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Magic Cask

Wow, once in a while a bottle is released, and we just have to say that looks the part. Well, this is it.

Official Compass Box Flavours:

Aromas of marmalade and chai tea spices, with hints of plum. Ripe golden dessert apples dominate the luscious palate, supported by an oaky richness. Flavours of toffee and cocoa powder are also conjured up.

Made with Imperial Whisky 92%:
First Fill Bourbon Barrel Single Malt
Yellow Apples, Vanilla Custard, Orange Sherbet

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ENTER THE TAR PIT

Say hello to the newest member of our blended small batch series – a tasty little monster arriving just in time for cosy winter evenings.

Tar Pit uses sherry matured whiskies to bring some weight and to complement the huge smoky elements of this spirit. Whisky from Pedro Ximenez sherry butts is married with that from refill bourbon hogsheads, then reduced to 50% ABV the optimal drinking experience. Even our ever-critical Tasting Panel had to give a “wowsa!” to this one!

Only 1,446 bottles of this blended malt has been created and as with all these small batches, once it it’s gone, it’s gone forever. Grab yours now before its extinct.

“A splendid backbone of peat and medicinal flavours backed up by liquorice, banana, rosemary and a distant dunnage warehouse. We imagined the formation of a tar pit, enveloping all around it and creating the most fragrant smoke. It’s oily and medicinal with warming & spicy elements like bonfire oranges and gingerbread.”

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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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Macaloney’s Caledonian Distillery Releases Inaugural Whiskies

Victoria, Canada, 3^rd December 2020:  In time for whisky enthusiasts in Canada to enjoy a dram over Christmas, Macaloney’s Caledonian Distillery will release their inaugural single malt whiskies on December 3. Fewer than 2,000 bottles will be available in three expressions created from the distillery’s world award-winning new make spirit.

The Victoria-based distillery, one of the largest craft distillers in N. America, is releasing 1,276 bottles of their Glenloy, a classic style single malt whisky matured in ex-bourbon, sherry and red wine casks, plus two versions of their Invermallie single cask single malt whisky: an ex-bourbon cask expression with 171 bottles and a Portuguese re-charred red wine barrique expression with 374 bottles. All are naturally coloured and non-chill filtered.

Bespoke etched bottles showcase the distillery’s pot stills while labels and cartons show distinctly Vancouver Island images to evoke the whiskies’ island provenance. Each bottle is individually numbered and labelled with the cask number, batch number, bottled date and whiskymaker’s signature. Bottle numbers 1 through 10 will be auctioned for charity.

Macaloney’s Caledonian Distillery began production in 2016, under the direction of ex-DIAGEO Scottish Master Distiller Mike Nicolson, the legendary Scotsman Dr. Jim Swan (‘the Einstein of Whisky’), and founder-whiskymaker Dr. Graeme Macaloney who has a PhD in fermentation engineering.

The distillery’s spirits have won several awards including ‘World’s Best New Make’ and ‘Best Canadian Single Cask Single Malt’ at the 2020 World Whiskies Awards. These award-winning spirits are the foundation of the inaugural releases.

The Glenloy retails for $124.99 while the Invermallie single cask ex-Bourbon and Invermallie single cask Portuguese red wine barrique limited releases are $129.99. All three releases are available at select liquor stores through out BC and Alberta as well as directly from the distillery with shipping across Canada.

About us: Macaloney’s Caledonian Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery is a destination craft distillery & brewery crowdfunded by Canadian single malt whisky & beer enthusiasts from coast-to-coast. The Visitor Centre gift shop is open 7 days a week and under normal circumstances offers kilt-clad guided tours & tutored tastings.

