Showing posts with label the famous grouse experience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the famous grouse experience. Show all posts
Friday, July 31, 2015
Inbox - The Week's Whisky News (July 31, 2015)
Friday, May 30, 2014
Inbox - May 30, 2014
Friday, August 24, 2012
Inbox - August 24, 2012
Within Inbox we write a few lines detailing each press release/piece of news/PR event that we have received and provide links, where possible, for you to find out further information. So what has grabbed our attention this week? Find out below ...
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The award winning Islay distillery has announced the forthcoming release of a new expression. A new Ardbeg is always one of the most highly anticipated new releases in the 'whisky calendar' and the Galileo (named after the famous astronomer) is no different. As ever, it is expected to sell out very quickly, with some retailers reporting that their pre-ordered stock has already been allocated to customers.
The whisky used in the Ardbeg Galileo was distilled in 1999 and it was bottled recently at 13 years of age. The final whisky is a mix of casks, combining first fill ex-bourbon casks with some ex-Marsala casks from Sicily. It has been bottled at 49% ABV, is non chill-filtered and will retail around the £70 mark. It should be available from September 1 in the UK, Europe and selected Asian markets. There will also be plenty of supporting activity for the launch on the Ardbeg website and a special Galileo Facebook page - keep any eye on these for further details.
Our fellow London whisky bloggers and good friends Neil and Joel of CaskStrength have announced their second single malt release. Their aim is to work through the alphabet and release series of whiskies with one distillery from each letter. Roughly this time last year, they released a very limited Arran and now they have moved on to Benriach for the second bottling.
They have selected a single cask which was distilled at Benriach in 1996 and was initially filled to an ex-bourbon hogshead. In 2008 it was transferred to an ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry cask and it has spent the last four year maturing in that. There are just 296 bottles and it has been bottled at the natural cask strength of 55.2% ABV. The bottling is being sold via online retailer Master of Malt for a price of £54.95. Rumour has it that it is selling fast, so if you fancy a bottle then don't hang around - click here to buy.
The popular blended whisky has broken the world record for the largest bottle of whisky. The 228 litre bottle of The Famous Grouse was filled in front of Guinness World Record adjudicator Jack Brockbank and an assembled crowd of VIPs and fans at The Famous Grouse Experience on 12 August. The Experience is located at the Glenturret distillery in the Highlands and has been celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
The record beats that previously held by Jack Daniels of 184 litres. The Famous Grouse record breaking bottle holds a staggering 9,120 pub measures of whisky and took three hours to fill. The hand blown bottle (pictured, above) was made by Czech glass manufacturer Bomma and stands an impressive 1.75 metres tall. The bottle will stay at the distillery and be on permanent display to those visiting The Famous Grouse Experience.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
And the winner is ...
Last week, we launched a competition in conjunction with The Famous Grouse Experience. The prize was a case (that's 6x70cl bottles) of Glenturret 10 years old single malt whisky. The award winning Famous Grouse Experience is housed at the Glenturret distillery in the Highlands and the competition was part of the Experience's 10th anniversary celebrations which have been going on all Summer.
We decided to get you working for the prize, worth £180, and set the question of 'What is your best whisky related experience in the last 10 years?'. We received some great answers and the final decision, which was taken between ourselves and a representative of The Famous Grouse Experience, was a difficult one. However, one answer was the unanimous vote and that belonged to Steve Prentice from Taunton in Somerset.
Congratulations to Steve - we loved his answer, as was similar to our own experience of trying whisky for the first time. His answer is below,
My wife and I got married a few years back, and decided to go to Scotland for our honeymoon. During the second week, we ventured up to Drumnadrochit/Loch Ness to stay in a cabin with marvellous views out over a forest. At this point I must tell you that I'd only ever drunk whisky out of my dad's drinks cabinet, and hated the stuff... I'm from the South West, strictly cider and ale only country!
