Elijah Craig Barrel Proof “Batch B523” Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $69.99 View

Aged for over 11 years, this barrel-proof Bourbon is a deep bronze color and absolute joy to drink. This is the second limited-edition release from Elijah Craig in 2023, bottled uncut and unfiltered – straight from the barrel – in May of 2023. According to the distillery, this release is defined by notes of caramel, butterscotch, and vanilla. A must-have for bourbon lovers.

Frey Ranch Farm Strength Uncut Cask Strength Nevada Estate Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $79.99 View

Colby and Ashley Frey, like the great farmers they are, keep their ear to the ground. They know what the people want, and they want Frey Ranch Uncut! Frey Ranch’s amazing Estate Bourbon is now available at “Farm Strength” – Uncut and unfiltered, blended in tiny batches and utilizing their 100% homegrown mashbill of 66.6% corn, 12% two row barley (malted on site in their custom malting drum!), 11.4% winter rye, and 10% soft winter wheat. Proof varies from batch to batch, but runs between 120 and 132 for most batches. Here are the Frey’s notes: Robust notes of caramelized bruleé, with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. On the palate, the whiskey opens with birthday cake frosting, glazed butter cake, cloves, orange creamsicle, and dried stone fruit. The finish delivers a sublime yet subtle hint of smoke and black cherry.

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Limestone Branch Master Distiller Stephen Beam announces 2023 Yellowstone® Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Latest expression offers a delicately balanced blend of 7-year, 13-year and 16-year aged bourbons, finished in Tokaji casks

St. LOUIS (July 10, 2023) – Limestone Branch Distillery Master Distiller Steve Beam announced the 2023 release of Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This latest bourbon – featuring a blend of 7-year, 13-year and 16-year aged bourbons finished in Tokaji casks – was bottled at 101 proof (50.5% ABV), with a limited allocation of 10,000 3-in cases offered nationwide at a suggested retail price of $99.99 per 750 ml bottle starting this August.

As he has done with his limited-edition Yellowstone Bourbon offerings since 2015, Beam hand selected the three aged bourbons, which were then blended and finished in Tokaji casks. Tokaji is a traditional sweet wine from the Tokaji region of Hungary made exclusively from white-wine grapes. Tokaji wines are known as much for their complex, layered flavor profiles as they are for their sweetness.

“With each year’s Yellowstone Limited Edition offering, I seek a finish that I both personally love and believe will make for a flavorful, well-balanced bourbon. This year, I found the perfect finish in the Tokaji casks sourced from northern Hungary,” said Beam. “Consumers can expect aromas of honey, green grapes and freshly baked cinnamon; a body highlighted by dry spice, followed by caramel, dark cherry, citrus and white pepper; and a finish containing notes of dry tobacco, honeysuckle and smoky oak. Fans of Yellowstone Limited Edition offerings will have a new contender for their favorite!”

The 2023 Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey features custom designed bottles with embossing, a high-end natural cork and label containing the 2023 Yellowstone Limited Edition emblem and a 101-proof callout.

About Limestone Branch Distillery

Stephen Beam opened Limestone Branch Distillery in 2011, with the goal of crafting the finest spirits in small batches. Stephen is a seventh-generation distiller with a history of distilling on both sides of his family – Beam and Dant. In 2015, he brought the Yellowstone brand back to the family. The distillery is now home to Yellowstone Select, Yellowstone American Single Malt Whiskey, Yellowstone Limited Edition, Minor Case Rye Whiskey and Bowling & Burch Gin. For more information on Limestone Branch Distillery and Yellowstone, please visit www.limestonebranch.com, www.yellowstonebourbon.com or https://www.instagram.com/yellowstonebourbon/.

NEW JAPANESE SINGLE MALT:
CHICHIBU THE PEATED 2022

This week we’re excited to launch Chichibu The Peated 2022, the latest expression of Chichibu distillery’s smoky and sultry Japanese single malt since its last release in 2018. With limited-edition bottlings from Chichibu distillery sought-after by whisky lovers around the world, this is a great chance to get your hands on a dram from one of the world’s most iconic whisky distilleries.

Produced by founder and master blender Ichiro Akuto, the 2022-release combines well-incorporated peat smoke with notes of white peach, crisp apples, dandelion and lemon verbena. We have a limited amount of this long-awaited release for sale on our website so don’t delay if you’d like to add a Chichibu to your whisky collection.

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Bastille Week is well and truly in full swing here at the Society with EXCLUSIVES, OFFERS and more on our cask collections, and this time we have a NEW ultra-rare Vaults Collection cask and a VARIETY of black label bottlings to make an explosion in a single sip. Intrigued?

Well, browse all we have to offer.

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

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Just landed at Loch Fyne: smoky anCnocs!

Rejoice all fans of smoky drams! And maybe you prefer ones from outside of the uber-pupolar Islay region. Well, you’re in luck! anCnoc have released their third batch of Peatheart alongside a super sherried peaty number. Feast your eyes upon the new bottles lining the shelves at Loch Fyne now!

