Beam Suntory Opens First New Barrel Warehouse in Frankfort Since 1968

Frankfort, KY, November 4 – Beam Suntory will open a new barrel warehouse in Frankfort, KY today. The seven-story building is a testament not only to surging demand for bourbon globally, but Beam Suntory’s commitment to and investment in Kentucky, the heartland of its business.

“The need for this incredible new Rackhouse really underscores the global thirst for bourbon,” said David Hunter, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Beam Suntory. “I’m so proud of the team here in Frankfort, and all of our operations in Kentucky, who have been working so hard to keep up with the pace of demand for bourbon around the world.”

This new structure spans more than 275,000 square feet, and is the largest of Beam Suntory’s 112 Rackhouses in Kentucky, with room for more than 59,000 barrels, 17% more than its next-largest warehouse. It is the largest Rackhouse that can currently be built under current Kentucky state law and is Beam Suntory’s first new Rackhouse in Frankfort since 1968.

“The opening of this new barrelhouse reflects the importance of the bourbon industry and the commitment of Beam Suntory to central Kentucky,” said U.S. Rep. Andy Barr,  R-Lexington. “Each of those barrels represents good paying jobs made possible by global demand for Kentucky’s native spirit.”

Beam Suntory plans to invest more than $1 billion to make bourbon in Kentucky over the next five years, including grains, barrels, payroll and capital expenditures.

“This is a big moment for our entire campus here at Frankfort,” said Alan Mitchell, General Manager, Frankfort. “Not only will this new facility give us ample space for aging our incredible products, but its close proximity to the bottling lines will make transfer efficient.”

WIN CAMERON’S CUT

For your exclusive chance to win a bottle of this limited edition 29 year old cask strength malt whisky, all you need to do is enter our general ballot before midnight on Thursday 10th November. One lucky ballot entrant will be drawn at random on 11th November and sent a bottle of Cameron’s Cut plus a tasting experience for two including a personal tour of the distillery guided by Neil Cameron.

ABOUT CAMERON’S CUT

Whisky is liquid sunshine. Or so said George Bernard Shaw.  Shining some sunshine on a whisky career that now spans four decades, Glenturret Distillery’s latest release, Cameron’s Cut, was laid down to rest in 1987 and will be bottled this winter to mark our Distillery Manager Neil Cameron’s 40th year in the industry. Neil’s lifelong passion for Scotland’s favourite drink is firmly distilled in The Glenturret brand where tradition that is at the heart of what we do: making whisky the same way it was made in 1775 when the distillery first opened. It is this passion and skill that led to his recognition as Icons of Whisky Distillery Manager of the Year 2016. This rare limited collector’s edition 29 Year Old is a unique Glenturret expression and you are being given exclusive access to our ballot to purchase one of only 209 bottles available.

There are two ballots available, one for Special Bottle Numbers and the other for General Bottle Numbers.  Visit our website here to see which special numbers are available and how to sign up to the ballots.  Applications to take part in the ballots will close at midnight on Monday 12th November.  Due to anticipated demand and the rarity of the whisky, sales of Cameron’s Cut will be restricted to one bottle per person.

TASTING NOTES Colour: Golden amber Nose: Well balanced, good age, fruity,  slightly sweet & sour, buttered popcorn Palate: Spicy, lavender notes, nicely rounded, melon Finish: Lingering, slightly dry, hint of oak Age: 29 years old   Size: 70cl Strength: 48% VOL Number of bottles: 209 PRICE General Numbered Bottles: £290 Special Numbered Bottles: £390 DISPATCH DATE 12th December 2016.

TO ENTER THE BALLOT REGISTER HERE

Friday November 11th 4-7PM: SIA Blended Whisky

“The blend is light, smooth, and just subtle and sophisticated enough to entertain the experienced while not losing the novice.”

–WhiskeyReviewer.com, on SIA

Enjoy an opportunity to sample SIA’s much buzzed about new blend! This popular whisky has been a big hit ever since its uniquely crowd-funded release.

