ALDI LAUNCHES LIMITED EDITION 40 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT WHISKY FOR UNDER £50

Whisky lovers will be queuing overnight to get their hands on Aldi’s luxury, limited edition, 40 year old Speyside Single Malt Whisky, on sale this Thursday (8th December) for the unbelievable price of £49.99.

The first supermarket ever to sell an own-label spirit 40 years old, discounter Aldi will be releasing 3,000 bottles of the whisky throughout its 450 UK stores as a special Christmas present to loyal shoppers. The coveted whisky is predicted to sell out within hours and could even appear for sale on eBay as hard-up Brits look to capitalise on the amazing deal.

Aldi’s Spirits Buyer said: “Whisky of this quality and age would usually sell for around £300 plus.  Aldi is giving customers the chance to get hold of a very high quality luxury product for a very low price.”

The Speyside Single Malt comes from one of Scotland’s finest distilleries and has been matured in European Oak Sherry casks, resulting in a very intense and rich flavour. The beautiful decanter is presented in a stylish gift box.

With an aroma of dark chocolate and dried figs, the sweet taste gives off a marmalade zestiness, and the dry oak tannins fade into a lingering sweet and mellow finish.

Glenbridge 40 Year Old Single Malt Whisky – £49.99, 70cl, 40% ABV On sale from 8th December 2011, available as long as stock lasts.

ALDI LAUNCHES LIMITED EDITION 24 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT WHISKY FOR UNDER £30

Impress Dad or Hubby this Christmas with Aldi’s limited edition, unbelievable value Glen Marnoch 24 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, on sale as a Special Buy from 24th November.

There will be just 3000 bottles of the whisky released throughout Aldi’s 450 UK stores.

Casked in 1987, this very special Scotch whisky comes in a stylish gift box, making it the perfect gift for that special man in your life.

With a delicate floral aroma, notes of blooming heather and green vines and a very mellow taste, including gentle vanilla oak and a silky texture, this single malt provides a very rewarding taste experience for whisky lovers.

Glen Marnoch 24 Year Old Single Malt Whisky – £29.99, 70cl, 40% ABV On sale from 24th November, available as long as stock lasts.

Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks ‘Talisker Boat 34yo’

Talisker Boat OB 34yo 45.1%alc.

“Talisker have created a beautiful wooden boat-shaped, ultra discerning gift with unique 34 year old aged Talisker single cask strength whisky and crystal rocking glassware.

Includes a commemorative copper disc reclaimed from the stills at Talisker

Inspired by our home at Loch Harport on the shores of the Isle of Skye this gift is designed with authentic craftsmanship to offer consumers an amazing experience.

Only a total 250 units available globally (50 available for GB)”

RSP- £1000

Talisker Boat 34 Year Old

Price excluding VAT: £729.17
£875.00 Including VAT at 20%

Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

Kilchoman 2006 Vintage Release

First 5 Year Old

Kilchoman, Islay’s Farm Distillery, is delighted to announce the release of its 2006 vintage; the first 5 year old from the first distillery to be built on Islay for over 120 years.

Matured from 80% first fill and 20% refill bourbon barrels and reduced to 46%abv; the 2006 vintage is a limited release and available in mature malt markets around the world.

Tasting Note:

Colour: Light beech, darkening with age

Nose: Peaty aroma, soft cooked fruits, Christmas cake

Palate: Cloves, butterscotch, soft citrus, mouth filling with a lasting sweetness

Finish: A classic Islay Malt, now showing the benefit of ageing. Peaty fresh and clean finish

£44.99 inc VAT – £37.49 exc VAT

CLICK HERE TO BUY NOW

Kilchoman Launches 2006 Vintage

Kilchoman, Islay’s Farm Distillery, is delighted to announce the release of its 2006 vintage; the first 5 year old from the first distillery to be built on Islay for over 120 years.

Matured from 80% first fill and 20% refill bourbon barrels and reduced to 46%abv; the 2006 Vintage is a limited release and available in mature malt markets around the world at a  UK RRP £49 per bottle.

