High West aftapper deres første bourbon

Den indeholder whiskey sourced fra to forskellige destillerier:

Whiskey#1: 6 year old Bourbon distilled and aged at the old Seagrams plant in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Mashbill from 75% Corn, 20% rye, 5% barley malt.

Whiskey#2: 10 year old Bourbon distilled by Four Roses. Mashbill from 60% Corn, 35% rye, 5% barley malt.

Navnet bliver American Prairie Reserve og 10% skulle gå til www.americanprairie.org/

www.highwest.com/spirits/america ... e-reserve/

Steffen

Archives 4. release

- Macduff 2000
- Glen Ord 1998
- Glen Scotia 1992
- Ardmore 1992
- Bunnahabhain 1990
- Caol Ila 1982
- North British 1962 (50år)

I Limburg fik jeg at vide at de regnede med at sælge NB 1962 til 160 eller 170€, nu må vi se om det holder

Steffen

Ja det blev så 150€

shop.whiskybase.com/34421/north-british-1962-arc

Det er heller ikke til at stole på folk længere

Steffen

De kommende Diageo's (Kilde: dramming.com)

Diageo has announced its Single Malt Scotch Whiskies to be released in limited edition this autumn in the Special Releases series. All are at natural cask strength.
As usual, the series embraces some exceedingly rare and therefore increasingly sought after single malts from the dwindling stocks of long-silent distilleries alongside expressions from familiar and less familiar working distilleries, but at unusual ages.

The eight single malt releases this year are:
Auchroisk™ 30 year
Brora™ 35 year old
Caol Ila™ 14 year old
Dalwhinnie™ 25 year old
Lagavulin™ 12 year old
Lagavulin™ 21 year old
Port Ellen™ 32 year old
Talisker™ 35 year old
All are at natural cask strength.

Compared to the 35 yo Talisker and the 32 yo Port Ellen, the 35 yo Brora is a true bargain at £400. Ouch.

Flere Special Release detaljer:

Auchroisk™ 30 2.976 fl. £230
The oldest Auchroisk ever released by the distillers. From a mix of American & European Oak refill casks filled in 1982.

Brora 35 1.566 fl. £400
Eleventh of a very limited series of annual releases. Vatted from whiskies at least 35 years old distilled in 1976 & 1977 and aged in refill American Oak casks

Caol Ila 14 £66 7th limited release of unpeated Caol Ila, the first at fourteen years old, also the first ‘sherried' Caol Ila released in this series. From 1st fill ex-bodega European Oak casks filled in 1997.

Dalwhinnie 25 5.358 fl. £185
Latest of four limited releases to be offered by the distillery, the first from rejuvenated American Oak hogsheads.

Lagavulin 12 £71
Eleventh in a series of special 12 year old releases from the original distiller's stocks. Vatted from refill American Oak casks, each at least 12 years old.

Lagavulin 21 2.772 fl. £350
Only the second 21 year old ever bottled by the original distillers. Vatted from first fill ex-sherry European Oak casks each at least 21 years old, filled in 1991.

Port Ellen 32 2.964 fl. £600
Twelfth of a very limited series of annual releases. From refill American Oak and refill European Oak casks filled in 1979.

Talisker 35 3.090 fl. £525
The oldest limited release ever offered by the distillery. Sixteenth in this series. From American & European Oak refill casks filled in 1977.

The Whisky Barrel åbner amerikansk online shop

The Whisky Barrel Launches New $USA Online Whiskey Shop
Specialist Scotch whiskey merchant TheWhiskyBarrel.com today launches a new international online whiskey shop. Customers can now benefit from secure $USD transactions without having to consider currency exchange when using their VISA, MasterCard or American Express cards to buy the finest Scotch online to be delivered to their door.
Shipping to all 50 US States and 50 further countries, the new USA & International whiskey shop offers a great section carrying over 1,000 Scotch, Bourbon and Japanese whiskies, including the outlets own exclusive release, available for mail order delivery within 3 business days.

