Drookit Dug 2011 Blended Scotch Whisky | Little Brown Dog Spirits

Drookit Dug from excellent indie bottler, Little Brown Dog Spirits, a new blended Scotch whisky launched December 2023. A ‘cask strength session dram’, distilled in 2011 and matured in refill sherry butts then bottled at 43.6% vol.

Original Price £44.98

 Current Price £42.48

ROYAL SALUTE
THE MIAMI POLO EDITION

Introducing the sixth edition in the Royal Salute Polo Collection inspired by the city of Miami – a hub of culture, and home to world-known polo clubs. For the Miami Polo Edition, Master Blender Sandy Hyslop has created the first Royal Salute whisky to be fully finished in first-fill rye and first-fill bourbon casks.

This striking pink bottle of luxury blended Scotch whisky is sweet and silky on the palate, offering notes of fresh apricot, pear drops and coconut shavings over milk chocolate, with a backdrop of zesty lemon curd and gingerbread that linger in the finish.

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Bruichladdich 18 Year Old Re/Define

Behold The Bruichladdich Eighteen, an ultra-high provenance single malt The spirit was distilled from their very first crop of home-grown barley, and has been matured on Islay in majority bourbon casks, with a small number of wine casks. Bottled at 50% abv.

£150.00

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Our Hamish has had a sip and jotted down his thoughts.

Nose: honey, butterscotch, and citrus

Palate: tropical fruits and toasted mellow oak

Finish: floral minerality

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Beam Suntory Rebrands to Suntory Global Spirits

Company marks 10 years since Suntory acquisition
New positioning sets global business up for next era of growth and leadership

New York, April 30, 2024 – Beam Suntory, a world leader in premium spirits, today announced that it is rebranding to become Suntory Global Spirits, reflecting the company’s evolution into a truly global leader across categories in spirits and Ready-To-Drink cocktails. The new name is introduced as the company marks 10 years of sustained, profitable growth since Suntory Holdings acquired Beam Inc. in 2014.

The company has grown significantly over this time period – including from a $2.5 billion-dollar company to a $5.5 billion-dollar global spirits powerhouse today – and its team has also expanded, now comprised of more than 6,000 employees around the world. The rebrand includes the launch of a new website and visual identity that celebrate Suntory Global Spirits’ distinctive, unmatched focus on quality, craftsmanship and sustainability – defining brand attributes connected to and complemented by those of its parent company, Suntory Holdings.

“Suntory Global Spirits demonstrates our global leadership and premium position in the market, while enabling us to build upon the strong and positive brand recognition that Suntory has worldwide,” said Greg Hughes, President & CEO of Suntory Global Spirits. “The dedication that Suntory CEO Tak Niinami and Suntory Holdings have shown to advancing our culture and business growth – while also preserving the legacy of craftsmanship and interplay of traditions exemplified in brands from Jim Beam to Laphroaig and Maker’s Mark to Yamazaki – is extraordinary. Becoming Suntory Global Spirits is the natural next step in our evolution.”

“Now is the right moment to deepen our shared passion for the innovation and artistry that deliver incredible experiences through our products and fully unlock our unified advantage across our leading spirits portfolio,” said Tak Niinami, President & CEO of Suntory Holdings and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Suntory Global Spirits. “Since the acquisition of Beam Inc. in 2014, the company has gone through an incredible transformation to become an even stronger organization, led by our shared values of Yatte Minahare, Growing for Good and Giving Back to Society. We’re grateful to the entire global team under Greg’s leadership as we continue to inspire the brilliance of life in harmony with nature and grow the trust and love that people have for Suntory around the world.”

The company’s new brand platform showcases the art of crafting the highest quality products with great attention to and respect for the water and natural ingredients that are vital across its iconic spirits portfolio. It also pays homage to the bold steps that Suntory and Beam Suntory, now Suntory Global Spirits, have taken over the last decade in pursuit of Suntory Global Spirits’ ambition to become the World’s Most Admired Premium Spirits Company.

The rebrand is expected to help the company drive value as one global team and focus on key priorities including American whiskey, Japanese Spirits, Scotch, Tequila and Ready-To-Drink, while providing flexibility for growth in the future.

To learn more about Suntory Global Spirits, visit the company’s new website at suntoryglobalspirits.com.

About Suntory Global Spirits

As a world leader in premium spirits, Suntory Global Spirits inspires the brilliance of life, by creating rich experiences for people, in harmony with nature. Known for its craftsmanship of premium whiskies, including Jim Beam® and Maker’s Mark®; Japanese whiskies, including Yamazaki®, Hakushu®, Hibiki® and Toki™; and leading Scotch brands including Laphroaig® and Bowmore®, Suntory Global Spirits also produces leading brands such as Tres Generaciones® and El Tesoro® tequila, Roku™ and Sipsmith® gin, and is a world leader in Ready-To-Drink cocktails, with brands like -196 and On The Rocks™ Premium Cocktails.

A global company with approximately 6,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, Suntory Global Spirits is driven by its core values of Growing for Good, Yatte Minahare and Giving Back to Society. The company’s Proof Positive sustainability strategy includes ambitious goals and investments to drive sustainable change and have a positive impact on the planet, consumers and communities. Headquartered in New York City, Suntory Global Spirits is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. For more information, visit www.suntoryglobalspirits.com

Theatre of Dreams (Drams)

Welcome to the theatre (Scotland). MCLEANSCOTLAND, in partnership with WHISKY TOURS, invites you to the Theatre of Drams, in an historic country called Scotland. With a promise to deepen engagement with whisky fans and friends from around the world.

The Theatre of Drams provides an unique way to access and engage with the water of life and all it represents. Using interactive features that encapsulate the passion, drama, history and values of Scotch whisky. These attractions including: taking whisky to a new level, allowing lovers of the dram to advance and develop through different levels on a private tour. The experience that can be continually updated and enjoyed by all ages over 18 (in Scotland, the drinking age). MCLEANSCOTLAND and WHISKY TOURS, celebrating more than 28 years of the pursuit of the dram and commemorating seminal moments in the drinks’ rich and remarkable story. The Theatre of Drams also includes a large selection of whisky to try and a dining experience.

MCLEANSCOTLAND and WHISKY TOURS, are one of the best whisky tour companies in the world. Success has been enjoyed both on tour and in the distilleries. Partner Liz came up with the phrase “you drink we drive” many years past and it has stuck. We’re a bespoke tour company, give us your wish list and we design a tour for you. We arrange everything from a couple of days, a couple of weeks, standard and complete luxury, all involve drams and fun! We cover the whole of Scotland – mainland and the isles.

A review by Ingvar Ronde, author of the Malt Whisky Year Book & Keeper of the Quaich “Hi Paul. Back in Sweden and delighted to find my wonderful lab still recognises me (as does my wife). I think we had a brilliant tour, in fact the best ever, and as always itґs a pleasure being on the roads with you. Apart from being a great companion, you share so much about Scottish history and culture which you know Iґm always keen to learn more about. I liked in particular the scenery going from Ballachulish to Tyndrum in Glencoe – a road Iґd never travelled before. The best views Iґve ever had in Scotland. Also enjoyed Kilmartin very much. Glad I took pictures of the plates (or signs of whatever you call them) so that I could read them thoroughly later to find out about the very early years of Scottish history. I think we have a solid plan for next year so letґs keep in touch about that. Thanks and speak soon”. Ingvar

As one guest told us: “Liz–I really cannot express how awesome you guys made this trip. At no time did we feel a part of a canned experience. It was friendly, accommodating and everything we could have dreamed about. I have already been singing your praises and have referred several people to your website to inquire about tours. You guys have given me the best vacation I can remember in a very long time. For the first time ever, it was difficult to want to return home, for all of us. In fact, to be honest my son and his twin sister are serious about wanting me to look for a property somewhere in the Speyside region for a bed and breakfast. We will have to see about that, but I definitely will be returning.”

And another; “Paul and Liz are an absolute joy to communicate with. Both are professional, knowledgeable, courteous, friendly, and awesome with communication. It was because of Paul’s demeanor via email communication, that I chose you guys for our tour. The way you and Paul communicate is vastly different from the other 7 companies that I contacted for the tour. The tour schedule was WOW!! So detailed, well planned, organized and thought out. You guys truly listened and tried your hardest to schedule events tailored to our wants and it definitely showed! Thank you Whisky Tours McLean Scotland for creating and delivering the Tour of a Lifetime!! I HIGHLY and STRONGLY recommend this company for your Scotch whisky tour!! Thank you again for everything!”

Does it get much better than that?

For YOUR Theatre of Drams tour, contact Liz or Paul at info@whiskytours.scot.

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BONNINGTON DISTILLERY Sherry Cask 2024 Limited Release

Bonnington Sherry Cask Lowland single malt Scotch whisky from the distillery located in Edinburgh. Matured in Pedro Ximenez Sherry Casks this is a limited edition release of 1,500 bottles. This exquisite expression is matured in hand-selected sherry casks, infusing it with the complex sweetness and deep, warm tones that only the finest sherry wood can impart.

£52.87

Nose: Sweet sugar, pick and mix, fresh oak and green wood.

Taste: Fresh, subtle red fruit, lightly dusted sugar on berries.

Finish: Lots of wood and tannins, some salty notes.

Boonington Distillery located in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. Owned by John Crabbie & Co, purveyors of wine and spirits since 1801, set about establishing a new distillery in the city, in the port area of Leith. In 2020 the first new spirit flowed from the stills with an inaugural release in 2023. Bonnington Distillery has released a sherry cask expression with plans for a peated release in the future.

Laphroaig Elements 1.0

This new Laphroaig Elements 1.0 is the first release in the iconic Islay distillery’s new experimental Elements series. Bottled at 58.6% abv. This new Laphroaig Elements 1.0 is the first release in the iconic Islay distillery’s new experimental Elements series. Made in two sizes of mash tun, with two types of wort, cloudy and semi-cloudy, and matured in bourbon casks. Bottled at 58.6% abv.

£175.00

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AnCnoc (Knockdhu) “Rascan” 11.1 PPM Peated Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

(750ml) (Previously $80)

$29.99

AnCnoc Rascan is a beautiful Highland peater from the Knockdhu Distillery located in Banffshire. Since its inception in 1894, it has held close to its traditional methods of whisky production (read: never modernized). They still use a steel mashtun and wooden wash backs. Nestled amidst barley fields with an abundant supply of peat and pure springs, it is uniquely situated to create an old style of highland peated whisky. The stills remain identical to the original 1894 design featuring big fat bulbous pots with very tall necks that make for an elegant expression of malt and are perfect for lightly peated whisky. A combination of American and Spanish oak barrels aged within the thick granite walls of old school dunnage warehouses give a very classic wood profile. This release, named after the Rascan tool used in the early stages of traditional peat harvesting, is 11.1ppm and shows mellow gold with an inviting scent of honey, green apples, and citrus. The palate a delightful mingling of honey, vanilla, toffee, subtle spices and a hint of leather. The finish is a pleasant union of floral and smoky notes. Throughout CA this release will typically run you between 70-90 bucks, but we’ve managed to snag the remaining inventory in the state at an insane discount. This whisky has been moved into AnCnoc’s archives, so when this release is gone, it’s gone. 46% ABV.

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Ardnahoe Inaugural Release 5YO, 50%

https://youtu.be/LdharXP5ipc

Ardnahoe. The first new single malt release from Islay in nearly two decades.

A passion project from Hunter Laing independent bottlers and blenders. A distillery boasts the longest line arms in Scotch whisky, wormtub condensers, and when it comes to this release, a gateway for more people to get into Islay whisky.

Matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, 5 year old spirit, 35ppm, bottled at 50% ABV witn no chill filtering or added colour, this is one of the most balanced styles of classic Islay whisky that you’ll come across. I’ve no idea how many were released. If that’s what you care about, then you’re probably not going to open it.

A truly delicious, fresh, smoky, sweet addition to the legendary west coast stalwarts on Islay.