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The Glenlivet Alpha – The Inaugural Tasting

May 14, 2013 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Glenlivet Alpha

Alan Winchester, Master Distiller of The Glenlivet led the inaugural tasting of a new mystery expression, The Glenlivet Alpha at a launch event held at the Whisky Shop in Piccadilly on 8th May.

Guests were also invited to try a range of sensory challenges launched by the Glenlivet in collaboration with Greyworld to help whisky enthusiasts master their senses to unlock the secrets of The Glenlivet Alpha.

The sensory challenges are hosted on The Glenlivet Facebook page and www.theglenlivet.com.

Alan will reveal the tasting notes and cask information for the mystery expression in a video broadcast on 6th June at 12:30pm. To watch the reveal live, visit The Glenlivet’s Facebook page.

The Glenlivet Alpha is limited to just 3350 bottles (the rumoured allocation for the UK is around 600.)

The Glenlivet Alpha is currently available from The Whisky Exchange for £94.95.

Alan Winchester leads the first tasting of The Glenlivet Alpha

Don’t forget the Glenlivet Alpha Twitter Tasting! – Thursday, 16 May at 7pm (Hashtag: #Alpha)

Latest Whiskies To Enjoy From Whisky Online!

May 14, 2013 by Gary Leave a Comment

Whisky Online has 6 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from the Highland, Island and Speyside regions.

The brands include Ben Nevis 10 Year Old, Ben Nevis 15 Year Old | Single Cask, Glencoe 8 Year Old | Macdonalds Blended Whisky, Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 2, Old Pulteney 17 Year Old and the soon-to-be-released Talisker Port Ruighe.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 8 to 17 Year Old malts.

Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
Whisky Online	Ben Nevis 10 Year Old Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: 10 Strength: 46% Summary: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl / 46% Ben Nevis 10 year old is distilled and bottled at the distillery in Scotland at the strength of 46% Vol. Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky	70cl	£ 33.50 BUY NOW
Whisky Online	Ben Nevis 15 Year Old \| Single Cask Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: 15 Strength: 55.4% Vintage: 1996 Bottler: Distillery Bottling Summary: Single Highland malt Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl / 55.4% Ben Nevis 15 year old produced from 3 sherry cask all filled on the same day back in 1996 matured in warehouse No3 situated next to the famous mountain Ben Nevis where the whisky get its name from bottled at cask strength with a yield of only 508 bottles.	70cl	£ 82.50 BUY NOW
Whisky Online	Glencoe 8 Year Old \| Macdonalds Blended Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Age: 8 Strength: 58% Summary: Blended Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Ben Nevis Distillery 70cl / 58% This Glencoe 8 year old was bottled at cask strength and natural colour.	70cl	£ 34.50 BUY NOW
Whisky Online	Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 2 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: Summary: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl / PHOTO FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY	70cl	£ 49.99 BUY NOW
Whisky Online	Old Pulteney 17 Year Old Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: 17 Strength: 46% Summary: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl / 46% Old Pulteney 17-year-old predominantly features ex-bourbon maturation with the addition of spirit that has been wholly matured in Spanish wood ex-sherry casks using Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso.	70cl	£ 49.96 BUY NOW
Whisky Online	Talisker Port Ruighe Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: Strength: 45.8% Summary: Single Island Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl / 45.8% PORT RUIGHE is Named after the old Gaelic name of Port in the Isle of Skye. The distillery has been using Port Casks to age its whisky as far back as 1898 and this new Malt is a toast to the Scottish merchants who braved the high seas to bring back the newly discovered Port Wine from Portugal.	70cl	£ 46.25 BUY NOW

Bruichladdich The Organic Multi Vintage Islay Whisky

May 14, 2013 by Gary Leave a Comment

Bruichladdich The Organic Multi Vintage Islay Whisky

70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – The second edition of Bruichladdich’s single malt whisky made with organically-grown Scottish barley – in this case from the Mid Coul, Coulmore and mains of Tullibardine farms. As with all of Bruichladdich’s malts, this has been neither coloured nor unchilfiltered. More unusually for this distillery, it hasn’t been wine-finished either.

Price: £ 38.05 BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange

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