Kilde: Whiskyintelligence

Link: www.whiskyintelligence.com/2012/ ... isky-news/

Whiskysalg falder i Korea

www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/bi ... 18109.html

Jeg ved ikke om det tilsvarende vil ske eller sker i resten af de store asiatiske markeder, eller om det vil kunne påvirke den irriterende priswudvikling / branding der har været den sidste årrække

Man kan kun håbe

Steffen

Så bliver en række bourbon destillerier hevet i retten p. gr den sorte svamp der lever af alkohol

www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/us/ke ... nted=1&hpw

Næste mål er åbenbart Skotland...!!

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/3 ... lp00000003

Steffen

Serge Valentin / Facebook
Interestingly, after Roseisle Diageo just announced that they've officially planned to build a new 13Mio lpa malt distillery. They've sent pre-planning applications for three sites, near Teaninich, Glendullan and Inchgower. They've not decided yet on which place they'll choose, but they seem to be willing to act quick. It doesn't seem to be an 'extension' or 'replacement' project, it'll be a true new distillery.

Diageo sets out £1billion Scotch whisky investment plan
- New malt whisky distillery and major expansion of existing distilleries
- Substantial warehousing expansion to store maturing spirit
- Hundreds of jobs created in Diageo and wider Scottish economy
Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business, has unveiled plans to invest over £1billion in Scotch whisky production over the next five years to meet growing global demand for its brands.
A major new malt distillery will be built as part of the investment, alongside a programme of major expansion at a number of Diageo's existing distilleries. Detailed plans will also be developed for a second new distillery which will be built if global demand for Scotch is sustained at expected levels.
The company also plans to invest in substantial new warehousing capacity to house the millions of additional litres of Scotch whisky which the distillation investment will produce.

Kilde: Diageo

Link: www.diageo.com/en-ie/investor/Pa ... rceid=1286

Rygter fra Facebook:
Belgian whisky distiller Belgian Owl proves to be a success story. To follow the increasing demand, they just bought two new stills. Well...not all that new actually, but two old stills from...Caperdonich. That way they can increase production from 20.000 to 80.000 bottles a year. They also will concentrate all activities in one location: a very nice old farmhouse, where the barley for the Belgian owl grows. They also will install a mashtun and open a visitors center. The total operation costst over 700.000 euro, and if all goes well, the 'new' distillery will be perational in summer 2013.

BTAC 2012 er nu frigivet

Rekommenderet pris er 70$ (410,-) flasken. Med de ekstra omkostninger der nu er i DK (moms og afgift), kommer de nok til ca. 700kr her i landet:-)

BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY RELEASES 2012 ANTIQUE COLLECTION

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Sept. 4, 2012) At long last, Buffalo Trace Distillery is releasing its 2012 Antique Collection in September. The much anticipated collection will once again feature five limited-release whiskeys of various ages, recipes and proofs. Here's what ardent fans can expect:

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old

The previous edition of this bourbon was honored with a Gold Medal at the 2012 International Wine and Spirits Competition. The 2012 edition was distilled in the spring of 1993 and has been aging on the 2nd, 3rd and 6th floors of Warehouses I and K. After nearly two decades of aging under its belt, it has been described as dry and delicate, with hints of leather, almonds and tobacco.

George T. Stagg

The 2011 release of this perennial favorite was named the "Number One Spirit in the World"

700 (-: godt du fik smilet med. Nok nærmere 1700,- og op til 2-2300,- for Geroge T. . Det virker som et sted "man rigtig tager ved".

Master of Malt har lanceret en ny serie NAS aftapninger

The Boutiquey Whisky Company

www.masterofmalt.com/distillerie ... y-company/

De første fire aftapninger er en Macallan, en Ardbeg, en Caperdonich og en Port Ellen

Alle med tegneserie agtige labels. Personligt kan jeg godt lide at kende alderen på den whisky man køber, især i den prisklasse her. De fleste kan nok regne ud at Port Ellen ikke er en 10 års, men det er især interresant at vide hvornår en aftapning som Caperdonich er fra, det er ikke helt ligegyldigt om den er fra 1972 eller 1996. Prisen kunne dog antyde at det ikke er en ung sag.

