BAIN’S CAPE MOUNTAIN WHISKY CHOSEN AS ONE OF TOP WHISKIES TO TRY

The proudly South African Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky has been listed in Ian Buxton’s 101 Whiskies To Try Before You Die, the UK’s best-selling whisky publication for the past two years with the most recent edition which went on sale this week.

The book is a guide to broaden any whisky lover’s experience in discovering the various whisky offerings available throughout the world – from Sweden to Japan to South Africa and Scotland. Having worked in the whisky industry for more than two decades, Buxton has built up a reputation for his knowledge and this he shares in his unique book. The whiskies listed are according to him not an awards list but rather a definitive guide to whiskies that every enthusiast should taste to extend their whisky education.

By including South Africa’s first 100% single grain whisky in his selection is an enormous achievement for its creator, Andy Watts, master distiller at The James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington. And the whisky is no stranger to the limelight either. At the 2011 International Wine and Spirits Competition, judges praised the whisky for its “excellent, clean, lively entry into the mouth with sweet grain firmness and beautiful balance”.

Inspired by the Bain’s Kloof Pass and its natural beauty, Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is crafted from the finest South African grain. It is South Africa’s first single grain whisky and its double-maturation imparts flavour and complexity, resulting in an exceptionally smooth and distinctive whisky.

The whisky shows an exceptional interaction between spirit and wood to produce a mix of toffee, floral and vanilla aromas, and flavours with a hint of spice softened by sweet undertones. The result is a warm and extended mouthfeel with an exceptionally smooth finish.

Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is distilled and matured at The James Sedgwick Distillery which dates back to 1886 is situated near the foothills of the Bain’s Kloof Pass in Wellington, in the heart of the Boland. The whisky pays tribute to Andrew Geddes Bain, the pioneering road builder who planned and built Bain’s Kloof Pass which connected Wellington to the interior in 1853.

Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is available from leading liquor outlets and retails for about R200 per 750ml bottle.

SULLIVANS Cove Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky takes on USA

Building on its ever-growing global success, Sullivans Cove, the multi award winning Tasmanian Single Malt, is sending its first shipment to the USA this month. Currently exporting to ten countries across Europe, as well as Singapore and Canada, the USA is the next step in the international roll-out of the brand.

“Tasmanian whisky is really taking off across the world, mainly because of the hard work that the guys have been putting in here at home. We are starting to see a cult following for our whiskies and I am proud that Sullivans Cove is at the forefront of that movement”, said Patrick Maguire, Master Distiller of Sullivans Cove Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky. He added, “This is great news considering that the whisky category, and single malts in particular, continues to be the fastest growing spirits category globally.”

Sullivans Cove is one of the most highly awarded Tasmanian whiskies, consistently winning Gold at the world’s most prestigious blind tasting competitions including Jim Murray’s Liquid Gold Awards, The Spirits Business’s Spirits Masters and the World Whisky Awards.

About Sullivans Cove Single Malt Whisky

Tasmania Distillery produces Sullivans Cove Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky. The distillery was established in 1994 on the banks of the River Derwent at Sullivans Cove, the site where the British planted their flag and began to build the settlement that became the City of Hobart, Australia’s second oldest city. The distillery named the whisky it produced ‘Sullivans Cove’ to acknowledge the history of the site and the place it was distilled.

Sullivans Cove Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky is double distilled using renowned Tasmanian barley with only the purest wilderness water from Tasmania’s local mountains and forests. Matured in hand selected oak casks and allowed to settle and clear naturally, the whiskies retain full, creamy and lingering flavours that are winning fans the world over. Each cask is bottled separately, yielding only around 450 bottles, making each bottle a rare item to own and enjoy.

Tasmania Distillery Pty Ltd

BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY PRODUCES FOUR

“BEST OF CATEGORY” WINNERS AT THE 2012 LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS COMPETITION

Buffalo Trace, E. H. Taylor Single Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year and Sazerac Straight Rye all named “Best”

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (July 2012) – The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition has announced its 2012 winners, and the whiskies from Buffalo Trace Distillery had an excellent showing as all 11 whiskies entered were awarded medals. In addition, four of those whiskies were awarded “Best of Category.”