Anthony Wills commented, ‘This is another milestone for Kilchoman, the additional two years of maturation has given the 2006 vintage an extra dimension and depth of character’.  

Tasting Notes

Colour- Light beech darkening nicely with age.

Nose – Peaty aroma, nice soft cooked fruits, Christmas cake.

Palate – Cloves, butterscotch, soft citrus, mouth –filling with a lasting sweetness.

Finish- A classic Islay Malt, now showing the benefit of ageing; peaty, fresh and clean at the end.

Kilchoman 2006 5yo 46%abv  2006 Vintage Release

“This is the first 5 year old release from Kilchoman and has been aged in a combination of fresh and refill bourbon barrels.”

Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks ‘Kilchoman 2006 Vintage Release 5yo’

Price excluding VAT: £40.75
£48.90 Including VAT at 20%

Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

BIG November Outturn: Peek, pick, plunge in…
Whisky Season has arrived, and with it our Christmas Countdown List, packed to the gills with over 40 mouth-watering delicacies to help you pluck this year’s perfect presents

Not officially released until Fri 18 Nov, plunge in
Browse all bottlings
(89 single casks online)

Fishing for ideas? Suggestions…

Regional Trio: 121.50, 44.50 & 53.156 for £125
Xmas Pair: 125.54 & G1.7 for £95
Speyside Pair: 30.68 & 44.50 for £87
Cask Type Trio:123.6, 44.50 & 85.22 for £145
Christmas Case: 121.50, 44.50, 53.156, 125.54, G1.7 & 30.68 for only £255

SMWS Tastings & Events (39 events online)
All about wood – Queen Street, Thu 17 Nov
Greenock Preview Tasting – The Tontine Hotel, Fri 18 Nov
Aberdeen Preview Tasting – Caledonian Hotel, Thu 24 Nov
Winchester Preview Tasting – Winchester Royal Hotel, Fri 25 Nov
Glasgow Preview Tasting – Radisson Blu Hotel, Fri 25 Nov
Harrogate Preview Tasting – Hotel du Vin, Fri 25 Nov
Wokingham Preview Tasting – Cantley House Hotel, Fri 2 Dec

More Society tastings

Book an Event: Festive Dining & Suppers
This year the Society is capturing the essence of Christmas with a feast for the senses. Enjoy flaming cocktails, a fabulously festive three-course meal and whisky ‘affogato’
More details

Whisky Magazine’s 2012 Independent Bottler of the Year www.whiskymag.com/awards/ibc/2011/

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.

The Tweeddale Blend 12 year old continues to go from strength to strength, well actually it is still 46% abv but it does have a new home – www.Tweeddalewhisky.com.

The Tweeddale Blend 12 year old was also recently nominated for the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge Awards, a great honour indeed and you will be able to judge it for yourself at the Glasgow Whisky Festival on Saturday 19th November and at the Whisky Experience next to Edinburgh Castle on Saturday 26th November.

So why not check out the new website, for The Story, the details of The Blend or Discover the lost blend buy direct online.

See you there.

Alasdair Day
Re-creator of the Tweeddale Blend.

Discover the lost blend……..
THE TWEEDDALE BLEND.

It’s feeling very quiet here on the island after all the excitement of the Jura Music Festival! It’s a firm favourite in the traditional music calendar and this year brought us top artists like Dougie Maclean, Mary Ann Kennedy as well as some hugely talented local musicians. The islanders also extended a very warm welcome to the winners of our recent competition to experience the festival as our guests. They joined in with the locals and enjoyed the festival as only honorary islanders can. To view all of the highlights click here.

As a Diurach you’re always the first to hear our latest news and we’re delighted to tell you about our newest limited edition release. Feith a’ Chaorainn is a majestic 1976 Vintage of only 500 bottles. Its name means ‘the land of the rowan’ and it celebrates the ancient bond between the island and the rowan tree. Click here to find out more about this latest addition to the Jura family.