Contact: Katya@MacaloneyDistillers.com or ph. 250 418 0221 to arrange media interviews with our President-whiskymaker or Robin@MacaloneyDistillers.com for trade inquiries. Web URL: www.MCaledonian.com

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December is here and we’re ready to fully embrace the festive season with our latest Outturn. We’re spreading Christmas joy with 28 sensational new casks, as well as a sack full of bundle and cask offers and an array of gifting ideas. The Outturn is ready for you to read over on the website ahead of its full release at 9am on Friday, 4 December. Time to start making your list.

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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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Edradour 10 Year Old 2010

Bottled November 2020 – a new sherry cask #132 release from the Highland distillery in Pitlochry. Bursting with notes of spices, sherry and oak. Edradour 10 Year Old 2010 vintage Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single sherry cask #132 bottled November 2020 by Signatory Vintage for the Un-Chillfiltered series. Edradour Distillery was formed in 1825 by a group of eight local farmers. Situated at Milton of Edradour near Pitlochry and still just a farm sized distillery equipped with a Morton refrigerator to cool the worts and two wee stills with their spirit cooled in a single worm tub. Whilst ranked amongst the small working distilleries in Scotland its owners Signatory Vintage have plans to increase its size and output. Official distillery releases include the Edradour 10 Year Old, Barolo Cask and Sherry Cask Ibisco decanters.

Shop – Edradour 10 Years 2010 – £57.34 / €62* / $62*

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SCARABUS ISLAY SINGLE MALT

LAUNCHES TWO BRAND-NEW EXPRESSIONS 

Hunter Laing & Co. reveals the latest additions to their newest brand from the famed whisky island,

Scarabus 10 Year Old and Scarabus Batch Strength, will join Scarabus Specially Selected

The family owned Scotch whisky distiller, blender and bottler Hunter Laing & Co. introduces two brand-new bottlings to the Scarabus Islay Single Malt Whisky range. Scarabus 10 Year Old and Scarabus Batch Strength will be available to buy worldwide from 26^th November 2020. 

Scarabus 10 Year Old is priced at £45 for 70cl, bottled at 46% ABV and Scarabus Batch Strength is £49 for 70cl, bottled at 57% ABV. Both expressions will join Scarabus Specially Selected, available to buy at Ardnahoe Distillery and online at https://ardnahoedistilleryshop.com/.

The Scarabus 10 Year Old has the distinguished Scarabus profile of sweet Islay peat smoke but with extra complexity; every drop of Scarabus 10 Year Old is aged for a minimum of ten years in refill, ex-bourbon and virgin American oak casks.

To create the Scarabus Batch Strength edition, a small selection of Scarabus Islay single malt casks are chosen to be bottled at a higher strength of 57% ABV. The result is the signature sweet, peaty profile found in Scarabus, but with extra intensity, mouth feel and an even more lingering finish.

Scarabus, meaning ‘rocky place’ in Nordic, is named after a mystical area of Islay and is a whisky range for those with a curious mind and an eye for detail. The brand is bold and honest about its origins, and just a little mysterious about everything else.

Commenting on the release of the new expressions, Stewart Laing, Managing Director, said: “Following the success of the brand’s launch at Feis Ile 2019, it’s very exciting to add two brand-new expressions to the range. Scarabus is a brand which we are incredibly proud of, and to see Scarabus grow and develop like this is really wonderful.”

Adding to his father’s comments, Scott Laing, Business Development Director, said: “It’s always exciting when a new Islay expression launches and we are particularly proud of our Scarabus brand.

The flavour is unmistakable, the Islay peat, smoke and sea salt on the nose, followed by warming leather notes and a delightful vanilla sweetness in the mouth, leads to a rich, lingering finish, culminating all the elements which Islay whisky enthusiasts adore.

We’re very excited to see our ever-loyal Islay whisky fans react to both Scarabus 10 Year Old and Scarabus Batch Strength.”

The Scarabus range will be available to purchase online at https://ardnahoedistilleryshop.com/ from Ardnahoe Distillery, which is currently open to the public and hosting socially distanced tours.

