Caol Ila ‘Unpeated Style’ 1999 12yo 64%alc. 2011 Release

Bottled 2011

Very limited and so restricted to 1 per person

Sampled under agreeable but hectic conditions I thought this another superb dram. Fruit, vanilla and esters – and everything else – on the nose. A scrawled note included ‘pink candy’ and chocolate finish.

E8 on the Flavour Map
Complex & Smoky.

Price excluding VAT: £43.75
£52.50 Including VAT at 20%

N.B. we do not have any Port Ellen or Brora available from this year’s Special Releases

Caol Ila ‘Unpeated Style’ 1999 12yo 64%alc. 2011 Release

Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

October Pay-Weekend Trio: 3 exclusive bottles for £149
As we wave goodbye to October and say hello to this pay-weekend, we’ve released a limited number of online Oct Pay-Weekend Trios – a last chance to nibble on some of our naughty nectar bottlings

Our trios are not so-much a mystery, we’ve hand-picked six bottles, but we can only tell you one of the bottlings in your parcel, the other two will be a lucky-dip! (Altho’ 19YO is our youngest bottling)

Enjoy 27YO 39.78 Welcome wake up call! and two other bottles from our hand-selected pool…

64.30 Attention-grabbing – 22YO
37.47 Bananas and custard with zing – 23YO
77.26 A foodie’s dram – 23YO
9.53 A peppery explosion – 19YO
30.66 Muscovado, macadamia & manuka – 20YO

Yes, only £149! Limited number of trios are available…first come, first served. Offer runs until Mon 31 Oct (subject to availabilty)

We’ve also discovered a whole-load of outstanding bottlings lurking once again in our online shop…

7.66 Harmonious co-existence of flavour
Speyside Lossie
£63.40
This had an immediate calming effect on the Panel with aromas of fruit loaf, almonds, pineapples, tea chests, Cuban tobacco work shop, vanilla, pear drops, coconut, jam roly poly, cream sherry, bananas, leather armchairs, and sandal wood all co-existing harmoniously

33.113 Sweet, peaceful dreams (exclusive to online)
Islay
£53.70
You’re in a fabulous pavilion – soaking in a bubble-bath – sweetly peaceful. Nearby, a platter of exotic fruits (pineapple, papaya, lychees) and a dram of this

76.75 Spiritual ascension
Speyside Spey
£66.70
The nose began with Airfix model kits and cola bottle sweets; then dried fruits appeared (raisins, figs, dates, prunes), followed by Madeira, roast chestnuts, Dr Peppers, vanilla and spice; rhubarb, pear and honey brought up the rear

Click thro’ to discover more….

Browse all bottlings
(61 single casks online)

SMWS Tastings & Events (39 events online)
Oxford Preview Tasting – Oxford Castle, Fri 28 Oct
Sheffield Preview Tasting – Leopold Hold, Fri 28 Oct
Chester-le-Street Preview Tasting – Cricket Club, Fri 28 Oct
Nov Preview Tasting with Cheese – Queen Street, Tue 1 Nov
Nov Preview Tasting for the Meat-Lover – Queen Street, Wed 2 Nov
Nov Outturn Open Tasting – London, Sat 5 Nov
Nov Outturn Tasting & Carvery – The Vaults, Sun 6 Nov

More Society tastings

Society Hogmanay Celebrations: Sat 31 Dec
The Vaults Hogmanay
Hogmanay Gala Dinner: The Dining Room
Hogmanay Member’s Room Event: 28 Queen Street

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.

New Arrivals – October

Since we were last in touch a further 27 rare and exclusive malts have arrived at Abbey Whisky.

The Rare Malts Selection has once again proven very popular, and no wonder with this series of malts offering some cracking drams from some very special distilleries.

We’ve kept up with demand, adding some very rare additions to our ever expanding range.

You can view these here…

We recieved a very exciting delivery from Duncan Taylor this week. Not only dothey bottle great tasting whisky but they’re also available at a very affordable price.

One of the highlights has to be the Highland Park 40 year old 1968 from the

Peerless collection. Distilled in 1968, this 40 year old Highland Park single malt whisky demonstrates incredible value for money and it tastes great!

