New Global Ambassador for Grant’s Whisky 

Rob Allanson joins Grant’s family to help write the brand’s next chapter 

Family-owned distiller William Grant & Sons Ltd. is delighted to announce the appointment of whisky expert Rob Allanson as new global ambassador for Grant’s Blended Scotch Whisky. His appointment follows the promotion of Ludo Ducrocq to head the independent distiller’s 80-strong and fast-growing team…

Whisky Ramblings Via Video #83

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries the Redbreast Single Irish Pot Still whiskey. The range consists of a 12 Year Old, a 15 Year Old and was recently expanded with a 21 Year Old. A few years back, though, they added a 12 Year Old at cask strength, a whopping 57,7% ABV. That is the one he tried. 

http://youtu.be/Mefold-Lu8k

Our keen membership is getting very good at pre-booking for the monthly Tasting Event. We now have just a dozen seats left for the April First Friday. SO IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY BOOKED, CONTACT US SOON. Another unique selection of cask strength drams is on its way to us.

Here are the details for the event:

Date: Friday April 4th, 2014
Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Please note we will start promptly right at 6:30; doors open 6:15pm
Location: The Strath Ale Wine & Spirit Merchants, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria
The Maple Room, above the Sticky Wicket Pub, entrance on Courtenay Street
Price: $35 each for Members & Partners, $45 for Non-Members/Guests

REGISTRATION:
1. Space is strictly limited, so you must register in advance. Guests are welcome, but we now have to restrict it to one guest per member. Members have priority.

2. To secure your place you need to pre-pay. Please email, drop into the store or phone with credit card details. Email: whisky@strathconahotel.com Phone: 250-370-9463

3. Once your seat(s) are paid for by phone you will receive an email confirmation from me and this is your virtual Ticket. If you pay in person in the store you will receive a receipt.

Thank you to the many members who have already registered and paid.

We are also accepting bookings already for May, when First Friday falls on May 2nd.

IMPORTANT: Please remember these are cask strength whiskies, so you should not be driving home after the tasting.

Slainté!

Colin

Colin Southcombe
General Manager
The Strath Ale Wine & Spirit Merchants
919 Douglas Street, Victoria BC, V8W 2C2
Tel: 250-370-9463
Email: whisky@strathconahotel.com

Some incredibly rare whisky has just arrived at The Whisky Shop. We are also offering free postage on all orders over £60.00 for delivery within the UK. These limited editions are some of the best tasting single malts that we have in stock.

Glen Grant 32 y/o OMC
£179 – click here to buy

Mortlach 21 y/o OMC
£155 – click here to buy

Highland Park 16 y/o OMC
£116 click here to buy

Longmorn 21 y/o OMC
£155 click here to buy

Laphroaig 11 y/o OMC
£108 click here to buy

Miltonduff 21 y/o OMC
£100 click here to buy

The Whisky Shop
Tel 0141 427 2919
info@whiskyshop.com
www.whiskyshop.com

MARCH TOP UP: 11 NEW BOTTLINGS TO WELCOME SPRING

It might not feel like it in the horizontal rain but today is officially the first day of spring and 11 bright new bottlings have emerged! Plus – distillery 50 is causing a stir: time to invest…

Young & spritely

26.98 Lively as an electric acrobat
BUY £49.40

Sweet, fruity & mellow

7.83 Fresh, airy and sherbety
BUY £69.10

64.46 Rice pudding with clotted cream
BUY £51.50

Spicy & sweet

121.68 Harvesting fruit on an Indian summer’s day
BUY £48.10

Spicy & dry

28.24 ‘Curiouser and curiouser’
BUY £82.80

Old & dignified

59.45 Teriyaki chicken with lemongrass
BUY £85.50

Juicy, oak & vanilla

9.80 A Rocking Chair Dram
BUY £73.20

9.81 Sweet, savoury and tangy
BUY £45.00

Peated

53.178 A pebble beach with iodine
BUY £68.80

53.180 Espresso in a mechanic’s workshop
BUY £68.80

Heavily peated

53.197 A stoker in drag
BUY £71.70

Browse all bottlings

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

Kornog peated whisky from Brittany awarded two Liquid Gold Awards in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2014 and two Silver Medals in the”Malt Maniacs Awards” Competition 

Kornog, the peated Single Malt Whisky from the seaside Glann ar Mor Distillery on the Northern coast of Brittany in France, has been awarded with Liquid Gold status in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2014, being bestowed with two Liquid Gold Awards. And for good measure, Kornog also won two Silver Medals in the “Malt Maniacs Awards” competition. 

Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible Liquid Gold Awards

Jim Murray is widely recognised as one of the best whisky writer, his Whisky Bible being hailed as the world’s most authoritative whisky guide. Whiskies are scored with ratings from 0 to 100 with only the very few scoring 94 and upwards being regarded as the elite. Jim Murray defines them as the finest to be found currently on the whisky shelves of the world, which in being rare and precious are Liquid Gold. 

The Kornog Taouarc’h Trived 12 BC was rated 95 and the Kornog Sant Ivy 2013, a single cask bottled at 58,6%, was rated 94,5. Those two Liquid Gold Awards follow the three one already awarded to Kornog by Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible 2011, 2012 and 2013.

