Canadian LTD 1.75L…$11.99
Chivas Regal Scotch…$17.99
Cutty Sark Scotch 1.75L…$19.99
Dalmore 12 Year Single Malt…$39.99
Evan Williams Bourbon 1.75L…$19.99
House Of Stuart Scotch 1.75L…$14.99
J & B Scotch 1.75L…$27.99
Jameson Irish Whiskey…$17.99
Jim Beam Black 8 Year 1.75L…$32.99
Johnnie Walker Black Label 1.75L…$49.99
Maker’s Mark Bourbon…$21.99
Knob Creek 9 Year 100 Proof…$26.99
Seagram’s Crown Royal 1.75L…$28.99
Seagram’s VO 1.75L…$17.99

*Prices valid W/Binny’s Card February 2 through February 8, 2011. Not responsible for misprints or typographical errors.  Sizes 750ml unless otherwise stated. Advertised items limited to quantities on hand.

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Old & rare whiskies wanted, competitive prices paid…In cash!

Bottles or full collections…Auction prices paid!

We are particularly looking for…

Ardbeg 1965

Bowmore 40, 1955

Bowmore 38, 1957

Glenfiddich 50 Year Old

Glenfiddich 40, 2007 Release

Port Ellen 1st – 10th Annual Release

Port Ellen, Feis Ile 2008

Ardbeg Single Casks

Festival Bottling

Rare Malts selection…

Kininvie, Hazelwood 105

Old Japanese releases…

Email us with details of any whiskies that you might be looking to sell, along with detailed pictures.

Sláinte

Mike & Peter

Have you ever wanted to own your own cask of whisky? You can now own your very own cask of Glenglassaugh spirit, for only £500!!! Contact us for more details on this great offer…

Abbey Whisky

www.abbeywhisky.com

enquiries@abbeywhisky.com

Specialist supplier of rare, collectable and exclusive malts.

Whisky Anyone?

Scotch Tastings

Because of the afore mentioned Super Bowl, the Scotch Tastings for February will be dicombobulated. So the first Sunaday is Feb 6th, but no Tasting that day. We tried having Scotch Tastings on Super Sunday and it just doesn’t work. So having learned that lesson we will have Tastings on Thursday the 10th at 7:00 PM and the following Sunday Feb. 13th at 4:00 PM.

If you haven’t been to a Tasting in a while please stop in and see us. Cortney and Rachel are doing a fantastic job and bring a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm to the group. If you have never been to a tasting… Why Not?

The Dell still has the largest selection of Single Malt Whisky of any pub in the world. Yes THE WORLD. right here in Dundee. Cool Huh?

Visit the Dundee Dell at www.dundeedell.com

Hello Spirits Fans:

This is an exciting time of the year as we countdown to the upcoming Whiskies of the World® Expo in San Francisco at the end of March.

The 12th Annual Expo is certain to be one of the best events ever held and we want to whet your palate with a preview of a tiny selection of our hundreds of exhibiting spirits.  (See our website for a current pour list under the Events tab)

American

We start off the lineup with the return of San Francisco’s own Anchor Distilling and their amazing portfolio. At the top of the list stands Old Potrero Single Malt 18th Century Style Whiskey. This is the recreation of a recipe believed to have been followed by George Washington’s own distiller (an imported Scotsman!) and takes us back to the origins of American Whiskey with a rich, smooth single malt RYE unlike anything you have ever experienced. Back east at Mt Vernon, the entire distilling operation on Washington’s estate has been restored to historically accurate operation and as you sip the whiskey being made so artistically at Anchor Distilling, you can experience a true piece of American history and our country’s contribution to fine artisanal spirits starting back in the 1700’s!

