BOWMORE UNVEILS TWO RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL LIMITED EDITIONS

The new release from Bowmore’s celebrated 1964 compendium, and the Bowmore 1985 from the acclaimed 1980s Vintage Series

Bowmore, Islay’s first Single Malt distillery, is releasing two prized limited editions: Bowmore 1964 and Bowmore 1985. Handcrafted and nurtured by the Distillery Manager, only 72 bottles of the 1964 and 747 bottles of the 1985 exist globally. Priced at £8,000 and £300 respectively, these are valued collectibles for any whisky connoisseur and enthusiast.

Like all Bowmore whiskies, these two remarkable expressions started life with the very finest ingredients: the purest water drawn from the peat-laden Laggan River, the finest barley from the Scottish Borders, and nature’s miracle worker – yeast. With rich peat, sea salt tang, seaweed infused breeze and a dedicated team of craftsmen, each component has helped shape these magical Single Malts.

BOWMORE 1964

The latest exclusive from Bowmore is a Fino Sherry cask finished expression that encapsulates all of its island home in a bottle. Widely regarded as one of the best years in Bowmore’s production history, this rare expression follows in the footsteps of the sought-after Bowmore 1964 Trilogy. Beginning in 2007 and ending in 2009, the Trilogy was the first of the 1964 compendium to be released, and with just a few hundred bottles ever produced, it still stands as one of the most prized collections in the world.

With such an imposing legacy, the Bowmore 1964 has certainly lived up to its predecessor; this lovingly handcrafted liquid is truly exceptional and extremely complex. This Bowmore 1964 encapsulates the fresh, crisp and cooling coastal atmosphere of Islay. Aged for nearly half a century, the whisky’s home was a specially selected North American bourbon cask followed by a Fino Sherry cask, during which the characteristics of the whisky have evolved and refined to create a teasingly complex and elegant balance, with the trademark top note of fresh, sweet, tropical fruits – a phenomenon and mystery that super-aged Bowmores have become famous for. Coupled with gentle sea-salt, lengthening and cooling the palate, the whisky leaves a beautifully elegantfinish.

Bowmore commissioned Brodie Nairn and Nichola Burns, two of Scotland’s if not the world’s foremost glass artists, to design a striking vessel worthy of this wonderful malt. Each bottle has been hand-blown and painstakingly sculpted using molten glass, with a unique design that takes inspiration from the waves of Islay’s Loch Indaal.

Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh’s leading jewellers and Warrant Holder to the Queen, provided the finishing touches. Using time-honoured techniques, the skilled team of silversmiths, engravers and polishers created the solid silver neck collars and stoppers that complete every bottle of Bowmore 1964. Each of these works of art has been meticulously hand-engraved with the spirit information and bears both the Hamilton &Inches Sponsor mark and Edinburgh hallmark.

Reflecting its natural roots, a rustic crate made from Scottish sourced oak provides the perfect casing forthis homage to Islay.

David Wilson, Sales and Marketing Director at Morrison Bowmore, comments: “We’re proud to present what is 46 years of craftsmanship and Islay’s essence in a bottle. Every Bowmore limited edition bottling is special, but the ever-dwindling stock from the 1960s means that the Bowmore 1964 is truly exceptional and rare.”

TASTING NOTES

On the nose, discover ripe peach water, floral rose water and just a wisp of smoking barley. A sip reveals lusciously ripe peaches, but balanced by a more acidic note – something akin to juicy blood oranges or sharp pink grapefruit. Next comes wood with coconut creams and sweetness, leading to a finish of gentle peat fires glowing in the dusk.

Bowmore 1964 (RRP £8,000) 42.9% ABV, will be available from specialist whisky retailers from July 2012.

BOWMORE 1985

Also launching this year is the Bowmore 1985 Vintage, which follows in the footsteps of the previous 1980s Vintage series. Created from a unique combination of hand-selected sherry and bourbon casks, the expression is remarkably rich and fruity, balanced with the trademark Bowmore sea -salt tang, and possesses more smoke and depth than the earlier Vintage releases. This unique edition is a classic Bowmore; smoke, fresh Atlantic sea-salt and layers of fruit complexity.

Presented in a wooden gift box with a ‘weather-beaten’ brown leather strap and copper buckle, each bottle is also accompanied by a hand-signed and numbered certificate by the Bowmore Distillery Manager, Eddie MacAffer.

Bowmore 1985 (RRP £300) 52.3% ABV, will be available from specialist whisky retailers from July 2012.

For more information, please visit www.bowmore.com and www.facebook.com/bowmore

UK Distributor: Cellar Trends on 01283 217703 or enquiries@cellartrends.co.uk 

Bowmore

The best-balanced Islay Single Malt whisky is the perfect reward after your outdoor experience.

Founded in 1779, Bowmore is the oldest Distillery on Islay, one of the Scottish isles, which make up the region known as the ‘Islands’ in the lexicon of Whisky. The other regions are the Highlands, Speyside and the Lowlands. Islay malts are famous for their characteristic smokiness and Bowmore is no exception; we carefully smoke our malt and use skills handed down from generation to generation to craft a perfectly balanced Single Malt.

Bowmore’s adherence to traditional production methods helps to shape the character of our Single Malts. We’re one of only a few distilleries anywhere which still produces its own floor malted barley, hand-turned by traditional wooden malt shovel and hand drawn machinery. For our whiskies we draw water from the Laggan River, with its rich peaty overtones, and it’s the same Islay peat that fires the malt-drying kiln.

Bowmore Distillery’s close proximity to the sea is also vital in determining the final character of our spirit. The legendary Bowmore No. 1 Vaults is where most of our whiskies spend their long lives resting quietly in the cool, dark, damp cellars below sea level, oblivious to the waves thrashing the Vault’s sea-facing wall.

They mature in oak casks, previously used for bourbon, sherry or claret, gradually developing rich and mellow flavours.

It’s this combination of peat, barley, sea breeze, water, wood, people and tradition that together create the perfectly balanced warm and smoky character of Bowmore Single Malt Whiskies.

The Bowmore domestic product range:

Bowmore Legend

Bowmore 12 Years Old

Bowmore 15 Years Old ‘Darkest’

Bowmore 18 Years Old

Bowmore 25 Years Old

Islay

Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, and is also known as “The Queen of the Hebrides.” Its mild climate and rich peaty soil make it ideal for creating whisky, and despite having a population of not much more than 3,000, it’s home to no fewer than eight distilleries.

Octomore ‘Comus’ 5yo (61.%, OB, Edition 04.2, 18,000 Bts., 2011)

Octomore 4.2 Comus/167PPM

FOLLOWING ON FROM THE NOW LEGENDARY OCTOMORE ORPHEUS, THE NOW LEGENDARY JIM MCEWAN HAS CREATED ANOTHER LANDMARK OCTOMORE. COMUS WAS THE SON OF BACHHUS [GOD OF WINE AND REVELLING] AND CIRCE, DAUGHTER OF HELIOS THE SUN GOD AND A SORCERESS WHO WOULD BEGUILE THE INNOCENT INTO DRINKING HER MAGIC POTIONS.

“COMUS” WAS A PLAY WRITTEN BY POET JOHN MILTON AND FIRST PERFORMED IN 1634 AT LUDLOW CASTLE, ENGLAND. THE WORK PRESENTS THE DESPERATE BATTLE BY COMUS TO ENSNARE A BEAUTIFUL, INNOCENT GIRL AND THROUGH THE HEDONISTIC POWER OF HIS MAGIC POTIONS ­ – “HIS ORIENT POTIONS IN A CRYSTAL GLASS” – ­ ROB HER OF HER VIRGINITY. A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE ON THE BATTLE BETWEEN SENSUAL PLEASURE AND PHYSICAL ABANDON, AND REASON AND VIRTUE.

ALL VERY BRUICHLADDICH.

