Whisky Maps

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Publiceret: onsdag, 14. december 2016 12:00
Skrevet af MacNiels
Et firma i Tyskland, Alba Collection har specialiseret sig i at lave kort over whisky destillerier for stort set det meste af Europa, USA og Japan herunder også Skandinavien.

Det viste kort over Skandinavien er endnu ikke tilgængelig (mangler endelig redigering), men kommer i handlen i starten af 2017.

Kort kan indtil nu købes hos Alba Collection i Tyskland, men der ledes efter en forhandler i Danmark, så forsendelse gøres nemmere.


Eksempler på Whisky Maps Irland Whisky Map og USA Whisky Map


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Ardnamurchan Spirit 2016 AD

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Publiceret: fredag, 2. december 2016 14:18
Skrevet af MacNiels
Efterspørgselen efter Ardnamurchan er så stor at der frigives en Ardnamurchan Spirit 2016 AD.
Der kommer 2500 flasker basseret på peated og ikke peated spiritus fra juni 2015 og oktober 2014 fra 29 ex-oloroso og Pedro Ximénez Sherry octaves og som til sidst har ligget 3 måneder på et 500 liter ex-Pedro Ximénez Sherry butt. Så der er altså ikke tale om whisky endnu.

Faktisk så ligger der en bestilling på 5000 yderligere flasker: "with Danish whisky distributor FC Whisky estimating that it could have sold 800 bottles in Denmark alone. ‘Demand has been wild,’ said FC Whisky’s Claus Fisker."

‘Prior to a launch we contact our UK and international agents and distributors to gauge interest and take pre-orders,’ said Adelphi and Ardnamurchan MD Alex Bruce.

‘While it’s not unusual for there to be a healthy amount of interest in our whisky, the demand for our new Ardnamurchan Spirit was exceptionally high. We’ve produced 2,500 bottles, but we could easily have sold three times that amount.’

AD i navnet Ardnamurchan Spirit 2016 AD står for Ardnamurchan Distillery og Anno Domini

Det er aftappet ved 53% og prisen ligger på £47.50

Arran 21st Anniversary Limited Edition

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Publiceret: onsdag, 30. november 2016 21:03
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For at markerer Arrans 21 år jubilæum, har de aftappet denne single malt. Der er taget forskellige fade fra deres første 3 års produktion og er kun fra ex-Sherry Hogsheads. Den er aftappet ved fadstyrke på 52.6% alc. og det er der kommet 5988 flasker ud af.

Prisen for en flaske vil ligge på omkring £150.

Master Distiller James MacTaggart udtaler: "To create this extra special edition of The Arran Malt, I have chosen a selection of our oldest ex-oloroso Sherry Hogsheads from the first three years of production at the Isle of Arran Distillery. Over the years, the fresh notes of citrus and malt in our delicate new spirit have integrated beautifully with the ex-oloroso cask. The nose is rich and fruity, and on the palate luxurious notes of dark chocolate, sweet ginger spice and honey lead to a long and satisfying finish. It has been a pleasure to nurture the maturation of this precious spirit and see it become the most fitting dram with which toast our 21st Anniversary. Slainte!”

Noter (Arran)
Nose: Tropical notes of mango mix with wax polish and red apple sweetness.

Palate: Pears, honey and European oak character. A hint of basil, black pepper spice and dark chocolate. Citrus fruits appear with water.

Finish: Long and warming with ginger, lemongrass and a hint of marzipan.

Kilde: Arran

Tamdhu Batch Strength No. 002

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Publiceret: fredag, 25. november 2016 07:47
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Den 23. november kom Tamdhu med Batch Strength No. 002. Denne har kun ligget på sherry fade og er aftappet ved fadstyrke på 58,5% alc.

Iain Weir, Marketing Director for Ian Macleod Distillers, udtaler: “Since its initial launch last year, our Batch Strength expression has been an extremely popular addition to the Tamdhu range, winning a number of high-profile industry awards.

“We are incredibly proud to now launch the second edition of our Batch Strength which continues to be the malt of choice for whisky connoisseurs. It is the closest you’ll get to sampling a dram of whisky straight from a Tamdhu cask!”

Noter (Tamdhu):

Nose:  Warming golden syrup, brown bread with peanut butter, cinnamon, white pepper and cocktail cherries.
Palate:  Mouth coating sherry oak, lightly heated berries and creamy vanilla - adding water brings out cookie dough, gentle spice and fresh fruit.
Finish: Spicy notes continue long into the finish with dried fruits, hazelnut and vanilla.

Kilde: http://www.tamdhu.com

The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Two.

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Publiceret: lørdag, 19. november 2016 21:52
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William Grant & Sons er nu kommet med Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Two.

‘The Influence of Oak’ er titlen og har fokus på fad lagering.
Første Compendium kom i oktober 2015 som var en hyldest til malt master, David Stewart MBE.

Der kommer i alt 25 aftapninger fordelt på fem forskellige "chapters" med hver deres 5 forskellige aftapninger. Disse "chapters" kommer inden for en 5 årig periode, dvs. at sidste "chapter" må komme i 2019.

Hver whisky i Chapter Two er valgt ud af forskellig cask style – European oak Oloroso sherry butts, first fill American oak Bourbon barrels, European oak port puncheon og European oak Pedro Ximénez sherry butt i alderen fra 15 til 44 år.

Stewart udtaler: “I’m very lucky to have been trusted to experiment with different cask finishes and even try out my own techniques to see how they effect the distinctive honeyed characteristics of The Balvenie. Understanding how the oak and the previous spirit, or fortified wine held by the cask influences the whisky is a very important part of my job."

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BenRiach Moscatel Wood Finish 22 år.

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Publiceret: onsdag, 16. november 2016 14:54
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I dag kommer BenRiach med en 22 års aftapning der er afsluttet på Moscatel fad. "This Single Malt Scotch Whisky offers notes of dark orange marmalade, cocoa and spiced honey."

Den har først ligget på American bourbon barrels inden den er afsluttet i Moscatel wine casks fra Portugal og Spanien. Aftapningen er ikke koldfiltreret eller tilsat farve og er aftappet ved 46% alc.

Sales Director Alistair Walker udtaler: “Moscatel is a sweet fortified wine, hailing from Portugal and Spain, which adds a buttery-soft, spicy and fruity dimension to the whisky. The result is a superlative malt in the classic BenRiach style. It is lusciously rich, velvety and full-flavoured, delivering superb dried fruit and honeyed sweetness, like a good apple crumble.”
 

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Bruichladdich - The Three Tens

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Publiceret: mandag, 14. november 2016 22:31
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Head Distiller Adam Hannett har besluttet at det er tid til at frigive "The Three Tens" second edition.

“All three drams are a single vintage in that all the spirit used is ten years old.  I like to highlight the many factors in play when we are crafting single malts; the terroir and provenance of our raw materials, our distillation techniques and the quality of our oak. Here, although they are all fundamentally built on first-fill bourbon, I have used different suites of casks to construct each dram. There is Grenache Blanc in the Octomore, Tempranillo in the Port Charlotte and this new Laddie Ten vatting has some spirit matured in beautiful old sherry wood.

“They have all spent a decade maturing in our warehouses by the shores of Loch Indaal. We have bottled them here at the distillery with a splash of spring water from Octomore Farm giving 50% alc.vol. in the case of the Laddie and Port Charlotte, and close to cask strength for the Octomore.
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Spey Trutina og Fumare

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Publiceret: onsdag, 9. november 2016 19:03
Skrevet af MacNiels
Speyside Destillery er kommet med to nye aftapninger med navnene Trutina og Fumare.
Fumare kan oversættes fra latinsk til "smoky", det vil sige at Speyside for første gang kommer med en røget whisky.
Hvor i mod Trutina kan oversættes til "balanced and pure". Denne har kun ligget på bourbon fade.

John Harvey McDonough, chief executive officer hos Speyside Distillery udtaler: “We’ve never before released a malt using our peated barley. We have kept our peated malts sleeping quietly in our maturisation warehouse and have now awoken them to create the beautifully smoky Fumare.

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