United States – Bourbon and Rye
K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA
On September 24th Whisky Intelligence posted THIS ARTICLE about a mysterious 45 year old Lochside. Here is the completed hand made bottle and white oak box with only 30 in existence and 14 have been spoken for already. Jim Murray has sampled this rare single malt and says it is going to be one of the highest scores he has given out. The cask came available from an estate and was purchased by Vintage Malt Whisky Company and Marcus von Albrecht & Associates; they are going to try to save the balance for a 50 year old release however this will be dependent on the remaining alcohol level.
Each bottle is numbered and the price for BC and Alberta should be available next week. This exciting project that has taken a year to bring together. More to information to follow!
Bruichladdich Octomore 5.1
‘The world’s peatiest whisky’ returns, with this the fifth annual release of Octomore from Bruichladdich distillery, Islay. Peated to 169ppm, Bruichladdich Octomore 5.1 is 5 years of age, bottled in 2012 at cask strength, 59.5% abv.
Only £97.50
(£81.25 ex vat)
Click here to buy Bruichladdich Octomore 5.1
Port Charlotte PC10 / 59.8%
Port Charlotte PC10, a limited edition annual bottling which has been created from a heavily peated Bruichladdich spirit. Matured in American oak casks for 10 years and bottled at cask strength, 59.8% vol.
Only £80.00
(£66.67 ex vat)
Click here to buy Port Charlotte PC10
Abbey Whisky
enquiries@abbeywhisky.com
www.abbeywhisky.com
0800 051 7737
Glenfarclas 1968 “My Tribute”
Private Exclusive Dinner Events
My tribute to the 175th Anniversary of the Glenfarclas Distillery Luc Timmermans has had a long love affair and collecting history with Glenfarclas and, in particular, casks dating from 1968. Not only was this the year that the distillery first began to market its single malt in its own right, and to build stocks for the future but it was also the year of his birth.
At exclusive private whisky dinners all over the world Luc Timmermans will present this exquisite whisky, the My Tribute cask, sadly Luc Timmermans last cask from the mythical 1968 vintage.
Exclusive private dinners will be organized in Belgium, Singapore & Taipei.
The presentation package holds more than just a bottle of whisky. It tells you a story about the mythical 1968 vintage and the history of this fine and independent distillery. So while you are enjoying this exquisite 44 year old whisky at home with your closest friends and family you can read and experience the story and history of this fine distillery.
The presentation pack holds :
-70cl bottle of the Glenflarclas 1968 “My Tribute” Single cask, Single Highland Malt,
-2 Crystal Cut Glencairn “My Tribute” tasting glasses
-1968 Booklet by Ian Buxton describing Luc’s story, the background and comments of Luc Timmermans and notorious whisky reviewers -Book by Ian Buxton describing the History and 175 years of independence of this great 6th Generation Family owned distillery
Since this fine cask only yielded 175 bottles only 175 people will be able to join this experience.
More information at www.glenfarclas.be
This month we offer you three (3) new bottlings under the OLD MALT CASK label –one (1) new OLD & RARE – two (2) CLAN DENNY Old Grain releases, three (3) ADVANCE SAMPLES and two (2) from the DIRECTOR’S CUT selection.
Tasting Notes for OLD MALT CASK follow:
OMC 2195 Inchgower 16 Year Old Sherry
Nose: Initial caramelised oranges warm to rich spices + polished oak
Palate: sweet & mouth coating, developing to soft leather and sweet spice
Finish: Long, now drier – runs to a more tannic/oaked/camphor character (J)
OMC 2196 Macallan 16 Year Old
Nose: Spiced + polished oak + wooden fruit boxes & ripe apples
Palate: Sweet & malty – develops to a warmingly spiced tablet style
Finish: Long, spicy with ripe bananas – now runs drier + an oak tang (J)
OMC 2199 Allt A’ Bhainne 21 Year Old Sherry
Nose: Richly spiced – sweet & nutty – carrying a hazelnut praline style
Palate: Mouth coating – warmingly spiced – still nutty + butterscotch
Finish: Long & richly spiced + a cigar boxes & cedar wood character (J)
The 3 Advance Samples OLD MALT CASK are as follows:
SMC0428 Glen Spey 10 YEARS
SMC0433 Tamdhu 14 YEARS
SMC0434 Aberlour 12 YEARS
Tasting Notes for the OLD & RARE release:
OAR 0176 Highland Park 27 Year Old
The nose opens with a sweet, macerated fruit quality that runs to a softly smoked character. Equally sweet, now mouth coatingly spiced on the palate, it carries a vanilla tablet style developing to a late burnt oak style. The finish is long – still sweetly spiced with late soft smoke lingering. (J)
Tasting Notes for CLAN DENNY:
DEN 0087 Cambus 37 Year Old
Opens sweetly spiced on the nose, carrying a tangy, caramelised oranges quality with a dark chocolate style. The palate is warming and mouth coating, still spicy with a salty butterscotch (salt toffee) character. The finish is surprisingly long with a creamy, caramel custard style plus more of those sweet spices. (J)
DEN 0070 Dumbarton 46 Year Old Bourbon
Massively and sweetly spiced early on the nose – it then softens to a truly fruity mixed bag – beyond which detect sugar and light oak. The palate is BIG, still fructiferous but carries black coffee, sweet spices and vanilla flavours – all neatly (and too swiftly) replicated on the finish. (F)
Tasting Notes for DIRECTORS CUT:
DIR 0023 Springbank 15 Year Old Sherry
Nose: Big, briny, interesting and spicy. Softens to ginger, peat, tobacco & cedar.
