Dear Malt Messenger Subscribers,

Happy belated Burns Day! Today through Sunday Kensington Wine Market is holding its Super Year End Sale. All of our single malts will be sale at least 7%, with the sole exception of our brand new Glenfarclas Cask (more in the next Malt Messenger, and a teaser below), and selected others 10, 15 and 25% off. The Sale is in store and online this weekend only, Friday-Sunday.

Sale rules:

1. Applies only to in stock items, with the exception of exclusives.

2. No further discounts will be available.

3. Items must be paid for at time of purchase, or will not be set aside.

4. No phone orders will be taken.

You will find below all the items discounted more than 7%.

In the meantime a bit of a teaser… We are launching our own Glenfarclas cask tonight at our 7th Annual Robbie Burns Supper with George Grant. This is the first private bottling of Glenfarclas ever sold to Canada! It is a 1997 vintage sherry cask bottled at cask strength, and is retailing for $109.99+GST (it won’t be on sale this weekend). The whisky is available for sale now and for sampling in store.

Hope to hear from you or see you this weekend! There are also some great deals on wine and beer!

Slainté!

Andrew Ferguson

Save 10%

1. Amrut Fusion – $75.99

2. Amrut Cask Strength – $77.49

3. Amrut Intermediate Sherry – $114.99

4. Ardbeg Corryvreckan – $109.99

5. Armorik Classic Breton Single Malt – $62.99

6. Auchentoshan 1975 – $468.99

7. Auchentoshan 1977 – $506.99

8. Auchentoshan 1978 – $543.99

9. Balvenie 40 Year – $4,633.99

10. BenRiach 1978 Virgin Oak – $313.99

11. Big Peat Santa – $88.99

12. Edradour 10 Year Unchilfiltered – $88.99

13. Edradour Bourbon Matured – $106.99

14. Edradour Natural Strength – $129.99

15. Edradour SFTC Chateau Neuf du Pape – $99.99

16. G&M Conn Choice Glen Keith 1968 – $247.99

17. Glen Garioch 1978 – $448.99

18. Glendronach 1972 KWM Cask 711 – $439.99

19. Glenfarclas 175th Anniversary Chairman’s Reserve – $703.99

20. Kilchoman KWM Sherry Cask – $114.99

21. Laphroaig 10 Year – $57.49

22. Nikka Yoichi 10 Year – $88.99

23. Nikka Yoichi 15 Year – $143.99

24. OMC Littlemill 19 Year – $156.49

25. OMC Talisker 10 Year – $130.49

26. Signatory Glen Mhor 1982 – $234.99

27. Signatory Glenisla 1977 – $264.99

28. Signatory Glenlochy 1980 – $265.49

29. Signatory Rare Ayrshire 1975 – $263.99

30. The Ballechin Bourbon Cask (Peated Edradour) – $121.49

Save 15%

1. Arran 100 Proof – $74.99

2. Balblair 1978 – $318.99

3. BenRiach 15 Year Madeira – $82.49

4. Berry’s Own Selection Bowmore 1994 – $95.59

5. Berry’s Own Selection Dailuaine 1973 – $286.99

6. Berry’s Own Selection Teaninich 1973 – $246.99

7. Bowmore Tempest Cask Strength Batch I – $81.99

8. Duthies Auchentoshan 11 Year – $77.99

9. Duthies Auchroisk 20 Year – $96.99

10. Duthies Longrow 9 Year – $73.99

11. G&M Cask Strength Imperial 1997 – $114.99

12. G&M Generations Glenlivet 70 Year 700ml – $21,999.99

13. G&M Generations Glenlivet 70 Year 200ml – $5,999.99

14. G&M Private Collection Glenlivet Decades (5 Bottle Set) – $4,999.99

15. Glenglassaugh Manager’s Legacy 1967 – $828.99

16. Old & Rare Probably Speyside’s Finest Distillery 45 Year – $499.99

17. OMC Rosebank 20 Year – $189.99

18. Signatory Bowmore 1970 40 Year 43.2% – $1136.99

19. Writer’s Tears Cask Strength Gift Set – $142.99

Save 25%

1. A.D.Rattray Arran 1996 – $106.49

2. A.D. Rattray Caol Ila 13 Year – $123.99

3. Arran Malt Moscatel Cask – $77.49

4. Cask 94 (Ardbeg) – $77.99

5. Duthies Hazelburn 9 Year – $84.99

6. G&M Glen Grant 1966 – $449.99 – ONLY 4 LEFT!

7. Glenfidich 50 Year (original bottling) 50ml – $1,390.99 – ONLY 1 LEFT!

Save on Other Whiskies

1. Crown Royal Hockey Canada – 15% – $28.99

2. Forty Creek John’s Private Cask – 15% – $65.99

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If you have any whisky questions or comments concerning The Malt Messenger please contact me by e-mail, phone, or drop by the store. Feel free to forward me any whisky news you feel should be included in a future issue of The Malt Messenger; it might just get included.