The folks at Anchor extend their talents to two incredible gins as well as to whiskey. Junipero, a longtime award winning gin of distinction, is a “not to be missed” part of your time at the Expo. Made in small batch copper pot still style with at least a dozen botanicals, this is a dry style gin to rival any made in the UK or for that matter…made anywhere! Add to this line up a superior Genivier Gin from Anchor and you may almost feel you have had a totally satisfying evening’s tastings…but wait!

Scottish

We head to Speyside to delve into the BenRiach saga. Established in 1898 on the same site of the Longmorn Distillery during a boom time. Shut down in 1900 and reopened during Whisky boom time of 1965. Shut down again in 2002. Re-discovered in 2004 and now in the hands of Master Blender Billy Walker. An organic chemist with almost 30 years experience in the Whisky business and one of the most respected ‘men of whisky’ in Scotland.  Although it is a Speyside distillery, they produce a diverse range of award winning Malts.  At the WoW Expo, you can taste the BenRiach, Heart of Speyside, 12 year old, IWSC Silver Medal winner.  Also experience the Curiositas Peated. Another ISWC silver medal winner and best of class.  It doesn’t stop here. The Benriach Distillery is the proud owner of the GlenDronach Distillery, putting it under the artfull skill of Billy Walker and bringing us their wonderful 12 year old, sherried malt , and their renowned 15 year, full bodied, sherried single malt.  These fine malts can be sample at the Preiss Imports table.

Irish

After this tour of Scotland it’s time to move on and recall that Ireland is not to be forgotten on the world whiskey scene. The Expo is proud to host the Michael Collins bottlings…

Distilled at Cooley Distillery in Dundalk, the only independent distillery in the Republic of Ireland, this whiskey is named for Michael Collins, leader of Irish independence. Michael Collins whisky is double distilled for a proper balance of purity and character, then matured in bourbon seasoned casks. Both the Single Malt and Blended whiskeys are rich and smooth, characterized by complexity and backbone. Treat yourself to a post St Paddy’s day sampling of these fine examples of Irish distiller’s art.

American Again

And onto our final teaser for you this week. We trot the globe to land right back (where we started) in San Francisco , home to St George Distillery and the distinctive creation of distiller Lance Winters, St George Single Malt Whiskey. We know that Lance started laying down casks for his trademark bottling about a dozen years ago but you’ll need to go to the St George booth to find out exactly which of these incredibly small batch, artisanal bottlings are on display the night of the Expo. If you are lucky enough to meet the maker you are in for both a treat and a full fledged education! And don’t miss the beauty of the label –an original David Lance Goins- one of San Franciso’s most revered artists.

Tickets via; http://www.whiskiesoftheworld.com/store/index.php

If you’re travelling via Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport this month, make sure you visit our new pop-up shop. Located in Terminal 2F, it is opening tomorrow and will be there until the end of February. It will feature many of our blends including Grant’s 25 Year Old and Distillery Edition, which are only available…

http://blog.grantswhisky.com/2011/02/a-new-shop-at-charles-de-gaulle-airport/

Kind regards,
Ludo

The Kilchoman Winter 2010 Release has just become available in the U.S.
 
This expression was matured in a first fill bourbon barrel from Buffalo Trace, Kentucky.  It is bottled at 46% unchillfiltered, natural color. 
 
Please, submit your request for samples via e-mail to:  office@impexbev.com

HIGHLAND PARK SCOTCH SEMINAR

Friday, February 11, 6:30-8:30pm

Stephanie Ridgway, Brand Ambassador for Highland Park Scotch, will lead this fun and informative sit down seminar. As well as learning about scotch and Highland Park in particular, taste the HP 12, 15, 18 and 25 year bottlings. Space is extremely limited and reservations are required. $10 W/Binny’s Card / $15 non-members.
Call 847-831-5400 or email highlandpark@binnys.com for reservations.

Highland Park Store

153 Skokie Valley Highway | Highland Park | 847-831-5400

DEFENDING CHAMPION MARCUS FRASER LEAVES AN IMPRESSION ON 2011 CHAMPIONSHIP BLEND

Ballantine’s, the No 1 ultra-premium whisky in Asia Pacific, has brought together Master Blender Sandy Hyslop and the 2010 Ballantine’s Championship winner Marcus Fraser, to create the 2011 Championship Blend.

