Help Colin Sinclair set up The Whisky Tasting Company; he’s participating in the The Shropshire Star’s Star Idea Competition 2010.
He needs your vote!
VOTE WHISKY! VOTE COLIN!
… www.ralfy.com ‘whisky reviews’ now on Episode 131 Part B which focuses on a walk through Kilchoman Distillery, Islay, under the guidance of new Manager John Maclellan.
This is an interesting insight into Islay’s smallest and most recent ‘craft’ Whisky maker.
… www.ralfy.com ‘whisky reviews’ now on Episode 131 Part A which focuses on a walk through Kilchoman Distillery, Islay, under the guidance of new Manager John Maclellan.
This is an interesting insight into Islay’s smallest and most recent ‘craft’ Whisky maker.
Annabel Meikle does double duty…serving as a sensory whisky expert and educator for Glenmorangie and also serving as a member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s tasting panel. We’ll discuss everything from training one’s nose to the role of women in the whisky industry in this week’s episode. In the news, Supernova comes around faster than Halley’s Comet, Forty Creek will release a rarity…a Canadian whisky using Canadian Oak, and a question about WhiskyCast advertising and conflicts of interest.
Visit WhiskyCast at www.whiskycast.com
Whisky Shop Discounts!
The Whisky Shop (360 Sutter St, San Francisco) is offering a 10% discount on any of the following Whiskies the Whisky Shop carries until June 30.
(Ask for World of Whiskies Discount).
Aberfeldy 12YO
Aberlour 12YO, 16YO, a’bunadh
AnCnoc 12YO, 16YO
Ardbeg 10yo, Airigh nam Beist, Uigeadail
Ardmore Traditional Cask
Balblair Vintage 1991, 1997
Benromach 10 Year, Organic;
Bruichladdich 12 year old, 1998 Oloroso sherr, Links 15year old Valhalla, Organic, Peat;
Caol Ila
Clynelish
Compass Box Asyla, Hedonism, Peat Monster; Compass Box, whisky infusion “Orangerie”
Cragganmore
Dalwhinnie
Dewars 12 YO, 18 YO
Edradour 10yr
Glen Grant 15 Yr 43%
Glenkinchie
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban Port Cask 12yr old
Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX
Hankey Bannister (Blended)
Isle of Jura 10yo
Isle of Jura 16yo
Isle of Jura Superstition
Isle Of Skye 8yr Premium Blend
Johnnie Walker: Black
Johnnie Walker: Blue
Johnnie Walker: Gold
Johnnie Walker: Green
Johnnie Walker: Red
Lagavulin 16
Laphroaig 10 year old
Laphroaig Cask Strength
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Mackillops Choice: BENRINNES, October 1988 43%
Mackillops Choice: CAOL ILA, Feb 1990, Cask Strength 57.8%
Mackillops Choice: GLENLIVET, Nov 1977, 43%
Mackillops Choice: HIGHLAND PARK, April 1980, 43%
Mackillops Choice: LONGMORN, Mar 1985, 43%
Mackillops Choice: SCAPA, Sep 1989, 43%
Mortlach 15 Yr 43%
Oban
Old Pulteney 12YO ,17YO, 21YO
Pig’s Nose Blended Scotch Whisky
Scapa 16YO
Sheep Dip
Sheep Dip Vintage 1990
Signatory Cragganmore
Smokehead Islay Single Malt
Talisker 10 yo
The Dalmore 12 yo
The Dalmore 15 yo
The Dalmore Gran Reserva
The Dalmore King Alexander III
The Glenlivet 12YO
The Glenlivet 15YO
The Glenlivet 16 YO Nadurra (cask)
The Glenlivet 18YO
The Glenlivet 21YO Archive
The Glenlivet Nadurra Triumph 1991 Limited Edition
The Glenlivet XXV YO
The Singleton of Glendullan
Tomintoul 12YO Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish
Tomintoul 16YO
Tomintoul 27YO
Tomintoul 31 Years Reserve
Tomintoul Peaty Tang
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America has redesigned their website (and it’s very nice). To see for yourself and possibly to join as a member, visit them at http://www.smwsa.com/ The ‘members area’ has their latest edition of Outturn, the current bottling list.
Mark at WhiskyCast reports;
Dennis Hendry is one of the true characters of the whisky business. He manages the visitors center and leads tours at Aberlour, and is regarded as one of the top distillery tour guides in Scotland. You’ll hear why in this week’s episode, along with some of the behind-the-scenes stories that usually never see the light of day. In the news, a new lawsuit reveals the reason for Sazerac’s split from the Kentucky Distillers Association, results of the latest McTear’s whisky auction, and the cartoonists do it again…taking a swipe at Glenfiddich!
