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Dennis Malcolm of Glen Grant Distillery – Scotch Whisky News

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“I strived many years to make this distillery best in class”

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Born in the grounds of Glen Grant in 1946, Dennis has worked for Glen Grant for over five decades. At age 15, Dennis began as an apprentice cooper and has since gone on to follow in his family’s footsteps  as his father and grandfather also worked at Glen Grant.

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In 2013, in occasion of his 50th anniversary at the Glen Grant Distillery, a premium Five Decades single malt Scotch whisky edition was released to honour Dennis’ commitment to the distillery. In 2014 he was made a Keeper of the Quaich.

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Dennis Malcolm inner left rear , Lawrence Graham (Whisky Intelligence) middle rear & Keith Cruickshank (Benromach Distillery) inner right rear on the night they were made Keepers of the Quaich in 2014 at Blair Castle.

Dennis was recognised for his exceptional life’s work at the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2015, where he received the Outstanding Achievement in the Scotch Whisky Industry Award.

Just days after receiving this award, Dennis was also named the recipient of Whisky Advocate’s 22nd Annual Lifetime achievement award.

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In 2016, Dennis has been awarded the honour of an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to business and the Speyside community.

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Impex Beverages “2017 Was Full of Awards and Recognitions!! – Whisky News

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Check Out These Amazing Awards!!

2017 was a bountiful year with regards to awards and medals for the ImpEx family. We are truly blessed and grateful for these gifts, and we hope you got a chance to enjoy them with us!

Check out some of the highlights below:

Port Askaig received the highest honors – 5 Stars from Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal! This is a huge deal as he’s one of the toughest critics around!

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Tamdhu 10 picked up a Double Gold medal from The Fifty Best! This is a huge honor and continues to show what a fantastic ongoing expression this is.

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Last but certainly not least, Exclusive Malts Irish ’03 13yr made it to Whisky Advocate’s Top 10 Winter 2017 Buying Guide! They are very selective when it comes to their recommendations, and they chose well.

And since it’s not too late to get a New Year’s gift, you can still pick this one up for your favorite Irish whiskey lover!

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This gorgeous whiskey has taken on a lot of sherry character from the refill sherry hogshead: cherry, prune, chocolate orange, baked pineapple chunks, and toasted spice. A good weighty structure boasting deep citrus intensity, with ginger and pepper snapping at its heels; a sensation only intensified with water. Lush fruits, butterscotch, and milk chocolate, with a finish of lively spices, stone fruits, and zesty orange muffins. (276 bottles) —Jonny McCormick

Lastly, we want to thank you all for being part of our family and partaking in this celebration with us.

We look forward to what 2018 will bring us!

Happy New Year!

Please feel free to reach out for more details on the bottlings: office@impexbev.com

Bowmore 26 Year Old Càrn Mòr Bequest – Chairman’s Legacy at Abbey Whisky – Scotch Whisky News

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Bowmore 26 Year Old Càrn Mòr Bequest – Chairman’s Legacy

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Brian Morrison is retiring as Chairman of Morrison and MacKay after spending an incredible five decades working in the whisky industry. To celebrate his career this special limited edition release has been bottled. The whisky was distilled at the Bowmore distillery in 1991 and matured in bourbon barrels for 26 years until 2017. Bottled at natural cask strength, 42.9% vol, with only 565 bottles filled. Brian was in charge of Bowmore when this whisky was born so a very fitting dram to celebrate with! Happy retirement Brian, thanks for all the great whisky!

Availability: In stock Maximum 1 per customer

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January Tastings at The Whisky Shop #SFO – Whisky News

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Upcoming Tastings Calendar

Follow The Whisky Shop on Facebook for up-to-date information 

Saturday, January 6th:

Balcones Bourbon

 

Friday, January 19th:

Scotch Tasting: Glen Scotia & Loch Lomond

 

Saturday, January 20th:

Scotch Tasting: Abelour

 

Saturday, January 27th:

Scotch Tasting: Glenlivet

 

Saturday, February 3rd:

Balcones Bourbon

AA1 Glencairn

 

Happy New Year From Whisky Intelligence!

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Happy New Year From Whisky Intelligence!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LIZ & PAUL AT MCLEANSCOTLAND

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Happy New Year From The Whisky Shop #SFO

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Thank You for a Wonderful Year! 