View all our new arrivals here…

The imminent arrival of the Diageo 2011 annual releases and in particular the Port Ellen, has created quite a stir in the world of whisky. We’ve had so much interest in this coveted whisky, as soon as we take delivery we will list it on site and it will be distributed on a first come first served basis.

Remember to click on our ‘Notify When Back In Stock’ option so that we can let you know as soon as it becomes available.

Keep updated with The Port Ellen Annual Release and all Abbey Whisky news via our

Twiitter & Facebook pages….

Sláinte

Abbey Whisky

www.abbeywhisky.com

Highland Park 40 Year Old – 1968 Peerless Collection

Highland Park 40 year old for just over £250!

Distilled in 1968, this 40 year old Highland Park single malt whisky demonstrates incredible value for money as it tastes as good as it looks!

Bottled from cask number 3458, with a release of only 139 bottles.

£264.00

Loch Fyne Whiskies stocks  ‘Port Dundas 1990 20yo’

Port Dundas 1990 20yo
57.4% abv
£110.00 inc vat
£91.67 ex vat

Port Dundas 1990 20yo 57.4%alc.

Very limited and so restricted to 1 per person

A big, dark and to my mind over sherry-wood influenced grain from the now demolished PD.

The box tells us: “When just three years old, the rich single grain whisky in this unusual and strictly limited (1920 bottles) bottling was re-racked into three very different cask woods* for long ageing, to fine effect.

Sappy fresh-cut pine fuses with vanilla ice cream on the spice-sweet nose, whilst sweet taste and rich texture dominate the silky-smooth palate, leaving a long, rounded and complex finish.

*Ex-sherry & first fill American oak, charred European oak.

Price excluding VAT: £91.67
£110.00 Including VAT at 20%

These Special Releases 2011 are all strictly limited to 1 per person

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

Loch Fyne Whiskies stocks a new item, ‘Rosebank 1990 21yo’

53.8% abv
£160.00 inc vat
£133.33 ex vat

Rosebank 1990 21yo 53.8%alc.

Very limited and so restricted to 1 per person

Exceptional

This was tasted in a fine social environment so my notes are sketchy but I did note this as an exceptional whisky, heavier than most Rosebanks but with a lovely lemon and strawberry aroma and a taste including toasted nuts. This was my ace of all the 2011 Special releases. Too busy to give it a Flavour map position (forgot actually).

Price excluding VAT: £133.33
£160.00 Including VAT at 20%

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

Hello Fellow Scotch Lovers –

Last week’s email featured an extremely rare opportunity to acquire one of 250 bottles available worldwide, of 40 year old whisky, for $5,400. I was so excited when two subscribers took advantage of that opportunity.

This weeks email is an opportunity to be the first kid on your block to own one of the most exciting new whiskies to come out this year: The return of Bruichladdie “The Laddie” Ten.

It was an intensely emotional day, in the late winter of 2000/2001, when the then new owners of the distillery broke the padlock on the Bruichladdich gates and took charge of the charismatic but much neglected Victorian distillery on the far west Atlantic coast of Islay. Since then, it’s been a roller-coaster ride for the new owners, and many said they wouldn’t make it. But they persevered, and fought. And they’re still here.

This is without a doubt the most important whisky release in the history of Bruichladdich, and its very much a landmark for the new distillery management team, headed by Master Distiller Jim McEwan. This is the first Bruichladdich to have been produced completely, from distillation through bottling, by the new management team.

This Islay dram is classic Bruichladdich, 85% American oak, 15% Sherry cask, non-peated, and bottled at 46% with no chill filtration and never any coloring added. The whisky is absolutely brilliant, reminiscent of the original Bruichladdich 15 YO…and it becomes available in the US market beginning next month.

Fortunately for us all our man Nicky The Neck asked his connections to call their friends who know a guy…and so we are able to offer you insider access to Bruichladdich The Laddie Ten before almost anyone else in the United States.

The price for “first on the block to have a bottle of The Laddie” bragging rights: $54.95/ bottle.

