Presenting The Complete Master Distiller’s Reserve Range

The Glenlivet Master Distiller, Alan Winchester, proudly presents two new expressions to his Master Distiller’s Reserve Range, following the enthusiastic global reception to the skilled cask selection of the Master Distiller’s Reserve. The luxurious single malts have been matured in a combination of 3 types of oak casks for a uniquely complex depth of taste and flavour. The range continues to maintain the classic The Glenlivet style and benchmark quality.

The Master Distiller’s Reserve Solera Vatted is a coming together of triple wood matured whiskies in a Solera Vat. Skilful selection combined with the Solera process makes for an intricate and luxurious expression.

The Master Distiller’s Reserve Small Batch is a hand-picked collection of small batches from individually selected casks. It’s a chance for fans to sample the very best and rare whiskies The Glenlivet distillery has to offer.

The new Master Distiller’s Reserve Range is an insight into the craft of the cask, exploring the full flavour spectrum of The Glenlivet. Available exclusively in travel retail outlets, Guardians should seek out these remarkable expressions on their next journey.

Find out how maturation creates the complex character of the Master Distiller’s Reserve Range.

Having been around for a few hundred years (who’s counting?), Scotland’s Oldest Working Distillery has some wisdom that’s well worth sharing. So join our Drammolier™ Lucy Whitehall, each month as she takes on some of the biggest debates in whisky.

THE BIG WHISKY DEBATE

Kilchoman 100% Islay 5th Edition – staying local

Kilchoman has launched the fifth edition of its 100% Islay bottling, with all barley grown on its own farm

It’s the youngest distillery on Islay, but Kilchoman’s history has now reached double figures. Established in 2005, the distillery has made its mark on the island by keeping things local – and with Rémy Cointreau snapping up Bruichladdich in 2012, Kilchoman is now the only independently owned distillery on Islay.

Kilchoman’s latest release is the fifth edition of its 100% Islay bottlings, made with barley grown at the distillery and peated to about 25ppm, half the level of other Kilchoman expressions. The whisky is matured solely in ex-bourbon barrels that were filled in 2009 and 2010.

Founder and MD Anthony Wills says that the lighter peating gives the range ‘beautiful fragrance and balance’ – so, what did we think?

KILCHOMAN 100% ISLAY 5TH EDITION, 50% ABV

Nose: Clean, with lemon peel and soft, fragrant pear notes at first, followed by a sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper, ground almonds, subtle smoke and a pleasant candle-wax aroma. Water brings down the pepper but ramps up the fruitiness.

Palate: The freshness remains, and there’s a lovely balance to this whisky – the soft fruit is bolstered by the peat and smoke, not swamped by them. Everything is in its place: the refreshing lemon, the seductive fruitiness and the snap of pepper and peat.

Finish: Lively and long, with the peat and pepper lingering.

Comment: Elegant and understated, this is a beautifully balanced and clean-tasting dram that doesn’t feel the need to shout.

Kilchoman 100% Islay 5th Edition is available to buy from The Whisky Exchange website, priced at £68.95.

Scottish Field Whisky Challenge

We are delighted to be nominated in the category of Distillery Visitor Experience in this years Scottish Field Whisky Challenge.  Find out more about the awards and vote for us here

Whisky of the Month

Personalise a bottle of The Famous Grouse and receive a free tasting glass. The ideal gift for birthdays, anniversaries and graduations. Buy your bottle here

Certificate of Excellence

The Distillery has been awarded a 2015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. The award is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great reviews. Read more here

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

• Bowmore 23 year old Islay Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 6 available ($599.99)

Japan – Single Malt Scotch

• Suntory Hakushu 18 Year Old Japanese Peated Single Malt Whisky 750ml (1 Bottle Limit) ($199.99)

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

• Auchentoshan American Oak Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($34.99)

• Glengoyne 21-year-old Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($119.99)

• Glenlivet Archive 21 year old Single Malt Whisky 750ml *ships as 3L in box ($169.99)

United States – Bourbon and Rye

• Knob Creek Rye 750ml ($29.99)

• Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon 750ml ($29.99)

• Smooth Ambler Old Scout 10 Year Old Bourbon 750ml – 10 available ($37.99)

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Recent Awards Received by Impex Beverages

We are so exited to share the recents Reviews and Awards our Brands have gained. Hope you will share this excitement with us! We have had a very successful last few months, with great press mentions especially for Kilchoman, Exclusive Malts and Tamdhu

Exclusive Malts Speyside 1991 23 yr on Forbes

Master for Kilchoman Machir Bay & Gold for Kilchoman Loch Gorm and 100% Islay by Global Scotch Whisky Masters 2015

Kilchoman Loch Gorm on Rob Report

Proud to share!

TOP PICK

• Laphroaig 18 year old, Islay Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($115.99) 90 points Whisky Advocate: “Very smooth for Laphroaig — the extra aging has mellowed this whisky. Soothing honeyed malt, creamy vanilla, and toffee provide a bed for peat smoke, charcoal, and tar; along with more subtle brine, smoked seaweed, anise, ginger, and citrus. A gentler, creamier, more tactile, less medicinal Laphroaig when compared to some of its siblings. Will you prefer the new 18 year old to the 15 year old it is replacing? That depends. I enjoy the balance and subtle complexity of flavors with the 15 year old, but I also like the enhanced richness and mouth-coating creaminess of the 18. The higher strength (and no chill-filtering) of the 18 is certainly a bonus. (Side note: I know this is a moot point now, but I would like to have seen the 15 year old bottled at 48%, rather than 43%.) “

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Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

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BACK IN STOCK

BARTERHOUSE 20 Year Bourbon – $91.99 (750 ml)* John Hansell, Publisher and Editor of Whiskey Advocate, gave this elder Bourbon 90 points. His notes, “Surprisingly lacking in oak intensity, given its age. Very creamy and soothingly sweet, with notes of honeyed vanilla, crème brulee, sultana, orange creamsicle, peach cobbler and a subtle array of tropical fruit. Soft and mellow on the finish. It’s a very easy-drinking”. *Limit 1 bottle per customer

CROWN ROYAL Monarch 75th Anniversary – $45.99 (750 ml) This is a unique and limited offering that celebrates the illustrious blending tradition of Crown Royal and features special Rye whiskies from their historic Coffey still. Master Blender Andrew Mackay used 50 distinct whiskies to create this blend and this expression is wonderfully fit for King and Queen.

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£30,000 target for The Mission to Seafarers

In a further nod to our unique maritime heritage we’re delighted to have embarked on a partnership with global charity The Mission to Seafarers.

Dedicated to providing counsel and friendship to the world’s 1.5 million men and women who face the daily dangers of working at sea, it’s a charity we’re proud to partner with – and one for which we aim to raise £30,000 by donating £1 from every bottle of Old Pulteney 12 Year Old sold in UK throughout 2015.

Find out more about our partnership with The Mission to Seafarers