Society Release 

We would like to thank you for your patience while we prepare the next society release.  We have had to delay the society bottling while we try to bottle and ship our regular releases before the current Brexit deadline to ensure our markets have sufficient stock in time for the busy festive period.  We are however using this time to work on a new online platform for members where you will be able to order future society bottles.  This is part of a program of planned initiatives to give our dedicated members the best possible experience from the society.  The next bottling will be available in November.

Longrow 21

History in the making! We are introducing a new member to the Longrow family, the Longrow 21yo. A historic moment for the distillery and Longrow as we continue to grow older stocks of whisky, allowing us to expand our range.  This will be available to purchase from Friday 18th October and will be available in all our existing markets worldwide,  although availability in each market will vary due to shipping schedules. The Campbeltown Cadenhead’s shop will be selling this bottle for £185.00 and, as with our Springbank 21yo, there will be a £10.00 discount for Society members.

In the interest of your fellow Society members, we ask that you refrain from posting this information on Social Media.

A new addition…

We would like to formally welcome Nicole Lindsay to the Springbank Sales Team as our new Regional Sales Manager.  Nicole hales from Islay where she worked at Kilchoman Distillery as the Visitor Centre Manager.  Nicole looks forward to meeting you on the road and will be at Whisky Live Taipei showcasing Kilkerran on the 9 – 10th November, so make sure and say hello if you’re attending!

Slainte!

The Springbank Team

Please contact Springbank Society society@springbank.scot to join the Society

GlenDronach 1993 26 Year Old #7434

This Speyside single malt was distilled at GlenDronach in July 1993 and laid down in a single Oloroso puncheon to mature for more than a quarter of a century. Bottled in 2019 at a natural cask strength of 54.2% abv, this 26-year-old expression has been specially selected for The Whisky Shop customers. Only 665 bottles have been filled, each one individually numbered.

£239.00

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Don’t miss Old Pulteney 2006 #1448

This single malt was distilled in 2006 at Old Pulteney in Wick, Caithness. Matured for more than a decade in cask #1448, this expression was selected for bottling in 2019 as a limited edition exclusively for members of The W Club. Only 276 individually numbered bottles have been filled, each one presented at a natural cask strength of 51.4% abv.

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£99.00

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Introducing GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 8

The 8th release in the Cask Strength series from GlenDronach distillery in Speyside, this single malt has been matured for 10 years in Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks before bottling at a natural cask strength of 61% abv.

70cl / 61% abv.
£69.00

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Blair Athol 24 Year Old Sherry Butt

Single sherry butt bottled 2019 for the First Editions series at cask strength 55.1%. Just 264 number bottles from the Highland distillery. Blair Athol 24 Year Old 1995 vintage Highland single malt Scotch whiskey. Single sherry butt #17194 bottled 2019 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the First Editions series. 264 bottles. A nose of blackcurrants, mint and apples. The palate is sweet and fruity with red berries, salted caramel, and a hint of foliage. The finish lingers, with lengthy fruit notes. Blair Athol Distillery was established in 1798 in Pitlochry and with footprints in four centuries it is one of oldest working malt whisky distilleries in Scotland. Purchased by Arthur Bell & Sons in1933 it is the spiritual ‘home’ of Arthur Bell’s range of blended scotch whisky complete with distillery visitor centre and Blair Athol Distillery tours. Although a large proportion of Blair Athol’s malt whisky cascades into blends, Bell’s to be precise, independent bottlings of Blair Athol single malts feature in the popular Connoisseurs Choice and Signatory Vintage ranges.

Shop – Blair Athol 24 Year Old 1995 – $128.48

Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020

KENTUCKY TIPPLES’ TRIPLE TRIUMPH
* Sazerac sweeps the board in World Whisky of the Year awards.
* Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020 hands US distiller unique 1-2-3.
* Rags-to-riches 1792 Full Proof Bourbon is planet’s finest.

Jim Murray has handed an unprecedented triple crown to Kentucky whiskey in the latest edition of his best-selling annual Whisky Bible.

And on unveiling the 2020 World Whisky of the Year Awards, the renowned Industry guru has created another first by giving all top three accolades for the finest new drams on earth to the same whiskey company, New Orleans-based Sazerac.

Top prize of World Whisky of the Year goes to the 1792 Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon from the Barton 1792 distillery, a whiskey Jim Murray describes as “melodious, mysterious and slightly exotic” with a nose of “near-perfect proportions” and with an “unfaltering” finish when tasted.

Only 25 years ago, Jim Murray branded Barton the worst distillery in Kentucky – but now, under Sazerac stewardship, it has become the world champion.

The runners-up – from 1,250 new drams tasted by Jim Murray this year – are both Buffalo Trace brands: bourbon William Larue Weller 125.7 proof, the latest version of last year’s victor, and Thomas Handy Sazerac Rye 127.2 proof.

Jim Murray said: “There will be eyebrows raised and claims of favouritism which, of course, is never the case with the Whisky Bible: I call it exactly as I see it. Once I knew the top three were from the same company, I spent two extra days running through my top ten whiskies once more…and the results came out exactly the same!

“For the 1792 Distillery to win World Whisky of the Year is extraordinary because when I first went there some 25 years ago, the then-owners had no interest in high-end whiskey. The oldest they produced was a 6-year-old which I thought was one of the most complex on the market but still undercooked. I implored them then to bring out something much older.

“It is wonderful that my gut instinct of 25 years ago has been vindicated under the ownership of Sazerac, who have turned a potentially great distillery into something truly magnificent.

“If anyone tries to convince you the romance of whiskey is dead and gone or has all been confected then don’t you believe them. For where else could such an ugly duckling become so beautiful a swan?”

Sazerac president Mark Brown said: “To not only be named World Whisky of the Year but also to have our whiskeys named second and third finest is astonishing. We could not be happier or more motivated to continue to strive for perfection in the American whiskeys we make.”

Sectional winners include: the Taiwanese Nantou Distillery Omar Cask Strength Bourbon Cask (Single Cask of the Year); Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition (Scotch); Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare (Blended Scotch); Penderyn Single Cask no.M75-32 (European); Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt (Japanese).

Notes

Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020 contains taste notes for around 5,000 drams. Available from 17/10/19 at all good bookshops, retailers and whiskybible.com, priced £14.99. Press enquiries: Vincent Flint-Hill +44 (0)117 317 9777; vincent@whiskybible.com

Our mailing address is:

Dram Good Books Ltd
Unit 2, Barnstones Business Park
Litchborough
Towcester, Northants  NN12 8JJ
United Kingdom

Knob Creek® Bourbon Introduces Limited Time Expression Knob Creek® Quarter Oak

October auction is now LIVE!

Place your bids from Friday 18^th October until Sunday 27^th October at

www.whiskyhammer.co.uk

Every month, we present an incredible selection of whiskies and other fine spirits to our members right across the globe. You will find everything here from limited edition releases and vintage bottles to whole casks of rare whisky. There is certainly something for everyone – whether you are looking to collect, invest or enjoy!

Highland Park 50 Year Old 

Longmorn 1961 (Private Collection) from Gordon & MacPhail 

Macallan 30 Year Old (1989) Hogshead #2807 

Selling whisky? Why not arrange the pick-up of your bottles using our global courier service? If you’re based in Scotland, you might want to arrange the personal collection of your bottles. Wherever you’re based in the world, we will make getting your bottles into our monthly auction as simple as possible. Get in touch with the Whisky Hammer team now by dropping them a message at sales@whiskyhammer.co.uk.

The Society is a place for fun and light-hearted whisky chat where we leave politics at the door so forgive us while we turn serious for a moment and address the UK’s situation with regard to leaving the European Union.

Since the UK voted for Brexit in 2016, we have been following developments closely, although like everyone else we’d need a crystal ball to accurately predict what might happen after October 31.

Whatever transpires, we’re confident we have the measures in place to ensure the continued supply of our bottles to our members in Europe. However, we’re also aware that if Brexit does take place on 31 October we may face some delays in delivery.

With that in mind, we’ve pulled together some multi-bottle deals, exclusively for our EU members, which we hope will keep you stocked up in case our delivery times are slightly longer than normal.

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

Ardbeg 19 Year “Traigh Bhan” Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml)

$299.99 View

SKU #1439409

Named after Islay’s Traigh Bhan beach, known locally as the Singing Sands, the whisky will be available in limited batches produced on an annual basis. The whisky’s recipe is set to change with each batch, creating subtle differences between future iterations. Each batch of Ardbeg Traigh Bhan will feature a unique code on the carton and bottle, which drinkers can enter into the distillery’s website to find out more about the story of the whisky. Dr Bill Lumsden, Ardbeg’s director of distilling, whisky creation and whisky stocks, said, “A new, permanent aged Ardbeg is a rare occurrence, and cause for celebration. We hope that, by slightly tweaking the batch recipe year-on-year, Ardbeggians can have some fun exploring the finer details of this ever-changing dram.” Matured in American oak and ex-oloroso Sherry casks before being bottled at 46.2% abv, Ardbeg Traigh Bhan’s 2019 expression is said to have “intense and rugged notes of smoked chili, chocolate, and paprika with waves of toasted oak and roasted tea leaves on the palate.”

Saturday October 19th 2-5 PM

Glen Grant with Robin Coupar 

Join us for a tasting of Glen Grant single malt scotch presented by whisky expert and reknowned brand ambassador Robin Coupar!

Established in 1840, the centuries-old Speyside malt remains one of the biggest selling single malts in the world. Guest will be treated to rare favorites and new releases from the centuries old distillery, with whisky experts present for all your scotch questions.

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Complete your Collection

We’re having a massive sale on ‘Game of Thrones’ branded whiskies, with most 50% to 75% off their original sale price! Even if you’re not a series fan, you can get Lagavulin, Talisker, Clynelish, and more single malt scotches at a fraction of the price during this sale.

Click Here for the Game of Thrones Single Malt Sale