Det er ikke fordi man skal være alderslaver, eller at ældre whisky nødvendigvis er bedre end ung, men jeg syntes at info om hvad der er i flaskerne er essentielt

Steffen

Macdeffe wrote:

Prisen kunne dog antyde at det ikke er en ung sag.

Jeg er ræd for det ikke er nogen garanti...

Macdeffe wrote:

Det er ikke fordi man skal være alderslaver, eller at ældre whisky nødvendigvis er bedre end ung, men jeg syntes at info om hvad der er i flaskerne er essentielt

Pas på du ikke kommer i fedtefadet - det kan gøre "NAS"
Link: www.whiskeynyt.dk/index.php?name ... pic&t=4824

Godt de har fredet deres fremragende øl....

The Czech Republic has banned the sale of all spirits over 20% abv following at least 19 deaths related to poisoned alcohol.
Link: www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2012/ ... poisoning/

5 nye finish fra Glenglassugh på ukrainske fade

Glenglassaugh Unveils Unique New Range Of Single Casks "“ The Massandra Connection
An exciting new range of single cask bottlings has been launched by Glenglassaugh Distillery as a result of an exclusive deal with a world renowned Crimean winery. The Massandra Connection Single Cask Series comprises five different single malt Scotch whiskies "“ each of which have gained their own unique characteristics and flavour after being finished in casks previously used for maturing fine wine.
Glenglassaugh, which is based near Portsoy in Aberdeenshire, was able to acquire a very limited number of casks from Massandra, which specialises in fortified and dessert wines, in which to finish some of its oldest malt whisky. Only 1349 bottles have been produced from the five casks which were used to produce this selection.
Stuart Nickerson, managing director of Glenglassaugh Distillery, says, "Each of the casks has helped our single malt whisky to develop its own exclusive, distinctive character while still retaining the award winning qualities for which Glenglassaugh is rightly very highly regarded. This range is unique and each of the styles has its own distinct identity.
"While using ex-wine or sherry casks to finish whisky is nothing new, we believe that this is the first time that a distillery has been able to use Crimean wine casks in this process. Previously, the Massandra Winery would use their casks until physical exhaustion and this is the first time that they have allowed the casks to be used outside of the winery.
"We are very excited by the results, and we believe that there will be an incredible demand for the very limited collection of bottles that we have available. Due to the small quantity of bottles available from each cask and the anticipated demand for the product, it has been offered on an allocation basis to importers in some of our strongest markets and to a limited number of whisky merchants in the UK."

Whisky Magazine har uddelt deres årlige Independent Bottlers Awards

www.whiskymag.com/awards/ibc/2012/

Royal Brackla som lowlander og Macduff som Speysider, de har vist ikke lige helt styr på deres regioner...

Steffen

Macdeffe wrote:

Royal Brackla som lowlander og Macduff som Speysider, de har vist ikke lige helt styr på deres regioner...

Royal Brackla må være Highland, men MacDuff er vel Highlands, da det ligger i Banff? MacDuff ses dog tit som Speyside...

Macduff er Highland, men ikke en Speyside

Alle Speyside er i Highland da Speyside er en under-region af Highland

Jeg skrev fornylig denne blogpost danishwhiskyblog.blogspot.dk/201 ... sider.html

for dem der gerne vil have styr på hvad der officielt MÅ betegnes som Speyside, f.eks må Dalwhinnie gerne kalde sig en Speyside

Steffen

Denne tråd er umulig at læse efterhånden - hvor svært kan det være at beskære/reducere billede/fil-størrelsen inden man indsender - grrr!
Siden gør det jo ikke automatisk så længe den er på den midlertidige server.

