Den oprindelige Six Isles er en udmærket og hverdagswhisky/blend, som undertegnede har tømt et par stykker af.
At den nye version nu bliver lagt på et rødvinsfad - ja, det kan man have sin egen mening om.
For knap et år siden købte jeg Six Isles til 15,99 £ og idag koster den ned til 18,99 £ - så prisen på den nye version bliver nu også fordoblet.

MacNiels wrote:

Aberlour 'Spiorad na Feis'

Kan nu købes her:
www.singlemaltsdirect.com/magent ... -malt.html

Chivas Brothers Launches Scotch Age Awareness Campaign


Even amongst casual celebrants, most consumers know that - amongst myriad other factors - an older whisky is generally a better one. In fact, in a recent market study, Chivas Brothers found that some 94% of consumers knew that. But far fewer - only 10% - knew that the age stated on a bottle of scotch indicates the youngest whisky in the bottle, not the average age (48% of those polled) or the oldest (35%).

Based on its findings, Chivas Brothers is undertaking a new awareness campaign to highlight the significance of age statements in scotch whisky. The Chivas group - part of Pernod Ricard, one of the largest liquor companies in the world - is among the world's foremost scotch distillers, encompassing such blend brands as Chivas Regal, Ballantine's and Royal Salute as well as a range of single malts including The Glenlivet, Abelour, Longmorn, Strathisla, Scapa and Tormore.

Most (if not all) of these labels feature age statements, and a range of marketing initiatives will aim to educated consumers as to their importance.

Jeg tror det har en vis betydning at Chivas har alder på deres stprsælgende blends og Diageo ikke har!

Ellers kan yngre whisky være udmærket selvom alderen har et lavere tal. Et fad har jo sit eget tempo når den modner en whisky, hvem gider drikke 12års whisky der har lagt på godt velbrugte fade hvis man kan få en tilsvarende fra et suberpt fad

Jeg ser dette som rent markedsføringsgimmick

Man kan da håbe at den næste pressemeddelse indeholder følgende : "...a range of marketing initiatives will aim to educate consumers to the importance of cask policies, caramel colouring and chillfiltration..."

Måske de skulle uddanne deres egne brand ambassadors først, så sent som for et par måneder siden oplevede jeg at der blev hævdet at chillfiltration ikke ændrede en whiskys smag...
og selv om jeg sagde at det var jeg nu ikke sikker på passesde stod vedkommende fast

Macdeffe

Sådan en Diageo mand har jeg også snakket med engang.

Peter

Most would scoff at the notion that Ian Logan's position is considered a ‘job'. As brand Ambassador for Chivas Brothers, Ian is responsible for traveling the world promoting the good name of his company, while educating admirers and sharing the occasional dram of the whiskies he represents. We should qualify that "“ some of the world's most beloved whiskies, which includes that much cherished single malt, the Glenlivet. In fact, Ian is also the curator of the Glenlivet whisky school, where the curriculum is devoted to all aspects of scotch whisky making, such as production techniques and, yet, the aspects of tasting. Ah, the price this man has to pay for upholding a company's reputation and furthering the art of diplomacy.
Kilde: Bestofwhisky

Chivas Brothers Brand Ambassador Ian Logan's kerneområde er efter undertegnedes mening mere rettet på salg og marketing end den whisky de sælger.
Det demonstrerede han tydeligt på en masterclass på The Glenlivet for et par år siden.
Det er en af de dårligste masterclasses jeg har deltaget på og genkender ikke meget af ovenstående tekst...

xx

Man kan kun krydse fingre og tæer for at Arbeg slipper ud af kløerne på luksusgiganten Louis Vuitton, så de forhåbentligt kan vende tilbage til en mere tilgængelig prispolitik og mere overskueligt sortiment.

I 2011 har Highland Park planer om at lancere en 50-år gammel aftapning.

