Master Blender back in America – fancy a dram?

Miami! Boston! Old Saybrook! Providence! It’s quite the tour I’m on over the next few weeks in the USA – hopefully I’ll be able to meet up with a few of you for a dram…

My kilt’s getting a fair bit of exercise over the next few weeks, kicking off tonight (August 2nd) at Cork & Bottle Fine Wine and Spirits, 12180 SW 88th Street in Miami and then tomorrow (August 3rd) is all about Dalmore tasting at Town Kitchen and Bar

Orlando is next up on Wednesday with a teatime event at Lizzy McCormack’s, 55 North Orange Drive before heading back to Miami for an event at Shula’s Steakhouse, 6915 Red Road Coral Gables.

Sunday sees me heading over to Boston for an event on the Monday for a select group before I’m back in the thick of things on the Tuesday at Julio’s, 140 Turnpike Road, Westborough, MA.

Wednesday sees me lunching at The Grist Mill in Old Saybrook before taking parts in tastings at Amity Wine & Spirits, 95 Amity Road, New Haven, CT.

If it’s Thursday, it must be Providence (according to my timetable anyway!) with tastings at Agawam Hunt Club, Roger Williams Drive.

Friday sees the final fling for the kilt (this time round) at Fat Belly’s, Providence, RI

Of course, I’ve got some free time, so is there anyone I should pop in to see like I did a few years ago with Twitter?

New whisky arrivals at Miner’s Delight Inn

The Two-bit Cowboy Saloon in Miner’s Delight Inn Bed & Breakfast recently added two new single malt Scotch whiskies to its recycled snow fence backbar.

Isle of Jura 21 years old, 200th Anniversary of the Jura Distillery Edition. $14.50 a nip, and $145 a bottle.

Laphroaig Cáirdeas, Ileach Edition. $7 a nip, and $70 a bottle.

Miner’s Delight Inn Bed & Breakfast
Barbara & Bob Townsend
290 Atlantic City Road, Atlantic City, Wyo. 82520
(307) 332-0248    
bandb@minersdelightinn.com
www.minersdelightinn.com

We hope you are having a good summer – despite the weather for those here in the UK!

We just wanted to update you on our latest Festival News and our 2011 Famous Pubs Campaign.

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GLASVEGAS TO HEADLINE AT THE FAMOUS GROUSE FESTIVAL

With only a couple of weeks to go until our festival we are thrilled to announce that NME Award winning band Glasvegas will be joining the line-up. Glasvegas will headline on Saturday (13 August) with Donnie Munro headlining on the opening Friday night (12 August). The Glasgow band has supported some of the biggest names in music including Oasis, Kings of Leon, U2 and Coldplay.

Ticket sales are going well and with the announcement of Glasvegas we are expecting tickets to sell out, so if you’re hoping to come along we urge you to get your tickets now – we’d hate you to miss out!

Read the full story and to find out how to buy tickets for the Festival

KNOW A FAMOUS PUB? THEN GET VOTING IN FAMOUS PUBS CAMPAIGN

and be in with a chance to win a trip for two to the Scottish Highlands

We have just launched a campaign to find pubs throughout the UK that are famous for a reason, just like The Famous Grouse. You may remember last year’s campaign was a huge success, finding some fantastic pubs with great stories to tell and this year we want more.

We are asking landlords and pub goers from around the UK to share with us and the nation what makes their pub famous. It could be a quirky history, a famous punter, a local legend or a fascinating fact. Everyone who nominates will be entered into a prize draw to win a trip for two to the Scottish Highlands with a tour of The Famous Grouse Experience.

Read the full story and find out how to nominate your local

Yours famously,
The Famous Grouse Team

Whisky Intelligence has added a new category called ‘Vignettes – Moments in Whisky’ which will feature whisky moments as experienced by the readership. If you have a whisky moment please feel free to submit your moment and we’ll do our best to publish it.

As the U.S. faces another debt crisis, this week marks the anniversary of a key event in another U.S. debt crisis…the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. On August 1, 1794, 7,000 Americans gathered at Braddock’s Field in Western Pennsylvania to protest President Washington’s tax on whiskey production. The protest led to a declaration of insurrection, and Washington led an army into the area to quash the rebellion. Dr. Dennis Pogue of Mount Vernon explains the history of the Whiskey Rebellion in this episode. In the news, Glen Moray has its first new single malt release under new ownership, Crown Royal lends its name to NASCAR’s Brickyard 400, and much more!

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July Pay-Weekend Trio: Top-up on your sunshine!
Hopefully something to get you hot under the collar – this exclusive online only Pay-Weekend Trio for only £149 (save £37 to £76)

What makes it exclusive – the bottles in the parcels. We’ve hand-picked SIX sensational single casks that (up-until-now) were listed in our online shop. Three of these bottles will make up YOUR parcel but we can’t tell you which ones – it’s a lucky dip.

