NEW TO THE PARTY

Smooth Ambler Old Scout 10yr – It’s back, and with a refreshed label. Smooth Ambler is one of our house favorites. Check out this excellent 10yr Bourbon neat, on the rocks, or in a top-shelf cocktail.

OCD Bourbon Cask Strength – Here’s a new Bourbon with ties to an old distillery. These guys bought the former Old Crow distillery and found some of the original Old Crow yeast! Finding it in a closed-top fermenter, and working diligently, or maybe obsessively, to nurture the yeast back to life, the folks at Glenns Creek Distillery found both their method and the name of their first bourbon OCD #5.

Cooper’s Craft Bourbon – This is the first new bourbon from Brown-Forman in over 20 years! From the folks who bring us Old Forester and Woodford Reserve, here’s a new treat that falls somewhere in the middle. It’s smooth, delicious, and awesomely priced. Try it over ice or in any of your favorite bourbon cocktails.

Evan Williams Honey with 50ml and glasses – If you need some smooth, sweet, honey-bourbon, you might as well pick up this gift set with a free shot glass and a 50ml sampler each of Evan Williams Fire and an Evan Williams Cherry.

Laphroaig Lore – Here’s the newest offering from one of the top single malt producers in Islay. Lore is information passed from person to person by word of mouth. This bottle is named for all the info and history passed down about how to distill and aged great scotch. This is a rich bottle of Islay Scotch and will be excellent for any Laphroaig or Islay lover.

Sipping into summer

Whisky and cheese Tasting

On Monday the 25th of July we will be journeying into the world of whisky and cheese. From the shores of Scotland to the fields of Ile-de-France. Our expert staff will take you from the oak trees that become the casks through to the flavour profiles that pair harmoniously with our fine selection of cheeses. Tickets can  be found on our website.

This week we’ve got in a very exciting bourbon from EH Taylor, if you haven’t had their Single Barrel Bourbon it’s well worth a try.  An oaky and spicy bourbon from Buffalo Trace, the Single Barrel release is made with barrels from the infamous Warehouse C. The buttery smoky finish seems to go on forever.

Barton 1792 Distillery was established in 1879 in Bardstown, Kentucky. The oldest distillery in the area. This port finish is their most recent release. The amalgamation of an excellent Bourbon and Port wine casks pairs beautifully to create something really exciting. A surprisingly light and subtle bourbon with light apple flavours on the palate. An oaky and walnut finish sets this up to be a very popular release from 1792.

This week we have had in the newest limited release from Glenlivet, the Cipher. With almost no information about it released you are left to your own devices to work out what you think has gone contributed to the final product. A green apple note at the beginning, immediately followed by a smattering of peach that transforms during its long complex finish, developping into chocolate and coffee note with a hint of tobacco. A very enjoyable dram.

This 35 year old 1979 Caol Ila is something special. A delightfully soft spirit that retains its peaty majesty. The classic Caol Ila notes interplay with lighter fruits and spices on the finish. Independently bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their XOP range (Xtra Old Particular). Douglas Laing is a proud family business in its third generation, it  is one of our favourite Independent bottlers.

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Orphan Barrel “Rhetoric” 22 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey (750ml – ships like 1.5L due to bottle shape) 119.99View

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Spotlight on Islay’s oldest working distillery

Inveraray is often described as the gateway to Islay so this week we have decided to bring you some expressions from the oldest operational distillery in the Whisky Mecca of the Inner Hebrides.

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Bowmore 23 Year Old Platinum Old & Rare

This 23 year old Bowmore expression is one of only 195 bottles drawn from a single sherry finished hogshead. Part of the Platinum Old & Rare collection from independent bottler, Hunter Laing, each bottle is beautifully presented and individually numbered. The nose has a trace of peat smoke on the sea air, with lemon zest and burnt toast. The palate is light and fruity with figs and marmalade, while the finish is big and rich with ripe dark fruits and chocolate.

£295 Buy Now

Bowmore 25 Year Old

This 25 year old Islay Single Malt has been slowly matured in American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks for a quarter of a century. Hand crafted on Islay, this is a sublime small batch release. The nose is intensely sherried with stewed fruits, citrus and a trace of smoke. The palate offers toffee and hazelnut woven together with a hint of sweet peat smoke. The finish is mellow, gentle and incredibly complex.