Rettelse: Det var åbenbart ikke i 2011 men 2010, men rigtig fin - det er den

Kilde: Whiskyfun

Highland Park 50 yo 1960/2010 (44.8%, OB, 275 bottles) Too bad I didn't get this one for my birthday, it's just as ol"¦ young as yours truly. It's a vatting of five casks (I believe it was done some time ago and further aged in a single cask, hence the 275 bottles) and it retails for £10,500. According to Harrods' (quote): ‘Inspired by the elemental forces of Orkney and designed by renowned jewellery designer Maeve Gillies of MaeVona, New York, each of the 275 bottles produced is crafted by hand from sterling silver.' And Harrods to add: ‘Regrettably, this product is non-returnable and non-exportable.' Non-exportable? Missiles or cluster bombs are exportable, and this baby isn't? This is a strange world"¦ Or maybe does someone want to avoid paralleling?
Colour: mahogany. Nose: why am I not Steve Jobs or the Sultan of Brunei? As expected, this is quite stunning, rather drier and more mentholated and resinous than other very old HPs that I could already try. When I write ‘resinous', I mean ‘good pine resin', not what one can find in some fairly extreme young woodbombs. In short, no varnishy resin if you see what I mean. What's quite striking is that it's all rather medicinal at very first nosing, and rather closer to some old Islayers. Quite some camphor. As for the way it unfolds after that, it's all rather epic I must say. At times wonderfully fruity (passion fruits and mango compote), sometimes waxy and ‘polished' (furniture polish, sandalwood, humidor, tobacco), then we're back on mint and camphor, then kumquats, then a magnificent spiciness (a precious mix), then roasted nuts (cashews, coffee beans)"¦ It's just endless. The complexity is amazing yet it's all very coherent and sort of compact, as it does not go into several directions at the same time. As I sometimes say, it's a movie-whisky, not a picture-whisky. Mouth: sure it shows its age a bit more than on the nose and sure it's a tad too ‘concentrated' (a little bitter oak, strong tea, strong liquorice) but I wouldn't say that's a problem, you just have to remember this is a 50yo whisky and respect it. Many spices, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, then bitter almonds, bitters, walnuts, orange zests"¦ It's also a tad artichoky at times (liqueur)"¦ The background is fruitier, on more oranges and kumquats (crystallised). Finish: long, liquoricy and more herbal. Comments: right. The nose is absolutely fabulous in my opinion, while the palate is very, very nice but I think it's maybe a tad woody and spicy. What's sure is that it's really high-end malt whisky and that no wealthy British resident will be disappointed. Remember, you can't export it, at least if you buy it from Harrods' . SGP:372 "“ 91 points (95 nose, 87 palate).

Macdeffe wrote:

27/08/2010
BenRiach has issued its latest batch of single cask bottlings this week. Available worldwide, Batch 7 maintains BenRiach's reputation for encapsulating both perfection and rarity in a glass.

Master Distiller Billy Walker has selected ten highly distinctive casks from 1976 to 1993 for BenRiach aficionados. These vintage malts are immense and full of character "“ from pineapple, coconut, honey, and spicy vanilla to treacle toffee, cloves and chocolate coated fruits.

And the range of exceptional vintages is enhanced by their prolonged maturation in different casks "“ from a Virgin American Oak and a Gaja Barolo Finish to a Tokaji and a Peated Tawny Port Finish.

The ten, in ascending chronological order, are:

Year Number Strength Age Cask Type Style

1976 8795 53.2% 33yo Hogshead Classic Speyside



1977 1033 52.2% 33yo Pedro Ximinez Hogshead Pedro Ximinez Sherry Finish



1978 4417 50.4% 32yo Tokaji Hogshead Tokaji Finish



1979 7511 47.9% 30yo Bourbon Barrel Classic Speyside



1980 2532 51.1% 30yo New Wood Oak Barrel Virgin American Oak



1981 2589 51.6% 28yo Bourbon Barrel Classic Speyside



1984 493 54.1% 25yo Hogshead Classic Speyside



1984 4052 51.7% 25yo Tawny Port Hogshead Peated/Tawny Port Finish



1991 4389 54.9% 19yo Virgin Oak Hogshead Virgin American Oak Finish



1993 7420 56.7% 17yo Gaja Barolo Hogshead Gaja Barolo Finish



Bottled in July 2010, the ten are all bottled at cask strength, with natural colour and non chill-filtered. They are individually numbered by hand and presented in a gift tube.

Kilde : www.benriachdistillery.co.uk

Ovennævnte aftapninger "overlevede" kun få timer på TWE,s hjemmside - og det selvom der var begrænset til en flaske per kunde.
Hvis man er hurtig, kan man nå at sikre sig Benriach 32-års:
www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-12805.aspx

xxx

125 £ for en 10-11 års Ardbeg
Samlere tsk tsk....

Iøvrigt er Ardbeg Lord Robertson single cask aftapningen nu udsolgt (kræver sandsynligvis alderbekræftelse)
www.ardbeg.com/distillery/didyou ... -robertson

xxx

Til trods for at det er ildeset af Søren Nørgaard, er her lige et par whiskynyheder fra udlandet

Det er sådan noget som dét her, der gør, at nogle folk i forummet kommer til at virke "fine" og "bedre end andre".
Det er fuldstændig unødvendigt. Men det viser jo desværre, at da ihvertfald Macdeffe ikke rigtigt er kommet videre. Synes det er pinligt.....

Tjaa, jeg syntes det er mere pinligt at der ikke har lagt en undskyldning fra SN, men jeg kan sige at sidste indlæg har gjort at NU er jeg kommet videre

Farvel og Tak

/Steffen

Amrut Launches the Limited-Edition Kadhambam Malt

Indian whisky distiller Amrut has been making a name for itself with its creative experimentation with different wood finishes. Just a couple of weeks ago we reported on their Intermediate Sherry finish, now the Bangalore-based distillery has announced the launch of its limited-edition Kadhambam malt.

Taking its name from the Tamil word for "mixture" (Tamil being one of the languages spoken on the subcontinent), Kadhambam is first aged in Oloroso sherry butts and then Blue Brandy and rum casks from the distillery's own stock for an intriguingly complex flavor.

Only 234 bottles of the malt will be offered, launched at the Potstill Festival in Amersfoort, Netherlands, and distributed exclusively by Dutch tobacconist and spirits distributor Van Wees Holland.

MacNiels wrote:

Fra Loch Fyne Whiskies

G&M Private Collection
Three new releases of a revamped Private Collection range:

Longmorn 1964 46yo (164 bottles), Glen Mhor 1966 43yo (139 bottles) and Glen Elgin 1969 40yo (50 bottles)

Dog ikke prissat endnu

Niels

Her er priserne.

Har set dem til : Longmorn 1964 46yo 270 £, Glen Mhor 1966 43yo til 235 £ og Glen Elgin 1969 40yo til 215 £ men der få tilbage.

MVH FRANKC

Aberlour a'Bunadh, forvirrende etiket

Collingwood

Canadisk triple distilled fra Brown-Forman

Finished på Ahorn træ

40%, umiddelbart kun sat til salg i Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana og Texas, kommer andre steder senere

Kilde : Canadianwhisky.org : bit.ly/gHNX3V

Steffen

The evolution of a whiskyfun reader :- )

recenteats.blogspot.com/2011/02/ ... on-of.html

Steffen

Macdeffe wrote:

The evolution of a whiskyfun reader :- )

Tja...
Jeg syntes nu stadig Whiskyfun er den bedste hjemmeside/blog, med et flot layout, en seriøs vurdering og lidt sjove/sarkastiske indlæg.
Man kan så diskutere hvor "farvet" Serge er - han har hans egne præferencer og meninger - som alle whiskydrikkere.
Ingen tvivl om at meget salg bliver justeret efter Serge' vurderinger.

Jeg tror nu ikke Sku's indlæg skal opfattes som en kritik af whiskyfun...

Steffen

På Facebook går der lige nu rygter om at Wemyss har købt Bladnoch - lock, stock and barrels!! eller på dansk:rub og stub :shock:

Raymond fik måske et tilbud han ikke kunne afslå?

/c

:shock: