Where can I find a bottle?

As explained above, once we sell a bottle to the ABD we do not have any information where it will end up so we can not really help find a retailer that has product in stock. Retailers can only sell what they get allocated from the State, which is limited by the amount of product we send to the ABD, so please do not get frustrated with retailers. They are doing the best they can in a tough situation and would obviously be happy to sell you a bottle if they could. The only option is to search various stores the first week or two of each month and hopefully find a bottle in stock. We have also noticed a lot of our fans helping others find bottles on our Facebook page and through the Twitter hashtag #TRspottings, so be sure to watch those channels as well.

Do you sell Templeton Rye at the distillery?

We have legally been able to sell product at the distillery since July 2010. We chose not to sell at the distillery because we did not think it was the right thing to do with our retail partners in such short supply. We thought the Dec ’10 allocation would go a long way towards filling the Iowa pipeline and we had planned to start selling at the distillery Jan 1st. Because the December ’10 allocation went so quickly, we have since decided not to start selling at the distillery Jan 1st. We honestly do not know if or when we will start to sell Templeton at the distillery. Please watch our newsletter for any updates on this subject.

Visit Templeton Rye at www.templetonrye.com

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Winter Whisky Wonders 2011 at the Park Avenue Liquor Shop.

Brrrrrr!

Winter has hit its stride and is hammering much of the country with snow, sleet and mind-numbing cold on a consistent basis. So we at the Park Avenue Liquor Shop thought we’d warm your hearts with a look at some fantastic new whiskies.

You’ll find some new entries from different countries as well as our latest Park  Avenue Liquor Shop exclusive bottling.

There’s lots to look at so take your time. As always we please contact us with any questions you might have. Hopefully it isn’t snowing where you are but if it is let us remind you – we ship!

Stay warm.

Cheers!

Jonathan & Eric
The Park Avenue Liquor Shop
292 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10017
212-685-2442
info@parkaveliquor.com
www.parkaveliquor

Bruichladdich Micro-Provenence Series:

Port Charlotte – 7 Year Old

Park Avenue Liquor Shop Exclusive.

PC7-PALX Our newest exclusive is full of heat (126.8 proof) and peat. Aged for 7 years in a Bourbon cask, our Port Charlotte open up with aromas of sweet citrus fruits that entrance you before you get walloped by notes of peat smoke and salt. (Think campfire!) Adding just a drop of water keeps some the heat at bay and reveals moreof sweet, honeyed fruit.

Just 218 bottles were made.

Our Price: $120

Port Charlotte ~ PC8 Ar Durthchas

Port Charlotte 8

This is the last of the 2001 vintage ‘age numbered’ Port Charlotte expressions. PC8 come with the nickname ” Ar Duthchas” which is Gaelic for “Land of our heritage”. It is well peated at 40ppm and has matured in American oak at cask strength (121 proof). This bottling in limited to 30,000 numbered bottles and comes in one of  six different tin designs.

Our Price: $130

Octomore 2.2/140 ~ Orpheus

Octomore Orpheus

The world’s most highly peated whisky is back with a new twist. In addition to packing 140ppm at 122 proof, this 5 year old now has a secondary maturation. After the classic bourbon maturation, Orpheus gets a secondary maturation in rare, super-premium Chateau Petrus casks.

Master Distiller Jim McEwan’s (Edited) tasting notes:

“The aromas explode from the glass. It’s peat smoke, wet seaweed all the Islay character is on the flood tide, then with time and a little water the wonderful sweet red fruit notes from the Petrus wine casks emerge; cherry, cranberry and pomegranate, Turkish delight, the sweetness of oak and barley slipstream, together they bring  a sensational contrast to the phenolic maelstrom.  It’s a journey of discovery  for the senses, which are on full alert coping with physical heat, but they are loving it.  It’s something you have never experienced before and will never forget. It’s Beauty and the Beast, Islay style.”

Our Price: $165

Bowmore Claret / Bordeaux Wine Cask

Bowmore Claret

A rare find! The cask strength, claret finished bottling is no longer available  – but we have it!  The nose is very aromatic. A robust struggle between the claret’s fruit-and-cedar notes and a confident Bowmore smokiness.

