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Post by  Stefan Van Eycken , Tokyo The two new Mars releases we wrote about in our TIBS/Whisky Live 2013 report have now been released. Just to refresh your memory: there’s a 22yo and a 24yo, and both are vattings of 4 casks, but they’re very different, indeed.

The Mars Komagatake 22yo is a vatting of two American White [...]

Get a Vip Tour Around the World’s Most Famous Film Festival Thanks to Chivas Regal 25’s The Legend Of Cannes Online Experience Chivas Regal 25 is giving people around the world a unique insider’s look at the Festival de Cannes with a new experiential website called The Legend of Cannes at http://www.chivas.com/cannes. The site takes users on [...]

Get a Vip Tour Around the World’s Most Famous Film Festival Thanks to Chivas Regal 25’s The Legend Of Cannes Online Experience Chivas Regal 25 is giving people around the world a unique insider’s look at the Festival de Cannes with a new experiential website called The Legend of Cannes at http://www.chivas.com/cannes. The site takes users on [...]

• 1990 Mortlach 22 Year Old K&L Exclusive Chieftain’s Single Sherry Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($169.99) If you’ve ever taken a sip of Johnnie Walker Black then you’ve tasted Mortlach whisky. The Speyside distillery is one of Diageo’s most-prized institutions, creating richly-textured whiskies that provide the backbone to many of its legendary blends. Yet [...]

The Hibiki range is now in stock and available to order! The stunning Hibiki 21yo & the Hibiki 30yo are now in stock. Both expressions are very limited and only available while stocks last! Hibiki 21 year old Only £150 Click here to buy  Hibiki 30 year old Only £900 Click here to buy The Whisky Shop Tel 0141 427 2919 info@whiskyshop.com [...]

Here are the details for the event: Date: Friday June 7 th, 2013. Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm Location: The Strath Ale Wine & Spirit Merchants, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria. Price: $35 each for Members & Partners, $45 for Non-Members/Guests. (Reduction of $5 per ticket from previous events) The Tasting includes SIX new releases again this month and I will be pouring two whiskies from previous releases. (The bottle [...]

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Loch Fyne Whiskies Stocks Invergordon BBR 1988 24yo Cask 9000 Invergordon BBR 1988 24yo 46%abv £63.00 inc vat £52.50 ex vat Official Notes: The nose gives toasted oak, apple and melon skins with an uplifting menthol note. There is some honeyed depth and cinnamon spice. The palate is beautifully expansive with bourbon cask notes, buttery vanilla and cream caramel. The delivery is almost [...]

http://www.ralfy.com shares a location-moment at a little Canadian Distillers with Whisky Review 362 (6/7) – Still Waters Distillery with Barry and Barry

Post by  Stefan Van Eycken , Tokyo

“Whisky Talk” is the highlight of the year for whisky enthusiasts based in Fukuoka. The third edition was held last weekend and it’s clear that the organizers have a soft spot for Ichiro’s Malts. For the 1st (2011) and 2nd edition (2012), they bottled two young Hanyu casks with eye-catching labels [...]

Post by  Stefan Van Eycken , Tokyo

Today sees the official release of the 3rd Memories of Karuizawa. It’s available to members of Bond#1 right now; from next week, it will also be on the shelves of selected retailers here in Japan. The 3rd release is one of the few casks left from the 1996 vintage, and it is [...]

BOURBON BOOM CAUSES PERIODIC BOURBON SHORTAGES AT BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (May, 2013) Bourbon whiskey consumption has been on a roll, and Kentucky’s bourbon distilleries are struggling to keep up with demand. Nowhere is this more true than at Buffalo Trace Distillery, producer of brands such as Blanton’s, Buffalo Trace, and Pappy Van Winkle. Despite the [...]

Surprised? Intrigued? Grain Update Our Tasting Panel love to select the very best flavour experiences for you, wherever they may come from. No noses will be left upturned by our unique and sparkling single cask grain whisky selection. Here’s a peek at the top five grain whiskies that have been intriguing and surprising the members this month. 1) G1.9 The palate gets a Ping! 21yo Refill ex-bourbon hogshead, £54.70  More 2) G3.5 Chocolate Cafe Latte 33yo Refill [...]

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (May 2013) The whiskeys from Buffalo Trace Distillery were honored at the World Whiskies Awards, sponsored by Whisky Magazine.  The event took place in London in March and featured more than 300 whiskies battling it out during three intensive blind tasting rounds, seeking the coveted title of “2013 World’s Best Whiskies.” Buffalo Trace Distillery had three whiskeys [...]

Alasdair Day the owner and re-creator of The Tweeddale (a small batch, limited edition Scotch Whisky) will be in Toronto from Monday 27th May to Saturday 1st June 2013. His latest and 3rd release of The Tweeddale will be available for the first time outside the UK, as one of the LCBO’s Disttiled Treasures available in their [...]

May 2013 NEW Outturn Offerings   Cheshire cat whisky   Cask No. 1.164                                             $175 Speyside, Spey ‘Sweet manna from heaven ’ – toffee, fudge, caramel, Toffifees, vanilla, honey – but more – tea chests , spice racks, aromatic smoke, burnt heather and pencils in a library – we could have sniffed it endlessly. Water opened up the fruit – sherbet, orange zest , peach, strawberry, tinned grapes, sweet sap and light [...]

A Taste from the Past – Grant’s Best Procurable 12 Years Old  Hi everyone, Grant’s Best Procurable was our premium offering until 1973 when its name changed to Grant’s Royal. It didn’t always carry an age statement like the bottle I am about to taste but looking at our archive records, it was always matured for around 12 [...]

http://www.ralfy.com goes into detail about micro-distilleries with Whisky Review 362 (5/7) – Still Waters Whisky & small distilleries

Littlemill 27 yo 1985/2012 (46%, Coopers Choice, hogshead, cask #116, 250 bottles) – Littlemill 21 yo 1991/2013 (47.1%, Whisky Spirits, WhiskySeasons, June 2013) – Littlemill 21 yo 1991/2013 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, refill hogshead, 262 bottles) – Littlemill 24 yo 1988/2013 (50.3%, The Whisky Agency, refill bourbon hogshead, 309 bottles) – Littlemill 20 [...]

Chivas Toasts Opening Night at Cannes as one of the Official Suppliers to The Great Gatsby Film Premiere Party Chivas Regal 25, the world’s original luxury whisky, has today announced its coveted position as one of the official suppliers to The Great Gatsby film premiere party on the Opening Night of the 66th Festival de Cannes. Marking [...]