I hope you will take advantage of this exceptional opportunity, and do it it fast…because once your neighbor has it, your trend-setter bragging rights are gone!

Until next Wednesday….

Doug Stone
Founder
www.ForScotchLovers.com

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BRUICHLADDICH “THE LADDIE” TEN YO UNPEATED SINGLE MALT WHISKY

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WHISKY COMMENTS – Courtesy of John Hansell of The Whisky Advocate

“I was able to taste the new Bruichladdich 10 year old at WhiskyFest. As you may know, this is the first 10 year old whisky being sold that was produced by the current owners. It’s a new dawn for Bruichladdich, and I am happy to say that this whisky is very good. Most of it is from bourbon barrels, but there’s some sherry casks thrown in too. I just hope they can keep this profile consistant going forward. If they do, it could become the go-to entry level non-smoky Island whisky (competing with Highland Park 12 YO and Bunnahabhain 12 YO for that honor). To me, it tastes like a 12 year old whisky.”

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MILROY’S OF SOHO OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

It has been an exciting month so far, the big news is that our new Milroy’s of Soho Single Cask Glen Spey 1998 has arrived. We are also edging ever closer to the arrival of our own stunningly elegant Single Cask Calvados, and it must be Christmas because we have what we’re certain is the world’s first single cask 100% rye whisky.

Be sure to follow our blog and read our thoughts and tasting notes on these and other whiskies heading our way

MILROY’S OF SOHO SINGLE CASK BOTTLINGS

Milroy’s of Soho Single Cask
Glen Spey 1998, Aged 13 Years
The Glen Spey may go down as being the most enjoyable whiskies we have bottled. Delicious honey and heather on the nose, on the palate much the same but with aniseed and apple adding to the complexity, a fantastic dram!
£40 JUST ARRIVED

SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

BRUICHLADDICH
Octomore 4th Release
The latest Octomore release is peated to a staggering 167ppm, capped with an alcoholic strength of 62.5% this isn’t a whisky for the fainthearted. Reams of smoke on the nose with underlying vanilla, peat lovers will enjoy this intense record-breaking dram.
£85

PORT ELLEN
Port Ellen 1983, 27 Years Old, Provenance, Douglas Laing
Just to whet your appetite for the impending official release, we had just a few bottles left of this fantastic 27 year old independently bottled Port Ellen. What a steal.
£185

EDRADOUR PRE-ORDER NOW
Everyone’s favourite smallest distillery has just released two new bottlings. These are both “full term maturations”.

2003 Edradour Sauternes Matured 46%
£43.95

2003 Edradour Chardonnay Matured 46%
£43.95

GLENDRONACH
GlenDronach 21Year Old ‘Parliament’
The new 21 Year Old is classic GlenDronach, created using both Oloroso and Pedro Ximinez sherry casks, and takes its name from the ‘parliament’ of rooks that have been nesting in the trees overlooking the distillery for almost 200 years. This expression is a permanent addition to GlenDronach’s core range.
£70

GlenDronach Single Cask 1995, Cask 4681 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Matured
Distillery notes: “Cherry wood with a russet mahogany-like appearance. Subtle antique gold elements. Nose: chocolate orange segments with a hearty helping of stewed plums and forest fruit compote. Palate: chocolate and toffee qualities reveal a bold mix of dried, spiced fruits including figs, raisins and dates. Full-bodied with a dry, stylish finish.”
Aged in a Pedro Ximénez Sherry Puncheon, only 725 bottles made.
£60

BENRIACH
BenRiach Limited Release 1995, Cask 7164 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Finish
Distillery notes: “Bright amber with a late autumnal glow. Nose: Bananas and citrus fruits combined with fresh mountain herbs with oregano in abundance. Palate: Juicy fruits of melons, bananas and lychee. Clean toasted oak attributes and distinctive cinnamon flavours.”
Aged in a Pedro Ximénez Sherry Puncheon, only 695 bottles made.
£55

SHACKLETON
We celebrate the long awaited return of Shackleton.
The price is unchanged. The whisky is even better than the hype.
£100

JURA 1976
Dusty, buttery Jura with a smoky, spicy twist. Only two bottles available.
£500

UPCOMING TASTING EVENTS

For an evening of fun, entertainment and a bit of learning you just can’t beat a whisky tasting.