All of the products mentioned in THE MALT MESSENGER can be purchased in store, over the phone or from our website at www.kensingtonwinemarket.com … All prices quoted in the Malt Messenger are subject to change!

Thanks for reading the Malt Messenger!

Slainte!

Andrew Ferguson
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Greetings (again) whisky drinkers,

Hi again!

Now we’re not in the business of peppering your inbox with constant emails – it just ain’t our style.

But we thought we’d better let you all know that due to technical difficulties, the HQ tasting, scheduled for this Friday (27th), regrettably has been postponed until the 17th of February. Apologies for this and we hope that any of you that had planned to come along will be able to make it to the new date – we are probably more disappointed than all of you put together! Tickets will be on sale soon, so watch this space.

Newcastle Whisky Fest Masterclasses and stuff!

– Beginner’s Class at 12.45pm with Joe Clark of the Whisky Lounge. Tickets £5
– Six of the Best – Diageo Workshop at 1pm with Colin Dunn. Tickets £10.
– The Whisky Lounge ‘Speakeasy’ – with Eddie, from 2pm-4pm (see details below)
– Balvenie – Tasting Workshop at 3.30pm. Tickets £7.50

Tickets and further info for the above can be found here. Book asap to avoid dissapointment on the day!

Introducing – The Whisky Lounge ‘Speakeasy’

This is an experimental private seated area away from the hustle and bustle of the festival, where you can come and enjoy some seriously impressive drams.

How do you get a place in this much sort after area?

Well if you’re in possesion of a Whisky Lounge membership then you can swan in, pick up three free poker chips with which to swap for fine whiskies not available in the hall, and enjoy all that the Speakeasy has to offer.

However if you’re not a member, you can still come in, but this privilege will cost you £10 – which also includes three poker chips. Now as you’re well aware, tokens in exchange for drams is not the norm for us, and just to be clear these will only be in place in the Speakeasy, not in the rest of the festival. The drams in the Speakeasy are over and above what you will find in the rest of the festival. Additional poker chips will be available in the Speakeasy at the cost of £3 for one or £5 for two.

Food (or drams) for thought.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Slainte,
Eddie

 

 

 

 

Eddie Ludlow
Whisky Evangelist

thewhiskylounge
IWSC Spirit Panel Judge 2009-present
www.thewhiskylounge.com
eddie@thewhiskylounge.com

FSL Whisky Selectionl: Glenmorangie Artein

Hello Fellow Scotch Lovers –    

I have a real treat for you this week: the opportunity to be the first on your block to own a really exciting new whisky from one of Scotlands truly great distilleries.

Glenmorangie Artein is the third release in its award winning Private Edition range. Scots Gaelic for stone, ‘Artein’ is an intriguing assemblage of 15 and 21YO Glenmorangie, extra matured in ‘Super Tuscan’ wine casks.

Stone has always been at the heart of the making of Glenmorangie single malt Scotch whisky. Its own unique hard water source – the Tarlogie Spring – slowly filters through layers of limestone, adding rich minerals that eventually give Glenmorangie its complex fruity aromas. Close to Glenmorangie Distillery in the Scottish Highlands an ancient stone of symbolic significance was uncovered – the Hilton of Cadboll Stone – which Glenmorangie proudly adopted as its brand emblem.

A pioneer in extra maturation and with a true passion for innovation, Dr Bill Lumsden, Head of Distilling & Whisky Creation for Glenmorangie felt strong affinity with a highly talented group of ‘Super Tuscan’ wine producers. The rugged Tuscan coastal hills, built on stony foundations, are a seemingly improbable area for vineyards. However, the stones play an important role in the development of these fine wines. The vines are forced to delve deep into the soil seeking nourishment; as a result the grapes claim intense flavour from this unique terroir.

Dr Lumsden told us “Wine is one of my huge passions and I was fascinated by the role stony ground played in cultivating the vines – therefore influencing the flavour profile of the infamous ‘Super-Tuscan’ wines. I was inspired to experiment with extra maturing Glenmorangie in these wine casks and was thrilled with the result – a rich, outstandingly fragrant whisky – born of stone.”

Bottled at a strength of 46%, Glenmorangie Artein’s recipe has two thirds hand selected 15yo whisky with a special additional third of 21 year old whisky.  The spirit started its maturation in American white oak ex-bourbon casks before individually spending a period of extra maturation in Super Tuscan wine casks.

