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BenRiach 1966 Vestige

BenRiach “Vestige” is a 46 year-old single malt Scotch whisky, distilled and filled to cask on the 21st of September, 1966.

When BenRiach became independent in 2004, we inherited a handful of casks from 1966 – the oldest stock in the distillery’s warehouses. By the end of 2012, just two of those casks remained, and Billy Walker has selected one of those casks, BenRiach 1966 cask # 2381, to be bottled as “Vestige”.

This whisky is ‘classic Speyside’ in style, and was matured in a traditional hogshead. It is bottled at cask strength (44.1% vol). After 46 years of maturation, the cask generated just 62 bottles, which will be sold worldwide. The UK retail price is £3999.99.

“Vestige” has been so named because it represents a moment in time, a small trace of something very special that, once lost, can never be replaced. The BenRiach 1966 cask # 2381 truly is a piece of the distillery’s history.

BenRiach 1966 Vestige

Upcoming Whisky Tasting Highlights at Milroy’s of Soho

Auchentoshan Ambassador Night

Wednesday18th September 2013, 6.30pm Start

Auchentoshan (Aw-khen-tosh-an) is Gaelic for “corner of the field”: it is located at the foot of the Kilpatrick hills in West Dunbartonshire. Auchentoshan is unusual for a Scottish distillery in that it employs triple distillation, lending it exceptional purity and lightness, so that it is sometimes called ‘the Breakfast whisky’. Join us as we peruse a delicious range of expressions of this most elegant whisky.

£20.00

All tastings take place at our tasting cellar:

Milroys of Soho,

W1D 4NX

GlenDronach Batch 8 / BenRiach Batch 10

GlenDronach Batch 8 and BenRiach Batch 10 were both released in July.

GlenDronch batch 8 was bottled in May and includes traditional, rich sherry matured vintages ranging from 1971 to 2002. Full list of casks and details can be found on our website.

BenRiach batch 10 was bottled in June and includes a variety of casks from traditional hogsheads to sherry puncheons and virigin american oak hogsheads. Full list with details can be found on our website.

LAGAVULIN DISTILLERY ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL BOTTLING FOR THE LAGAVULIN ISLAY JAZZ FESTIVAL

by Pat Roberts

A special limited-edition bottling of Lagavulin™ single malt Scotch whisky will again be available at this year’s Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival ( #LagavulinJazz ), which starts on Friday 13 September with a concert in the Malt Mill at Lagavulin distillery by the master of American Stride piano, Stephanie Trick.

The third in this series of releases, the 2013 bottling comes in an edition of 1,500 individually numbered bottles and drawn from hand-selected Sherry Butts filled on 19 January 1995. It is bottled at an ABV of 51.9%.

“We’re delighted to announce our third Jazz Festival bottling” said Nick Morgan, Diageo’s Head of Whisky Outreach. “The first two have been of quite exceptional quality, and this year we’ve increased the quantity to ensure that it can be enjoyed by visitors who come from all over the world to enjoy the Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival, and those who follow.”

The neck labelling continues the jazz theme of previous editions, again featuring a piano keyboard.

Bottles will be available to personal visitors only at Lagavulin distillery (limit of two bottles per customer) at a UK RRSP of £99.

The Islay Jazz Festival

The Festival is promoted by specialist jazz promoters, Jazz Scotland, and The Islay Arts Association, and receives funding from Argyll and Bute Council and Creative Scotland.

The Festival has been running since 1999. Since then the Festival has promoted musicians from over 25 countries and presented fifteen world premieres and is today regarded as a significant jazz event in the UK calendar.

Programme details can be seen on the Islay Jazz Festival website www.islayjazzfestival.co.uk. The events of the Festival are spread over three days and many venues on Islay.

Diageo’s famous Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Lagavulin™ first sponsored the Festival in 2010.

About Diageo

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JεB, Windsor, Buchanan’s and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo is a global company, with its products sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com.

For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com .

Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.

The LAGAVULIN word and associated logos are trade marks. © Diageo 2013

www.ralfy.com gets a little confused with vlog numbers but save the moment with Whisky Review 390 (2/2) – Balcones baby blue corn whisky

Tomintoul 14 Year Old

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Delicate soft and creamy with light floral malt and some sweetness.

Palate: Elegant, round, soft and gentle clean malt with some creamy sweetness.

Finish: Long and creamy, tending to dry with slight peppery tones.

£40.00 Buy Now!

Tomintoul 10 Year Old

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Intense and sharp. Slightly spirity. Leafy. Fern. Cherry trifle. White pepper.

Palate: Enveloping and warm. Velvety. Cream fudge. A lot of spices. Nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper.

Finish: Long-lasting. Warm. Gently vanishing with almonds and nuts.

£28.00 Buy Now!

Please contact Nicola Young at Mulberry Bank Auctions for information on lots that did not sell in the September 10th Whisky Auction.

http://www.mulberrybankauctions.com/

The GlenDronach  “Recherché” is a 44 year-old Highland single malt, which was distilled and filled to cask on September 24th, 1968.

The ’68 stock represents the oldest whisky in GlenDronach’s vast warehouses, and GlenDronach 1968 cask # 005, an Oloroso sherry butt, was hand-picked to be bottled as “Recherché”. The name “Recherché” has been chosen because it means “carefully sought-out”.

This expression is sublime; a full-bodied, richly-sherried single malt (bottled at a cask strength of 48.6% vol), with all the traditional characteristics you would expect of a GlenDronach…and indeed one of which enigmatic founder James “Cobbie” Allardice would heartily approve!

This is a limited release of just 632 bottles, which will be available worldwide. GlenDronach “Recherché” will retail in the UK at £2749.99.

GlenDronach 1968 Recherche

Benromach 10 Year Old & Benromach Organic Special Edition Available Now!

Benromach 10 Year Old
43.0%       70cl

£27.20 Buy Now

Benromach Organic Special Edition
43.0%      70cl

£35.00 Buy Now