AWARD WINNING CANADIAN WHISKY HITS THE SHELF

Concord, Ontario, April 10, 2012 – Still Waters Distillery announces the exclusive LCBO Vintages release of their award winning blended Canadian Whisky, Saturday April 14, 2012. A blend of four- to six-year old whiskies, sourced from other producers, plus up to 10% from their own production, was used to create their “Special 1+11 Blend”. (Vintages 273565, $34.95)

At the recent Ultimate Spirits Challenge in New York, held in March 2012, this whisky placed as a finalist in the Canadian Whisky category with an amazing 91 points, 1 point off the Chairman’s Trophy winner. The Still Waters Special 1+11 Blend Canadian Whisky finished above offerings from legacy brands like Gibson’s, Wiser’s, Crown Royal and newcomer Collingwood.

Distiller and company co-founder, Barry Bernstein, said, “While waiting for our single malt and straight rye whiskies to mature, we wanted to release a traditional Canadian blended whisky. We personally selected the whiskies in this blend and are quite proud of the international recognition it has already received.” Their own-distilled whiskies will start to be released early 2013 as single barrel offerings. There award winning Single Malt Vodka is also currently available.

Still Waters Distillery is Ontario’s first grain-to-glass craft distillery. Its Single Malt Vodka is pot distilled from 100% Canadian two-row malted barley. Similarly, their Single Malt whisky is made from barley grain, and their corn and rye whiskies are being made from locally sourced Ontariogrown grain. All products are made by hand in small batches using artisanal distilling techniques.The whiskies are maturing in oak casks, on site. Bottling and packaging is also done by hand at their facility.

Still Waters Distillery
www.stillwatersdistillery.com

The perfect excuse for an outing

If you have been looking for a good reason to visit the distillery then Friday 20th April is the perfect day. The Flying Sotsman car rally is stopping off at St. George’s distillery, NR16 2QW. You will have the chance to see 80 cars all pre-war and of course some of the rather eccentric owners.

The cars will start arriving at about 11am and the final ones will be disappearing by 12:45 latest, assuming no breakdowns.

Bunnahabhain 21 Year Old Jubilee Malt II

TheWhiskyBarrel.com Exclusive

Extra Regal second release! Matured in a fresh sherry butt cask #3 TheWhiskyBarrel.com presents a limited edition Islay Malt commemorating the Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012).

Featuring a rather splendid Crown Jewel only 200 bottles are available bottle at natural strength 54.5%.

£64.99 (£54.16 ex VAT)

Whisky Ramblings Via Video #8

In his 8th Whisky Rambling on video, Belgian whisky blogger Mark Dermul discusses the Irish Single Grain Whiskey range from Cooley and tastes the Greenore 8 Year Old.

http://youtu.be/oHg0oyHUADY

Tomatin scoops up awards in the States

Tomatin Distillery is celebrating a number of awards from the United States this month for its range of single malt Scotch and blended Scotch whiskies.

The Tomatin 30 Year Old, released in 2011, is the latest addition to the distillery’s core range of single malts. It has impressed both the industry and customers with its deep fruity aromas and full bodied character and was duly awarded ‘Gold’ at last week’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Tomatin 15 Year Old was also awarded ‘Gold’ for the third year in a row since its release in 2009.

The Antiquary Aged 21 Years blended whisky also performed extremely well at the San Francisco competition winning the prestigious ‘Double Gold’ award in its category. The Antiquary is Tomatin’s biggest selling blend, and already boasts an array of industry awards including Blended Scotch Whisky of the Year in 2008.

Finally, the Tomatin 18 Year Old single malt was also recognised in this year’s Ultimate Sprits Challenge held in New York at the beginning of March, receiving an “Extraordinary Ultimate Recommendation” accolade with a score of 96/100 in the challenge, just one point behind the overall winner in the Single Malt Scotch Whisky category of the competition.

Stephen Bremner, Sales Director is delighted: “Our whiskies are currently exported to over 35 international markets and the USA is a major market within that group, so to be awarded so many first‐rate medals from competitions held there is fantastic. We believe our spirit is first‐class which is why we are determined to grow the Tomatin brand, and awards such as these confirm the high quality standard we deliver.”

Notes

 The Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd is a producer and blender of Scotch whisky, boasting a strong core range of single malt whiskies along with a range of popular blends.
 Website: www.tomatin.com 
 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: http://www.sfspiritscomp.com/index.html
 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: www.ultimate‐beverage.com
 Website: www.tomatin.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Tomatin1897
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Tomatin1897
 The distillery was established in 1897, and while historically the whisky produced was primarily sold for use in other brands of blended whisky, the company is now very much focussed on growing the Tomatin single malt brand in its own right.
 The company’s most popular blends are The Antiquary, The Talisman and Big ‘T’.
 The distillery is owned by Japanese company Takara Shuzo: http://www.takarashuzo.co.jp/english/index.htm

Boston’s Best Whisky Event.
Boston’s Best Whisky Event? You be the judge.
Whisky Tasting and Dinner Cruise
Aboard The Spirit of Boston
May 2nd 7:00-9:30 PM

The Whisky Guild will return for this special annual event. In just a couple of weeks’ time, we’ll embark upon a spectacular harbor cruise with a great selection of whiskies available to taste – and a buffet dinner. It is almost sold out, a night you do not want to miss. This is one of the best events to come to Boston. It promotes whisky, yet in my eyes this is an event for consumers – novice to aficionado – to not only taste and talk about malts, but to engage with ambassadors, distillers, blenders, and distillery managers. They attend not just to promote their wares, but to get the chance to hear what you are looking for. They take the input you give them very seriously, so speak up, ask questions, and get your money’s worth.

VIP access gives an extra hour to sample the offerings and more of them beginning at 6 PM. This was a great time in the past and one we’ve been anxiously anticipating all year. You’ll enjoy the opportunity to sample from more than 100 rare and exclusive whiskies, poured by distillery managers, Ambassadors and master blenders from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Japan.

We’re extremely grateful to Whisky Guild for bringing this superlative event with a broad range of whiskies to our neighborhood. We believe that our customers in particular will appreciate and enjoy this unique event. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to be out on the water, sipping scotch, and enjoying a cigar (smoke ’em if you got ’em) on the deck of a luxury cruiser. Did you miss Whiskyfest Chicago? Whisky-Live New York? No worries, you have this- every bit as good, no, better: you’re out on the harbor.

VIP Boarding Time: 6:00pm
Boarding Time: 7:00pm
Sail Time: 7:30-9:30pm

Regular Ticket Price $95
VIP Ticket Price $115 (Board At 6:00pm)
Price includes Whisky, Dinner & Whisky Tasting Glass

Tickets may be purchased directly from The Whisky Guild at:
www.whiskyguild.com/tasting_boston.html
Federal customers will receive at 15% discount
with the code: FEDERAL

The boat leaves from 200 Seaport Boulevard at 7:30, please bring a valid ID.

Whisky Magazine names Federal Wine & Spirits
2012 National ‘Retailer of the Year’

Whisky Magazine is based in the UK, but is the international journal of record for scotch whisky in the world.

Joe Howell
Federal Wine & Spirits

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