BenRiach 1971 / 40 Year Old Single Cask 1947

BenRiach 1971, cask 1947 is the oldest in BenRiach’s 2011 range of limited edition single cask releases. 40 years of age and part of batch 8, this wonderful single malt whisky scored a massive 96.5 points in Jim Murray’s 2012 Whisky Bible. If you don’t take the ‘bible’ as gospel, it also received an excellent 93 points by Serge via www.whiskyfun.com

Only £570.00

(£475.00 ex vat)

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Some Experiments from Buffalo Trace

Hi all, Nic here. I’ve been on the (blogging) shelf for a while, but we’ve had some new Bourbons trickling in at the The Whisky Exchange and I thought I would share a few of my thoughts on them. I … Continue reading >>

MAJOR TROPHY AND GOLDS FOR DIAGEO WHISKIES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

by Pat Roberts

Outstanding successes for Diageo’s Scotch and Irish whiskies at the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC).

The Singleton™ of Glen Ord™ 15 year old scored a Trophy – the ultimate prize – and a Gold Outstanding citation, and other Diageo whiskies walked away with 12 Gold and Gold Outstanding Medals and 23 Silver and Silver Outstanding Medals at the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) who announced their results on 26 July.

Highlights

The highlights for Diageo whiskies this year are:

■A Gold Outstanding and overall Trophy for ‘Best Single Malt 15 years and Under’ for The Singleton™ of Glen Ord 15 year old, which the judges praised as “Wonderfully complex and appealing. Warm and sensual, compiled with a basket of forest fruits and savoury delights. Classic and Chic.”
■Gold Outstanding medals for Lagavulin™ Distillers Edition™ and Lagavulin 16 year old – confirming these majestic Single Malt Scotch Whiskies yet again as some of the top whisky medal winners of our generation.
■Bushmills™ 21 year old Single Malt Irish Whiskey also won a Gold Outstanding award: the judges loved it: “Stunning nose led by ripe nectarine, peach, and marzipan. Then follows a dramatic wave of malty aromas backed by rich oloroso sherry. Hints of cinnamon and sweet vanilla. Deep flavoured mellow mouth with lots of mature characters all based around fine malt and good sherry. Hints of raisins and liquorice. Smooth in all respects. Intense, well concentrated finish.”

Gold Medals (which means 90-100 out of 100 points) for several of great blended Scotch whiskies, including John Walker & Sons Odyssey® and Johnnie Walker® Blue Label™ and Black Label®; for Windsor™ 21 year old, a big player in South Korea; and for Buchanan’s™ 12 year old and Haig Supreme™ 1627, both highly significant brands in Latin America.

Gold Medals were also awarded to The Singleton™ of Glen Ord™ 12 year old and Caol Ila™ 12 year old, and to Bushmills™ 16 year old Single Malt Irish Whiskey.

Silver Outstanding Medals went to:

■Johnnie Walker® Platinum Label™ 18 year old, released earlier this year
■Oban™ 14 year old
■Talisker™ 10 year old
■The Singleton™ of Dufftown 15 year old
■The Singleton™ of Glendullan 12 year old
■Windsor™ 12 year old
■Windsor™ Deluxe 17 year old

Comment by Nick Morgan

Dr Nick Morgan, Diageo’s Head of Whisky Outreach, said

“These 36 Gold and Silver Medals are a tribute to the skilled and dedicated men and women who make our whiskies. In a hugely crowded field, the Trophy for the Best Single Malt under 15 years old for The Singleton™ of Glen Ord 15 year old is a wonderful confirmation of the good taste of our discerning consumers in Asia where this innovative single malt whisky is outperforming the category.

“And it’s also fantastic to see some of our great vibrant blends like Johnnie Walker®, Buchanan’s™, Bushmills™ and Windsor™ pulling in so many Golds and Silvers in this important competition.

“It goes to show that commercial success goes hand in hand with a passion for making the very best whiskies, acknowledged here by impartial and highly qualified professional judges.”