IN THIS OCTOMORE 4.2 “COMUS” WE SEE THIS SAME DUALITY ­ THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE BROODING POWER OF THE EXCEPTIONAL OCTOMORE PEAT AND THE SUBLIME ELEGANCE OF CASKS THAT PREVIOUSLY HELD THE WORLD¹S GREATEST SWEET WINE.

HENCE THE WHITE, VIRGINAL, INNOCENT PACKAGING – ­ BUT LIKE OUR HEROINE, DO NOT BE DECEIVED… ALL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS. (This from bruichladdich.com)

A heavily peated single malt distilled at Bruichladdich distillery; Port Charlotte and Bruichladdich being the other less peated whiskies available. On the nose there is a lot of alcohol and some aggressive wood notes (juniper?) followed by some sweet and very present peat smoke along with a little cocoa powder and herbaceous notes. Cold toast too. With water things settle down some what and improve dramatically however the aromas remain consistent to the undiluted sample. The undiluted taste is very strong and with sand paper, aggressive malt and the peat smoke followed by the honey and then a very different sweetness, just for a moment like a loamy dessert wine. With water it holds together very well with a really sensational interplay between the peat smoke and the sweetness. A long warm finish with more oak notes and that loamy dessert wine all mixed up with the very big peat smoke. Lashings of cereal notes also make an appearance.

Well done Jim.

$160 (a wee bit pricey for a 5yo IMHO)

Score 84 points

No Idle Hands But It’s The Devil’s Work

Isle of Arran Distillery, the award-winning independent Scotch whisky producer, has just unveiled its latest offering, a devilish delight.

This week 6,660 bottles of the ‘Devil’s Punch Bowl’ will appear across the globe, and it is expected to cause quite a stir as a menacing image of a red and black devil haunts the packaging. 600 750ml bottles just hit United States soil.

Never one to shy away from controversy, Arran Distillery’s provocative new release is named after the glacial hollow Coire na Ciche on Arran, which evokes a very sinister atmosphere and is only accessible by boggy footpaths.

James ‘Lucifer’ MacTaggart, the Master Distiller behind the new whisky, went to hell and back to conjure up this unique spirit. He said: “I’m well practiced in the dark arts of selecting devilishly good casks and was drawn to a number of vintage releases for this limited edition bottling. The spirit has dark, swirling colours with a seductive rich flavour and a smoky edge. They say the devil has all the best tunes, but here he has the best whisky too.”

The Devil’s Punch Bowl is also the first whisky from Arran Distillery to combine peated and un-peated casks and with a demonic alcohol level of 52.3% ABV.

Drawn from 24 different Arran casks, including Sherry Butts, the liquid presents a smooth and refined appearance that masks a complex and fiery character.

Euan Mitchell, Managing Director, said: “We’ve created this whisky for people who are willing to sample the unconventional in the pursuit of pleasure.

“With all of our new launches we always try to offer the consumer a high end alternative with a personality and character that is not for everyone.”

Around the world people are captivated by the spirit of the product – an agent in Holland has ordered 666 bottles. Other, more conservative, markets may seek to resist the seductive temptation offered by this devilish proposition.

Arran Distillery is now a multi-award winning distillery and has won acclaim for its 14 Year Old, 10 Year Old malts as well as many others.

Euan continued: “The Devil’s Punch Bowl is a different offering to our other whiskies, both in taste and appearance. We produce our spirit in an idyllic location, but we’ve never rested on our laurels and used traditional imagery to sell our single malts. Consumers like our products for a reason – because they’re quality, individual and spirited expressions of single malt, which stand out in a crowded market.”

Notes:

RRP is $129.99 for a 750ml bottle.

For more information, visit www.impexbev.com

* Current accolades for Isle of Arran Distillery include Winner for: Best New Exporter (2004), Queen’s Award for International Trade (2005), Scottish Distiller of the Year (2007) and Scottish Drinks Producer of the Year (2007.)

