January 14th, 2011
Hi everyone, Happy New Year and sorry to disturb you. I was wondering – if you had 5 mins to spare – if you could please take part in this little survey about whisky and social media/online.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/whiskyonline
There’s a couple of prizes as part of a random draw as a thank you for taking part.
Thanks again – and feel free to spread the survey. The more answers the better and I’ll be making the results public, so it should benefit us all.
Craig
Craig McGill
MD & Creative Guy www.Contently-Managed.com
Digital and Social Media PR
January 14th, 2011
Well, not quite yet. Since the people that deliver whisky news to the world continue their extended Christmas break Whisky Intelligence has decided to publish the annual Whisky Intelligence 2010 ‘Tasting Notes/Whisky Reviews’ Score Compilation a little earlier than scheduled this coming Sunday, January 16th, 2011.
Check back on Sunday and see which whiskies topped the list…
January 13th, 2011
Since Christmas, the distillery equipment has been given a thorough clean and polish, the warehouses have been inspected and tidied up (a little bit of tasting has been done at the same time). This week will see the shop having a lick of paint, so hopefully by the morning of Thursday 13th January we will be open for business again. We are not distilling until about the 27th – so if you want a chance to look inside the stills, etc., now’s the time.
The Chapter 6 & 9 are in stock, as are the 30ltr casks for those of you who want a barrel of whisky to take home.
In the early spring we will launch a Prince William and Kate whisky. I am finding this difficult to do as it seems most of the wedding memorabilia is rather cheap and nasty, I promise you our bottle will be lovely and the contents better still! If you are interested in this (it will be in our engraved decanter bottle and cost around £60, I think) click on this link to register your details. http://forms.emailtextexperts.com/signup.php?fid=235&pid=14885 (Please note you will receive an e-mail from E-MailTextExperts.com to confirm you would like your details added.) Obviously this is one whisky release that will not be repeated, so there are no second chances of getting any. We don’t want payment at the moment, but if you tell us you want a bottle or two, we can make sure you have some.
Finally, in light of the fact that VAT has increased, fuel will soon be worth more than gold and a loaf of bread must surely end up costing twice what it does today, fairly soon in the future – we are bringing a little relief to the party. There will be NO increase in price on English Whisky for the time being. I hope this helps a little.
I sincerely hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that 2011 will be fun for you.
Kind regards
Andrew
Visit The English Whisky Company at http://www.englishwhisky.co.uk/
January 13th, 2011
Tollbooth Tavern
All of the Jolly Toper’s whisky tastings take place on Thursday nights from 7:30pm until approximately 10pm at the Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, meals available up to the time of the tastings. For more details on the tastings themselves, please click here
Thursday 20th January 7.30pm £20/17*:-
Amrut Intermediate sherry 57.1% – yet another cracker from the Indian icon
Glenfiddich Snow Pheonix 47.6% – a much sought after collector’s bottle
High West Rendezvous rye 46% batch No. 49 – a high rye content of 80%
Tamdhu 26yo 12.10.1984 – 2010 162 bottles 50.1% – bottled by the Creative Whisky Company for www.whiskywhiskywhisky.com
Ardbeg 16yo 1994 – October 2010 Bourbon hogshead 270 bottles 57.0% – a Cadenheads bottling.
Visit the Jolly Toper at http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/
January 13th, 2011
Whiskies of the World introduces A Distillery Reborn
What happens to a distillery that has been closed for decades then reopens? In the case of Glenglassaugh Distillery, it becomes an award winner. Founded in 1875, Glenglassaugh was sold years later, renovated in the 1960’s and then mothballed in 1986. Just a few short years ago, in 2008, it reopened and the whisky that had been left aging since the 1980’s has become award winning Scotch. At the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2010, the 21 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky was awarded the double gold medal and the 40 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky was awarded a gold medal. If your mouth is watering, like mine is, you’ll have the chance to taste some of the wonderful spirits coming out of this revived distillery at Whiskies of the World Expo. For an even more tantalizing experience, we will have a Whisky Pairing led by Stuart Nickerson on March 24 at the City Club of San Francisco. Here you’ll get rare pours not available at the Expo. Look for details to come later.