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anCnoc Peatheart Batch 3

Prepare to be captivated by the heavily smoky allure of anCnoc Peatheart

£60.00
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anCnoc Peated Sherry Cask

A remarkable balance between two powers: sherried fruits and earthy peat

£45.00
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In Collaboration with Simple Minds

Celebrating the essence of Scottish heritage and creative excellence, legendary Scottish band, Simple Minds, provide an extraordinary soundtrack ‘Solstice Kiss’ for The Spirit of 1926.

This masterpiece draws inspiration from Janet ‘Nettie’ Harbinson’s journey and the band’s own personal history.

Discover more about our collaboration with Simple Minds and watch the ‘Solstice Kiss’ music video.

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Discover a unique evolution of flavour.

To create The 25, we age our spirit in the finest first fill sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks and a small percentage in refill and bourbon casks. This creates a rich, complex and perfectly balanced whisky, with a sweetness, spice and depth that only 25 years of patience can create.

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ISLE OF RAASAY X SELFRIDGES EXCLUSIVE SINGLE CASK RELEASE
HEBRIDEAN ISLAND DISTILLER LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE NEW RELEASE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SELFRIDGES

This peated Isle of Raasay single cask expression was hand selected by the Isle of Raasay team exclusively for Selfridges London, Manchester and Birmingham stores, and Selfridges.com.

This whisky was initially matured in ex-rye casks, building layers of peppery spice and black pepper to the flavour profile. The spirit was then further matured in an ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry quarter cask, resulting in delicious hints of almond, nuts and sweet fruit.

As always, this release was distilled, matured and bottled entirely on the Isle of Raasay, encapsulating the spirit and character of the Hebridean island. Bottled at natural cask strength with an ABV of 56.3% ABV, natural colour and non-chill filtered. Only 166 bottles have been produced in total.

The Isle of Raasay x Selfridges exclusive single cask retails at £99.99 for a 70cl bottle. It can be purchased from Selfridges London, Manchester and Birmingham stores, and on Selfridges.com from 6th July 2023.

BACKGROUND

Co-founders Bill Dobbie and Alasdair Day first met in 2013 and formed R&B Distillers with the common goal of building Scotland’s leading artisanal distillery. Focusing on local production, provenance, quality and doing things differently. By 2015, they had identified the Isle of Raasay as providing the ingredients for the perfect spirit, and planning permission to begin work revitalising the Isle of Raasay’s nineteenth century Borodale House into a state-of-the-art distillery, visitor centre, and luxury accommodation was granted in 2016.

Starting with a blank sheet of paper, they set about designing a distillery to create exceptional whisky  that develops elegance, complexity, and depth early on in the maturation process and a handcrafted Hebridean gin that encapsulates Raasay’s style, character and impressive geological variety.

Since its establishment, the Isle of Raasay Distillery has brought job opportunities to the island, worked closely with other local businesses and become embedded in the island’s tight-knit community.

Part of the distillery’s ethos is to produce, mature, bottle and market every drop of spirit directly from the island. This seeks to maximise the influence of the island on the spirit, and the distillery on the island. To quote the inimitable Whisky Writer Dave Broom at our distillery opening: ‘we are not just making alcohol, we are making spirit.’

The distillery now employs more than 25 people on the island and the average age of the Raasay workforce is approximately 30 years old. An early indicator of creating inter-generational values and making sure this special island of 161 people continues to thrive. We can’t wait for you to come and visit our wonderful island and enjoy our Hebridean spirits for yourself.

Something new from The Balvenie…

We can’t say much about this release, or anything at all, but The Balvenie will be launching the latest release from their Stories Range this week. This expression is limited and sought-after, so we would like to register interest ahead of time in anticipation of a ballot to purchase the product. Sign up below and have a shop of the rest of their range too.

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The Stories Collection allows The Balvenie to tell the stories of the people and places where the whisky is made, tales of character written in whisky. At the heart of their newest whisky sits a tale of craft, intuition and a generations-old cultural exchange that spans the European continent.

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New Limited Releases from Finn Thomson

Caol Ila 11 Years Old

This cask bottling from Caol Ila Distillery was bottled at its prime after 11 years and 11 months of maturation in a single First-Fill Bourbon Barrel. Distilled on 18th of May 2011 and bottled on 10th of April 2023 without chill-filtration or artificial colouring.

£79.99

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Mannochmore 13 Years Old

The humble bourbon cask aged whisky is often overlooked these days in favour of sherried and heavily peated malts. New, alternative casks took the industry by storm. This Mannochmore is a classic bourbon maturation since well-matured bourbon cask malts are still a joy to drink. Mannochmore has a very light style of whisky, which marries beautifully with delicate notes produced by bourbon casks.

£84.99

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Benrinnes 11 Years Old

This 11-year-old Benrines single malt whisky offers a unique combination of savoury spirit and sweet finish. Matured in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask, this whisky is sure to provide a balanced and enjoyable flavour. Perfect for whisky connoisseurs looking for something special!

£79.99

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Royal Brackla 10 Years Old

This single malt is a throwback to the original style of the distillery, taking us back to 1835 when Royal Brackla was the first to receive a Royal Warrant and was renowned for its peatiness. Unlike in olden times, when smokiness came from peated barley, here the peat comes from a full maturation in an ex-Islay cask.

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£74.99

Discover the heritage of nine generations.