Bowmore and the Bordeaux battle on your palate bringing warm honey, dates, soft fruit, oak, smoke and sea salt along the way.

There’s Toffeeish (port-like) finish with fruit fighting its way back among the every present oak.

Our Price: $200

Cabin Fever ~ Maple Whisky

Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever is an amazingly smooth and aromatic whisky that has been infused with authentic Vermont Maple. The rye-based whisky is aged for three-years in non-charred barrels. This truly unique whisky has won multiple awards and draws a crowd at Whisky conventions across the country.

Our Price: $26

Glenmorangie: Finealta – Private Edition

Glenmo Finealta

Finealta is Gaelic for ‘elegant’. With that being said – we believe Finaelta is appropriately named.

Crafted from a 1903 recipe, lightly peated beauty has been partially aged in Oloroso and American Oak casks. There are distinctive vanilla and citrus notes. The subtle amount of peat creates a touch of smoke among this many layered malt.

This is the second release (the first was Sonnalta PX) from the Glenmorangie Private edition range of limited edition whiskies.

Our Price: $85

Benromach 10 Year Old

Benromach 10

Benromach 10 year old uses the finest Scottish malted barley before being matured in hand selected Sherry & Bourbon casks, it is then returned to sweet Oloroso sherry casks for a final marrying period.

The nose has rich sherry influence with fruit & nut chocolate as well as delicate cinnamon spice. There are also notes of fresh green apples, with a malty and light peat smoke in the background.

On the palate are delicious forest fruits – raspberries, blackberries, sherry, malt creaminess and a stronger peat influence.

Our Price: $45

Knob Creek: Single Barrel (9 year old)

Knob Creek SB

Master Distiller Fred Noe (seventh generation distiller and great grandson of Jim Beam) ensures that the best barrels in the Claremont, Kentucky distillery don’t  get lost in a blend; instead, superior barrels are hand-selected to be bottled at nine years for this Single Barrel Reserve, with the standard that each barrel contain “a unique expression of Knob Creek’s rich, mature flavor.” The result is a super-premium, natural spirit with strong vanilla notes and a deep, smoky finish. It’s easy to sip and holds its own in a cocktail and packs an unexpected punch at 120 proof.

Our Price: $58

The Hot Irishman: Coffee Liqueur

Hot Irishman

Technically this could qualify as a whiskey. Plus the fact that the award winning Hot Irishman is back in-stock IS big news. It’s still hand crafted from the finest Columbian Coffee, dark brown sugar and mellow Irish Whiskey. To make the very best Irish Coffee just add boiling water and top with cream. Yum.

Our Price: $29

The Universal Whisky Experience

March 18th & 19th at the Winn Encore in Las Vegas you can mix and mingle with whisky aficionados, high-end connoisseurs, and collectors. Attend master classes taught  by brand leaders and sample the rarest, finest premium whiskies from the top-tier brands.

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18th Annual Single Malt & Scotch Whisky  Extravagnaza

A gala evening featuring over 110 rare and unique single malt & Scotch whiskies,  along with a gourmet dinner, a selection of premium imported cigars, souvenir glasses and much more! Brought to you by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

(Visit https://www.amerisurf.com/singlemaltextravaganza/form_tickets.html to purchase your tickets and remember to quote WI11 to recieve your discount! – Whisky Intelligence)

Due to ever changing inventory we cannot guarantee bottle availability. Not responsible
for typographical errors. Please contact us with any questions regarding shipping.

The Park Avenue Liquor Shop | 292 Madison Avenue | Between 40th and 41st streets | New York | NY | 10017

GLENDRONACH’S MOST SOUTHERLY TASTING…IN DEEPEST ANTARCTICA!
 
THE richly-sherried GlenDronach single malt is savoured worldwide but, in what must be some kind of a record, we’ve just heard of some fervent American fans…at the South Pole!
 
Thanks to GlenDronach’s New Zealand agents Whisky Galore, a team of intrepid American scientists survive sub-zero temperatures down there thanks to some invigorating bottles of GlenDronach fifteen-year-old.
 
