A 40 Year Passion for Single Malt Scotch Whisky

When Alan Winchester became a distillery tour guide aged 16, few could have predicted he’d one day hold the prestigious title of The Glenlivet Master Distiller.

In the intervening years, Alan has worked in 20 distilleries in almost every role: brewer, mashman, cooperage labourer and stillman, expanding his expertise and allowing his passion for whisky to flourish. 40 years on, Alan is the leading authority on single malt and there is no one we’d rather have as our Master Distiller. As Master Distiller, Alan is responsible for safeguarding the unique character of The Glenlivet. It is his cultured palette that directs its consistency and secures the supreme quality of depth and flavour. Like a virtuoso musician, he brings his expert interpretation to new expressions whilst ensuring they retain the trademark complexities of The Glenlivet. Alan’s wisdom and passion is the driving force behind proud new releases like the Nàdurra range and the Winchester Collection – Vintage 1964.

Raise a dram with us as we celebrate Alan’s expert tenure as The Glenlivet Master Distiller thus far, and look forward to the next ten years.

Sláinte Alan!

Celebrating 40 Years with Alan Winchester

Old Pulteney Launches new Mission for Charity

‘Angel’s Share’ of Maritime Malt will help Seafarers in Need

Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky has today (Monday 30^th March) announced a new partnership to raise vital funds for the global maritime charity The Mission to Seafarers, the organisation that cares for the world’s 1.5 million men and women who face danger each day while working at sea.

The Maritime Malt will donate a £1 from every bottle of Old Pulteney 12 Year Old sold in 2015 to the charity, aiming to raise £30,000 to support their work providing counsel and friendship for merchant seafarers in need – whether they are stranded, isolated or far from home.

The money raised by Old Pulteney consumers will fund a ship-visiting programme, providing seafarers with a warm and friendly welcome and any emergency help and advice they need; and roving Wi-Fi in port locations, ensuring seafarers can connect with their loved ones back home.

After years of involvement with some of sailing’s most celebrated adventures, Old Pulteney has been inspired to support the charity’s invaluable work, which takes place in 260 ports around the world. In addition to special charity packs of Old Pulteney 12 Year Old which will be on shelf in the UK and other key markets from May, the campaign will be brought to life through an exciting programme of PR and online activity as well as Old Pulteney sponsored events planned throughout 2015.

Old Pulteney Senior Brand Manager Margaret Mary Clarke commented: “We are extremely proud to be launching our partnership with The Mission to Seafarers and I can’t think of a better cause for Old Pulteney to support. Our whisky shares a unique connection with seafarers and the sea, with Pulteney Distillery located in the very place where thousands of fishermen used to sail out into one of the most rugged sea channels on Britain’s coastline. The risks they took and the dram they deserved on their return are at the heart of our brand, making our support of The Mission to Seafarers very relevant today.

The work that the charity does is important and it needs funding – a fact that was tragically brought home to us at the start of this year after the Cemfjord shipping disaster in the Pentland Firth, just off the coast of our home town of Wick. The Mission to Seafarers were there when help was needed, to care for the families of those who were very sadly lost in this incident, and also to provide much needed support to the local Wick community and those who were involved in the search and rescue operation.

The full Mission to Seafarers’ operation is funded through donations, so we hope that Old Pulteney drinkers will get on board for our mission this year to help us reach our £30,000 target and fund more of this invaluable work around the world.”

The Mission to Seafarers’ Director General Andrew Wright said: “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work alongside Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky which has a long and prestigious heritage connected with sea trade in the former fishing town of Wick. The Mission’s history of providing a vital lifeline to seamen and women in need since 1856 all over the world makes our association a strong one and we look forward to working with the distillery where tradition, quality and superb craftsmanship have been maintained and cherished to this day.”

Notes

About the Angel’s Share

During the ageing process of whisky, at least 2% of the whisky in each barrel evaporates through the oak. The distilleries refer to this portion as the Angels’ Share.

 Our March auction is now live and ends on Monday 6^th April 2015!

View March Auction

This is an incredible auction with almost 1,200 bottles available. We have a few highlights for you this month, starting with this highly collectible Macallan 1949 Millenium Decanter, matured for an impressive 50 years. 