If you want to experience this remarkable spirit for yourself, please look out for the bottle at your nearest specialist whisky retailer.

Slainte

Willie Cochrane
Jura Distillery Manager

P.S. If you have friends or family who also share your passion for jura whisky and might like to become Diurachs, send them to www.isleofjura.com where they’ll discover more about our mystical isle.

This month we are pleased to offer you eleven (11) new bottlings under the OLD MALT CASK label, two (2) from the OLD MALT CASK CIGAR MALT range with (1) OLD MALT CASK CIGAR MALT 20 cl. We have three (3) from PREMIER BARREL plus two (2) new CLAN DENNY OLD GRAINS, and three (3) new DIRECTOR’S CUT releases. There is also the first release of our deluxe EPICUREAN BLEND in ceramic.

Meanwhile tasting notes for OLD MALT CASK follow –

OMC 2089 Glengoyne 14 Year Old
Nose: Barley sugar sweet + dark spices and muscovado sugar.
Palate: Still spicy sweet – now, honeyed, vanilla’d and full of barley.
Finish: Runs drier now, still spiced + oak and light gristiness. (F)

OMC 2101 Macallan 14 Year Old
Nose: Clean & malty – carrying a home baked, sweet character
Palate: An initially sweet quality runs to a fruity, orange zest style
Finish: Long, warmly spiced with a lingering orange pith trait (J)

OMC 2102 Jura 16 Year Old
Nose: Sugary sweet – gristy – citric …. tailing with dry leaves.
Palate: Mouthcoatingly/oily – lightly peated + barley, salt & smoke.
Finish: Sweeter now – barley sugared, vanilla’d and spiced. (F)

OMC 2104 Knockando 17 Year Old
Nose: Opens fruity & sweetly spiced running to a bees wax style
Palate: Rich – carrying a dry spicy quality + a distinct oak character
Finish: Long – still spicy + burnt toast & honey that runs and runs (J)

OMC 2103 Laphroaig 18 Year Old
Nose: Opens sweet & vanilla’d running to soft smoke + flamed orange zest
Palate: Still sweet & softly smoked + more vanilla – burnt home baked style
Finish: Long – with an ashes and burnt wood character + lingering creosote (J)

OMC 2092 Glen Keith 18 Year Old
Nose: Fresh & fruitily sweet + fresh homemade shortbread + sweet melon
Palate: Distinctly barley sugared running to a sweet orange/lime zest style
Finish: Still fresh and fruity – replicating nose & palate + more zest(J)

OMC 2090 Mortlach 21 Year Old
Nose: Fresh – clean and feisty – spiced with late soft orange zest.
Palate: Sugary – malty – lightly vanilla’d with a soft runny honey style.
Finish: Big on camphor cough drops – warming! with late liquorice.(F)

OMC 2091 Glenrothes 21 YEAR OLD Sherry
Nose: Richly spiced – running to a caramelised orange trait + barley sugar
Palate: Mouth coating with toffee and ginger + a warming citrus quality
Finish: Long – carrying an attractive oak, leather & sweet tobacco style (J)

OMC 2095 St Magdalene 29 Year Old
Nose: Carries dry barley – citrus – crunched sugar – oak & spices.
Palate: Initially dry & oaky – before malt + honey and more spice.
Finish: Slightly smoked + sugar sprinkled cappuccino + more spice! (F)

OMC 2094 Imperial 35 Year Old
Nose: Dry cedar wood shavings open to sweet dark fruit tones + ash
Palate: Richly spiced – lightly smoked/peated + old wooden candy boxes
Finish: Camphor and cough drops + warming spices + late soft leather (F)

OMC 2096 Tomintoul 40 Year Old
Nose: Fresh – gristy and buttery ….. running to light oak.
Palate: Dry – indeed drying! – with spices/now citrus + oak.
Finish: Big on spices (camphor) – cough drops + light honey. (F)

