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The Whisky Exchange – New Bank Holiday Whiskies!

May 7, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Whisky Exchange has 31 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries including: American, Campbeltown, Highland, Island, Islay, Japanese and Speyside.

The brands include Balvenie, Banff, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Glen Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Longrow, Macallan, Mortlach & Tullibardine.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 8 to 50 Year Old malts.

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Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Exchange	Glen Grant 1957 / Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 40% Vintage: 1957 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 40% / Gordon & Macphail – A lip-smacking sherried Speyside at an amazing 49 years of age. Very few whiskies can stand this kind of ageing, which is just one of the reasons that Glen Grant is a great malt. The perfect gift for anyone born in 1957.	70cl	£ 356.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Rock Hill Farms / Sb Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Country: American Region: American Age: Strength: 50% Summary: 75cl / 50% – Extremely difficult to get hold of – but well worth the effort – Rock Hills Farm is a dazzling example of how real bourbon should be. "The World’s Greatest Bourbon" – Washingtonian Magazine	75cl	£ 62.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old / Gallon Bottle Blended Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Age: 12 Year Old Strength: 43% Summary: 450cl / 43% – A gargantuan bottle of one of the world's favourite blends.	450cl	£ 172.50 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Longrow 1974 / 21 Year Old / Cask# 1550 Campbeltown Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Campbeltown Age: 21 Year Old Strength: 46% Vintage: 1974 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – A 21 year old single cask Longrow, distilled in 1974, the year after the started producing the spirit, and bottled from cask 1550.	70cl	£ 1,250.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glenfarclas 1955 / Sherry Cask / The Family Casks Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 46.1% Vintage: 1955 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 46.1% / Distillery Bottling – The Glenfarclas Family Casks series is a new range of vintage casks from one of Speyside's best distilleries. All but three of the range (1952, 1979 & 1984) are from first fill or refill sherry casks.	70cl	£ 820.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glenfarclas 1956 / Sherry Cask / The Family Casks Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 47.3% Vintage: 1956 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 47.3% / Distillery Bottling – The Glenfarclas Family Casks series is a new range of vintage casks from one of Speyside's best distilleries. All but three of the range (1952, 1979 & 1984) are from first fill or refill sherry casks.	70cl	£ 755.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bowmore Darkest / Sherry Cask Finish Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 43% Summary: 70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – Easily the most popular of the no-age-statement Bowmores, with a rich sherry influence calming some of the more fiery attributes of the young spirit. As close in style to the legendary Black Bowmore as most of us mere mortals will be able to taste.	70cl	£ 59.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glen Grant 1959 / Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 40% Vintage: 1959 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 40% / Gordon & Macphail – Another of Gordon & Macphail's long-aged Glen Grants which, along with Glenfarclas, represent the best-value long-aged sherried Speysides available. Thankfully, Glen Grant is one of those special Speysiders (like Glenfarclas, Mortlach and Macallan) that is capable of withstanding immense oak ageing without tasting like a pile of wet sawdust.	70cl	£ 295.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Suntory Hibiki 12 Year Old Japanese Blended Whisky Country: Japanese Region: Japanese Age: 12 Year Old Strength: 43% Summary: 70cl / 43% – A stunning 12 year-old blend from Hibiki, some of the whisky has been part-matured in plum liqueur casks. Lovely malt from Hakushu and Yamazaki, plus some aged grain from Chita, this terrific Japanese blend picked up the top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards 2010.	70cl	£ 42.75 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bruichladdich Laddie Classic Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 46% Summary: 70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – The first of a new series from Bruichladdich, this Laddie Classic is a no-age-statement bottling intended, as the name would suggest, to showcase the classic 'Laddie style.	70cl	£ 35.75 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bruichladdich Sherry Classic / Fusion: Fernando De Castilla Islay Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 46% Summary: 70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – A no-age-statement Bruichladdich designed to show the classic sherry-finished style. This is made up with bourbon-matured whisky finished in special sherry casks from the Bodeega Fernando de Castilla.	70cl	£ 36.49 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Tullibardine 1988 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: Strength: 46% Vintage: 1988 Bottler: Summary: 75cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – An unchilfiltered Tullibardine from the 1988 vintage, bottled at a good drinking strength of 46%.	75cl	£ 45.49 BUY NOW

Benromach’s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart Goes To The US!

May 1, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Left to right: Aly Macrae, Madeleine Worrall, Andrew Clark, David McKay (Photo: Drew Farrell)

Benromach Single Malt Whisky is set to go ‘across the pond’ with the National Theatre of Scotland as it continues to sponsor an international tour of the Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart in America.