The blend is a priceless limited edition of only 10 bottles made from rare and precious whiskies aged for at least 38 years.  Of these rare bottles, one will be presented to the winner of the 2011 Ballantine’s Championship and another will be auctioned during the tournament with all proceeds being donated to charitable causes.

The creation of an exclusive blend has become an annual tradition ahead of the €2.2 million Ballantine’s Championship golf tournament which this year will take place at the prestigious Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, Korea from 28th April to 1st May 2011.

The event is set to be an exciting tournament with an all-star quartet of golfing greats contending for the title, including world No 1 Lee Westwood, South African superstar Ernie Els, world No 10 Ian Poulter and Asia’s first major winner, YE Yang.

Peter Moore, Ballantine’s Global Brand Director, is delighted that such a distinct tradition has been established: “We are excited to once again be unveiling an exceptionally rare and exclusive blend for the Ballantine’s Championship. Marcus was triumphant last year, demonstrating real flair in his efforts, and has extended this sense of style to whisky blending too. We wish Marcus every success in April, when he returns to South Korea to defend his Ballantine’s Championship title.”

Master Blender Hyslop personally guided Fraser through the delicate blending process, and he is delighted with the final result of this unique collaboration adding: “The 2011 Ballantine’s Championship Blend is completely bespoke and it is absolutely first class. On no account could a whisky of this quality be produced on a commercial scale, because the whiskies we have blended are so precious and rare.”

Fraser is only the second person outside Ballantine’s expert blending team to influence a Ballantine’s blend, with Northern Irish golfer and current US Open champion Graeme McDowell having been granted the same privilege as winner of the inaugural Ballantine’s Championship in 2008.

Notes

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Very rich and fruity with notes of ripe peaches in sweet syrup and traditional pear drop boiled sweets. There is also a wonderful background flavour of butterscotch, honeycomb candy and vanilla

Taste: Fruity, incredibly sweet and satin smooth. Rich honey flavours intermingled with sweet orange and a hint of liquorice tang

Finish: Unbelievably long, sweet and juicy

MEDIA INFORMATION
For Immediate Release: 31st January 2011.

• Islay for sale!
• Iconic web domain name to be auctioned.

The owner of the iconic domain name Islay.com has announced its auction over the internet.

German IT entrepreneur Dr Clemens Dillmann has previously operated the site for whisky enthusiasts but has withdrawn his interests in the whisky market and will offer the site to a new owner. 

The domain name – www.islay.com – will be auctioned on eBay (item number 190497112612) with the auction scheduled to finish at 16.05 hrs on Thursday 10th February.

It is expected that www.islay.com will be of interest to the island’s many distillers, as well as tourist authorities, community groups or even a B&B operator.  “As I have no plans to continue in this market,” explained Dr Dillmann “it seemed best that the domain should go to a new owner and an internet auction seems the fairest way to find the right buyer.”

Bidding started at £0.99 and concludes at 16.05 hrs on Thursday 10th February.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact:           Dr. Clemens Dillmann
mf Medienservice, Bollmannallee 17, D 27318 Hoya, Germany.
Tel:                  +49 (0)4251 92440.
Email:                    clemens.dillmann@mfmedienservice.de

GLENMORANGIE LAUNCHES FINEALTA

Monday, February 7, 6:00-8:00pm

Following on their successes with the Astar and Sonnalta releases, Glenmorangie is ready to unveil their newest offering, the lightly peated Finealta. Global Brand Ambassador David Blackmore will be answering questions and sampling Fineatla as well as Glenmorangie 18 year old and Astar.

Call (312)664-4394 for more information. Chicago – Lincoln Park Visit Binny’s at www.binnys.com