Palate: Still spiced, lightly oaked, salty, gristy, citric plus toffee & liquorice.
Finish: More tobacco + camphor, mocha, soft smoke + heather honey (F)
DIR 0025 Macallan 21 Year Old
Nose: Fresh & fragrant – sweet & fruity – developing to a butter plus crushed sugar style
Palate: Sweetly spiced & honey’d character carrying a barley sugar, citric quality
Finish: Medium long – still distinctly sweet – evolving to a tangy orange pith style (J)
Please note the BIG PEAT 20 cls bottles are now packed in Gift Boxes. With only 12 weeks to Christmas perhaps keep a note on your chimney about BIG PEAT @Xmas – which we hope you will consider, together with some of this month’s releases.
Yours faithfully
Fred Laing
Visit Douglas Laing & Company at www.douglaslaing.com
Whiskybroker.co.uk Update October 2012
Jane and I have celebrated the birth of our first baby, Harry, on 7th September, so the past month has been spent taking it slightly easier. No anymore though! Yesterday I bottled some 17yo Mortlach, 16yo Glen Elgin and 17 Linkwood, which can be seen in the photograph below. All 3 bottlings are priced at £37.00 and can be purchased on my online shop at http://www.whiskybroker.co.uk/acatalog/Bottlings.html. Some of you may also not be aware of the 14yo first fill sherry Benrinnes that I bottled about a month ago. About 30 bottles of this is still available on my shop, priced at £37.50. Trade prices are available to purchasers of more than 24 bottles. I can also send whisky Duty Free to anybody who is capable of receiving it (warehouse, registered consignee, temporary registered consignee etc.).
I’ve just purchased some 2005 hogsheads which should be delivered in a couple of weeks. They include: June 2005 Dalmore, December 2005 Speyburn and May 2005 Glen Moray. I’m hopeful there will also be a few others. They will be re-gauged upon arrival but should be priced around £1600.
For those of you searching for new make spirit I’ve also got some June 2012 Tullibardine barrels on their way down to me in the next week or so, to go along with the 2012 Macduff barrels I’ve already got.
Finally, in the next few weeks I’ll be bottling 60 litre shares of my 22 year old Aultmore, 22yo Bunnahabhain, 22yo Strathmill and 20 Glen Grant. If anybody is interested in buying a 60 litre share of these, please let me know now, before I put the casks back in the warehouse!
That’s all for now, but as always I’m open to suggestions, criticisms or any questions you might have.
Regards,
Martin Armstrong
WHISKY GALORE @ THE GREEN WELLY STOP
http://www.thegreenwellystop.co.uk/whiskyshop
The LAST CASK of Port Ellen from Ian Macleod is being bottled now, and we have some of this extremely rare Port Ellen for Pre Order today. From the Chieftain’s Range, this bottling is limited to circa 302 bottles worldwide, so extremely collectable.
Cask Number #1518
Distilled 1982
Aged 30 Years
Cask Strength 50.1% vol
Cask Type – Hogshead
Available to order now HERE
Contact craig@thegreenwellystop.co.uk for information. www.thegreenwellystop.co.uk
October Outturn: Gone with the wind
Gather our autumn harvest before the sun sets on the season and our 12 new single cask bottlings are gone with the wind.