The successful partnership with the National Theatre Scotland started with its support of the production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year. And now the production will tour Scotland, England and internationally in 2012 and 2013.

Benromach Single Malt Whisky will sponsor some US dates, with American audiences being offered the opportunity to share a dram of the Speyside Scotch Malt during the show. This sponsorship will cover all US venues where state legislation allows and is part of Benromach’s venturing into the arts and their first foray into international arts touring.

The production will be staged in taverns, breweries, and community spaces and studios with bars built in, where stories are told, re-told, sung and passed on. It’s an evening of supernatural storytelling, music and theatre inspired by the Border Ballads, Robert Burns and the poems of Robert Service.

The show opens at the Wicked Wolf Tavern, Festival of New Ideas, New Haven in Connecticut on 20th June before moving on to North Carolina, Chicago, Massachusetts, Ohio, Purdue, Washington DC, Michigan, Texas and California. The production will also be visiting Vancouver, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and Brazil.

Commenting on the sponsorship, Michael Urquhart Joint Managing Director of Gordon & MacPhail, owners of the Benromach Distillery in Forres, said: “We’re proud to be supporting this tour as it goes international. Scotland has many world-class artists and this individual and artistic performance deserves to be shared with the UK and people internationally. The US already enjoys one of Scotland’s other fine traditions being one of the largest export markets for Scotch whisky so we hope the audience enjoys sharing a free dram of Benromach with this great performance.”

The tale of Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic, follows her as she sets off to attend a conference one wintery morning in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. As the snow begins to fall, little does she know who or what awaits her there. Her wild journey through the night takes her into and out of different supernatural and natural realms looking for folk songs.

Elly Rothnie, Development Director, National Theatre of Scotland said: “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart was a huge success at the Fringe last year and our audiences loved sampling one of Scotland’s finest malt whiskies as part of the experience. We are thrilled to continue this important partnership in 2012 where we will take the production and Benromach whisky to new audiences across the globe.”

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart originally toured Scotland in February 2011 subsequently playing at a number of top venues in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The production has won two awards, a CATS Award for Best Music and Sound and a Herald Angel.

You can buy Benromach Malt Whisky from:-

The Whisky Exchange
Master of Malt
Edencroft Fine Wine & Spirit Specialists
Abbey Whisky
The Drink Shop

About Benromach
Located on the outskirts of the ancient market town of Forres, the Benromach Distillery is one of Scotland’s best-kept secrets. From Speyside’s smallest whisky distillery emerged a single malt with distinctive qualities reflecting its exclusive hand-made credentials as well as encapsulating the self-reliance, sophistication and modern values of Scotland today.

Just two experienced distillers create Benromach using the finest Scottish barley and the purest spring water from the nearby Romach Hills. They personally ensure that only the highest quality spirit is filled into sturdy oak casks before being left to mature at Benromach Distillery for many years.

Benromach expressions include:
Benromach Ten Years Old
Benromach Ten Years Old is created from the finest Scottish barley and pure spring water from the nearby Romach hills. After being matured for at least ten years, it emerges golden in colour and displays rich fruit, sweet chocolate and delicate spicy aromas. With a rich sherry influence, the mouth-watering palate coats the senses with exotic fruit flavours, toasted malt and a delicate hint of smoke.

Benromach Traditional
A rich and mellow single malt with fruit and malty tones, balanced with a hint of smoke.

Benromach Peat Smoke
Full bodied, intense and challenging with a smoky character, yet balanced with the fruity elegance of Speyside.

Benromach Origins
A series of special bottlings crafted to highlight how small changes in the art of whisky-making can help to shape the character of the final single malt.
Please visit www.benromach.com for details.

About the National Theatre of Scotland
The National Theatre of Scotland is supported by the Scottish Government. Since its launch in February 2006, the National Theatre of Scotland has been involved in creating 137 update productions in 125 update different locations. With no building of its own, the Company takes theatre all over Scotland and beyond, working with existing and new venues and companies to create and tour theatre of the highest quality. It takes place in the great buildings of Scotland, but also in site-specific locations, airports and tower blocks, community halls and drill halls, ferries and forests. The company has performed to almost 600,000 people, across three continents. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com

New Whisky – Courtesy Of The The Whisky Exchange!

April 30, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Whisky Exchange has 18 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries such as: American, Campbeltown, Canadian, Highland, Island, Islay and Speyside.