Near the end of the holiday we went into the local village looking for a good meal and somewhere warm to relax for the night. We (luckily as it turns out) stumbled upon the Fiddler's Malt Whisky Bar. What an emporium! I was totally out of my depth and in awe of all the old looking bottles around the place, but I didn't have a clue what was what. We sat down and had a beautiful venison meal with some great local ales... but at the end of the meal I noticed various people taking whisky tastings.
With my interest aroused a little I decided that while in Scotland, what better time or place could there be than to try whisky properly. I asked them to go gentle on me and to select three well priced bottles to give me an idea of what I'd been missing. They talked me through trying their selections neat, and then adding a drop or two of water... it was a revelation! I left with a big smile on my face.
We went back the next night and did it all again, except this time I spent far too much money and came out with an even bigger smile on my face. I was already well and truly a 'peat head', although I hadn't quite realised it by then. On the long drive for home we stopped in Pitlochry, and on finding a great whisky shop there ended up taking 3-4 bottles home back to the West Country... and I've never looked back!
"Thanks to the guys at WFE and the Famous Grouse Experience for such a great competition and prize! I'm chuffed to bits to win and to get to try a single malt that's new to me!"
Thanks again to everyone who took the time to write to us and enter - M&K.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Inbox - August 3, 2012
Within Inbox we write a few lines detailing each press release/piece of news/PR event that we have received and provide links, where possible, for you to find out further information. Here is what has grabbed our attention this week ...
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The Bowmore distillery - the oldest on Islay - has announced the release of two new whiskies in its limited edition series of vintages. The two were distilled in 1964 and 1985, and both have been hand selected by Bowmore's Distillery Manager Eddie MacAffer. Both expressions follow in the footsteps of similar award winning releases and are available globally from specialist whisky retailers.
The 1964 (pictured, above) has been matured for nearly half a century in a combination of predominantly ex-bourbon American oak casks and finished in an ex-Fino sherry cask. This stunning whisky is released at the natural cask strength of 42.9% ABV and is limited to just 72 bottles. The recommended retail price is £8,000. The bottle is a specially designed creation by renowned Scottish glass artists Brodie Nairn and Nichola Burns, each of which has been hand blown. The finishing touches, including habd engraving and a bespoke silver neck collar and stopper, have been applied by leading Edinburgh jewellers Hamilton & Inches.
The 1985 has been created from a combination of ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks. This has also been released at the natural cask strength of 52.3% ABV and is limited to 727 bottles, each of which has a recommended retail price of £300. This release is presented in the regular Bowmore bottle but with an accompanying wooden casket which includes features such as a leather strap with a copper buckle and a certificate signed by Eddie MacAffer.
The north Highland distillery of Dalmore released its premium Constellation Collection - a series of 21single cask whiskies spanning four decades - to much fanfare earlier in the year. Now the first full set, carrying a price tag of £158,000, has been sold to a USA based whisky investor.
Atlanta based property entrepreneur Mahesh Patel (pictured with his set, above) has purchased set number 13, as it is his lucky number. Patel has an extensive private whisky collection totalling over 3,000 bottles and rumoured to carry a value of $2 million USD. The set was purchased through The Whisky Shop, the UK's largest whisky retail chain and current exclusive retailer for The Constellation Collection.
Mahesh Patel comments, “The Dalmore is up there with the best when it comes to quality, rarity and investment – and of course taste. I’m a big fan and The Constellation will have pride of place in my collection.” Andrew Torrance, Managing Director for The Whisky Shop adds, “The creation and sale of this prestigious collection shows that whisky goes from strength to strength. We have seen sales increase in the last year, and premium bottlings like this have grown in our stores.”
The award winning Highland Park is set to make its fans a permanent part of its distillery on the isle of Orkney through the creation of a new, innovative piece of artwork. The Highland Park ‘mosaic’ is a collection of faces crafted into an image capturing a striking views of the island. Highland Park is giving its Inner Circle members, the free to join members club of Highland Park, a unique chance to be immortalised on the walls of the distillery itself.