Buffalo Trace Distillery’s top winners include:

· Best of Category: Single Barrel American Whiskey 10 Years or Less

§ Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

· Best of Category: Small Batch Bourbon 10 Years or Less

§ Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

· Best of Category: Small Batch Bourbon 11 Years or Older

§ Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

· Best of Category: American Straight Rye

§ Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey

Other Buffalo Trace Distillery whiskies earning medals include:

· Gold Medal

§ Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

§ Eagle Rare Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

§ Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

§ Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

§ Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

§ Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey

§ Eagle Rare Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

§ Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky

§ Royal Canadian Small Batch Canadian Whisky

· Silver Medal

§ Benchmark Old No. 8 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

· Bronze Medal

§ Rich & Rare Reserve Canadian Whisky

Buffalo Trace Distillery also won Bronze Medals in the Packaging Competition:

· Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey – Container

· Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey – Graphics

“The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition is a highly regarded competition, and we are very happy with our results,” said Harlen Wheatley, master distiller. “To have everything we entered win something, plus 4 best of category winners, make us very proud.”

The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition was formed in 2007, with an esteemed panel of judges using a blind-tasting method to award medals to the best distilled spirits from around the world. The award-winning entries will be displayed during the Los Angeles County Fair, August 31-September 30, 2012 in “The Wine & Spirits Marketplace.”

Complete results of the 2012 LAIWSC are available at www.lawinecomp.com

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich distilling tradition dates back to 1787 and includes such legends as 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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won seven distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It was named Whisky Magazine 2010 World Icons of Whisky “Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year.” Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 200 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com

The is a new whisky community available online called whiskytaste. On whiskytaste users can participate with their favorite social account. Share the taste of whisky and see you at www.whiskytaste.com

Greetings Society Members. It’s a sunny day in Campbeltown, I am back at my desk and have caught up on work since returning from my holiday.

The Society Bottle is now in the shop and ready to go. As you know it is a Springbank 14 year old, which has been 7 years in a Port cask and 7 years in a refill bourbon cask, very, very yummy!!!! The colour is dark amber, nose: fruity, cantaloupe melon, tangerines, clemetines, shortbread and icing. Palate: Nougat, dark red forrest fruits, nutty, sweet and deliciously oily. Finish: Looooooong finish, hints of peat evident, a good honest Kintyre dram.

The cost of the bottle in the UK is £50 plus postage and packing. We will be sending it out to our other Cadenhead Shops in Denmark, Germany (Cologne & Berlin) and Switzerland, but you should order in the normal way through Campbeltown. When we have the orders for the other shops then they will be given their allocation and a note of the names and society numbers of those of you who have ordered. When the bottles are being dispatched to the other shops you will get an email to advise that you can contact which ever shop you have chosen when ordering and you will pay that shop for your bottle plus postage and packing.

We are hoping that the price in the EU shops will be roughly the same price as you would pay here, you will not pay UK duty and VAT but obviously will pay duty and tax for the appropriate country. Hopefully this will work, we can but try. Sorry for the way in which we have to do this but we need to know how many bottles to send to each shop.

Unfortunately this bottle will not be available in the USA but we are working with a new importer to change this. We are also hoping to set something up in Canada so that it can also be sent there.

So, I’ll be sitting here waiting to hear from you, ready to get things going.

SLÁINTE

Janet
Contact Janet via society@springbankwhisky.com for details on how to join the Springbank Society

J & A Mitchell and Co Ltd, The Tasting Room, 9 Bolgam Street, Campbeltown, Argyll, PA28 6HZ
Tel : + 44(0) 1586 552009 Fax : + 44(0) 1586 553232

Visit Springbank Distillery at http://www.springbankwhisky.com

CELEBRATE WOMEN’S DAY WITH A BLACK BOTTLE LEGEND

Make sure that you raise a glass of the bold taste of Islay, Black Bottle, this Women’s Day (9 August) to the memory of pioneering business woman and whisky legend, Granny Graham, and discover for yourself the slightly honeyed sweetness and smoky finish of this famous Scotch whisky. Black Bottle is a blend of all the renowned single malts from the Isle of Islay, the famous whisky island located in the Southern Hebrides off the west-coast of Scotland, balanced by the finest Highland, Lowland and Speyside malt and grain whiskies, making it one of the most unique whiskies around.