Listen to episode# 252 at http://www.whiskycast.com/
May Outturn ON SALE NOW
May Outturn: 13 single casks that’ll SUIT YOU Sir?
With such outstanding variety this Outturn, there’s sure to be something to suit all tastes and moods. Of course, if you’re finding it hard to decide there’s always the Society’s recommendations.
These dapper drams are our picks of the bunch; the bottlings that tickled our noses and had us giddy with excitement. Give them a twirl…
Smoky Sherried Pair: Buy 10.71 & 93.38 for £85 (save £10.40)
10.71 Onions Spring Enternal £44.70 inc. Free P&P
Islay: The orimental flavours of the east meet sweet in this golden beauty. Grab the chopsticks and tuck in (Forks available on request
93.38 Stirs the atavistic soul £50.70 inc. Free P&P
Campbeltown: Lip-smacks you between the eyes. A deliciously complex beast of a dram, one minute singing with chocolate, the next singeing with burning twigs
Best Buy Pair: Buy 95.11 & 35.38 for £88.50 (save £11)
95.11 Punched in the face with happiness £57.30 inc. Free P&P
Speyside Spey: “Call the surgeon, this one’s got one heck of a nose on it!” Syrups and sandelwood, teas and Turkish coffee, you won’t know where to look
35.38 “Fire in the hole!” £42.20 inc. Free P&P
Speyside Lossie: “Sweet, with pecans and popcorn, old-fashioned sweetiBOOM! Chillies cinder toffee and lava explode out of nowhere in the mouth. So moreish.”
Case Offer: Buy all SIX for £287.70 (save £35)
10.71 Onions Spring Enternal £44.70 inc. Free P&P
Turn your nose east and waft up the asian flavours
9.49 It’s in the bag £78 inc. Free P&P
Sod Terry and Dawn. This sweet choccie orange is ours
35.38 “Fire in the hole!” £42.20 inc. Free P&P
hooo…hooo…ha….ha..ha. A spicy wee devil this one
125.35 Amontillado and Aubergine £64.40 inc. Free P&P
A complex discusser – things kicked off amongst the Panel and taste buds
39.75 Cuban Memories £46.70 inc. Free P&P
Gunpowder, cigars, riches galore -viva la Revolucion!
G1.7 Flamed Christmas Pudding £46.70 inc. Free P&P
Sweeeeeet! Christmas comes especially early in this rich dram
SIX of the BEST
@ Aberdeen Mal & Birmingham & Brighton Hotel du Vin
125.35 Amontillado and Aubergine
35.38 “Fire in the hole!”
95.11 Punched in the face with happiness
93.38 Stirs the atavistic soul
53.140 Swelling, crashing waves of flavours
G1.7 Flamed Christmas pudding
Enjoy six of the best single cask single malts from May Outturn at the bar at Aberdeen Malmaison and Birmingham & Brighton Hotel du Vin.
SMWS Whisky Tasting & Events
Birmingham Preview Tasting – Brighton Hotel Du Vin, Fri 14 May
Cafe Spice Nameste – Cafe Spice London, Tue 18 May
Cardiff Preview Tasting – Novotel Cardiff Centre, Fri 21 May
Islay and Island Tasting – 28 Queen Street, Sat 22 May
Cafe Fish & Dram Tasting – The Vaults, Mon 24 May
All things Japanese Night – The Vaults, Thu 27 May
Liverpool Preview Tasting -Malmaison, Thu 27 May
Aberdeen Preview Tasting – Caledonian Thistle Hotel, Fri 28 May
Bristol Preview Tasting – Hotel Du Vin, Fri 28 May
Pan-Asian Curry Experience – London, Sat 29 May
Visit the Society at http://www.smws.com/
Whisky Intelligence has reproduced (with permission) The Gauntleys Whisky Newsletter for July 2003; a small sample of scotch whisky archeology. The author, Chris Goodrum, has some excellent insights of whisky, which makes for excellent reading on a Sunday. However as you may have noticed we are now at the end of the series of his excellent newsletters. Enjoy the final installment!
GAUNTLEYS WHISKY NEWSLETTER No1 JULY 2003
Welcome to the first in hopefully a regular round up of what is new in the
Whisky World according to Gauntleys. As you will probably know from visiting
the shop or the web site, that there has been quite a few developments on
the whisky front since my return from a week at the Bruichladdich Distillery
on Islay.