Product awards include: Best Whisky Liqueur (2007), ‘Best Single Malt Scotch 12 Years & Under’ for The Arran Malt Amarone Cask Finish (2008) ‘Best Single Malt Scotch 11-15 Years’ for The Arran Malt Sherry Single Cask 1998 (2010) and ‘Best Single Malt Scotch 11-15 Years’ for the Icons of Arran Peacock (2011.)

Also, ‘Double Gold Award’ for Arran’s 14 Year Old Single Malt and ‘Gold Award’ for Arran’s 10 Year Old Single Malt at the World Spirits Competition 2012.

Littlemill 21 Year Old Burns Malt 55.1%

TheWhiskyBarrel.com Exclusive!

Single cask sherry hogshead from the lost Lowland distillery.

1990 vintage bottled July 2012.

Limited release of just 60 bottles.

Buy – $71.82

This month we have a wide ranging selection of seven (7) different OLD MALT CASK bottlings with two (2) from OLD AND RARE, one (1) from DIRECTOR’S CUT, plus one (1) ADVANCE SAMPLE .

Tasting Notes for OLD MALT CASK:

OMC 2160 Bunnahabhain 10 Year Old Sherry
Nose: Spicy + a crushed muscovado sugar character + orange zest
Palate: Sweetly spiced develops to a milk chocolate and nutty quality
Finish: A sweet dried fruit style runs to herbal cough drops!(J)

OMC 2161 Allt-a-Bhainne 15 Year Old Sherry
Nose: Sweet & toffee’d + vanilla custard – a home baked character
Palate: Smooth, sweetly spiced + caramelised apples (tarte tatin style)
Finish: long – still sweetly spiced – now runs to a roast malt quality (J)

OMC 2172 Aberfeldy 18 Year Old
Nose: Opens fruity – now sweet & buttery + apricot jam on warm scones
Palate: Clean & fresh – barley sweet + more apricots now caramelised
Finish: remains sweet, softly spiced + creamy butterscotch + soft oak (J)

OMC 2188 Caperdonich 18 Year Old
Nose: Opens sweet & fruity – running to an attractively spiced style
Palate: Mild & sugary sweet then light vanilla’d + poached peaches
Finish: Long – surprisingly fresh – with lemon zest & barley sugar (J)

OMC 2193 Macallan 18 Year Old
Nose: Lightly spiced with barley grist, ginger & late honey sweetness.
Palate: Full and round – still honied – plus vanilla toffee and sugary Malt.
Finish: Crushed sugar with cough drop spices & a wee ginger bite. (F)

OMC 2175 Miltonduff 21 Year Old
Nose: Distinctly sweet & softly spiced running to a honeyed style
Palate: Still sweetly spiced developing to muscovado sugar & toffee
Finish: Replicates nose & palate – now drier with a soft oak quality (J)

OMC 2171 Inchgower 30 Year Old
Nose: Carries barley sugar – citric zest – a dry gristiness + light spices.
Palate: Vanilla fudge + soft cedar tones +tobacco leaf & coffee/mocha.
Finish: All those same flavours are replicated + more soft warming spices. (F)

Advance Sample 20 cl.

SMC 0423 Laphroaig 12 Year Old

Tasting Notes follow here for OLD AND RARE

OAR 0172 Ardbeg 20 Year Old
On the nose detect creosote, ash, soot and beachy rock pools. Tar is apparent early on the palate – all very Islay in character – then a sweet maltiness, more creosote with typical soft chewed leather all developing. The finish is fudge-y sweet, still with that earlier gristiness plus tar (again!) and a damp bonfire ashiness. (F)

OAR 0167 Tamdhu 21 Year Old Sherry
Sweetly Sherried – full of thick dark juicy fruited quality with molasses and a late barley gristiness all apparent on the nose. Palatewise – anticipate those some raisin, grape, date and citric hues plus vanilla pods all running to a soft, subtle sugary/oaked finish. (F)

DIRECTOR’S CUT Tasting Notes:

DIR 0022 Macallan 35 Year Old
Nose: Carries wooden fruit boxes – softens to Scotch tablet/vanilla fudge, honey and citric tones
Palate: Nicely spiced – gingery – lightly oaked + a treacle toffee and biscuit quality with a late cognac suggestion
Finish: Long, warming – still sweetly spiced – now lightly smoked with a late mocha’d finish (F)

All rather interesting we hope for you and your clients – with the 3rd release coming through of the DOUBLE BARREL Mortlach/Laphroaig.

