www.ralfy.com has a shot of malt-momenting with Whisky Review 403 – Strathisla 12yo

Good afternoon Society Members,

I hope you are all well. Just sending a quick newsflash with the latest news here at Springbank…

Springbank Gaja Barolo now available

The newest addition to the Wood Expression family is now available for purchase. The Springbank 9 year old Gaja Barolo is bottled at 54.7% and there are only 11,000 bottles available. The first 4 years were spent in refill Bourbon casks and the final 5 were in refill Gaja Barolo casks. The retail price for this bottle is £58.00 but you will receive your 10% Society discount making it £52.20 for Society members. I tasted it yesterday and it was deelicious!

The tasting notes for this bottling are:

Colour: Golden honey

Nose: Initial aromas of liquorice are followed by poached pears, chocolate, cream and marzipan. Springbank’s traditional earthy and coastal influence qualities also make an appearance.

Palate: There is no mistaking the red wine tannis from the Gaja Barolo casks, complemented by earthy and woody notes. Swedish lingonberries and rhubarb crumble give the whisky some sweetness and a touch of sea salt comes into play.

Finish: This is like a raspberry ripple ice cream but combined with peat and spices and a medium dry finish.

New Society bottling – due for bottling mid-November

The new Society bottling is due to be bottled mid-November and will be available for release by the end of November. As mentioned in the last newsletter, it will be a Springbank 12 year old Fresh Port and the price will be £55.00.

Also mentioned before, as there are only going to be 300 bottles from this cask it will be limited to one per person to begin with to keep it fair for all members. The reserve list is filling up very quickly but there are still a few bottles available so if you have not reserved your bottle yet and would like to, please get in touch with me soon.

New merchandise available

We have recently received a number of new items of merchandise into the Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Campbeltown:

•Copper Decanter – £180.00
•2014 Springbank Calendar – £6.50
•Springbank Glencairn scented candle (Citrus Delight – Chocolate/Orange scent & Cedar Surprise – Cedar/Pear scent) – £9.00
•Springbank golf towel in a range of different colours – £10.50
•New golf ball and golf tee sets – £10.50
•Wooden barrel 6 coaster set – £10.50
•Wooden barrel savings bank – £12.50
•Wooden barrel pen holder – £9.00
•Scarf with the Springbank Tartan – £12.00
•New colours of the popular men and ladies Glenmuir polo shirts – £30.75

Also newly introduced to Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Campbeltown is the shop exclusive bottlings which are only available if you visit the Campbeltown shop. The first release was a Springbank 10 year old which was matured in 100% bourbon casks and was bottled at marrying strength (49.7%). This proved to be very popular and flew off the shelves so we now have the second batch available in store which is bottled at 49.3%. The label for each release will feature a different photo from Springbank distillery.

If you would like more information on any of the above products then please call or email the shop directly on 01586 55 1710 (ext 1) or shop@wmcadenhead.com.

I will be out of the office from 5pm this evening until Wednesday morning so will be able to reply to your emails from Wednesday onwards.

Kind regards,

Mairi Paterson

For the Springbank Society

To join the Springbank Society please contact them at society@springbankwhisky.com

The Macallan 1824 Series and Macallan M

We’ve alluded to the Macallan’s recently released 1824 Series a few times in recent blog posts, but we’ve not really had a chance to sit down and properly dig in to what the range offers. With the top of the … Continue reading >>

We are down to the last 4 bottles of HH509!

Now would be a good time to snap up one of the last 4 remaining bottles of the legendary French Oak Cask HH509. Whisky legend Jim Murray named HH509 amongst his top 6 whiskies of the year in the 2013 Whisky Bible after it scored a record breaking 96.5/100. This is an incredible result when you consider that the highest score he has ever awarded a whisky is 97.5/100.

Only 501 of these bottles were made and when the last drop is gone, this legendary whisky will be lost forever.
This is your last chance to own a piece of Tasmanian whisky history.

Click here to purchase your bottle of HH509 before it is too late.

New Arrivals and Old Favorites Back in Stock at Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits (E. Setauket, New York)

Laphroaig Cairdeas Port Wood Edition Single Malt Scotch 102.6 Proof – $79.99 (6 bottles in stock, extremely limited!)

Old Pulteney Navigator Single Malt Scotch 92 Proof – $49.99 (12 bottles in stock)

Bruichladdich Rocks Single Malt Scotch 92 Proof – $38.24 ON SALE! (10 bottles in stock)

AnCnoc 22 Year Old Single Malt Scotch 92 Proof – $128.99 (4 bottles in stock)

Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits

www.moraswines.com

631-941-4458

sev.clemens@moraswines.com

Benriach Whiskies

Benriach was founded in 1898 by John Duff, who also had founded Longmorn distillery next door. The clarity of the water and access to the Great North of Scotland Railway prompted the decision for the location. The distillery closed in 1900 after just two years of production, following the Pattison Crash and it remained silent until 1965, except for its floor maltings, which continued to supply Longmorn distillery through out the period of closure. The floor maltings were closed in 1999 after 101 years in production, although they remain in good working order and could be used again. It ceased production in 2002, but was bought in 2004 by a private group who commenced production once again.

www.signlemaltsdirect.com

Nabil has dusted off his keyboard and written a wonderful travel report about his visit to Islay on the quest to see his own cask.

The E-pistle 

www.ralfy.com talks about barley varieties with Whisky Review 402 – Benromach Origins Batch Three

Whisky Ramblings Via Video #65

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries the BenRiach 1997 from the Creative Whisky Company, run by David Stirk. It is bottled at 45% and proved to be a nicely fruity summer dram.

http://youtu.be/Ll4Nn3uCvi0

New videos: Part VI – Grant’s 25 Year Old

Hello,

It’s been a fun week, but all good things must come to an end.

In our final video I introduce our oldest blend to date, Grant’s 25 Year Old. To create this superb dram, our Master Blender chose our rarest whiskies and blended them with the very first batch produced at our new distillery in Girvan…(Please click on the link below to read the remainder of the article)…

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Kind regards,

Ludo