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Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks ‘Diageo Special Releases 2012’
The second batch of Diageo Special Releases 2012 has now arrived leaving the Talisker 35yo still to come.
Loch Fyne Whiskies
SHARE BUNNAHABHAIN THIS FESTIVE SEASON
If you think about it, the Bunnahabhain 12 year old single malt, produced on the world-famous Isle of Islay situated off the west coast of Scotland, has spent 12 years in a cask, quietly maturing and developing its flavours and characteristics in a warehouse built in 1881. With this in mind and the numerous international gold medals it has garnered over the years, you can’t go wrong by sharing this elegantly crafted single malt this festive season with someone you admire and respect.
Bunnahabhain (pronounced Bū-na-ha-venn) means mouth of the river in Scots Gaelic and refers to the Margadale River that flows close by. Founded in 1881, the distillery lies on the north-eastern tip of Islay and the tiny village of Bunnahabhain that overlooks the Sound of Islay grew up around it.
The sea influence and free flowing mountain spring water, makes it an idyllic place for whisky distillation. Bunnahabhain is the only single malt producer on Islay using a natural spring water source, piping their water from the springs of the Margadale River.
Known as the gentle taste of Islay, the Bunnahabhain 12-, 18- and 25-year olds are, unlike other single malts from Islay, crafted from unpeated malted barley and pure spring water that flows freely underground, untainted by the peaty moorlands. The whiskies are created by master distiller Ian MacMillan and are all un-chillfiltered, returning to the whisky-making tradition of Bunnahabhain’s distillers many years ago.
According to MacMillan, by un-chillfiltering the whisky nothing is taken away or added and the whisky retains all of its depth of flavour, aromas, colours and character. This allows the gentle, subtle notes of the malt to come through, providing a purer taste, nose and appearance.
“The process of chillfiltering removes some of the oily-fatty compounds produced during distillation or extracted during maturation. It prevents the whisky, when in the bottle or when served, from becoming slightly hazy when chilled. Several whisky experts believe chill-filtration removes some of the flavour and body from the whisky while with un-chillfiltering it retains the maximum depth of flavour and character.”
The Bunnahabahain 12 year old is packaged in a gift box and available from fine liquor outlets, retailing for about *R490 per bottle.
*South African Rand
Laphroaig Cardeas Origin 2012
You may not understand what is in the bottle, but boy are you gonna like it. Smokey whisky fans are gonna love this new offering from the Laphroaig Distillery on Islay. This new Origin bottling for 2012 was released to commemorate the 18th. year of the program “Friends of Laphroaig,” and so named Cardeas, “friendship” in Gaelic.
It is a blend of casks in the experimental Cardeas range, varying in age from 13 to 21 years old. This blend is half of the vatting for this bottling; The other is 7 year old Laphroaig which has been fully matured in smaller “quarter” casks”. The result is a vibrant and spicy Laphroaig, punchy at a cask strength of 51.2% but tamed by water to become a mature, creamy malt that makes reference to the distillery’s entry level bottling while showing the complexity and subtlety that only comes from long-term aging.
This is a very limited release. First come first served
2012 Laphroaig Cardeas 51.2% $84.99
Joe Howell
Federal Wine & Spirits
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Email: info@federalwine.com
Phone: (617) 367-8605
Web: http://www.federalwine.com/
Old Pulteney 40 Year Old
Old Pulteney 40 year old, the oldest official bottling of single malt from the most northerly distillery on the Scottish mainland. Old Pulteney 40 Year Old was matured in Spanish ex-sherry and American oak ex-bourbon casks. This unique single malt has been bottled at cask strength, has not been chill-filtered or coloured.
The spirit shows remarkable freshness and intensity and boasts an unmistakable Pulteney character.
£1450.00 (£1208.33 ex vat)
Old Pulteney 40 Year Old – Official Tasting Notes
Colour: Rich amber with a red hue.
Nose: Fruity and floral with hints of oranges, green apples and butterscotch; slightly spicy.