But looking at the selection of bottles up for grabs, everyone is a winner! Your Pay-Weekend Trio may include:

1) 9.55 – Gourmet Ice Cream at the Movies – £61.50
2) 31.22 – An island road workers dram – £60.10
3) 50.41 – Winter Fireworks – £64.50
4) 125.40 – A Quaich tart – £71.20
5) 26.71 – The Great Outdoors – £74.40
6) 39.76 – Delish! – £80.20

Some juicy savings! There’s only 52 of these very exclusive parcels, and it’s first-come-first-served so order NOW….

Pay-Weekend Parcel

August Previews: Buy 50.44, 73.43 & 93.45 for £132.20 (save£15)
August Outturn goes on-sale Fri 5 Aug, here’s a sneaky preview…
50.44 A pleasant little charmer
73.43 Meadow flowers and herbs de Provence
93.45 An unusual sweetie shop

Browse all bottlings
(64 single casks online)

*Bottles in our Pay-Weekend Trio will be picked randomly and fairly – we cannot allocate select bottles to members. No parcel will contain two bottles the same. GOOD LUCK!

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Visit the Society at http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships for your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers. 

Glenmorangie Pride Now In Stock

Glenmorangie Pride 1981 whisky is the culmination of 28 years of passion, patience and artistry. At its heart is the remarkable Glenmorangie 1981 Vintage, which was aged for 18 years in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels. The whisky was then extra-matured exclusively in Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes casks for an additional 10 years before being bottled at 56.7% ABV. The whisky is presented in a striking Baccarat crystal decanter and wooden case.

1 of only 1000 bottles.

Colour: Intense, deepest gold.

Nose: A captivating and heady aromatic scent, reminiscent of a display of scrumptious desserts; poached pears with lashings of vanilla cream, baked pineapple sponge pudding dusted with toasted coconut, apple tart with sprinklings of Demerara sugar, nutmeg and aniseed. Alongside the desserts, the beguiling musky scent of antique oak furniture brings a mesmerizing depth and complexity. Addition of water releases a myriad of exotic fruits and spices; sherbet lemons, melon, kiwi and pineapple, infused with ginger and cloves and softened with layers of creamy vanilla, honeycomb and toffee. Base notes of vetiver, liquorice and roast chestnut linger in the background.

Taste: Exceptionally generous and chewy with intense layers of delicious desserts: syrup sponge pudding covered in milk chocolate sauce, honeydew melon and lemon vanilla madeleines burst on the palate. A strong backbone of oak tannins is present, bringing hints of French toast, and the impression of steely mineral notes.

Finish: Long, succulent and sweet with sultanas, toasted almonds and the lingering memory of lemon and coconut desserts.

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Grant’s in Ecuador

Hola mi amigos,

Colombia and Venezuela feature in the blog’s top 10 list of where my readers come from so I think it’s about time I provided some content in Spanish (well, not personally as my Spanish is limited to four words and I have already used three of them!).……(please click on the link below to read the remainder of the article)…

Instead, I’d like to share with you…

http://blog.grantswhisky.com/2011/07/grant%e2%80%99s-in-ecuador/

Kind regards,
Ludo

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

Bowmore Tempest 10 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($79.99). Bowmore’s entry into the limited edition, small batch market brings us the might Tempest. The aromas are phenolic, mixed with vanilla and damp earth. There’s a kiss of sweetness underlying the palate all the way through where the campfire smoke and dirty oils kick in. It’s a true tempest in profile, a flurry of charcoal, peat, moss, and spice that leaves a your mouth in a thick, damp fog. The finish is all brine, green olives, and mint and you’ll have to brush for hours to get it to leave. You could sit around and pick this whisky apart all day.

Caol Ila 10 year Old James MacArthur’s Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 5 available ($59.99)

Clynelish 12 Year Old James MacArthur’s Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 11 available ($59.99)

Glen Ord 12 Year Old James MacArthur’s Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 11 available ($59.99)

Glendullan 14 Year Old James MacArthur’s Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 5 available ($59.99)

Highland Park 12 Year Old James MacArthur’s Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 10 available ($59.99)

Mortlach 13 Year Old James MacArthur’s Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 6 available ($59.99)

K&L Wine Merchants
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A trip to Balblair

The lovely folk of Inver House Distillers (the Scottish production wing of International Beverages) recently invited me along to a trip around four of their distilleries with a bunch of international bloggers. Not being one to turn down distillery tours, especially those conducted by distillery managers, I said yes and spent a couple of hectic …(please click on the link below to read the remainder of the article) …

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