As with all of Glenmorangie’s Private Edition whiskies (Sonnalta and Finealta being the first two), this is an extremely limited production whisky, with less than 3,000 bottles coming into the US. So we sent our man “The Neck” to have a chat with the friendly folk who run Glenmorangie’s US distribution, and back he returned with our fair share of a very limited inventory. 

So its’ with great excitement that we can offer you the opportunity to pre-order your own bottle of Artein now for $84.50/ bottle. The whisky will ship in early February, so act now…as always, once its gone, its gone.

Until next Wednesday….

Doug Stone
Founder
www.ForScotchLovers.com
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GLENMORANGIE ARTEIN SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

 
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TASTING NOTES: GLENMORANGIE ARTEIN PRIVATE EDITION WHISKY

Nose: sweet and heady bouquet of ripe red berries, honeysuckle and fresh mint

Taste: sun soaked baked fruits such as ripe apricots, peaches and plums harmonize gracefully with hints of spearmint and cherries in milk chocolate.

Finish: high notes of zesty, lemon sherbet and a flourish of creamy cappuccino.

Whisky Review #245 – Black & White . . . www.ralfy.com gives a helping hand to a decent Blended Scotch ( a wee change from malts!)

So what’s the best whisky or scotch for Burns Night?

It’s that time of year when the haggis gets brought out and wee, sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie’s everywhere panic and the age-old question is asked: what’s the best whisky for Burns Night?

In my opinion, you can’t go wrong with either the Whyte & Mackay 19 year old whisky or the Whyte & Mackay 22 year old whisky (without water even) because the age and the weight of these fine drams along with the sherry styles involved make them go just fine with haggis, neeps and tatties (and if anyone’s wondering how they should drink their whisky with the haggis, let them watch this video) – in fact, you can even add the whisky when cooking the haggis or just after it’s ready, as well as using it for the toasts.

There’s a wee bit more about both these fine whiskies in the videos below – and at the end there’s a wee treat for anyone looking to cook something a little bit different with haggis.

And for the more modern amongst you looking for a bit of help with a Burns Supper, I’m told that there’s an app for phones out there complete with autocue for reading the toasts and even tells you which way to face so you’re looking at Burns homeland – regardless of where you are!

Whatever you get up to – and I see a few people are holding off until the weekend – have a great night. I see there’s already plenty chatter on the Twitters about it with #burnsnight, #burnssupper & #robertburns – great to see people coming together from all over the globe celebrating this fine Scottish poet and more importantly, having a great time.

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

1995 Highland Park 16 Year Old A.D. Rattray Single Bourbon Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whiskey 375ml ($55.99)

Talisker 30 year old 2011 Limited Edition sle of Skye Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($399.99)

Scotland – Blended Scotch

Johnnie Walker Black Blended Scotch Whisky 750ml – 1 available ($29.99)

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January 2012 – New Arrivals

Wow…How quickly has January flown in? It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating Christmas & New Year!

We kick off 2012 with a fine new selection of whiskies including 7 new malts from The Dimensions Collection by Duncan Taylor, an outstanding limited range of single malt & single grain whiskies. We’ve some very rare & elusive Port Ellen’s back in stock along with batch 5 Glendronach single casks and several cracking international bottlings.

We’ve listed a few of our favourites below. To view all new arrivals follow this link…

Sláinte

Abbey Whisky

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07890 983 844

MILROYS OF SOHO JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER

Well Happy New Year – and what a year! It’s great to see so many distilleries keen to experiment and reach for higher quality. Our customers are also becoming more knowledgeable and certainly more demanding. We kept on increasing our range in 2011, we now stock more whiskies than ever. Christmas was particularly good fun: tasting whiskies with our regulars, meeting bloggers and our overseas friends whom we normally only meet via email. Now it is 2012, we have a massive January sale and plenty of tastings and events to invite you to.

So which were our favourite whiskies of 2011 and what can the canny enthusiast buy at a snip during the Milroy’s of Soho Green Spot Sale?

A Taste from the Past – Grant’s Stand Fast 1977

Good evening all,

The last bottle of Stand Fast I tasted about a year ago was pretty delicious, so you can imagine how delighted I was when I came across this slightly later version of the same blend.

Historically speaking, this bottle is also interesting as it was the last time the Grant clan motto ‘Stand Fast’…

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THE LINK

Ludo

Ralfy from www.ralfy.com tackles a series of Blended Whiskies with an indroductory …. Whisky Review #244 – 5 recommended Blended Scotch Whiskies.

Because it’s not just about single malts!