JOHN McDOUGALL
As you will be aware we are proud to be the only midlands stockists for the
extraordinary Whisky Life and Golden Cask bottlings. Over the years he has
built up a number of contacts and can source interesting casks which he
bottles by hand in his spare time. Full tasting notes for the range that we
currently stock, can be found on the offers page at www.gauntleywine.com.
All I can say is that they are simply stunning, and very attractively priced
too, and if you love the purity of ex-Bourban oak then you should try them.
POTTED HISTORY
His father had a grain company in Edinburgh where John worked until he
joined Scottish Malt Distillers as a trainee in 1963. His first distillery
was Aultmore, followed by Knockdhu, Balmenach, Imperial, Banff, Teaninich,
and Daluaine.
After spells as distillery manager at Balvenie (1968), Laphroaig (1970), and
Tormore (1974). His skill led him to the post of Manager/Production
director? at the Springbank Distillery, Campbeltown, one of my own personal
favourite distlleries, for a ten year spell between 1986 and 1996.
Since 1996 he has taken a freelance consulting role, and has lent his
considerable knowledge and skills to the relauch of Bladnoch, plus the new
projects on the Shetland Islands and at Kilchoman on Islay.
THE RANGE
WHISKY LIFE: All bottled without colour or chill-filtration, bottled in 50cl
bottles at 50% abv.
Dailuane 1989 £25.95 Balblair 1990 £23.95 Glenrothes 1988 £26.95
GOLDEN CASK SERIES: All bottled at cask strength again not coloured or
chill-filtered, in 70cl bottles.
Aultmore 1989 (13 year old) 56.3% £36.95 Glen Grant 1988 (14 year old) 56.1%
£37.95 Dalmore 1990 (12 year old) 58% £37.95
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE WHISKY LIST
MURRAY McDAVID
Just because we are currently very excited about the John McDougall range.
We have not forgotten the wonderful range of whiskies from Murray McDavid.
Indeed as you will probably know the team of Mark Reynier. Gordon Wright,
Simon Coughlan, and the irrepressible Jim McEwan are the driving force
behind the relaunch of Bruichladdich.
Thus we have added the following bottlings of theirs to the range.
Currently in stock:
Macallan 1990 46% £34.95 – A simply stunning Macallan!
Auchtentoshan 1992 46% £31.95 – A lovely expression
The following should be in stock in August.
Craggenmore 1990 46% £31.95 Pure, complex and luscious
Lochside 1981 46% £32.95 – Glorious!
Jura 1989 46% £32.95 – Intense, oily & peaty.
Glenlivet 1974 (28 year old) 46% – Misson Series £89.95
Clynelish 1972 (29 year old) 46% – Misson Series £89.95
Royal Brackla 1975 (27 year old) 46% – Misson Series £89.95
Highland Park 1979 (23 year old) 46% – Misson Series £89.95
Dallas Dhu 1979 (23 year old) 46% – Misson Series £89.95
If you would like to reserve one of the mission bottlings, please let us
know. A small deposit will be necessary.
OTHER BOTTLINGS
The following bottlings have been added to our list.
Balvenie 1989 Port Wood Finish 40% £31.95
Edradour 1991 59.3% 50cl £42.95
Isle of Jura Superstition 45% £28.95
Lagavulin 12 year old 58% £47.95
Talisker 20 year old 62% £100.95
AND FINALLY……. SPRINGBANK
As some of you will know, this famous old distillery is celebrating its
175th Aniversary. To that end it has released a 12 year old to mark the
occasion, priced at £42.95 and we would also like to welcome back the 15
year old, priced at £54,95. Both of these whiskies are very limited, so if
you would like one please let us know as soon as possible.
AND VERY FINALLY
From time to time, interesting bottlings come onto the market, and as much
as we would like to add them to our list, space in the shop is quite
limited. Thus with each newsletter I will include a selection of interesting
bottlings that have become available, which we would be more than happy to
order for you. Again a small deposit will be required.
Bowmore 25 year old 43% £137.95
Brora 30 year old 54.2% £227.95
Glenfarclas 1987 43% Single Oloroso Cask £143.95
Glenfarclas 1987 46% Single refill Sherry Cask £58.95
Linkwood 1975 (25 year old) 56.1% £392.95
Oban 32 year old 55.1% £233.95
Isle of Skye 50 year old 50% Limited Edition Numbered Bottles £477.95
CONTACT
We would welcome any comments you would like to make about this newsletter,
any of our products, or how we can improve our service. Please feel free to
contact us on rhone@gauntleywine.com
Sincerely
Chris Goodrum
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