This month’s curious rarity is this Dalmore 1939 Gallie & Co, bottled most likely during the late 1940s or early 1950s, this is without a doubt a piece of liquid history from a bottler which has ceased to exist from 1975.

Pappy Van Winkle has become the beacon of American whisky collecting. This month we have a great selection of the highly sought after range! 

For our first time we are bringing to the market a Port Ellen Feis Ile 2008, arguably the most sought after bottle of Port Ellen. This is the only official single cask Port Ellen, which yielded a mere 220 bottles! This exceptional collectible will no doubt be one to watch this month! 

Please remember! There is no registration fee, our commission structure is very competitive and we offer worldwide shipping. For our terms and conditions please click here.

With over 15 years of experience in the whisky industry, Whisky Auctioneer specialises in auctioning whisky whether it be fine, old, rare, collectable or affordable. Formed in 2013 and based in Perth, central Scotland, we aim to be the most comprehensive website for the buying and selling of whisky online.

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Happy Bidding!

Littlemill 26 Year Old 1988 Old & Rare Platinum Exclusive 

Specialist online whisky shop, TheWhiskyBarrel.com, today releases a new addition to the outlet’s range of exclusive bottlings.

Distilled at the lost Littlemill Distillery in the Scottish Lowlands in November 1988, we selected a 26 year old expression matured in a refill sherry hogshead cask and bottled in March 2015 by Hunter Laing & Co. of Glasgow under the company’s Old & Rare Platinum Selection label.

Littlemill Distillery was located in Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Established in 1772, it was one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland, indeed one of the oldest in the world, when it closed in 1994 and was subsequently demolished in 2004.

Today, well-aged Littlemill Scotch whisky stocks are gaining a prized reputation and, of course, are becoming increasingly rare. Fittingly, just 150 bottles of this delicious golden nectar are available exclusively to customers of TheWhiskyBarrel.com. Shipping to customers worldwide including; the United States, Canada and Japan.

Littlemill 26 Year Old 1988 Old & Rare Platinum / 54.6%

Tasting Notes

Nose: A light gold whisky with a nose of vanilla custard powder giving way to apples, pears and slightly leafy notes of butterscotch coming through late.

Taste: On the palate it has a creamy mouthfeel with butter shortbread at the start, followed by apple skins and a cinnamon note.

Finish: The finish is long, dry and slightly fruity, with a hint of oak.

£249.74 GBP (£208.12 ex VAT) $310 USD 

The Whisky Barrel

www.thewhiskybarrel.com

Teeling Whiskey scoops top accolades at International Spirits Competitions

World Whiskies Awards (WWA) and San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC)

Teeling Single Malt – World’s Best Irish Single Malt (WWA)

Jack Teeling – World’s Best Global Whisky Ambassador (WWA)

Teeling Small Batch – Best Blended Irish Whiskey (SFWSC)

Teeling Small Batch – Double Gold Medal (SFWSC)

Teeling Single Grain – Gold Medal (SFWSC)

Teeling Single Malt – Gold Medal (SFWSC)

The Teeling Whiskey Company (TWC) has continued to build on its reputation as one of the world’s finest producers of Irish whiskey by receiving a number of significant awards from two of the world’s top spirits competitions; the World Whiskies Awards and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

First held in 2007, the World Whiskies Awards search for the very best whiskies in the world. Teeling Whiskey Irish Single Malt was honoured with the accolade of ‘World’s Best’ and founder and MD of TWC, Jack Teeling, was awarded the prestigious title of ‘World’s Best Global Whisky Ambassador.’ Held in London, this year’s competition saw more than 300 whiskies put through their paces with three rounds of rigorous tastings, to win the coveted title of the ‘World’s Best’.

Further to this, Teeling Whiskey Small Batch has been honoured the coveted ‘Best Blended Irish Whiskey’ at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and four gold medals were awarded for the Teeling Small Batch, Single Grain and Single Malt whiskeys. As the first comprehensive, International judging competition ever to be held in the USA on an annual basis, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition is one of the most respected in the industry.

Commenting on the wins, Jack Teeling said “I am humbled to be named ‘World’s Best Global Whisky Ambassador’ but more importantly the reputation for our whiskeys continues to increase. Over the past three years, Teeling Whiskey has been embraced both in Ireland and across the world in over 35 export markets. We are extremely proud of the whiskeys we have produced to date and it is an honour for our whiskeys to be recognised as the world’s best in these two competitions. With construction of our new distillery in Dublin almost complete, we are excited to continue to provide high quality and unique expressions to Irish whiskey drinkers around the world.”

