June auction goes live today, 20^th June 2014, at 13.00!  

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Macallan 1948 Select Reserve

Firstly we have many legendary Macallans to showcase this month, including a magnificent bottle of Macallan distilled in 1948 and matured for over half a century until bottling on 26th November 1999.  Macallan decided to fill each bottle on a different day of the year; of the 366 bottles released, not one bottle carries the same bottling date as any other. Other notable legendary Macallans include the 1957 25 Year Old and numerous 30 year old and 25 year olds! 

It’s never all about Macallan, and to match their age there are a number of  very well aged Islay malts for your interest.  Ardbeg 30 Year Old, Lagavulin 25 Year Old and Laphroaig 30 Year Old.    

It’s all about age this month and we are also lucky to be auctioning a number of incredible old whiskies from Mortlach; a 1936 45 Year Old and Glenlivet; 1940 46 Year Old  

Lastly, we have some more recent bottlings including the Octomore 1965 Discovery limited to only 1,965 bottles, Ardbeg Kildalton 2014 and a rare 1987 Single Cask Glenfiddich 125^th Anniversary. 

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The dark of winter in a bottle

Getting right into the Dark Mofo spirit, we’ve crafted a very special run of only 49 bottles to celebrate winter in Paradise. During our big move a few weeks ago we came across barrels that we haven’t had access to for many years. Naturally we sampled…and then came up with the genius idea of creating a malt that best represents winter here in Paradise. Join us at the Tasmanian Whisky Lounge at Dark Mofo Winterfeast this Thursday until Saturday to secure your bit of winter. 

A limited amount of Pre-orders are open now – CLICK HERE to secure your bottle for collection at the Winterfeast. $300 a bottle and 45.6% ABV

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DIAGEO OPENS £1.5MILLION STATE-OF-THE-ART NEW HOME FOR THE WORLD’S LARGEST ALCOHOL BRAND ARCHIVE 

Stunning new facility in Scotland features the finest liquid library in the world 

MENSTRIE, SCOTLAND, 11 June 2014.  Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, opened the doors to a stunning new £1.5million home for the largest alcohol brand archive in the world. 

The Diageo Archive’s fitting location, in Scotland, has been expanded with striking new facilities to store over half a million items of drinks heritage from world famous brands such as JOHNNIE WALKER®, TANQUERAY™, BAILEYS® and SMIRNOFF®. The collection is curated by a team of professional archivists dedicated to discovering and leveraging the stories behind these iconic brands. 

Christine McCafferty, Archive Manager, said, “The Diageo Archive is the largest source of drinks brand information in the world. From vintage advertisements, to film and industry accolades, we have items dating back over four centuries, from 150 countries supporting 1,500 brands and nearly 200 production sites. 

“It’s a living resource, changing daily as our teams create new advertising, new bottle designs and new innovation.” 

The Diageo Archive, located in the village of Menstrie, near Alloa in Scotland, is widely regarded as instrumental in developing the stories behind Diageo’s leading brands, as David Gates, Diageo’s global head of premium core spirits, explains: 

“In a world where people are making purchase decisions based on brand authenticity we have access to an unparalleled wealth of heritage that underpins our brands as category leaders.” 

“We feel we are literally standing on the shoulders of giants – safeguarding the legacy left by the great individuals who forged new paths for our brands. The Diageo Archive is a significant resource in ensuring we continue to build upon their pioneering journeys.” 

“It is as fundamental to the business today, as it was when first built and continues to establish credentials, support global initiatives and set cornerstones for iconic brands such as JOHN WALKER & SONS ODYSSEY™ and JOHNNIE WALKER® BLUE LABEL™.” 

Bowmore 12 Year Old – Tasting Review

NEW ARRIVALS

Canada – Rye

• Bender’s 7 Year Old Small Batch Rye Whiskey 750ml ($42.99)

BACK IN STOCK

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

• Longrow Campbeltown Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($54.99)

• Tomatin 30 Year Highland Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 2 available ($229.99)

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Andrew Torrance, John Beard and Ian Bankier

WHISKY INDUSTRY HEAVYWEIGHT

 JOINS THE WHISKY SHOP BOARD

Arrival Of Former Whyte & Mackay CEO Will Assist Expansion Drive

The Whisky Shop, the UK’s largest specialist whisky retailer, has announced the appointment of former Whyte & Mackay CEO John Beard as non-executive director.

The business, which now has 23 shops in the UK, including a new flagship store in London’s Piccadilly, is gearing up for a period of further expansion in its home market as well as overseas.

The Whisky Shop is the first retailer in the UK to provide a dedicated platform for some of the world’s most exclusive and high value whiskies and is widely regarded by the industry as the leading specialist whisky retailer in the world. 

Ian Bankier, founder and chairman of The Whisky Shop, said: “Having established a sizeable footprint in the UK, we now have aspirations to expand into Europe. John brings us a wealth of experience of overseas markets and brand development and will play an important role in helping us achieve our international growth ambitions.” 

Mr Beard was until recently CEO of Whyte & Mackay Limited.  He left at the end of 2013 and recently worked with Lion Capital Private Equity in a £430m bid for Whyte & Mackay, which ultimately went to a higher bidder.

A highly experienced global drinks executive, Mr Beard spent his formative career with the Bacardi Group rising to become UK CEO of £300m turnover Bacardi Brown Forman Brands, from where he moved on to become Global Chief Executive of Whyte & Mackay Limited.

John Beard said: “I’ve known Ian and his managing director Andrew Torrance for several years and watched in admiration as they have grown the business with an unwavering focus on quality.

“The Whisky Shop’s reputation amongst the industry’s key brand owners and the discerning public is an enviable one and I’m greatly looking forward to be joining the team in a non-Executive part-time capacity, supporting Ian Bankier’s leadership and Andrew Torrance’s dynamic management.”

Ian Bankier added: “The international appetite for premium whisky is growing strongly, giving us the confidence to examine a number of exciting opportunities to replicate our UK growth in overseas markets. We are looking at Europe first.”

The Whisky Shop is the UK’s largest whisky only specialist retailer with a full range available online at http://www.whiskyshop.com/ and at 23 stores nationwide, including premium flagships in London’s Piccadilly and on Manchester’s Exchange Street.

The long-awaited third and final chapter of our incredibly popular Devil’s Punchbowl series will be available for sale from our web site mid July.  This series has been a great success and this final bottling rounds off the trilogy in great style with the inclusion of some our Single Malt matured in French barriques, married with our classic Arran style of Sherry and Bourbon Cask. You will find it first in our web shop.

The Limited Edition Arran 17 year-old was released at the end of March and only 9,000 bottles were released worldwide.  It sees us take another step closer to our 18 year-old which will be released next Spring and there are still a few bottles of this left in our web shop.

This Summer we are are also launching our re-designed core range of Single Malts.  Our 10 year-old, 12 year-old Cask Strength and 14 year-old are still the same excellent quality Single Malts that everyone has come to know and expect from us, with a fresh look for 2014. Click Here to read more about all of our recent and upcoming releases and to see the newly released 14 year-old.