The Whisky Shop, 360 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

(415) 989 1030

Saturday November 12th:

Teeling: Small Batch Irish Whiskey 

For over 230 years, independent bottler Teeling Whiskey has brought choice and breadth to the Irish whiskey category through their small batch releases. Each small batch bottling is the product of hundred year old family traditions and modern innovation, melded together to create flavorsome, interesting, and consistently award-winning products. 

The Whisky Shop, 360 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

(415) 989 1030

Part 5/7 of, The Beginners Guide! This week we shine a light on, Speyside. A dense area of distilleries with numerous styles and flavours, but let’s focus on two of my favourites; Macallan 12 and BenRiach 10.

“The Big Man of Jim Beam” Recounts Life and Legacy of Bourbon Legend, Booker Noe

Deerfield, Illinois – September 27, 2016 – Booker Noe, sixth generation Beam Master Distiller and Jim Beam’s grandson, has been described in many ways: Legendary bourbon distiller. Larger-than-life innovator. Raconteur. American Original.

In the newly released and eagerly awaited biography “The Big Man of Jim Beam” (Wiley, September 2016), Noe comes to life as all of these characters – and more. The book provides bourbon enthusiasts a clear-eyed look at one of the industry’s most influential figures as the celebration of National Bourbon Heritage Month draws to a close.

“This book captures the spirt and essence of my dad in every sense,” says Fred Noe, Seventh Generation Beam Master Distiller. “It’s honest and forthright, just like his whiskey. If you’re a bourbon fan, or just a fan of bold characters and trailblazers, then this is the book for you.”

Written by award-winning author Jim Kokoris, a close friend of Booker Noe and the Beam family, the book chronicles Booker’s life from his boyhood in small town Kentucky through to his rise to bourbon prominence. An illustrative account of his 40-year reign as master distiller of the world’s number one bourbon Jim Beam® Bourbon, “The Big Man of Jim Beam” carefully reconstructs Booker’s groundbreaking creation of The Small Batch Bourbon Collection®, including Booker’s® Bourbon, Knob Creek® Bourbon, Basil Hayden’s® Bourbon and Baker’s® Bourbon, which changed the bourbon industry. In addition, the history of his family’s seven generations of distilling is also recounted.

Offering never-before told stories, historical footnotes, and cocktail and cooking recipes, this book is an entertaining – yet accurate – account of Noe’s colorful life.

“Noe’s uninhibited character is revealed with poise, honesty and precision throughout the book. Noe would expect his biography to be as uncut and unfiltered as his favorite whiskey, Booker’s Bourbon. Kokoris delivers,” said F. Paul Pacult, author of American Still Life: The Jim Beam Story and the Making of the World’s #1 Bourbon and editor of F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal.

To purchase a copy of “The Big Man of Jim Beam,” visit the Jim Beam online store at store.jimbeam.com.

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, Sauza tequila, Pinnacle vodka, 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 Deerfield, 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.

There’s an alluring magic in the air and we’re enchanted.  Whisky season is upon us, that time of year when whisky really shines and sparkles, and our new batch of single casks will leave you spellbound.

CASK No. 36.96  CHOCOLATE CAKE COOKIE

9 years old; 1st fill barrel; 50.1%; Juicy, oak & vanilla

On the nose neat: sticky toffee pudding, salty caramel bread and butter pudding and glace cherry cake. Flavours on the palate neat were sweet, spicy and dark. Water lightens the colour; white chocolate-coated green grapes and an orange carrot smoothie.

CASK No. 39.122  1960’s FRENCH BREAKFAST

8 years old; 1st fill barrel; 62.5%; Sweet, fruity & mellow

A complex nose – fruitily perfumed (red fruits, orange, tutti-frutti) but also chocolate, fudge and cookie dough, hints of wool carpets and elder flower. The palate is a pleasant French breakfast – apricot jam, honey, toasted crumpets and buttery croissants, with orange blossom perfume.

CASK No. G7.10  THE TEXAN TEA PARTY

31 years old; refill hogshead; 59.2%; Spicy & sweet

Spicy sandalwood aromas from sawdust and the fencing around the rodeo stadium on which perched new leather saddles. Delicious vanilla ice cream, marzipan and banoffee pie with caramel sauce and custard. Spiced plum chutney, mulled wine and coconut-infused bourbon, which became sweeter with water.