The Teeling Whiskey Company was founded by Jack Teeling in 2012 to revive his family-old trademark of Irish whiskey and bring distilling back to Dublin, where Walter Teeling had a distillery in the Liberties in the 18^th century.  In January 2014, The Teeling Whiskey Company announced a €10 million investment in a new distillery and visitor centre at Newmarket in The Liberties. Work started on site in August 2014 and is on schedule to open to the public in May 2015. This will be the first new distillery in Dublin city in 125 years.

For more on Teeling Whiskey Company and its award winning Irish Whiskeys, visit www.teelingwhiskey.com

ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE^® Announces 2015 Results for Top Scotch, American, Canadian Whisky  

Hawthorne, NY (March 25, 2015) – Ultimate Spirits Challenge^®, the world’s platinum standard for spirits competitions, today announces the winners and full results for the 2015 Challenge. Ultimate Spirits Challenge, now in its sixth year, celebrates 33 Chairman Trophy winners, the highest award along with 162 Finalists as well as Tried & True Awards and Great Values. The Challenge, which grew by 14% from 2014, was held in its specially designed evaluation center in Hawthorne, NY.

“For 2015 we have moved Ultimate Spirits Challenge into our new state-of-the-art evaluation center and also moved to a new rolling judging schedule,” says USC founder F. Paul Pacult. “We broke up the Challenges into smaller categories so we are able to give each grouping of spirits greater in-depth attention, with the inclusion of cocktail evaluations. All our judges agree that this hyper-focus allows USC to provide the most trusted and sought after testimonials that help companies build their brands.”

USC 2015 – CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY WINNER

Tried & True Award (T&TA): Spirit brands are eligible for the Tried & True Award if they have scored 85 points or above in at least two Ultimate Spirits Challenges since 2010.  Great Values (GV): is awarded to products with a favorable relationship between their price and final USC score. They are the finest spirits within their respective price points. 

WHISKEY – USA

American: Lone Elm Texas Wheat

Kentucky Straight Bourbon: Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 Years Old (T&TA)

Rye: Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight 6 Years Old (T&TA)

Tennessee: George Dickel No. 12 (GV, T&TA) 

WHISKEY – IRELAND

Blended: Jameson 18 Years Old (T&TA)

Irish Pot Still: Redbreast 15 Years Old (T&TA)

Single Malt: Bushmills 16 Years Old (T&TA) 

WHISKY – SCOTLAND

Blended Malt: Sheep Dip (T&TA)

Blended: Dewar’s 18 Years Old (T&TA)

Single Malt: Aberlour A’bunadh Single Malt (GV, T&TA) 

WHISKY – CANADA

Tap Rye Sherry Finished 8 Years Old (GV) 

WHISKY – FRANCE

Armorik Single Malt Sherry Finish (T&TA) 

WHISKY – WALES

Penderyn Single Malt (T&TA) 

All products are rated on the 100-point scale by the spirits industry’s most renowned judges including award-winning authors, buyers, journalists, educators and bar owners. The judges for USC 2015: Founder/Judging Chairman F. Paul Pacult, James Conley, Tad Carducci, Dale DeGroff, Gregg Glaser, Geoffrey Kleinman, Douglass Miller, Dan Nicolaescu, Steve Olson, Will Shine, Francis Schott, Andy Seymour and Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, MW.

All spirits rated 80 points and higher have a “FULL RESULTS” page which provides downloadable marketing materials and a bottle image for easy consumer identification. Spirits rated 85 points and higher also receive a “FULL RESULTS” page plus tasting notes, downloadable certificates and shelf-talkers. New for 2015 — cocktail evaluation for suitable spirits categories has been added and results will be released in April.

USC results are promoted globally via email and web publication to both trade buyers and consumers. In addition, high scoring products are featured in the Ultimate Beverage Challenge Guide published each year in the October issue of Beverage Media reaching more than 70,000 on- and off-premise spirits buyers. 

Ultimate Spirits Challenge…like no other competition and doesn’t want to be.