Facebook: @Hunterlaingwhisky / @scarabuswhisky

Notes :

• Hunter Laing & Co is an independent distiller, blender and bottler based in Glasgow and run by the Laing Family – father Stewart with sons Andrew and Scott
• Hunter Laing has been operating since May 2013 and owns a portfolio of much-loved whisky brands including Kinship, Old Malt Cask, Old & Rare, Hepburn’s Choice and Sovereign.
• It distributes to 65 markets around the world in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australasia.
• The Laing family are the owners of Ardnahoe Distillery on Islay, which began distilling in 2018.
• Ardnahoe Distillery has welcomed over 34,000 visitors to the distillery since 2018.

INTRODUCING A LIMITED EDITION OF OUR FAN FAVOURITE SPICE KING, NAMED FOR ITS COMPLEX, OILY AND SPICY MALT WHISKY WITH HERBAL SMOKE NOTES.

Our blenders have married a total of 21 casks of single malt, selected from the Highland Islands and Isle of Islay distilleries that have been matured for at least 12 years in Hogshead oak casks.

Aged 12 Years – Highland Island & Isle of Islay – 70cl – 52.0% ABV – £52.95

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TASTING NOTES

NOSE

Fondant icing, strawberry laces and foam sweets meet oat cakes and custard cream biscuits. Lemon sneaks in at the end.

PALATE

The sweet-yet-tart citrus notes explode on the tongue with lemon curd and stewed crab apples. Peppery dough gives richness, whilst lavender, rosemary and thyme add smoke.

FINISH

White pepper and herbaceous smoke lingers

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EDRADOUR 12 YEAR OLD
CALEDONIAN SELECTION

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A Fine Christmas Malt 2020 ~ 19 Year Old

Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

The Whisky Exchange

A sherry-aged whisky specially selected by The Whisky Exchange team to celebrate Christmas 2020. It’s packed with festive spice, Christmas cake, poached orchard fruit and zingy apples – an excellent all-rounder that’s perfect for sipping by the fire. This year’s Christmas Malt is once again a limited edition and 1918 bottles are available.

THE THIRD ITERATION OF OUR FESTIVE WHISKY

Christmas is a time to bring out your best drinks, and for the past three years we’ve bottled a special whisky for celebrating the festive season in style. Chosen for being an excellent whisky as well as having an ineffable ‘Christmassy’ quality, each limited-edition bottle is our gift to whisky lovers worldwide.

To reflect the magical feeling that the Christmas season brings, these bottlings bear a playful calligraphic label design that reflects the traditional elements of the festive season, combined with a series of poems that were originally inspired by The Night Before Christmas.

£74.95

TASTING NOTES

Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange

NOSE

It’s almost Christmas, and it’s time to bake. The cake has been fed with buttered rum, and raisins, sultanas and candied peel are soaking up sweetness and spice. Baked apples haven’t been in the oven that long, but already their fresh and fruity aromas have joined the mix. Spiced cupcakes are just about ready, filling the house with the scent of sweet nutmeg, cinnamon and clove.

PALATE

Our festive treats are ready to serve, and the apples lead the way, rich, spicy and baked to sweet-and-sour perfection. A handful of grapes and dates bridges the gap, leading to rich, dark and spicy Christmas cake, with brown sugar sweetness balanced by charred raisins. A bowl of sticky cherries hides at the back behind a slab of bitter dark chocolate. Fresh fruit makes a final return, with apple and pear jam spread thickly on slices of lightly buttered fruit loaf, all dusted with tingling cinnamon sugar.

FINISH

The raisins and dates are back, dark and sticky, a perfect post-dessert snack. A touch of ground coffee bitterness and oaky char parts to reveal a sliced apple and a mince pie, left out for ‘someone’ to nibble on later.

COMMENT

A dram for dark winter nights, that doesn’t forget to bring a bit of zing to the party. Dark and spicy at its core, with a fresh and fruity orchard-fruit edge that dives into richness as it develops.