Ardbeg Supernova SN2015 Committee Release Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Ardbeg Supernova Committee SN2015 Release Islay single malt Scotch whiskey. The final fleeting Supernova bottling heralds the culmination of the Ardbeg experiment in space. Limited edition 2015 release.

$646.20

Ardbeg

Ardbeg Distillery was established in Ardbeg on the Kildalton Peninsular on the Isle of Islay in 1815 by John McDougal. Ardbeg Distillery draws soft peaty water from Loch Uigeadail and Loch Airigh nam Beist up amongst the hills behind the distillery. Ardbeg Distillery is a participant in the world famous Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Visitors are welcome at the distillery visitor center which offers Ardbeg Distillery tours and serves delicious Scottish fare in the Ardbeg Café.

GlenDronach Batch #12

Nine Pedro Ximenez sherry cask expressions from 1972/1990/1995/2003/2004

Shop – Glendronach Batch 12

United States – Kentucky

Pikesville Straight Kentucky Rye 750ml  $49.99 

Scotland

Arran 18 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 750ml  $119.99 

Balvenie 25 Year Old Single Barrel Single Malt Whisky 750ml $599.99 

Lagavulin Distiller’s Edition Single Malt Whisky 750ml $109.99

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Whisky Ramblings Via Video #118

Mark Dermul, Belgian Whiskyblogger, tries another distillery only cask. Whenever you visit Auchentoshan, the Lowland distillery near Glasgow, you always have the opportunity to bottle your own from a cask in the warehouse. It makes for a nice souvenirs. Even more so when the cask is of exceptional quality – which it usually is. This most recent cask was a Bordeaux wine cask, filled in 2006. Quite young and yet full of flavor!

https://youtu.be/pF7EDJd7qTk

Time is running out to sign up for the Laphroaig Masterclass

This Saturday, October 3rd at 7pm

at The Olde Mouldy

upstairs from the Study Restaurant at 73 Ames Street

enter either Study or Ames Street Deli and staff will be delighted to direct you to us.

Back in the late 1950s, Laphroaig was presided over by Islay’s (and probably all of Scotland’s) first ever distillery manager, Bessie Williamson. She had just taken the reins after the death of its previous owner, Ian Hunter, having served as his secretary and inherited the distillery since he had no living decedents.  She was a true legend in the industry and ably stewarded the no-less-legendary distillery until her retirement in ’72. Back then, Laphroaig had two small stills and did all their own malting by hand, spreading it out on the floor of a warehouse to germinate and smoking it onsite in their kiln. The stills were replaced I think around ’61. This year’s Laphroaig Cairdeas pays homage to this incredible woman and the magical spirit she produced by using only barley malted at Laphroaig the old-fashioned way and distilled twice in their smaller “spirit” stills as opposed to the first run passing throught heir larger “wash” still.

On Saturday, we’ll provide the only opportunity in the world that we’ve yet heard of to directly compare this incredibly special Cairdeas bottling with the spirit it is attempting to replicate, a spirit distilled and bottled under Bessie’s careful eye, a 10 year old bottled in 1969. Both of these whiskies are fabulous examples of what Laphroaig is capable of, showing a side of the heavily peated single-malt that is rather different from today’s normal distillate.

To really fully grok the significance of that, we’ll taste these two special whiskies in the company of the distillery’s modern 10 year old and their limited-edition 15 year old. Then, since we’re already opening one $6,000 bottle, we may as well go all out and we’ll taste the long departed 30- and 40-year old expressions both bottled over a decade ago. These bottles are both truly stunning and round out a line-up of whiskies never to be repeated and represent the absolute best collection of Laphroaig’s we could ever imagine. This is truly an experience not to be missed.

Additionally, every ticket includes a full bottle of the Laphroaig Cairdeas. If you’re a Laphroaig fan, you’re going to love this special limited-edition. It’s the most exciting Laphroaig release for many years. It’s got a creaminess and purity of grain character with a real depth of smoke that’s just precious. Too few people will ever get a chance to try these whiskies, don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Pours will be 1/2 ounce per whisky, bottles may be picked up only from Federal Wines at 29 State Street in Boston any time after payment, bottles will not be available for pick-up on the night of the event. When the masterclass is over, all are welcome to stay, and anyone else is welcome to join us as the Olde Mouldy opens for regular business where you can order terrific food and another dram of two from their menu if that’s what you want to do.

