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KENTUCKY DISTILLERS’ ASSOCIATION WELCOMES BARRELS & BILLETS AS NEWEST MEMBER

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) today announced Barrels & Billets in Jefferson County as the newest and 54th distilling member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry.  

Owned by Hillerich & Bradsby Co. (H&B), Barrels and Billets is open to the public and offers guests a hands-on, interactive Bourbon experience. Visitors can blend their own Bourbon recipe using six different wood-finished Bourbons to create their own custom flavor profile. 

The distillery is one of three venues at the H&B campus located at 800 W Main St. in downtown Louisville. The site includes Barrels & Billets, the award-winning Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and The Skybox, a 5,000 square foot event space. 

Patrick Shortridge, Director of Guest Experience at Hillerich & Bradsby Co. said joining the KDA is a big milestone for the new distillery. 

“The entire Barrels & Billets team is ecstatic to join KDA and play a role in such an incredible Kentucky industry,” Shortridge said. “We look forward to building onto Barrels & Billets’ fun and unique experience.” 

Barrels & Billets focuses on wood finishing techniques for its own line of Bourbons, which include Lucky Lumber Easy Drinking Bourbon, Lead Off Rich & Complex Bourbon and Smokin’ Fastball Smoked Bourbon. 

The company’s luxury Bourbon brand, J. Frederick Three Wood Bourbon, was crafted in honor of J. Frederick Hillerich who immigrated to America from Germany in 1842. Hillerich opened a wood shop in Louisville and early on sold barrels for aging Bourbon. 

Learn more at barrelsandbillets.com. 

Barrels & Billets joins the KDA as a “Craft” level member, aging between 0 and 10,000 barrels per year.  

KDA President Eric Gregory said Barrels & Billets is a fine addition to downtown Louisville’s Museum Row district. “We look forward to working with the Barrels & Billets team as we continue our tireless work to unite our historic industry and secure Kentucky as the one true home for Bourbon,” Gregory said. “We congratulate them on their success and gladly welcome them to the KDA.”

About the Kentucky Distillers’ Association:

Founded in 1880, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association is the legendary voice for Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Its diverse and growing membership produces the overwhelming majority of the world’s Bourbon, from historic, global brands to emerging micro distilleries that are fostering the next generation of the Commonwealth’s landmark economic engine and its thriving, timeless craft. Member benefits include media relations, international trade development, private sampling events, technical assistance, economic development support, networking, legal defense, marketing strategies, governmental and regulatory advocacy and innovative tourism experiences through the KDA’s world-famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail® and Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour® adventures. A 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization, the KDA maintains an open membership policy, champions a strong commitment to the responsible and moderate consumption of spirits, and fights to curb underage drinking and drunk driving. Learn more at www.kybourbon.com and www.kybourbontrail.com.

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Always the first week of August and always a great day out, the Mey Highland Games is just around the corner again. Come and join us on Saturday the 5th of August at the John O’Groats show ground where Wolfburn and a whole host of other local producers will be providing the food and drink to accompany the Highland Games events going on throughout the day. Visit us to sample some of our award-winning whiskies as you witness the international athletes tossing the cabre or getting to grips with the 90kg Mey stone lift. As is now traditional we will mark the event with a Mey Games 2023 souvenir bottle available to buy on the day. Any remaining bottles will be sold on the Wolfburn website post-games.

See you at the games

The Wolfburn Team

BRUICHLADDICH 18 YEAR OLD
FIRST-FILL SAUTERNES CASK

Bruichladdich is one of Islay’s best known distilleries, with a host of classic releases across not only its eponymous, unpeated range but also under its smoky Port Charlotte and Octomore labels. We’re excited to offer an 18-year-old Bruichladdich single malt matured in a single first-fill Sauternes cask and bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange.

Bruichladdich’s creamy spirit marries very well with wine casks, and the rich and sweet character of Sauternes is a perfect pairing. A long 18 years of maturation in a first-fill cask has given lots of rich and fruity cask character, without hiding the underlying distillery character. Expect notes of vanilla cream, stewed apple, cinnamon and slightly singed toffee on the palate.

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EXPLORE OUR EXCLUSIVE BOTTLINGS

All our shop-exclusive whiskies are carefully chosen for their unique aromas, flavours, and immense quality of the spirit. We like to bottle at cask strength, which allows you to choose whether to add water or drink as it comes.

Benromach Single Cask 

This is our second exclusive from Benromach Distillery. This single cask was distilled on the 12th of August 2013, aged in a single First-Fill Bourbon Barrel and bottled on the 22nd of May 2023, without chill-filtration or artificial colouring. The malt is complex and rich with notes of red apples, milk chocolate, citrus peel and soft smoke.

Only 237 bottles were produced.

