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Packed full of Events, Offers and Unique Whiskies this is a must for all North East Whisky fans! Membership also includes an Exclusive
10 Year Old Single Cask Whisky
from a well known Island Distillery….
Whisky just got AWEsome!
DEWAR’S® 18 YO LIMITED EDITION
TRAVEL RETAIL EXCLUSIVE CHINESE NEW YEAR GIFT TIN
LAUNCHES AT 15 LOCATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA & MIDDLE EAST
Hamilton, Bermuda 8 January 2019 To mark the Year of The Pig on 5 February, a limited edition and travel retail exclusive DEWAR’S® 18YO Chinese New Year gift tin is now on sale in stores across Asia Pacific and at Dubai Airport.
The demand for DEWAR’S in Asia Pacific GTR is growing fast with strong double-digit sales growth year on year. Amongst Chinese shoppers, its popularity is even stronger with demand doubling year on year (Bacardi figures to end November 2018). DEWAR’S is the fastest growing blended scotch whisky in the top 10 for the global travel retail channel (5yr CAGR, IWSR 2017),
Double-aged in oak casks for extra smoothness, the DEWAR’S 18YO Blended Scotch Whisky is a creamy, full and well-rounded blend. Honeyed in taste with a hint of Marzipan and silky finish, presented in a striking, limited edition travel retail exclusive 1-litre presentation box. Recommended price is $99 USD (local market prices may vary).
Priced at $99, the 1-litre gift tin is available from the following 15 airport and land border retail locations: Auckland (ARI & Lagardère), Bangkok (King Power), Beijing (Sunrise), Dubai (Dubai Duty Free), Hong Kong Airport (Lagardère), Hong Kong Border (Anway), Kuala Lumpur (Eraman), Seoul (Lotte & Shilla), Shanghai (Sunrise), Sri Lanka (Dufry & Flemingo), Taipei (Everrich), Zhuhai (Zhuhai duty free)
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About the Bacardi Global Travel Retail Division
The Bacardi Global Travel Retail Division is a stand-alone business unit of Bacardi Limited. Through Bacardi’s portfolio of premium and super-premium brands, including BACARDÍ® rum, GREY GOOSE® vodka and flavoured vodkas, 42BELOW® vodka and flavoured vodkas, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE, PATRÓN® tequila, GERMAIN® liqueur, BARON OTARD® cognac and BÉNÉDICTINE® DOM® liqueur, the Bacardi Global Travel Retail Division creates unique and innovative experiences for travellers.
DEWAR’S 18YO is part of the portfolio of Bacardi Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited and Patrón Spirits International AG. DRINK RESPONSIBLY
DEWAR’S IS A TRADEMARK.
Burns Night’s approaching fast and whether you’re having a good old knees-up or a sit-down dinner, you’ll need some top-notch Scotch to see you through. Visit the blog to see our plan for the perfect Burns Supper or jump straight to our Burns Night whisky selection to see our top picks for celebrating the life of The Ploughman Poet.
Port Ellen
35 Year Old 1982
Signatory 30th
$1,664.36
Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1982 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill sherry butt #2040 bottled June 2018 for the Signatory Vintage 30th Anniversary series. 567 bottles.
Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 and whilst some of the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe and James Fox was paid £428 for his work. Official bottlings of Port Ellen single malt whisky include the Port Ellen Annual Release and independent release from Hunter Laing & Co. are highly prized.
Welcome to the first episode of the show for 2019! I’m kicking off the year with a peaty epic!
Save the date: 13th January, 6-8pm
We’re delighted to say that we are back in London next week to collect whisky. 13th January, 6-8pm, St Paul’s Hotel Hammersmith. If you would like to attend this whisky rendez-vous please fill out the attendance form by clicking on the picture to the right. Additionally please click on the button below and fill out our ‘Submission Sheet’.
ABV:50.9% AGE:44 Year Old VINTAGE:1973 CASK TYPE:Refill Hogshead CASK #:#14189 BOTTLER:Hunter Laing & Co. REGION:Lowland TYPE:Single Grain
Carsebridge 44 Year Old 1973 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Rare example of the lost Scottish distillery. Single cask refill hogshead #14189 distilled May 1987 and bottled September 2017 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. This is a specially selected exclusive release to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of The Whisky Barrel. 150 numbered bottles. This golden whisky has a complex nose with notes of milk choclate, forest berries and green moss. The palate is smooth and creamy with toffee, blackcurrants and spice. The finish is long, with a distinctive pepperiness.
John Bald established Carsebridge Malt Distillery in 1798 on the edge of Alloa. By the 1820s it was producing both malt and grain whiskey but during the 1850s was converted to a grain distillery following installation of a Coffey continuous still. Two Coffey still were operational by 1886 and a third was installed around 1966. By the mid 1960s this was one of the largest working distilleries in Scotland. Carsebridge closed in 1983 and most of its buildings were demolished in 1992 and thereby is a lost Lowland grain distillery.
Whisky Dinner Wednesday January 16th @7pm
It’s Whisky Pairing time again with this time with independant bottler; Douglas Laing.
We are happy to announce our 1st Whisky Dinner of the year. Keith Beattie of Douglas Laing will be traveling from Scotland to host our Whisky Pairing Dinner on Wednesday January 16th at 7pm.
Keith has been in the drinks industry for 2 decades and just recently joined Douglas Laing last year. His role? Head of Commercial, I guess we’ll find out exactly what that means at the dinner.
Douglas Laing & Co was established in 1948. As an established independent bottler, Douglas Laing has access to great whisky stocks and has a wonderful lineup of whiskies in their; Remarkable Regional Malts and the Exceptional Single Cask series. Lets show Keith a big Canadian Whisky Kitchen welcome and join us next week for an entertaining evening with great whisky from the warehouses of Douglas Laing.
Our talented kitchen team are, yet again, creating 5 stunning dishes to pair with 5 great whiskies.
This is sure to be another great night of food, whisky and distillery tales.
Why not grab one of our limited tickets and join us on Wednesday January 16th for some great whisky and food.
Tickets are limited and I can assure you, as always, they sell out fast.
Be sure to plan for a safe ride home!
The cost for this event is only $85
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 232: Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1982 Signatory 30th Anniversary
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a legendary whisky. For the 30th anniversary of independent bottler Signatory, Andrew Symington and his team selected a wide range of exquisite single casks and released them in luxurious boxes with two complimentary glasses. Mark tries try the ultimate release in this series: the Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1982. Flabbergasting, but expensive. Then again… you only live once.
Bunnahabhain
40 Year Old 1978
Signatory 30th
$1,030.30
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 1978 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill sherry butt #2587 bottled June 2018 for the Signatory Vintage 30th Anniversary series. 484 bottles.
Bunnahabhain Distillery was established in 1881 on the north eastern tip of the Isle of Islay by the shore of Bunnahabhain Bay and overlooking the Sound of Islay. All the building materials were transported by puffer and unloaded at the distillery pier. Now tucked away at the end of the single track ‘main’ road with spectacular scenery all the way. Bunnahabhain Distillery is equipped with four huge pear shaped stills and produces Scottish malt whiskey which is released in blends and in single malt and single cask bottlings. A participant in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Core editions include Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old and 18 Year Old.
