Laphroaig 10 Year Old Sherry Oak

A unique expression from Laphroaig combines the unforgettable flavour of 10YO with the sweet aromatic flavours from Oloroso Sherry Casks.A rich full bodied flavour with notes of Manuka honey, bacon and maple syrup, alongside the classic smoke, seaweed and hint of salt that laphroaig is known and loved for.

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Official tasting notes:

Nose: Sweet and peaty with medicinal notes, Manuka honey, with strong clove aroma but also grilled smoky bacon, a distinctive character of sweet leather, iodine and pine tar.

Palate: Sweet and aromatic, with rich wax and furniture polish notes followed by treacle toffee, maple syrup, bitter dark chocolate combined with oak shavings, pine needle and cedar scented wood.

Finish: The finish is long sweet and spicy with chestnut honey and antiseptic aroma lingering.

Colour: Tawny, Auburn.

From Laphroaig Distillery, launched 2021

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FIRST PEATED WHISKY CONCLUDES

50^TH ANNIVERSARY TRILOGY

 GlenAllachie’s accredited whisky master Billy Walker concludes anniversary celebrations by

releasing maiden peated distillate as final expression in commemorative series

The GlenAllachie Distillers Company today reveals the last bottling in The Past, Present & Future Series as the first ever distillate produced under their ownership: The GlenAllachie Billy Walker 50^th Anniversary Future Edition 4-year-old Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

The celebratory series, which launched in May, pays tribute to foremost whisky maker Billy Walker’s extraordinary 50-year-long stint in the Scotch whisky industry. Each instalment in the trilogy has been carefully selected to reflect a key milestone in the expert blender’s career.

The Future Edition (UK RRSP £80), a young and punchy 4-year-old peated single malt, offers whisky enthusiasts the chance to sip and speculate on possible subsequent bottlings from The GlenAllachie Distillery following Walker’s takeover in 2017.

The historic release represents the first whisky bottled by the distillery to have been created under Walker and impacted by his production modifications. These include an 80% production drop, which allows for greater supervision throughout the maturation journey, and facilitates an increase in fermentation duration to 160 hours creating an ester-rich spirit with thicker mouthfeel.

Since spearheading The GlenAllachie, Walker began producing peated spirit for around six weeks annually to diversify the distillery’s offering and unleash new opportunities for innovation and experimentation.

Matured in former Rye and Bourbon barrels, as well as virgin oak casks, the feisty 4-year-old Scotch whisky selected for The Future Edition remained under careful supervision within one of the distillery’s 16 on-site warehouses in Speyside.

Made with mainland peat from St Fergus, the flavour contribution is sweeter with distinguishing oaky tones in contrast to the more medicinal or maritime notes anticipated of a coastal peat.

The barley was kilned to 80ppm (parts per million) offering up distinctive smoky yet sweet flavour characteristics: smouldering oak, cinnamon apples and chocolate-covered hazelnuts, alongside puffs of earthy peat smoke.

The momentous release is limited to 10,000 bottles worldwide; each proudly presented at cask strength of 60.2% ABV, natural colour and non chill filtered.

Reflecting on this pivotal bottling, Walker said:

“It’s beyond exciting to release our very own whisky distilled since we took over this hidden gem of a distillery in 2017. I eagerly await the reaction amongst whisky fans to this first glimpse at both our own distillate, and our peated work. The response will unquestionably influence where we take things next.

“The timing of the launch is apt as we celebrate our fifth anniversary of ownership next month. We are so very fortunate to be steering this great distillery into the future. I think the best is yet to come.”

The Future Edition joins the two other expressions in the range; The Past Edition, a 16-year-old 100% Sherry Matured single malt released in May, and The Present Edition, a 16-year-old Mizunara Virgin Oak Finish, announced in July.

The GlenAllachie Billy Walker 50^th Anniversary Future Edition is available via global specialist retailers, with a UK RRSP of £80.

