We are so proud to share that Umiki Whisky is awarded with ‘’2’’ medals in 2022!

Osaka, JAPAN, 21th March 2022

Umiki Whisky is awarded with “DOUBLE GOLD” Medal and ‘’Whisky of the Year 2022’’ at the WWSA (Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards) which is the World’s most important wine & spirit competition judged by women Buyers.

About.Umiki Whisky

“Ocean Fused Whisky From The Heart of Japanese Pine”

UMIKI is “World’s first Japanese Pine barrel aged” and “World’s first ocean water fused whisky brand” that uses only renewable water source for blending” This sustainable process brings an exceptional smoothness with sea-breeze on the nose, rounded floral taste on the palate and a soothing freshness in the finish to UMIKI.

For further information please visit: www.umikiwhisky.com

About Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards

World’s most influential Female Buyers and Hoteliers Judge the Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards – the Most Important Wine & Spirits Awards Judged by Women Buyers.

For further information please visit www.wineawards.org

About Yoshino Spirits Co.

Yoshino Spirits (headquarters located in Osaka) is a private company exporting finest whisky, wine and spirits brands from Japan to the world placing the highest priority on building relationships of trust between
domestic manufacturers and customers all over the world.

For more information, please visit www.yoshinospirits.com

Indulge with the world’s finest whiskies and spirits at the Nth Ultimate Whisky and Spirits Experience in Las Vegas

April 22 -23, 2022 Wynn Hotel Las Vegas

The Universal Whisky Experience 2022

Take your experience into the stratosphere with our incredible High Roller Experience – the absolute zenith in luxury whisky encounters.

• Exclusive High Roller Super Pours

• Exclusive Master Classes

• 1-on-1 meetings with industry legends, whisky & spirit ambassadors, and distillers

• Access to the exclusive High Roller lounge

• High Roller dinner reception

• Entry into the High Roller raffle draw

Grand main tasting experience with over 70 exhibitors

• And so much more!

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High Roller Master Classes: 

The Dalmore and Jura – Experience – Hosted by legendary master blender aka “The Nose” Richard Paterson and USA national brand ambassador Craig Bridgers.

The Macallan Experience – A journey into the world’s ultimate luxury Single Malt, led by Kieron Elliott.

Bhakta Spirits – Raj Bhakta founder of this company and America whisky legend with take your through some of the rarest and oldest Armagnac’s in the world.

Irish Distillers – The master Blender from Midleton’s will taste your through some amazing Irish gems from this legendary distiller

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NEW VAULTS COLLECTION BOTTLING

Bringing surprise and delight in equal measure, don’t miss the opportunity to taste and explore this remarkable and rare bottling. From our Old & Dignified flavour profile, expect exceptional depth with layer upon layer of luxurious sweetness and intrigue. Limited to one bottle per member, buy now to enjoy the experience.

MOUNTAINTOP EXPERIENCE

Cask No. 50.118

Age: 31 years

Cask: Second Fill Bourbon Barrel

ABV: 53.0%

1 MAX PER MEMBER 

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Campbeltown Loch is a wonderful idea to showcase the variety of whisky that is produced in the Campbeltown area of Scotch whisky.

Huge names:

Springbank

Longrow

Hazelburn

Kilkerran

Glen Scotia

Bringing together some of these intensely coastal and fragrant flavour profiles gives us an honest and even more transparent look at the distilleries of Campbeltown.

Trying to get hold of this bottle was only attainable as a result of my friend, Matt, in London. A few quick clicks and it was mine for £39 before shipping. But the chaos around Springbank, my god. People fighting in queues for bottles, groups getting changed in cars to jump back into the line for extra bottles, websites being crashed, secondary market explosions…you all do know that there are other, and in some cases, better whiskies available on the market? I have bowed at the altar of Springbank, but I don’t believe they are the be all and end all of whisky. Pull yourselves together.

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SPEYSIDE DISTILLER SCOOPS THREE GOLD AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS COMPETITION 

— Benromach Distillery receives a suite of Gold awards at the 2022 International Wine & Spirit Competition —

Benromach Distillery has recorded an incredible result at this year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) by scooping three Gold award wins for its handmade single malt scotch whiskies.

IWSC, which sets an international benchmark for quality and recognises the very best wines and spirits available globally, presented Benromach Organic, Benromach 15 Year Old and Benromach 10 Year Old with Gold awards.

Benromach Organic from the distillery’s Contrasts range is the world’s first certified organic single malt whisky. Matured in Virgin American Oak, it gives sweet, malty notes with creamy pepper, banana, coffee and cocoa flavours.

After maturing in first fill bourbon and sherry casks, Benromach 15 Year Old delivers cracked pepper, charred oak, apples, dark chocolate and forest fruits flavours with rich sherry notes and a touch of smoke.

Benromach’s signature 10 Year Old single malt delivers delicate forest fruits and creamy malt, a touch of smoke and rich, lasting sherry notes, after also maturing in the finest first fill bourbon and sherry casks.

Keith Cruickshank, Distillery Manager at Benromach Distillery, said: “Every expression produced by Benromach Distillery is made by hand for genuine character by our small team of distillers who rely exclusively on their expertise and senses. To bring home three Gold accolades from the IWSC awards is a true reflection of the hard work and dedication that goes into producing our distinctive Speyside single malts.”

The International Wine & Spirit Competition was founded by chemist Anton Massel and has recently celebrated its 50^th Anniversary.

For further information or to purchase, please visit www.benromach.com

TASTING NOTES

Benromach Organic is non-chill-filtered and is bottled at 46% ABV

• Aromas: Sweet vanilla and ripe fruits accompany citrus zest. Toasted malt leads to green apples
• Palate: Creamy with soft pepper and butterscotch. Freshly ground coffee develop alongside dried banana and a subtle herbal edge
• Finish: Medium bodied and long with aniseed and cocoa powder
• Maturation: Matured in Virgin American Oak

Benromach 15 Year Old is bottled at 43% ABV

• Aromas: Aromas of sweet toffee leading to notes of cracked black pepper and peat smoke. Rich forest fruits develop with dark chocolate and dried banana
• Palate: Creamy and sweet with ripe apples and an undertone of charred oak. Dark chocolate develops and leads to toasted malt and orange peel with a subtle hint of smoke
• Finish: Medium creamy finish with soft smoke and dried fruit
• Maturation: Matured in first-fill ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks

Benromach 10 Year Old is bottled at 43% ABV

• Aromas: Sweet green apple and pear complement creamy dark honey. Soft vanilla develops alongside gentle smoke
• Palate: Smooth flavours of malted cereal and stewed fruit combine with warm toffee and a hint of black cherry
• Finish: Full bodied finish with malted cereal and soft smoke
• Maturation: Matured in first-fill ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks 

About Benromach Distillery

Originally built in 1898, Benromach Distillery was brought back to life when the Urquhart family realised a lifelong dream to own a distillery and purchased it in 1993. The distillery was extensively re-equipped over a five-year period before it was officially opened by HRH The Duke of Rothesay in 1998.

In reopening Benromach Distillery, the Urquhart family wanted to create a single malt whisky that has a classic Speyside character: beautifully balanced with a light touch of smoke.

Benromach Distillery is located on the outskirts of the ancient market town of Forres. A five-star visitor centre is open to the public throughout the year for tours and tastings. Benromach Distillery is a member of the world-famous Malt Whisky Trail.

For more information, visit: www.benromach.com

We are so proud to share that KAMIKI – “THE FIRST WHISKY BRAND IN THE WORLD WITH JAPANESE CEDAR CASK FINISH” is awarded with 2 new Medals in 2022!

Osaka, JAPAN, 21th March 2022, Kamiki Original Blended Malt Whisky is awarded with ‘’GOLD’’ Medal from Los Angeles Invitational Wine & Spirits Challenge and Kamiki Intense was awarded “BEST WORLD WHISKY-II” at Roma Whisky Festival.

About Kamiki Whisky

“THE FIRST WHISKY BRAND IN THE WORLD WITH JAPANESE CEDAR CASK FINISH”

Kamiki is a new expression super premium Japanese Whisky with a unique second maturation technique, blend is rested for a second time in Yoshino Sugi –Japanese Cedarcasks to capture a perfectly smooth taste, a scent of sandalwood on the nose and a zest of green tea in the finish.

For further information please visit www.kamikiwhisky.com

About Los Angeles Invitational Wine & Spirits Challenge

The Los Angeles Invitational Wine & Spirits Challenge was established, in conjunction with LA beverage professionals to highlight the best of the best wine & spirits producers in the world. The mission is to introduce those elite producers to the Southern California market of consumers, one of the largest in the country. Winning producers will be featured in a robust LA Times promotional campaign targeting wine, spirits and food enthusiasts in the LA region. Media Sponsor is Los Angeles Times

For further information please visit: https://lainvitational.com

New Glenfarclas
Family Casks

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old 2005 Family Cask

Distilled 2005 and matured in a single sherry butt #2461 until bottling in the Summer of 2021. Limited release of 636 bottles at cask strength 59.7%. These Family Cask series are becoming increasingly desirable…

Buy – Glenfarclas 2005 Family Cask >>

BLOOMING GORSE

Throughout the months of March, April and May, the vibrant yellow bloom of the gorse bush appears, bringing with it a delightful and distinctive vanilla-coconut scent. Named after this stunning floral aroma, Blooming Gorse is the 3rd release in our Family Collection. A beautifully delicate whisky, Blooming Gorse is a delicious dram to enjoy throughout the spring and into the summer months.

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DREAM DRAMS

Transport the senses to another world with our hand-picked selection of dream drams – including our NEW Vaults Collection bottling 50.118 Mountaintop experience and the next bottle in our series of small batch single malts, Douro Cruise.

Keep on scrolling to discover these two rare releases and our dream dram recommendations.

SHOP NEW WHISKY

JOIN US ON A SPRING CRUISE
TO SUNNIER CLIMES

This wonderfully ruby red small batch bottling is a celebration of sweet complexity. We’ve drawn together selected casks of Speyside single malt, some matured full term in bourbon barrels and some additionally matured in ex-Ruby Port pipes, for no less than two years. The result is rich, fruity and evocative of trips to sunnier climes.

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

Wooler Welcomes Whisky Stills

Ad Gefrin hosts community parade to welcome the copper stills for the Visitor Experience and Distillery 

The market town of Wooler in North Northumberland, yesterday celebrated an exciting milestone. Over 100 school children and local people gathered on the High Street to welcome the arrival of the two giant copper stills, which will become the heart of the Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Distillery when it opens later this year.

The stills have been manufactured by Forsyths of Rothes, Moray, the world’s leading manufacturer of distillation equipment.  Each weighing three tonnes, they have taken over 1,200-man hours to build.

They arrived on two 44-ton transporters, escorted by a vintage Redpaths Haulage Wagon, resplendent in its restored heritage bodywork. Parked at the entrance to the site a vintage Fergusons Bean Truck and 1960’s Dodge will also welcome the stills. Together they represent the history of the Redpath / Fergusons lineage.

On completing their 230-mile journey to Wooler, the stills were welcomed with music played by local resident, the renowned Northumbrian piper Anthony Robb, and his wife Heather. Amongst the many people lining the streets to witness this historic event, were over one hundred local school children from Wooler First School, Glendale Middle School and Berwick Academy.

After the delivery procession, the co-founders of Ad Gefrin, Alan and Eileen Ferguson, spoke about their excitement seeing their plans one step closer to fruition.  Eileen said: “Today has been about the community, and we were absolutely delighted that so many people have joined us to mark this important milestone, both for Ad Gefrin and for Wooler.  For us as a family, it was also very exciting that our daughter Naomi, who was born in Wooler, took the wheel of one of the transporter vehicles on its journey down from Morayshire.

“Now the stills have been delivered, the installation process will begin and will last roughly four months with the aim to start distilling this autumn. The Visitor Experience and Distillery will open in the Autumn and from 2025 onwards, Ad Gefrin’s Single Malt Whisky will mature.”

The Ferguson family have for many years contributed to the economy of the area and their long-term commitment continues through the opening of the Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Distillery.

As well as creating the first Northumbrian Single Malt Whisky, the £10.4m development will include a world class cultural visitor experience celebrating Northumbria’s Golden Age. The inspiration comes from the 7^th Royal Summer Palace of the Anglo-Saxon Kings and Queens discovered at Yeavering – only four miles from the town.  Discovered in the 1950’s this became one of the 20^th Century’s most remarkable archaeological finds – revealing as it did a unique wooden grandstand and Great Hall as well as Royal Quarters.  The Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience will recreate the Great Hall and celebrate the richness of the culture of the time that drew people from across the world.

Ad Gefrin will also include a bistro, bar, shop and a programme of tailored tours and tastings.  With its unique offering, Ad Gefrin is destined to become a major visitor attraction bringing prosperity to the whole Glendale area.

Ad Gefrin opens in Autumn 2022.

Ad Gefrin Single Malt Whisky will mature from 2025 onwards.

For more information visit adgefrin.co.uk.

About Ad Gefrin

Ad Gefrin is a £10.4m world-class visitor experience and whisky distillery that will reveal the fascinating history of Northumberland’s Anglo Saxon ‘Golden Age’. Informed by one of the 20^th century’s most remarkable archaeological finds – the internationally renowned archaeological site, Yeavering – the centre will recreate the Great Hall of the royal summer palace of the 7^th century Northumbrian kings and queens. Ad Gefrin is funded by the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, the North East Rural Growth Network – Strategic Economic Infrastructure Fund (SEIF), North East LEP and Northumberland County Council. 

About Yeavering (the archaeological site of Ad Gefrin) 5 miles from Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Distillery

Internationally renowned, Yeavering is the most thoroughly excavated Anglo Saxon palace complex in Europe and the only archaeological site to have evidence of a timber grandstand and gathering place. This was the 7^th Century royal summer residence of early Anglo-Saxon kings and queens including Aethelfrith, Edwin and Aethelburga, the saintly Oswald and his younger brother Oswy.  Discovered in 1949 through aerial photography and excavated by Brian Hope-Taylor in the 1950’s and 60’s, the scheduled archaeological site is today under the ownership and management of The Gefrin Trust. The Trust was formed to ensure the future preservation of the site through sympathetic management, conservation and investigation. Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Distillery is working in partnership with The Gefrin Trust to further illuminate the importance of the archaeological site within the exhibition at the Visitor Centre.

About Borderlands Partnership

The Borderlands Partnership consists of Carlisle City Council, Cumbria County Council, Dumfries and Galloway Council, Northumberland County Council and Scottish Borders Council. The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal was agreed between the Borderlands Partnership, the UK Government and the Scottish Government in March 2021. The Deal will deliver up to £350 million investment in projects across the region from the UK and Scottish Governments alongside local investment of £100 million. More information can be found at www.borderlandsgrowth.com

About the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)

The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is a public, private, and education sector partnership that covers Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland local authority areas.