Anne Jane Graham, affectionately known as Granny Graham, was a determined woman, who on the death of her husband in 1926, took over a thriving whisky business and ran it till her death 30 years later. She died in 1958, two years after that significant day in 1956 when more than 20 000 women of all races and ages marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the pass laws, an historic event we celebrate every year in South Africa on 9 August as Women’s Day.

The story of Black Bottle started in Victorian times when three brothers, Charles, David and Gordon Graham, the sons of a small-town shoemaker, started their own tea blending company in Aberdeen in Scotland and soon branched out into blending whisky. In 1789 they proudly introduced Black Bottle Scotch whisky.

The business flourished but in 1926 the last of three brothers passed away and it was left to Charles’s widow, Ann Jane Graham, to carry on the family tradition and make her mark in what at that stage was very much a man’s world. This strong-willed and highly principled woman, almost always dressed in black, did so with great success. And she did it, not from the company’s offices in the centre of Aberdeen, but from her home, where all business meetings were held.

Over the years she became known as Granny Graham. She not only managed to keep the business going, but to grow it into a highly successful one. She had no male heirs, but so important was it to her that the name Graham should continue to be associated with the company that shortly before her death she convinced her nephew to change his name from Graham Horne to Charles Innes Graham so that he could take over from her!

Today the whisky is very similar to the one created more than 130 years ago and there are very few, if any, that come close in terms of style. Ordinary it is not. The daringly bold taste of Black Bottle has been praised by critics and whisky-lovers across the world, and over the years it has secured a cult following for its unique taste.

The major change has been in the bottle itself – the original black glass for the bottle was imported from Germany, an arrangement that ended in 1914 with the outbreak of the First World War. Since then it has been sold in a dark green bottle, retaining the distinctive pot-still shape.

Black Bottle is available from leading liquor outlets at around R200 per bottle.

Brand New Music completes buyout of Pure Festival, from joint partners Whisky Connosr.

The most vibrant event in the Whisky calendar returns in 2012, with the music and brand partnership company Brand New Music taking full control of the festival. Pierre and Jean- Luc Thiebaut, owners of Whisky Connosr, have sold their 50% stake in whisky and music festival, PURE, to BNM effective from June 1st 2012.

The two parties co-founded PURE Festival in 2011 and following a successful event in London last September, Brand New Music are taking a 100% controlling stake in the company, following the completion of a buyout for an undisclosed fee. Whisky Connosr are focussing their attention on their online business – the continuing development of their social network and the newly launched whisky search platform Whisky Marketplace.

“Pure is an exciting addition to the whisky calendar and in its first year was a huge success. It was a delight sharing whisky with hundreds of enthusiastic, whisky novices, against a backdrop of some of the finest independent music on offer. This is where whisky should be – a powerful and uplifting experience.” Dominic Roscrow, Whisky Tasting Club.

After the huge success of the inaugural event, which was nominated for Best New Festival at the 2011 Festival Awards and featured 30 different single malts and blends, plus 16 artists including: Tom McRae, Kassidy, The Smoke Fairies, James Yorkston, Electric Soft Parade and Steve Mason, PURE is expanding into three rooms at The Garage in Highbury and Islington, London. As well as the planned expansion, with an increased capacity of
1500 people, the festival is moving to the weekend of Nov 30th and Dec 1st, to incorporate both St Andrew’s Day and the Christmas market. The date change comes after consultation with both the music and whisky industries, both of which benefit incredibly from the gifting season.There will also be new opportunities for exhibitors to promote their brands at the 2012 event. All exhibitors will have the option to sell their product a this years’ festival, as well as there being sponsorship opportunities in both the music room and the 100 capacity, whisky / cocktail bar.

