Upmarket Future for Scotch Cited By Sector Veteran

by Ian McConnell

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www.ralfy.com tastes a fancy bottle of single cask bourbon and reviews the results with Whisky Review 391 – Willett’s single cask Bourbon

Miner’s Delight Inn, 2nd Saturday, every month, 6 – 9 p.m.

No reservation required for tastings, but we appreciate advance notice for groups

Here’s what you get for $25:

♦ 5 half-ounce pours of single malt Scotch whisky:

♦♦ 3 Saturday features, including the Publican’s Pick *

♦♦ You roll a die and pick a whisky from 1 of 6 Scotch regions

♦♦ Pick your Connoisseur’s Choice from our single malt menu

♦ Hors d’oeuvres to cleanse your palate between pours

UK vlogger Joe Ellis a.k.a Whisky Wednesday reviews Glencadam 10 Year Old

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Launching today )Aug 30th), our new Limited Release Delilah’s is a homage to Mike Miller’s legendary Chicago punk rock whisky bar which just celebrated its 20th anniversary. The whisky was developed by Compass Box whiskymaker John Glaser and Mike Miller as an expression of their shared vision that great whisky should be enjoyed by all. Only 6,324 bottles were produced and are available from today in select markets worldwide.

As John explains, “Mike wanted a Scotch whisky that, in his words ‘thinks it’s a Bourbon’ so we sourced some great whiskies aged in a mix of experimental new American oak barrels, which are extremely rare in Scotland.

The result is a Scotch with a big, luscious vanilla-oak character that is dangerously easy to drink neat and perfect served as a shot with a beer—the way a lot of whisky is enjoyed at Delilah’s!” Bottled at a come-hither 40%, Delilah’s is a marriage of malt and grain whiskies with rich intensity, subtle honeyed fruity notes and hints of cereals and vanilla cream. Or according to Whisky Advocate’s John Hansell, ‘one of the most drinkable whiskies I’ve ever tasted’.

To order a bottle just contact your local whisky retailer today. Alternatively you can also purchase Delilah’s from our UK-based online shop.

“Above All, Share & Enjoy!”

Whisky Design Awards kickoff on September 1st 2013

This is the status of the nominees in the two categories at the kickoff for the final voting on September 1st, 2013 that runs until 30 November 2013. The order shown is the result of the ratings given to the … Continue reading →

Compass Box is a specialist Scotch whiskymaker. You will discover a world of small batch Scotch whiskies, made in a variety of styles to appeal to a variety of tastes.

Discounted Items

Compass Box Asyla, Grain and Malt Blended Scotch Whisky
Sweet, delicate and very smooth on the palate, with flavors of vanilla-cream, cereals and a subtle apple like fruit character. $54.99

Compass Box “Great King Street” Artist’s Blend Scotch Whisky
Its smooth to the palate with vanilla, tropical fruits and fresh toast. $39.99

Compass Box “The Spice Tree” Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Bourbon lovers take note; the nose shows caramel popcorn, brown sugar and butter,with a smooth palate of vanilla, spice and dark chocolate. $72.99

Compass Box “The Peat Monster” Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
For those who love big, rich, peaty and smoky malt whiskies, this is your whisky. $64.99

Compass Box Orangerie Scotch Whisky Liqueur
Infused with Orange Zest, Cassia and Clove.It is soft and pretty, an after dinner drink. $49.99

About our D&M Buying Clubs

Here at D&M we are passionate about Single Malt Scotch whiskies . To help make our passions a little easier on your (and our) pocketbook, we have come up with a number of different buying clubs. The purpose of these clubs is to explore these wonderful beverages, trying new things, and to save money. Look around these pages to see what we’ve offered in the past, and what is yet to come. To sign up for a club, click on the desired link below, add the club to your cart and enter your contact information and credit card number during checkout. Your credit card will not be charged until your club items are mailed to you for that month.

American Whiskey
Single Malt Connoisseurs’ Club
Single Malt Aficionados Club

www.ralfy.com  reviews his first 100% wheat spirit with Whisky Review 389 – Bernheim Wheat Whiskey

ANNOUNCED AUGUST 2013

Unique in the whisky world (we think), an exclusive to MCLEANSCOTLAND

The Whisky First Aid Kit

How often have you thought “I am in desperate need of a dram”  or “havn’t had a decent whisky in ages”

well, think and wonder no more!

As the label states; if desperate…

to be taken liberally morning, noon & night with or without water.

If a condition of thirst continues, go to a respectable bar right away.

Take until condition returns to normal.

MCLEANSCOTLAND your spiritual advisors.

please drink aware as a sensible adult.

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Paul Mclean of MCLEANSCOTLAND

BLACK ON BLACK – the headbangers challenge; nae riff raff invited!

Black Bush against JW Double Black. Both are malt-grain blends. Both Diageo brands.

BLACK BUSH  Bushmills.  Rich and ripe, with some black fruit. Raisin, cocoa, coconut. I must admit (Paul) that this is my dram of choice in my local pub, very kindly, Billy and Helen buy the BB specially for me, though some other people “mug it off me” over the bar. Sweet start then a chocolate and raisin taste appear. Long sweet finish, so easy to drink – far too easy I may add. Beautifully balanced. Black Bush is a great blend from Bushmills, mostly malt whiskey aged for 11 years in sherry casks before blending. A word of warning though; be careful how you ask for it if there is a lassie behind the bar, have had that trouble before (luckily, the really good looking lasses in my pub know what I mean – in fact many just say “the usual”, or “ a dram?”).  This is not a powerful dram, it’s an “any time of day or night dram”. You only realise maybe you have had enough when you see the bottle as it’s being poured into the glass, and see its half gone already!

JOHNNIE WALKER has the luxury of having access to some of Scotland’s best whiskies, ranging from the west coast peats to the subtle east coast. BLACK LABEL draws upon all these aromas to create a unique blend with a smooth, deep and complex character.   But we tested the JOHNNIE WALKER DOUBLE BLACK – a Blended Whisky with a rich, intense, smoky flavour. By blending selected aged whiskies that are naturally smoky and rich in character, matured in charred old casks, the Master Blender has created a whisky of real character and depth of taste (as we all know, taste is a matter of … well, taste!). The flavour is full bodied and complex with peat shining through raisins and sultanas. Apples, pears and orange zest bring freshness, vanilla and spice also tangle with your tongue. The finish combines spicy oak and lingering smoke. For those who like the smoke/peat, we reckon this is the best JW for you. Strangely enough, this dram is sometimes very hard to find behind the bar in Scotland, mostly export.

SO WHO WON? well, hard to say, they are both different drams, complex and tasty, both won in our opinion. Where did we sample these? as usual in Christies, Perth. Time of day? oh around 6pm – ish, could have lingered on a bit. Background? aye the jukie (juke box) was playing … you guessed it; ACDC  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgnJDJN4VA  another few tastes and we were thunderstruck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM  at the end of the day we were shaken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo2qQmj0_h4  (not stirred).  Who tasted? usual suspects; Paul, Lizzie, Kevin (now mr and mrs), Ming and Boab. Any photos? you gigglin? none of us could hold a camera or mobile phone straight at that time. Drink sensibly people.

The Mad ferrets in Christies; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxMctrfZoKU  well worth following their website to see when they are back, superb live pub music.

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