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North American Whisky at The Party Source – Whiskey News

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Jefferson’s Wood Experiment Box Set – This is Jefferson’s newest project to highlight the effects of the barrel on bourbon. With five different selections in 200ml bottles, this is a must buy for bourbon connoisseurs and bourbon collectors everywhere.

OKI Reserve 10yr Bourbon – The hot new label from New Riff Distilling has rolled another year onto their OKI reserve bourbon. It’s still a high-rye bourbon, and now with a double-digit age statement! This is a crowd favorite here at TPS.

Big Ass Bad Ass Barrel Proof Bourbon – If you like Big Ass Bourbon, this Bad Ass Cask Strength selection is a must try. At 119.5 proof you’ll need some water or a couple ice cubes to calm this one down.

Hillhaven Lodge Whisky – The Hilhaven Lodge was a special place in Beverly Hills for those in the spotlight to be able to get away. It is a blend of bourbon, rye, and Tennessee whisky that is very easy going, yet has nice depth.

Whipper Snapper Oregon Spirit – Whippersnapper is a pot distilled, handcrafted whiskey made by dedicated artisans for those who appreciate quality, flavorful whiskey. It is intended for sipping, mixing in cocktails, or just plain drinking.

Canadian Club Rye – This premium Canadian whisky is crafted 100% from single grain rye. Aged to perfection, it’s the purest expression of rye whisky, with more complexity, character and spiciness than other Canadian whiskies. It has the smooth taste you expect from Canadian Club – making it the perfect choice for special occasions. Like Tuesdays.

Junior Johnson Cinnamon Moonshine – Made from corn and cinnamon flavored, it’s the newest!

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Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak at The Whisky Barrel – Sotch Whisky News

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Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Distilled in 1996 and matured in Spanish sherry oak casks. The Macallan Distillery was established by Alexander Reid in 1824 near Easter Elchies House on the Easter Elchies estate. Easter Elchies House dates back to 1700. Macallan Distillery is a malt whisky distillery situated in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. The old still house was re-commissioned in 2008 and now Macallan Distillery operates with two still houses sheltering twenty-one copper stills. On-site maturation is carried out in traditional dunnage warehouses and by racking in large new warehouses on the estate. The Macallan visitor centre welcomes visitors throughout the year and offers distillery tours. The Macallan Distillery also participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.
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Ralfy Publishes Whisky Review #582 – Scotch Whisky News

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www.ralfy.com spends a brief malt-moment with Whisky Review 582 – Aberfeldy 12yo @ 40%vol:   and discusses how to recognise quality in a whisky.

 

Lagavulin Distillers Edition 1998 Malt of the Month at The Whisky Exchange – Scotch Whisky News

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Malt of the Month

The Malt of the Month is Lagavulin Distillers Edition 1998. Thiss bottling was introduced in 1997 with the 1979 vintage and is the most popular entry in Diageo’s range of cask-finished whiskies. This has been bottled at around 18 years of age after a final maturation in ex-Pedro-Ximénez sherry casks, which adds richness and freshness to the classic peaty and maritime character. We’ve knocked a tenner off and it’s £63.95 for the whole of May.

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Lagavulin Distillers Edition 1998, 43%

Producer’s Tasting Notes

Nose: Intense peat and vanilla. A raisin sweetness checks the smoke. Iodine-edged peat and crisp, roasty malt. Satisfying and enticing.

Palate: Full bodied and rich in texture. A clear, grassy malt, then the peat lands – smoke filling the mouth. A very salty tang, the middle offers coffee, vanilla and fruit.

Finish: Incredibly long, even by Islay standards. Fruit, peat and long-lasting oak. Very chewable.