All best wishes

Fred Laing

Visit Douglas Laing at www.douglaslaing.com

GOLD MEDAL RUSH AS CHIVAS BROTHERS SCOOPS TOP AWARDS AT LEADING SPIRITS COMPETITIONS

Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, has scooped an impressive total of 16 Gold medals at two of the world’s most prestigious spirits competitions: the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2012, and the International Spirits Challenge (ISC) 2012.

There was success across the board as brands including Beefeater, The Glenlivet and Royal Salute all received the top honour of a Gold – Outstanding medal in the IWSC, while Aberlour won Gold – Best in Class medals for two expressions, Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask Matured and Aberlour A’Bunadh.

The Glenlivet, the world’s No. 2 single malt Scotch whisky, was the most successful of all the Chivas brands across the two competitions, picking up seven golds in total, highlighting the consistently high quality of this single malt Scotch.

The full list of gold medal winners is as follows:

IWSC Results

Gold ‘Outstanding’

· The Glenlivet 21 Year Old Archive

· Royal Salute 21 Year Old

Gold

· Ballantine’s 17 Year Old

· The Glenlivet XXV

· The Glenlivet First Fill 12 Year Old

· The Glenlivet Nádurra Cask Strength 16 Year Old

· Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask Matured

ISC Results

Gold ‘Best in Class’

· Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask Matured

· Aberlour A’Bunadh

Gold

· Ballantine’s 30 Year Old

· The Glenlivet 12 Year Old

· The Glenlivet 18 Year Old

· The Glenlivet Guardians Single Cask

· Aberlour Non Chill Filtered 12 Year Old

Christian Porta, Chairman and CEO of Chivas Brothers, commented: “It has been another successful year for us in the IWSC and ISC, and we are delighted that the judges have once again recognised the consistently high quality of our brands. We are proud to have such an extensive range and this recognition from the judges in both competitions is testament to the craftsmanship and dedication of our master distillers and blenders.”

Notes

International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC)

The IWSC was founded in 1969 to promote the quality and excellence of the world’s best wines, spirits and liqueurs. Winners are selected through a rigorous two-stage judging process of professional blind tasting and detailed technical analysis. The competition is backed by a group of vice presidents made up of the most influential men and women in the trade, and has the support of many of the world’s top wine and spirits producers. This year’s competition received entries from nearly 90 countries worldwide.

International Spirits Challenge (ISC)

The International Spirits Challenge is one of the most authoritative, respected and influential spirits competitions in the world. Now in its 17th year, the competition is founded on a rigorous and independent judging process, which serves to encourage the high calibre of spirits, designs and campaigns entered into the competition each year. Receiving more than 1,000 entries from nearly 70 countries worldwide, the ISC is a truly global competition.

Chivas Brothers

Chivas Brothers is the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard – the world’s co-leader in wine and spirits. Chivas Brothers is the global leader in luxury Scotch whisky and premium gin. Its portfolio includes Chivas Regal, Ballantine’s, Beefeater Gin, The Glenlivet, Royal Salute, Aberlour, Plymouth Gin, Longmorn, Scapa, 100 Pipers, Clan Campbell, Something Special and Passport.

In July 2010, Chivas Brothers launched The Age Matters campaign to help consumers understand the importance of Scotch whisky age statements.

For further information visit www.chivasbrothers.com

Ballantine’s Revolutionise the T-Shirt with TshirtOS

If you could communicate through your t-shirt, what would you say? Perhaps it’s time to start thinking. Ballantine’s and digital partner WorkClub, who last year brought you a tattooed QR code, have worked with innovative clothing brand CuteCircuit to reinvent the original canvas of personal expression; the t-shirt.