De fleste anser åbenbart MacDuff som Speyside, herunder:
Berry Bros & Rudd
Cadenheads
Master of Malt
Whisky-Doris
scotchwhisky.net
Misako Udo
Malt Maniacs
Whiskyfun
SMWS
Awa.dk
The Whisky Exchange
Schottland Wegweiser = Macduff Distillery ligger på kanten af ​​Speyside. Ifølge nogle eksperter ligger Bognie og Deveron i Speyside, mens andre knytter destilleriet til Highlands
Malt Whisky Yearbook = Highlands

Hvis man søger på Google - f.eks Banff + Speyside er der også flere hits og i MWY står Banff som et Speyside destilleri
Whiskybase.com beskriver både MacDuff og Banff som Highlands

Ja, "de fleste" har bare ikke ret. Det er jo Scotch Whisky Regulations der gælder, om man syntes om det eller ej.

Destilleriet Macduff, bruger selv Highland på deres labels (Glen Deveron)

Gider man google og checke diverse website kan man finde masser af unøjagtigheder om noget er eller ikke er Speyside

Whiskyfun har f.eks fejlagtigt flere destillerier opført som Speyside : Glendronach, Ardmore, Tomatin, Bannf, Royal Brackla og Glenglassaugh for eksempel.

Flere destillerier, der kunne betegne sig som Speyside, bruger betegnelsen Highland. Det er helt legalt: Macallan, Dalwhinnie og AnCnoc (Knocdhu) for eksempel

Alle Speyside destillerier er nemlig også Highland

Steffen

Etiketter

Se det var jo straks meget bedre - takker og undskylder det "morgensure" opstød

Interessant diskussion for øvrigt. Det må være forvirrende for dem, der arbejder på visse distillerier at blive flyttet til og fra Speyside hele tiden

Jeg har tilføjet de officielle grænser til Speyside og Lowland på mit UK-distillery map

bit.ly/cgpHsX

Steffen

Duffer wrote:

Rygter fra Facebook:
Belgian whisky distiller Belgian Owl proves to be a success story. To follow the increasing demand, they just bought two new stills. Well...not all that new actually, but two old stills from...Caperdonich. That way they can increase production from 20.000 to 80.000 bottles a year. They also will concentrate all activities in one location: a very nice old farmhouse, where the barley for the Belgian owl grows. They also will install a mashtun and open a visitors center. The total operation costst over 700.000 euro, and if all goes well, the 'new' distillery will be perational in summer 2013.

"CAPERDONICH REBORN AT THE OWL DISTILLERY IN BELGIUM"
Nu ikke længere et rygte - check dette link: www.whiskyintelligence.com/2012/ ... isky-news/

Malt Whisky Yearbook 2013 kommer til salg 1 Oktober



Læs mere HER på den officielle hjemmeside

Steffen

Kommende destilleriaftapninger :

Bunnahabhain 40yo 41.7%
Glenmorangie Ealanta 1993 Vintage Bottled 2012 46% Matured in Virgin Oak

Steffen

Macallan 8 Decades / Sir Peter Blake
Distillery Bottlings
To celebrate the 80th birthday of Sir Peter Blake, Macallan have released a limited edition set of miniatures presentated in an amazing wooden case. The case is adorned with pictures and small models which take you through the past 8 decades of the Macallan. The miniatures vary in strength from 41.8% to 62.2%. Each set also comes with a book of artwork stored almost secretly in the side of the case.
Prisen er ikke angivet Set hos TWE
MoM sælger sættet til £4445.95 - for 8 miniaturer?!?

Løse facebook rygter siger at HARVIE'S OF EDINBURGH LIMITED har købt Speyside destilleriet

De sælger hovedsagligt whisky i Taiwan, hvilket nok forklarer at firmaet vil være ukendt for de fleste, det var i hvert fald for mig


Steffen

Vi var 4 drenge som besøgte Speyside Distillery i Maj 2012 i forbindelse med SoS.
Et meget lille destilleri i flot natur. Det blev til en 10-12 smagsprøver (flere hvis man var hurtig) af Scotts Selections aftapninger.