ABOUT BILLY WALKER’S CAREER:

Graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1967 with a BSc Honours Degree in Chemistry, a youthful Billy Walker had the perfect foundations to enable him to build an intimate knowledge of the science behind whisky making and flavour development.

Billy’s whisky journey began in 1972 at Hiram Walker & Sons – the company behind Ballantine’s at the time – where his role covered almost all aspects of production. After four years, he moved on to Inver House Distillers, taking up the position of Master Blender in 1976.

Fast-forward to 1982, Billy joined Burn Stewart Distillers where he went on to spend two decades, most notably playing a key part in the resurrection of Deanston and Tobermory Distilleries. When the company was sold, an entrepreneurial Billy was left to decipher his next move.

The next twelve years saw him acquire BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh Distilleries, each of which were either mothballed, closed or under exposed to the market. It was at this point in his career where Billy truly made a name for himself within the industry, leading the brands’ rejuvenation and subsequent phenomenal success.

Billy’s next move was to his current position as owner and Master Distiller at The GlenAllachie Distillers Company, encompassing The GlenAllachie single malt, White Heather blended Scotch and MacNair’s Boutique House of Spirits. 2021 saw Billy delve into a new spirits category for the first time, releasing a new experimental rum line under the MacNair’s label; Exploration Rum.

It’s from this incredible record of success that Billy has earnt widespread acclaim and recognition for being one of the most prominent whisky figures of his generation.

ABOUT GLENALLACHIE:

One of Scotland’s few independently owned and managed distilleries, The GlenAllachie is led by industry veteran, Billy Walker, who boasts a 50-year tenure in whisky. With an emphasis on wood policy, The GlenAllachie’s cask budget for 2022 stands at an eye-watering £2m/$2.6m. With 16 on-site warehouses holding over 50,000 casks, we have complete control of the end-to-end maturation process.

The GlenAllachie focusses on quality over quantity, which is why we chose to reduce our production capacity from 4m to 500,000 Litres of Alcohol and increase our fermentation period to 160 hours for an ester rich, fruity spirit.

We believe age and integrity matter, which is why all our whiskies carry an age statement, and are bottled at a minimum of 46% ABV, natural colour and non-chill filtered for maximum flavour experience.

Our other brands are MacNair’s Boutique House of Spirits – encompassing Lum Reek Blended Malt Scotch Whisky and Exploration Rum – and White Heather Blended Scotch Whisky.

Further information on the distillery and company can be found at www.theglenallachie.com

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 TASTING NOTES:

The GlenAllachie 50^th Anniversary Future Edition – Peated 4-year-old – 60.2% ABV

• Colour: Auburn.
• Nose: Bursting with honeycomb, dried fruits and hazelnut, with hints of smouldering oak, dark chocolate and warm cinnamon apples.
• Taste: Lashings of cinnamon stewed pears, toasted almonds, heather honey and pipe tobacco, followed by smoked barley, vanilla toffee and orchard fruits.

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Since the 1960s, our distillery doors have been open, welcoming many visitors from near and far. That’s why on 27th September, we will be celebrating  World Tourism Day, highlighting the importance of tourism and its values.

To mark this important day, we will be giving visitors who have booked a distillery experience for 27th September an additional complimentary dram of the extraordinary, limited edition release, The Legacy Series: Chapter Three.

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Just arrived from Laphroaig, the 15th edition of the Islay distillery’s cask strength 10 Year Old, a pure and powerful expression of its trademark coastal peaty character.

Matured in ex-bourbon casks, this full-bodied single malt reveals flavours of sticky toffee pudding, white pepper and Laphroaig’s signature iodine and sea salt, wrapped in waves of peat smoke. A classic choice for fans of big, smoky drams.

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Gov. Beshear Proclaims September as Bourbon Heritage Month in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. –  In recognizing the Commonwealth’s centuries-old distilling industry, its direct ties to agriculture and its monumental economic and tourism impact, Gov. Andy Beshear has proclaimed September as Bourbon Heritage Month in Kentucky.

