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FINAL CALL… Cask Ends Sale – SALE ENDS Fri 31 Dec
Wonderland Parcel 1: Ex-sherry casks
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Wonderland Parcel 3: Ex-bourbon & ex-sherry cask mix
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Whisky for a Year – A vast selection of whisky awaits…Get whiskyed away on a tide of ultimate single cask single malt Society bottlings. Offers like this don’t come about often.
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).
Single Malt Scotch Whisky:
appreciation, elucidation, information
Second Saturday Scotch Sipping at Six
2nd Saturday every month 6 – 9 p.m. no reservation required
Enjoy 5 half-ounce samples of single malt Scotch whisky, $20:
♦ We feature 3 single malts, including a Malt of the Month *
♦ You roll a die then pick your choice from one of the six Scotch regions
♦ You pick your Connoisseur’s choice from our menu of 72 single malts
Peruse our whisky library. Learn about each of our single malts in Bob’s menu book: distillery info, tasting notes, prices, and more. Light hors d’oeuvres included, and the saloon’s open to non-whisky drinkers.
January 8, 2011
Balvenie 12 yo DoubleWood *
Glenfiddich 15 yo
Deanston 12 yo un-chill filtered
February 12, 2011
Balblair 1997 *
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Strathisla 12 yo
March 12, 2011
Singleton of Glendullan 12 yo *
Glenlivet Nadurra 16 yo
Ledaig 10 yo
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OBAN 14 YEAR OLD
Oban 14 Year Old – Single Malt Scotch
“Double Gold Medal” – San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2010
REGION: Highlands, Scotland
PRICE: $114.99
CSPC: +243824
ABOUT OBAN
Fine single malt whisky has been made here in Oban for over 200 years, in one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. In effect, the town grew up around the distillery and since its foundation in 1794 it has played a crucial role in local life.
Oban is the frontier between the West Highlands and the Islands; the meeting place between land and sea. A perfect, sheltered harbour makes it the principal seaport for the Isles and the capital of the West Highlands.
It has a mild, temperate climate, warmed by the Gulf Stream and washed (too often, some might say) by the soft rain that often falls hereabouts. This misty, maritime character, with a background of heather and peat, is perfectly echoed in the malt whisky produced in Oban.
Oban is made using only the finest barley, malted to the distillery’s own particular specification. The tiny lantern-shaped copper pot stills are among the smallest in Scotland; their rich, fruity malt is then slowly condensed in wooden worm tubs that sit outside among the rooftops, before being aged in oak casks for at least 14 years.
“Oban – where the Highlands and the Islands meet.” – Dave Broom, whisky writer and expert.
TASTING NOTE
APPEARANCE: Olive Gold
NOSE: Rich sweetness with fruits – oranges, lemons and pears with sea-salt and peaty smokiness
BODY: Full and rich
PALATE: Mouth-filling late autumn fruits – dried figs and honey-sweet spices; followed by a smoky malty dryness.
FINISH: Long, smooth-sweet finish with oak-wood, dryness and a grain of salt.
BUY ONE BOOK, RECEIVE ANOTHER AS A BONUS
Hurry: offer ends 12/31/10
Purchase one of these:
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2011 | $20.99
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2011 lists hundreds of whisky shops, whisky sites and new bottlings. Included are a comprehensive summary of the whisky year that was and all the latest statistics. Nearly 200 tasting notes describing the flavor of single malts from all working distilleries in Scotland and Ireland.
Bottled History | Was $60.00, Now $49.99
By Ian Macilwain. Vestiges of a disappearing era in Scottish malt whisky distilleries. Visit bottledhistory.com for a preview of this masterpiece. Not available anywhere else in the US!
Japanese Whisky | Was $60.00, Now $49.95
This book portrays all distilleries involved in the foundation of a unique chapter in the global history of whisky making. Some of these entities are gone; others are still operating at full steam.
Bourbon in Kentucky: A History of Distilleries in Kentucky
By Chester Zoeller. Believed to be the most authoritative history of bourbon distilleries in Kentucky. Many rare photographs accompany Zoeller’s thorough text.
Then select one of these as a bonus:
99 Drams of Whiskey | Retails at $24.95
Hopkins entertains and educates readers on whiskey’s place in history. As an added bonus, she discusses the fine art of distilling, the proper ways to drink whiskey, and provides tasting notes on different brands.
Goodness Nose | Retails at $19.99
Richard Paterson’s grandfather and father were both prominent in the Scotch whisky industry in Glasgow for decades before Richard joined a competing whisky brokerage firm to start his apprenticeship.
Imbibe | Retails at $13.63
A lively, historically informed, and definitive guide to classic American cocktails. David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks-and the ultimate mixologist’s guide-in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar.
Visit maltadvocate.com by 12/31/10 to take advantage the Buy One Book, Get a Bonus offer!
Visit www.maltadvocate.com today. Prices are good until 12/31/10. Quantities are limited, so don’t delay. Get your favorite whisky enthusiast’s gift now!
Come join The Scotch Malt Whisky Society at The Universal Whisky Experience in Las Vegas March 18th & 19th, 2011
Tolbooth Tavern Edinburgh
Proposed program January to July 2011:-
Themes:
Tomintoul, 21yo, 33yo 43%, Old Ballantruan 50%, port finish 46%, sherry finish
Ben Nevis: Cadenheads 12yo 57.1%, 10yo 46%, single blend, single grain, Cadenheads ‘dumpy’ 06/1965 – 12/1981 16yo
Arran: peated, ‘Oran Mor’ 56.4%, 10yo 57.1% Bourbon cask, Cadenheads (?) plus another one
Bladnoch: Rare Malts 23yo, Cadenheads 17yo 55.1%, peated, sherry cask plus one other example
Lagavulin: LG1 56.3%, Distiller’s Edition, 16yo 43%, 1995 European oak 48% and a fifth expression
Non-Scottish peaty drams: India: Amrut, U.S.A.: McCarthy’s, Japan: t.b.c., England: St. Georges, Ireland: Cooley
Islay No.1 and No.2: Port Charlotte An Toras Mor 46%, Bunnahabhain Toiteach 46%, Laphroaig triple wood 48%, Octomore Orpheus 2.2 140ppm 61%, Kilchoman, Cadenheads Ardbeg 16yo 55.6%, Caol Ila unpeated 12yo 57.6%, Bowmore, Port Ellen and Lagavulin
Dates; (P/O/U/R/S = peaty/old/rare/unusual/rare/sherry cask)
January: 6th theme, 20th P/O/U/R/S
February: 3rd theme, 17th P/O/U/R/S
March: 3rd theme, 17th P/O/U/R/S, 31st theme
April: 14th P/O/U/R/S, 28th theme
May: 12th P/O/U/R/S, 26th theme
June: 9th P/O/U/R/S, 23rd theme
July: 7th P/O/U/R/S, 21st theme
Other future tastings:-
Peaty blends 40% : date and price tbc
Islay Mist
Islay Hallmark 8yo
Black Bottle 10yo
Black Grouse
Black Bottle
plus a special guest (Brora or Port Ellen)
Visit the Jolly Toper at http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/
Coming up in 2011…!
Wemyss Malts
Springbank Malts
Diageo Classic Malts
And many many more..!
University of Aberdeen Malt Whisky Society
The Butchart Centre
University Road
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB24 3UT