All that members have to do is upload a picture of themselves to the mosaic and in return they will become part of the distillery's rich history, by joining our living artwork. Photographs can be submitted in three ways - by downloading the Highland Park App from iTunes; on their Facebook page or via www.highlandpark.co.uk (you can also sign up as a member of the Inner Circle on this website).
Daryl Haldane, the Global Brand Advocate for Highland Park, says, “When this unique 'family portrait' is completed, it will adorn one of the walls in the distillery, meaning that no matter how far away you happen to live from our beloved home, you can always say that you've left a lasting impression.”
The innovative Monkey Shoulder whisky brand have announced a series of one-off UK events for the late Summer/early Autumn. The events will be held under the banner of For One Night Only and will involve transforming anumber of disused and derelict urban spaces around London. Each event, which will be held once a week (mostly on Fridays) for three months, will be themed around classic cocktails for which Monkey Shoulder is being used as the star ingredient.
Each unique For One Night Only event will be part art installation, part bar and part adventure playground for whisky fans. The events will run throughout September, October and November, providing topical serves to celebrate everything from London Fashion Week to Halloween and Bonfire Night. The experience will take place every Friday night in two sessions - the first is from 6pm to 8pm with the second from 9pm to 11pm. Tickets cost £20 per person. To buy tickets and for further information about the theme of each night, then please pay a visit to - www.monkeyshoulder.com/foronenightonly.
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The headline says it all - we are currently running a competition in conjunction with The Famous Grouse Experience, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The Experience, which is based at the Glenturret distillery in the Highlands, are offering a case (6x70cl bottles) of their signature single malt whisky - the Glenturret 10 years old.
We have set a simple question so for further details about how to enter, the terms & conditions and more information - click here to read our original post. The closing time and date is 9pm BST on Sunday 5 August, so you don't have long to get your answer to us. Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you ...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Competition Time - Win a case of Glenturret 10 years old Single Malt Whisky
We are delighted to bring you our latest competition in conjunction with The Famous Grouse Experience, the pioneering whisky visitor centre, which is located at The Glenturret distillery. Glenturret was established in 1775 and is the oldest working distillery in Scotland. The Experience is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and in the decade since opening it has been visited by almost one million whisky fans.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary, a number of special events and competitions have been launched at The Famous Grouse Experience. These include an exclusive scratch card competition which offers visitors to the Experience the chance to win a cask of The Glenturret Single Malt whisky worth £7,000, that will then be laid down for 10 years to mature. For further details – visit www.thefamousgrouse.com.
Our question is simple …
What is your best whisky related experience during the last 10 years?
Your answer could be about a tour you’ve taken around The Famous Grouse Experience or another distillery, the moment that got you interested in whisky, a person in the industry that you may have met or anything relating to your enjoyment of whisky. Your answer should be emailed to us at whiskyforeveryone@gmail.com and the closing date for entries is 9pm BST on Sunday 5 August 2012.
Good luck and we look forward to reading your replies.
Terms & conditions
- You must be aged 18 years or above to take part.
- You must be resident in the UK.
- Only one entry per email address will be accepted in to the prize draw.
- The closing date for the survey is 21:00 BST on Sunday 5 August 2012. Any entries after this time will not be considered.
- The winners will be drawn and notified shortly after the closing time. At this point, the winner will be required to give a postal address for delivery of the whisky. If the winner is not above 18 years of age or not a UK resident, then an alternative winner will be drawn.
- The decision will be made between Whisky For Everyone and a representative for The Famous Grouse Experience. The decision is final, once drawn.
- The winner will receive a case (6x70cl bottles) of Glenturret 10 years old Single Malt Whisky.
- No cash alternative will be offered as a prize.
- By entering, you are allowing Whisky For Everyone to publish your winning answer.
- Any personal information supplied is for the sole purpose of the prize draw.
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