Introducing tshirtOS. Wearable, shareable, programmable and 100% cotton, tshirtOS allows you to share your Facebook Status, Tweets, photos and favourite songs with anyone who walks your way. A built-in camera allows the wearer to take photos and a headphone jack to listen to music directly from iTunes.

“The t-shirt is the original canvas of self-expression. It was the Facebook status before there was a Facebook status. Whether you wore the Smiley Face, Che Guevara or Frankie Says Relax, your favourite t-shirt tells the world something about you. Ballantine’s has taken that thought and made it bigger.” says Global Brand Director, Peter Moore.

So how does it work? On its mission to celebrate creativity and personal expression Ballantine’s approached CuteCircuit and challenged them to reinvent the T-shirt using modern technology. The result? A t-shirt with its own built in operating system that is controlled by a mobile application functioning as a bridge between the t-shirt and the internet.

All 1024 pixels of tshirtOS can be viewed online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0GokKd2QRA The video showcases the t-shirt and asks the inevitable question: would you want one?

The fact is, as a prototype tshirtOS costs a lot, but the more interest there is in tshirtOS, the more accessible the price will become. Ballantine’s are capturing this interest via their Facebook page and if enough people want one, tshirtOS will be produced and purchasable.

In the meantime, Ballantine’s will also be getting the world excited by the possibilities tshirtOS presents. Three short films testing tshirtOS in London, Mexico City and São Paulo will be released in the coming weeks. Stay tuned on tshirtos.com for more updates.

Notes:

TshirtOS Technical Specifications:

LED Screen resolution
The LED Screen has a resolution of 1024 pixels, spaced 1cm apart, in a 32 by 32 pixel grid embedded into the fabric of the t-shirt. Each pixel is RGB (Red Green Blue) to make a full colour display. The LEDs used are ultra thin (like a sheet of paper), the brightest full colour discreet LEDs in the world at this thinness and only 2 by 2 mm wide. The screen is controlled by 32 ultra thin microprocessors, managing the screen control software “Q” by CuteCircuit.

Camera
The camera is an Omnivision Camera Cube. The Camera Cube combines the full functionality of a single chip image sensor, embedded processor and wafer- level optics in one compact, small-profile package. Boasting the industry’s smallest footprint and z-height (2.5 x 2.9 x 2.5 mm), it is ideal for today’s ultra-slim applications, such as wearable technology. Unlike traditional camera module designs that combine image sensors and lenses in a barrel, OmniVision devices are assembled using wafer level alignment tools. The lens can be placed directly onto chip scale packaged (CSP) image sensors, which eliminates the need for flex cables and interposers. Elimination of image contamination issues such as fixed pattern noise, smearing, and blooming produces a clean, fully stable colour image, which in the case of the tshirtOS is scaled down to 32 by 32 pixels to be displayed.

Accelerometer
This is a small, thin, low power, 3-axis accelerometer with high resolution up to ±16 g. It detects a person’s jumping motion (the momentary absence of gravity or free fall detection) and activates animations on the tshirtOS. This accelerometer is the latest generation triple-axis, hi resolution digital, micro mechanical inertial sensor.

Headphone Jack
This is a generic 3-poles stereo jack. We have 2 on tshirtOS – one for the headphone and the second for a headset/ microphone option. The headphone jacks fit all types of headphones.

Circuit board and processors
The Brain circuit is an ultra slim PCB that snaps into the tshirtOS hub to provide it with BlueTooth capability. The Bluetooth is CE and FCC certified, with an integrated micro-antenna, and it supports both the HFP, SPP, and A2DP profiles for hands-free and serial port use. The Brain is chargeable via USB simply by plugging it into a computer USB port, and the tiny Li-Po battery recharges in about 1 hour. The accelerometer and the micro- controller reside in the Brain. The micro controller controls the LED screen. We have 2 versions of the Brain where at the heart of the system is either an 8-bit processor from ATMEL or a 32-bit ARM Cortex processor, the latest ultra- powerful and energy efficient ARM processor, also from ATMEL.

iPhone and iOS support
The application will only be supported on iPhone4S and iOS5+ in its initial release.

