Lux Row Distillers launch Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Lightly Toasted American Oak Barrels

New, limited-edition bourbon is first in a series of annually offered toasted-barrel finishes for the Daviess County Bourbon brand family

ST.LOUIS (August 1, 2022) – Lux Row Distillers announced the newest member of the Daviess County Bourbon brand family: Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Lightly Toasted American Oak Barrels. A limited allocation of 3,000 six-pack cases of Daviess County Lightly Toasted will reach retail shelves across the country later this month at a suggested retail price of $49.99 per bottle.

Daviess County Lightly Toasted features its namesake brand family’s signature combination of ryed and wheated bourbon mashbills, which is aged four-plus years in charred-oak barrels and comes in at 96 proof (48% ABV). The lightly toasted barrel finish is what gives this limited-edition release its own unique flavor profile, while giving consumers additional options within the Daviess County family.

“I’m proud to honor the rich history and tradition started in 1874 by the Daviess County Distilling Co. with this latest expression of our Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon,” said Lux Row Distillers master distiller John Rempe. “Finishing our traditional Daviess County bourbon in lightly toasted American oak barrels imparts aromas of caramel, vanilla and hints of oak on the nose, while delivering flavors of sweet caramel with notes of vanilla and coconut on the palate. This unique flavor profile is certain to become a fast favorite among fans of the brand”

Daviess County Lightly Toasted is the first in a series of annually offered toasted-barrel finishes for the Daviess County brand family, which also includes perennial variants Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Daviess County Cabernet Sauvignon Finish and Daviess County French Oak Finish.

About Luxco

Founded in St. Louis in 1958 by the Lux Family, Luxco is a leading producer, supplier, importer and bottler of beverage alcohol products. Our mission is to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of consumers, associates and business partners. Merged with MGP Ingredients, Inc. in 2021 (Nasdaq: MGPI), Luxco operates as MGP’s Brands Division and manages all MGP/Luxco brands. This extensive and award-winning spirits portfolio includes well-known brands from four distilleries: Bardstown, Kentucky-based Lux Row Distillers, home of Ezra Brooks, Rebel, Blood Oath, David Nicholson and Daviess County; Lebanon, Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery, maker of Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey and Bowling & Burch Gin; Jalisco, Mexico-based Destiladora González Lux, producer of 100% agave tequilas, El Mayor, Exotico and Dos Primos; and Ross & Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where the George Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Rossville Union Straight Rye Whiskey are produced. The innovative and high-quality brand portfolio also includes Everclear Grain Alcohol, Pearl Vodka, Saint Brendan’s Irish Cream, The Quiet Man Irish Whiskey, Green Hat Gin and other well-recognized brands. For more information about the company and its brands, visit luxco.com.

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2 Great Bottles now open to Ballot Entries

Springbank have announced their latest release, which includes the highly sought after 21 and 18 Year Old expressions.

Our Ballots are now open for both these fantastic releases.

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Both Ballots are open until 10pm on Thursday, 11th August so please read the updated rules of entry.

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Entry to the Ballot is only accessible by redeeming Loyalty Points

Each Ballot entry is 20 points

These points are NON-REFUNDABLE, and entries are only restricted by the number of points that you have

Please note that purchases take 10 days to transfer into points, therefore new purchases will not earn points for this ballot

You can earn points via other means – full details are available via our Loyalty Page

We only have two bottles of each bottle available for the Ballot

The rest of our allocation will go on sale only in store at 10am on Thursday, 11th august

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BALLOT INFO Springbank 18 Year Old 2022 70cl

BALLOT INFO Springbank 21 Year Old 2022 Release 70cl

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Adelphi Tasting – 6:30pm – Milroys Soho. 31-08-22

Our Adelphi tasting event takes place at the tail end of Summer, it’s the perfect event for those new and experienced whisky fans to discover the range and quality that Adelphi are renowned for in the whisky industry.

The company was founded by Donald Houston and Keith Falconer, based in Charlestown Fife, named after a distillery that closed in 1902 called Adelphi

The company has now built its very own distillery on the estate called Ardnamurchan established in 2014.

The distillery is named after the estate, with a capacity of 450.000 litres per year, this is now seen as a small outturn but more importantly allows them to concentrate on the best possible distillate from the stills.

Alongside distilling they also bottle from across Scotland, with some outstanding single cask single malts that are taste forward and non-chill filtered, this will give you natural colours from the casks.

Tonight’s event is about discovering what taste will suit you! We all enjoy a whisky that gives us a familiar taste we naturally gravitate towards, lets see if you are missing out on something you might have overlooked in the past.

Tonight’s ambassador is Connal Mackenzie.

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Dalmore 2008 13 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice TWS Exclusive

The initial impression is fruity…a whisper of shortcrust pastry. A soft texture and a sweet taste overall, with a surprisingly spicy savoury finish – Charles MacLean, Whiskeria Summer 2022.

From the world-acclaimed Connoisseurs Choice range comes this Dalmore single malt whisky, independently bottled by Gordon & MacPhail exclusively for The Whisky Shop. Distilled in 2008, this expression has spent 13 years in a refill bourbon barrel before being bottled in May 2022 at 57.2% abv without chill filtration or added colouring. Highly limited, just 256 bottles have been produced.

“A mellow nosefeel, with light prickle. The initial impression is fruity – fresh apple, pear in syrup, fruit salad, a suggestion of raspberry jam – beneath this is a whisper of shortcrust pastry. A soft texture and a sweet taste overall, with a surprisingly spicy savoury finish. Little change with a splash of water, the finish now slightly tart.” – Whiskeria, Summer 2022

£140.00
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Welocme to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at some relatively recent releases from Glencadam, Nc’ Nean and Tomatin.

https://youtu.be/YXVvA-okOJU

Whisky.Auction reunites historic John Walker & Sons records with the Diageo Archive

The world-famous Diageo Archive is home to a new piece of Johnnie Walker history thanks to the work of auction house Whisky.Auction and willing donator Andrew Welford.

An historic ledger detailing the transfer of shares in the John Walker & Sons company during World War II was brought to the team at Whisky.Auction by Mr Welford who was looking for advice on the book’s significance and whether it was of value to anyone. Eagle-eyed auction director Isabel Graham-Yooll recognised the historic importance such a record and knew the value this could bring to the Diageo Archive.

She explains: “This is one of those artefacts that holds so much value to a company archive, but little value to an individual, and so it felt right to reunite the ledger with the company owners. We often see old documents and labels from private individuals coming up at auctions and sometimes they simply need to find the right home rather than make money.”

Diageo Archive Manager Christine McCafferty comments: “I was so pleased that this book has been reunited with our Archive collection for John Walker & Sons, which is our pride and joy. I cannot thank Andrew enough for his kind donation and Isabel for seeing the value of having items like this kept within the business which created them. It helps us to build a full picture of our story to date, and we certainly hope to find some interesting stories buried in the pages.”

The ledger was delivered to the Diageo Archive by Andrew Welford who, alongside Isabel Graham-Yooll, was given a tour of the archives and saw the book laid down in its new home.

Our 134th auction is now up and running with a veritable feast of special drams available.  To ease your scrolling burden we’ve taken the liberty of picking out a few highlights from this month’s offerings.

Ben Nevis 1926 63 Year Old 75cl

Described by the distillery as the “peak of their achievement” this Ben Nevis 1926 63 Year Old 75cl is a bona fide collector’s item and will be highly coveted.  After a whopping 63 years in cask the angels had greedily devoured most of the whisky by time it came to be bottled, leaving a miserly 96 bottles.  This, however, has only increased the exclusivity of this marvelous dram from the rarest of casks.

Macallan 52 Year Old 2018 Release 75cl

Highland Park 21 Year Old Single Cask ‘Best Spirit in the

An unusual one now, the Highland Park 21 Year Old Single Cask ‘Best Spirit in the World’ Celebration Bottling.  This one-off expression was bottled in celebration of Highland Park 18 Year old being awarded best spirit in the world in 2005 and given to Highland Park staff.  This particular bottle was originally gifted to ex-Highland Park Whisky Maker Max McFarlane himself, as evidenced by the accompanying hand-signed letter.  One for the Orkney afficionados amongst us.

SMWS 27.40 Springbank 1964 31 Year Old

Finally, a rare find from the vaults of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, the SMWS 27.40 Springbank 1964 31 Year Old.  A maiden showing at auction for us this one, and a mighty fine bottle it is too.  Distilled before the moon landing and bottled over 3 decades later this is a magnificent example of whisky-making from arguably Campbeltown’s biggest hitting distillery.We’re lucky to have some absolutely fantastic bottles in the auction this month, but don’t despair if you’re looking for something that won’t break the bank as there are plenty of bargains to be had too.  Happy bidding everyone and best of luck in the auction!

Samaroli for TWB

Caol Ila 9 Years 2013 Vintage ‘Lords of the Isles’

Caol Ila 9 Years

2013 vintage matured in a single hogshead cask. 490 smokey numbered bottles .

Buy Caol Ila £120 / $118* / €118*

World renowned Scotch whisky bottler Samaroli has selected a single hogshead cask bottled July 2022 to mark our 15th birthday. The label, in typical Samaroli fashion, depicts Islay’s Lords of the Isles and the Paps of Jura, synonymous with the view from Caol Ila’s famous Still Room.