Whisky Ramblings Via Video #17
Mark Dermul, Belgian Whiskyblogger, feels very fortunate to try the BenRiach 1983 single cask bottling from Asta Morris (Belgian IB Bert Bruyneel), for it is the perfect summer dram!
We present “THE WORLD’S LARGEST BOTTLE OF WHISKY”
The Famous Grouse is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record by creating the world’s largest bottle of whisky, to be unveiled on our brand birthday on Sunday 12th August.
Scotland’s favourite whisky is aiming to take the current world record from Jack Daniel’s who entered into the Guinness World Record Book last year by producing a 184 litre bottle. The giant bottle currently being created will hold 200 litres of whisky, equivalent to 8,200 drams, and will be an exact replica of The Famous Grouse iconic bottle.
We would be delighted if you could come along to our free birthday celebrations which will be hosted at The Famous Grouse Experience, Perthshire, Scotland’s oldest and most visited distillery. The giant bottle will be filled in front of a Guinness World Record adjudicator and on display for all to see between 11am-3.30pm. There will be plenty to entertain the whole family including a live jazz band, RSPB activities, face painting, and a Highland games demonstration from Scotland’s strongest man and world record holder himself, Gregor Edmunds.
An exciting new tour will also be launched and distillery tours will be running throughout the day.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family on August 12!
FOR A ONCE IN A LIFE TIME CHANCE TO BE A PART OF HISTORY: Please bid on our auction, for two lucky people to help fill the world’s largest bottle of whisky on 12th August and enjoy a 2-night luxury trip to Scotland, with all proceeds going directly to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.
Yours Famously,
The Famous Grouse Team
www.ralfy.com presents an ultra-branded, smokey, sweet, style-scotch review with Whisky Review #291 – Johnnie Walker Double Black
Scotland – Single Malt Scotch
Auchentoshan Valinch Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 4 available ($59.99)
Scotland – Spirits Pre-Arrival
1989 Bunnahabhain 22 Year Old K&L Exclusive “Exclusive Malts” Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml (Pre-Arrival) ($89.99)
Introducing our newest source for top-quality whisky at wonderfully reasonable price points – the Exclusive Malts! Our partnership with this independent bottler will bring EM expressions for the first time ever to the United States, available only at K&L. Seeing that last year’s trip resulted in almost zero Islay expressions, David and I were eager to make amends this time around. We had already committed to peated whiskies from Kilchoman, Bruichladdich, Laphroaig, and Caol Ila, so when we found a relatively mellow, laid-back, mature malt from Bunnahabhain for a bargain basement price, we figured why not just add it in with the others? The whisky is lithe and lean on the entry with lots of earthy, oily notes and hints of resin with light peat. The low proof makes the whisky entirely drinkable right out of the bottle and the intensity of the vanilla and oil goes all the way to the finish, lingering long on the back end. Complex, mysterious, and understated, much like Bunnahabhain distillery itself. A wonderful whisky at a knockout price. We expect this one to move fast. (David Driscoll, K&L Spirits Buyer)
1992 Longmorn 20 Year Old K&L Exclusive “Exclusive Malts” Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml (Pre-Arrival) ($89.99)
Introducing our newest source for top-quality whisky at wonderfully reasonable price points – the Exclusive Malts! Our partnership with this independent bottler will bring EM expressions for the first time ever to the United States, available only at K&L. David and I had a field day working through the various casks available in the tiny warehouse outside of Glasgow. Although we had already selected a younger Longmorn expression from Signatory, the distillery has such a great reputation amongst enthusiasts for quality and we were open to bringing in a more mature cask if it tasted great. The nose of this whisky is classic Speyside – that heady mix of vanilla, malted grains, and rich stonefruit. The palate is more of the same: sweet grains, lots of wonderful vanilla and caramel, a finish of soft fruits with a hint of banana. Great Longmorn often doesn’t do a whole lot, but it does what it does very well. There’s not supreme depth or insane complexity going on with this whisky, but there’s a whole lotta deliciousness. Longmorn just simply hits the spot and sometimes that more than enough. Considering the 16 year old distillery bottle sells for well over $100 here in the states, getting this 20 year old single cask at full proof is quite the deal indeed. (David Driscoll, K&L Spirits Buyer)
New Arrivals
United States – Bourbon and Rye
Buffalo Trace K&L Exclusive Single Barrel #74 Kentucky Bourbon 750ml ($24.99)
Scotland – Single Malt Scotch
1990 Samaroli Bunnahabhian Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml – 6 available ($199.99)
United States – Bourbon and Rye
Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Tornado Kentucky Straight Bourbon 750ml – 9 available ($74.99)
K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
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www.thewhiskybarrel.com
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MacNaMara Gaelic Scotch Whisky
40% alc/vol
Introduced in 1992, this whisky meets all the requirements of those who prefer a lighter blended whisky, still retaining West Coast character, MacNaMara.
A light blended whisky with a biscuit-like nose, a citrus tang, and a creamy finish.
Special Price!
£14.00
£3 off for one week only!
Single Malts Limited | 36 Gordon Street | Huntly | Aberdeenshire | AB54 8EQ |