Scotch Malt Whisky Society MAY OUTTURN: MAGICAL SPECTRUM – Scotch Whisky News

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MAY OUTTURN: MAGICAL SPECTRUM 

May Outturn beams a magical spectrum of 17 flavoursome new single casks. This First Friday, all 12 of our flavour profiles make a mouth-watering appearance, bringing a colourful diversity of tastes and aromas for you to explore. If you need some extra help choosing your bottles this month, SMWS Ambassador Phoebe Brookes shines a light on our favourites, read the reviews on our blog

Young & spritely

39.123 A juicy jamboree
Price: £46.00
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Sweet, fruity & mellow

73.75 Raspberry Atholl Brose
Price: £61.80
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9.106 Fun without fireworks
Price: £95.80
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Spicy & sweet

41.73 One night in Bangkok
Price: £48.80
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46.39 Continental breakfast
Price: £95.80
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123.16 Madagascan white chocolate mice
Price: £51.00
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Spicy & dry

7.131 Apples in the cellar
Price: £55.10
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Deep, rich & dried fruits

30.91 Deliciously dark and sweet
Price: £69.70
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Old & dignified

35.144 Punch with a punch
Price: £98.30
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Light & delicate

26.117 Silky smooth sundowner
Price: £68.50
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Juicy, oak & vanilla

36.102 After the rain
Price: £55.30
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Oily & coastal

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3.259 An old sea-dog
Price: £91.40
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31.33 Avuncular intrigue
Price: £124.20
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Lightly peated

3.260 Delicate perfumed sweetness
Price: Exclusive to May offers
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Peated

10.93 Sweet but dangerous
Price: £58.10
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66.83 A memory of summer
Price: £54.00
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Heavily peated

29.180 An apothecary shop on the shore
Price: £80.80
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Whisky Wednesday Reviews Jim Beam Black 8 Year Old – American Whiskey News

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This week Joe Ellis reviews the Jim Beam Black 8 Year Old U.S.A edition.

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Highly Limited Whiskies from The Whisky Shop – Whisky News

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For the Collector

Here at The Whisky Shop, we stock some of the rarest and most valuable whiskies available anywhere in the world. So, when you shop with us online, you’re never more than a click away from tasting luxury in a glass. Available while stocks last!

Yamazaki 18 year old

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Yamazaki is Suntory’s flagship single malt. The surprising, delicate yet profound experience of a Japanese single malt was born at Yamazaki. Spiritual and deep, its signature multi-layered taste is highly praised by whisky connoisseurs all over the world. Today, Yamazaki is not only the No.1 single malt whisky in Japan, but is enjoyed in more than thirty-five countries. The 18 year old is rich with mature autumn fruit and Mizunara (Japanese oak) aroma.

£299 Buy Now

The Last Drop 50 year old

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Only 898 bottles of this exceptional, complex and delicious whisky exist. Each one has been meticulously bottled and wax-dipped by hand, and is presented in a forest green The Last Drop Distillers leather case. Each case includes a generous 50ml miniature and a beautifully bound booklet with tasting cards for your personal tasting notes. Awarded 97 points in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2016:”A superstar whisky”• 2016 Scotch Blend of the Year • 2016 Blend of the Year (26-50 Years) Highly Limited

£3000 Buy Now 

Tullibardine 1952

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Created over 60 years ago, only to be released this year, The Tullibardine 1952 release numbers only 70 bottles, with 25 of those already reserved before its release. Each bottle features a specially commissioned gold and crystal decanter Baccarat, inspired by the ‘Tullibardine Drop’. Every Custodian of the 1952 will also enjoy an exclusive membership card, created by Black Astrum. £16,000 Buy Now

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Balvenie 50 year old Cask 4567 (2014 Release)

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Cask 4567 produced just 131 bottles in total; the liquid has a beautiful deep reddish hue and aromas typical of European oak maturation. In keeping with the traditions of The Balvenie, the bottles are presented in stunning wooden cases comprising 49 layers of wood and a single brass layer, handcrafted by furniture designer, Sam Chinnery. Deep caramel in the development. Perfumed hand-soap in the taste, which is dry overall, tangy, with allspice and pepper across the tongue. Most unusual. Tasting notes by Charles Maclean

£26,500 Buy Now

GLENFIDDICH 50 YEAR OLD

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Only 500 individually numbered bottles of this incredibly rare and precious whisky will ever be produced, with just 50 being released each year since 2009. The whisky itself was drawn from just two casks, one from 1955 and one from 1957.  Fittingly for a whisky of such rarity, each bottle is hand-blown by independent Scottish glass studio, Glasstorm, dressed with a heavyweight stopper, neck collar and label plaque fashioned from Scottish silver by sixth-generation silversmith Thomas Fattorini. Every bottle is then finished with a numbered wax cartouche.

