Isn’t it magical, the way the Internet lets you find others who share interests with you so easily? Allows you to communicate with them with such ease? I for one love how you can always find other people who share your passion, how you can so easily discuss your views on this and that with them. So, it would seem, does Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay. If you happen to be free on the 15th or 16th of August, Richard is hosting a couple of group video chats on the new Google+ service, where he invites whisky lovers from across the UK and Europe to join in and share their thoughts on 5 whiskies: Whyte & Mackay 13 and 13, Jura Superstition and Prophecy, and Dalmore 15.
Best of all, you won’t have to buy them in order to join in – Richard, and Whyte & Mackay, have generously decided to send out free samples to anyone who wishes to partake (for obvious reason you must be of legal drinking age in your country, however). Unfortunately I won’t be able to join in this time around due to other commitments, but if all goes well I’m sure there will be other such occasions in the future, and I shall do my very best to attend.
For more information, simply head over to the Master Blender blog.
[I am afraid this press-release is the only thing I will be able to post about this bottle. I don't see myself doing a review any time soon.]
Glenfiddich today announces the third release of one of its rarest and most precious expressions of single malt whisky – the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old.
With a strictly limited supply of just 450 bottles – just fifty are released worldwide each year – the third release of the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old is a significant landmark in the history of single malt whisky and an occasion celebrated by whisky connoisseurs around the world.
The 50 bottles will now travel to some of the world’s most prestigious airports, retailers and high-end establishments, where they will retail for £10,000 per bottle.
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I was sent an e-mail by Jack Daniel’s the other day with the title “we want you to be one of the first to know!” – I would imagine anyone who’s a Friend of Jack (a member of their fan club, that is) will have received the same e-mail. Curious as ever, I couldn’t resist opening it straight away. The secret contained within was actually fairly exciting, at least if you, like me, enjoy a good bottle nearly as much as a good whisk(e) y: Jack Daniel’s have decided to change the design of their world-famous bottle and label!
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Feb22
As I opened my e-mails today I noticed an eye-catching mail title sent to me by one of my dear friends, promising 60% off a tour of the Tullibardine distillery. The recommendation, as it turns out, was sent through http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/edinburgh, and the deal is available until 00.00 tonight (the 22nd of February) through the Edinburgh-deals page. Full details are available on the Groupon page, but in short you’ll get a 2 hour “connoisseur tour” of the distillery, nibbles in the form of sandwiches, a Glencairn glass and a miniature bottle of whisky. The Groupon is valid for two people, and will set you back a mere £33. Not bad for a day out, hey?
The Canadian Whiskey Awards were delivered December of 2010. The news reaches here a little late, but better late than never. Canadian whisky is a unique creation, tending to be – arguably – a little smoother and lighter than their Scottish counterparts. And the large portion of Canadians who are part Scottish and English, if not full-blooded, have enjoyed and consumed as much Canadian whisky as its other-side-of-the-pond counterparts.
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Just received this by e-mail. Interesting!
Snowy conditions are often referred to as ‘whisky weather’ in Scotland. A dram of your favourite Scotch in a hot toddy, with a mug of hot chocolate or just on its own is sure to keep you warm during those long December nights. But harsh weather may affect production and maturation of whisky in Scotland as experienced last winter season by Knockdhu Distillery in Knock near Huntley, Aberdeenshire. The producer of award-winning anCnoc single malt suffered from parts of roofs on 2 out of its 5 on-site warehouses falling in under the sheer weight of snow, forcing the distiller to move some of the precious stock to another location.
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