The Governor on Tuesday presented the formal proclamation to Kentucky Distillers’ Association President Eric Gregory during the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame® induction ceremony in Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital of the WorldⓇ.

The proclamation, available here, highlights the state’s $9 billion Bourbon and distilling industry, how it drives tourism across the Commonwealth and sustains more than 22,500 jobs with an annual payroll topping $1.23 billion.

And, it cites Kentucky Bourbon as a chief part of Kentucky’s agricultural, agritech and agritourism industries, with distillers purchasing more than 13.5 million bushels of corn and other grains every year from local farm families – a number that continues to grow.

Gregory welcomed the proclamation and lauded the industry’s growth and impact.

“With continued growing interest and global demand in our historic and homegrown distilling industry, Kentucky Bourbon provides more vital jobs and revenue streams for our Commonwealth and local communities than ever before,” he said.

“We’re proud and honored to carry forward the rich distilling traditions that have been a defining agricultural and industrial endeavor since before Kentucky was a state, while adding countless tourism dollars to local coffers through our Kentucky Bourbon Trail® experiences.”

The distilling industry is currently in the middle of a $5.2 billion, 10-year building boom with $3.3 billion of announced investment coming across the next four years, including more than $100 million in tourism capital investments.

Bourbon production has skyrocketed more than 435% since the turn of the century. Kentucky now boasts more than 10.3 million barrels of Bourbon aging in warehouses across the Bluegrass, the most in its revered distilling history.

Distillers filled more than 2.4 million barrels in 2020 alone, the third year in a row that production topped the two million mark.

Tourists made more than 1.5 million stops at Kentucky Bourbon Trail® and Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour® distilleries in 2021, a milestone that continues to grow and rebound from COVID and subsequent closures in 2020.

Still, the industry faces a number of challenges – both at home and around the country.

As the number of distilleries in other U.S. states continues to grow – now more than 2,200 across 49 states – Kentucky is at risk of losing its historic industry dominance. This year alone, Kentucky fell from 11th to 12th in the number of licensed distilleries.

Almost all of the states ahead of Kentucky have a significantly lower tax burden on spirits. In Kentucky, about 60% of every bottle of spirits goes towards taxes and fees. Kentucky also is only one of two states with a wholesale tax in addition to excise and sales taxes.

Bourbon is the highest taxed industry in Kentucky, paying $285 million in local and state taxes annually, as well as $1.8 billion in federal alcohol taxes – more federal taxes than any other state in the nation.

The Bluegrass State continues to be the only place in the world that unfairly taxes aging barrels of spirits. This discriminatory tax – the subject of a current legislative task force – punishes growth and pushes startup distilleries to competitor states.

“Other states have made it blatantly clear – they want what Kentucky has in distillery jobs, tourism and investment,” Gregory said. “If Kentucky is going to maintain its distilling dominance, policymakers must reform these excessive alcohol taxes to remove barriers to entry and incentivize more growth.”

In delivering the proclamation to the KDA at this week’s Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame event, Gov. Beshear also thanked the association and the Bourbon community for stepping up in times of need.

The KDA and its partners raised nearly $5 million in separate “Kentucky Bourbon Benefit” auctions of rare bottles and private barrel selections for relief efforts after the catastrophic Western Kentucky tornadoes and Eastern Kentucky floods.

Both auctions were the largest single donations to the Team Kentucky relief funds, the Governor said.

“As a signature industry, it’s both incumbent and important that we give back to our fellow Kentuckians in times of great tragedy and need,” Gregory said. “We’re grateful for the Governor’s ongoing support for Bourbon, the backing of the state and its communities, and the fervent interest from enthusiasts and tourists around the world.”

Founded in 1880, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association that passionately unites, promotes, protects and elevates the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Its diverse and growing membership produces the overwhelming majority of the world’s Bourbon, from legendary, global brands to emerging micro distilleries that are fostering the next generation of the Commonwealth’s timeless craft and treasured economic engine. 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.  

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Please enjoy Bourbon like a true Kentuckian – Responsibly.