• United States – Bourbon and Rye
• Johnny Drum Private Stock 101 proof Bourbon 750ml – 10 available ($39.99)
• Knob Creek 9 Year Old K&L Exclusive Single Barrel 120 Proof Bourbon 750ml (due to bottle size shipping cost is higher) ($39.99)
• Hirsch Straight Bourbon Small Batch Reserve 750ml ($39.99)

• Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Very Small Batch Bourbon 750ml ($82.99) Whisky Advocate: “This Jefferson’s bourbon spent most of its life (almost four years) on a boat in the ocean. All that rocking and environmental conditioning has this whisky tasting four to five times its age. Yes, there’s plenty of resinous oak and leather, but there are also balancing notes of molasses, treacle, toffee, old demerara rum, and roasted nuts. A peppering of cinnamon, mint, tobacco, and maybe…yes, brine add intrigue. “

• Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 Year Old Bourbon 750ml – 5 available ($36.99)

• United States – Single Malt Scotch
  • Wayward Single Malt Whiskey 750ml – 4 available ($49.99)
• Ireland – Irish and Blended Scotch
  • Redbreast 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey 750ml – 1 available ($44.99)

K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

Our Whiskies of Scotland shop – situated in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – has brought out its own collection which consists of limited edition, exclusive, multi-award winning bottlings sourced from Scotland’s finest distilleries.

Whiskies of Scotland Range

Single Malts Direct

36 Gordon Street | Huntly | Aberdeenshire | AB54 8EQ | Scotland UK

+44 (0) 845 606 6145 | info@singlemaltsdirect.com

Nikka Coffey Still Japanese Grain Whisky 750ml ($62.99) Grain whisky is one of the least understood components of the whisky world. When you sip a blended Scotch like Johnnie Walker or Suntory’s Hibiki, you’re drinking a blend of two types of whisky — both single malt and grain — hence the term “blend” (many people assume the “blend” refers to the blend of various distilleries). While we’ve gone out of our way here at K&L to help our customers understand 100% malted barley single malt whisky, we’ve never really talked very much about grain whisky — mostly because there’s very little of it available! Grain whisky is made from corn, wheat, and unmalted barley on a continuous still — much like vodka is produced. The Coffey Still is a type of continuous still that can pump out grain whisky without having to alternate batches. Because of the efficiency and cheaper production cost, grain whisky has taken on a bit of a bad rap. This reputation is entirely undeserved, howeve r, especially when delicious grain whisky like the new Nikka Coffey Still is available. This is classic grain whisky — round vanilla, hints of caramel, and an herbaceous, spicy note that brings some pop on the finish. NOTE: while grain whisky can be enjoyed on its own, I find it’s flavors are much more impressive on the rocks and when splashed with a bit of soda. The Nikka Coffey Still is perhaps the best grain whisky we’ve yet seen available on the American market. We need more whiskies like this! ASAP!

Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Very Small Batch Bourbon 750ml ($82.99) Whisky Advocate: “This Jefferson’s bourbon spent most of its life (almost four years) on a boat in the ocean. All that rocking and environmental conditioning has this whisky tasting four to five times its age. Yes, there’s plenty of resinous oak and leather, but there are also balancing notes of molasses, treacle, toffee, old demerara rum, and roasted nuts. A peppering of cinnamon, mint, tobacco, and maybe…yes, brine add intrigue. “

K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

www.ralfy.com visits the local liquor store with Whisky Review 517 – Writers’ Tears Irish Pot whiskey @ 40%vol

Loch Fyne Whiskies ‘Bunnahabhain Ceòbanach – Tasting Review’ 

We settle down to taste a rare peated whisky from this Islay outlier. Read our full review of the Bunnahabhain Ceòbanach… 

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Best regards,

Loch Fyne Whiskies

david@lfw.co.uk

This week Joe Ellis finishes his vertical tasting of Springbank whiskies and reviews the Longrow CV.

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Whiskies of Scotland Range

Single Malts Direct 36 Gordon Street | Huntly | Aberdeenshire | AB54 8EQ | Scotland UK

+44 (0) 845 606 6145 | info@singlemaltsdirect.com

www.ralfy.com celebrates having over 51,000 subscribers on YouTube with a wonderful discovery to be found at Whisky Review 516 – Glen Garvin 8yo Malt Blend

Kirsty Wark – ‘my memories of whisky are from a very early age’

Kirsty Wark has been a television presenter for nearly 30 years; her debut novel was published in 2014

We caught up with Newsnight presenter and author Kirsty Wark to discuss her love of Scotch whisky, what she likes to drink, and how she drinks it.

What’s your earliest memory of whisky? My memories of whisky are from a very early age. My father would go fly fishing, most often on the River Doon on Saturdays, and when he came home he would pour a whisky and soak in the bath. He was fond of Highland Park. When I was little there would be an empty bottle of Dimple into which Mum would put sixpences, and there was always a hip flask of whisky at rugby internationals.

What attracts you to whisky? I like it over other spirits because of the smell, the colours and the history.

What else do you like about it? I love the fact that all distillery professionals take their jobs very seriously and are incredibly knowledgeable, knowledge handed down through generations. A friend of mine’s son from Port Ellen studied astrophysics at Glasgow University and gained a First, but his summer job was at Ardbeg, and now whisky is his life; he represents the company throughout Canada and North America.

Have you visited many distilleries? I’ve been to several Islay distilleries, and for a while I drank Laphroaig, but eventually found it too intense. Of the Islay malts, I like Bruichladdich.

You’re a fan of Arran, too, aren’t you? Thirteen years ago, my husband and I were invited to lay down a cask at Lochranza, so in 2017 we’ll have 360-odd bottles of our own Arran malt. I love Arran’s distinctive warming taste and pale colour.

How do you drink your whisky? My father will be birling in his grave, but I like my whisky with ice.

Any memorable purchases? I am new to whisky auctions but they are a wonderful place to wander and check the labels, typefaces and the design. I bought my husband a bottle of 30-year-old Macallan for £100. I think I got a bargain, and as the bottle has long been empty, I think he thought so, too.

• The Legacy Of Elizabeth Pringle by Kirsty Wark is published by Two Roadsin paperback, priced £7.99. It is also available as an ebook.

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