To read the full review of Kornog together with 4,500 other whiskies, just get for yourself a copy of Jim’s Whisky Bible 2014 here. 

Malt Maniacs Awards competition

The Malt Maniacs Awards have been held since 2003, with every year more than 200 whiskies being submitted by distillers, bottlers or brands from various countries. The whiskies are tasted blind by ten to twelwe independent jurors selected amongst the international community of the Malt Maniacs. The competition is a very open one with no fee being involved, and the medals awarded are particularly valued as can be illustrated with only four Gold Medals having been awarded for the latest 2013 competition. The full results can be found here. 

The Kornog Sant Ivy 2013 and the Kornog Auld Alliance 2013 were each granted with a Silver Medal at the Malt Maniacs Awards 2013 competition. 

Kornog whichis made in following time proven methods, the distillery operating with live-flame heated pot stills, worm tub condensers and wooden washbacks, is currently distributed in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Canada, Singapore and Taiwan. 

Contact :

Jean Donnay

Glann ar Mor Distillery, 2 allee des Embruns, 22610 Larmor-Pleubian, FRANCE 

Email : jdonnay01@celtic-whisky.com   –   Tel : +33 (0)2 96 16 58 08

We have listed below a small selection of collectable and investment whiskies for your perusal. The stock holding of these whiskies is very low so it would be advisable to act quickly if you wish to enhance your portfolio. This is only a tiny presentation of our collectable range, for more details on the full selection visit our Old & Rare or Luxury sections online.

Regards

RWM Team

FEATURED OFFERS THIS MONTH

PORT ELLEN 30 YEAR OLD – IAN MACLEOD BOTTLING £499.00

PORT ELLEN 34 YEAR OLD – GORDON & MACPHAIL RARE OLD £599.00

ST MAGDALENE 31 YEAR OLD – GORDON & MACPHAIL RARE OLD £325.00

LITTLEMILL 20 YEAR OLD – ROYAL WEDDING CELEBRATION £115.00

LITTLEMILL 21 YEAR OLD – QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE £115.00

LITTLEMILL 28 YEAR OLD – GORDON & MACPHAIL RARE OLD £260.00

GLENUGIE 30 YEAR OLD DEOCH AN DORAS CASK STRENGTH EDITION £275.00

INVERLEVEN 37 YEAR OLD DEOCH AN DORAS CASK STRENGTH EDITION £285.00

MACALLAN 25 YEAR OLD SHERRY OAK £560.00

www.ralfy.com compares two port-woody’s with Whisky Review 440 – Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban comparison

Join Malt Master Brian Kinsman and Mitch Bechard of Glenfiddich for a private cocktail reception and exclusive menu prepared by Chef de Cuisine Ronnie Rainwater. Guests will also receive a complimentary cigar from Alec Bradley. 

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 

6:30pm cocktail reception

7:00pm whisky dinner  

$165 per person, including tax and gratuity

RSVP for this event by calling 702.414.3737  

To see more whisky events taking place that week, please visit www.universalwhiskyexperience.com

Monkey Shoulder reception cocktail by Emeril Lagasse’s  Mixologist, Max Solano, with Passed Hors d’oeuvres    

1st Course  

Scallop Crudo with Petite Greens, White Asparagus,

Toasted Hazelnuts and Apple Cider Vinaigrette  

Paired with Glenfiddich 12 year Special Reserve 

2nd Course  

Roasted Quail with Root Vegetable “Risotto” and

Currant Jus Lie  

Paired with Glenfiddich 15 year Solera Reserve 

3rd Course  

Salt Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Braised Chanterelle Mushrooms,

Pine Nut Gremolata and Natural Reduction  

Paired with Glenfiddich 18 year Special Reserve 

4th Course  

Spiced Chocolate Cake & Caramel Mousse Parfait

With butter toffee  

Paired with Glenfiddich 21 year Gran Reserva

International Whisk(e)y Day Charity Auction is Live!

International Whisk(e)y Day is a gathering of whisk(e)y fans from across the globe, celebrating the greatest spirit in the world on the late Michael Jackson’s birthday.

We are hosting a charity auction which will be live from 20th March until 27th March. Let’s do our best to:

Raise a glass
Raise Spirits
Raise Money
Raise Awareness

All proceeds of this auction will go towards Parkinson’s research.

For more information on International Whisky Day take a look at their website: http://www.internationalwhiskyday.org/

View International Whisky Day Auction

WHISKY TASTING at The Black Watch Castle and Museum (Perth)

We are leading a whisky tasting on Tuesday 8th April at The Black Watch Castle and Museum! You’ll be offered a taste of the Red Hackle blend (a nod to the venue!) before sampling five single malts from the following distilleries: Bladnoch, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Springbank, and Ardbeg. Tickets should be purchased in advance by calling 01738 638152.

Selling whisky couldn’t be easier!

With our 5% commission rate for sellers and low listing and reserve fees we can ensure you get the most from the sale of your bottle(s).

March 28th

Manchester
Milton Keynes
Luton
Reading

We are travelling down the M6 and can collect from points along this route for more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

March 30th

Devon and the south west
Bristol
Gloucester
Worcester
Birmingham

Next full whisky auction goes live on the 28th March
Free Registration and World Wide Shipping available.