Jim Beam® Urban Stillhouse Presents Interactive Tableside Cocktails

Louisville, Kentucky – – Cocktails in Kentucky just got more delicious. The Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse proudly debuts a premier tableside cocktail experience, “raising the bar” for bourbon tastings and at-home mixology. Featuring classic and contemporary drinks created by a “cocktail concierge,” the program marks an evolution of Jim Beam’s downtown Urban Stillhouse and celebrates one of the first Kentucky bourbon distilleries to offer cocktails for visitors.

“The Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse has grown from a best-in-class micro-distillery and retail space,” said Kim Bennett, Senior Director, Kentucky Beam Bourbon Experiences, Beam Suntory. “It’s now also where more than 220 years of Jim Beam history come to life in refreshing cocktails, giving long-time fans and curious newcomers a unique tasting experience.”

The tableside experience combines select Jim Beam^® Bourbons with a trio of non-alcoholic mixers, garnishes and glassware to help legal purchase-age guests craft the perfect drink. Featured bourbon cocktails will rotate monthly, presenting visitors with a variety of traditional and modern options showcasing the entire Jim Beam family of brands.

“In addition to enjoying a cocktail in a special location, we’re educating our guests about how to enjoy our brands at home,” added Bennett. “Whether stiring up a Jim Beam Bourbon Mint Julep for your Derby party or mixing a Knob Creek^® Bourbon Whiskey Sour at your next barbeque, our cocktail team will teach you how to impress friends and family with newly attained skills and knowledge.”

The new guest offering is anticipated to boost traffic and enhance Louisville’s Fourth Street experience while promoting responsible consumption.

About the Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse

Located 25 miles from its flagship distillery in Clermont, Ky., the Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse operates as a small working distillery and visitors’ experience like no other, with special features that include:

A distillation system showcasing a small copper pot still with a unique rectifying column and see-through glass vapor condenser;

Interactive displays and décor that immerse Bourbon enthusiasts in the Jim Beam^® brand and educate them on the fine nuances of whisky making;

A one-of-a-kind tasting bar crafted from reclaimed wood and designed to reflect barrel staves and flowing bourbon;

A sculptural American Oak tree built from barrel staves. The tree features a canopy crafted from laser-cut steel leaves and illuminated Jim Beam bottles, symbolic of the First Family of Bourbon;

A full retail store offering branded items, as well an opportunity for guests to label, fill and customize their own 375ml or 750ml bottle of Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse Select (50% alc./vol.; SRP: $29.99 and $45.99 respectively).

The Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse is located at 408 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Ky., and is open Monday through Saturday 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Closed on Sundays, New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).

For additional Jim Beam Bourbon cocktail experiences, visitors can stop by the Jim Beam Bourbon Bar at the Jim Beam^® American Stillhouse in Clermont, Ky. Opened in September 2016, the cocktail bar has become a popular spot along the iconic Kentucky Bourbon Trail^® tour.

More information about the Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse and the Jim Beam American Stillhouse is online at www.jimbeam.com/ or on Facebook and Twitter.

About Beam Suntory Inc.

As the world’s third largest premium spirits company, Beam Suntory is Crafting the Spirits Brands that Stir the World.  Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company’s brands, including the iconic Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark bourbon brands and Suntory whisky Kakubin, as well as world renowned premium brands including Knob Creek bourbon, Yamazaki, Hakushu and Hibiki Japanese whiskies, Teacher’s, Laphroaig, and Bowmore Scotch whiskies, Canadian Club whisky, Courvoisier cognac, Hornitos and Sauza tequila, EFFEN and Pinnacle vodka, Sipsmith gin, and Midori liqueur.

Beam Suntory was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit and commitment to Growing for Good.  Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan.  For more information on Beam Suntory, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.beamsuntory.com/ and www.drinksmart.com

The Double Single – Available Now!

The third release of one of our favourite whiskies poses the question: How many components are required to create true complexity in a Blended Scotch Whisky?  For Double Single, instead of using many tens of component whiskies we have used just two – one single grain whisky and one single malt whisky (hence the name). Both are beautiful liquids in their own right but we believe they are elevated above the sum of their parts when combined in the correct proportions.  We believe that when using components of the highest quality, less is often more. That the interaction between a single grain and a single malt can be every bit as good – better even – than either a more complex blend or the component tasted on its own. The blending of the two component whiskies in The Double Single allows the sweet caramel flavours of the grain whisky to complement the fruity and herbal flavours of the malt, giving the final blend a creamy vanilla character overlaying a delicate ethereal malt whisky character.