    Tickets are $300 per person. To reserve a space, please reply here.

Please pass this on to any friends who are whisky enthusiasts!

Joe Howell

Federal Wine & Spirits

Email: info@federalwine.com

Phone: (617) 367-8605

Web: http://www.federalwine.com/

OUR SEPTEMBER AUCTION IS NOW LIVE!

Our latest auction is now live, and will end on Tuesday 6 October. This is our biggest auction yet, with an extended number of limited-edition bottlings from Islay, including many released from the early years of the Feis Ile festival. Look out for rare bottles, including one signed by Jim McEwan, as well as distillery-only releases from Kilchoman and Lagavulin. We also have a some springcapped blended Scotch. Our Bourbon and Miniature line-up is strong, too, with the appearance of two rare Irish blended whiskeys from the 1930s – Burke’s 3 Star and Mitchells Shamrock.

• Macallan 1959, 43 Year Old Fine & Rare
• Ichiro’s Malt Hanyu 23 Year Old Cask Strength
• Bruichladdich Black Art 1989 First Edition signed by Jim McEwan
• The John Walker Baccarat Crystal Decanter, one of 330
• Brora 1972, bottled in 1996 by Gordon & MacPhail
• Macallan Royal Marriage
• Karuizawa 1979 Cask #7752
• Port Ellen 1978 10th Annual Release

You can bid in two ways: either increase the highest bid by a fixed amount, or place your maximum bid straightaway – ideal if you can’t be online on the last day of our auction. Be the first to bid!

Autumn at the Distillery.

We’ve noticed a change in the air and Autumn is truly on it’s way, but the team at the distillery like it that way. It makes us think of warming drams by the fire and what better place to fill up your drinks cabinet for the long evenings ahead than our Distillery Shop.  If you prefer to stay wrapped up at home then you can buy all your whisky Online.  Our international customers won’t miss out either with our Global Shop.

Take a Tasting Tour….

Why not book a Tasting Tour and enjoy drams of whisky from The Glenturret and The Famous Grouse ranges and you’ll even receive a tasting glass to take home with you! Find out more about our range of tours here

The Glenturret

At Glenturret we make whisky in the traditional way.  Find out more about The Glenturret whisky range on our website. And why not sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with news and special offers.

Wilde Thyme at Glenturret

The new lunchtime and evening menus are available online now.  And why not plan ahead and book your festive meals with us. Have a look here

The Big Whisky Debate

Do you prefer your whisky hot or cold? Why not find out what or Drammolier, Lucy, thinks in this month’s seasonal whisky conversation here

The Famous Grouse Experience

The Glenturret Distillery

The Hosh

Crieff, PH7 4HA

United Kingdom

This week Joe Ellis reviews the Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve

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Into the Autumn…

Wow, it has been a busy September already here at Whisky Lounge HQ!

First up were the Liverpool and York(shire) Whisky Festivals on the 5th and 12th September, which were both massive sold-out events, whilst we are currently in the final throws of our ‘Kavalan Vs Scotland’ series. No rest for the proverbial!

Into October, we have our final festival of the year – The 6th Manchester Whisky Festival – and an exciting new tasting series ambitiously combining whisky and chocolate. I say ambitiously as the number of chocolates required for this undertaking is both mind-blowing and mouth-watering!

We also have news of our first two festivals of 2016 – Newcastle and London…

Read on…

UK TASTING SERIES

We have thought for a long time that it would be great to pair whisky with some kind of sympathetic food-stuff. Chocolate has always been high up the hit-list and when we were approached by the good folks at the ‘Highland Chocolatier’, we thought it is time to go for it.

Iain Burnett has been creating his own truffle-based chocolates for some years now, winning awards and fans the world over. We are incredibly lucky to be working with him and to be including his chocolates in these tastings The chocolates combine some pretty intricate and clever combinations and we are therefore having to intensively road-test them for you – we get all the dreadful jobs!

You will be leaving these tastings in a complete lather, having had all pleasure centres quite roundly…pleasured!