£329 Buy Now

Bowmore Devil’s Cask III

Legend has it that the church in Bowmore was built without corners so that the Devil could not hide. One evening, the locals chased Auld Nick out and he ran into the distillery, hiding inside casks bound for the mainland. The result is Bowmore Devil’s Cask and this third release is devilishly smooth. The nose is full of dark and exotic fruits, mango, raisin and toffee. The palate is smooth and rounded, with oils, dried fruits and a hint of salt and treacle. The finish is long lasting with fruitcake, orange, and a whisper of smoke.

£195 Buy Now

Bowmore Devil’s Cask III Fyne Wee Dram

Don’t miss your opportunity to try a wee taster of the third and final release of the Bowmore Devil’s cask with our Fyne Wee Drams 3cl range. Whether you’d like to preserve your full bottle but still sample a dram or two, or you simply want a brief dance with the Bowmore Devil’s Cask III, a Fyne Wee Dram is the ideal solution.

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Bowmore Laimrig 15 Year Old

Matured for 15 years in Spanish sherry casks, this limited edition release takes its name from the Scottish Gaelic word for ‘pier’ in homage to the stone pier that once served the distillery. The nose offers ripe red grapes, Spanish sherry, dark green moss and a lot of Islay smoke. The palate has dried fruit sweetness with dark smoke, grapes, exotic spices and very delicate peat. The finish brings more sherried fruits with a hint of ash.

£70 Buy Now

Bowmore 12 Year Old

The signature release from Bowmore, the 12 year old is renowned for its lemon, honey and peat flavour. Complex, yet perfectly balanced, this expression has received much critical acclaim and reflects the raw essence of Bowmore – thrashing waves, windswept landscapes and generations of tradition. The nose is characteristically smoky with subtle lemon and honey notes. The palate offers sweet heather honey, dark moss and peat smoke. The finish is long and mellow with hint of sweet peat fire.

£29.95 Buy Now

This week Joe Ellis reviews Glengoyne 10 Year Old Single Malt.

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DAYS OUT SUMMER 2016 Visit us for a tour of the Distillery. We run the St Georges Tour every hour on the hour (10am – 4pm) 7 days a week. This tour includes coffee or tea whilst you wait for the tour to start. A guide will then take you onto the distilling floor and explain how whisky is made. You then move onto Warehouse 1 to see the whisky in casks, and to breathe in the amazing aroma caused by the Angels Share escaping, before finally finishing with a taste of one or two of our wonderful malt whiskies. A full price adult ticket for just £10.00, comes with a £5.00 voucher to spend in the shop for any English Whisky over just £30.00.

Summer Nature Trail We will be hosting a fun Nature Trail from 19th July – 31st August 2016 in the grounds of St Georges Distillery. For children all ages, walk the nature trail and see how many of the animals and trees you can spot, then mark them off your sheet. Contributions to our charity box would be welcome. Open daily from 10am – 5pm

UNIQUE GIFTS Looking for a unique gift for a wedding, anniversary or special event, then perhaps we can help? From only £39.99, we can produce a personalised label with your whisky of choice. Alternatively we can produce an engraved bottle with the text, logo or image of your choice from only £54.99.

Sandringham Flower Show We will be exhibiting at the 135th Sandringham Flower Show in the Food Hall Marquee on Wednesday 27th July and would love you to join us for a little tipple. We look forward to seeing you there! Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival at Snape Maltings For the weekend of 24th & 25th of September, Snape Maltings will once again be filled with the finest local produce, celebrity chefs, and food and drink lovers travelling from far and wide. We will be in the main tent to showcase our range of whisky, liqueurs and giftpacks.

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Spotlight on Glenfarclas

This week we want to show off our range of whiskies from one of the oldest independent distilleries in the country, Glenfarclas. Bought by John Grant in 1865 for the sum of £511.19s.0d, the iconic distillery is still run by his descendants to this day.