£20,000 Buy Now

Glenfiddich 40 year old

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The world-renowned Glenfiddich 40 Year Old is made from a remnant vatting process, where selected individual casks are married together with a previous 40 year old vatting. Each bottle is individually numbered and wrapped in a hand-stitched calf leather case, and accompanied by a leather bound book telling its 40 Year Old story with certification hand-signed by Glenfiddich’s longest-serving craftsmen. Only 600 bottles are released to the world each year. Expect an exceptional, silky smooth and luxurious taste with intense dried fruit flavours of christmas cake, dates, raisins and stewed apples.

£2300 Buy Now

Isle of Arran 16yo 1998 Single Cask “Rest & Be Thankful Co” Malt of the Month at Abbey Whisky – Scotch Whisky News

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Malt of the Month 

Already priced exceedingly well – save a further £5.45 whilst stocks last!

Now only £63.60!

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New Japanese Whiskies Plus a Special Edition Haig Club – Whisky News

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New and limited

A special Haig Club expression available to purchase only at The Whisky Shop, created specially to mark the incredible achievement of Leicester City winning the English Premiership. Plus your chance to purchase new and limited Japanese whiskies – available while stocks last!

You can also enjoy free delivery on all orders over £75 posted to a UK address. Next day delivery available!

Haig Club Leicester City Personalised Edition

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Created to celebrate the incredible achievement by Leicester City to win the English Premiership 2015-2016 – this limited Haig Club offering is something to enjoy and savour wherever you are in the world! Full, bright gold. A light aroma; fresh, clean, simple, delicately sweet (Frosties breakfast cereal, butterscotch), with fresh fruit undertones. A pleasant smooth mouthfeel; a fresh, sweet and sherbet-like taste

£45 – Buy Now

Togouchi 18 Year Old

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Hiroshima-based distiller Chugoku Jozo presents Togouchi 18 Year Old, a well though-out blend of cereals with a rounded texture and complexity, similar in profile to a Lowlands Scotch whisky. The nose is smooth with hints of peach and pear, the palate is powerful and balanced with notes of white pepper, malted cereals and violet, while the finish is dry and lingering revealing tones of pine nuts and sunflower seeds.

£160 Buy Now

Yamazakura 16 Year Old

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Yamazakura 16 Year Old is a very limited release from Japenese distillers Sasanokawa Shuzo. Composed of 20% malted barley and 80% corn, this expression is matured in Bourbon barrels for 16 years before being transferred to specific tanks and then finally finished in Bourbon casks for a few months. The nose is sweet and smooth with aspects of vanilla, cedar, fruitcake and citrus. The palate is fluid and subtle with notes of toast, coconut, fig, pear and a hint of liquorice. The finish is lingering and elegant with orange marmalade, sweet spices and woody elements revealed.

£130 Buy Now

Akashi Single Malt

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Akashi Single Malt is a powerful expression from the White Oak distillery based in near Kobe, Japan. Matured for 2 years in Spanish sherry casks and 3 years in hogsheads, this malt is un-chillfiltered and has no artificial colouring added. The nose is delicate with hints of camomile and sherry, the palate is rounded and subtle with vanilla and creamy notes, while the finish is sweet revealing vanilla and woody hints.

£95 Buy Now

Whisky Magazine QC Relish and Whisky Fourth Edition Now On-line – Whisky News

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QC’s fourth issue of Relish and Whisky is now available online. Sumptuous recipes paired with the finest drinks.

Dive into the world of Scotch, Whisky, Bourbon and beyond…

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