Palate: Sweet and spicy, with traces of toffee and pears; full bodied with sherry notes and a long lasting finish.
Click here to buy Old Pulteney 40 Year Old from Abbey Whisky, Online Whisky Specialist
Abbey Whisky
enquiries@abbeywhisky.com
www.abbeywhisky.com
0800 051 7737
NEW – Glenglassaugh Evolution – £49.99
Evolution is an exclusive and very limited one-off series from single variety oak cask styles. Bottled on site at natural strength, natural colour and without the use of chill-filtration. This expression was matured in first fill ex-George Dickel Tennessee Whisky barrels and shows great depth of character and finesse, a harmonious combination of whisky and oak.
Tasting Note
Colour: Golden barley.
Nose: Sweet, buttery-vanilla, butterscotch and fudge entwined with fruits; golden delicious apples, caramelised pears and earthy coconut.
Palate: Creamy and sweet, more butterscotch and vanilla fudge. Some banana, pear and green apple emerge before the coconut and anise.
Finish: Rounded and sweet with gentle coconut and liquorice
Glenglassaugh Revival – £36.99
The first single malt scotch whisky distilled from the re-furbished Glenglassaugh distillery which is available through normal distribution channels. Non-chill filtered, no colour added and bottled on site at Glenglassaugh distillery.
Tasting Note
Colour: Copper.
Nose: Sweet caramel and toffee with notes of nutty sherry, milk chocolate and honey. Ripe plums, red berries and oranges. Caramelised sugar and earthy, charred oak.
Palate: Sweet, rounded and creamy. Oranges, plums, cherry and walnuts, chocolate, honey-mead, sherry and soft, spiced oak.
Finish: Medium with warming mulled-wine spices, sherry and caramel.
Single Malts Limited | 36 Gordon Street | Huntly | Aberdeenshire | AB54 8EQ
Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks ‘New Glengoyne Range’
Glengoyne have launched a whole new range which can be viewed by cliking on the link below;
Loch Fyne Whiskies
GLEN GARIOCH LAUNCH SINGLE CASK WITH MILROY’S OF SOHO
Rare 33-year-old malt hits shelves of boutique London stores
Glen Garioch, the hidden Highland gem of the whisky world, has teamed up with London’s oldest whisky specialist, Milroy’s of Soho to launch an exclusive single malt for whisky enthusiasts at Milroy’s of Soho and Jeroboams eight wine shops.
Staff from Milroy’s of Soho hand-picked a rare 33-year-old Glen Garioch after visiting Scotland’s most easterly distillery earlier in June this year, it will now be a select addition to the retailer’s extensive single cask malt collection.
The retailer launched the single cask collection at a very special tasting event at its flagship store in Soho earlier this month. Enthusiasts at the event were also treated to a tasting of “the rare pair” that is Glen Garioch accompanied by cheese.
Just 146 bottles of the Milroy’s of Soho Cask 10999, retailing at £300 will be exclusively available from Milroy’s of Soho London stores, making it undoubtedly a must-have inclusion for any malt enthusiast.
Filled in November 1978, the Glen Garioch vintage malt has been quietly maturing for 33 years in a North American oak cask at the Aberdeenshire distillery. The light fruity notes of pear eau de vie, melon candy and ripe banana proved a huge draw for Milroy’s staff, which fused with traces of wood-smoke, leaves a gentle heather honey finish.
Cara Laing, Glen Garioch’s marketing manager, said, “Milroy’s of Soho is renowned for its discerning selection of whiskies, with an especially large range of scarce bottlings, so we’re privileged that their team has picked such an elegant yet robust aged malt.
“The team at Milroy’s hand-picked a wonderful vintage which has been slowly maturing over 33 years to reveal the true essence of Glen Garioch’s couthie Highland spirit. Filled with fruity notes combined with sweet honey tones gives this dram a lovely clean finish, which I’m sure will be a joy to taste for any whisky aficionado.”