The brands include Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Dalmore, Glenesk, Glenglassaugh, Kilchoman, Longrow, Macallan, Talisker & Tamnavulin.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 10 to 40 Year Old malts.

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Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Exchange	Bruichladdich 3d / Moine Mhor / 2nd Edition Islay Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 50% Summary: 70cl / 50% / Distillery Bottling – The second edition of Bruichladdich's 3D series, Moine Mhor is Gaelic for 'big peat'. As with the other bottlings in the 3D range, this has been vatted from three different types of Bruichladdich spirit, ranging from older, lightly-peated Bruichladdich distilled before Jim McEwan & Co. took over the distillery, through to young, heavily peated whisky that distilled for the Port Charlotte bottlings.	70cl	£ 49.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bruichladdich Infinity 3rd Edition Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 50% Summary: 70cl / 50% / Distillery Bottling – The third edition of Bruichladdich's Infinity: a malt designed to display the complexity of the distillery's spirit. To this end, this multi-vintage mix contains malt matured in American oak casks previously containing bourbon and Syrah.	70cl	£ 44.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Jacquin's Rock & Rye Bourbon Whiskey Liqueur Country: American Region: American Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 75cl / 40% – Delicious mix of rock sugar (the 'Rock' of the title) and rye whiskey with chopped fruit pieces added for extra flavour. Almost like a pre-mixed rye old fashioned – just add ice…	75cl	£ 21.25 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Longrow 10 Year Old Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Campbeltown Age: 10 Year Old Strength: 46% Summary: 70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – Made at the Springbank distillery, Longrow differs from its more famous sibling in that it is made with peated barley – and as such shares characteristics with the nearby Islay distilleries. Complex and peaty.	70cl	£ 49.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Dalmore 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: 15 Year Old Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – A favourite expression in the Dalmore stable, this 15-year-old is elegant and smooth, with lipsmacking texture and the flawless balance one would expect from blending maestro Richard Paterson.	70cl	£ 41.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Talisker 25 Year Old / Bot.2007 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: 25 Year Old Strength: 58.1% Vintage: 2007 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 58.1% / Distillery Bottling – Talisker super-premium releases from Diageo have been uniformly excellent. This is no disappointment – a bit more sherry influence has made this an absolute cracker. Roars across the palate, then caresses the tastebuds on the finish.	70cl	£ 165.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Talisker 25 Year Old / Bot.2008 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: 25 Year Old Strength: 54.2% Vintage: 2008 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 54.2% / Distillery Bottling – A Talisker 25yo from Diageo's Special Releases is always a thing to cherish – and this is no exception, with a very clean, citric emphasis when compared to some of the earlier releases. As we've come to expect from Talisker, this is nothing short of superb.	70cl	£ 155.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Tamnavulin 40 Year Old / Anniversary Selection Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 40 Year Old Strength: 40.4% Summary: 70cl / 40.4% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – This ancient Tamnavulin is a star of our much-lauded Anniversary Selection. Rich and sweet, yet graceful, this gets away with its age thanks to an abundance of honey and cocoa notes on nose and palate.	70cl	£ 129.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Wild Turkey Russell's Reserve 10yrs Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Country: American Region: American Age: Strength: 45% Summary: 75cl / 45% – Long-aged bourbon, with a massive palate, yet still deceptively smooth. Named after the company's long-serving Master Distiller, Jimmy Russell.	75cl	£ 47.95 BUY NOW

New Arrivals Via The Whisky Exchange!

April 23, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Whisky Exchange has 41 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries such as: American, Campbeltown, Canadian, Highland, Indian, Island, Islay, Lowland and Speyside.

The brands include Allt-a-bhainne, Auchentoshan, Balblair, Balvenie, Ben Nevis, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Glen Scotia, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenlivet, Glenlossie, Highland Park, Imperial, Isle Of Jura, Kilchoman, Linlithgow, Littlemill, Macallan, Strathmill & Tamdhu.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 10 to 40 Year Old malts.

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Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Exchange	Jack Daniel's Scenes From Lynchburg No.7 Tennessee Whiskey Country: American Region: American Age: Strength: 43% Summary: 100cl / 43% – One of a series of special commemorative edition bottlings Jack Daniel's have produced for their legions of fans.	100cl	£ 59.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Balvenie 30 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 30 Year Old Strength: 47.3% Summary: 70cl / 47.3% / Distillery Bottling – A highly thought of 30 year old from Balvenie that netted a Gold Medal at the 2010 International Spirits Challenge and a 90 points from Serge Valentin on Whisky fun.	70cl	£ 325.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Linlithgow 1973 / 30 Year Old Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Lowland Age: 30 Year Old Strength: 59.6% Vintage: 1973 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 59.6% / Distillery Bottling – A fabulous cask strength expression of Linlithgow aka St Magdalene, this was part of the Diageo super premium 'Special Releases' from 2004. Beautiful grassy, fruity Lowland malt whisky with real depth.	70cl	£ 285.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Amrut Fusion Indian Single Malt Whisky Country: Indian Region: Indian Age: Strength: 50% Summary: 70cl / 50% – Amrut Fusion gets its name from the fact that it uses two barleys: Indian and Scottish – with the latter being peated for good measure. Batch One was a hugely successful award-winner, this is a new batch which we think is just as good or better. MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.	70cl	£ 38.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bruichladdich 18 Year Old / 2nd Edition Islay Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 18 Year Old Strength: 46% Summary: 70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – A second Bruichladdich 18yo following the successful first edition, which was finished in Willi Opitz Trockenbeerenauslese casks (that's Austrian pudding wine to you and me). This time the 'Ace-ing' (sigh) has been done with a different sweet wine: Clos Urolat from Jurancon in Southwest France.	70cl	£ 51.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Crown Royal Xr Extra Rare Canadian Whisky Country: Canadian Region: Canadian Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 75cl / 40% – A very special edition of Crown Royal released in 2006, XR was created using the last batch of rare whiskies from former owners Seagram's Waterloo distillery in Ontario, much of which was destroyed by fire in 1993 shortly after the distillery had closed. This is an unrepeatable bottling with a terrific repuation amongst fans of Canadian whisky.	75cl	£ 110.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glenfiddich 30 Year Old / Bot. 2010 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 30 Year Old Strength: 43% Vintage: 2010 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – The 2010 release of Glenfiddich 30 year-old has a very classy new look, with a dumpier bottle and a handsome wooden box. Malt fans will also be very pleased that the bottling strength of this marriage of Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks has risen to 43% as well.	70cl	£ 254.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Isle Of Jura 1999 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: Strength: 58% Vintage: 1999 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 58% / Distillery Bottling – A batch of heavily-peated Isle of Jura distilled in 1999 to an extremely high level of 40ppm. The label bears the facsimile signature of Michael Heads, the former Jura distillery manager who took over at Ardbeg in 2007.	70cl	£ 59.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Secret Stills 4.16 (bowmore) 1999 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 45% Vintage: 1999 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 45% / Gordon & Macphail – A 1999 vintage whisky bottled by Gordon & Macphail as part of their Secret Stills collection. All the information they give is that this is the 16th release of whisky from distillery number 4. We can let on that it's from Bowmore…	70cl	£ 31.75 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Macallan Royal Marriage / Kate & William Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 46.8% Summary: 70cl / 46.8% – A marriage of two casks, one filled on April 29th 1996 and the other April 29th 1999, bottled by Macallan to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on April 29th 2010.	70cl	£ 750.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Kilchoman Machir Bay Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 46% Summary: 70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – The first ongoing bottling from Kilchoman, Machir Bay is made up of first fill bourbon matured whisky finished in oloroso sherry wood before bottling.	70cl	£ 38.49 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bruichladdich 21 Year Old / Cask Strength / Bot.1990s Islay Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 21 Year Old Strength: 53.4% Vintage: 1990 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 53.4% / Distillery Bottling – An old edition of Bruichladdich 21 year old. Bottled at Cask Strength, we estimate that this came from some time in the 1990s.	70cl	£ 399.00 BUY NOW

New Whisky Stock From The Whisky Exchange

April 16, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Whisky Exchange has 45 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries such as: American, English, Highland, Irish, Island, Islay, Japanese, Lowland and Speyside.

The brands include Aberlour, Arran, Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Cragganmore, Dalmore, Edradour, Finlaggan, Glendronach, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Inverleven, Islay Whisky, Isle Of Jura, Kilchoman & Macallan.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 5 to 43 Year Old malts.

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Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Exchange	Auchentoshan 21 Year Old Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Lowland Age: 21 Year Old Strength: 43% Summary: 70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – A deliciously smooth, mellow long-aged Auchentoshan. This 21yo Lowland single malt is a sophisticated and well-balanced dram to savour slowly after a good meal.	70cl	£ 94.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Rittenhouse Straight Rye Straight Rye Whiskey Country: American Region: American Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% – A cracking rye from Heaven Hill, illustrative of the classic Pennsylvania 'Monongahela' style. Very popular with rye aficionados, this must be tried by American whiskey enthusiasts.	70cl	£ 19.49 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Suntory Hibiki 30 Year Old Japanese Blended Whisky Country: Japanese Region: Japanese Age: 30 Year Old Strength: 43% Summary: 70cl / 43% –	70cl	£ 650.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glenrothes 1994 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1994 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – A big emphasis on the citrussy side of the distillery character, with a delicious vanilla edge and tingling spices. Another revelatory young Glenrothes, destined to be a massive hit.	70cl	£ 39.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	White Bowmore 1964 / 43 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 43 Year Old Strength: 42.8% Vintage: 1964 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 42.8% / Distillery Bottling – After 2007's 'new' Black Bowmore, this White Bowmore is the second edition of the Noughties' 1964 Trilogy series, and has spent its life in bourbon casks, so should make for a very interesting contrast. Awarded 94 points from John Hansell in Malt Advocate, this was one of the most talked-about releases of 2008.	70cl	£ 2,425.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Rittenhouse Straight Rye / 100 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey Country: American Region: American Age: Strength: 50% Summary: 75cl / 50% – Very popular with rye aficionados, this must be tried by American whiskey enthusiasts. This complex, potent spirit is perfect for a rye Manhattan, and amazingly won 'World's Best American Whiskey' at the World Whisky Awards 2010, beating off competition from George T. Stagg.	75cl	£ 25.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Finlaggan Original / Peaty Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% – An Islay single malt whisky from a secret unnamed distillery. Reasonably priced and nicely peaty.	70cl	£ 21.38 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Cardhu Special Cask Reserve Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – Selected from 'very old oak casks', this new Cardhu Special Cask Reserve is richer and sweeter than the hugely popular 12 year old and has proved very successful since its release.	70cl	£ 49.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Johnnie Walker Blue Label / King George V Blended Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Age: Strength: 43% Summary: 70cl / 43% – The first Royal Warrant was granted to Johnnie Walker in 1934, King George V recreates how JW might have tasted back then.	70cl	£ 360.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Isle Of Jura 1999 / Bourbon Xu Finish / Heavy Peat Island Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: Strength: 55% Vintage: 1999 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 55% / Distillery Bottling – This Isle of Jura 1999 is part of the distillery's 'Boutique Barrels' series of single casks, bottled at full cask strength. This 'Bourbon Xu' edition has been been heavily-peated, and for that reason (plus it's the cheapest), we reckon it'll be the first to sell out.	70cl	£ 56.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Finlaggan 10 Year Old / Lightly Peated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 10 Year Old Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% – A lightly peated version of Finlaggan's secret distillery Islay single malt, aged for 10 years.	70cl	£ 31.25 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glendronach 1991 / 18 Year Old / Oloroso Sherry Butt #2512 Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 18 Year Old Strength: 51.9% Vintage: 1991 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 51.9% / Distillery Bottling – Another for the pantheon of epic sherry monsters from Glendronach, plucked from the distillery's stock of glorious aged single casks. This has been bottled from an Oloroso Sherry Butt, and, as ever, must be limited to MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.	70cl	£ 72.95 BUY NOW

Whisky – This Weeks Price Cuts!

April 3, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Always a favourite time of the week!

Supplier	Brand	% –	Price Diff.	Price NOW	Price BEFORE
The Whisky Exchange	Linkwood Burghead Maltings Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (70cl)	-20%	(£ -100.00)	£ 399.00	~~£ 499.00~~
The Drink Shop	Evan Williams – 23 Year Old Single Barrel 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-4%	(£ -4.96)	£ 115.39	~~£ 120.35~~
The Drink Shop	Greenore – 18 Year Old Single Grain 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-5%	(£ -3.56)	£ 66.39	~~£ 69.95~~
The Drink Shop	Jack Daniels – Single Barrel 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-5%	(£ -2.04)	£ 39.85	~~£ 41.89~~
The Drink Shop	Rowans Creek – 12 Year Old Small Batch 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-8%	(£ -3.00)	£ 36.79	~~£ 39.79~~
The Drink Shop	Evan Williams – 2000 Single Barrel 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-5%	(£ -1.70)	£ 30.49	~~£ 32.19~~
The Drink Shop	Connemara – Peated Single Malt 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-3%	(£ -0.94)	£ 30.49	~~£ 31.43~~
The Drink Shop	Makers Mark 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-3%	(£ -0.66)	£ 24.19	~~£ 24.85~~
The Drink Shop	Jim Beam – Red Stag 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-9%	(£ -2.50)	£ 24.09	~~£ 26.59~~
The Drink Shop	Old Fitzgerald – 8 Year Old 70cl Bottle (70cl)	-5%	(£ -1.16)	£ 22.59	~~£ 23.75~~

Putting the Dram into Drama

April 2, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Left to right: Aly Macrae, Madeleine Worrall, Andrew Clark, David McKay (Photo: Drew Farrell)

Benromach Single Malt Whisky is building on its successful partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland as it continues to sponsor a UK tour of the Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart 2012 tour, following its support of the production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year.
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart takes theatre into pubs and other unlikely venues, where stories are told, re-told, sung and passed on. It’s an evening of supernatural storytelling, music and theatre inspired by the Border Ballads, Robert Burns and the poems of Robert Service.

The show opens at the Adam Smith Theatre Kirkcaldy on Wednesday 11 April before moving on to Blair Atholl, Nethy Bridge, Edinburgh, Torry, Kippen, Crianlarich, Kilcreggan, West Kilbride, Carlops and Kelso.

Their sponsorship is part of Benromach’s venture into the arts and will enable each audience member in Scotland (18 years and above) to share a dram of Benromach Whisky during the show.

Commenting on the sponsorship, David Urquhart Joint Managing Director of Gordon & MacPhail, owners of the Benromach Distillery in Forres, said: “We’re excited to be continuing our sponsorship of the arts as The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart grows in popularity across Scotland and the rest of the UK. It’s a pleasure to be associated with such an individual and artistic performance, which we feel reflects many of the distinctive qualities of the various expressions of our malt whisky.”

The production will also appear at UK festivals; including the Norwich and Norfolk Festival, Mayfest, Bristol and the Brighton Festival. The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart will then tour the UK and internationally until 2013.

Those attending the performance will be invited to sample Benromach 10 Years Old, Benromach Organic or Benromach Peat Smoke at the bar after the performance.

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart originally toured Scotland in February 2011 subsequently playing at Latitude Festival, Òran Mór, Glasgow, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2011. The production has won two awards, a CATS Award for Best Music and Sound and a Herald Angel.

You can buy Benromach Malt Whisky from:-

The Whisky Exchange
Master of Malt
Edencroft Fine Wine & Spirit Specialists
Abbey Whisky
The Drink Shop

The Whisky Exchange and New Whiskies!

April 2, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Whisky Exchange has 30 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries such as: Canadian, Highland, Irish, Island, Islay, Lowland, Speyside and Swedish.

The brands include Aberlour, Bowmore, Clynelish, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Ileach, Islay Whisky, Littlemill, Macallan, Royal Brackla & Tamdhu.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 8 to 50 Year Old malts.

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Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Exchange	Glen Moray Classic Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – Glen Moray's no age statement entry level single malt – easy drinking and honeyed.	70cl	£ 20.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Tamdhu 10 Year Old / Bot.1980s Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 10 Year Old Strength: 43% Vintage: 1980 Bottler: Summary: 75cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – An old 1980s bottling of the little-known (and rather underrated) Speysider Tamdhu.	75cl	£ 135.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bowmore Vatting – Distiller Of The Year / 8 Year Old Blended Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 8 Year Old Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% – An 8 year old whisky bottled in 1995 to celebrate Morrison-Bowmore winning the first ever IWSC Best Distiller award. It's a vatting of whiskies from Bowmore, Auchentoshan and Glen Garioch.	70cl	£ 225.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Mackmyra – The First Edition / Swedish Whisky Swedish Whisky Country: Swedish Region: Swedish Age: Strength: 46.1% Summary: 70cl / 46.1% / Distillery Bottling – After numerous Preludiums, all of which have been incredibly successful, Sweden's first single malt whisky Mackmyra makes its full debut. Interestingly, some roasted Swedish oak casks were used in the maturation.	70cl	£ 40.75 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Ileach Peaty Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% – A young and peaty single malt whisky from an unnamed Islay distillery, this has garnered praise for its straight to the point smoky flavour.	70cl	£ 24.49 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glen Garioch 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: 15 Year Old Strength: 43% Summary: 70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – Another subtle, medium-bodied malt, with honey and rich fruity notes on the palate and a long, rounded finish with a trace of peat and spices.	70cl	£ 69.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Johnnie Walker Blue Label Quarter Bottle Blended Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Age: Strength: 43% Summary: 20cl / 43% – A great price for this quarter-bottle size of Johnnie Walker's most prestigious whisky, made up of the finest old-aged malt and grain whiskies. The Cristal of the blended whisky world.	20cl	£ 44.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Mackmyra Special 03 / Small Casks / Swedish Whisky Swedish Whisky Country: Swedish Region: Swedish Age: Strength: 48.2% Summary: 70cl / 48.2% / Distillery Bottling – The third of Mackmyra's special releases is a combination of the best 30-litre casks of both the company's malt recipes. The casks used are ex-bourbon, ex-sherry and new Swedish oak, and at only 30 litres each they speed up the maturation process immensely. The whisky itself is described as spicy, full-bodied and fruity.	70cl	£ 62.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Macallan 1990 / Bot.2009 / The Whisky Trail Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 2009 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% – An absolute belter of a 1990 sherried Macallan, rich and serious on the nose, with a playful sweet edge on the palate. An exceptional malt for cold evenings.	70cl	£ 52.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Dimple / Spring Cap / Bot. 1960's / Small Bottle Blended Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Age: Strength: 40% Vintage: 1960 Bottler: Summary: 37.5cl / 40% – A small spring cap closed bottled of Dimple blended whisky from the 1960s.	37cl	£ 74.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Famous Grouse 12 Year Old / Gold Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Age: 12 Year Old Strength: 43% Summary: 75cl / 43% – This is the old presentation of this much-overlooked 12yo blend from Famous Grouse. Gold Reserve has a fair proportion of quality malt whisky in the mix, contributing a pleasingly soft richness to the blend.	75cl	£ 25.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Crown Royal Reserve Canadian Whisky Country: Canadian Region: Canadian Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 75cl / 40% – The new version of the ever popular Crown Royal Special Reserve, just as special as it used to be but without the reiteration in the name. One of Canada's most iconic whiskies.	75cl	£ 45.49 BUY NOW

The Whisky Exchange – The 39 Malts

March 26, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Whisky Exchange has 39 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries such as: Campbeltown, Highland, Irish, Island, Islay and Speyside.

The brands include Aberlour, Ardbeg, Banff, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Glen Grant, Glen Scotia, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Highland Park, Inchgower, Macallan, Oban, Old Pulteney, Springbank, Strathisla, Strathmill, Talisker & Tamdhu.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 12 to 50 Year Old malts.

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Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Exchange	Glen Grant 1951 / Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 40% Vintage: 1951 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 40% / Gordon & Macphail – A 1951 vintage Glen Grant, bottled by Gordon & Macphail with the traditional old distillery label.	70cl	£ 415.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Jameson Crested Ten Blended Irish Whiskey Country: Irish Region: Irish Age: Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% – Older aged Jameson with a high measure of pure potstill in the mix, a fair proportion of which has been sherry-casked to add a spicy sweetness to the party. A little-known minor classic of the genre.	70cl	£ 26.95 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Oban 12 Year Old / Bot. 1970s Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: 12 Year Old Strength: 43% Vintage: 1970 Bottler: Summary: 75cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – A 12 year old whisky from Oban, released in their distinct 'diamond' bottle in the 1970s.	75cl	£ 325.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Strathisla 1960 / Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1960 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – Another in Gordon & Macphail's series of extraordinary old Strathisla's, this one was distilled in 1960 and bottled a full five decades later. The perfect gift for a whisky fan of this vintage. MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.	70cl	£ 205.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bruichladdich 1984 / 22 Year Old / Redder Still Islay Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 22 Year Old Strength: 50.4% Vintage: 1984 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 50.4% / Distillery Bottling – A follow up to the 'Blacker Still', which sold out so quickly it barely made it as far as the shelves. This time we have a 22 year-old matured in ex-Bourbon casks before finishing (sorry, that should be 'enhancement') in Chateau Lafleur Pomerol Bordeaux casks. Blinking not advisable if you want one of these.	70cl	£ 165.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Strathisla 1957 / Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1957 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – Strathisla is one of those great Speyside distilleries (like Glenfarclas, Macallan, Glen Grant etc) with a spirit capable of immense ageing. This Gordon and Macphail bottling is astonishing value for money for a fifty-year-old malt.	70cl	£ 285.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Banff 1976 / Connoisseurs Choice Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1976 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – A bottling of 1976 whisky from Banff, bottled by Gordon & Macphail for their Connoisseurs Choice range. The distillery is now long gone, having closed in 1983 and then destroyed by a fire in 1991.	70cl	£ 125.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Old Pulteney 15 Year Old / Gordon & Macphail Highland Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: 15 Year Old Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% / Gordon & Macphail	70cl	£ 36.49 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Strathisla 1964 / Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1964 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – An amazing colour on this long-aged Strathisla, distilled in 1964 and bottled by Gordon & Macphail at over forty years old. MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.	70cl	£ 168.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glen Grant 1962 / Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 40% Vintage: 1962 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 40% / Gordon & Macphail – Another of Gordon & Macphail's long-aged Glen Grants which, along with Glenfarclas, represent the best-value long-aged sherried Speysides available. Thankfully, Glen Grant is one of those special Speysiders (like Glenfarclas, Mortlach and Macallan) that is capable of withstanding immense oak ageing without tasting like a pile of wet sawdust.	70cl	£ 170.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Old Pulteney 1974 / Gordon & Macphail Highland Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1974 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – A recently-bottled Old Pulteney 1974 from Gordon & Macphail – and judging by the colour, we're guessing a goodly proportion of it is from sherry casks. This should be very good.	70cl	£ 120.00 BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Highland Park 21 Year Old Miniature Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: 21 Year Old Strength: 47.5% Summary: 5cl / 47.5% / Distillery Bottling – A miniature of the soon-to-be-extinct 47.5% version of Highland Park 21yo.	5cl	£ 9.49 BUY NOW