WHISKY & CHOCOLATE TASTINGS DATES & VENUES

TUES. 13th OCT. SHEFFIELD, The Tap, Sheffield Station, 7pm
WEDS. 14th OCT. LONDON, Salt Bar, Seymour St., W2, 7pm
WEDS. 14th OCT. LIVERPOOL, Jenny’s Bar, Fenwick St., L2, 7pm
FRI. 16th OCT. MANCHESTER, Britons Protection, Gt. Bridgwater St, 7pm
SAT. 17th OCT. NEWCASTLE, Blackfriars, Friar St., NE1, 7pm
THURS. 22nd OCT. LEEDS, The Cross Keys, Water Lane, LS2, 7pm
THURS. 22nd OCT. BRIGHTON, The Hilton Metropole, Kings Street, 7pm
SAT. 31st OCT. YORK, Brigantes, Micklegate, YO1, 7pm

Click on the relevant date and venue for you or, if you can’t make it, we are intending on having a tasting pack available – keep an eye on the website shop for these.

FINAL FESTIVAL OF 2016

Aside from everything else, we are gearing up for our final festival of the year. The Manchester Whisky Festival also happens to be one of our biggest events of the year, attracting more visitors and exhibitors than ever before!

This year we have moved to the glorious and more than atmospheric Manchester Town Hall. On a site visit this week, Amanda was actually left speechless, which as many of you will know, doesn’t happen often – it was literally that good! After 4 different venues over the past 5 festivals, we think we have finally found the event’s new permanent home and we look forward to many years at the Town Hall.

Old friends such as Chivas, Diageo, Inverhouse and Amrut will be there along with newbies such as The Lakes Distillery, Wemyss and Nikka, plus welcome returns for Kavalan and Whyte & Mackay.

This year see us splitting the sessions during the day to enable more people to come, but also to ensure there are fewer people in one ‘hit’, so you should find it a little less frenetic than perhaps in previous years. The sessions are 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm.

As always, tickets are selling very fast and we are nearing capacity, particularly for the later session so we would urge you to get booking if you haven’t already.

As always, your £30 gets you a commemorative Glencairn tasting glass, a bottle of water and a festival guide, plus access to more whiskies than you can shake a stick at – much more than a visit to the pub or bar would yield in the same time!

Masterclasses will be announced next week so watch this space but in the meantime click on the below link or the banner above to get booking.

Manchester Whisky Festival, Saturday 24th October, Town Hall, 11am-3pm, 4pm-8pm

…Newcastle and London Festival News…

It may seem a little early to be thinking about 2016 but if we don’t, who else will?!
A couple of dates to put straight in your diaries now…

Newcastle Whisky Festival 2016 Saturday 12th March Civic Centre
London Whisky Weekender 2016 Friday/Saturday 1st/2nd April Oval Space

We will be releasing early-bird tickets for both of these in the next couple of weeks so please watch this space very carefully!

Liverpool and York Festivals

As mentioned above, both of these events took place over the last few weeks. Both were a roaring success …

Competition Time

Well less a competition and more a chance for you to have your say!

We would like to hear from as many as possible of you – the most important people in this equation – on what you would like to see from us.

Be it a particularly theme for our tastings, an area of the country you feel we should be servicing, an exhibitor you would love to see at our events or a general suggestion. Any and all constructive suggestions will be welcomed.

We will then put these in a box and draw a winner and send them something nice to enjoy.

Want to get involved and help shape our and your whisky future? Click HERE.

Next Month

We have news on our 2016 Blind Islay Fury tastings that take place in November, 2016 festival updates and more. Don’t forget to keep checking the website for new events…

That’s all for now folks, but enjoy the weather this week, enjoy some drams and we hope to see you at a TWL event soon.

Sláinte,
Eddie, Amanda and Joe
The Whisky Lounge Team.

www.ralfy.com tames down a rather feisty single malt with Whisky Review 554 – Mortlach 24yo % 56.5%vol (Signatory).

And announces the sell-out art exhibition at Inverarity along with the success of the ‘DisasterClass’ whisky presentation. The concludes with an intimation of whisky collectables on sale at scotchwhiskyauctions.com