Tasting Notes for PREMIER BARREL are:

PRB 0109 Auchentoshan 11 Year Old
An arresting, aromatic – even arousing! Articulation of Auchentoshan, Auchentoshan, Auchentoshan – triple distilled and worth repeating. Fundamentally this frisky, flavourful, festival of fruity fermentation is ffrankly, ffragant, ffabulous and ffull of ffinesse. (F)

PBR 0104 Craigellachie 12 Year Old Sherry
The creative craft of this creamy Craigellachie is a creditable criterion to crave. It portrays palpably peachy panache AND pepper! – supporting supplementary sweet spices with stylishly satiating Sherry. (F)

PBR 0110 Blair Athol 12 Year Old Sherry
A balanced buxom and buoyant beacon of a Blair Athol! Saliently and salubriously spiced – sustaining a substantial sugary swirl of syrup ….. plus a forté of fresh fragrant fructiferousness. (F)

Tasting Note for DIRECTOR’S CUT –

DIR 0003 Macallan 18 Year Old Bourbon Cask
Nose: Honey sweet –lightly barleyed – gently oaked – vanilla toffee’d
Palate: Soft/ mellow – spiced/citric + candyfloss and crunched sugar
Finish: More honey, barley, sugary fruit – and peppery spices appear (F)

DIR 0002 Caol Ila 21 Year Old
Nose: Totally Islay! With a tarry, oily, sweet and phenolic style
Palate: Soft initially – builds to sweet peat, barley, rock pools and ash
Finish: As big now as before – with creosote, cinders, and more peat (F)

DIR 0004 Dalmore 21 Year Old MONTILLA CASK FINISH
Nose: Sugary – vanilla’d – distinctly fruity and softly malted
Palate: Still fruity – with more (crunched) sugar + spices/sweet barley
Finish: Warmly – now dryly spiced + a hint of liquorice + honey (F)

Tasting Notes for CLAN DENNY Old Grain follow below:

DEN 0078 Carsebridge 30 Year Old
Heavily spiced and oaky initially on the nose – it warms to a character of vanilla ice cream with warm fudge sauce. More fruited now as it open on the palate, it is still very spicy….. ..and water softens it all to a softer coffee and chocolate style. Still spiced and warming on its longer than normal Grain finish. (F)

DEN 0079 Girvan 46 Year Old
Carries a sweet cereal character that runs to muscovado sugar and soft spices. The palate is sweet & spicy with toffee and vanilla carrying an attractive, yet surprising, sweetly marinaded grilled meat quality. The finish is long for a Grain Whisky and remains spicy throughout – with a late suggestion of salt. (J)

Tasting Notes for OLD MALT CASK CIGAR MALT follow below:

OMC 2106 Laphroaig 10 Year Old
Nose: Distinctly Islay + sweet tar & bbq ashes
Palate: Rich & smoky – ashy/tarry & chocolate-y.
Finish: Peated, smoky, sooty, earthy & sweet . (F)

OMC 2027 Blair Athol 12 Year Old Sherry
Nose: Richly spiced – dried fruit character
Palate: Sweet & warming running to a nutty quality
Finish: Long, still spicy now drier + cedar wood (J)

OLD MALT CASK CIGAR MALT 20 cl.

SMC 0405 – Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Sorry – that is a lot of reading for a lot whiskies, many of which we hope will interest you. There are 2 new items which merit special highlighting. The DIRECTOR’S CUT have been released to back up last month’s first release, all colour co-ordinated by region and last but not least, the EPICUREAN BLEND has been developed with a 90% plus Malt content designed to be an intriguing, well priced, ceramic gift or self indulgence, presented in Gift Bags.

Yours sincerely

Fred H Laing
Managing Director

PS – You may already have seen that Jim Murray awarded our CLAN DENNY Cambus 47 as Best Scottish Grain Whisky, in his 2012 Whisky Bible – now long sold out. However a sister cask will follow shortly, now aged to 48 years.