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Well, the time has come. I’ve been waiting to do this review for a very long time. I bought this bottle a long time ago and now it’s open, to be enjoyed with family and friends a like. To put it simply, if this whisky was a person, I’d have put a ring on it ages ago. It has everything i want for a price tag that’s below £100 in the UK, truly outstanding in every way possible. That’s all I can say without going on a super tangent and boring you all to death with superlatives. Enjoy the video! 

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THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY UNVEILS TRIO OF EXCLUSIVE ISLAY WHISKIES FOR FÈIS ÌLE

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is celebrating its presence at the Islay Festival of Music and Malt with the release of three outstanding peaty single cask whiskies

For those fortunate enough to be travelling to the Islay Festival of Music and Malt (Fèis Ìle26 May – 3 June 2017), The Scotch Malt Whisky Society will launch three special single cask Islay whiskies exclusively at the event.

The bottles will be available, while stocks last, online at https://www.smws.com/ and at the Society’s UK venues from Thursday, 1 June. However, those attending the festival will have early access from Friday, 26 May.

The whiskies making up the distinguished trio of rare single cask Islay whiskies are called ‘The Crowd Pleaser’, ‘Sweet Smoke on the Water’ and ‘Jazzy Jousting Hastlitude’.

‘The Crowd Pleaser’ is a 10-year-old whisky from a second-fill ex-bourbon barrel from the Society’s Heavily Peated flavour profile, described as having notes of “old first aid kits and sweet hot smoked salmon”. Only 186 bottles are available.

‘Sweet Smoke on the Water’ is 20 years old and matured in a second-fill French hogshead. From the Society’s Peated flavour profile, it delivers notes of “smoked duck and ribs with sticky glaze”. Only 252 bottles are available.

The oldest of the three, ‘Jazzy Jousting Hastlitude’, is 21 years old and matured in a first-fill American oak Pedro Ximenez hogshead. Again from the Peated profile, the Tasting Notes describe this whisky as having hints of “tarte tatin, treacle toffee, herbal smoke”. From one of the whisky world’s most iconic distilleries, only 228 bottles are available.

International roll-out 

All three bottlings will be available at some of the Society’s partner bars in France and Germany, which will be offering special Fèis Ìle-themedwhisky flights and hosting events in celebration of the festival. More information on these events can be found at www.smws.com/events

In addition, the Society’s branches in USA and Australia will also be staging special Feis Ile tastings over the course of the Islay Festival to celebrate the festival and the release of these new whiskies.

Helen Stewart, senior brand manager for the Society, said: “The eyes of the whisky world will be focused on Islay for Fèis Ìleand we wanted to release some incredible single cask whiskies in honour of the event. These three special whiskies reflect the variety of flavours within our Peated and Heavily Peated flavour profiles and are sure to appeal to fans of peaty Islay whisky.”

‘Flavour of Islay’ events

Those attending the festival will be able to purchase the bottles at three ‘Flavour of Islay’ events hosted by the Society at Islay House, Bridgend throughout Friday, 26 May.

These separate masterclasses will feature tastings of different local produce in order to investigate the importance of flavour, which lies at the heart of the Society’s approach to whisky.

The first pairing is a peaty SMWS whisky with 100% Ecuadorian, organic Pacari chocolate. The second takes a local approach to the old tradition of drinking a ‘Hauf an’ a Hauf’, by matching three whiskies with Islay Ales. Finally, later in the evening, the drams are paired with half a dozen juicy and fresh local oysters.

For more information about the Fèis Ìlespecial whiskies, click here https://www.smws.com/blog/2017/05/04/2358/

For more information about the Flavour of Islay events, click here https://www.smws.com/events/islay-house-2017

Just over 1 week until the festival, how has that happened?

I’m sure I’ll be speaking to quite a few of you over that week, that’s the best part of the festival for me – meeting the faces to all your email addresses.

But before all that, I am delighted to be writing to tell you all about a couple of releases from Springbank Distillery.

We’ll start with the Longrow…. 

Longrow Red: 13yo Malbec (51.3%) 

This Longrow Red spent 12 years in Bourbon Casks and 15 months in Malbec Casks and there are approximately 9000 bottles available worldwide. 

Nose: A very coastal beginning; sea salt with a fresh breeze, then becomes fruity; sweet cocktail cherries, blackberries and red currants. A faint and subtle note of cigar boxes and tobacco comes through.

