SIX WHISKIES FROM SAZERAC COMPANY RECOGNIZED AT 2021 SAN FRANCISCO WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION

Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey Named Gold Medalist

Montreal (Jun 8, 2021) – Judges at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition awarded a Gold medal to Sazerac Company’s Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey in the taste category of the competition. Spirits awarded the Gold medal in the judging process are described as exceptional spirits that are near the pinnacle of achievement; these products set the standard for their categories. A total of five Canadian whiskies and one blended whiskey were awarded medals at the competition out of a record-breaking 3,500 entries.

Silver Medals

• Canadian Mist Blended Canadian Whisky
• Royal Canadian Small Batch Blended Whisky

Bronze Medals

• Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky
• Collingwood Blended Canadian Whisky
• High River Canadian Whisky

The Gold Medal winning Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey, named after the legendary Sam Bronfman, was introduced as a limited-edition blended whiskey in 2019 to honor the founder of the modern-day distilled spirits industry. Sazerac’s Master Blender, Drew Mayville, created this exclusive blend as a tribute to Mister Sam. The individual barrels for the other medalist, Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky, were hand-selected by Mayville himself.

Each entry was subject to rounds of blind tastings and individual evaluation on both taste and design by judges. For more information on the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and a full list of results, visit sfspiritscomp.com.

About Sazerac

Sazerac is one of America’s oldest family owned, privately held distillers with operations in the United States in Louisiana, Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Maryland, California, and global operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, India, Australia and Canada. For more information on Sazerac, please visit www.sazerac.com.

Scotch Whisky The Whisky Magazine Annual

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Packed with interviews, distillery focus features and blind tasting reviews, Scotch Whisky turns the spotlight on distilleries old and new, large and small. Curated by Whisky Magazine’s editor, Christopher Coates, Scotch Whisky is a valuable addition to any whisky lover’s bookshelf.

• 132-page ‘bookazine’

• Available in print and digital editions

• Includes six in-depth interviews with the great and good of whisky

• Distillery features on Highland Park, GlenAllachie, Macallan, Rosebank, Raasay, Glenturret, and many more

• More than 100 blind tasting reviews of the latest whiskies

• Tasting notes and progress reports on unreleased spirits from some of Scotland’s newest distilleries

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Back for just the second year ever, Exploring English Whisky is proud to announce that the ENGLISH WHISKY FESTIVAL 2021 will be taking place on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th September (online).

With 5 more distilleries & independent bottlers taking part than last year (19 in total), and an entirely new line-up of products, the two day event promises something special for those returning for their second year, or anyone joining for the first time.

Replicating the same accessible, informative and entertaining format, there will be 6 sessions, as well as entertainment and cocktail making masterclasses in between. Attendees will hear directly from each distillery or bottler as they take us through their product & story, focused on the theme of each session.

11 products in the line-up are completely new releases, some of which won’t be available until after the festival (or available at all as they’re cask samples drawn exclusively for this event). Many of the distilleries are now multi-award winners, including World Whiskies Awards, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, International Spirits Challenge and Icons of Whisky.

Tickets are available from £27.50 for a standard session (10% off for members of Exploring English Whisky) for UK residents only, and £31.50 for the chocolate and whisky pairing session. Or why not go for The Full English and save £9 (and multiple postage charges) when you buy all 6 packs together? 

Ticket Link: https://exploring-whisky.sumup.link/collection/festival2021

Membership Info: www.exploringenglishwhisky.co.uk

When: Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th September 2021

Where: Online (secure link sent out to attendees a couple of days before the event)

What: 29 samples of English Whisky, maturing spirit and new make spirit from established and new distilleries – each bringing something new and exciting to the line-up.

Who: List of participating distilleries (below)

Distilleries

Session hosts this year include:

• Amy Seton (Birmingham Whisky Club)
• Felipe Schrieberg (Forbes / Rhythm & Booze)
• Fiona Shoop (Whisky writer)
• Stephanie Jordan (Avallen Calvados / Drinking Out Loud)
• Tim Etherington-Judge (Avallen Calvados / Healthy Hospo)
• Glassmates (Ortis Deeley, Jimmy Harris, Nigel Mark)

Our snack partners this year include:

• Sekeforde Botanical Mixers (sekfordedrinks.com)
• Love Corn (https://lovecorn.co.uk/)
• Simpleas (https://www.simpleas-snacks.co.uk/)

And the chocolate for our Chocolate & Whisky pairing session will be coming from a bean-to-bar producer of ethical, sustainable chocolate – Lucocoa (https://www.lucocoachocolate.com/aboutus)