Whisky Galore’s owner Michael Fraser Milne explains: “The United States Antarctic Programme (USAP) is an organisation that heads up scientific research and support on Antarctica. For many years, Whisky Galore has been a proud supporter of the scientists and crew who fly down to the ice from Christchurch where we’re based.
 
“We like to make sure they’re staying warm with a good dram or two, and the ‘ice people’ as we know them are very loyal fans of Whisky Galore.
 
“Last year we suggested to a group of them that whoever sends us the best whisky-related photo from Antarctica will win a prize, and they certainly didn’t disappoint. Pictures flooded in and the winner was one of our regular USAP customers, Thomas Da Cosse, whose pictures were our favourites.”
 
Michael’s colleague Stephen Le Petit added: “Thomas tasted some GlenDronach in our shop and absolutely loved it. It’s now his favourite and, as his pictures show, they help him endure temperatures of minus ninety degrees Fahrenheit.”
 
GlenDronach Regional Sales Director James Cowan said: “GlenDronach is enjoyed in some pretty exotic places but the South Pole is surely a world first for us. As a result, we’re claiming the record for the most southerly tasting of GlenDronach ever!”
 
Michael is the proud owner of Whisky Galore, New Zealand’s premier whisky supplier. He is originally from the Strathspey area of Scotland and has been involved with whisky for most of his life.
 
The attached picture shows Thomas Da Cosse at the geographic South Pole with his GlenDronach.

This Valentine’s Day, make it an occasion to share and remember. Forget the ring, the chocolates, the flowers give him/her what they really want!! Fine Malt Whisky with personalised label.

Select your bottle of Single Malt whisky and then personalise it by adding a photograph of your own choice from a selection of different backgrounds and then a message to the label. Our online label design is fun, quick and produces amazing results at the click of a button.

Try it and see CLICK HERE http://www.singlemaltsdirect.com/design-your-own-designer

VALENTINE’S DAY OFFERS at http://www.singlemaltsdirect.com/special-offers.html

February Outturn: Hot date with eight?

This February Outturn we celebrate our love of the single cask with 8 new bottlings guaranteed to make you hot under the collar

    HOT Date Recommendations:

    PAIR: 53.146 & 36.51 for £90 (save £17.70)

    THREESOME: 29.89, 64.28 & 44.48 for £131 (save £26.40)

    CASE OFFER: 53.146, 36.51, 29.89, 64.28, 44.48 & 1.156
    for £259.50 (save £50.00)

    Romantic dinner at home? Try..
    77.21 Crispy duck and jasmine tea
    Highland Northern
    £69.10 inc free p&p
    Wonderfully rich deep aromas of old leather, and perfumed smoke intermingle with apple crumble, honeycomb, fresh rhubarb and orange pomanders   

   Valentine night on the edge…
    29.89 The dark edge of Saturn
    Islay
    £71.20 inc. free p&p
    The palate, with liquorice, coal-dust, Black Jack chews, burnt heather and blackened chicken, suggested the colour of Saturn (merrymaking in December’s darkness)

Society Tastings & Events (48 Society tastings online)
New Members’ Tasting – Queen Street, Tue 8 Feb
Whisky Quiz – London, Tue 8 Feb
Penderyn Tasting – The Vaults, Fri 11 Feb
6 Nations Wales V Scotland Lunch – The Vaults, Sat 12 Feb
6 Nations Wales V Scotland – Queen Street, Sat 12 Feb
Valentines’ Champagne & Whisky Tasting – Queen Street, Mon 14
Dining Room Valentine Dinner – Queen Street, Mon 14 Feb
Valentine Dinner at The Vaults – The Vaults, Mon 14 Feb
Wokingham Preview Tasting – Cantley House Hotels, Fri 25 Feb
Harrogate Preview Tasting – Hotel du Vin, Fri 25 Feb
Brighton Preview Tasting – Hotel du Vin, Fri 25 Feb
6 Nations Ireland V Scotland Lunch – The Vaults, Sun 27 Feb
6 Nations Ireland V Scotland – Queen Street, Sun 27 Feb

Share your adventure with a friend
“Friends are the chocolate chips in the cookie of life”

Recommend a friend to the Society – we’ll reward you a £15 e-voucher for every friend that joins.  You can use your e-voucher online against any of our whisky, tasting tickets or even your membership renewal. 