CASK No. 35.142  SWEET TREATS AND FORBIDDEN PLEASURES

21 years old; 1st fill toasted oak hogshead; 56.2%; Spicy & sweet

Nose – Amazing. Fantastic. Deeply satisfying. Complex. Rewarding. Can’t put it down. Sweet treats. A sniffer’s dram. Palate – Forbidden pleasures. Manna from Heaven. A voyage of discovery.  We wanted more.

CASK No. 30.91  DELICIOUSLY DARK AND SWEET

18 years old; refill gorda; 58.7%; Deep, rich & dried fruits

Delightful nose – honey flapjacks, barley sugars, treacle tart, pumpkin pie – with water, stroopwafels, burnt leaves and old tennis racket handles.  A delicious palate – scorched meringues, black bun, toffee, muscovado, orange liqueur – and a tannic twist of mighty oak to finish.

CASK No. 42.24  THE BEE’S KNEES

9 years old; refill barrel; 59.5%; Lightly peated

Sea salted caramels, churros with salty peanut sugar and bitter chocolate on the nose neat, followed by an amazingly sweet, salty and smoky sensation on the palate. Even diluted it was still tantalizing every nook and cranny of our tongue.

CASK No. 3.266  SMOKE DRIFTING OVER GARDENS

15 years old; 1st fill barrel; 56.3%; Peated

The nose has distant smoke drifting over perfumed gardens, exotic fruits, salmon on beach barbecues, scented candles and honey and toffee. The palate explodes lavender smoke bombs, soapy perfumes, bitter chocolate and espresso dregs – finely balancing sweetness against smoky, earthy elements.

SMWS Canada

New additions to our collection

A wave of new products have joined our collection here at anCnoc and we wanted to take the opportunity to share more details.

Rùdhan joins the Peaty Collection

Meet the highly anticipated Rùdhan, the latest travel retail expression to join the anCnoc Peaty Collection.

Available globally at travel retail outlets after officially launching at the Tax Free World Association Exhibition in Cannes this expression takes its name from the peat harvesting process. The term ‘rùdhan’ [roo-an] refers to the final stage, in which the peat is stacked for several weeks to dry out ahead of burning to create the signature smokiness associated with the range.

Measuring 46% ABV and pale straw in appearance, the initial fruity aromas give way to the strong scent of woody smokiness. To taste, the famous earthy peat flavour is followed by warming spices and burnt sugar, ending with a long and smooth finish.

Twice as nice: unveiling anCnoc 35-year-old second release limited edition

We’re delighted to announce the limited edition release of our most exclusive bottling to date; the balanced and full-bodied 35-year-old second release. This fine whisky is being introduced with just 670 bottles available globally.

Laid to rest for over three decades in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, the casks have been carefully chosen by distillery manager Gordon Bruce and master blender Stuart Harvey.

Giving rise to a unique dram that still retains its youthful edge; the 35-year-old has top notes of lemon curd, green apples and cut flowers followed by honey sweetness, creamy toffee, leather and spice. Warming wood smoke makes for a fragrant and rich aroma.

Stack launches at Whisky Live Paris

A brand new regional exclusive has joined our Peaty Collection. Launched at Whisky Live Paris on 24th September – a full-bodied, long-lasting smoky expression named Stack.

The term ‘stack’ refers to the last step in the gathering process, where the peat blocks are stored together to dry ahead of being burnt.

With just 6,000 bottles being produced, this limited edition has been released exclusively in Western and Eastern Europe before becoming available in Scandinavia from 21st October 2016.

www.ralfy.com takes a sober look at liquor with Whisky Review 605 – The Seven Levels of Intoxication

AUCTION ENDS TONIGHT!

The latest auction at Whisky.Auction ends tonight from 7.30pm BST. Right now there are plenty of whisky bottles sitting at good prices, so don’t miss your chance, take a look and place your bids.