Palate: The fruitiness continues with rhubarb crumble, stewed apples and juicy plums. Current ham follows with a very soft and delicate touch of peat with more coastal sea salt notes.

Finish: Red wine tannins dominate, combined with smouldering campfire smoke and the ver present fresh fruit notes of prunes and cherries. 

The RRP is around £55.00 and the Society discount is applicable so you guys can get 10% off the price when you buy a bottle at one of our Cadenhead shops (at the shops’ discretion).

Longrow Red 13yo Malbec is available in the Campbeltown Cadenhead shop from today and the rest of the UK this week. Other markets will vary throughout the coming weeks – please contact your local retailers and stockists for more information, details of which can be found on then Springbank website. 

Need to know

This is not a Society bottle.

This is considered a core product and as such the Society discount does apply.

I will not be taking orders for this bottle as I am not aware of any shop’s stock or allocation.

Springbank 21yo (46%) 

Our newest 21yo was matured in Bourbon, Sherry, Port and Rum casks and there are approximately 3,800 bottles available worldwide. 

Nose; Sweet with coastal undertones while the rum cask influence introduces dried tropical fruit including banana, coconut shavings and Demerara sugar.  

Palate; Gentle and refined; Molasses and apricots combine well with cured meats, tobacco leaf and old leather. 

Finish; The long gentle finish reveals Caribbean jerk seasoning with cayenne pepper, cinnamon and black peppercorn present against a background of soft smoky embers. 

The RRP for this one is £186.00 and, in keeping with what has happened in previous years, there will be a £10.00 discount for members meaning you will pay £176.00.

Springbank 21yo is available in the Campbeltown Cadenhead shop from today and the rest of the UK this week. Other markets will vary throughout the coming weeks – please contact your local retailers and stockists for more information, details of whom can be found by visiting www.springbankwhisky.com/distributors. 

Need to Know

This is not a Society bottle.

There will a £10.00 discount for Society members.

I will not be taking orders for this bottle as I am not aware of any shop’s stock or allocation. 

Bottle shots for both products are attached, I suspect you will want a little glimpse.

Once again, these bottlings are available in the Campbeltown Cadenhead shop from today and the rest of the UK this week. Other markets will vary throughout the coming weeks – please contact your local retailers and stockists for more information, details of whom can be found by visiting www.springbankwhisky.com/distributors. 

And lastly, in addition to the Springbank Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, I am pleased to say that Springbank Distillery is now on WeChat.

Name: Springbank Distillers

WeChat ID: SpringbankWhisky 

Hope to speak to a few of you on WeChat! 

Until next time,

Slainte  

Nathan 

Nathan Currie

For the Springbank Society

Black Bull 40 Year Old – What a stupendous opportunity to own an incredible blended scotch whisky. All the whiskies used to blend are between 40 and 51 years old. Additionally, Black Bull kept this blend to a rather high malt content; it contains only 14% grain whisky. The malts come from 1960’s and 1970’s distillates from such esteemed houses as Glenlivet, Macallan, Caperdonich, Highland Park, Bunnahabhain, and more. The single grain whiskies come from Caledonian, Girvan, and Port Dundas amongst others. This bottle received 94 points from Whisky Advocate as well as a #3 position on their “Buying Guide Top Ten Spring 2017”, and was blended and bottled at full cask strength and without the use of chill filtration or added coloring. This is truly a special bottle for any connoisseur or collector.

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Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice

Glendronach 18 Year Old Highland single malt Scotch whiskey. Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, this sublime richly sherried malt is truly unforgettable. Sweet aromatics of fudge and muscovado sugar. Fruit compote and glacier morello cherries provide added complexity. On the palate remarkable flavours of stewed fruits and all-spice marry together with classical aged Oloroso and toasted walnut bread and chocolate orange. Glendronach malt whiskey distillery was established north east of Huntley in the Highland whiskey region by James Allardice in 1826. The malting floors at Glendronach Distillery closed in 1996 and it was the last distillery in Scotland to heat its stills directly with flames from a coal-fired furnace, until it had to comply with new regulations in 2005. Glendronach Distillery is resplendent with a traditional cask iron mash tun, wooden washbacks, four stills. Famous for its well-aged and top quality sherried single malt, for example Glendronach 21 Year Old Parliament, and single cask releases. The distillery is now owned by Brown Forman of America.

£76.72

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