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Glenfarclas 1953

This extremely limited edition is drawn from the oldest cask of whisky owned by the Glenfarclas distillery. Distilled in 1953 and matured in a single Spanish oak sherry cask, this Single Malt is presented non chill-filtered at its natural cask strength of 43.9% abv. Gleaming rich sandy oak in colour, this malt offers a rich sherried nose that develops into lovely toffee notes followed by delicate oak. Once it has had time to breathe, the palate has warm spiced notes, stewed fruits and liquorice, while the finish is long and sweet with toffee apples and cinnamon sticks.

£5,454 Pre-Order Now Stock arriving w/c 1st August

Glenfarclas 60 Year Old

Matured in a first fill sherry butt for a whopping 60 years, only 360 bottles of this spectacular Single Malt have been produced. One of the oldest bottles ever released by the iconic family-run distillery, this incredibly desirable expression is bottled at 43.3% abv. The long family history and heritage is reflected in the packaging; a bespoke cut crystal decanter mirrors the shape of the classic Glenfarclas bottle while each side of the hexagonal presentation box represents one of the 6 generations of the Grant family to own and manage the distillery since 1865.

£14,500 Pre-Order Now Stock arriving w/c 1st August

Glenfarclas 1994 The Whisky Shop Exclusive

This expression has been bottled exclusively for The Whisky Shop, with only 1200 bottles produced. We’re not the only ones who think this Single Malt is something special, with Jim Murray awarding it the highly-coveted Liquid Gold status and a score of 95.5 in his 2016 Whisky Bible. We are almost completely sold out of this little gem, so sales are limited to one per customer. “it’s not far off God’s gift to present day sherried malt whisky” – Jim Murray

£84 Buy Now

Glenfarclas 2000 Vintage

An utter delight from start to finish – a juicy, fruity, playful Single Malt. There’s enough Glenfarclas character here for fans of the distillery to love it, but this is also a great way to start your exploration in to the distillery if you’re not yet familiar with it. Born of an ex-sherry cask and mid-amber in colour, the nose is somewhat closed to start, then scents of rice pudding, perhaps with a spoonful of red jelly, becoming more cereal-like, especially with a drop of water. A sweet overall taste, with peppery spice in the warming finish, reduced somewhat by water.

£60 Buy Now

Glenfarclas 1960

Bottled in 2013 from cask 1770, with only 166 bottles produced, this Glenfarclas comes from the dawn of the Swinging Sixties.Heavy in rich cocoa beans, this expression is reminiscent of an old fashioned Gentleman’s Club with Chesterfield chairs, polished banisters and old wood panels, notes of liquorice, toffee apple and treacle intermingling.

£2,625 Buy Now

Glenfarclas 21 Year Old with 101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die

A whisky pairing that is guaranteed to please! This 21 year old expression of Glenfarclas is rich and full-bodied with fruity spice on the nose. Smooth on the palate with notes of malty biscuits and a touch of oak smoke, with a long and smooth finish. Once you have whet your appetite, Ian Buxton’s 101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die is on hand to provide a map to your next dram.

£69 Buy Now

Whisky Ramblings Via Video #137 

Mark Dermul, Belgian Whiskyblogger, travels to New York and discovers a local whiskey. The 77 Whiskey is a New York Wheat whiskey, bottled at 45% and made from New York grown wheat by the Breuckelen Distilling Company. No sleep ’till Brooklyn! 

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Duncan Taylor launches Black Bull 40 – a 40 year old blended whisky.

Multi-award winning Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky has added this new, exceptionally rare whisky to its distinguished range. Only 1,500 bottles of the limited edition Black Bull 40 year old will be available globally.  The whisky will retail at £750 per bottle.

Loyal followers of Black Bull are expecting a whisky which packs a punch following the last batch that was produced in 2011. Whisky experts and enthusiasts poured huge praise on the last production of blended malts, which received 94% rating in blind taste tests by industry leaders.

The character of this latest batch has been captured in abundance, blending high quality single malts including Aberlour 1975, Macallan 1969 and Glenlivet 1968. With an ABV of 47.6% this is no ordinary Scotch Whisky.  With a ratio of 86% malt to 14% grain it charts the journey of many a fine whisky from as far back as 1966.