“A festival with James Yorkston and a selection of single malt whiskies. This looks amazing!” – The Guardian

Brand New Music have over 15 years experience in delivering Brand and Music concepts, both in the UK and the US as BNM’s M.D – Nick McEwen explains. “Our most recent work, includes the creation and delivery of award winning, global and UK based campaigns, with brands such as Coca-Cola, Budweiser and Philips. We are tremendously excited at the prospect of working even more closely with the Whisky industry and will be in touch with all potential exhibitors shortly, to discuss Pure and explain how we help brands find a new audience, through the power of music.

For more information on Pure Festival please contact: Nick McEwen nick@wearebrandnewmusic.co.uk

Whisky Terroir: Ultimate Provenance from Bruichladdich’s Islay Barley Series

The latest edition of Bruichladdich’s Islay Barley Series, this one from Dunlossit Farm, is released today.

The Islay Barley Series is the ultimate expression of Islay, a single malt whose provenance and traceability is as unparalleled as the origin is unique.

Bruichladdich’s Islay Barley Series showcases the first single malt whiskies in a century to be exclusively Islay-made – from barley to barrel to bottle.

In these days of increasing production efficiency and global market raw material sourcing, the real sense of place, the terroir from which Scotch whisky originated, has been lost.

Bruichladich have set out to rectify this with a single malt that was made from barley reassuringly sown and grown on the Isle of Islay. The unpeated barley was distilled in to Bruichladdich whisky, warehoused and matured, and finally bottled still on the Hebridean island at Bruichladdich Distillery.

The terroir for this whisky is a desolate place known as the ‘headland of the the gallows’. This lonely field is a rare patch of fertility amongst the barren, rocky outcrops and peat bogs tilled continually since Neolithic times.

Evidence of Islay’s earliest farmers, dated to 6,000 years ago, was discovered in this soil only last year.

In this remote, unsullied earth, Chalice barley was grown by farmer Jim Logan in what is now called the Jubilee field (Queen Victoria’s, not Elizabeth’s), on Dunlossit land owned by Bruno Schroder, a Bruichladdich shareholder. It was harvested in September 2006 and distilled eight weeks later.

Bruichladdich’s Islay Barley Series is the ultimate in whisky terroir – where once again land and dram are united.

Non chill-filltered, and colouring-free, Bruichladdich’s Islay Barley Series “Dunlossit” was bottled at 50% ABV and retails at around £38.

Notes:
In the mid nineteenth century, 4000 acres of malting barley were grown on the island of Islay, but due to The Great War and its Islay casualties, the yield collapsed to zero.

The programme by Bruichladdich to re-establish the cereal on the island now means 800-1000 tons, a quarter of the Victorian era yield, is now harvested for Bruichladdich.

AUCHENTOSHAN PRESENTS…

A series of classically modern events that will exercise the brain with a mix of Single Malt Whisky served with a good measure of intelligent ideas and perspectives from some of the UK’s leading creative experts. 

2010 and 2011 saw the birth of Auchentoshan Presents… a series of exciting and innovative parties with forward-thinking music promoters that smacked a punch into a laid back Sunday with acts including SBTRKT, Optimo and Jaques Renault (DFA). For 2012, Auchentoshan Presents… has evolved. Scotland’s only triple distilled Single Malt Whisky is proud to announce partnerships with a collective of advocates who are contemporary experts in a variety of creative fields. Each one personifies the character of Auchentoshan by taking a traditional craft or idea and made it their own with a unique and modern attitude. This classically modern approach is what makes them stand apart, and why they fit so well with Auchentoshan.

This year’s activity follows on from a successful experiential campaign in 2011, which introduced Auchentoshan to over 3,000 advocates and influencers. Thisseries, which will be supported with PR and social media, will bring to life the Classically Modern platform by working alongside partners who have, like the whisky, mixed the very best of the past with the very best of the future.

Kirsteen Beeston, Head of Brands Marketing at Morrison Bowmore Distillers, said, “We’re really excited to be taking Auchentoshan Presents into its third year with such a great team of advocates. The aim was to evolve the series by stepping up the sharing of intelligent ideas and conversation to create the perfect backdrop to introduce both new and traditional whisky drinkers to the world of Single Malts.”

Nick Barker, Cellar Trends Brand Manager for Auchentoshan, commented, “Auchentoshan continues to gain popularity in the on-trade, with the Three Wood expression fast becoming the bartenders favourite to use in classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned alongside modern and innovative new serves. The Auchentoshan Presents series will continue to help drive momentum by increasing awareness of Auchentoshan and its positioning with both a new and existing customer base”.

The events, which will take place across the UK from July-October, will combine a unique whisky tasting with innovative workshops in the advocates’ field of expertise. These will include advice on gentlemen’s grooming with a pop-up barbershop, to a hidden dinning experience in a secret location, to how to make a classically modern Old Fashioned and how to start a fashion label.

2012’s Auchentoshan Presents advocates are:

Murdock London – leader in traditional grooming for the modern gentleman

DJ Ivan Smagghe – globe trotting and genre defying DJ

Shacklewell Nights – pioneer of hidden dining experiences

D.S.Dundee – premium menswear brand and tailors, Scotland born and London based

DunneFrankowski – coffee creators, focusing on design, cafe culture and concepts

Soulshakers – leading mixologists who have been at the forefront of cocktail design in the UK

In conjunction with this series of events Auchentoshan has created a ‘Classically Modern’ handbook with designers Herb Lester Associates www.herblester.com. The handbook offers an informative yet easy to follow guide to Single Malt Whisky and Auchentoshan. There are also tips on grooming, a classically modern playlist, cocktail instructions and other sartorial gems given by the advocates. These will be available to everyone who attends the AuchentoshanPresents…events.

Auchentoshan, pronounced ock-un-tosh-an, is a traditional and authentic Single Malt, distilled three times and matured in the finest wood, producing a smooth and delicate spirit; a complex, modern expression of a classic Single Malt Whisky. It is a whisky that’s been produced with passion and enriched with heritage.

Auchentoshan Presents…National Tour:

Auchentoshan Presents… Murdock London & their pop-up classically modern barbershop and gentleman’s grooming workshop

GLASGOW – Friday 13th July – The Corinthian (6-10pm)

LONDON – August tbc – Zetter Townhouse

Murdock was established by Brendan Murdock in 2006 to offer unique barbering services, classic grooming products and artisan accessories. They have firmly established themselves as a primary destination for the new gent-about-town. Alex Glover, Master Barber at Murdock in Liberty, will be hosting a pop-up barbershop and grooming workshop as part of Auchentoshan Presents…The night will include a talk on traditional grooming for the modern gentlemen, how to shave, and what products to use. Those that arrive early will be booked in for a complimentary barber experience of a wet shave, beard trim, express trim or hot towel facial. Consumers can then sit back and relax with Auchentoshan cocktails, tasting and sartorial delights.

Auchentoshan Presents… Soulshakers classically modern cocktail workshop

LEEDS – Sunday 26th August – The Wardrobe

Soulshakers will host a cocktail workshop and teach how to make a classically modern Old Fashioned.

Soulshakers have been in the vanguard of the cocktail renaissance since 2002. They havebeen responsible for some of the most successful bars, clubs and restaurants open today, raising the standard of drinks made on planes, at home and at music festivals around the world.

Auchentoshan Presents… Ivan Smagghe, Q&A and classically modern DJ Set

MANCHESTER – Sunday 9th September – Common

Ivan Smagghe belongs to the top table of DJs that journalists like to describe as “The DJ’s DJ” He has created “genre-defying/defining” mixes for Bugged Out!, Death Disco, Fabric, Paris concept store Colette and the label Kill The DJ, which he founded and continues to A&R. He will be playing a classically modern set and taking part in a Q&A for Auchentoshan Presents…

Auchentoshan Presents… D.S.Dundee tailoring and classically modern fashion workshop & DunneFrankowski coffee workshop

BRIGHTON – October date TBC

D.S.DUNDEE is a premium menswear brand, Scotland born and London based. Inspired by British and Scottish heritage, sartorial style and casual classics, DSD creates a contemporary wardrobe – a one-stop shop for the discerning modern man. D.S.Dundee will be bringing down their founders and tailors to talk about how to set up a fashion label and tailoring tips. They are joined by DunneFrankowski who will be holding a coffee and whisky workshop Victor Frankowski is certified as a sensory judge for coffee competitions; he runs DunneFrankowski with Rob Dunne, teaching coffee-tasting and exploring links between coffee,design, and business.

Auchentoshan Presents… Shacklewell Nights classically modern Hidden Dining experience

EDINBURGH – October 28th– Secret location

Claire Roberson is one of the pioneers of London’s secret dining scene with Green Onions Secret Supper Club and more recently with Shacklewell Nights, both of which have received huge praise and sell out in hours. Claire will be creating a pop-up dining experience with whisky and food matching for Auchentoshan Presents…

All events will be complimentary except Shacklewell Nights event where there will be a charge; people can sign up for a place through the Auchentoshan website or Facebook.

For more details on events and to reserve a place visit www.auchentoshan.com / or www.facebook.com/auchentoshan

UK Distributor: Cellar Trends on 01283 217703 or auchentoshan@cellartrends.co.uk

Notes:

Auchentoshan – The Modern Classic

A traditional and authentic single malt, distilled three times and matured in the finest wood

A whisky produced with passion and enriched with heritage

Favours the classic but with a nod to the contemporary

It’s a combination of two worlds; old and new

It’s a throwback to the future

It’s style not fashion

The very best of the past with the very best of the present…

Auchentoshan Classic is available to buy from a wide range of retailers including Asda, Waitrose, and a range of on line retailers and ßwhisky specialists with a RRP approx £27.00.

As Glasgow’s closest Distillery, Auchentoshan is truly unique as it is the only distillery to use a third still in the whisky making process. It means Auchentoshan is the only Single Malt Scotch whisky to triple distil every single drop. This third distillation takes the new spirit to 81.5% ABV (not 70% which is achieved through only distilling twice) making it the highest distillate of any Scottish distillery. The result is a light and delicate single malt of unmistakable smoothness.

Awards 2011

IWSC

Gold Medal, 1975 Bourbon

Best in Class Silver, 18YO

Best in Class Silver, Classic

International Spirits Challenge

Silver Media, 1975 Bourbon

Silver Medal, Valinch

Silver Medal, Three Wood

Scottish Design Awards

Best Packaging – Auchentoshan Travel Retail Award

Awards 2012

San Francisco Spirits Competition

Double Gold Medal, Three Wood

Silver Medal, Classic

Silver Medal, 12YO

World Whiskies Awards:

Best Lowland – Auchentoshan 1999 Wine Matured

Ultimate Spirits Challenge:

94 points/Excellent-Highly Recommended – Auchentoshan Three Wood

Ultimate Cocktail Challenge:

Chairman’s Trophy – Best Scotch Whisky in a classic Rusty Nail cocktail – Auchentoshan Three Wood

The Gateway to Distilleries

Illustrated Web-Guide published

Ardbeg, Bowmore, Chichibu, Cooley, Dalmore, Glenmorangie, Glenlivet, Glenfarclas, Midleton, Slyrs and their neighbours can be easily visited. More than 120 distilleries are illustrated and described in full detail by thousand photographies.

“Join in a picturesque journey to the distilleries of Scotland, Ireland, Mainland Europe and Asia. Meet the people behind the labels and learn more about the making of uisque beatha, the water of life.” says the editor Ernie J. Scheiner.

Historic aspects, details of production processes are explained for the whisky enthusiast. A comprehensive list of independent bottlers, whisky festivals and literature is also added.

It is an excellent teaching website about the whisky industry.

See www.whisky-distilleries.net