cairdeas I can remember caring and aged statement and they’ve done aware with the iconic tube in favor of a smart looking cardboard box. Every year the Cairdeas comes out and the real heads jump on it immediately, but the rest of the Laphroaig guys sit back to see what style we’ll end up with. I can unequivocally say that this one is for all the lovers of dark oaky wine-y Laphroaig. If you loved the 2021 PX release and always wondered what an older version with a healthy dollop of ex-bourbon American oak might feel like, you’ve finally arrived. Let’s taste it! Holy DARK Laphroaig! This is teetering on 1.6/1.7 (mahogany/burn umber). The nose is absolutely massive powerful dried fruit, exotic wood (sandalwood and teak), the finest Cuban cigars, roasting herbs, licorice root, hints of eucalyptus and camphor. The peat here is truly the frame and doesn’t push through on the nose like most laphroaigs, but is integrated nicely behind sweet ultra dense fruit, powerful wood aromas, and savory herbs and meats. On the palate though the singular dense kernel of peat stays smoldering on the center of the palate while the rest of the whisky expands into a bevy of wild flavors -0ld leather, whole mace, flinty cracked stones, dried leaves, more exotic woods dominated by candlewood. It’s all at once extremely intense and very drinkable. Adding water somehow heightens the spice, but softens the w

Michael Pires | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: August 10, 2024

Laphroaig’s Cairdeas releases are always special, and this one is spectacular! For those looking for a more complex and rounded version of Laphroag 10 cask strength, then this is for you. Laphroaig’s classic flavor profile is still front and center, but the peat smoke is slightly muted than what is typically perceived. What makes this whisky stand out from other Laphroaig releases is the rich notes of aged pipe tobacco, dark fruit, and wet stone. Well worth grabbing a bottle while you can. These will not last long.

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Glencadam Reserva De Madeira Small Batch

Glencadam Distillery was built in 1825, within the Royal Burgh of Brechin, where heritage, tradition and hand crafting combine to create an elegant East Highland Single Malt. Glencadam Reserva de Madeira Single Malt has been created in small batches by the Master Distiller, who has carefully selected single malt matured in exceptional American ex-bourbon casks from the historic dunnage warehouses. The single malt in these casks has been expertly married then finished in the finest Madeira wine casks sourced from Portugal’s Madeira Islands. Glencandam Reserva de Madeira has been bottled at 46% ABV, at natural colour and is non-chill filtered.

NOSE Inviting aromas of cooked apples, brambles and custard tarts with syrup sponge cake, nutmeg and berry coulis.

PALATE A was of spiced fruits, cantaloupe melon, golden raisins and summer fruit pudding structured with dark chocolate and ginger spices.

FINISH Long and indulgent layers of brittle toffee, mocha and chocolate truffle cushioned with cosy cake spices.

£43.99

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The 3 wave of releases from Murray McDavid in their excellent value Cask Craft range, featuring the craft and influences of the cask on the whisky. Mannochmore is a Speyside Distillery, with a character of Rich malt, mellow fruits with a dry and crisp finish. The Oak Cask is ex-Islay Barriques and Hogsheads from Caol Ila distillery, the influence of which is sweet smoke, mellow oak spice and hints of red fruits. Natural Colour, Malty & Peaty. From Murray McDavid, Mannochmore Single Malt Whisky

£34.90

The Green Welly Stop
Tyndrumwhisky, Tyndrum
Crianlarich, Perthshire FK20 8RY
United Kingdom

BOOKER’S BOURBON ANNOUNCES ‘THE RESERVES’, AN ANNUAL SERIES OF LIMITED-EDITION RELEASES, CELEBRATING BOOKER NOE’S LEGACY

 Booker’s Bourbon ‘The Reserves’ is the Brand’s First Innovation in More Than Five Years

Clermont, Kentucky (August 29, 2024) – Today, The James B. Beam Distilling Co. and Freddie Noe, 8^th Generation Master Distiller, are proud to announce the first innovation coming from Booker’s Bourbon since 2019 – Booker’s Bourbon ‘The Reserves’. The 2024 expression is the first of a new, annual limited-release series by Freddie Noe to commemorate his grandaddy, 6^th Generation Master Distiller Booker Noe, and his contributions to the bourbon world. Booker and Freddie Noe are American Whiskey trailblazers and Booker’s Bourbon ‘The Reserves’ honors Booker’s legacy by creating a full-flavored American Whiskey inspired by how Freddie believes his grandfather would be making whiskey in modern day.

The first release of ‘The Reserves’ is an 8 to 14-year-old blend that Booker’s Bourbon drinkers will recognize and continue to enjoy. Always uncut and unfiltered, always cask strength, and always pulled from the center cut in the warehouse – just as Booker envisioned when he created his Small Batch Bourbon Collection and forever changed the American Whiskey category. However, in many other ways, ‘The Reserves’ is something entirely new; due to the scarcity of the barrels, it’s released in smaller quantities than the four yearly Booker’s Batches and uses fewer, and older, barrels in the blend to achieve a layered and complex flavor profile.