Isabel Graham-Yooll, Associate Director at Milroy’s of Soho said: “When we went to Glen Garioch in search of a very special bottling, we were looking for a whisky we could present to our very knowledgeable and discerning customers. We were there to find something remarkable and supremely elegant – something that would reveal new extraordinary flavours on each sip and reward lengthy contemplation. We found this in the Glen Garioch 1978 and we are delighted.”
The single cask has yielded just 146 bottles with an ABV of 58.8%.
The bottle is presented in an attractive buckram box, with each bottle individually numbered and a discreet message from the distillery manager who hand-crafted this prestigious malt within the box.
NOTES –
Glen Garioch, pronounced Glen Geery, founded in 1797 is one of the oldest remaining distilleries in Scotland The distillery lies on rising ground at the picturesque town of Oldmeldrum, just 17 miles north-west of Aberdeen Glen Garioch was relaunched in October 2010 with a core range of two single malt whiskies – the Glen Garioch 1797 Founder’s Reserve, a non chill-filtered single malt bottled at 48% ABV and the Glen Garioch 12 Year Old, non chill-filtered single malt bottled at 48% ABV after maturing in bourbon and sherry casks.
Glen Garioch is owned by the Morrison Bowmore Distillers Limited who also produce Bowmore and Auchentoshan Glen Garioch is distributed by Cellar Trends in the UK, tel: 01283 217 703.
Free Tastings of Virginia Highland Malt in DC
For our DC/NOVA friends, we’re going to offer multiple tastings for you to try our new Virginia Highland Single Malt at multiple DC locations:
Thursday 6-7:00 pm Sherry’s Wine and Spirits (2627 CT Ave. NW)
Friday 5:30-7:30 pm at Batch 13 (Logan Circle)
Saturday 2:00 – 4:00pm A.M. Wine (Adams Morgan)
7:00-9:00 pm at Lion Liquor (3614 GA Ave.NW)
Hope you’ll tell your friends and pick up a bottle for Thanksgiving! See you there. You can really help by sharing this event on Facebook and Twitter…We appreciate the support.
Pat Jones
Virginia Distillery Company
“As the makers of The Famous Grouse we bring over 100 years of whisky making to the creation of The Naked Grouse. We have enriched the best loved flavours of Scotland’s Favourite Whisky by maturing our blend in hard to find (and pricey!) sun dried sherry oak casks. Distinctively sweet, rich and, some would say, famously smooth – The Naked Grouse is simply pure indulgence in a bottle.” From www.thefamousgrouse.com (which is just a maddenig site -WI)
On the nose there is a heaviness with lots of dried dark fruits and are often associated with Christmas cake as well as some good malt notes. This is not overly complex but the collective aromas are very good. There is also quite a bit of sherry on the nose also which adds to the aromas. The taste is a little gentle at first (soft) with some good richness and lots of the dried fruit and then some really sharp oak notes appear along with cedar (clean and fragrant). The finish is big, sherried (quite sherried) and then the dry wood notes take over but they are complimented by the sherry so they both pull together very well. The dryness from the cask(s) is complimented, late in the finish, by some good malt.
Quite enjoyable.
£26.99
Score 86 points
The Rare Casks by Abbey Whisky
The Rare Casks, an exceptional range of limited edition single malt whiskies bottled exclusively by Abbey Whisky. We’ve bottled only the finest whisky from a selection of Scotland’s greatest distilleries past & present. Each release is available in very limited quantities. The whisky has been bottled in its natural form, at full cask strength, without chill filtering or colour additives.
Caperdonich 17 Year Old / Vintage 1995 – 96 Bottles
The 1st release in ‘The Rare Casks’ series by Abbey Whisky is this magnificent Caperdonich 17 year old single malt Scotch whisky. This limited edition release was distilled in 1995 and left to rest for 17 years before being bottled in 2012 with only 96 bottles filled.
Bottled in its natural form, at full cask strength, without chill filtering or colour additives.
£59.50
(£49.58 ex vat)
Click here to buy Caperdonich 17 Year Old / The Rare Casks
Abbey Whisky
enquiries@abbeywhisky.com
www.abbeywhisky.com
0800 051 7737