 EVENT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 3rd September

6.00pm – Festival Welcome

6.30pm – Session 1: New Horizons

Forest Distillery – New Make spirit

Henstone Distillery – Whisky Release No.2

The Lakes Distillery – Whisky Makers Reserve No. 4

Wharf Distillery – Solstice Whisky

White Peak Distillery – First Release Whisky

8.00pm – Session 2: Expert Blind Tasting

SHH! IT’S A SECRET

9.30PM – Entertainment

10.45pm – END

CONTINUED…

SATURDAY 4th September

3.00pm – Session 3: Whisky & Chocolate Pairing

Bimber – new Small Batch release

Cooper King – Maturing Spirit

The English Whisky Co.  – Rum Cask

The Lakes – new Editions release

4.30pm – Session 4: Bottling It (Independent bottlers)

Gulliver’s 47, Ex-Bourbon Cask

Gulliver’s 47, 10yo Quarter Cask

The Boutiquey Whisky Company – Cotswolds 3yo Whisky

The Boutiquey Whisky Company – White Peak 2yo maturing spirit

The Single Cask – Peated 12 years old whisky (cask 106RR)

6.00pm – Break

6.30pm – Session 5: Heart & Graft

Cotswolds – Hearts & Crafts release

Copper Rivet – new Column Malt

Ludlow – new Whisky release

Mercia – Rye spirit

Dartmoor – Sherry Cask

8.00pm – Session 6: Against the Grain

Adnams – Rye Whisky

Circumstance – Mixed Grain Spirit

East London – Rye Whisky

The English  – Parched (Grain Whisky)

The Oxford Artisan Distillery – Anniversary Rye Whisky

9.30pm – Entertainment

10.45pm – END

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Every month, we present an incredible selection of whiskies and other fine spirits to our members right across the globe. You will find everything here from limited edition releases and vintage bottles to whole casks of rare whisky. There is certainly something for everyone – whether you are looking to collect, invest or enjoy!

Midleton – Silent Distillery Collection (1^st & 2^nd release)

Ichiro’s Malt – Seven of Clubs “Card”

Brora – 40 Year Old (1972) Cask Strength

Macallan – 1988 (Fine & Rare)

Selling whisky? Why not arrange the pick-up of your bottles using our global courier service? If you’re based in Scotland, you might want to arrange the personal collection of your bottles. Wherever you’re based in the world, we will make getting your bottles into our monthly auction as simple as possible. Get in touch with the Whisky Hammer team now by dropping them a message at sales@whiskyhammer.co.uk.

New Gordon & MacPhail Single Cask Single Malts ~ the Highlands to the Islands

2006 Clynelish 14 Year Old “Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur’s Choice” K&L Exclusive Cask #310540 Single Refill Sherry Hogshead Nonchillfiltered Cask Strength Highlands Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $139.99 View

The Connoisseur’s Choice collection is an exceptional single cask perspective on the distillery’s own bottlings but offered at cask strength and unfiltered and with the added allure of that single cask selection made by Gordon & MacPhail—Scotland’s preeminent bottler. In this case, we have Clynelish at 14 years old—Diageo’s OB age statement. This single cask is a refill sherry hogshead, distilled Sunday, June 18th 2006 and bottled on Monday, November 30th, 2020. Yielding just 241 bottles at 55.5% ABV the color is dark gold, with aromas of fruitcake, citrus zest, and molasses that develop into cinnamon and ginger on the palate. A long finish hints at dark chocolate and candied nuts.

2000 Scapa 20 Year Old “Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur’s Choice” K&L Exclusive Cask #1098 Single Refill Sherry Hogshead Nonchillfiltered Cask Strength Orkney Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $179.99 View

Distilled May 2nd, 2000 and bottled on November 30th, 2020 at 56.2% ABV. Scapa is Orkney’s “other distillery,” sitting just half a mile south of its famous neighbor, but it deserves to be recognized in its own right as one of Scotland’s great malts. An unusual still setup, water source, and island environs lend Scapa its unique character. The wash still is a Lomond still—one of only a handful of functional Lomond stills in Scotland. The spirit still is a more traditional onion bulb still. Unpeated and laden with Scapa’s signature honey flavors, this choice cask from Gordon & MacPhail is a treasure to behold. Aged in a refill sherry hogshead the whisky is rich with warm spices, chocolate, cooked fruits and salted nuts. Sweet marzipan, piquant black pepper, citrus peel and cherry compote dance across the palate. A finish of honey, apple pie, and sweet oak round out the whisky.

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Laphroaig 16 year old Whisky is a mellower expression of the famous Islay Scotch, slowly aged in ex-Bourbon barrels. The additional years spent resting in American oak lends notes of leather and vanilla, which complement the signature rich and smoky flavours that Laphroaig Whisky is famous for. A perfect example of how their peated Whisky ages and matures over time, this dram is an ideal choice for the long evenings of late summer as they transition into the cosy nights of autumn.

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NOSE: Sweet leather, oaky spices, vanilla and wood character with gorse flowers and heather fragrance, roasted chestnuts with rich maple syrup, a touch of black pepper.