“I created ‘The Reserves’ series to commemorate my grandaddy Booker,” shared Freddie Noe, 8^th Generation Master Distiller of the Fred B. Noe Distillery. “Liquid like this can take a while to find, but when I do, it feels like the Big Man himself picked them out. It’s just the kind of Bourbon I believe my grandaddy would be making if he were still alive with us now.”

The 2024 release spans eight production dates and eight different warehouses, these barrels were aged as follows:

• 8 Years, 2 Months, 12 Days on the 4th floor of warehouse G
• 8 Years, 5 Months, 19 Days on the 5th floor of warehouse I
• 8 Years, 5 Months, 20 Days on the 5th floor of warehouse Z
• 9 Years, 2 Months, 3 Days on the 5th floor of warehouse Q
• 9 Years, 2 Months, 4 Days on the 6th floor of warehouse J
• 9 Years, 5 Months, 18 Days on the 7th floor of warehouse H
• 10 Years, 3 Months, 2 Days on the 4th floor of warehouse X
• 14 Years, 4 Months, 16 Days on the 6th floor of warehouse I

Booker’s Bourbon is inspired by and named after, 6^th Generation Master Distiller, Booker Noe, who was known to have grown up at the distillery, in the heart of Kentucky. Freddie launched Booker’s Bourbon to pay homage to his grandfather, the founder of the “small batch” bourbon category. All Booker’s expressions are bottled uncut and unfiltered with liquid coming from the center of the rackhouse where the temperature and humidity stars align the create the deepest and most intense flavors.

Booker’s Bourbon ‘The Reserves’ 2024 Limited Edition Bourbon will be available in extremely limited quantities nationwide across the U.S. and in-store. For real-time information about Booker’s Bourbon follow along on Instagram @BeamDistilling and www.beamdistilling.com. 

BOOKER’S BOURBON ‘THE RESERVES’ 2024 LIMITED EDITION BOURBON | 125.9 PROOF | SRP: $129.99

NOSE: Notes of dried fruit and nuanced brown sugar sweetness

TASTE: Complex rich vanilla with hints of charred oak

FINISH: Full bodied with long and lingering notes of baking spice

About Booker’s® Bourbon

Booker’s® Bourbon was inspired by a 200-year-old family tradition and came to life when Booker Noe selected the first bottles of Booker’s as holiday gifts for his friends and family. With its instant popularity within Noe’s close circle, Booker’s Bourbon was soon after bottled and made available on shelves for everyone to enjoy. Booker’s Bourbon is one of the only bourbons bottled straight-from-the-barrel at its natural proof, which varies from batch to batch. It is crafted in small batches and aged for six to eight years in charred oak barrels, which are stored in the center of the rack house. Today, Fred Noe personally tastes and selects every batch of Booker’s Bourbon to ensure every bottle contains a robust, full-bodied whiskey that has a taste, aroma and proof that matches Booker’s whiskey preference. 

About Suntory Global Spirits

As a world leader in premium spirits, Suntory Global Spirits inspires the brilliance of life by delivering great consumer experiences through its world-class portfolio of brands.  Known for its craftsmanship of premium whiskies, including Jim Beam®, Maker’s Mark®, Basil Hayden® and Knob Creek® bourbons; Japanese whiskies, including Yamazaki®, Hakushu®, Hibiki® and Toki™; and leading Scotch brands including Teacher’s, Laphroaig® and Bowmore®, Suntory Global Spirits also produces leading brands such as Courvoisier® cognac, Tres Generaciones®, El Tesoro® and Hornitos® tequila, Roku™ and Sipsmith® gin, Canadian Club® whisky, and is a world leader in ready-to-drink cocktails, with brands like -196 and On The Rocks™ Premium Cocktails.

A global company with approximately 6,000 employees in more than 30 countries, one of Suntory Global Spirits’ core values is Growing for Good and through its Proof Positive sustainability strategy, the company has committed to ambitious goals and investments to promote environmental sustainability in its operations, ensure the company has a positive impact on the communities where employees live and work, and programs to educate and inform consumers to make the right personal choices about drinking. Headquartered in New York City, Suntory Global Spirits is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. For more information on Suntory Global Spirits, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.suntoryglobalspirits.com.

he 3 wave of releases from Murray McDavid in their excellent value Cask Craft range, featuring the craft and influences of the cask on the whisky. Croftengea is a Highland Distillery (Loch Lomond), with a character of Peat Smoke, fresh fruits and creamy cereal grain. The Oak Cask is a Bourbon Barrel from Kentucky USA, and it’s influence is creamy vanilla, caramel, tropical fruit with sweet spice. Natural Colour, Smoky & Sweet. From Murray McDavid, Croftengea Loch Lomond Single Malt Whisky

£34.90

The Green Welly Stop
Tyndrumwhisky, Tyndrum
Crianlarich, Perthshire FK20 8RY
United Kingdom