There’s no limited to the number of friends you can recommend so spread the word and start saving! 

http://www.smws.co.uk/your-society-adventure/share-adventure?afc=PromoteIT_367266

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).

Dear Customer

This month we have six (6) new bottlings under the PROVENANCE label. Their Tasting Notes are:

PRV0669 CAOL ILA 9 YEAR OLD
Opens big and sweetly on the nose running to a smoked ham and burning hay character. The palate is sweetly smoked carrying a burnt/ashy quality – burnt home bake style – SMOKY! These qualities all run through on the finish – more ashes, still sweet and a smoky, oily character that runs and runs. (J)

PRV0670 BENRIACH 11 YEAR OLD
Clean and self evidently malty on the nose – it is the palate which excels with its initial spicy burst. Held there – detect crunched white sugar, honey and Scottish vanilla tablet flavours – all leading to a toasted barley mixed with vanilla finish. (F)

PRV0684 BRAEVAL SHERRY 11 YEAR OLD
On the nose detect autumn fruits with dry spices and a barley gristiness – all “perfumed” together. On the palate
anticipate crunched sugar, barley, spicy fruit and oak – all leading to a toffee’d – fruity -barleyed and lightly oaked finish. (F)

PRV0681 ABERLOUR 12 YEAR OLD
The nose carries an attractively sweet and fruity character – a fresh fruit salad with lots of ripe banana. The palate is round and still sweet, replicating the nose – Pisang style. This sweet banana character runs through on the finish with late orange pith appearing. (J)

PRV0682 AUCHENTOSHAN 12 YEAR OLD
The nose is distinctly sweet, carrying a vanilla tablet and cotton candy quality. Still sweet, the clean palate now carries a more floral, fruity character, reminiscent of wine gums. The finish remains fruitily sweet, carrying an orange tang – “Grand Marnier” style. (J)

PRV0680 GLENGOYNE 12 YEAR OLD
The fragrant nose carries a gristy sweet character running to a lemon style plus a barley sugar quality. The palate is light, sweet and fresh carrying more citrus characteristics. The finish remains fresh and fruitily sweet with late orange pith apparent. (J)

We hope you will find that there are some really interesting new Malts offered in this selection . We are enthusiastic about them and hope that you will enjoy them.

With all best wishes, I remain

Yours faithfully

Fred H Laing
Managing Director

Viist Douglas Laing at www.douglaslaing.com

Newsflash!  Old and rare whisky tasting in Oxfordshire on Wednesday 16th February.

We are presenting a tasting of old and rare whiskies for the Portwell Cellar in Faringdon, Oxfordshire (http://www.portwellcellar.co.uk/) on Wednesday 16th February.  The event will run from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and there are going to be some great drams included.  The age of the whiskies will range from 18 to 45 years old and will include a single grain from a closed distillery, a Lowland, Speyside, Highland, Islay (clue – it might come from a late and lamented distillery…), and Orkney.

The Portwell Cellar is a small and intimate venue so places are very limited and will be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.  The cost is £25 per head and to book for this tasting you will need to contact Sarah on 07845 932021 or email Portwellcellar@hotmail.co.uk.

Hope to see some of you there.

Slainte!
Fran and Ken
Arkwrights Whisky and Wines
www.whiskyandwines.com

ACCLAIMED IRISH DESIGNER PAUL DALY TOASTS ST PATRICK’S DAY WITH A SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION BOTTLE FOR JAMESON

Jameson, the world’s No 1 Irish whiskey, has teamed up with internationally acclaimed Irish artist Paul Daly to launch a new limited edition bottle for St Patrick’s Day.

The contemporary bottle design, which will appeal to collectors, was inspired by the legendary Celtic illustrations in The Book of Kells. By using a screen-printing technique, the image is textured while all gold-coloured elements are foiled to highlight the brand’s premium positioning and offer on-shelf stand-out. The launch will be supported by bespoke POS including engraved glassware and limited prints of the artwork.

