As we look ahead to a new year, we wanted to wish all our Friends a very happy 2025. Your love and support for our craft and community is what drives us to keep making Laphroaig for life’s memorable moments.

It’s been another unforgettable year for us, filled with hard work and high spirits. We marked thirty years of Friendship with our exclusive 30 Year Old Anniversary Edition, while the limited edition 2024 Càirdeas Cask Favourites was the talk of Fèis Ìle (and a good deal further).

Whether you’re celebrating with a party or from the comfort of your home, we hope it’s filled with fun, excitement, and cups of kindness.

And for any aspiring first-footers, remember that a bottle of whisky is always a good idea.

DRINKING OUT LOUD

Little Book “Edition I: The Infinite” Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $219.99 View

Little Book is a passion project of eighth-generation Jim Beam distiller, Freddie Noe. The line’s name comes from the nickname that Freddie’s grandfather, Booker, gave him as a boy. Distiller’s note: “Our very first edition. The liquid that will form the foundation of the infinity barrel. Once a year, I’ll bottle some up for the world to try. Then, I’ll explore how to push the profile forward through blending.So, savor this whiskey today, and come back in a year for its next evolution.”

Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

Kamiki Shuzo Co. is excited to introduce ITS PRIVATE CASK Japanese Single Malt Program

Kamiki Shuzo Co. offers a rare opportunity to own one of only 24 casks from our distillation. This exclusive program celebrates the artistry and heritage of Kamiki Whisky, offering an exclusive opportunity for whisky enthusiasts to craft their own unique masterpieces.

As part of this exclusive release, the whisky will be first aged in ex-bourbon barrels before being split and finished in Yoshino Sugi Japanese cedar barrels, a process never before attempted in the whisky world for single cask malt whisky. Each cask will be assigned a unique ex-bourbon barrel number and corresponding Yoshino Sugi barrel number, ensuring complete traceability and authenticity.

This groundbreaking method delivers an unparalleled fusion of vanilla, and cedar influences, creating a truly exceptional whisky experience.

Kamiki Japanese Single Malt Whisky, which is exclusively available in Japan, has already achieved remarkable success, with all stocks sold out and orders continuing to back up. This overwhelming demand highlights the extraordinary quality and uniqueness of Kamiki whisky, proving that the Kamiki Single Cask Program offers a rare and exceptional opportunity for enthusiasts to own a truly unparalleled masterpiece.

About Kamiki Shuzo Co.

Kamiki Shuzo Co. is more than just a distillery. The Kamiki Shuzo Distillery stands as a testament to tradition and modernity, housed in a beautifully restored building over 100 years old. Nestled in the serene highlands of Sonimura, this historic site embodies the rich heritage of Nara.

For Further Information Please Contact:

info@kamikiwhisky.com / www.kamikiwhisky.com /

Kamiki Shuzo Co., Nara Distillery 奈良県宇陀郡曾爾村山粕163

What a Year it’s Been!

We wanted to take a moment to look back on the highlights of this year and some of our favorite moments for the brands we represent.

A message from our President

We’ve had a lot to be thankful for this year.  The amazing brands we represent have found their way into the homes and hearts of so many people here in the US. Our teams have worked diligently to bring awareness to the very special small to medium sized distilleries and independent bottlers in our portfolio.

We feel very fortunate to have the honor of bringing such amazing products to the minds and hearts of the consumers that support our brands and to those who don’t yet know they love them. We’re so blessed to have the amazing distribution partners and retailer support that we do in order to grow and sustain the awareness our products have.

As we look beck on another year, we’re very excited to celebrate some pretty amazing accomplishments:

• 65+ Gold or higher medals for our brands
• 27 reviews from Whisky Advocate scoring over 90 points (with Winter still to be published).
• Over 500 tastings, events, and demos.
• Expansion of our participation at Highland Games across the country.
• Onboarding over 100 items to ReserveBar.
• Increasing our headcount.
• Participation in several charity events focused on education and the community.

With heartfelt gratitude,
~Sam

Edinburgh‘s Whisky History by Iain Russell
Part 1: Distilling

Edinburgh is the political and cultural capital of Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament and the world-famous Edinburgh Festival. But it has many more claims to fame, not least as the historic hub of the Scotch whisky trade.

Today the city is home to the influential trade association The Scotch Whisky Association; the famous tourist attraction The Scotch Whisky Experience and the flagship Johnnie Walker Princes Street brand experience; the proudly independent Scotch Malt Whisky Society and iconic whisky stockists such as Royal Mile Whiskies and Cadenheads.

The excellence of the research and teaching facilities at Heriot-Watt University’s International Centre for Brewing and Distilling is recognised worldwide and many of our most talented distillers have studied there. And while the long-established North British Distillery remains an Edinburgh institution, the new Bonnington, Holyrood and Port of Leith distilleries have all begun making whisky and headlines in the 2020s.

But Edinburgh’s central role in the whisky trade is nothing new – the city can boast a history of whisky-making stretching back more than 500 years.

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