Notes

The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) was founded in 1969 and is the premier competition of its kind in the world. Its aim is to promote the quality and excellence of the world’s best wines, spirits and liqueurs. See http://www.iwsc.net

We are pleased to offer this month two (2) new additions to the DOUGLAS (of Drumlanrig) range. Their tasting notes follows:

DOD0215 Glengoyne 12 Year Old
Nose: Fresh & fragrant + a buttery sweet, cookie dough style
Palate: sweet gristy character + a home baked character
Finish: Medium long, carrying a fresh lemon zest quality (J)

DOD0217 Benrinnes 12 Year Old Sherry
Nose: Opens spicy, carrying a dried fruit style + creamy vanilla
Palate: Mouth coatingly spiced + sweet mocha + late tobacco
Finish: All drier now + a soft oak tang + lingering caramel (J)

We hope you and your clients will like these 2 new bottlings as much as us – all to be followed next month by 5 or 6 new bottlings.

All the best

Fred H Laing
Managing Director

Visit Douglas Laing at www.douglaslaing.com

Tamdhu 12 Year Old Provenance

46% alc/vol

Tamdhu 12 Year Old Provenance was distilled in 1999.

**Spring Distillation**
Sweety honied and warmly spuiced on the nose. The palate is chewy, vanilla, toffee’d – even more specied now – and runs to a finish which is cough drops warmingly spiced again, with late barely sugar tone evident.

Douglas McGibbon & Co were formed in 1949 & they are still firecely independent & family owned.
£33.99

(£4 off for one week only)

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SOUTHERN COMFORT NAMES WIEDEN+KENNEDY NEW YORK AGENCY OF RECORD

New campaign entitled “Whatever’s Comfortable” launching August 1

August 1, 2012, LOUISVILLE, KY – Southern Comfort is pleased to announce Wieden+Kennedy New York has been selected as the new agency of record for the brand’s global marketing communication services across all traditional, digital and emerging media channels.

The first campaign from the new partnership, entitled “Whatever’s Comfortable,” launches digitally via Southern Comfort’s online communities on Facebook and YouTube August 1. The campaign, much like the brand, was created to celebrate and inspire the awesome attitude of people who are completely comfortable with themselves. In “Beach,” the launch spot for the campaign, we are captivated by a man who owns his self-comfortableness so completely as he walks casually down the beach. The new work begins airing on national television on Aug 5, with an exclusive two week run of :60 second spots – the first ever in the brand’s history.

“We are thrilled to welcome Wieden+Kennedy into the Southern Comfort family,” said Mark Bacon, SVP, Managing Director, Southern Comfort. “Wieden+Kennedy’s global perspective, passion and insight will enable us to build equity with our core consumer and ensure Southern Comfort meets its ambitious growth objectives. We look forward to collaborating with them for years to come to share our brand’s great heritage with consumers.”

“We are really excited to have the opportunity to work with such an iconic brand like Southern Comfort,” said Neal Arthur, Managing Director of Wieden+Kennedy New York. “We are proud of the work produced together already, and look forward to the future of this great partnership.”

About Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort®, a fruit, spice, and whiskey flavored liqueur, was created in New Orleans by bartender M.W. Heron in 1874. Today, it is enjoyed by friends in over 100 countries around the world and continues to grow as an icon brand. Please visit us at www.SouthernComfort.com  and facebook.com/southerncomfort.

About Wieden+Kennedy

Wieden+Kennedy, founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1982, is an independent, privately held international advertising agency with offices in Amsterdam, Delhi, London, New York City, Portland, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo. A full-service, creatively led communications company, Wieden+Kennedy has helped build some of the strongest global brands, including Coca-Cola, Chrysler, Delta Air Lines, Electronic Arts, ESPN, Heineken, Honda, Kraft, Levi’s, Nike, and Procter & Gamble. www.wk.com

BenRiach Releases Latest Batch of Single Cask Bottlings

BenRiach has today, 3 August, released the latest batch, its ninth, of single cask bottlings.

It comprises in total some three thousand bottles from ten outstanding casks. Bottled in July, all are available as of today.

Ranging from 22 to 35 years, the release demonstrates the range of multi-layered expressions for which BenRiach is renowned. As would be expected from BenRiach, there is tremendous variety across the ten casks – including “classic Speyside”, peated expressions and various wood finishes (Pedro Ximenez, Tawny Port, Sauternes and Rioja).

Incidentally, Jim Murray was especially complimentary about the delicate influence of BenRiach’s PX sherry wood finishes. In his 2012 Whisky Bible, he says of the 15 year-old: “This is one of the world whisky noses of the year: absolute perfection.”

All ten casks have been hand-selected by BenRiach’s Managing Director Billy Walker.

He said: “Getting the wood right can be expensive but it’s one of the things I’m most proud of since we took over BenRiach.”

And what an amazing range Batch Nine has. Billy’s tasting notes convey a seductive mélange of styles ranging from “waves of damsons, plums and raisins” to “sweet honey with vanilla”, “buttered toast” and “a beautiful combination of peat reek, dates and dark chocolate”.

The cask details are as follows:

1976 cask # 5317 / 35 years old / Pedro Ximenez Sherry Finish / 54.1% vol. / approx 204 bottles

1976 cask # 6967 / 35 years old / Classic Speyside / 59.0% vol. / approx 339 bottles

1976 cask # 8804 / 35 years old / Peated / 54.9%vol. / approx 232 bottles

1977 cask # 2593 / 34 years old / Sauternes Finish / 44.2% vol. / approx 278 bottles

1977 cask # 2588 / 34 years old / Rioja Finish / 44.1% vol. / approx 280 bottles

1983 cask # 291 / 29 years old / Classic Speyside / 43.1% vol / approx 264 bottles

1984 cask # 1052 / 27 years old / Peated, Pedro Ximenez Sherry Finish / 50.7% vol / approx 258 bottles

1984 cask # 4050 / 27 years old / Peated, Tawny Port Finish / 52.2% vol / approx 283 bottles

1985 cask # 7190 / 26 years / Peated, Pedro Ximenez Sherry Finish / 48.7% vol / approx 211 bottles

1990 cask # 2596 / 22 years / Tawny Port Finish / 53.4% vol / approx 624 bottles

Keep an eye on our website and Facebook page over the coming weeks for more information on these new releases, tasting notes and exclusive product photography.

If you would like to receive more information regarding Batch 9 releases, please contact us on info@benriachdistillery.co.uk

Adelphi’s 18yo Liddesdale Islay (46%, Batch release No.1, 2962 Bts., +/-2012)

Bottled from 5 refill European oak ex-sherry butts, the Liddesdale is the third whisky in Adelphi’s limited edition single malt range. A bottling from Adelphi the independent bottler without disclosing the distillery although there is a clue; ISLAY. On the nose…well quite frankly it’s a lot like Springbank and to be precise it‘s a lot like Hazelburn with some good oak spice, wet cotton and a distinct lack of peat smoke; there is also some very nice dried fruits however the similarity to Hazelburn is quite striking. None the less the aromas are very good. The taste is quite gentle but again shows no peat however the fruit (and now some good malt) along with some chocolate all combine to make for an excellent taste; this is really very good. And sherry but subtle. The finish is very long and active with a good tussle between malt and the fruit with a little of the cocoa mixed in for good measure.

Not very complicated but very good none the less. If forced to guess one would have to say Bunnahabhain but it’s just a guess and it could be a Bruichladdich too….either way or which ever way it’s very drinkable.

$86

Score 88

August Outturn: Alluring & Dangerous

Ulysses tied himself to the mast of his boat to resist the sirens…buckle-up and ride the wave of utterly alluring and dangerously good single casks this August Outturn.

Lost at sea? Dive-in with our August Recommendations:

PAIR: 35.69 & 37.52 for £83.00
35.69 Sticky toffee pudding for dieters &
37.52 Bottle essence of gardens and orchards
BUY

TRIO: 36.69, 37.52 & 3.186 for £135
35.69 Sticky toffee pudding for dieters
37.52 Bottle essence of gardens and orchards &
3.186 Mermaids at play in Lochindaal
BUY

CASE: 35.69, 4.168, 37.52, 3.186, 44.53 & 41.53 for £279
35.69 Sticky toffee pudding for dieters
4.168 Gunpowder, treason and plot
37.52 Bottle essence of gardens and orchards
3.186 Mermaids at play in Lochindaal
44.53 Lip-smacking, chewy and chunky &
41.53 Manly perfumes in mum’s handbag
BUY

35.69 is exclusive to our August Offers

*New Distillery bottling 129.1 will go onsale on Mon 6 August via our telephone line – 0131 555 2929 (one bottle per member)

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 http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships for your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers.