Loch Fyne Whiskies ‘New in Stock: GlenDronach Single Casks Batch 8’
GlenDronach Single Casks Batch 8
Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
United States – Bourbon and Rye
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
Jefferson’s a maker known for its very small batch selections wedded from well-aged whiskeys purchased by the owner/negotiant Trey Zoeller, is branching out with new Bourbon that is old enough to buy itself: Jefferson’s Presidential Select 21 Years Old. The whiskey, unlike the company’s Jefferson Reserve, which is a marriage from different sources, comes from one distillery and is made from a single-grain recipe.
July 16, 2013
Dear Friends,
It is with a very heavy heart that I share with you that our beloved Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee, 93, passed away July 16, 2013 after a short illness.
In the world of making really fine whiskey the role of Master Distiller is pivotal, but Elmer’s meaning to those he met, came to know, and worked with closely extended far beyond that of a Master Distiller. Elmer defined, in the simplest terms, what it means to be a great American – hard working, self-made, courageous, honest, kind, humble, and humorous.
Elmer was born in 1919 on a tobacco farm near Peaks Mill in Franklin County, Ky. He graduated from Frankfort County High School in 1936 and worked for Jarman Shoe Company until December 1941. He then served with the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II as a radar bombardier on a B-29. After flying missions against Japan through 1945, Elmer was honorably discharged in January 1946. He returned home and studied engineering at the University of Kentucky, where he graduated with honors in 1949.
In September 1949 Elmer began working in the engineering department of the George T. Stagg Distillery in Frankfort. In 1966, Elmer was promoted to plant superintendent, responsible for all plant operations and reporting to the plant manager. 1n 1969, he became plant manager.
But it was in 1984 that Elmer’s contribution to the bourbon industry gained him the most notoriety, when he introduced Blanton’s, the world’s first Single Barrel Bourbon. Elmer retired in 1985 but continued to serve as an ambassador for Buffalo Trace, and in 1986 he was honored with his very own single barrel bourbon, Elmer T. Lee. Of course, for those of us who knew Elmer, he never really retired. Every Tuesday we could see Elmer making his rounds at the Distillery in his trademark cap, signing bottles, posters, and other memorabilia at the Gift Shop, visiting his friends in Blanton’s Bottling Hall, and tasting bourbons (for quality control purposes!) in the lab.
Elmer was always ready to offer advice, and was a wealth of information that many of us relied on, myself included. Harlen Wheatley would inquire with Elmer when stuck on a mechanical problem, and any historical questions about the Distillery always went to Elmer, who, with his razor sharp memory, could invariably answer. To all of us, Elmer was a friend, a mentor, and a trusted advisor.
Elmer was known through the bourbon industry for his expertise and knowledge about bourbon whiskey and he received numerous awards and recognition, including induction into the Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2001, the Lifetime Achievement Award from Whisky Advocate in 2002, and the Lifetime Achievement Award and Hall of Fame induction from Whisky Magazine in 2012.
We have lost a wonderful friend today, and he will be missed terribly.
Services for Elmer T. Lee are pending and will be announced shortly.
Sincerely,
Mark Brown
Fine & Rare Available at Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits (E. Setauket, New York)
The MacPhail’s Collection Glenrothes 1969 42 Year Old Single Malt Scotch 86 Proof – $524.99 (3 bottles in stock)
Bruichladdich Octomore 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch 100 Proof – $259.99 (13 bottles in stock)
Laphroaig 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Cask Strength 106.8 Proof – $499.99 (1 bottle in stock)
St. George Single Malt Whiskey 30th Anniversary Edition 94.6 Proof – $379.99 (6 bottles in stock)
Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits
631-941-4458
COOPERS CHOICE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THROUGH EDGEMONT LIQUOR STORE
Below is available from the independent bottler Cooper’s Choice including the newly discovered whisky that was accidentally delivered!
| $155.95 COOPERS BUNNAHABHAIN 19* | 700M |
| $104.95 COOPERS BUNNAHABHAIN 9 SHERRY* | 700M |
| $104.95 COOPERS CRAIGELLACHIE 8Y* | 700M |
| $194.95 COOPERS LITTLE MILL 25Y* | 700M |
| $222.95 COOPERS LITTLE MILL 27Y* | 700M |
| $144.95 COOPERS LAPHROAIG 10Y CS* | 700M |
| $148.95 COOPERS MACALLAN 14Y* | 700M |
| $149.95 COOPERS MORTLACH 20Y SHR* | 700M |
The newly discovered: Coopers Choice Macallan 13YO Distilled 1995, Bottled 2009. Cask ref 10445, Only 720 bottles made. Refill Butt 46% $138.95 (A case of the above was found in our stock of the below. A fun error that means we have a completely different, unique & totally exclusive to us locally whisky!)
Coopers Choice Macallan 14YO Distilled 1995, Bottles 2010. Cask ref 10449, Only 350 bottles made. Hogshead 46% $148.95)
UK vlogger Joe Ellis a.k.a Whisky Wednesday reviews The Dalmore 1995 Vintage Whisky Shop Bottling
Dear Society Members,
I hope you are all well and have all been experiencing some hot weather like we have here in Campbeltown! It was glorious weather last week, it is a wee bit duller today but apparently it’s to brighten up at the end of the week – fingers crossed!
In the last newsletter I gave you some information on Campbeltown Grammar School’s fundraising trip to Gambia which they are planning for February 2014. I also mentioned that Springbank were going to be doing their bit to help the fundraising and would be drawing two bottles from the oldest cask we have in our warehouse at the moment (24 years, 3 months and 9 days old!) One bottle will be getting auctioned off and the other will be available by the dram at the Ardshiel Hotel.
The auction started on Friday (12th of July) and ends at 5pm BST on Monday 26th August 2013.
To bid, send your offer along with your name, address and contact telephone number to: auction@springbankwhisky.com
A weekly announcement will be made on the Springbank Distillers Facebook page and Springbank website to let everyone know the current highest bid, with the winning bid being announced after 5pm on Monday 26th August.
I am going to be away on holiday for 2 weeks as of Thursday (18th July) so if you would like any more information or anything else before then please let me know and I can arrange this before I go.
Kind Regards,
Mairi
Mairi Paterson
For the Springbank Society
To join the Springbank Society please contact them at society@springbankwhisky.com
www.ralfy.com takes a sympathetic but unsentimental view at Whisky Review 377 – Johnnie Walker Gold Label
OUR BIGGEST AND BEST FESTIVAL YET
We’re delighted that over 400 of you joined us on Jura for our 50th anniversary. Thank you, we couldn’t have done it without you. And we’re not just saying that. It’s physically impossible to have a festival without the revellers and what revellers you were.
It was a privilege to see so many make the pilgrimage from all over the world to share in our story – from breaking out the vintage 1977, the new 30YO, the rare 39 ¾ (a sneak preview of the new 40YO) and the exclusive festival bottling to tasting Turas-Mara on the waves and soaking up the lively atmosphere inside the cooperage.
Relive all of these great moments in moving pictures and see if you can spot yourself in our photo gallery by clicking on our highlights video below. Don’t worry if you couldn’t be with us this time. Adventures like these await you next year:
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