Benriach 15yo Dark Rum Wood Finish (46%, OB, +/-2008)

A BenRiach finished in dark rum barrels, unpeated, non chill filtered, natural colour and bottled at a higher strength of 46%. The nose is vibrant, clean with hints of grapefruit, honey and some light freshly cut grass.  The taste has more depth than one would expect from the nose and then becomes very honeyed backed by some good weight and malt. After a few moments in the mouth it opens up and presents a much larger profile but the rum is now showing its influence to great effect. This is working well. The finish is thick, fruity and powerful (bit not overly so) along with the honeyed sweetness and some really good moments of malt and cocoa. It is also very long and mouth smackingly good.

The finishing has added some layers of flavour, it works out very well.

$83

Score 86 points

Visit BenRiach Distillery at http://www.benriachdistillery.co.uk/

Photographs of the 2010 Spirit of Toronto can now be viewed at

http://www.spiritoftoronto.ca/photos.html

The Spirit of Toronto returns in 2011!  Saturday, May 14th, 2011.

Updates wll be posted in the new year……

Your chance to sample The Irishman Rare Cask Strength

Following the very successful take up of our offer to whiskey clubs for St. Patrick’s Day in March of a miniature (50ml) of The Irishman Irish Whiskey (Superior Blend or Single Malt) to let you nose and taste our excellent whiskey, we would now like to offer you the chance to sample The Irishman Rare Cask Strength. A limited number of (unlabelled) miniatures of our Rare Cask Strength have been hand filled at the bottling plant. If you’re interested, drop us an e-mail with full mailing address and the name of your whisk(e)y club (you’ll understand that, as before, we need to limit this offer to one miniature per whisk(e)y club for logistical, packaging and postage cost reasons).

And the Winner is….

Did you know….

…The Irishman Single Malt has been rated as the 3rd best Irish Whiskey in the U.S. by rating agency Proof 66?

…The Irishman Irish Cream has recently won a Silver Medal at the 2010 San Francisco World Spirit Competition (Cream Liqueur Category)?

Sláinte!

www.thehotirishman.com

Whisky Shop Discounts!

The Whisky Shop (360 Sutter St, San Francisco) is offering a 10% discount on any of the following Whiskies the Whisky Shop carries until June 30.

(Ask for World of Whiskies Discount).

Aberfeldy 12YO
Aberlour 12YO, 16YO, a’bunadh
AnCnoc 12YO, 16YO
Ardbeg 10yo, Airigh nam Beist, Uigeadail
Ardmore Traditional Cask
Balblair Vintage 1991, 1997
Benromach 10 Year, Organic;
Bruichladdich 12 year old, 1998 Oloroso sherr, Links 15year old Valhalla, Organic, Peat;
Caol Ila
Clynelish
Compass Box Asyla, Hedonism, Peat Monster; Compass Box, whisky infusion “Orangerie”
Cragganmore
Dalwhinnie
Dewars 12 YO, 18 YO
Edradour 10yr
Glen Grant 15 Yr 43%
Glenkinchie
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban Port Cask 12yr old
Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX
Hankey Bannister (Blended)
Isle of Jura 10yo
Isle of Jura 16yo
Isle of Jura Superstition
Isle Of Skye 8yr Premium Blend
Johnnie Walker: Black
Johnnie Walker: Blue
Johnnie Walker: Gold
Johnnie Walker: Green
Johnnie Walker: Red
Lagavulin 16
Laphroaig 10 year old
Laphroaig Cask Strength
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Mackillops Choice: BENRINNES, October 1988 43%
Mackillops Choice: CAOL ILA, Feb 1990, Cask Strength 57.8%
Mackillops Choice: GLENLIVET, Nov 1977, 43%
Mackillops Choice: HIGHLAND PARK, April 1980, 43%
Mackillops Choice: LONGMORN, Mar 1985, 43%
Mackillops Choice: SCAPA, Sep 1989, 43%
Mortlach 15 Yr 43%
Oban
Old Pulteney 12YO ,17YO, 21YO
Pig’s Nose Blended Scotch Whisky
Scapa  16YO
Sheep Dip
Sheep Dip Vintage 1990
Signatory Cragganmore
Smokehead Islay Single Malt
Talisker 10 yo
The Dalmore 12 yo
The Dalmore 15 yo
The Dalmore Gran Reserva
The Dalmore King Alexander III
The Glenlivet 12YO
The Glenlivet 15YO
The Glenlivet 16 YO Nadurra (cask)
The Glenlivet 18YO
The Glenlivet 21YO Archive
The Glenlivet Nadurra Triumph 1991 Limited Edition
The Glenlivet XXV YO
The Singleton of Glendullan
Tomintoul 12YO Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish
Tomintoul 16YO
Tomintoul 27YO
Tomintoul 31 Years Reserve
Tomintoul Peaty Tang

http://www.whiskyshopusa.com/

Loch Fyne Whiskies has stocked ‘Mortlach 70yo G&M 70cl’

 Mortlach 1938 70yo G&M 70cl

 46.1% abv

 £10,000.00 inc vat

 £8,510.64 ex vat

THE OLDEST BOTTLED SINGLE MALT WHISKY IN THE WORLD – EVER!

  …’old Victorian Scottishness (gunrooms, worn tartan carpet, tobacco stained paintwork, wet leather and stuff like that)…’

Also available: Mortlach 1938 70yo 70cl plus the matching 20cl both with the same bottle number £12,500.00 inc vat […]

david@lfw.co.uk

https://www.lfw.co.uk/

BenRiach 12yo (40%, OB, +/-2008)

In 2004 Billy Walker and his consortium bought the BenRiach Distillery from Pernod-Ricard and they’ve not looked back. The 12 year old is new to the market from 2004 and on the nose is clean, fragrant and malty. The combination of the fragrant heather and malt is a delight, there are also wood notes intermingled with fruit (light tinned fruit salad). Everything is working in harmony here and not a lick of peat in sight. The taste is superb, malty, fruity, feathered and honeyed followed by some really good oak notes (hints of leather and tobacco; toasted but unlit), the two later are very delicate and don’t over whelm. A late delivery of some cocoa. The finish is warming, very long and a reflection of the taste with the addition of some really meaty malt. After a short while it becomes dry but with loads and loads of flavour. After 10 minutes the malt is still rumbling on…

This should be on everybody’s top 20 list. It’s also nice to see a single malt stand on its own, without any finishing. This is the older bottling with the distillery depicted in a greeny/gold color and not in the current graphic in red. It’s not surprising that the distillery has developed such a following in such a short time.

$50

Score 88 points

http://www.benriachdistillery.co.uk/

Jim Murray’s Liquid Gold Award- Wild Scotsman 15yr Vatted Malt Scotch
By Jeffrey Topping

Wild Scotsman 15yr Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky has officially received a Liquid Gold Award from Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. Wild Scotsman 15yr earned the rating of 95 out of 100.

Wild Scotsman 15yr is available in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Great on a warm day with a mild cigar.

Wild Scotsman 15yr Liquid Gold Award- Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible

http://wildscotsman.com/whisky/

Lombard Scotch Whisky is exhibiting at all the Whisky Guild expos in 2010, as follows:

Boston – May 19
Philadelphia – June 17
Washington DC – June 24
New York – August 26

Visit the Whisky Guild at: http://www.whiskyguild.com/whiskynetwork/home.php

Lombard Scotch Whisky Ltd.
Bourne House, College Street.
Ramsey, Isle of Man IM8 1JW
British Isles
Tel + 44 1624 814345
www.lombardscotchwhisky.com

BOSTON WHISKY TASTING & DINNER CRUISE

MAY 19, 2010, 7:00- 10:00

200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA

Join us for the Whisky a whisky cruise, the premier whisky events in Boston Area. Whiskey enthusiasts will have the opportunity to sample over 150 whiskies of global renown, including rare expressions that are all but impossible to taste elsewhere, by distillery managers and master blenders from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Japan.

VIP Boarding Time: 6:00pm

Boarding Time: 7:00- 7:30pm

Sail Time: 7:30- 10:00pm

FEDERA L WINE & SPIRITS – WHISKY CRUISE DISCOUNT

10% OFF Regular Ticket

DISCOUNT CODE = FEDERALREG

15% OFF VIP Ticket

DISC OUNT CODE = FEDERALVIP

Regul ar Ticket Price $85 (Before Discount)

VIP Ticket Price $105 (Board At 6:00pm) (Before Discount)

Price includes Whisky & Dinner

Click Here For Tickets http://www.whiskyguild.com/tasting_boston.html or Call 908-578-2726 R 32

Joe Howell
Federal Wine & Spirits

http://www.federalwine.com/

Whisky Fringe 2010 is SOLD OUT.

In about 30 minutes……..