The Jameson limited edition St Patrick’s Day bottle will be available from mid-February in selected markets including the UK, Latvia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Travel Retail Europe.

The launch forms part of the brand’s global St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, which include the Jameson Global Radio Broadcasts taking place in the Old Jameson Distillery, Dublin and the Jameson St. Patrick’s Day Party, featuring special guests Groove Armada. For the first time ever, Jameson will be broadcasting globally online via their St. Patrick’s Day radio station, JFM, streamed on www.jamesonwhiskey.com on 17th March.

Howard Southern, Jameson Marketing Director, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard says: “Our vision is to make St Patrick’s Day more contemporary and relevant to our global consumers while raising the profile of Jameson Irish Whiskey. By commissioning contemporary artist Paul Daly, we have created a limited edition bottle, with a striking, modern design, which will be the centrepiece of our activity and will appeal to both our on and off trade customers in key markets. We are confident that it will strike a chord with our core consumers while attracting those new to the brand and category.”

Paul Daly commented: “As an Irishman who has spent much of his life abroad, the opportunity to fuse my interests in Irish culture with art and a truly Irish brand like Jameson, was one I couldn’t refuse. St Patrick’s Day is always a fun-filled celebration of the Irish, and it was a great experience creating something that consumers around the world could enjoy on the big day.”

Notes:

Paul Daly

Paul began his illustrious career at the National College of Art & Design (NCAD) in Dublin, followed by a BA Degree in Goldsmiths College, London, where he worked alongside contemporaries Gary Hume, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Fiona Rae.

With Gary, Paul set up trendy Hoxton Square and remains the longest resident in the location, having been there since 1988. Paul founded Zigfrid and its basement, Underbelly as well as numerous other bars and restaurants in London and cities around the world, including Vendome in Mayfair. Aside from his bar designs, Paul has also worked with the likes of Ozwald Boateng, setting up his first establishment on Saville Row, and also designed the props for two of U2’s World Tours.

Paul is also the Founding Director of The Elbow Room chain of bars across the UK and has worked with Treasury Holdings to produce the luxurious Spencer Dock Penthouses in Dublin. Paul hopes to be working with Treasury once again on the recently approved £5.5bn renovation plans for Battersea Power Station.

The Book of Kells

The Book of Kells is a lavishly decorated account of the four gospels, written around the year 800 AD and is thought to have inspired much of modern Celtic art. It remains an important part of Irish heritage and is still very much alive at Trinity College in Dublin, the city in which Jameson was founded.

Jameson

Jameson is the world’s No 1 Irish whiskey. Award-winning as a result of its exceptional smoothness following its unique triple distillation process, Jameson is enjoyed in over 120 countries worldwide.

The core Jameson range includes Jameson; Jameson 12 Year Old Special Reserve; Jameson Gold Reserve; Jameson 18 Year Old Limited Reserve; Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve and Jameson Signature Reserve (Travel Retail exclusive).

Irish Distillers Limited, part of Pernod Ricard Group, distils and distributes a range of famous Irish whiskey, gin and vodka brands internationally including Jameson, Powers, Paddy, Midleton Very Rare, Redbreast, Cork Dry Gin, Cork Crimson Gin and Huzzar Vodka.

For further information visit: www.jamesonwhiskey.com

For immediate release:

BenRiach Solstice and Horizons at Specialist Whisky.

Now available are these 2 very special releases from BenRiach, the Solstice and Horizons.

Each release has 3600 bottles available worldwide.

We now have them available to order, and they will be dispatched as soon as they arrive with us.

BenRiach Solstice @ Specialist Whisky:
http://www.specialistwhisky.com/BenRiach-Whisky/Solstice/15-Year-Old/prod_1927.html

BenRiach Horizons @ Specialist Whisky:
http://www.specialistwhisky.com/BenRiach-Whisky/Horizons/12-Year-Old/prod_1928.html

More exciting releases coming soon from Specialist Whisky.