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FINISH: Long lasting, smoky, sweet and salted seaweed, medicinal character.

New whisky

GLEN MORAY WAREHOUSE 1 TOKAJI CASK

Speyside’s Glen Moray have released another limited-edition Warehouse 1 bottling, this time finished in sweet Tokaji wine casks. The finishing process has created a mix of sweet-shop and bakery flavours that will appeal to anyone who likes their whisky on the sweeter side. Only 1244 bottles have been produced so get your sticky fingers on one today.

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Two Superb American Oak Whiskies 

‘The whole room smells incredible, it fills the distillery with this beautiful warm vanilla smell, and reminds us all of a Tasmanian winter by the fire.’ 

– Tammy Shearing, Bottling Supervisor

We are delighted to announce the upcoming release of two superb American Oak ex-Bourbon whiskies, TD0262 & TD0357.

TD0262 American Oak ex-Bourbon Single Cask, bottled at 45.1% was matured for over 12 years in a 200L cask and yielded 254 bottles.

Sweet, spice and all things nice! Delicious pudding flavours: chocolate brownie, bread and butter pudding, gingerbread and honey cake. Great balance throughout.

TD0357 American Oak ex-Bourbon Single Cask, bottled at 47.5% was matured for over 12 years in a 200L cask and yielded 219 bottles.

Exceptional texture and balance. Biscuity malt notes marry perfectly with sweet preserves, fresh fruit salad and subtle spiced oak. Delightfully moreish!

Further cask information and tasting notes can be found on our online store.

These whiskies will be released via ballot.

The ballot will open for 24 hours from 11am Hobart time on Tuesday 22nd of June, 2021. Further details will be sent prior to the ballot opening.

A note on our ballot system. 

Our policy is one bottle, per person, per household. Our fraud detection algorithm detects multiple entries and removes them to ensure our whisky lands in the hands of our genuine supporters.

If you have any questions around our ballot process, you can email us at info@sullivanscove.com

You are welcome to enter both ballots once. Successful entries will be notified shortly after the ballot closes.

A.SMITH BOWMAN CASK STRENGTH BOURBON IS LATEST RELEASE FROM VIRGINIA’S OLDEST DISTILLERY

Packing a Punch at 141.1 Proof, New Cask Strength is Permanent Addition to Line Up

 FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA (June 10, 2021) – A. Smith Bowman Distillery, known for its award-winning single barrel, small batch, and experimental spirits, is adding a permanent expression to its portfolio, A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon.  Aged a minimum of 10 years with barrels hand-selected by Master Distiller Brian Prewitt, the A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength will be an annual release, bottled uncut and non chill-filtered.

The first release will be available in late June, and is a high proof lover’s delight, coming in at 141.1 proof. Tasting notes for this bourbon describe it as starting off with the aroma of vanilla, apple, and dried cherries.  Hints of toasted pecan and candied nuts give way to brown sugar, brown spice, and toasted coconut. The finish is oily and viscous with a delicious aftertaste that keeps going on long after the final sip.

“We’re excited to add another offering in the A. Smith Bowman line of bourbons, especially a Cask Strength, which we’re sure will be really popular with our fans, said Master Distiller Brian Prewitt.  “This first release in this annual series contains barrels selected from the lower tiers in Warehouses A1 and A.  We thought the flavor combinations resulted in a delicate sipping bourbon that drinks like a much lower proof.  We hope you agree!”

The A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon will be available in select markets in the United States, as well through the A. Smith Bowman Distillery gift shop via online lottery. Bottles are packaged in 750 mL and suggested retail pricing is $99.99.  For more information, stay tuned to the A. Smith Bowman website at www.asmithbowman.com.

About A. Smith Bowman

A. Smith Bowman’s distilling roots date back to the years before Prohibition when the Bowman family had a granary and dairy farm in Sunset Hills, Virginia. They used excess grain from the family estate to distill spirits. In 1934, after the Repeal of Prohibition, Abram Smith Bowman and his sons continued the family tradition and built a more modern distillery in Fairfax County, Virginia called Sunset Hills Farm.  The Distillery was moved in 1988 and is now nestled in Spotsylvania County near the city of Fredericksburg, 60 miles away from the original location.

As a small and privately owned company, A. Smith Bowman Distillery continues the time-honored traditions on which it was founded. Considered a micro-distillery by today’s standards, A. Smith Bowman produces an assortment of hand-crafted spirits distilled from only the finest natural ingredients and using the latest technology. This micro-distillery focuses on the production of premium spirits honoring the legacy of Virginia’s first settlers. As Virginia’s oldest and most award-winning distillery, its various brands have earned numerous prestigious awards over the years, including John J. Bowman Single Barrel, which received a double gold medal at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.  For more information on A. Smith Bowman, please visit www.asmithbowman.com.