Sherry Cask Whisky Tasting, 15th November, 6.30pm
Whether Highland, Islay, Japanese or indeed any whisky producing region of the world, it’s a safe bet you will find a sherry cask around a distillery. Amongst the first vessels in which whisky was transported and thus matured, sherry can produce a spectrum of flavours from dried fruits to dark chocolate. Join us to discover the benefits of combining whisky with Jerez’s most famous export.
Tickets £45

Diageo Special Releases Masterclass, 7th November 2011, 6.30pm
Join us for a taste of some of the most sought after whiskies on the planet, in our latest Masterclass series of tastings! Diageo’s Special Releases will include such rarities as the closed Brora and Port Dundas along with this year’s special releases of Lagavulin and Caol Ila.
Tickets £55

To place an order please visit www.milroys.co.uk , call Lee on 020 7437 2385
or email Lee.Tomlinson@milroys.co.uk

Milroy’s of Soho
3 Greek Street
London, England W1D 4NX

Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2004 Kentraw OB 50%Abv.

Kentraw Farm Foreland

Unpeated and limited to 6000 bottles

‘Chalice barley harvested September and distilled December 2004. Grown on the Kentraw Field of Foreland. One mile from the distillery.

This is the first Islay grown whisky to be distilled in recent times.’

 Price excluding VAT: £28.75
£34.50 Including VAT at 20%

https://www.lfw.co.uk/blog/2011/10/18/bruichladdich-islay-barley-2004/

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk 

GlenDronach OB Parliament 21yo 48%alc.

If a 21yo whisky needs a name then parliament is as good a name as most – and better than many. The parliament referred to here is the collective noun for a bunch of rooks some of which lodge over the distillery.

More importantly, here is a 48% strength addition to the GlenDronach line and characteristically matured in heavy-rich sherry casks. It’s a deep, deep mahogany & amber hue but not at all dominated with sherry-wood style.

A light, engaging aroma of Demerara sugar, butterscotch and fruity-floral notes, fabulous. Later I found ‘brown-sauce-port’ (crusted in extreme) and what I initially had as Gregg’s sausage rolls but now moderated to ‘pastry’. Tasted there is good balance (a little emphasis on the bitter), toasted toffee, treacle and overall soft and round. A sulphur haaaa fills the mouth space after the swallow and lingers in the finish.

An ace sherry-wood expression that belongs in grid reference J5 on the Flavour Map. Rich

GlenDronach Parliament 21 year old

Price excluding VAT: £53.75
£64.50 Including VAT at 20%

GlenDronach OB Cask 4681 1995 15yo 56.2%alc.

A special treat, for which we all should thank the GlenDronach people for making available. Entirely sold in the UK, just 725 bottles hewn from a Pedro Ximinez sherry cask, the reggae-reggae of all sherry casks.

Musty & earthy with moderate European oak notes at first after which the lexicon of the taster becomes excited with dates, petrol-fumes, bubblegum, mincemeat, sponge cake and… insert your descriptors here…

A drying taste of bitters and chocolate (and fireworks and other stuff) leads on to a wonderful finish of creamy chocolate mouse. “Mmeu-mu” as Oliver Hardy might say (but not necessarily spell).

Square I4 on the Flavour Map on the Rich side of Rich & Delicate.

GlenDronach Cask 4681 1995 15 year old

Price excluding VAT: £45.75
£54.90 Including VAT at 20%

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

BenRiach 1995 16yo Cask 7164 58.3%alc.

695 bottles from a Pedro Ximinez puncheon.

Bottled exclusively for the UK.

Official tasting note:

‘Nose: Bananas and citrus fruits combined with fresh mountain herbs with oregano in abundance.

Colour: Bright amber with a late autumnal glow.

Taste: Juicy fruits of melons, bananas and lychee. Clean toasted oak attributes and distinctive cinnamon flavours.’

BenRiach 1995 16yo Cask 7164

Price excluding VAT: £44.58
£53.50 Including VAT at 20%

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk