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Atom Brands Triumphs At The International Spirits Challenge 2018!

July 23, 2018 by Gary Leave a Comment

Atom Brands takes home three trophies and four golds in the International Spirits Challenge

Atom Brands has been awarded a series of fantastic accolades in The International Spirits Challenge 2018 — one of the most respected and influential spirits competitions in the world.

Their portfolio of brands, including Origin, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Blended Whisky Company and The Handmade Cocktail Company picked up a series of medals and trophies, with The Handmade Cocktail Company also being recognised as Pre-Mixed Producer of the Year.

Now in its 23rd year, The International Spirits Challenge receives more than 1,500 entries from nearly 70 countries worldwide, and each product is blind tasted and awarded a score for its aroma, appearance, taste and finish.

In the gin category, where over 2,000 samples were tasted, Origin’s Arezzo gin was awarded a gold medal, and in the Whisky category both That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s Blended Whisky #3 23 Year Old and The Blended Whisky Company’s Half-Century Blend – Batch 2 received accolades, with the latter being awarded a trophy – the highest honour available.

“There is no more rigorous test of a liquid’s quality than blind panel tasting, and we’re absolutely delighted to have triumphed in these most prestigious of awards.”

This was the first year for the Pre-Mixed drinks category, which saw Atom Brands’ The Handmade Cocktail Company not only scoop two trophies and two gold medals, but also be named as Pre-Mixed Producer of the Year.

The ISC are firmly in the top tier of awards bodies, and the fact that we’ve scooped three trophies and a category-level award stands testament to the ‘quality first’ approach we take with all our liquids.

There is no more rigorous test of a liquid’s quality than blind panel tasting, and we’re absolutely delighted to have triumphed in these most prestigious of awards.
– Ben Ellefsen: Managing Director at Atom Brands

Filed Under: Atom Brands, News

New York Bourbon Widow Jane Appoints Maverick Drinks As UK Distributor!

July 23, 2018 by Gary Leave a Comment

“It’s a fantastic product that we know bourbon enthusiasts will love.”

Multi-award-winning UK craft spirits distributor Maverick Drinks is welcoming Widow Jane, the urban bourbon brand with an Empire State of Mind, to its dynamic drinks portfolio.

With a distillery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Widow Jane releases and produces award-winning bourbons and whiskeys using a proprietary heirloom corn varietal and unique water from the Widow Jane mine in Rosendale, upstate New York.

Now available through Maverick Drinks is Widow Jane 10 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey, distilled in Kentucky and perfected in New York, proofed with Widow Jane’s very own water.

The resulting well-rounded bourbon offers a rye spice to complement the corn, alongside buttery toffee aromas, and notes of cherry wood, olive oil and burnt orange on the palate.

Widow Jane 10 Year Old is released as a single-barrel product, so while core flavours are consistent, there are always tangent notes that make each barrel unique.

We’re proud to finally start growing Widow Jane in the UK and letting people in on what we’re doing in Brooklyn,

We can’t wait to continue to express our intense profile and our commitment to awesome whiskey.
– Vince Oleson: Widow Jane distiller

The team at Widow Jane have managed to source a steady supply of outstanding aged bourbon from Kentucky, which they’ve put their own touch on with the addition of water from the Widow Jane Mine.

It’s a fantastic product that we know bourbon enthusiasts will love.
– Michael Vachon: Head of Brand Development at Maverick Drinks

Widow Jane joins the growing ranks of award-winning brands represented by Maverick Drinks, including the Kyrö Distillery Company, Balcones, Brenne, Bluecoat Gin, FEW Spirits, Filliers, the New York Distilling Company, Smooth Ambler, St George Spirits, Wolfburn, Ableforth’s, That Boutique-y Gin Company and That Boutique-y Whisky Company.

As part of its #ForwardDrinking campaign, Maverick Drinks continues to challenge how brands work with bars up and down the country. The distributor has engaged bar communities throughout the UK with the first in a series of seminars, The Relationships Between Brands and Bars is Broken, to stir up conversation and drive meaningful change.

This philosophy, coupled with the strength of the Maverick Drinks portfolio, played a substantial part in Maverick Drinks being named Spirits Distributor of the Year for the third time in four years at the 2017 International Wine & Spirit Competition.

Filed Under: Maverick Drinks, News

Delectable Collectable Drams – Is This One In Your Collection?

July 23, 2018 by Gary Leave a Comment

Kilchoman Founders Cask Release 1
£120.00

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Kilchoman Founders Cask Release 1
Kilchoman Founders Cask Release 1

£120.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Age: 
Strength: 54.4%
70cl
Vintage: 2008
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Jamaican Rum 33 Year Old - 1982 | Cask 12
Jamaican Rum 33 Year Old – 1982 | Cask 12

£298.00
Country: Jamaica
Region: 
Age: 33 Years Old
Strength: 57%
70cl
Vintage: 1982
Bottler: Berry Bros & Rudd
Blended Grain 46 Year Old - 1971 | Berry Bros & Rudd
Blended Grain 46 Year Old – 1971 | Berry Bros & Rudd

£192.00
Country: Scotland
Region: 
Age: 46 Years Old
Strength: 48%
70cl
Vintage: 1971
Bottler: Berry Bros & Rudd
Michel Couvreur 16 Year Old | Amathus 40th Anniversary
Michel Couvreur 16 Year Old | Amathus 40th Anniversary

£198.00
Country: French
Region: 
Age: 16 Years Old
Strength: 51%
70cl
Vintage: 2002
Bottler: Distillery Bottling

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