ABOUT ULTIMATE BEVERAGE CHALLENGE

Ultimate Beverage Challenge (UBC) provides expert evaluation of wines and spirits for producers, importers and marketers through its two innovative annual competitions: Ultimate Spirits Challenge and Ultimate Wine Challenge. Based on exacting standards, expert judges and rigorous methodology, UBC raises the standards of spirits and wine evaluation and supplies ratings and accolades to help companies build their brands with buyers, both industry and consumer. UBC partners are F. Paul Pacult, Sue Woodley and David Talbot. Past Challenge results, event photos, entry forms and more information can be found at http://www.ultimate-beverage.com/.

Ultimate Beverage Challenge inquiries: info@ultimate-beverage.com, 1-347-878-6551

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UltimateBeverageChallenge

BALLANTINE’S AND GLOBALLY RENOWNED ARTIST INSA COLLABORATE TO BRIDGE ONLINE

AND OFF LINE WORLDS WITH A UNIQUE ANIMATED GIF CREATED ON 12 LIMITED EDITION BOTTLES 

The GIF can be viewed at www.ballantines.com and downloaded here  

The collection will be exclusively displayed at one of East London’s most exciting new bars, Original Sin 

Ballantine’s Finest today launches a collection of 12 limited edition bottles, which have been hand painted by the world’s leading ‘GIF-ITI’ and fine artist INSA, and transformed into a vibrant animated piece in the artist’s trademark style. The limited edition bottles will be exhibited at East London’s Original Sin bar and both Ballantine’s and INSA fans around the world will get the chance to own one for themselves via social media.

The innovative partnership is part of Ballantine’s ongoing drive for innovation, collaboration with creative talent and new ways to present the brand in the digital space. It follows on from ‘Ballantine’s Presents INSA’s Space GIF-ITI’, an online film which charted the creation of the world’s largest animated GIF captured from space in Rio de Janeiro, that has been viewed over five million times to date. The film formed part of an ongoing series of collaborations between Ballantine’s and unique global talent who define Ballantine’s mantra of ‘Stay True’, featuring projects inspired by their personal talents and beliefs.

The limited edition bottle collection has once again provided INSA an opportunity to ‘Stay True’ to his passion for experimentation and innovation, demonstrating a desire to go beyond the constraints of creating a limited edition bottle for the off line world to produce something in his trademark style.

To create the animated work, INSA first took twelve of Ballantine’s iconic bottles into his London studio and hand painted them with his trademark ‘Looking for Love’ inverted heart motif. Each of the 12 bottles is totally unique, with the design evolving gradually across them.  Once complete, each one was photographed and then stitched together creating the intricate animated “whisky GIF”.

INSA comments: “Rather than just produce another limited edition bottle, I wanted to try out a new idea and take my GIF work to a three dimensional item, and animate across its surface. The Ballantine’s rectangular bottle was a great shape to work with. Creating the Space GIF-iti film with Ballantine’s was such a monumental achievement and it was exciting to extend our collaboration.” 

As hand painted and limited edition works of art, the bottles will not be made available for sale.  Instead, visitors to London’s Original Sin bar will be able to view the collection from March 25^th to April 3^rd and have the chance to win one via their Twitter and Instagram channels using the handle @originalsinbar.

Original Sin is the new offering from the team behind the world-renowned Happiness Forgets cocktail bar and since opening earlier this year has proved just as popular. Situated in Stoke Newington, East London, it caters both to the area’s creative residents as a local spot and as a destination bar for visitors from further afield.

Peter Moore, Global Brand Director for Ballantine’s added: “Innovation and artistic collaboration both off and online are at the heart of the Ballantine’s brand today, which this collaboration with INSA captures perfectly. We wanted to create a memorable limited edition range with INSA, so we’re thrilled with the result of the twelve totally unique and hand crafted pieces – which we’ll give consumers the chance to own themselves.”