Abbey Whisky – Huge Price Reductions!

March 20, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Huge number of price reductions this week (over 80 in fact!!) Namely from Abbey Whisky and a couple from The Whisky Exchange. The whiskies shown here are all reduced by more than 15%
Take a look!!

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Supplier	Brand	% –	Price Diff.	Price NOW	Price BEFORE
Abbey Whisky	Macallan 55 Year Old Lalique Crystal Decanter (70cl)	-17%	(£ -2,500.00)	£ 12500.00	~~£ 15000.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Glenfiddich 40 Year Old, Release No.6 (70cl)	-18%	(£ -350.00)	£ 1600.00	~~£ 1950.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Ardbeg Single Cask 2390, Feis Ile 2002, 25 Year Old ()	-17%	(£ -316.67)	£ 1583.33	~~£ 1900.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Ardbeg 1976 / Cask 2394 / Committee / Sherry Cask (70cl)	-17%	(£ -291.67)	£ 1458.33	~~£ 1750.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Ardbeg 1976 / Cask 2392 / Committee / Sherry Cask (70cl)	-19%	(£ -341.67)	£ 1458.33	~~£ 1800.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Ardbeg 1974 / Single Cask 2752 / 31 Year Old (70cl)	-17%	(£ -200.00)	£ 1000.00	~~£ 1200.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Macallan 25 Year Old / Anniversary / 1968 (70cl)	-16%	(£ -145.00)	£ 745.00	~~£ 890.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Kininvie, Hazelwood 105, 15 Years Old (70cl)	-17%	(£ -125.00)	£ 625.00	~~£ 750.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Kininvie, Hazelwood Centennial Reserve, 20 Year Old (70cl)	-17%	(£ -108.34)	£ 541.66	~~£ 650.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Glenmorangie, Sale Of The Company (70cl)	-17%	(£ -108.34)	£ 541.66	~~£ 650.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Brora 1975, 20 Year Old, Rare Malts, 75cl (75cl)	-17%	(£ -100.00)	£ 500.00	~~£ 600.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old, 53.1 ABV (70cl)	-23%	(£ -150.00)	£ 500.00	~~£ 650.00~~
The Whisky Exchange	Knappogue Castle 1951 / Bot.1987 Pot Still Irish Whiskey (75cl)	-29%	(£ -200.00)	£ 499.00	~~£ 699.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Karuizawa Cask 6978 / 1992 / Bot 2007 (70cl)	-16%	(£ -80.00)	£ 415.00	~~£ 495.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Brora 1977, 21 Year Old, Rare Malts (70cl)	-16%	(£ -80.00)	£ 415.00	~~£ 495.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Ardbeg 2000, 10 Years Old, Single Cask 368 ()	-25%	(£ -136.00)	£ 414.00	~~£ 550.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Brora 1977, 24 Year Old Rare Malts (70cl)	-17%	(£ -82.50)	£ 412.50	~~£ 495.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Springbank, Claret Wood, Private Bottling, Christmas 2007 (70cl)	-20%	(£ -99.00)	£ 400.00	~~£ 499.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Springbank, Amontillado Cask, Private Bottling, Christmas 2006, 1 of 66 bottles (70cl)	-20%	(£ -99.00)	£ 400.00	~~£ 499.00~~
Abbey Whisky	Kilkerran Port Wood, Private Bottling, Christmas 2008, 1 of 60 bottles ()	-20%	(£ -99.00)	£ 400.00	~~£ 499.00~~