Cask #1

The first cask from when Bruichladdich re-opened

£250.00

Just before Easter we took in a special bottle which has been selling very well to the wise collectors, we thought we should share it with our customers to give you the option to secure one before it’s too late.

Only 250 bottles are available for sale and only from Loch Fyne Whiskies on behalf of Mark and son Ruari Reynier.

Mark is the white knight who is credited with salvaging Bruichladdich Distillery in 2001 and also of revolutionising the marketing of single malt Scotch.

Since Bruichladdich changed hands last Autumn Mark is no longer with the distillery so this bottle marks the beginning – and the end – of an era.

No Bruichladdich collection is complete without a “Wee Ruari.”

Click here for more detail and the back label which shows the cask being filled by Ruari.

Savour The New Glengoyne and Chocolate Tasting Tour

They say a balanced diet is a chocolate in each hand, but here at Glengoyne we prefer a chocolate in one and a dram in the other. So we’re delighted to announce our new ‘dram fine’ interactive Chocolate and Whisky-tasting Tour, in partnership with Glasgow-based chocolatier, Nucoco.

The new Tour offers visitors a chocolate and whisky tasting experience designed specifically to complement our flavour profiles. The matching session will pair the Glengoyne 10 yo with a smooth Nucoco milk chocolate and tablet delight and a hand-crafted 54% dark chocolate with cranberry, whilst in order to go toe to toe with the dried fruit and rich, spicy oak flavours of the Glengoyne 21 yo Nucoco has created a 54% dark chocolate with ginger and a 70% dark chocolate with pistachio. Also included in the new Experience is a tour of the Distillery and a welcome dram of Glengoyne 12 yo.

As well as being part of the new tour at the Distillery, Nucoco chocolates will also be available to purchase at the Distillery shop and online with suggested whisky matches.

It’s no wonder Glengoyne and Nucoco is a perfect partnership – we both believe in offering a premium product that has been produced through investment of time and infinite care.

Whilst Glengoyne whisky is handcrafted using air-dried barley and oak sherry casks, which are seasoned for six years, Nucoco chocolate is produced from the finest cocoa beans from Asia, Africa and America – all of which combines to produce whisky and chocolate worth savouring.

The Tour costs £20 per person and runs every hour between 10am-4pm. Treat yourself and a chocolate lover to the Tour by calling +44.136.0550.254.

Finally the second E-pistle of the year has just been published. It is by Nabil and tells the story of the new Spirits of Kingston Whisky Festival in Ontario.

Whisky Ramblings Via Video #43

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a triple distilled whisky from the unfortunately lost distillery near Falkirk in the Lowlands, the Rosebank 12 Year Old. Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/XhYOZLAg_lw

Tasting Notes: Longrow Rundlets and Kilderkins

One of our favourite bottlings last year was the now sold out Springbank Rundlets & Kilderkins. It reignited my love of Springbank’s whiskies, after a while of trying to remember what it was I used to like about them, and … Continue reading >>

The Final Choice – 250/9 bottling

Between 2005 and 2007, Glengoyne released the landmark series of CHOICE single cask bottles. Having long benefited from the collective experience of the men who make it, we took the decision to let them loose in the warehouses, with the simple instruction to “hunt down your favourite cask”. It was arduous work. Armed only with a head torch and a cracked tumbler, these nine brave men relentlessly opened and evaluated thousands of barrels, butts and hoggies, eventually emerging in ones and twos, blinking into the sunlight. The result was a range of award-winning Single Cask whiskies, which showcased our full range of flavours in an exemplary fashion.

On 12th January 2012, nine of our Distillery workers – Duncan McNicoll, Ewan Hendry, Ronnie Palmer, Jim Leslie, Charlie Murray, Peter Andrew, Robbie Hughes, Billy Edmiston and Deek Morrison – celebrated a combined 250 years service to the whisky industry. To commemorate this milestone, they have put together this unique dram, The Final Choice 250/9 bottling – containing casks whose combined ages total 250 years. The first nine bottles will be presented to our boys, as a liquid long service medal, with the remaining 241 available for sale at the Glengoyne Distillery shop and online. A fine dram indeed.

This very special bottling will be available for the first time in May.

Tasting Notes: Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel First Fill

The folks at The Balvenie aren’t really known for changing their core range around all that much. We’ve had DoubleWood 12yo for a while now, with David Stewart’s Signature 12yo coming in as the new kid on the block a … Continue reading >>

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WHISKY GALORE @ THE GREEN WELLY STOP

http://www.thegreenwellystop.co.uk/whiskyshop

The Green Welly Stop are the exclusive online retailer of this stunning and rare product, very rarely seen bottled by independents. The cask was gifted to Oban Lifeboat for their fundraising efforts.

All proceeds of this whisky are going back to Oban Lifeboat.

The hogshead was filled at the Distillery on 29 July 1994.

The bottling took place with Douglas Laing & Co Ltd on 18 February 2013.

One of only 297 bottles.

We have a limited number left ready for dispatch.

Available to order now 

Contact craig@thegreenwellystop.co.uk for more information.

www.thegreenwellystop.co.uk

Win a bottle of single malt from our Rare Casks Series!

We’re giving you the chance to win the 1st release in ‘The Rare Casks‘ series by Abbey Whisky. Since its launch whisky writers and bloggers have been singing the praises of the Caperdonich 17 Year Old. We thought it was only fair to share the love and give our fellow whisky buffs the chance to sample this fine dram.

87/100 – Serge – Whisky Fun

“I really enjoy this kind of jumpiness, it’s a very lively Caperdonich that, at times, hints at Rosebank in a way”

The Whisky Wire

“A Mothballed Marvel”

94/100 – Squidgy Ash The Whisky Fiend

“If you get a chance to try this whisky, to buy this whisky, don’t hesitate, DO SO. Right now!”

Whisky Magazine

“A delightful elegant dram”

It couldn’t be easier to enter…

All you have to do is retweet the competition message via Twitter and follow @abbeywhisky

Competition Message

RT & Follow @abbeywhisky to #win a bottle of Caperdonich 17 Year Old #malt #scotch #whisky – #therarecasks series by @abbeywhisky

Competition closes 23.59 (GMT) on Thursday 30th April 2013. The lucky winner will be chosen at random and revealed on Wednesday 1st May 2013.

Click here for full T&C’s

Happy Tweeting!

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