Notes: About Ballantine’s

Ballantine’s is the No.1 Scotch whisky in Europe and the No.2 Scotch whisky in the world with the range selling over 70 million bottles a year worldwide. Ballantine’s has won more than 130 trophies and medals at international competitions in the past ten years for its outstanding quality, as a result of its unique richness of character and perfect balance. The range, from Ballantine’s Finest to the exclusive 40 Year Old, is the most extensive in the world of Scotch and is maintained by Master Blender Sandy Hyslop, continuing the brand’s tradition of Master Blenders that dates back to 1827. In 2013, Ballantine’s continued its innovative approach by launching Ballantine’s Brasil, a spirit drink made from selectively cask steeping Scotch whisky with Brazilian lime peel.

http://www.ballantines.com/

     @Ballantines

About Stay True Stories and StayTrueStories.com

Ballantine’s is engaged in a global journey to produce a series of films which feature personalities who serve as an embodiment of ‘Stay True, Leave an Impression’. ‘INSA’s Space GIF-ITI’ follows on from films including ‘Black Coffee’s Human Orchestra’, ‘Kilian Martin’s Carmen’, ‘Ben Mead’s Art of Drumming’ and ‘The Whale Song’. Further films are currently in production and will be released throughout 2015, with all content living online at http://www.staytruestories.com/. 

About Chivas Brothers

Chivas Brothers is the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard – the world’s co-leader in wine and spirits. Chivas Brothers is the global leader in luxury Scotch whisky and premium gin. Its portfolio includes Chivas Regal, Ballantine’s, Beefeater Gin, The Glenlivet, Royal Salute, Aberlour, Plymouth gin, Longmorn, Scapa, 100 Pipers, Clan Campbell, Something Special and Passport.

http://www.chivasbrothers.com/ 

About Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard is the world’s co-leader in wines and spirits with consolidated sales of €7,945 million in 2013/14. Created in 1975 by the merger of Ricard and Pernod, the Group has undergone sustained development, based on both organic growth and acquisitions: Seagram (2001), Allied Domecq (2005) and Vin & Spirit (2008). Pernod Ricard holds one of the most prestigious brand portfolios in the sector and employs a workforce of approximately 18,000 people, operating through a decentralized organization with 6 ‘Brand Companies’ and 80 ‘Market Companies’ established in each key market. Pernod Ricard is strongly committed to a sustainable development policy and encourages responsible consumption. Pernod Ricard’s strategy and ambition are based on 3 key values that guide its expansion: entrepreneurial spirit, mutual trust and a strong sense of ethics. Pernod Ricard is listed on the NYSE Euronext exchange (Ticker: RI; ISIN code: FR0000120693) and is a member of the CAC 40 index.

http://www.pernod-ricard.com/

Founders Private Cellar The Final Signature

Extremely Limited Release Only 238 cases will be available worldwide What is The Final Signature? As some of you know, our Founder James sadly passed away last year but before he became too poorly, he instigated a final bottling chosen from the families private stock; these were his favourite two casks. This will be the last bottling ever to carry James’ signature and of course we have gone slightly over the top with not only the whisky, but also the packaging – this is a spectacular leather suitcase! Includes:

• One Leather Suitcase
• One Bottle of Single Malt Whisky matured in a Rum Cask, Cask Strength
• One Bottle of Peated Single Malt Whisky matured in a Sherry Cask, Cask Strength
• Four Engraved Glass Tumblers
• One Red China Water Jug
• One Founders Autobiography
• Two Certificates of Authenticity (one for each bottle)

£795 Available to buy from Thursday 26th March 2015

BUY NOW

BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY RELEASES COLONEL E.H. TAYLOR, JR.  CURED OAK  BOURBON WHISKEY 

Limited Edition 17-Year-Old Bourbon Coming Soon  

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (March 17, 2015) – Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its homage to former Distillery owner Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. with a special release bourbon whiskey aged in cured oak barrels.  This 100 proof, Bottled-In-Bond, small batch bourbon was aged in Taylor’s warehouse “C” at Buffalo Trace Distillery.

The barrel staves used for this special release were allowed to dry outside in the open air for 13 months, more than twice as long as standard barrel staves. Most white oak barrel staves used for Buffalo Trace’s bourbons are placed outside for 6 months before being fashioned into whiskey barrels.  Collaborating with barrel manufacturer Independent Stave Company back in 1998, this extra aging curing process allowed the wood to dry even longer, eventually allowing the whiskey to extract more rich and complex flavors deep within the oak.

