From the monthly archives:

March 2007

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When the Fine & Rare Collection from The Macallan entered the market we thought we would save up a bit of money to buy our own collection with one bottle from each of the years that we were born and then we would have ourselves a really nice tasting!! We still haven’t gone in to “buy mode” but we found this article about two guys that definitely appreciate the finer things in life. Imagine the kind of whisky room they could set up after this! Not that we think it was that empty before, but if any of you two whisky lovers want to invite us over for a private tasting please let us know! We simply love people that can make us dream even more about that perfect whisky cabinet….

Read the full story at www.stomp.com

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Ulf Buxrud, a Scandinavian keeper of the Quaich and a Malt Maniac, has released the Rare Malts, Facts, Figures and Taste.

The book is an endeavor to document the facts and figures of a formative and exciting segment of whisky history. It is also an attempt to mirror the arduous work and joy surrounding the rise of cottage trade that became an industry.

ulf.jpgRare Malts portrays all the distilleries involved in the compilation of the Rare Malts Selection series; a collection of outstanding examples of the makes of thirty-six legendary distilleries. Each portrait contains histories and technical data, some never published before. The portraits include flavour profiles, tasting notes and comments. A special segment deals with tasting methodology; another gives a deeper insight into whisky nomenclature. In addition the full story of the Rare Malts Selection series is told in detail.

The book retails for 30£
Get the book here

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If you’re into whisky, why not tag along for a boat ride.

On the 26th of May Whiskyschool.com will arrange it’s first cruise around the islands of Islay. You guide will be Gordon Wright, one of the co-founders of the Islay distillery Bruichladdich and owner of family distillery Springbank.

For the cruises Gordon and James (who runs Whiskyschool.com with Gordon) have located a newly refurbished 6 cabin boat that fits the bill. The boat is recently refurbished, solid and comfortable, with a full compliment of crew to look after you.

The cruise is an all-inclusive for the cost of UK £ 895 per person sharing a twin or double cabin.

The planned schedule looks like this:

Accommodation in twin or double berth with ensuite facilities for 3 nights, All Food & Beverages (Afternoon Tea x 3, Cooked or continental breakfast x 3, 2-course lunch x 3, 3-course dinner x 3) and transfers from Glasgow to Whisky School Vessel and return transfer to Glasgow after 3 night cruise.

Day 1 – Pick up from meeting point in central Glasgow (Saturday or Wednesday shortly after noon) and driven to embarkation point in mini-bus

Day 1 – Afternoon tea on board and meet the crew (the boat carries a maximum of 10 guests with a crew of 5; Whisky Cruise Director, Captain, Cook, Engineer & Deckhand). safety briefing.

Day 1 – Set sail, pre-dinner drinks, 3 course dinner, after-dinner tutored tasting. All food & beverages are included.

Day 2 – Cooked or continental breakfast. Briefing on land and seas options for the day. Shore excursion, distillery visit, option of lunch aboard (included) or lunch ashore (not included).

Day 2 – Afternoon cruise and shore excursion. Afternoon tea on board, pre-dinner drinks, 3 course dinner. All food & beverages are included.

Day 3 – Cooked or continental breakfast. Briefing on land and seas options for the day. Shore excursion, distillery visit, option of lunch aboard (included) or lunch ashore (not included).

Day 3 – Afternoon cruise and shore excursion. Afternoon tea on board, pre-dinner drinks, 3 course dinner, after-dinner tutored tasting. All food & beverages are included.

Day 4 – Cooked or continental breakfast. Final disembarkation and return transfer by mini-bus to central Glasgow arriving shortly after noon.

The first sailing will be Saturday 26th May and the itinerary is open here and being planned as we “speak”.

Pirates Ahoy!

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One of the striking things about the whisky industry is that although they seem to have a global presence, jimmcewanmasterdistiller1.jpgconsumers that are younger than 30 among their target and have a great story to tell most of them suck at communication and use of new media. Trust us, getting information out of whisky brands is like finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq…impossible.

However, some of the classic single malts has got it. Bruichladdich are amongst them. So, now you can enjoy the latest news from Bruichladdich including Master Distiller Jim McEwan discussing their new releases in your Mp3 player. Head over to their pod-cast section and sign up.

Good work there Bruich!

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80’s spot for Macallan…in spanish?

March 22, 2007

If someone understands, place a comment with a transcript.
Anyway, it’s just cool to see how things are communicated in different parts of the world.
Enjoy The Macallan

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Benromach launches the Sassicaia Wood Finish

March 22, 2007

The Benromach distillery, have launched Benromach Sassicaia Wood Finish. Officially unveiled at Whisky Live London, less than 1000 units from the 3000 units out-turn will be available for sale in the UK.
Using pure spring water from the nearby Romach Hills and the finest Scottish barley, Benromach is made by experienced distillers, personally ensuring only the [...]

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Looking for a Whisky Gig?

March 21, 2007

Then this is your opportunity if you think you got what it takes.

St George’s Distillery, has been established as the first and only registered whisky distilling company in England. And now they are looking to hire the following personnel.
DISTILLERY OPERATOR
This is a great opportunity to become part of a very exciting and historical new venture, [...]

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JεB invites world to ‘Start a Party’ with new mirror ball campaign

March 19, 2007

Diageo, the owners of JεB Scotch whisky, announced last week that it will be investing over ten million pounds behind a brand new global marketing campaign for its party whisky brand JεB, Europe’s most popular Scotch.
The ‘Start a Party’ campaign will be launched in over 20 markets in all regions over the next 12 months [...]

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The Macallan plans 6 new warehouses in Moray

March 17, 2007

The Edrington Group has submitted outline plans to the local planning authority for the mammoth development at The Macallan.
“The plan comprises six whisky maturation warehouses, an operations building and ancillary support services.”
“The new facilities are designed to meet increased production and the growing demand for The Macallan’s range of premium single malt products worldwide.”
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The Whisky Magazine has announced the 2007 World Whiskies Awards Winners.

March 15, 2007

Check out the Scottish winners from Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky Awards 2007 with the interesting Distiller of the Year, Arran, to start with. It’s always nice to see that not just the old and establish distillers wins competitions and awards all the time, don’t you think?! Both Michael Jackson and Dave Broom have [...]

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Cadenhead’s Malt Whisky Nosing Challenge 2007

March 15, 2007

Cadenhead’s announces the launch of their fifth Malt Whisky Nosing Challenge. Last year’s competition attracted entrants from all over the world including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Russia.
Get your quiz sheet here and return it to Cadenhead’s before 24th August 2007
The winner will be announced on www.wmcadenhead.com on 7th September 2007.
There are only a [...]

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