January 12th, 2011
Happy New Year!
Don’t forget about…
The Wemyss Malts Tasting Today
Come & Try Some Awesome Drams with Susan from Wemyss!
Get yer tickets from the AUSA reception in Butchart Centre!
Have a break from revision and come for a dram!
Location: Butchart Centre University Rd, Aberdeen
When: 7pm, Wednesday 12th January 2011
What to Bring: Ticket + Membership Card + Raffle Money!
University of Aberdeen Malt Whisky Society
The Butchart Centre
University Road
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB24 3UT
aberdeenwhisky@googlemail.com
January 12th, 2011
JANUARY WHISKY SALE
10% OFF absolutely everything – Limited Time Only.
We thought as this is our first ever January trading online as www.SpecialistWhisky.com we would bring you 10% off all our Whisky online, this offer is ONLY available online.
Customers in all our delivery countries can take advantage of this offer – it will not last long, and subject to removal without notice.
Visit us soon!
Craig
www.Specialistwhisky.com
January 12th, 2011
Ralfy wishes all the merry maltsters around the World a happy New Year’s Vlog with the first of a mini-series about Springbank Distillery and it’s Malts.
Beginning with WhiskyReview 176 – Introducing Springbank Malt Whiskies with a seven part comprahensive Tour of Springbank Distillery happening in review 177…… hooray for ralfy.com, the most eccentric whisky-stuff on the internet.
Visit Ralfy at www.ralfy.com
January 11th, 2011
Burns Supper at the City Club of San Francisco with SKYY Spirits and Robin Coupar
Oh Whisky! Soul o’ plays and pranks!
Accept a bardie’s grateful thanks!
— Robert Burns
Raise your glass!
Just a few days ago, at the stroke of midnight, we were all ringing in 2011 with the time honored tradition of raising a glass of Champagne and singing Auld Lang Syne. On Friday, January 21st, from 6:30 – 9:00 pm, we will raise our glasses, filled with whisky this time, for Robert Burns who penned this timeless poem and the literary legacy he left the world.
This formal dinner takes place at the City Club of San Francisco and will start with the Selkirk Grace as it follows the traditional format of the supper. Robin Coupar of Skyy Spirits will be on hand to help us celebrate. This dinner is going to be filled with merry-making and glee. We will have several courses of a traditional Scottish Supper, each being paired with an exceptional Scotch from SKYY Spirits.
While our goal is to savor and experience the uniqueness of each whisky, this evening is intended to be a celebration. So please be understanding if the night is more festive than our usual Whisky Pairings;)
Menu:
Cock-A-Leekie Soup
Traditional Haggis
Steak Balmoral – USDA Prime Tenderloin with Sauce Balmoral
Roasted Root Vegetables
Mashed Potatoes
Dessert: Scotch Trifle
Cheese & Oatcakes served after wards with coffee & tea
Whisky List
The Glenrothes Vintage 1998
Bowmore 15 Year Old
Auchentoshan Three Wood
Glen Grant 16 Year Old
Glen Garioch 12 Year Old
* All Guest Must RSVP by purchasing a Ticket in advance
* Must be 21 Years and Older to Attend.
* Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Purchase your tickets via http://www.whiskiesoftheworld.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=121
January 11th, 2011
Hello everyone,
I know I run the risk of sounding like somebody who only speaks about the weather but I just got back to work today and saw the pictures below in our internal magazine. They are far better than the ones I shared with you back in December.
The pictures show Warehouse 28 in Dufftown and…(check out the rest of the post and pictures via the link below)
http://blog.grantswhisky.com/2011/01/warehouse-28/
Kind regards,
Ludo