After crafting and filling these unique barrels, they were then aged inside of Taylor’s iconic brick and limestone warehouse “C,” built in 1881.  After seventeen years of aging in the cured oak, this bourbon whiskey delivers an aroma rich with inviting tobacco and dried fruit. A complex flavor meets the mouth with well-rounded notes of vanilla, toffee, and figs, followed by undertones of dry oak. The body is medium with a long, dry finish.

This Cured Oak Bourbon is the seventh and latest release in the collection of  E. H. Taylor, Jr. whiskeys, rounding out the collection of Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bourbon, Single Barrel Bourbon, Warehouse C Tornado Surviving Bourbon, Barrel Proof Bourbon, Straight Rye Whiskey, and Small Batch Bourbon. The Sour Mash and Warehouse C Tornado Surviving bourbons were one time only releases and are no longer available.

The Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. collection was first released in early 2011 and several subsequent releases have followed.  Like some of the previous releases, this one-time-only bottling is very limited.   Also consistent with past releases, Cured Oak Bourbon displays a vintage label and is offered inside a distinct canister reminiscent of Taylor’s whiskey package from one hundred years ago. Uniquely new for this release, each 6 bottle case will be shipped in an impressive wooden box, modeled after the wooden crates used by Taylor to transport goods during the days before Prohibition.

Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr.  is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the bourbon industry, fighting for the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, nearly three decades after he purchased the distillery that is known today as the Buffalo Trace Distillery. During his time, Taylor implemented several innovative methods still used today by Buffalo Trace, such as climate controlled aging warehouses. In addition to his bourbon interests, Taylor had political ties. He was the great-nephew of President Zachary Taylor and elected the mayor of Frankfort, state representative to the Kentucky General Assembly and a member of the State Senate.

This special bottling of Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Cured Oak Bourbon Whiskey will be available late March in limited supply.  The suggested retail price is $69.99 per 750ml bottle.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is an American family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich tradition dates back to 1773 and includes such legends as Col. E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational Distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is a National Historic Landmark as well as is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won 17 distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It was named “Brand Innovator of the Year” by Whisky Magazine at its Icons of Whisky America Awards 2015.  Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 300 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com

KILCHOMAN WHISKY TASTING – THURSDAY 30TH APRIL 2015

I can’t believe it’s over 9 years ago now that I was standing in the still room at Kilchoman Distillery on Islay tasting some of their very first new make spirit and thinking ‘Mmm, that’s good – can’t wait to taste it as whisky’. Since then we’ve been watching with great interest as their range of whisky has developed and expanded and are really excited that on Thursday 30th April George Wills (son of founder Anthony Wills) will be coming along to present a tasting of whiskies from the distillery.

This farm sized distillery was established in 2005 and was the first new distillery to be built on Islay for over 120 years. As much as possible of the production process is carried out on site – from growing and malting around 1/3 of their own malt through to bottling all their whisky. They produce what is definitely an Islay whisky in style but one that very much has its own character – fruity sweetness combines with layers of peat smoke and results in a well balanced and delicious malt. On the night we will be tasting some of the core range, some limited editions plus something a little bit extra special… Certainly a tasting not to be missed by all you peat heads and for those who have yet to discover the joys of peat this might be the one that wins you over!

Tickets are £15 per person and will be available to buy from 12.30pm on Tuesday 31st March online or by ‘phone only. Please note, no bookings will be taken before this time and the maximum number of tickets per booking is 6.

See below for all the details and if you have any queries just contact us.

Sláinte!
Fran and Ken
Arkwrights Whisky and Wines
www.whiskyandwines.com

UPCOMING EVENT

Name Kilchoman Whisky Tasting
Date Thursday 30th April 2015

Time 7.00 for 7.30pm
Venue Stanton House Hotel, Stanton Fitzwarren

Details Admission to the tasting is by ticket only, and the whiskies tasted will be available to purchase on the night so come prepared. Tickets are £15 per person, and this also entitles you to a discount of £3 against a bottle of one of the featured whiskies if bought or ordered on the night of the tasting.

Tickets are very strictly limited, and allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Arkwrights reserve the right to restrict the number of tickets per customer and as these tastings usually sell out within hours it is best to book as soon as the tickets are released. To buy tickets just log on to www.whiskyandwines.com from 12.30pm on Tuesday 31st March and place an order for the number you require. Please note, we cannot accept provisional bookings and payment must be made when booking. Refunds for tickets are not available except in exceptional circumstances.