 With dozens of tastings and over a hundred whiskies, 

this year was our biggest whisky tasting year yet! 

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To everyone who enjoyed a scotch, bourbon, whiskey, or rye with us

– and to all who we’ve yet to have the pleasure of meeting-

 We wish you a Happy New Year, 

and hope to see you in 2018!

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Diageo embraces voice technology to inspire consumers to create cocktails at home – Scotch Whisky News

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Diageo embraces voice technology to inspire consumers to create cocktails at home

Launching a new skill for the Amazon Echo Show in the UK to help consumers create great cocktails at home this Christmas.

Called ‘The Bar’ the new skill is inspired by Diageo’s award-winning website thebar.com, which has been helping millions of consumers to make amazing cocktails at home since 2013.

Tapping into the latest voice technology and the functionality of the Amazon Echo Show, ‘The Bar’ means people are just a few words away from making a great cocktail.

Consumers start by asking Alexa to open ‘The Bar’ and are then presented with three different options.

Make a specific cocktail – where a user can tell Alexa what they want to make and Alexa provides a recipe and guides the user through preparing the cocktail.

Help me choose – where Alexa suggests easy to make cocktails based on the consumer’s preferences e.g. sweet or sour, long or short.

Learn techniques – where Alexa helps consumers master mixology techniques with practical advice such as how to muddle your mojito to perfection.

‘The Bar’ skill also allows consumers to send a shopping list of ingredients or a cocktail making kit to the Alexa mobile app on their phone or directs them to purchase on Amazon. The skill is age gated.

To view the video please click HERE

“Making amazing cocktails at home doesn’t need to be intimidating or complicated – and we’re excited to be using new technology to inspire consumers to shake things up this Christmas. Technology is changing the way we socialise in and outside of the home, and with the new ‘The Bar’ skill, we’re tapping into the growing number of adults using voice-enabled devices to take them on a journey towards mastering mixology”

Periklies Antoniou

New Technology & Media Innovation Manager at Diageo

New Parcel of the Instant Sell-Out – Kentucky Owl 11 Year Old Rye Whiskey – American Whiskey News

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Blink-and-You’ll-Miss-It Whiskey Allocation Kentucky Owl 11 Year Old Rye Whiskey (750ml) ($139.99)

The last parcel we got in of the Kentucky Owl 11 Year Rye sold through in a matter of minutues. Much to our delight (and whiskey drinkers everywhere), we were able to secure some more. Whether you missed out the first time around, or we’re looking to get more, now is the time to act!

Right to the chase here – this is a special insiders’ alert about a crazy deal that fell into our lap this morning: a parcel of the insanely limited Kentucky Owl 11 Year Old Kentucky Rye Whiskey, bottled at 55.3%, and previously so rare that most stores only got a case or two. Our initial 60 bottle allocation sold out in about twenty minutes after a flurry of customers gobbled up every last bottle, even with a one bottle limit per customer. With something like this you might want to come back and read the rest after after you get your bottles…otherwise it might be gone by then. Kentucky Owl is a project recently acquired by Stoli Vodka, but what’s in the bottle is put together from mature stocks of Kentucky whiskey that has already seen black market prices of up to $800 a bottle for some of the initial Bourbon releases. We’re were incredibly lucky to land a reasonable allocation of this rye whiskey and there’s no doubt what’s left won’t last the day. We’ve tasted the rye and it’s legit. It’s rich, and spicy, and full of sweet baking spices like clove and cinnamon on the finish with power from the high proof. Anyone in search of a special gift or collectible bottle will be more than thrilled with the quality, especially in today’s market. Live on the site for now, the rest of our allocation arrives next week.

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The Whisky Shop “Give the Scotch Journey of a Lifetime!” – Scotch Whisky News

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Give the Scotch Journey of a Lifetime! 

The Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar features 25+ year old drams, single-barrel releases, and long sought after distilleries sure to delight and surprise any whisky lover. The majority of selected whiskies are extremely rare, never been seen before and will not be seen again, making each bottle extremely collectable. 

In addition to a fantastic scotch selection, the calendar comes with extra gifts:

You’ll receive an exclusive whisky glass, distillery booklet, collectable lapel pen, embossed brochure and a personal tasting notes journal. 

 Click Here for more Info and Ordering

 


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