About Ballantine’s
Ballantine’s produces Scotch whisky of outstanding quality; it is the no 1 Scotch whisky in Europe and the no 2 in the world. Using only the finest malt and grain whiskies from the four corners of Scotland, its signature style is unique, smooth and elegant. A complex and authentic blend that is worthy of carrying George Ballantine’s name on it.

About Cute Circuit
Cute Circuit specialise in creating innovative intelligent clothing that integrates beauty and functionality through the use of smart textiles and microelectronics. They are the first company to merge wearable and telecommunication technology to create emotionally rich experiences.

About Work Club
Work Club is a digital creative agency. In 2011 the agency won Marketing’s Digital Agency of the Year. Work Club helps its clients put digitally-powered creativity at the heart of their brands and businesses. Its work addresses a wide variety of business and brand challenges for global, regional and UK clients, most of which are number 1 or number 2 in their sectors. Work Club’s clients include BBC, Coca-Cola, Sharp, Kraft, Pernod Ricard, McLaren F1 and General Mills.

For further information visit www.chivasbrothers.com or www.ballantines.com

BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY RELEASES COLONEL E.H. TAYLOR, JR. RYE RECIPE WHISKEY

100 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey is Fifth in the Collection

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Aug, 2012) – Straight Rye Whiskey has experienced a strong resurgence in the American whiskey landscape, yet Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. was making this style over 100 years ago. The latest offering from Buffalo Trace Distillery pays tribute to the former Distillery owner with a small batch, Bottled-In-Bond, 100 proof, straight rye whiskey from days long past.

An altogether different recipe and profile than Sazerac Rye, this recipe contains just rye and malted barley, no corn. The result is an aroma full of dried fruit, black pepper, and touch of fresh dill. A small sip brings an array of flavors both sweet and savory with a terrific balance of dark spices and subtle caramel overtones. The finish is especially pleasing with an oaky dryness that lingers just long enough.

The Straight Rye Whiskey is the fifth in the line of the E. H. Taylor, Jr. collection of whiskeys. It joins the Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bourbon, Single Barrel Bourbon, Warehouse C Tornado Surviving Bourbon and Barrel Proof Bourbon that have all been released since early 2011. Like the previous four releases, this whiskey will have very limited availability and will be packaged in a vintage label and canister reminiscent of Taylor’s bottles over one hundred years ago.

Taylor is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the bourbon industry, fighting for the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, nearly three decades after he purchased the distillery that is known today as the Buffalo Trace Distillery. During his time, Taylor implemented several innovative methods still used today by Buffalo Trace, such as climate controlled aging warehouses. In addition to his bourbon interests, Taylor had political ties. He was the great-nephew of President Zachary Taylor and elected the mayor of Frankfort, state representative to the Kentucky General Assembly and a member of the State Senate.

The Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Rye Whiskey will be available in late August and will be released annually each year. The suggested retail price is $69.99 for a 750ml bottle.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich distilling tradition dates back to 1787 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee. Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won seven distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It was named Whisky Magazine 2010 World Icons of Whisky “Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year.” Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 200 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com

Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks ‘Longrow 18yo 2012 Bottling’

A darker bottling than last year…

http://www.lfw.co.uk/blog/2012/08/09/longrow-18yo-2012-bottling/

£82.50 Including 20% VAT
(Price excluding VAT: £68.75)

Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

Black Bull Competition Deadline

The deadline is now set for the 17th of August 2012. If you want the chance to win a free bottle of Black Bull 12 Yeard Old (free delivery is included) then please submit your answers to gordon@duncantaylor.com. Please don’t hesitate to contact me (Gordon) if you have any questions.

1. In what year did the Black Bull first emerge? (In other words, what year does the brand Black Bull date back to?)
2. What ratio is Black Bull 12 Year Old blended at?
3. What kind or type of bull is the Black Bull?
4. What style of cask was the single malt and single grain whiskies matured in?
5. Which artist painted the Black Bull image?
 
Send your answers to gordon@duncantaylor.com