October Pair: 66.36 & 48.35 only £75.00
Highland Eastern & Speyside Spey
66.36 Milano Salami and Tropical Fruit Kebab
48.35 Let the summer arrive
This pairing squeezes out the last rays of sunshine with fruit flavours as well as deep richness, to put a spring in your step
BUY
Cask Trio: 66.36, 48.35 &30.72 only £110
Highland Eastern & Speyside Spey
66.36 Milano Salami and Tropical Fruit Kebab
48.35 Let the summer arrive
66.36 Milano Salami and Tropical Fruit Kebab
A bourbon barrel, a sherry butt and a port pipe – it’s a variety which give life its spice, and a cavalcade of other special flavours
BUY
Case Offer: Cask Trio PLUS 7.78, 35.72 & 29.124 only £290
Highland, Speyside & Islay
66.36 Milano Salami and Tropical Fruit Kebab
48.35 Let the summer arrive
66.36 Milano Salami and Tropical Fruit Kebab
7.78 French patisserie in a bluebell wood
35.72 Vinyl Revival
29.124 Pregnancy Tea Mix
Here’s a box of tasty tricks to wow your tastebuds into amazement…it’s simply gratuitous showmanship that will leave you speechless.
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 http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships for your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers.
Simply click on any of the images to learn more about these highly collectable whiskies. Stock available to pre order online at The Whisky Shop now!
Brora 35 year old – One of only 1566 individually numbered bottles. Stocks are depleted of this collectors gem. A 2012 must have bottling.
Talisker 35 year old – Just 3,090 individually numbered bottles world-wide, in stunning large presentation boxes.
Caol Ila 14 year old – From 1st fill ex-bodega European Oak casks. Just 5,958 bottles worldwide.
Auchroisk 30 year old – From a mix of American & European Oak refill casks filled in 1982. Just 2,976 individually numbered bottles worldwide.
Lagavulin 21 year old – Vatted from first fill ex-sherry European Oak casks at least 21 years old, filled in 1991 Just 2,772 bottles available worldwide.
Dalwhinnie 25 year old – 20yo won Gold, Best in Class at IWSC, 2007 Interesting to compare with three previous bottlings in this series. Just 5,358 bottles available world-wide.
Port Ellen 32 year old – Just 2,964 numbered bottles world-wide. From refill American & European Oak casks filled in 1979.
Lagavulin 12 year old – Eleventh in a series of special 12 year old releases from the original distiller‟s stocks. Vatted from refill American Oak casks, each at least 12 years old.
The Whisky Shop Tel 0141 440 0600 info@whiskyshop.com www.whiskyshop.com
TOP PICKS…
Rock Hill Farms K&L Exclusive Single Barrel High Rye Mashbill Kentucky Straight Bourbon 750ml ($44.99) Our very first Single Barrel from this wonderful line distilled and aged at the Buffalo Trace facility in Frankfurt Kentucky. Rock Hill Farms has eluded our single barrel program for some time because it’s just so darn good we haven’t been able to find a single barrel that beats the standard bottling. Rock Hill is Buffalo Trace’s “High Rye Recipe,” meaning there’s an unusually high proportion of rye grain in the mashbill. Nonetheless it is still a BOURBON and should not be confused with a straight rye. It’s typically bottled as a single barrel of great consistency and character, however, we were astonished by the quality of this particular cask. This has always been a great crossover for bourbon lovers who want to dip their feet into the rye whiskey wading pool. Today, we have a whisky that will be a perfect choice for a rye drinker looking to dabble in the bourbons! Rich and spicy, with hints of citrus, fresh herbs, and black tea. Maybe a touch less sweet than the standard bottling, but it makes up for it with plenty of character. Truly one for the ages. Of course we only have 20 cases, cause all the good casks are tiny. Don’t wait… (David Girard, K&L Spirits Buyer)
NEW ARRIVALS…
Scotland – Single Malt Scotch 1999 Sheep Dip Amoroso Oloroso Scotch Whisky 750ml (1 bottle limit) ($46.99) Sullivans Cove American Oak Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 4 available ($149.99) Sullivans Cove Double Barrel Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 5 available ($92.99) Sullivans Cove French Oak Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 3 available ($149.99)
BACK IN STOCK…
Ireland – Paddy Old Irish Whiskey 1L – 12 available ($32.99)
Scotland – Glenglassaugh 26 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 3 available ($269.99) 1960 The Last Drop Blended Whisky 750ml – 1 available ($1,899.99)
K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City,
Hollywood CA