£77.00

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Lochlea Single Cask 

Lochlea Single Cask Aberdeen Whisky Shop Exclusive is the perfect whisky for those looking for a unique experience. This single malt was distilled on the 20th of December 2018 and matured in a shaved and toasted American Oak Ex-Wine Cask, and bottled on the 6th of April 2023 at natural cask strength with no chill filtration and no additional colour. This Exclusive dram showcases initial sweet vanilla fudge, giving way to ripe red fruits. More plums and raspberries, followed by floral notes and some spice, then a moreish toasted cereal finish.

Only 312 bottles were produced.

£75.00

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Glen Elgin 2010 

We are excited to have partnered with Berry Bros. & Rudd on our  Aberdeen Whisky Shop Exclusive. Amongst the numerous distilleries in Speyside, Glen Elgin distillery quietly ambles along within the pines and flitting house martins, confidently producing a rich, fruity spirit. This particular cask began life in an ex-bourbon barrel before ending its journey in a fresh oloroso butt for three years. Bright red fruit and gingerbread spices let you know it has spent some time in sherry. Fresh white peaches, dried apricots and lashings of honey and cream on the finish remind us of its quiet but generous home.

Only 120 bottles were produced.

£89.99

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Dailuaine 25 Years Old Mission Gold

This unique malt was bottled exclusively for our shop. Distilled in 1997 at Dailuaine Distillery, known for its oily, orchard fruit-filled spirit and aged in a bourbon hogshead for two decades before finishing in a compact bourbon cask from Koval Distillery.  This is an unprecedented example of Koval cask maturation. Never before has an older single malt rested for so long in those small casks. Nearly six years in the bourbon cask created a wonderful balance between elegant old spirit and vibrant American oak.  Bottled by Murray McDavid at natural cask strength without chill-filtration or artificial colouring.

Only 137 bottles were produced.

£180.00

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Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

Tamdhu 50yo 1972 Vintage

Tamdhu 50 Year Old, 1972 Private Collection. A very rare vintage bottling by Gordon & MacPhail from a single refill American hogshead #3430 at 47.7%. Distilled 21st July 1972 and bottled 10th November 2022 with just 143 hand-blown crystal decanters.

Shop – Tamdhu 50yo – £5,525 | u$5,600 | €5,098

Tamdhu 50 Year Old 1972 vintage Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Single refill American hogshead #3430. Distilled 21st July 1972 & bottled 10th November 2022 by Gordon & MacPhail for the Private Collection series. Just 143 hand-blown crystal decanters have been produced.

Nose: Sweet toffee apple aromas combine with orange peel and crystalised violets. Fragrant pear gives way to undertines of aged leather and cocoa powder.

Taste: Tart raspberry flavours lead to bright citrus zest and black pepper. Dried exotic fruit comes to the fore alongside toasted almonds.

Finish: Full and spicy finish with lingering sweet fruit and oak.

Tamdhu Distillery was founded in Speyside in 1896 and in production the following year. Designed by Charles Doig this distillery was originally equipped with two stills that were increased to four in 1972 and then six in 1975 in order to cope with the ever increasing demand for Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark blends of scotch to which Tamdhu was a major contributor. When the nearby railway station closed in 1965 the ticket office was subsequently converted into the Tamdhu Distillery visitor. But the visitor centre closed and then the distillery itself in March 2010 and with it the last working Saladin malting boxes in Scotland. A year later and Ian Macleod Distillers purchased Tamdhu Distillery and re-opened it in 2012. Single malts include Tamdhu 10 Year Old and Batch Strength.

Nikka was brought to life by the great Masataka Taketsuru in Hokkaido in 1934, and the company has been growing ever since. Masataka established Nikka because he was determined to introduce his fellow Japanese to the joys of authentic whisky.

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PIKE CREEK

CANADIAN WHISKY

Widely considered one of the best Canadian whiskies on the market, Pike Creek 10 Year Old is a warming dram finished in rum barrels with layers of dried fruit, toffee and rye spice.

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The Good Dram Show – Episode 519 ‘Old Islay’

Featuring

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 53.141 1989 (20 year old) ‘Chinese food in an old-fashioned hotel’ 52%

Mackillop’s Choice Laphroaig 1990 (22 year old) 52.1% |  Wilson & Morgan ‘Barrel Selection’ Caol Ila 1984 (25 year old) 46% |  Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ Port Ellen 1982 (27 year old) 43%

Single Malts Direct ‘Whiskies of Scotland’ Caol Ila 1980 (29 year old) 55.1% | Berry Bros & Rudd ‘Berrys’ Own Selection’ Caol Ila 1979 (30 year old) 53.1%

Loch Lomond Wins “Most Awarded Distillery” At San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Independent Distiller Gains Huge Momentum Worldwide for its Exceptional Whiskies

The Loch Lomond Distillery has won “the most awarded distillery” at the globally renowned San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023, picking up multiple Double Gold and Gold Awards for its collection of malt whisky brands.

Located just off the banks of Scotland’s iconic Loch Lomond, the Loch Lomond Distillery can trace its roots back over 200 years. Today, it crafts three distinctive whisky styles including its flagship Scotch single malt brand Loch Lomond Whiskies; its single grain whisky, Spearhead; and its latest creation Noble Rebel, a range of blended malt Scotch whiskies.

Together, these brands have received a total of 21 accolades at the industry leading San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023, winning the highly coveted ‘Most Awarded Distillery of the Year’.

Loch Lomond Distillery has been gaining huge momentum in recent years, with a refreshed focus, and increased investment leading to exceptional growth in markets around world.

This latest acknowledgment from the industry underlines its growing credibility as one of the most exciting distillers of the time. Judges praised the distillery for its consistency, quality and innovation.

In total, it scooped up nine highly coveted Double Gold Awards, seven Gold Awards, and five Silver Awards, for a selection of core range and limited-edition products. Amongst the Double Gold winners were the Open Course Collection and the Open Special Edition, two new releases this year to celebrate the partnership between Loch Lomond Whiskies and The Open Golf Championship which is a fitting way to kick off a second five-year deal between the two organisations

Inspired by its surroundings and fuelled by an eternal spirit of exploration, the distillery takes a bold and inventive approach to whisky making, using incredible feats of engineering to craft exceptional flavour profiles in a unique way.

While all follow their own unique journey and whisky making process, Loch Lomond Whiskies, Spearhead and Noble Rebel, are bound by their innovative style. The Loch Lomond Distillery is the only one of its kind in Scotland to use a combination of traditional Swan Neck Stills and unique Straight Neck stills to craft its whisky. These Straight Neck Stills are a defining feature of the distiller and allow the Master Blender to manipulate flavour at the point of distillation, creating a lighter spirit characterised by a distinctive fruit flavour. As one of only four distilleries in Scotland to have an onsite cooperage, it can also take complete control over the whisky making journey ensuring that barrel repairs and charring are carried out to an exacting standard.

Colin Matthews, Chief Executive Loch Lomond Group, said: “Loch Lomond Distillery has received significant investment in recent years allowing us to expand our whisky making capabilities and develop new styles in the single grain and blended malt categories.

“It is one of the most innovative in Scotland, using bold techniques to explore flavour creation in an inventive and creative way. We have been distilling whisky this way for generations, but are only just starting the realise the potential of our capabilities.

“To receive over 20 individual awards for our whiskies underlines the work that has been delivered in recent years to define our ranges. It is a huge step forward in our growth plans and something we are incredibly proud of.

“This is the start of an exciting journey for Loch Lomond Distillery and we have a number of exciting releases and initiatives in the pipeline.”

One of the fastest growing top 25 single malt brands in the world, Loch Lomond Whiskies is a range of classic single malt Scotch whisky, known for its distinctive house style of fruit, honey and soft smoke. The Official Spirit of The Open, Loch Lomond Whiskies has crafted a number of limited-edition golf-inspired single malts, which received exceptional feedback at this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023.

Spearhead is a single grain whisky, made from 100% malted barely and distilled in a copper coffey still, rather than a traditional pot still, before being finished in infrared toasted barrels.

Noble Rebel is the last brand to launch from Loch Lomond Distillery; a collection of blended malt Scotch whiskies that seek to break the norm by combining new ideas with deep-rooted traditions in whisky making. Launched in February 2023, in just a few months it has been an extraordinary success in the UK.

Loch Lomond Distillery received the following accolades at San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023;

Double Gold Award

 Loch Lomond Whiskies

• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies 12 Years Old Inchmurrin
• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies 12 Years Old Inchmoan
• Core range – Loch Lomond Classic
• Limited edition – Loch Lomond Whiskies Open Special Edition 2023
• Limited edition – Loch Lomond Whiskies Open Course Edition 2023
• Limited edition – Loch Lomond Whiskies Single Grain Coopers Collection
• Global Travel Retail Exclusive – Loch Lomond Whiskies 8 Years Old Madeira
• Global Travel Retail Exclusive – Loch Lomond Whiskies 18 Years Old Inchmurrin

Noble Rebel

• Noble Rebel Orchard Outburst

Gold Award

Loch Lomond Whiskies

• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies 10 Years Old
• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies 12 Years Old Perfectly Balanced
• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies 14 Years Old
• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies Single Grain (Peated)
• Global Travel Retail Exclusive – Loch Lomond Whiskies 14 Years Old Inchmoan

Noble Rebel

• Noble Rebel Smoke Symphony

Spearhead

• Spearhead

Silver Awards

Loch Lomond Whiskies

• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies Original
• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies 18 Years Old
• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies Single Grain (Unpeated)
• Core range – Loch Lomond Whiskies Single Grain Distiller’s Choice

Noble Rebel

• Noble Rebel Hazel Harmony

 * IWSR, Drinks Market Analysis 2021

About the Loch Lomond Group

• Loch Lomond Group is an independent distiller based in Alexandria and is home to several award-winning brands that are sold in more than 125 countries worldwide.
• Loch Lomond distillery has been producing the finest single malt whiskies since 1814.
• Images and interviews with key staff from the Group are available upon request. lochlomondgroup.com